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Zayn Malik pleaded no contest Friday to harassment charges after he “shoved” Gigi Hadid’s mother Yolanda Hadid into a dresser and hurled expletives at her, according to court records obtained by ABC News.
 
Malik was issued four harassment citations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where, following his no contest plea, he was put on probation for 360 days. He also was ordered to complete an anger management class and have no contact with Yolanda Hadid or John McMahon, a security guard who witnessed the incident.

According to the court documents, Zayn called Yolanda a “f****** Dutch sl**” and told her to “stay away from [his] f****** daughter.” Zayn and Gigi share one-year-old daughter, Khai.
 
The British singer also told McMahon to “Get the f*** out of my f****** house copper,” and also tried to engage McMahon in a fight, according to the docs.
 
The incident occurred September 29 in the home Malik shared with Gigi, whom Malik subsequently told to “strap on some f****** balls and defend your partner against your f****** mother in my house,” according to court records.

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After dropping his new album = (Equals) at midnight, Ed Sheeran has released the music video for “Overpass Graffiti.”

In the video, Ed gets stranded at a rest stop after his tour bus leaves without him. He then embarks on a desert adventure with a group of strangers.

Also on Friday, Ed teased his new Christmas song with Elton John during an interview with BBC Radio 2.

“So kiss me under the mistletoe/Pour out the wine/Let’s toast and pray for December snow/I know there’s been this year but it’s time to let it go/Next year you never know/But for now, Merry Christmas,” he sings in the snippet.

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Limp Bizkit‘s new album will arrive on Halloween.

The “Break Stuff” rockers announced late Thursday night that their first record since 2011’s Gold Cobra will drop in full on October 31. The long in-the-works album — which, at one point, was to be titled Stampede of the Disco Elephants — is officially called Limp Bizkit Still Sucks.

The record consists of 12 tracks, including the previously released single “Dad Vibes,” which first premiered during the Bizkit’s set at Lollapalooza over the summer.

“We are excited to share this with you,” Fred Durst and company say in an Instagram Story posted by their label Suretone Records. “The party has just begun. See you soon.”

Here’s the Still Sucks track list:

“Out of Style”
“Dirty Rotten Bizkit”
“Dad Vibes”
“Turn It Up, B****”
“Don’t Change”
“You Bring Out the Worst in Me”
“Love the Hate”
“Barnacle”
“Empty Hole”
“Pill Popper”
“Snacky Poo”
“Goodbye”

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Oh, well imagine, your adorable baby is finally asleep, and you don’t even need to close the you-know-what door.

Rockabye Baby! is here to help you accomplish that dream. The long-running series, which has released lullaby versions of songs by artists including The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana and Tool, has now put its spin on Panic! at the Disco.

A whole album of soothing, twinkling recreations of tracks from throughout the Panic! discography is out today. What’s more, ABC Audio has the exclusive premiere of the video for the Rockabye Baby! rendition of “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.”

“What’s cool about Panic! is they started their big breakthrough right around the same time Rockabye did,” says series founder Lisa Roth. “So, there’s a chance that the teenagers and young adults who grew up with Panic! are starting families of their own, and it’s our hope they’ll share our lullaby renditions with their little ones.” 

“Personally, I’ve always been intrigued by their genre-hopping music,” Roth adds of Brendon Urie and company. “And as a kid raised on musical theatre, I love the theatrical style of the videos and live shows.”

Here’s the Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Panic! at the Disco track list:

“Hey Look Ma, I Made It”
“High Hopes”
“I Write Sins Not Tragedies”
“Victorious”
“The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage”
“Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off”
“Nine in the Afternoon”
“Death of a Bachelor”
“The Ballad of Mona Lisa”
“Miss Jackson”
“Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
“This is Gospel”

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Megan Thee Stallion went on an even deeper dive of her musical archive and unearthed 20 rare tracks for her new studio effort, Something for Thee Hotties: From Thee Archives, which she released Friday.

The “Savage” rapper was set to put forth a 15-track compilation, which include a mix of freestyles and never-before-heard tracks, right at midnight, but the release was slightly delayed after Meg decided to throw in five bonus tracks, including two skits.

She teased the delay will be “WORTH THEE WAIT.”

Appearing on Thee Archives are the unreleased singles “Freakend,” “Pipe Up” and “Bae Goals.”  On the freestyle side, she’s included “Southside Forever,” “Outta Town” and “Bless the Booth,” among others.

She added an extra treat, too, by placing her previously released single “Thot S***” in the mix.

The Grammy winner previously said she rummaged through her music catalogue and unearthed a mix of never-before-heard or unreleased tracks because she wanted to give her fans something to “hold ya’ll over for the rest of the year.”

