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Lil Durk Cancels Rolling Loud Miami Performance & Several Tour Dates: ‘#StillHealing’

Lil Durk has canceled several dates of his Sorry for the Drought Tour and backed out of his Rolling Loud Miami performance.

On Tuesday (July 18), 24 dates had been marked as canceled and only five shows remained unaffected, including two hometown shows at Chicago’s United Center.

DJ Akademiks said on Instagram that he got a statement from Durk “exclusively about these cancellations,” which reads as follows: “Since I’m still awaiting to get full clearance from my doctors to travel and perform again, I have no other choice but to cancel my headlining Rolling Loud performance. While I’m home resting, I am looking forward to my two homecoming shows on the 11th & 12th in Chicago. For the rest of the country, I’ll be announcing new dates soon. #StillHealing”

Billboard has reached out to Durk’s reps for more information but hadn’t heard back at press time.

The Aug. 11 Chicago show is part of his Sorry for the Drought Tour, while the Aug. 12 show is the 107.5 WGCI Summer Jam, where Durk is still slated to perform alongside Kodak Black, NLE Choppa and DD Osama, who were slated to join him on tour. The other three shows are his July 28 show at Tampa, Florida’s MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater, his Aug. 13 show at Noblesville’s Ruoff Music Center, and his Aug. 21 show at Houston’s Toyota Center.

His Rolling Loud Miami performance at Hard Rock Stadium was originally scheduled for this Friday, July 21.

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TMZ Hip-Hop had reported last week that Durk had spent a week in the hospital earlier this month for severe dehydration and exhaustion. “My fans mean everything to me, you’re the reason why I do this,” he told the publication in a statement. “I was looking forward to touching all of my European fans, performing this week(end), attending the ESPYs and more but after performing and traveling daily I’ve become severely dehydrated and advised by my doctors not to travel due to exhaustion. Once I get my full energy back, it’s back to business which I’m looking forward to. #StillHealing”

Durk is expected to release the deluxe edition of his eighth studio album, Almost Healed, soon. He originally released the 21-track project on May 26, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Almost Healed contains the hit single “All My Life,” featuring J. Cole, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped both Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rhythmic Airplay.

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Greta Van Fleet Talk New Album ‘Starcatcher’ & What They’ve Learned From Metallica

On Friday, Greta Van Fleet will release the band’s out-of-this-world third album, Starcatcher. Ahead of the album’s arrival, the rock band — made up of brothers Jake, Josh and Sam Kiszka along with Danny Wagner — stopped by Billboard News to chat about writing and recording the epic project, the band’s upcoming world tour and so much more.

Coming off its cinematic sophomore effort The Battle at Garden’s Gate, Jake says, “Now it’s time to revert back to rock ‘n’ roll, and what does this [genre] truly mean for our generation.”

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Starcatcher was introduced in April with the rattling lead single “Meeting the Master,” which Josh calls “the obvious curveball” to keep fans guessing as to what the album as a whole will sound like. The members all say it’s “pretty difficult” to choose a favorite song, with Wagner explaining it’s “because of how vast their sounds and meanings are … I have favorites to play, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it was my favorite to write or listen to in any sense.”

The band also spoke of its upcoming world tour and its set of September dates with Metallica. Speaking of the band, Sam says, “You have to have a lot of passion to be able to do something for so long and be so good at it … I’ve talked to [Metallica’s] Lars [Ulrich] about getting older and he says, ‘I have to work five times as hard just to get to the level I was at decades ago.’”

Fortunately for Greta Van Fleet, the work ethic and dedication are clear.

“The funny thing is, we’re always moving onto the next,” says Danny. “We’re actually about to start the next album, as we speak.”

Watch the full interview above.

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‘iCarly’ Star Jaidyn Triplett Sings Theme Song for SAG-AFTRA Strike

Wake up the members of my nation, the iCarly cast has joined the picket line in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Actress Jaidyn Triplett, who plays Millicent in the iconic Nickelodeon show’s reboot, entertained protesters on Tuesday (July 18) by performing the series’ theme song, “Leave It All to Me,” as seen in videos circulating Twitter. In the clip, Miranda Cosgrove, Jerry Trainor and Nathan Kress are seen dancing behind her.

SAG-AFTRA, a union representing more than 150,000 actors, went on strike Friday (July 14) after failing to reach a deal with Hollywood’s biggest studios. With the current WGA strike, this marks the first time actors and writers are on strike simultaneously in more than 60 years, according to CNN.

As a result, most film and television productions are on pause as actors call for increased pay and restructured residuals in the streaming service age. Residuals are paid to actors whenever TV shows or movies they’ve appeared in are replayed.

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average pay for California actors in 2022 is $27.73 per hour, though that number doesn’t full capture a salary as actors aren’t paid full time, year-round. Additionally, a performer must make $26,470 in one year to qualify for health insurance under SAG-AFTRA — but only 12.7% of SAG-AFTRA members qualify, per CNN, painting a picture of the low pay actors struggle with.

