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20 Dec 2022

Trey Songz Released After Turning Himself Into NYPD For Allegedly Beating Two People In Bowling Alley






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Trey Songz Released After Turning Himself Into NYPD For Allegedly Beating Two People In Bowling Alley

Last month, Trey Songz was again at the center of allegations of violence against a woman. The singer has racked up a slew of sexual assault claims against him. This year alone, Trey faced a now-dismissed $20 million lawsuit for anal rape and another dismissed sexual assault investigation in Las Vegas.

In the alleged recent incident, Trey repeatedly punched a woman in the face inside a bowling alley bathroom. Then, he allegedly dragged the same woman by her hair. TMZ first reported the story last month, but the beatdown occurred in October, per NYPD sources who say the victim filed her report in late October.

Following the incident, the woman received treatment at a hospital. Police say she had “visible minor injuries,” per TMZ.

A new report from the same outlet says Trey voluntarily turned himself into the police at a New York station. Officials reportedly booked the singer, gave him a desk appearance ticket for assault, and released him.

In New York City, a desk appearance ticket is basically an order to appear in court for an arraignment. That arraignment date remains unknown at this time.

New Details! Trey Songz Accused Of Punching TWO People At The Bowling Alley

Trey’s volunteer surrender also brought new information to light. In addition to allegedly beating a woman at the bowling alley, he reportedly also attacked a man. The unidentified man claims Trey landed a punch on his eye, but he refused medical treatment at the time.

It’s unclear what led to the alleged physical altercations or whether the victims were at the bowling alley with Trey. At the time this article was published, none of the victims had come forward on social media or elsewhere.

However, his lawyer Mitch Schuster seems to think his client’s name will soon be cleared.

“We have been proactively communicating with NY law enforcement, the DA, and all those involved,” Schuster said. “While we will respectfully and proactively work through all the appropriate channels, we are confident that Trey will be fully cleared of any wrong doing.”



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20 Dec 2022

HHW Gaming: Fortnite Slapped With $520 Million Fine For “Tricking Players,” & “Invading Kids Privacy”

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Epic Games, the studio that gave us arguably the most popular game in the world, Fortnite, pockets got a bit lighter.

Spotted on Kotaku, Epic Games will have to dip into its funds and pay an astounding $520 million combined settlement after the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) found the company invaded kid’s privacy and was tricking some of its players into purchasing things in Fortnite, they didn’t want.

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The FTC announced the epic (no pun intended) penalty on Monday, Dec.19, pointing out that it is the most significant penalty in the history of the regulatory commission. In response to the fine, Epic Games said, “No developer creates a game with the intention of ending up here.”

So What Did Epic Games’ Do?

According to the FTC, the multi-billion dollar video game developer was making money off children without following the rules to protect them while playing online games.

One settlement was for Epic Games to collect information from Fortnite players under 13 and in-game settings that automatically turn on voice and text chat by default. That was considered a violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule resulting in a $275 million fine and a commitment from Epic Games to change the default settings in Fortnite.

The second settlement was for using “dark patterns to trick players into making unwanted purchases.” According to the FTC, Epic accidentally made it easy to purchase skins and hard to locate the refund option.

The FTC also alleges that Epic Games sometimes banned accounts that could secure refunds leaving players locked out of the content they accidentally paid for. For its egregiousness, Epic Games put $245 million into a fund to help reimburse players for those accidental purchases.

Fortnite has made $9 billion, so this fine is just a slap on the wrist for Epic Games, but still, it’s a costly one.

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20 Dec 2022

Mutulu Shakur Free From Prison After 37 Years

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Mutulu Shakur, who served 37 years for his role in a Brinks truck robbery that left three dead, was freed from prison last weekend due to a terminal illness. Shakur is the stepfather of late rapper Tupac “2Pac” Shakur and was married to his mother, Afeni Shakur.

The Journal News wrote in a report that Mutulu Shakur, 72, was freed from a federal prison in Victorville, Calif. after receiving a terminal diagnosis of bone cancer. Under the conditions of his release, Shakur is not allowed to contact his sister, Assata Shakur, who has been living in exile in Cuba since 1984.

Adding to its reporting, The Journal News shared details of Shakur being denied parole in 2016 and most recently in April of this year. The parole was granted on Nov. 10.

