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HARD Summer 2024 Lineup: Disclosure, Nelly Furtado, Jamie xx — And a New Location

HARD Summer is returning this August with a lineup featuring heavyweights including U.K. stars Disclosure and Jamie xx, Philadelphia-born bass phenom Subtronics, Chris Lake and FISHER performing as their side project Under Construction, longtime pals REZZ and deadmau5 performing as REZZMAU5, the summer’s only U.S. summer festival performance from Major Lazer, house music pioneer Kerri Chandler and Nelly Furtado, who’s been digging deeper into the dance world via her 2023 Dom Dolla collab “Eat Your Man” and an appearance at last year’s Portola festival in San Francisco.

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The bill also includes Channel Tres, SOFI TUKKER, Overmono, Seth Troxler b2b DJ Tennis, Mochakk, Dillon Francis and many more. Two names are currently blurred out on the lineup poster, indicating more artists to be revealed. See the complete lineup below.

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HARD also announced a new location this year, moving the festivities to Hollywood Park, a 300-acre mixed use complex adjacent to Inglewoods SoFi Stadium. The site will also host Rolling Loud California later this month and August’s Fool In Love Festival. Tickets for HARD Summer go on sale March 8.

Hollywood Park is the latest in a long list of sites that have hosted HARD, which started in 2008 at The Shrine in downtown Los Angeles, before moving to the L.A. State Historic Park amid the EDM boom, then getting pushed further into the Inland Empire amid regulations in Los Angeles around large-scale dance music events. After stints at Whittier Narrows, the Pomona Fairplex, the Fontana Auto Club Speedway, San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center, the festival returned to downtown Los Angeles in 2023, settling at a site spread across the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, BMO Stadium and Exposition Park.

HARD Summer is produced by Los Angeles-based dance festival promoter Insomniac Events.

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Cassadee Pope Says She’s Ordained to Marry Same-Sex Couples as Tennessee Rolls Back Protections

After Tennessee announced a new law in February that would make it harder for same-sex couples to get married in the state, singer-songwriter Cassadee Pope is taking her last name to heart.

In a Reel posted on her Instagram on Monday (March 4), The Voice alum shared her distress at Tennessee’s new law. “I don’t know if you know this, but the state I live in, Tennessee, passed a bill that allows public officials to not marry couples at their discretion,” Pope said. “Obviously this is an attack on same-sex couples.”

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, which was signed into law by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Feb. 21, states that public officials — including judges and notary publics — are no longer obligated “to solemnize a marriage.” While the new law does not specifically allow county clerks to deny couples a marriage license, critics point out that allowing officials to refuse to marry couples will result in same-sex couples being discriminated against on the basis of sex and gender.

In her video, Pope revealed that she received a Certificate of Ministry from the Universal Life Church in 2020, making her an ordained minister who is able to perform marriage ceremonies. “In 2020, I got really bored and became ordained,” she said in the clip. “So if you run into any issues, I’d love to help you out.”

In her caption, the singer added a cheeky quote: “I now pronounce you whatever the hell you want.”

This isn’t the first time Pope has advocated on behalf of LGBTQ people. Back in 2022, when Brittany Aldean made misinformed and transphobic comments about gender-affirming care, Pope was one of the first artists to speak up, writing, “You’d think celebs with beauty brands would see the positives in including LGBTQ+ people in their messaging.”

Check out Pope’s full Instagram Reel below:

Chris Brown Announces 2024 11:11 Tour With Ayra Starr & Muni Long: Here Are the Dates

Chris Brown is going to be dancing across the country again. The multi-hyphenate entertainer announced the North American 11:11 Tour on Tuesday (March 5).

The 26-city trek will include support from emerging R&B singers Muni Long and Ayra Starr on select dates. Pre-sale tickets will be going on sale on Wednesday (March 6), and the general public will get their shot on March 11 at 10 a.m. local time. According to the singer, the pre-sale password on Live Nation is “SENSATIONAL.”

Detroit has the pleasure of hosting the first show to kick things off properly on June 5. C. Breezy will also be making stops along the way in Brooklyn, Montreal, Toronto, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Denver, Oakland, Las Vegas and Phoenix, and wraps up in Los Angeles on Aug. 6.