See below for Triplett performing “Leave It All to Me.”

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Madonna Embraces a Bouquet of Roses in Post-Hospitalization Photo: ‘A Single Rose Can Be My Garden’

Madonna is feeling the love following her recent hospitalization and wants to thank fans for their continued support.

On Tuesday (July 18), the Queen of Pop returned to Instagram after her time in the ICU with a serious bacterial infection and shared a few images with her followers.

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The first photo features the pop icon embracing and smelling a large bouquet of pink roses while bare-faced. “‘A single rose can be my garden. A single friend my world.’ Thank You,” she captioned the image, quoting writer Leo Buscaglia along with a black heart and red rose emoji.

Madonna also shared two pictures to her Instagram Stories of her cuddling a large purple octopus stuffed animal while gazing into the camera.

The trio of images come after Madonna shared an update on her health with fans July 10. The 64-year-old singer’s health scare prompted the postponement of her career-spanning Celebration world tour, which will skip the planned North American dates this summer and instead launch with her European leg in the fall.

“I have felt your love. I’m on the road to recovery and incredibly grateful for all the blessings in my life,” she wrote, adding that her first thought upon waking in the hospital was her six children. “My second thought was that I did not want to disappoint anyone who bought tickets for my tour,” she continued. “I also didn’t want to let down the people who worked tirelessly with me over the last few months to create my show. I hate to disappoint anyone.”

Madonna stated that her primary concern at the moment is making sure she is in good health so the show can eventually go on. “I assure you, I’ll be back with you as soon as I can!” she promised. “The current plan is to reschedule the North American leg of the tour and to begin in October in Europe.”

See Madonna’s most recent Instagram post here.

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Want to See Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Loveliest Time’ Track List? Solve This Crossword Puzzle

How many guesses will it take for Carly Rae Jepsen fans to uncover her new album’s track list? The pop singer released a crossword puzzle Tuesday (July 18) teasing the names of songs on her forthcoming album The Loveliest Time.

“Once upon a time I was the answer in the New York Times crossword puzzle. A true career highlight. My father and I thought I had peaked,” she tweeted. “I wanted to retire or throw a party and since I forgot to do both things instead I just waited for the chance to make my own. Crossword puzzle that is. Here are some cutie clues to get you guessing our track list. Reply with your answers so I can see who got it right! The Loveliest Time is just 10 days away.”

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Attached in the tweet is a complete crossword puzzle — titled “The Loveliest Crossword” — with hints ranging from past song lyrics to definitions of words and adjectives, in the standard across and down format. Several letters were pre-filled to make solving the crossword just a bit easier.

Fans in the comments section got to work and figured out at least a few of the tracks, with (spoiler alert!) most agreeing that “Kollage,” “Put It to Rest” and “Come Over” are definitely the names of a few tracks on the album, while track 4 — possibilities include “Psychedelic Strain,” “Psychedelic Shroom” or “Psychedelic Summer” — has them stumped.

Jepsen announced The Loveliest Time on July 6, stating she can’t call the LP (the follow-up to 2022’s The Loneliest Time) “a b sides as if these were cast off ideas – it’s the completed set to a body of work that taught me so much about love and loneliness and myself.” The Loveliest Time will arrive on July 28.

Check out Jepsen’s crossword puzzle, and see if you can solve it for yourself below.

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A Timeline of Machine Gun Kelly & Megan Fox’s Relationship


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 and Megan Fox’s love felt destined from the moment the Jennifer Body’s actress felt the rockstar rapper’s Pisces moon.

From their movie’s production being postponed due to COVID to Fox’s guest appearance in MGK’s “Bloody Valentine” music video to their Instagram-worthy engagement, the couple’s love life has played out onscreen and shown their fans how they’re meant to be.

In fact, Fox even claims she’s been “manifesting” a guy like the pop-punk rocker since she was a kid. She told Glamour UK  that MGK is “literally my exact physical type that I’ve been manifesting since I was four. I’m also four years older than him. So, I think I made him. My thoughts and intentions grew him into the person that he is, who knows what he would’ve looked like or been like if it wasn’t for me.”

The actress — who shares three young children with former husband of a decade actor Brian Austin Green — even put their love in historical perspective. “I think Pam [Anderson] and Tommy [Lee] were twin flames, I think they were soulmates,” she said of the Baywatch actress and Motley Crue drummer. “Kurt [Cobain] and Courtney [Love] is a darker version of the same thing. So I think when you find people that come together whose souls have known each other, who have travelled here to do this again, there’s something undeniable about that. And again, it can provoke a positive feeling in you, or it could provoke a very negative feeling.”

Billboard compiled a timeline of how the stars aligned for the stars’ destined romance.

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Chloe Bailey Looks Vibrant in Cheeky Photos From ‘Baby’s First Carnival’ in St. Lucia

Chloe Bailey has finally made it to her first Carnival. On Tuesday (July 17), the “How Does It Feel” singer shared photos of the larger-than-life costume she donned for Carnival in St. Lucia.

