The late Aaliyah would have turned 43 on Sunday, and her family, along with close friend Missy Elliott, paid tribute to the Romeo Must Die star.

“To You Our Love Flowers From Above Candles From The World We Will See You Again Bask In The Day God Sent You We Will See You And Your Comrades Again Not Yet, Not Yet,” the family posted on her official Instagram page with a photo of a floral arrangement surrounded by candles set to an unreleased track of Aaliyah singing “Ave Maria.” “Mom, Dad, Ra, All Who Truly Loved You and Love You Still. Forever More.”

They also shared a photo of the three-time American Music Award winner with another message. “Happy Birthday, baby girl! Today, we celebrate your life, legacy, and beautiful soul. You brought so much light and passion to everyone you met and everything you did. You remain forever in our hearts and minds.”

Missy Elliott, who wrote several Aaliyah songs with Timbaland, including “One in a Million” and “Are You That Somebody?,” also remembered her close friend.

“Babygirl even though you are not here in physical form your SPIRIT still lives on! Your IMPACT is FOREVER! You are still (TIMELESS) Your work & STYLE still INFLUENCING a new generation,” Missy tweeted. “Happy BornDay Aaliyah You are Loved & missed by many. Love you.”

As previously reported, the Aaliyah posthumous Unstoppable album will be released later this month. “Poison” featuring The Weeknd, dropped on December 17. Drake, Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, and Future will also be featured on the album.

August 25, 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of Aaliyah’s death at the age of 22. She died in 2001 with eight other people in a plane crash after shooting the “Rock the Boat” video in the Bahamas.

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“Better Days” singer Mae Muller admits she’s superstitious about her music.  Speaking with Liam Payne, the British artist said she has yet to celebrate her breakout hit because she’s afraid of the karmic consequences.

The two chatted on Instagram Live about her collaboration with NEIKED and Polo G, which is currently at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the former One Direction singer wondered how Mae’s feeling about her big break.

“People keep on saying to me, ‘You’re having a hit!  You’re having a hit!’ and… I really don’t know what I’m meant to feel when the penny drops,” the 24-year-old confessed before revealing she’s not paying too close attention to the song’s performance on the charts.

“If you told me this a year ago, I’d be like, ‘Okay, when I get a top 10 or, like, especially when it starts happening in America, you’ll be good.  You’ll be happy.’ Now I’m like, ‘Okay, but what next?,'” she confided. 

Liam noted artists “always want more” — especially if they’re a a solo act.  He said One Direction “really didn’t pay attention to any charts,”  but when he released his first single “Strip That Down,” he wanted to celebrate the song’s success.

Mae admitted she has yet to do that for “Better Days” because, “I’m always too scared to celebrate early.”  When the song first began climbing the charts, she wanted to go out for drinks with friends but held back because, “I don’t want to jinx it!  I’m scared.”

Liam said the song’s continual rise on the charts mean she’s due for a “group party” and offered to set something up.  She jumped at the opportunity and declared, “I feel like I’ve now earned a party!”

Mae, who joined the IG live from a recording studio, is currently working on her sophomore album.

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Prince‘s estate has finally reached a value that has been approved by all parties — thus averting a court showdown.  After spending nearly six years in limbo following the “Purple Rain” singer’s untimely death, the Internal Revenue Service declared his estate is worth $156.4 million.

Minnesota’s Star Tribune reports the settlement was years in the making, which estate administrator Comerica Bank and Trust called a “fair and reasonable” settlement.

Charles F. Spicer Jr., who represents Prince’s heirs, confirmed the news Entertainment Weekly and said, “We’re looking out for the best interest of fans [and to] ensure that Prince’s legacy remains for generations to come.”

The matter nearly went to trial after Comerica and the IRS provided conflating numbers about how much Prince’s music and other abstract assets are worth.  Comerica originally estimated the estate to be valued $82.3 million, but the IRS countered in a court filing that it was worth $163.2 million.

Prince’s half-sister Sharon Nelson lambasted Comerica’s “thousands of court filings” in 2019, saying they were amounting to “millions in legal fees.”  Nelson also stated to Billboard the infighting prevented the estate from distributing its assets to its beneficiaries. 

Prince, who died in 2016, did not leave behind a will — leading his five surviving siblings in charge of divvying up the singer’s estate.

His sister, Tyka Nelson, previously agreed it would be divided between his eldest three siblings and the music and talent agency company Primary Wave, the latter of which has a majority stake after striking an agreement with the Grammy winner’s youngest siblings to acquire their shares for an undisclosed amount.

Prince died in April 2016 after accidentally overdosing on Fentanyl, a powerful opiate, at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota.  He was 57.

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Garth Brooks has broken yet another ticket record.

