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Lady Gaga gave her closing argument for electing Kamala Harris President on Monday night (Nov. 4) at an epic rally for the Vice President who is vying to become the nation’s first female commander-in-chief. The singer took the stage in Philadelphia on the eve of Tuesday’s (Nov. 5) election day with a crucial message about the nation’s future and a poignant song choice to drive that point home.
“For more than half of this country’s life, women didn’t have a voice,” Gaga, seat at a piano, said after performing Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” in her introductory performance before Harris took the stage just before midnight at the star-studded last rally of her historic campaign. “Yet we raised children. We held our families together. We supported men as they made the decisions. But tomorrow, women will be a part of making this decision,” Gaga continued at the event where she later performed her hit “Edge of Glory” for the 30,000 supporters gathered in the cold at the base of the famous Rocky steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
“Today I am holding in my heart all the tough, tenacious women who made me who I am. I cast my vote for someone who will be a president for all Americans,” Gaga said while speaking to voters in the all-important swing state that could hold the key to victory for Harris — or for rival Donald Trump. “And now, Pennsylvania, it’s your turn. The country is depending on you. So tomorrow make sure all your voices are heard. Come on, let’s go!” she added before introducing Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
The “Vote For Freedom” event hosted by DJ Cassidy — who famously also was behind the decks for the musical DNC roll call this summer — also included the Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am performing his new song for Harris, “YES SHE CAN,” as the Democratic candidate asked the gathered crowd, “Are we ready to vote? Are we ready to win?” The roster of guests stumping for Harris also included DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fat Joe and Oprah Winfrey, as well as Ricky Martin, Jazmine Sullivan, Andra Day, DJ D-Nice, the Roots, while twice impeached former President Trump made his final pitch in Pittsburgh.
Sullivan made it personal during a cover of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” telling the crowd, “they’re trying to take away our reproductive freedom. What’ goin’ right now?” In the wake of announcing his support for Harris after a recent Trump rally in New York where a warm-up comedian referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” P.R. native Martin fronted a big band for a run through his signature song “Livin’ La Vida Loca.” He also had a poignant message for voters: “Kamala Harris is for us,” he said. “She’s for unity, she’s for all Americans.”
Martin was introduced by Fat Joe, who said he came to represent Puerto Ricans as well. “Kamala Harris is for us. She’s for unity, she’s for all Americans – Black, white, big, small, Latino, you name it,” he said. “She’s for us. One thing I won’t do is sell my soul for anybody. If I’m out here telling you she’s the one, it’s because I know she’s the one.”
With parallel satellite gatherings in the swing states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona and N. Carolina, the hourslong livestream also had Harris jumping over to Pittsburgh, where Katy Perry played a set of hits, while James Taylor entertained the crowd in Raleigh, N.C. with, naturally, “Carolina On My Mind” as well as “Something in the Way She Moves”; Fantasia, Sugarland and Remi Wolf were also on hand in Raleigh. Jon Bon Jovi beamed in from Michigan to perform the Bon Jovi classic “Living on a Prayer” with The War and Treaty, as well as teaming up for their new song, “The People’s House.”
In addition, 2 Chainz, Keyshia Cole, Anthony Hamilton and Ciara took the stage in Atlanta.
Christina Aguilera was the headliner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas — along with regional Mexican band Los Tigres Del Norte and dance duo Sofi Tukker — telling the crowd, “Tonight, I’m here in honor of the people who have fought to give us the privilege to be heard. Let’s raise our voices and vote for freedom,” before performing her 2002 single “Fighter,” according to USA Today. Xtina also gave the crowd her power ballad “Beautiful” and her Pitbull collab, “Feel This Moment.”
Before exiting to her campaign’s theme song, Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” Harris told the enthusiastic crowd, “We started this fight 107 days ago. And it has not been a fight against something, but a fight for something. It’s about our love for our country, and our faith in a future that we will build together with energy and joy … Generations of Americans have led the fight for freedom. And now the baton is in our hands.”
Watch highlights from Monday night’s events here and check out footage of Gaga’s “Edge of Glory” at Harris campaign event below, as well as performances from Aguilera and Perry.
.@ladygaga endorses Kamala Harris: “Today, I’m holding in my heart all the tough, tenacious women who made me who I am. I cast my vote for someone who will be a president for all Americans. Tomorrow, let’s make sure all your voices are heard” pic.twitter.com/utTBhpIHIU— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) November 5, 2024
.@KatyPerry endorses Kamala Harris: “Four years ago, I became a mother… She is the reason I am voting for Kamala Harris. I know she will protect my daughter’s future and your children’s future” pic.twitter.com/P0hVeUnUuz— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) November 5, 2024
BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ is exploring deeply personal emotions on her upcoming debut album, Rosie.