The Oct. 20, 1981 incident in Nyack, N.Y. left two police officers, Sgt. Edward O’Grady and Officer Waverly “Chipper” Brown, dead, along with Brinks guard Peter Paige. Michael Paige, a New Jersey attorney and son of the guard, has been vocal in the past in wanting Shakur kept behind bars.

Under the conditions of his parole, Mutulu Shakur cannot contact his sister in Cuba, nor can he have contact with the families of the 1981 victims.

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20 Dec 2022

Chappell Roan’s Big Year: How the DIY Indie-Pop Star ‘Casual’-ly Thrived in Her Post-Label Era

As 2022 draws to a close, Billboard Pride is taking a look back at some the queer indie artists who saw their stars rise over the last 12 months. Below, pop singer Chappell Roan breaks down her big year.

When Chappell Roan markets herself as a “thrift store pop star,” she means that in its most literal sense. Even as she logs onto her Zoom account for an interview with Billboard, the 24-year-old singer is opening up a package she ordered online. “There is this girl on Etsy who makes rhinestoned disco cowgirl hats,” she says, tearing into the plastic wrapping in front of her. “So, I ordered one, because I’m going on tour and I have to start prep now for the outfits.”

As she finally opens the bag, she reveals a massive, disco ball-inspired cowboy hat covered in reflective panels and glittering gems. Roan’s jaw drops as she inspects it (“This is so sick,” she whispers), before looking slightly concerned as she dons the sparkling Stetson: “Ooh, that is heavy — I don’t think I can wear this on stage for long.”

Refining her tour outfits is just one small part of what Roan has been up to lately — the rising indie-pop singer-songwriter saw her hard work pay dividends in 2022. Releasing four singles throughout the year to increasing acclaim and growing her online following along the way, Roan is currently enjoying new heights of cultural recognition; her last single “Casual,” along with winding up on multiple “best of 2022” lists, boosted her profile online, with TikTok users quickly comparing pre-release teases of the track to Taylor Swift.

Looking back on her banner year, Roan acknowledges that it feels good to finally be recognized (“Last year I was working at a doughnut shop, so I’m doing great now,” she jokes), but she doesn’t feign shock at finally achieving a breakthrough. “It’s validating … but also not surprising to me,” she says, shrugging. “Like, yeah, I’ve been working my ass off for seven years! It’s about time!”

Back then, Roan was an aspiring singer-songwriter from Willard, Missouri who was simply trying to make it through high school while dreaming of a life in the music industry. After posting some of her music online, the singer traveled to New York City in 2015 for a set of showcases, where she ended up signing a deal with Atlantic Records.

Roan spent five years at Atlantic, workshopping her sound and releasing her debut EP School Nights in 2017. But after putting out what would go on to become her most successful song to date, the label decided to terminate their working relationship with the budding star, dropping Roan from their roster in 2020.

When asked about her time with Atlantic, Roan starts with diplomacy: “It was such an incredible learning experience for me, honestly.” Then, the singer gets real: “It was not great … I feel like once I was dropped, it lit such a fire and fury in me, I swear,” she recalls. “I learned that it’s just like, ‘Oh s–t, no one’s going to do anything for you — not your manager, not your label — if you don’t tell them what to do. No one can do this job for you.’ That’s when I started asking myself how much I could get away with.”

Fortunately for Roan, her time at the label did bear some significant fruit — it was at Atlantic that she first met her songwriting partner Dan Nigro, who has co-written each new release with the singer since her departure. Before he was writing generational breakup anthems for Olivia Rodrigo, the pop-rock auteur was working with Roan on her tracks, earning his first official credit with her for her queer-coded ode to stripping, “Pink Pony Club.”

Unencumbered by label expectations, the singer-songwriter finally began bringing her full creative vision to fruition in 2022. The first step, as she tells it, was nailing her presentation: Gone was an attempt at presenting a clean-cut facade, now replaced by a more effortless deconstruction of style. “Once I let go of trying to be this very well-managed, put-together pop girl, it felt like everything just fell into place,” Roan explains. “I leaned into the fact that my looks were tacky, and very obviously using fake diamonds and Gucci knockoffs. I leaned into my queerness for the first time. When I did that, the songs got easier to write, the shows got easier to design, and my aesthetic was finally there.”