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Various VIP packages will also be available for fans looking for a luxury experience. Baltimore and Philly attendees could be in for a treat, as a special guest who hasn’t been announced just yet will be appearing on those two dates specifically.

Brown is coming off the November release of his album 11:11, which reached No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart. CB’s seventh studio LP debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 with 45,000 album-equivalent units sold in the first week.

“Sensational,” an Afrobeats-tinged standout featuring Davido and Lojay from the project, has reached the Billboard Hot 100, where it sits at No. 89 on the latest chart.

See Brown’s tour announcement and dates below:

Reneé Rapp Postpones Shows Due to Illness & Voice Loss: ‘I Have to Prioritize My Health’

Reneé Rapp has postponed two upcoming performances in her Snow Hard Feelings Tour, revealing that she’s struggling to sing as a result of being sick.

In a candid message to fans on X Tuesday (March 5), the Mean Girls star broke the news that she won’t be able to perform her back-to-back concerts at Vinilo Record Store in Southhampton as previously scheduled on March 7.

“Guys I’m sure you could tell but my voice was gone after last nights show,” Rapp wrote. “I’ve been sick for the majority of the European leg of this tour, and without any recovery time I can’t seem to shake it. I’m being told that I need to rest my voice and not sing through for risk of long term injury. I want to keep delivering high quality shows [for] you.”

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Noting that she’s “really sorry to do this,” the “Not My Fault” singer went on to say that she plans on returning to Hampshire over the summer, closer to when she’s booked to play Leeds Festival on Aug. 23 and Reading Festival on Aug. 25 in the U.K. “We’ll have the new rescheduled date to share with you before the weekend,” she wrote.

“This tour is everything to me but holy s–t am I burnt,” Rapp added. “I have to prioritize my health in this moment. love you and appreciate your understanding endlessly.”

The news comes on the heels of Rapp’s Monday (March 4) concert in Dublin, the last show of her tour’s European leg, which kicked off Feb. 13 in Paris. As of now, she’ll next take the stage in April at Coachella, where she’s slated to perform both weekends on the 14th and 21st.

See Rapp’s message to fans below.

Ariana Grande, Ryan Gosling, Melissa McCarthy & More Added as 2024 Oscars Presenters

Ariana Grande, Ryan Gosling and Melissa McCarthy have been added to the ranks of presenters on the 2024 Oscars, which are set for Sunday (March 10).

Grande joins previously announced presenters Bad Bunny and Zendaya, which will give music fans an added reason to tune into the show.

Other newly announced presenters are Emily Blunt, Cynthia Erivo, America Ferrera, Sally Field, Ben Kingsley, Issa Rae, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg, Mary Steenburgen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlize Theron, Christoph Waltz and Forest Whitaker.

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In addition to presenting, Gosling is set to perform “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie in tandem with the song’s co-writer, Mark Ronson. The actor is also nominated for best supporting actor.

Previously announced Oscars presenters (in addition to Bunny and Zendaya) are Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton, Regina King, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew McConaughey, Kate McKinnon, Rita Moreno, John Mulaney, Lupita Nyong’o, Catherine O’Hara, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ke Huy Quan, Sam Rockwell, Octavia Spencer, Michelle Yeoh and Ramy Youssef.

The show will revive a presentation tactic last used 15 years ago in which five former winners in each of the four acting categories will individually pay tribute to this year’s nominees and then award this year’s winners, in effect welcoming them to the club.

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 96th Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast to outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 10, at the new, earlier time of 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The show will be held at its usual home, the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

Raj Kapoor is executive producer and showrunner. Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan are also executive producers. Hamish Hamilton is directing the show. Rickey Minor is music director.

Madonna Recalls First Words After Coming Out of Coma, Struggling to Walk After Hospitalization

Madonna is in the middle of a five-night concert run at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., as part of her Celebration Tour, but less than a year ago, she wouldn’t have been able to even walk onstage.

During her Monday (March 4) concert, the 65-year-old superstar revealed that the severe bacterial infection she suffered in June 2023 — which led to her hospitalization and the postponement of her current trek — at one point made it nearly impossible for her to move around. “This summer I had a surprise,” she told the crowd, holding a cowboy hat in one hand and gripping a guitar in the other. “It’s called a near-death experience.”