In a candid interview with PAPER Magazine, ROSÉ (born Roseanne Park) shared how reading hate comments inspired one of the album’s rawest tracks, a song that she describes as “disgustingly vulnerable.”
The New Zealand-born, Australia-raised singer admitted she has a habit of doom-scrolling at night, which led to rabbit holes of “bad comments that will get into my head.”
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“I realised how vulnerable and addicted I was to this [online] world and that craving for feeling like I wanted to be loved and understood,” she explained, adding that the experience pushed her to explore her own insecurities.
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“It’s so disgustingly vulnerable and honest that people learn that I am a person that goes through these emotions, and I hated that about myself,” she said of a new track.
She admitted that, despite her efforts to seem unfazed, the criticism does affect her. “If anything, it’s something I want to cover up. Even in interviews, I’m like nothing really fazes me, you know? But it does. Every word, every comment, it crushes me,” she confessed.
While Rosie delves into the emotional toll of fame, it also draws on her own life, exploring relationships and difficult connections she has navigated.
“I think I’m grateful enough to have gone through a few relationships, you know, like a normal girl in her 20s,” ROSÉ shared. “I’m probably very relatable if you listen to my songs, and if anyone’s been in that kind of a relationship. It doesn’t even have to be about a boyfriend, just any type of toxic relationship.”
“At the end of the day, I want people to understand me and stop misunderstanding me as a person as well,” ROSÉ said elsewhere in the interview, adding that she’s “ready to be a bit more vulnerable and open and honest.”
Leading with the album’s debut single, “APT.,” a collaboration with Bruno Mars, ROSÉ is already setting records. The track has held the No. 1 position on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. Charts for two consecutive weeks, marking the first time a song has surpassed 200 million streams globally in multiple weeks since the surveys began in 2020.
Her chart success extends beyond the U.S. In Australia, “APT.” debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, making ROSÉ the first solo female K-pop artist to reach the top spot.
The single has held onto the top position for a second week, setting another milestone as the longest-charting No. 1 by a Korean solo artist since PSY’s “Gangnam Style” in 2012.
In the U.K., “APT.” has also gained major traction, currently sitting at No. 2 on the Official Singles Chart.
Rosie is scheduled to be released on Dec. 6 through The Black Label and Atlantic Records.
Kylie Minogue may be riding high in the current pop scene with the latest dance-ready hits from her latest album Tension II, but the pop icon recently admitted she misses the simpler days of the 1990s.
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In a candid interview with The Times, the 56-year-old “Lights Camera Action” singer shared her fondness for an era before social media, when dance music and nights out were the mainstay of her life.
“I miss almost everything about the 1990s,” Minogue said, adding: “There were no phones, dance music was going nuts and I was in it and among it, going to the clubs, going to fashion shows, pounding the pavement, going to markets.”
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For Minogue, the absence of social media represented a form of “freedom” that allowed her to immerse herself in the moment without today’s digital distractions. “I wasn’t wasting time scrolling on socials or dealing with, like, adulting. So there’s a lot I miss. Overall just freedom.”
She also offered some sage advice to her younger self, saying, “I’d say, ‘Have fun. There’s a lot to come, there will be a lot of obstacles and if you can’t go over them you’ll find a way under them or around them. You’ll find a way.”
Minogue might be well into her fourth decade in the music industry, but with her latest album release, Tension II, she’s proving that her pop reign is far from over.
The album, released through Mushroom Music, soared to No. 1 on Australia’s Albums Chart and also claimed the top spot on the U.K. Official Albums Chart, marking her tenth U.K. No. 1 and her ninth leader on the ARIA chart.
She’s also soon set to kick off her 2025 global tour, which includes a landmark show at Madison Square Garden in New York City—a first for Minogue. Speaking to Billboard about the Tension tour, Minogue revealed fans can expect songs from both Tension albums and “a taste of each decade.”
That includes her Hi-NRG cover of “The Loco-Motion,” the international smash that launched her career and hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988.
“It was the song that started my career,” Kylie told Billboard in October. “Over time there was a period where I was like, ‘I don’t know how to do it. It’s so uncool. How do I do it?’ But now everything has come full circle. I can really with all my heart and enthusiasm do this song.”