While putting together a rapid-fire rollout schedule of singles throughout the year (including “Naked In Manhattan,” “My Kink Is Karma” and “Femininomenon”), Roan quickly began accruing a fiercely loyal following on TikTok. According to Roan, while she was promoting the release of “Naked in Manhattan” in January 2022, she gained over 30,000 followers in one month, with fans anxiously wondering when the song would come out.

Roan doesn’t see herself as a “TikTok artist” — not necessarily due to fears of pigeonholing, but rather out of a healthy dose of skepticism. “I go so back and forth with TikTok,” she says. “I gained a lot of speed at the beginning of the year with TikTok because I wasn’t busy; I had time to post twice a day, go live once a day, repeat. It doesn’t work when you’re busy.”

The singer knows that because she has, in fact, been busy — along with unveiling her new set of singles, Roan filled the latter half of her year with plenty of touring. After opening for Olivia Rodrigo in May at her San Francisco Sour Tour stop, Roan caught the attention of fellow queer singer-songwriter Fletcher, who offered Roan the opening spot on the second half of her Girl of My Dreams Tour. Embarking on 10 dates with Fletcher, Roan honed her live show in real time while her song “Casual” began to pick up steam online.

“I don’t even know what I discovered, besides the fact that this is incredibly hard,” Roan laughs, looking back on her time opening for Fletcher. “If I’ve learned anything, it’s that the live show is where the heartbeat of the project is. Luckily, it’s my favorite part of what I do — I like touring, but a lot of people hate it because it’s horrible and hard.”

The singer likes touring enough that she’s embarking on her own headlining tour in 2023. Spanning 20 dates through February and March, Roan will be traveling coast to coast with an ambitious performance goal — every show, she says, will be themed. “It’s already really hard to do that on an independent budget — but also coming up with that many different themes is insanely hard,” she says. “But, if the live show rocks, then everything else will trickle down.”

It’s also important to her to create a show worthy of the very queer fanbase she’s garnered — that means making tickets affordable (“College kids don’t have money!” she giggles), keeping her concert spaces safe, and donating $1 of every ticket sold to For the Gworls, a Black, trans-led organization dedicated to helping Black trans people pay for their rent and gender-affirming care. “If I can create a space where people can afford to come into a mostly queer space, and dress up and feel good and meet other queer people in a town where maybe there’s not a lot of other places to meet queer people — a.k.a. my hometown — then that is great,” she says. “That’s doing the world good.”

Her plan is working so far — streams for “Casual” are continuing to rise, approaching the 2 million mark before its second month out on DSPs. Meanwhile, the majority of dates for her headline tour have already sold out, with only a small number of tickets remaining at a few venues. “That’s actually crazy,” she says of her sold-out dates. “My numbers are not that big, comparatively, to other artists. So when things started selling out, it was like, ‘Oh, okay, this is pretty real. I did not know that I could sell out in a day.’”

Despite her building success, Roan is still trying to keep one foot firmly in reality — while being independent has its perks, she says, it’s also not sustainable for the kind of artist she wants to become. “I’m not perfectly fine with being indie, if I’m being honest,” she says. “I need money to hire more help, and I just can’t keep doing everything DIY. I cannot keep asking favors from my friends, it’s just not fair to everyone.”

But now, unlike when she was a 16-year-old signing her first record deal, Roan knows who she is and what she wants (opening for Miley Cyrus, for example, is on her to-do list). “I will not sign a deal unless it is the right deal for me, and it must be mutually beneficial,” she says. “I know that I can do it without a label, which gives me such empowerment to walk away there.”

She pauses, and smiles. “That’s the key, I think; this year has been empowering for me.”

20 Dec 2022

Xman Xmas: Ed Christman’s Christmas Classics, Deep Cuts & Oddities

Christmas is a time for music and memories. In that spirit, this playlist is an excerpt from Ed Christman‘s yesteryear Xman Xmas mixtapes, compiled circa 1986-1988.

