Lewis Capaldi cancels all engagements through June 24 to ‘rest and recover’

Lewis Capaldi is canceling all shows and engagements through June 24th due to struggles with his physical and mental health.

The singer shared in a statement posted to Instagram: “I’m going to have to cancel all commitments from now until I play Glastonbury on June 24th. It’s been such an incredible time leading into this new album, and seeing all the support from everyone has been beyond I could have ever dreamed of. That said, the last few months have been full on both mentally and physically, I haven’t been home properly since Christmas and at the moment I am struggling to get to grips with it all. I need to take a moment to rest and recover, to be at my best and ready for Glastonbury and all the other incredible shows coming up so that I’m able to continue doing what I love for a long time to come.”

Capaldi said he wants to spend the next three weeks spending time with friends and family, and do “normal life things that are an important part of me feeling better,” and apologized to fans who’ve spent money on travel and hotels already: “The fact that you’re willing to come out and spend your time, money and love on these shows is beyond comprehension and I feel incredible lucky. I’m getting all the help and support I need from the incredible people around me who I’m so grateful for. I take none of this for granted and I can’t wait to be back doing it again.”

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Taylor Swift shares ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ tracklist ft. Hayley Williams, Fall Out Boy

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Taylor Swift shared more details and the full track list for her album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), featuring collaborations with Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Fall Out Boy. Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is a re-recorded version of the 33-year-old singer’s 2010 album Speak Now, and is her third re-recorded album following Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version), both released in 2021.

Swift wrote on Instagram: “I’m VERY excited to show you the back cover of Speak Now (my version) including the vault tracks and collaborations with @yelyahwilliams from @paramore and @falloutboy. Since Speak Now was all about my songwriting, I decided to go to the artists who I feel influenced me most powerfully as a lyricist at that time and ask them to sing on the album. They’re so cool and generous for agreeing to support my version of Speak Now. I recorded this album when I was 32 (and still growing up, now) and can’t wait to unveil it all to you on July 7th.”

Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) will drop on July 7. To pre-save/pre-order, head here.

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Diddy’s eldest son, Justin Combs, arrested on charges of DUI

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Diddy’s eldest son, Justin Combs, was arrested early Sunday morning for DUI near Beverly Hills.

Police told TMZ that the 29-year-old Combs was pulled over by a police officer after he ran a red light around 8 a.m. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said that after authorities smelled alcohol from Combs’ vehicle they performed a sobriety test, which he failed, Combs was taken into custody after the officer determined that there was probable cause for him to be arrested for suspected DUI, and was then booked into an LA County jail in connection with a misdemeanor DUI charge with bail was set at $5,000, Combs was released on his own recognizance Sunday afternoon.

Justin is Diddy’s eldest son with Misa Hylton; he played football in college at UCLA. He graduated from the university in 2016 with a degree in business administration, and has pursued several business ventures in the entertainment industry over the years.

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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ earns $120.5M at North American box office

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“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”,  the multiverse spinning animated ‘Spider-Man’ spinoff, opened in North American theaters over the weekend with earnings of over $120.5 million – triple the amount of the debut of the original film Oscar-winner from 2018, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (that film opened with $35.4 million, and earned $384.3 million worldwide) .

‘Across the Spider-Verse’ surpassed expectations and earned great reviews, and become the second largest domestic opening of 2023, trailing only “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”  Across the Spider-Verse, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, topped “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which debuted with $118 million.

In the film, the teenage webslinger from Brooklyn, Miles Morales ( Shameik Moore ), swings into another adventure – this time across multiple worlds.  Written and produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the film is Part 2 in a trilogy that will conclude with a third chapter to be released next year, dubbed Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. 

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Demi Lovato shares rock version of ‘Cool for the Summer’

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Demi Lovato is sharing a rock version of one of her biggest pop hits. The new, edgier version of “Cool for the Summer (Rock Version)” features re-recorded vocals and updated production. The original version of “Cool for the Summer” was released eight years ago as the lead single from Lovato’s fifth studio album, Confident. The song went 3x Platinum and peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Club chart.