Tim Lambesis, the sole remaining member of metalcore band As I Lay Dying, has issued a detailed statement following the departure of his bandmates, citing an “unhealthy environment” as a primary reason for the shake-up.
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This response follows the recent exit of guitarist Phil Sgrosso, bassist Ryan Neff, guitarist Ken Susi, and drummer Nick Pierce, leaving Lambesis as the last-standing member of the San Diego-based group formed in 2000.
The exodus began last month, with Neff, Susi, and Pierce announcing their decision to quit the band over “personal morals” on Oct. 25. Shortly afterwards, longtime guitarist Phil Sgrosso, who had been with the group since 2003, followed suit, pointing to creative and personal differences with Lambesis.
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In a statement posted to social media on Nov. 4, Lambesis reflected on the internal issues that culminated in the band’s dissolution.
“As I reflect, I certainly agree that there was an unhealthy environment that made leaving for a new tour with the previous lineup unrealistic,” he stated. He admitted that it became “difficult to figure out even the smallest details” as tensions mounted within the group.
He noted, “I can stick strong to my vision for the future of AILD even when others think it should go another direction.”
Lambesis also addressed his fractured relationship with Sgrosso, sharing that the two “no longer saw eye to eye personally, creatively, or financially.” According to Lambesis, discussions with Sgrosso led to the guitarist’s departure, which then prompted the other members to follow.
He clarified that the band’s statements were released “in response to rumors” amid what he described as a “chaotic time.”
In his departure statement, Sgrosso had expressed concerns over the band’s atmosphere, stating that the band “no longer offers a healthy or safe environment for anyone involved—whether creatively, personally, or professionally,” and after “witnessing some concerning patterns of behavior,” Grosso “realized that I can no longer, in good conscience, enable further actions that could negatively affect anyone working within this space.”
He added, “I feel it’s in my best interest to completely distance myself, both creatively and personally, from As I Lay Dying.”
For Lambesis, the breakup doesn’t mark the end of As I Lay Dying.
He expressed gratitude for his former bandmates, saying he “fully supports” their decisions and that “my door will always remain open to discussing anything directly.” Now, he looks forward to building a new lineup and fostering “an atmosphere that is supportive, positive, and fosters a creative environment.”
Despite the turmoil, As I Lay Dying’s eighth studio album, Through Storms Ahead, will still release as planned on Nov. 15. The album will feature contributions from the now-former members and guest appearances by artists including Slaughter to Prevail’s Alex Terrible and former Lorna Shore vocalist Tom Barber.
For longtime fans, the band’s recent internal discord may come as little surprise. Lambesis has been at the center of controversy before, most notably in 2014 when he served time in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to hire a hitman to murder his then-wife.
Since his release, Lambesis has sought to rebuild his career with As I Lay Dying, reuniting with former members and releasing new music in 2018.
The upcoming album Through Storms Ahead serves as both a farewell to the old lineup and an introduction to the next phase for As I Lay Dying.
Read Tim Lambesis’ statement posted to Instagram in full below.
Hi everyone,
I needed some time to process all that has happened recently with AILD. As I reflect, I certainly agree that there was an unhealthy environment that made leaving for a new tour with the previous lineup unrealistic. It had become difficult to figure out even the smallest details, and I admit I can stick strong to my vision for the future of AILD even when others think it should go another direction.
It saddens me to think about the behaviors, communication, and patterns of interaction that led up to the tour cancellation. Phil and I no longer saw eye to personally, creatively, or financially. Discussions during this time prompted his decision to depart first, with each of the touring members deciding to leave shortly after, as they were not interested in going on without him. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the order in which everything was made public, as some statements were rushed out during a chaotic time in response to rumors.
I fully support each of the guys’ decisions to leave and believe at this time it is best for everyone. With that being said, my door will always remain open to discussing anything directly as I believe closing communication lead to many assumptions and problems of its own.
Now, regarding what’s next: AILD was founded on persistence and determination. For anyone who is familiar with the foundational years from 2000-2004, you know that more than 20 people (whom I’m incredibly grateful for) have come and gone to help bring to life this vision I’ve had in my head since I was 19 years old. I look forward to building a new team, and creating an atmosphere that is supportive, positive, and fosters a creative environment.
“Through Storms Ahead” will still be released November 15. I am proud of what we created and look forward to sharing it with all of you.