The Xman XmasTape

The Xman XmasTape

Ed Christman

Encompassing well-known classics by Burl Ives and Bobby Helms, long-lost gems (e.g. The Gems’ “Love for Christmas”) and surreal oddities such as Edd “Kookie” Byrnes’ “Yulesville,” here are some Christmas classics to revisit and deep cuts to discover. In particular, Christman, Billboard senior editor/analyst, would like to call your attention to Dean Martin’s reference of Rudolph as “Rudy, the red-beaked reindeer.”

Andy Williams, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

The Crystals, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”

Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt Kickers, “Monster’s Holiday”

The Trashmen, “Dancin’ With Santa”

Bobby Helms, “Jingle Bell Rock”

Chuck Berry, “Run Rudolph Run”

Plan 9, “Merry Christmas”

Elvis Presley, “Blue Christmas”

Al Green, “White Christmas”

Otis Redding, “Merry Christmas Baby”

The Partridge Family, “My Christmas Card to You”

The Cheepskates, “Christmastime With You”

The Wailers, “She’s Comin’ Home”

The Turtles, “Christmas Is My Time of Year”

Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos, “Hooray for Santa Claus”

The Sonics, “Don’t Believe In Christmas”

Brenda Lee, “Papa Noel”

Chris Stamey, “Christmas Time”

The Rockfield Chorale, “Jingle Jangle”

The Galaxies, “Christmas Eve”

Cliff Richard, “Little Town”

Frank Sinatra, “Mistletoe and Holly”

Isaac Hayes, “Mistletoe and Me”

Nat “King” Cole, “The Christmas Song”

Fay Lovsky, “Christmas Was a Friend of Mine”

The Beach Boys, “Little Saint Nick”

Barry Richards, “Baby Sittin’ Santa”

Three Aces and A Joker, “Sleigh Bell Rock”

Jack Scott, “There’s Trouble Brewin’”

Yard Trauma, “Christmas Tyme”

Edd “Kookie” Byrnes, “Yulesville”

Percy Faith & His Orchestra, “Joy to the World”

Burl Ives, “Holly Jolly Christmas”

NRBQ, “Christmas Wish”

Rosemary Clooney, “Suzy Snowflake”

Dean Martin, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”

Stan Freberg, “Nuttin’ for Christmas”

Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, “Jingle Bells”

Louis Armstrong, “‘Zat You Santa Claus?”

Brenda Lee, “I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus”

The Drifters, “White Christmas”

Santo & Johnny, “Twistin’ Bells”

The Tryfles, “Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)”

Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, “Christmas Night In Harlem”

James Brown, “Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto”

Solomon Burke, “Christmas Presents”

The Gems, “Love for Christmas”

Wednesday Week, “Christmas Here”

Darlene Love, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, “Deck the Halls/Bring a Torch”

Alison Moyet, “The Coventry Carol”

Chris de Burgh, “A Spaceman Came Traveling”

Sting, “Gabriel’s Message”

The Supremes, “Born of Mary”

Mike Oldfield, “In Dulce Jubilo”

Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, “The Carol of the Bells”

Glad Singers, “Three Kings”

The Platters, “Jingle Bells Jingle”

Aztec Camera, “Hot Club of Christ”

Crocodile Shop, “December Mourning”

The Ravers, “(It’s Gonna Be A) Punk Rock Christmas”

Nadroj & the Wolrats, “Forget It”

Andy Paley, “Sleigh Ride”

The Ronettes, “Sleigh Ride”

John Lennon & Yoko Ono, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”

Bing Crosby & David Bowie, “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy”

The Kinks, “Father Christmas”

The Turtles, “Santa and the Sidewalk Surfer”

The Fools, “Rockin’ In a Christmas New Year”

Billy Squier, “Christmas Is the Time to Say ‘I Love You’”

Roy Wood, “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday”

The Waitresses, “Christmas Wrapping”

Kurtis Blow, “Christmas Rappin’”

James Brown, “Let’s Make Christmas Mean Something This Year”

Paul McCartney, “Wonderful Christmastime”

Bing Crosby, “Christmas In Killarney”

The Ronettes, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”

Brenda Lee, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”

Elvis Presley, “Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me”

Billy West, “Jingle Bell Rock”

The Royal Guardsmen, “Snoopy’s Christmas”

XTC, “Thanks for Christmas”

Davitt Sigerson, “It’s a Big Country”

Pretenders, “2000 Miles”

Slade, “Merry Xmas Everybody”

The Crystals, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”

Bing Crosby, “White Christmas”

The Dickies, “Silent Night”

Cristina, “Things Fall Apart”

20 Dec 2022

SZA Debuts 20 Songs From ‘SOS’ on Hot 100, Rules Artist 100 for First Time

SZA debuts a whopping 20 songs from her sophomore LP SOS, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Dec. 24), including two in the top 10. The set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking her first leader and sparking her first week atop the Billboard Artist 100 ranking.