“It was pretty scary — obviously I didn’t know for four days because I was in an induced coma, but when I woke up, the first word I said was, ‘No,’” she continued. “I’m pretty sure God was saying to me, ‘You wanna come with us? You wanna come with me, you wanna go this way?’ And I said, ‘No. No!’”

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The “Express Yourself” singer went on to thank her doctor, who she said was in the audience and had advised her to go outside and soak up some vitamin D while she was recovering from her health scare. “It was so hard for me to walk form my house to the backyard and sit in the sun,” Madge recalled. “I know that sounds insane, but it was difficult.”

“I didn’t know when I could get up again and when I could be myself again,” the seven-time Grammy winner added. “It was a strange thing to finally not feel like I was in control. That was my lesson to let go.”

After delaying the career-spanning trek over the summer, Madonna was finally able to kick off her Celebration Tour in October at the O2 Arena in London. She’s currently scheduled to stay on the road through April 26, when she’ll conclude the six-month run with a show at Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City.

At a previous concert, the Queen of Pop revealed that her six children were instrumental in pulling her out of her illness. “By the way, I had to almost die to get all my kids in one room,” she joked to her Brooklyn crowd in December.

“And I was thinking, ‘What if I left my children?’” she continued, more seriously. “That would destroy me to leave my children at this moment in their lives. I wasn’t thinking about me. I was thinking about them, and I was thinking about my mother and how scared she must have been to know that she was going to leave us all behind.”

Watch Madonna reflect on her near-death experience below.

All of the Times Drake Has Been Charitable With Fans on His Big as the What? Tour

The rapper has been sharing his wealth with fans at his shows, paying off everything from health bills to mortgages.

Drake has been a charitable man. He turned his generosity into the theme of his diamond-certified “God’s Plan” video in 2018, which found the 6 God giving away thousands of dollars to families in need.

Years later, Drizzy has continued to level up his bank account and is making sure to give back to those who give him their endless support.

A few instances of him blessing fans went viral on his It’s All a Blur Tour in 2023, and he’s nearly made it a nightly occurrence on the Big as the What? Tour leg with J. Cole, which kicked off in Tampa Bay, Fla., on Feb. 2, and wraps up in New Jersey in April.

Drake’s always had a special connection to the OVO faithful as they continue this nearly two-decade journey, but these days, it’s going to another level.

Fans have brought posters, notes and more to shows hoping to get the 6 God’s attention. As a result, Drake has turned the altruism into part of his set while shouting out some of his favorites and gifting them with cash — sometimes dishing out more than six figures.

“The way we give back is legit. It’s on the ground,” he told Rap Radar in 2019. “It’s not so you guys can all double tap and say, ‘Wow!’”

Drake’s generosity touched numerous OVO fans on the 2024 trek and changed their lives forever. Below, find all of the charitable moves the 6 God has made on his It’s All A Blur – Big as the What? Tour.

Lance Bass Reveals Diabetes Diagnosis During COVID: ‘I’m Really Trying to Figure Out How to Control That’

Lance Bass is opening up about the diabetes diagnosis he got during the COVID-19 lockdown, telling People that the news forced him to re-think his diet, exercise and mindfulness routines. “I’m really trying to figure out how to control that,” the 44-year-old singer and *NSYNC member told the magazine. “I’m definitely conscious of my eating now.”

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In order to get a handle of his blood sugar levels, Bass said he’s learning “what you can eat, when you can eat, when you take your insulin — and all that has just been really hard lately.” That lifestyle change includes Bass prioritizing his physical health, including upping his work-out schedule.

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“Exercising is so key right now, but it’s hard for me because of my schedule to get to a gym,” said the married father of twins Violet and Alexander with husband painter/actor Michael Turchin. “So I do have a nice setup at my house and I get 15 minutes here, 20 minutes there.” One of the most important lessons he said he’s learned is the importance of drinking “tons” of water. You think you’re drinking too much water, [but] you need to drink even more than that.”

In addition to exercise and diet, Bass said he’s begun meditating in the morning, a practice he said “cuts my brain off just for a few minutes,” as well as hiking to improve his mental state.