It’s the night before Election Day, and Katy Perry is putting her support behind Kamala Harris for president as she took the stage at the Vice President and Democratic candidate’s Pittsburgh rally on Monday night (Nov. 4). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news She performed a series […]
Taylor Swift has a few days off before she takes the stage fo the last dates of her Eras Tour, and she stopped by Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Monday night (Nov. 4) to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs as they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Explore Explore […]
Garth Brooks is set to release the next installment of his The Anthology series, when The Anthology Part IV: Going Home releases Dec. 6. The latest installment features never-before-seen photos and recounts the 14 years Brooks spent in Oklahoma after stepping away from the music spotlight to spend time with his children. Explore Explore See […]
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Looks like Young Thug is ready to make music with fellow Atlanta rapper Lil Baby again.
Just a few days after being released from Fulton County Jail after a more than two-year ordeal that saw his record label YSL embroiled in a RICO case with the state of Georgia, Thugger took to X to tell Lil Baby aka “Wham” that he wants to release a song. “Wham let’s drop one on these rats peter,” he tweeted.
Wham let’s drop one on these rats peter— Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 3, 2024
Lil Baby then responded in kind on his Instagram Stories, telling Thug, “I missed you mf!!!! Welcome home my brudda! Thank God you able to get back to your fam in good health and spirits! Wish ya none but billions jack! #whatwhamsaysgoes.”
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Earlier today, billboards appeared around L.A. that say, “Whatever Wham Says Goes” multiple times as if the statement was written on a chalkboard during detention like Bart Simpson in the opening credits of The Simpsons.
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Young Thug & Lil Baby about to drop? 👀
“Whatever Wham Say Goes” billboards were spotted in LA… pic.twitter.com/nN8AXBDQRl
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“Whatever Wham Say Goes,” refers to a June 26 tweet from Thug which many assumed referred to some comments Lil Baby said about YSL member Gunna during a performance.
Back in December of 2023, Lil Baby was on stage where he allegedly told the crowd, “F—k the rats, turn this sh—t off,” as the DJ played his Gunna collab “Drip Too Hard.” This came around the same time Gunna took a plea deal and was released from jail during the early moments of the the YSL RICO case.
Still, with all the controversy still surrounding Gunna and his plea deal, the judge gave Thug permission to work with his labelmate again. Gunna has denied the snitching allegations and even Thug’s father has came to his defense on multiple occasions. We’ll have to see how he and Thug’s relationship plays out, but for now we’ll wait on this new Slime and Wham that’s coming down the pike.
As Diddy awaits trial, his children remain supportive.
In a joint Instagram post, Quincy Brown, 33, Justin Combs, 30, King Combs, 26, Chance Combs, 18, and twins Jessie and D’Lila Combs, 17, celebrated their father’s 55th birthday on Monday (Nov. 4) by singing him “Happy Birthday” over the phone while he remains in custody. In the clip, his one-year-old daughter Love also sang along before taking a bite of the cake the group bought. “Happy Birthday Pops, we love you!” they captioned the post, in which Diddy is heard thanking his children on the other line.
“I love y’all so much. I can’t wait to see y’all. I just want to say I’m proud of y’all, especially the girls, I mean all of y’all, just for being strong. Thank y’all for being strong and for speaking out in support of me. I love y’all. I got the best family in the world. My birthday, I’m happy.”
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The Combs children previously posted in support of their father on Oct. 22. “The past month has devastated our family. Many have judged both him and us based on accusations, conspiracy theories, and false narratives that have spiraled into absurdity on social media,” read the joint statement. “We stand united, supporting you every step of the way. We hold onto the truth, knowing it will prevail, and nothing will break the strength of our family. WE MISS YOU & LOVE YOU DAD.”
Diddy was arrested in September in New York City, and Manhattan federal prosecutors are accusing him of operating a criminal enterprise centered on his “pervasive pattern of abuse toward women.”
The indictment, obtained by Billboard, includes allegations of sexual abuse, accusing rapper and music executive of running a racketeering conspiracy that included sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and bribery. If convicted of the charges, Combs is facing a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life behind bars. Diddy pleaded not guilty and his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, has maintained his client’s innocence.
Diddy was hit with six more civil abuse lawsuits last month, including one claim that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl at a house party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in an alleged incident that took place in front of two unnamed celebrities who also participated in the alleged assault. The latest legal actions came from lawyers Andrew Van Arsdale and Tony Buzbee, who warned that they represent at least 120 alleged victims.
The embattled Bad Boy mogul has repeatedly been denied bond and will remain behind bars until his trial begins in May 2025.