SOS arrives at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 318,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Luminate. That’s the seventh-largest one-week total of the year and the second-biggest among R&B albums, after only the first week of Beyonce’s Renaissance (332,000, Aug. 13).

SZA scores her third Billboard 200 entry, after her debut LP Ctrl reached No. 3 in 2017 and EP Z peaked at No. 39 in 2014.

Of the 23 tracks on SOS, 20 debut on the Hot 100, including two in the top 10: “Kill Bill” (No. 3) and “Nobody Gets Me” (No. 10). Meanwhile “Shirt” jumps from No. 62 to No. 18 after reaching No. 11 in November. The two other songs on the album, “I Hate U” and “Good Days,” peaked at Nos. 7 and 9, respectively, in 2021.

Here’s a recap of SZA’s songs on the latest Hot 100 (all of which are debuts except where noted):

Hot 100 Rank, Title

  • No. 3, “Kill Bill”
  • No. 10, “Nobody Gets Me”
  • No. 12, “Blind”
  • No. 18, “Shirt” (up from No. 62; reached No. 11 in November)
  • No. 21, “Love Language”
  • No. 24, “Seek & Destroy”
  • No. 29, “Snooze”
  • No. 30, “Used,” feat. Don Toliver
  • No. 32, “SOS”
  • No. 37, “Special”
  • No. 40, “Ghost in the Machine,” feat. Phoebe Bridgers
  • No. 43, “Gone Girl”
  • No. 44, “Notice Me”
  • No. 52, “Smoking on My Ex Pack”
  • No. 54, “Open Arms,” feat. Travis Scott
  • No. 55, “F2F”
  • No. 58, “Conceited”
  • No. 61, “Far”
  • No. 62, “Too Late”
  • No. 76, “Forgiveless,” feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard

“Kill Bill” and “Nobody Gets Me” earn SZA her sixth and seventh Hot 100 top 10s. She also ups her career totals to 23 top 40 hits and 37 overall entries. She first charted in July 2017 with “Love Galore,” featuring Travis Scott (No. 32 peak).

Among the new album’s featured artists, Phoebe Bridgers notches her first top 40 Hot 100 hit, after reaching No. 43 in 2021 as featured on Taylor Swift’s “Nothing New (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)” and No. 57 in 2020 with Maggie Rogers on their cover of Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris.” Plus, Ol’ Dirty Bastard returns to the Hot 100 for the first time since 2004, adding his eighth solo entry in a history on the chart (he earned two additional chart hits as a member of Wu Tang Clan — “Method Man” in 1993 and “C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)” in 1994).

Meanwhile, SOS spurs SZA’s 42-1 vault on the Artist 100, as she rules as the top musical act in the U.S. for the first time. Also contributing to her reign is Ctrl, which rises 35-28 on the Billboard 200 (23,000 units, up 17%). With 288 weeks to-date, it’s the second-longest-charting R&B album by a woman in the list’s history, after Rihanna’s ANTI (346 weeks and counting).

The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.

20 Dec 2022

Martin Duffy, Primal Scream Keyboardist, Dies at 55

Martin Duffy, the keyboardist for iconic Scottish alt-rock band Primal Scream, has died. He was 55.

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie announced his bandmate’s death in a lengthy social media tribute on Tuesday (Dec. 20), revealing that Duffy had died from a brain injury after falling at his home on Sunday (Dec. 18) in Brighton, England.

“We in Primal Scream are all so sad,” Gillespie wrote on Instagram, noting that he had known Duffy since he was a teenager in the indie band Felt. “He played keyboards on every album of ours from the first to the last. Finally joining the band in 1991. Martin was a very special character. He had a love and understanding of music on a deep spiritual level. Music meant everything to him.”