She also acknowledged that her Hotties have been asking for her to release singles of the freestyles she previously shared on social media, such as her “Outta Town” and “Tuned In.”

Meg has certainly been keeping busy in the recording studio this year.  After releasing her debut album Good News in the tail end of 2020, she’s been dropping freestyles, partnered with DJ Snake for “SG” and jumped on the Maluma and Rock Mafia track “Crazy Family” for Addams Family 2.

Here’s the complete track list for Something for Thee Hotties: From Thee Archives:

“Tuned In Freestlyle”
“Megan Monday Freestyle”
“Trippy Skit” ft Juicy J
“South Side Forever Freestyle”
“Outta Town Freestyle”
“Megans Piano”
“Vickeelo and Dino BTW Skit”
“Eat It”
“All of It”
“Warning”
“Kitty Kat”
“Tina Snow Interlude”
“Let Me See It”
“Opposite Day”
“Freakend”
“Bae Goals”
“Pipe Up”
“Bless the Booth Freestyle”
“Thot S***”

 

 

 

 

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Dua Lipa‘s “Levitating” is one of the biggest songs of 2021, but it isn’t likely to take home any Grammy Awards.

Lipa didn’t submit the song for Grammy consideration even though, according to Variety, “The single had major impact this year, and because it was a new remix, with DaBaby as an added featured artist.”

However, DaBaby’s controversial remarks about people with HIV/AIDS made during a concert in Miami back in July might have been the reason the singer chose not to submit it.

“Lipa presumably could only have submitted the DaBaby, and that would have been a lot to ask of voters, to pretend that the persona-non-grata rapper really wasn’t on it,” notes Variety. “Most likely Lipa was saving voters having to agonize over choosing between their love for her and their dread of giving the thumbs-up to a guy still considered toxic by much of the industry for his homophobic comments.”

Lipa does have one song on the ballot for record of the year, but it’s “Demeanor,” the Pop Smoke song that features her as an artist.

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Fetty Wap, birth name William Junior Maxwell II, was arrested Thursday on federal drug charges, according to a law enforcement official.

ABC News confirms the 30-year-old rapper was taken into custody during the Rolling Loud music festival at Citi Field in Queens, New York. The charges stem from an alleged drug-related conspiracy involving heroin and fentanyl.
 
Fetty Wap is scheduled to be in federal court in Central Islip later Friday.

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Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have broken up again, nearly two years after reuniting, People magazine reported on Thursday.

“They are not together right now. They are both good parents though,” a Hadid family friend tells the magazine. “They co-parent. [Gigi’s mother Yolanda Hadid] is of course very protective of Gigi. She wants the best for her daughter and grandchild.”

Meanwhile, the 26-year-old supermodel’s rep says in a statement to People, “Gigi is solely focused on the best for Khai” — the couple’s 1-year-old daughter. “She asks for privacy during this time.”

The news of their split comes after a Zayn denied striking Yolanda during an argument. In a statement to TMZ, which reported that Yolanda was considering filing a police report against Malik, Zayn said in a statement, “I adamantly deny striking Yolanda Hadid and for the sake of my daughter I decline to give any further details and I hope that Yolanda will reconsider her false allegations and move towards healing these family issues in private.”

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= (equals,) Ed Sheeran‘s fourth studio album, has finally arrived!

The English singer-songwriter released the 14-track album at the stroke of midnight on Friday, after over two months of teasing. 

In classic Sheeran form, the studio effort delivers the perfect mix of pop hits and ballads, providing an easy straight though listen for fans. And, that’s exactly what he wants people to do. 

While chatting with Apple Music, he said, “Please just listen to it once in order, that’s all I ask. I don’t care what you do after your first listen. Put songs on a playlist, put the album on shuffle—whatever you want. But you should listen the way it’s intended to be listened to at least once.”

As for the overall meaning of the album, the singer revealed, “The theme of the record is me turning 30, becoming a dad, losing a friend, trying to balance work and marriage.” 

The lyrics from “First Times” prove just that as Sheeran sings of different moments from his relationship with wife Cherry Seaborn, whom he shares daughter Lyra Antarctica.

“The greatest thing that I have achieved/ Is four little words down on one knee/ You said, ‘Darling are you joking?’/ And I just said, ‘Please,'” he sings. 

Again on “2Step,” he expresses his love for Seaborn singing in the chorus, “2 steppin with the woman I love/ All we need is us.”

= is the follow up to 2017’s ÷ (divide) and includes his previously released tracks “Shivers,” “Bad Habits,” and “Visiting Hours.”

The album is available to stream now.

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