The release of “Cool for the Summer (Rock Version)” marks the second of Lovato’s hit songs that has been re-recorded with a rock twist; earlier this year, Lovato released “Heart Attack (Rock Version)” in celebration of the original track’s ten year anniversary.  Lovato has performed rock versions of both tracks on her 2022 Holy Fvck Tour, in support of her album of the same name. Holy Fvck saw Lovato return to her rock and pop-punk roots and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, and Top Alternative Albums.

Take a listen to “Cool for the Summer (Rock Version)” here.

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BTS to hold 10th anniversary Festa celebration

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BTS will celebrate its 10th anniversary with 2023 BTS Festa on June 17th in Yeouido, Seoul, Korea. BTS has hosted the annual Festa as a tradition for their Army, taking place close to the date of the band’s debut on June 13, 2013.  To commemorate the band’s monumental 10th anniversary this year, a special offline event is planned.

The announcement was made by a teaser video showing the official slogan “BTS Presents Everywhere” appearing on the purple sky. The news of 2023 BTS Festa came just as the group dropped their latest single, “The Planet,” off the soundtrack to the animated film Bastions.

The band is currently on hiatus as each member fulfills their mandatory military service commitment to South Korea. The band are expected to reconvene in 2025.

BTS Announces 10th Anniversary Festival for Seoul

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Netflix drops the official Season 6 trailer for ‘Black Mirror’

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Netflix dropped the official trailer for the sixth season of “Black Mirror,” and revealed the series is returning on June 15.

The new season includes a star-studded list of guest stars including Aaron Paul, Anjana Vasan, Annie Murphy, Auden Thornton, Ben Barnes, Clara Rugaard, Daniel Portman, Danny Ramirez, Himesh Patel, John Hannah, Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Michael Cera, Monica Dolan, Myha’la Herrold, Paapa Essiedu, Rob Delaney, Rory Culkin, Salma Hayek Pinault, Samuel Blenkin and Zazie Beetz.

‘Black Mirror’ first premiered in December 2011 on Channel 4 in the U.K., and was purchased by Netflix ahead of the third season in 2016.  In the Season 6 trailer, viewers are given a sneak peek at some of this season’s episodes, including one called “Joan Is Awful,” in which an average woman (Annie Murphy) discovers that a global streaming platform has launched a prestige drama based on her life, played by Salma Hayek Pinault.

Watch the Season 6 trailer for “Black Mirror”  – here.

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Benedict Cumberbatch’s home attacked by former chef wielding a knife

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Benedict Cumberbatch’s London home was attacked and property was damaged by a former chef, Jack Bissell, wielding a fish knife while the actor, his wife Sophie Hunter and their three children were home at the time. A British court heard the case on May 10th involving Bissell, who was charged with kicking through the front garden gate of Cumberbatch’s home, pulling up a plant and throwing it at a garden wall, then spitting at the intercom and tearing it loose with a fish knife.

BBC News reported that Bissell pleaded guilty to criminal damage at the home located at Wood Green Crown Court on May 10th. The 35-year-old Bissell was fined £250, and given a three-year restraining order preventing him from going near Cumberbatch’s family and their residential area. It is not clear why Bissell targeted Cumberbatch and he offered no defense in court. Bissell has a previous conviction for theft, and in 2015 he was photographed being arrested during protests against military intervention in Syria in central London.

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Metro Boomin’s soundtrack for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ drops

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Metro Boomin’s soundtrack for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has officially dropped, headlined by artists including A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Offset, Nav, Wizkid, Coi Leray, J.I.D., Swae Lee and more.

Metro Boomin’s collab with Don Toliver, “Link Up,” was also teased in a Hyundai commercial for the film, which also dropped on Friday to rave reviews. Across the Spider-Verse features the voices of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Daniel Kaluuya, Issa Rae, and many more.

To stream the soundtrack to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (from and inspired by the Motion Picture), head here.

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Kim Petras reveals tracklist for ‘Feed The Beast’ featuring Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith

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Kim Petras’s major label debut album, Feed The Beast, is set to drop on June 23, and to celebrate the artist revealed the full tracklist for the album.

Feed the Beast will include Petras’ previously released collaborations, “Unholy,” with Sam Smith, and her recent collab with rapper Nicki Minaj called “Alone.” The 15-track album will also include a never-before-heard collaboration with alt-pop queen BANKS.

Pre-order ‘Feed The Beast’ – here.

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