Duffy was born on May 18, 1967, in Birmingham, England. He joined Felt at the age of 16 in the mid-1980s before the group signed with Creation Records. Duffy was a member of the band until its split in 1989.

During his time in Felt, Duffy also joined recording sessions for Primal Scream’s first two albums, Sonic Flower Groove (1987) and Primal Scream (1989). He was a full-time member of the U.K. rock outfit by the release of its critically acclaimed 1991 album, Screamadelica. Decades later, Duffy contributed to frontman Gillespie’s 2021 collaborative album, Utopian Ashes, with Savages singer Jehnny Beth.

Following the death of The Charlatans‘ founding member Rob Collins in 1996, Duffy stepped in to perform with the veteran groove-rockers when the band supported Oasis at a concert in Knebworth that summer. He also contributed to the Charlatans’ 1997 album, Tellin’ Stories.

“Another tragic loss of a beautiful soul,” Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess wrote on Twitter. “Martin Duffy stepped in to save The Charlatans when we lost Rob – he played with us at Knebworth and was a true friend. He toured with me in my solo band too – he was a pleasure to spend time with. Safe travels Duffy.”

Duffy collaborated with numerous other musicians during his career, including Beth Orton, Chemical Brothers, Paul Weller and Jessie Buckley. He also released a solo album, Assorted Promenades, in 2014.

“Martin was the most musically talented of all of us,” Gillespie wrote. “His style combined elements of country, blues and soul, all of which he had a God given natural feel for. He never played the same thing twice, ever. He was all about ‘the moment’, better have that ‘record’ button on when Duffy was on fire. His timing was unique, funky and ALWAYS behind the beat.”

See Primal Scream’s full tribute below.

20 Dec 2022

Shania Twain Excited About ‘Queen of Me’ Ushering in ‘Renaissance’ Period: ‘I Feel a Renewed Confidence’

Shania Twain‘s been knocked down, several times, but she’s gotten up again. And as she prepares to release her first album in more than five years, Queen of Me (Feb. 3), the queen of country pop is feeling like her old self. After an extended break in the early and mid 2000s due to battles with Lyme disease and dysphonia that nearly robbed the singer of her voice — as well as a break-up with her producer/husband Robert John “Mutt” Lange — Twain told People that she’s found love, and her signature shimmering vocals, again.

“I really found such a wonderful life,” Twain told the magazine about her loving relationship with second husband Frédéric Thiébaud, whom she married after learning that husband of 14 years Lange was having an affair with her close friend, Thiébaud’s ex-wife, Marie-Anne. “It’s like a renaissance period for me. To be experiencing it as a relevant artist still, that’s rewarding,” added the singer who is also preparing to launch a global tour in April 2023. “I feel a renewed confidence. I don’t have anything to prove anymore, and I feel freedom in that.”

Twain, 57, the best-selling female country artist of all time with record sales of more than 100 million worldwide thanks to such indelible hits as “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much” and “You’re Still the One” hasn’t released a full-length album since 2017’s Now. After taking an extended break from music for nearly 15 years due to the devastating effects of Lyme disease on her voice, Twain started re-emerging with her “Let’s Go” Las Vegas residency (Dec. 2019-Sept. 2022) and now the first album since her 1993 debut that was not co-written or produced by ex Lange.

“I may not be able to [sing] forever, but right now I’m just enjoying where I am,” said Twain, who was told by doctors that a 2004 tick bite may have led to the Lyme disease that damaged nerves in her vocal cords. After re-learning how to sing and adding in extensive warm-ups and physical therapy, Twain had open-throat surgery in 2018 to strengthen the damaged nerves and the results are an album People said is a testament to her newfound happiness and comfort.

Described as “upbeat [and] empowering,” Queen of Me began as a project to escape the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also the first part of a slow-rolling return to form that included a pop-up cameo with Harry Styles during his Coachella set in April and a summer Netflix documentary, Not Just a Girl, that shone a light on her history-making career.

“All these years later, I’m still here, almost in a bigger way,” said Twain, “and I’m embracing it.”