Following the announcement that he’ll be headlining Petco Park in San Diego on March 5, Garth set a record when tickets for the show went on sale Friday, selling 50,000 paid tickets. 

This is one of many ticket records Garth has set on his Stadium Tour. This will be his first time performing at the venue and his first appearance in San Diego since headlining multiple shows at the Valley View Casino Center in 2015. This is his only performance on the West Coast for the remainder of the Stadium Tour. 

Tickets for the in-the-round show are $94.95 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. 

Orlando, Fayetteville and Baton Rogue are among the other cities Garth will perform in before wrapping the Stadium Tour with five sold-out shows at Dublin’s Croke Park in September.  

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Jordan Davis made one happy couple even happier by performing at their wedding. 

After making his debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Friday, Jordan headed over to New Jersey to perform “Buy Dirt,” his hit collaboration with Luke Bryan, at the wedding of fans Claudia and JD. 

“So we just wrapped up at Jimmy Fallon. There’s a wedding in New Jersey and the first dance song is ‘Buy Dirt.’ They had a DJ playing it, but we’re only 35 minutes away so we are going over to play the first dance song live,” Jordan explains in a video as they drive to the venue. 

The video includes footage of Jordan rehearsing the song as he walks around the gorgeous ballroom before serenading the bride and groom with an acoustic rendition of “Buy Dirt,” the couple singing the lyrics to each other as they share their first dance. Jordan finishes the performance by congratulating the new husband and wife as the crowd cheers. 

“Buy Dirt” is currently at #3 on country radio. Jordan is currently on the road opening for Dierks Bentley on his Beers on Me Tour. 

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Matt Bellamy hit the town with Twenty One Pilots last Saturday, though probably not in the way he planned.

The Muse frontman was attending the “Stressed Out” duo’s concert in Los Angeles alongside his family over the weekend when frontman Tyler Joseph started walking through the crowd during a performance of the hit “Ride.” Joseph then stopped right next to Bellamy, who started enthusiastically dancing with what Limp Bizkit‘s Fred Durst might describe as “Dad Vibes.”

If you weren’t at the show, Bellamy posted a video of the interaction on his Instagram so the whole internet can enjoy his dance moves.

“When you’ve taken the kids to see @twentyonepilots and @tylerrjoseph decides to come in the crowd, sings right next to you, and you embarrass yourself, your family and everyone in the building,” Bellamy wrote in the caption. “Amazing show otherwise!”

In the post’s comments, Muse drummer Dom Howard asked, “Why can’t dads be cool in front of their kids?”, to which Bellamy replied, “It’s a whole different level [of] cool, one day you’ll realize.”

If Joseph wishes to embarrass his family at a Muse concert, he’ll have to go to Europe, where Bellamy and company will be touring this summer.

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Jessie J is letting her fans know that 2022 is shaping up to be an incredible year.  The “Domino” singer has candidly shared her mental health and healing journey after suffering a miscarriage late last year.

Taking to Instagram, Jessie shared a selfie of her naturally curly hair and captioned it, “So far, high key this might be the best January I’ve ever had…” She then listed off 10 things that have made a recent and positive impact on her life and shared an accompanying photo or video to help illustrate, starting with her “Natural ‘messy’ hair.”

Other positives in her life include coming home, which she illustrated by sharing a video of her touching down after a long plane ride, and realizing “Balance doesn’t run in the family,” as seen in another clip of her crawling on all fours after failing to master rollerblades.

Other items that Jessie says she is not taking for granted include sneaking her dog on the couch while a younger family member complains and enjoying a thrilling amusement park ride with friends.

The British singer first revealed her miscarriage in late November and detailed how it affected her mental health.  Ahead of the new year, Jessie shared she was ready to start healing and vowed that she is “Not quitting on my happiness or myself” and that she will “keep climbing out of the sadness.”

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BTS is currently enjoying a respite from the music scene, but a few members are still flexing their creativity when it comes to their new webcomic, 7Fates: CHAKHO.

The septet previously hinted they would make a few original tunes to accompany their online comic and, over the weekend, confirmed an accompanying soundtrack that will feature a song performed by Jungkook and produced by Suga.

Naver Webtoon, a branch of the publishing website, Webtoon, which hosts 7Fates: CHAKHO, announced a contest on Twitter inviting fans to subscribe to the BTS webcomic, which will then enter them into a contest to win one of the 300 available CDs.  The last day to enter is February 5.

It is unknown if the soundtrack will offer other songs performed by the Grammy-nominated group or if fans will be able to purchase it once the contest runs its course. 

In the meantime, BTS fans can enjoy the first episode of the 7Fates: CHAKHO series, which was posted on the Webtoon app Saturday.  The story is set in Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, which lasted from the late 1300s to late 1800s, and follows seven tiger hunters based on the BTS members, who are bound by fate to track down an elusive tiger.

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