“Baby’s first carnival with @legendscarnival !!! had the best time of my entire life,” the singer wrote on Instagram, captioning a series of pictures of her outfit, which consisted of a blue, pink, purple and orange feathered headpiece to match the feather arm attachments, a colorful thong bikini with matching garter belt and a beaded cover-up that cascaded down the length of her body.

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Fans and friends in the comments could not stop gushing over Bailey’s look for the festival. Sister Halle Bailey chimed in, “YOU LOOK SO AMAZING!!!!!!” Flo Milli wrote “eattt” with several heart-eyes emojis, with former Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui adding, “Gorgeousssss.”

In addition to sharing the pictures to her feed, Chloe posted behind-the-scenes photos and video from the getting-ready process, as well as videos of her dancing with other Carnival attendees in the street of St. Lucia to her Instagram Stories. At one point, the 25-year-old stopped for a young girl who wanted to hug her while admiring her outfit.

Later this summer, Chloe will embark on her In Pieces Tour, which is slated to kick off Aug. 20 in Sacramento, Calif. The trek will make stops across North America in Phoenix, Denver, Toronto, Charlotte and more before concluding Sept. 10. Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday.

See photos from Chloe’s Carnival celebrations here.

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Teenager Charged with Stealing in Ozark; Suspect in Springfield Shooting

A teenager is in custody on several charges of stealing, but is also being investigating in connection with a shooting in Springfield.

Investigators say 19-year-old Talon Voight had parked his car at a business on Jackson Street in Ozark July 14th when he shoved his hand inside an outdoor trash can.

Police were called to the scene and found a wallet in the trash can, along with credit cards, drivers license’s and social security cards belonging to three different people inside his vehicle.

Voight is facing five felony counts of stealing.

Officers also say they found ammunition in the car, at which time they were informed that Voight was a person of interest in a shooting that had injured one in Springfield July 13th.

No charges have been filed in connection with the shooting at this time.

This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO
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Officials Hope to Have Construction Projects in Springfield Completed by End of Summer

Despite being the hottest part of the year, the summer months are some of the most busy for construction workers in southwest Missouri.

With dozens of roadway projects underway in the area, officials say many of them should be completed by the time fall rolls around.

Springfield Public Works says the following list of projects should be completed in the near future:

  • Cherry Street between Weller Avenue and Barnes Avenue
  • Elm Street between the railroad and Barnes Avenue
  • Park Avenue between Atlantic Street and Kearney Street
  • Florence Avenue between Saint Louis Street and Cherry Street
  • Cox Avenue between Battlefield Road and Butterfield Street
  • Grandview Road between Barnes Avenue and Neergard Avenue
  • Grant Avenue between Jean Street and Norton Road

City officials also say they expect the Jefferson Streetscape Project to be pretty much complete by the second week of August.

This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO
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Doja Cat Says She’s Done Making Music That Is ‘Palatable, Marketable and Sellable’

It’s an understatement to say that Doja Cat‘s relationship with the mainstream music industry is fraught at best. Over the past year, the “Kiss Me More” rapper has proclaimed that she’s finished making pop music, then agreed with commenters who said her rapping was “corny” and joked that she was making an album inspired by German rave music before claiming her next album would be spoken word.

It’s fine, she was kidding about last one. But in a new cover story in V Magazine, the unpredictable 27-year-old singer said that one of the reasons she’s taking so much time working on her follow-up to 2021’s smash collection Planet Her is that she wants to be sure it is 100% authentically her.

After jumping from R&B to hip-hop and pop over the course of her career, Doja explained that a lot of her pushback and left turns are tied to making music she wasn’t totally down with. “I have thrown fits my whole career because I have been making music that didn’t allow me to have a mental release,” she told the magazine. “I have been making music that is palatable, marketable and sellable, that has allowed me to be where I am now.”

Now, she added, she’s making music for her fourth album that allows her to express how she feels about the world around her. “These upcoming projects are going to be very different compared to everything I have done and I am excited about that,” she said. “I do not care if people are not.”

Though the provocative black and white shots she took for the magazine have a rock and roll edge, Doja said she doesn’t consider herself a rock star. “I have made pop music. I’m currently making rap, soul and R&B music with jazz elements,” she said of her upcoming album, which she also noted is inspired by “hatred and outrage” culture.

Doja dropped the long-awaited single “Attention” in June, which asked the apropos question for a star who has gotten attention for shaving her head and razoring off her eyebrows live on camera: “Look at me, look at me?/ You lookin’?” To date, the singer has not announced a release date for the album she tweeted in May will be called First of All, the follow-up to Project Her, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart and produced the hits “Need to Know,” “Woman,” “Ain’t S–t” and “Get Into It (Yuh).”

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Click here to see pictures from the V Magazine shoot.