20 Dec 2022

Florida Family Seeks Justice After OB-GYN Administers Anesthesia On BBL Patient Who Never Woke Up From Surgery






Florida Family Seeks Justice For 26-Year-Old BBL Patient

























Anaesthetist/Anesthesia

A Florida family is seeking answers after 26-year-old Jaynisha “Jayla” Williams underwent cosmetic surgery for a breast augmentation and a Brazilian butt lift, but never woke up.

According to Florida news station NBC Miami, the surgery took place on October 20, 2021. Williams and her mother Latoshia Leggett traveled to Best U Now cosmetic surgery center in Plantation, Florida. Leggett caught a flight in from California to accompany her daughter for the procedure.

Leggett’s Devastating Day

Leggett waited in the facility lobby as the doctors began working on her daughter.

I was asking every hour, ‘How’s my daughter doing? How are things going?’ and they kept telling me, ‘She’s OK. Everything is fine.’

As time passed, Leggett noticed other patients leaving the facility. But her daughter never appeared.

Then she heard an ambulance arrive.

The ambulance pulled up. That’s when I said, ‘Excuse me, can somebody tell me what’s going on?’

William’s body was then rolled out of the facility by staffers, who then informed the mother of her daughter’s passing.

They politely grabbed me and said, ‘Your daughter is dead.’

Astonishing Revelations Have Been Made Since Williams’ Death

According to the local news station, a report from The Broward Medical Examiner’s Office notes that the cosmetic procedure was “completed.” However, Williams “never awoke from the anesthesia.” Williams’ cause of death has been listed as “undetermined.”

The Florida Health Department has filed administrative complaints against Best U Now. The complaint also includes the surgery center licensed as Serenity Capital Investments LLC, Dr. John Edward Nees, the designated physician for the facility.

Reports have also revealed that an OBGYN, named Dr. Millicent Muir, administered the fatal anesthesia to Williams. According to Atlanta Black Star, Muir was “restricted” from the practice for an “unrelated complaint.”

In the state of Florida, surgeons are required to utilize a “qualified anesthesia provider” to administer anesthesia. Qualified professionals include an anesthesiologist or certified registered nurse anesthetist, to administer anesthesia, as reported by NBC 6.

The Florida Health Department is asking for the center’s registration to be suspended or revoked. And for Dr. John Edward Nees to also be penalized. As for Dr. Millicent Muir, she agreed to interview with NBC 6. But the outlet reported that she provided them with the wrong phone number.

The Aftermath Affecting Williams’ Family

According to the outlet, no one from Best U Now has reached out to the family since Williams’ death. The 26-year-old mother leaves behind two children, ages 5 and 2.

Leggett shared that the children don’t quite understand what has happened to their mother.

It’s hard. They ask if they can go to heaven to see their mom. They don’t understand.



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20 Dec 2022

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Sing a Romantic Duet at a Holiday Party

‘Tis the season of Bennifer. This year, celebrating their first ever Christmas as husband and wife, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez threw a huge Hollywood holiday bash Saturday (Dec. 17), at which they treated guests to a romantic duet of John Legend’s “By Christmas Eve.”

The adorable moment, captured on video by one of the partygoers, begins with the Gone Girl actor going at the song solo — and earning laughs from his guests when he, struggling slightly to keep up, instructs an accompanying pianist to “go slow.” That’s when J. Lo, dazzling in a sparkly dress, joins in.

“Make a wish, close your eyes and believe,” the pair sings into the same microphone, the final lines of Legend’s A Legendary Christmas track. “I’ll be home, home, home, home, home by Christmas Eve.”

Afterward, the Marry Me actress wraps Affleck in a tight hug and kisses him. In another video taken of the moment, she’s seen telling the other guests: “That’s my baby’s favorite Christmas song.”

A third video reveals that a group singalong of “Jingle Bells” also went down. And, per E! News, Lopez also sang her own hit song “On the Floor” as guests helped themselves to pizza, hot cocoa and a gingerbread replica of the couple’s house.

Everyone from Kim Kardashian to Billie Eilish to Doja Cat was in attendance at Bennifer’s big bash, according to People.

Affleck and Lopez’s first Christmas party as married couple has been long in the making. The two were originally engaged in 2002 before breaking up in 2004, only to get back together in 2021. They tied the knot in July of this year, and had a second wedding ceremony in Georgia the next month.