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Jamie Spears filled out court documents stating her daughter needs to be put under a 5150 psychiatric hold. Jamie claims that her current conservator Jodi Montgomery suggested it.

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Billie Eilish is sharing her new Vevo Live performance of “Male Fantasy” in support of her latest LP ‘Happier Than Ever.’ Eilish performs in an intimate bedroom setting, while her brother/hitmaker Finneas accompanies her on acoustic guitar from a different corner of the room.

“Male Fantasy” arrives after Eilish’s “Your Power” Vevo Live performance, and on the heels of the release of her sophomore album ‘Happier Than Ever,’ which dropped last Friday. Watch Eilish’s Vevo Live performance of “Male Fantasy” – here.

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According to a new profile on the singer and entrepreneur by Forbes, 33-year-old Rihanna has officially become a billionaire and is worth $1.7 billion. Forbes reported on Wednesday that Rihanna’s fortune comes primarily from her Fenty Beauty makeup line, which she has a 50% stake in. Rihanna’s other earnings come from her Savage x Fenty lingerie line, Fenty Skin line and her earnings as a singer and actress. Rihanna is now considered the wealthiest female musician in the world and is the second richest female entertainer in the world, behind Oprah Winfrey.

Rihanna landed a deal with French luxury group LVMH in April 2016 to launch Fenty Beauty, with a makeup line released in 2017. LVMH also partners with Rihanna on Fenty Skin. She launched her Fenty x Puma clothing line in 2016 and announced her clothing partnernship with LVMH in May 2019. Rihanna is the first woman to create an original brand at LVMH and is the first woman of color to head an LVMH maison.

On the music front, Rihanna hasn’t released an album since 2016’s ‘Anti’. She teased new music in February 2020, last appearing on PartyNextDoor’s “Believe It” in March 2020.

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Maroon 5 will launch their North American headlining tour on August 10 in Auburn, WA at White River Amphitheater, and they are teaming up with pop star Ava Max as support on tour. The band announced that Ava Max will join them as their opening act on four stadium shows, including Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on August 30, Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA on September 5, Fenway Park in Boston, MA on September 12, and Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on October 2.

Maroon 5’s tour runs through October 8 at Concord Pavilion in Concord, CA. As previously announced, blackbear will also serve as support on all tour dates.

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Judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, as well as host Ryan Seacrest, are all officially returning to American Idol’s 20th season overall (and fifth on ABC) in the spring of 2022, The show’s live virtual audition tour, ‘Idol Across America,’ also returns to all 50 states beginning on Friday, August 6.

“American Idol is still the original music show that genuinely creates superstars and continues to evolve to allow true artists to succeed in this unique business,” executive producer and showrunner Megan Wolflick said. “The chemistry and passion Katy, Luke, Lionel and Ryan bring is second to none. We couldn’t be more ecstatic that they are returning for this iconic 20th season in search of the freshest new talent that this nation has to offer.”

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The Weeknd has officially announced that his new single “Take My Breath” will be released this Friday. The announcement was shared with an ad made in conjunction with the Tokyo Olympics, which you can view at the links here and here.

Following his performance at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in May, the Weeknd offered a brief acceptance speech hinting that the next era of new music was about to begin: “The dawn is coming,” he said. In interviews and tweets in the past year, he’s alluded to preparing new music.

The Weeknd released his album ‘After Hours’ in March 2020, and then dropped a deluxe edition of the record later that month with three new songs. He later released ‘After Hours’ remixes with Rosalía (“Blinding Lights”), Ariana Grande (“Save Your Tears”), Kenny G (“In Your Eyes”), and more.

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Lizzo announced on social media that she will be dropping her first new song in two years, titled “Rumors.” It’s due out Friday, August 13th via Atlantic Records.

“Rumors” marks Lizzo’s first new material since linking up with Charli XCX on “Blame It on Your Love” in May 2019. The rapper and singer dropped her breakout album Cuz I Love You that year as well, which contained her No. 1 hit, “Truth Hurts,” as well as the singles “Good As Hell” and “Juice.”

Lizzo will also be making appearances at festivals like Bonnaroo, where she will become the first ever woman headliner in September. She will also play Firefly, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and Outside Lands.

You can pre-order “Rumors” at your streaming service of choice.

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BTS’ hit single “Butter” has climbed back into the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a 9th week, making it the longest-running No. 1 song of the year. The band wrote on Twitter, “We’re making history together, #BTSARMY ! HOT 100 brimming with BTS music for 10 straight weeks.”

BTS’ “Permission To Dance” also remains in the top 10 this week, taking the No. 9 spot. Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s Kanye West-produced single “Industry Baby” debuted at No. 2, making it Nas’ fourth top-10 hit and Harlow’s second. As for West, it’s his 22nd top-10 song as a producer. “Industry Baby” is one of two songs from Lil Nas X in the top 10 — “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” is currently ranked at No. 8.

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Ariana Grande is the latest artist set to host a concert in the online multiplayer game Fortnite. Grande will headline “The Rift Tour,” a virtual “musical experience” within the game.

Grande is just one of many top artists to hold a musical event within Fortnite. Travis Scott famously headlined a Fortnite event, debuting his Kid Cudi collaboration “The Scotts.” Dominic Fike and J Balvin have also previously performed and debuted songs in the game.

Grande’s last album Positions was released at the end of last year. You can watch a teaser trailer for The Rift Tour event, which takes place from August 6-8, at the link- here.

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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, who comprise the duo ‘Silk Sonic,’ have dropped their new single titled ‘Skate,’ the second single from the pair following ‘Leave the Door Open’.

In the accompanying music video, directed by Mars himself, a red car with an invitation to a “summertime jam” appears. The video was co-directed by Florent Dechard and Philippe Tayag.

Watch the video for ‘Skate’ at the link- here.

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