Bass has also been busy lately collaborating with his former *NSYNC bandmate Justin Timberlake, first on the on-hiatus boy band’s first new charting single since 2002, the 2023 Trolls Band Together soundtrack single “Better Place,” which debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. He’s also featured — along with Joey Fatone, JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick — on “Paradise,” the 17th song on Timberlake’s upcoming solo album, Everything I Thought It Was.

Camila Cabello to Open Up About Vacationing With Drake & Whether She Got Back Together With Shawn Mendes

Camila Cabello is headed to Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, and it’s already sure to be a juicy conversation. 

In a Monday (March 4) TikTok teaser posted two days ahead of the episode, Cooper gave fans a sneak peek at the topics she broached with the 27-year-old singer-songwriter during the interview, spanning everything from Cabello’s recent vacation with Drake to possibly getting back together with Shawn Mendes last year.  

“I don’t really do stuff like this,” the “Havana” artist proclaimed at the beginning of the clip, smiling nervously. 

Starting with Cabello’s headline-making trip in December to Turks and Caicos with Drizzy – which at the time sparked dating rumors between the two stars – the former Fifth Harmony band member hinted that the vacay was actually the site of some studio time for her and the “God’s Plan” rapper. “It was vacation plus some work,” she told Cooper in the teaser, winking while taking a sip of red wine. 

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As for Mr. Mendes, Cooper asked Cabello the same thing fans of the former couple have been dying to know for months: Did she and the “Stitches” singer actually get back together for a time last year? The two packed on the PDA at Coachella in April 2023, more than a year after they originally announced their split in November 2021 after two years of dating. Later that summer, however, reports surfaced that they’d broken up once again. 

Viewers will have to wait ‘til Wednesday (March 6) to hear Cabello’s answer, but the “Bam Bam” artist did share her thoughts about breakup sex — “Do it until it’s out of your system” — relationship red flags and falling in love for the first time at 17 years old in the teaser. She also seemingly joked about her complicated relationship with Mendes in response to a question about whether she’s a fan of getting back together with her exes. 

“I think it’s a known, I’m a fan,” she told Cooper. “If I wanna text him, I’m gonna text him.” 

Watch the teaser for Cabello’s upcoming Call Her Daddy appearance below. 

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Camila Cabello is here and the tea is HOT ?☕ This episode is the girl talk we all needed. We discuss first loves, slow burns and getting back together with ex’s ? Daddy Gang, you’re not gonna want to miss this. Tune in on Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts ❤️

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Hot 100 First-Timers: Tucker Wetmore Scores First Chart Hit With ‘Wine Over Whiskey’

Tucker Wetmore had never appeared on a Billboard chart before this week, but now, he’s already a Billboard Hot 100-charting hitmaker thanks to his breakthrough single, “Wine Over Whiskey.”

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Released Feb. 23 on Back Blocks Music, the song debuts at No. 77 on the Hot 100 (dated March 9) with 5.2 million official streams and 6,000 downloads sold in the U.S. in its opening week (through Feb. 29), according to Luminate. It also opens at No. 22 on Hot Country Songs, which uses the same multimetric methodology as the Hot 100.


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The song’s first-week performance was sparked in large part by hype generated on TikTok. Wetmore first posted a clip of the song on his profile on Dec. 12 and then continued to tease its official release. The initial clip has generated over 3 million views and soundtracked over 25,000 clips on the platform to date. Users have taken its chorus lyric, which begins with the line “I took a good thing and I turned it into goodbye,” to accompany TikToks about their relationship woes and experiences of heartbreak. (Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard‘s charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.)

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“Wine Over Whiskey” is Wetmore’s only official release on DSPs so far, although he has released numerous covers on his TikTok account, plus clips of original songs. On March 2, he shared a portion of an unreleased song: “What Would You Do.”

Before beginning his career as a recording artist, Wetmore, from Kalama, Wash., played college football at the University of Montana. His aspirations in the sport were cut short, however, due to injuries.

In January 2023, Wetmore signed a publishing deal with Back Blocks Music. He has a string of tour dates lined up this spring supporting Kameron Marlowe’s Strangers Tour 2024.