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The Weeknd lost his voice during a concert in Los Angeles and abruptly ended his show. in Los Angeles on Saturday night (9-3).

It happened while in the middle of belting out his single "Can't Feel My Face." When he realized he couldn't get the words out, he ran off the stage mid-performance.

After some moments of confusion, he came back out and took the microphone to apologize to the audience.

He said, "I don't know what just happened…but I just lost my voice. You know how much this kills me, I'm sorry."

He explained that he didn't want to stop the show, but he had no choice, he promised the audience they would get their money back.

He later went online to post apologies again and said the show would be rescheduled.

It is unclear if his vocal issue will affect any other dates. His tour was previously postponed twice due to the pandemic.

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• The Weeknd lost his voice during a concert in Los Angeles and abruptly ended his show. in Los Angeles on Saturday night (9-3).
• After some moments of confusion, he came back out and took the microphone to apologize to the audience and said the show would be rescheduled.

Over the weekend, Adele won an Emmy Award for her show that aired in November, called Adele: One Night Only. The concert included a sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey.

When added to her multiple Grammy and Oscar wins, the three categories make her an EGO winner.

Once the award was dropped off at her house, she went online and posted a few photos with it. She expressed her gratitude to those who voted for her, then joked and said that - she officially has an "EGO."

She wrote: "Bloody hell I'm pleased as punch!"

Adele has 15 Grammys and an Oscar, so she now needs a Tony to reach the status of EGOT — a winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, four of the major American entertainment awards.

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• Over the weekend, Adele won an Emmy Award for her show that aired in November called Adele: One Night Only.
• Adele has 15 Grammys and an Oscar, so she now needs a Tony to reach the status of EGOT

Charlie Puth has dropped a new breakup song called "Smells Like Me." In the song, he mourns a broken relationship but hopes that his lovers jacket still smells like him.

On Twitter, Puth revealed that the single was inspired by a real-life relationship. "Thank you to the person that inspired this song. I never thought pain could morph itself into musical closure."

This marks the fourth single from his upcoming third studio album, CHARLIE, due October 7.

So far, a few of his accomplishments include eight multi-platinum singles, four Grammy nominations, and three Billboard Music Awards.

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• Charlie Puth has dropped a new breakup song called "Smells Like Me."

Lorde took home the top honor at the Rolling Stone New Zealand Awards. The singer and songwriter scooped the Global award in her hometown, beating out a shortlist that included Benee, Six60, L.A.B, Broods, and Crowded House.

The global award is judged by Rolling Stone's international editors. It's hard to find an award that Lorde hasn't won, but until now, this was one of the few missing from her trophy cabinet.

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Ciara and husband Russell Wilson were among several celebs spotted at the U.S. Open on Sept. 2, cheering on Serena Williams. They were guests, sitting in Serena's box in Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. Along with other fans, including a slew of fellow celebs, the couple cheered on the tennis star as she faced off against Ajla Tomljanovic but lost the match. Ciara later tweeted to her friend and thanked her for her inspiration.

Rihanna jumped in to help a New York City restaurant staff clean up after a girls night out. The group had asked them to stay open past closing time and she decided to return the favor. A source told Page Six that she arrived at the caviar bar with a group of six girlfriends and were there until 2 a.m.

Ariana Grande is gearing up for what is expected to be a role of a lifetime. She took to Instagram to share her excitement by posting several photos, one that teased her upcoming role in Wicked.

She will play Glinda in the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning stage musical. The characters are based on the book from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which was turned into a movie in 1939.

Late last year, Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who will star as Elphaba were officially announced as the co-leaders of the new films. There will be two separate releases, the first is expected to be out for the Christmas season of 2024.

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Ed Sheeran, who has five number one albums and 10 number one singles so far, says he wants to emulate the success of Coldplay.

He said, "My next milestone is... Coldplay have done 20 years, so I would love to get to 20 years in my career. I feel like that's an achievable milestone."

In the recent interview with The Sun, he also said he would like to bow out at the top of his game.

He stated: "I'm very young in my career compared to someone like U2 or Coldplay, but U2 and Coldplay are two acts I look at avidly."

He went on to praise both U2 and Coldplay for their glittering careers that now grant them the ability to perform sold out arena tours filled with hits.

Sheeran first burst onto the music scene in 2011, meaning he hopes to hit his goal in the next 9 years.

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• Ed Sheeran, who has five number one albums and 10 number one singles so far, says he wants to emulate the success of Coldplay.
• He said, "U2 and Coldplay are two acts I look at avidly."

Little by little Taylor Swift has been releasing information about her next album, titled Midnights and has now revealed a trilogy of limited edition covers.

On her Instagram, you see her step into the camera's view holding 3 albums to show off what they look like. The unique various colored vinyl versions will be available to order for one week only, now through September 7.

She has described the music as the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout her life.

The regular version of the new project will be officially released on October 21.

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• Her next album, titled Midnights will have limited edition covers available to buy for
• The regular version of the new project will be officially released on October 21.

Adele revealed that she slipped a disc after a prank by her 9-year-old son, Angelo. She's had a bad back since she was a teen.

In an ELLE magazine cover story she revealed how she slipped her L6 in January of 2021. Her son was playing and jumped out to scare her as she came out of the bathroom. Obviously she's healed since then, but hadn't talked about it publicly.

She was also asked about her son's taste in music and said he's totally obsessed with Billie Eilish.

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• Adele revealed that she slipped a disc after a prank by her 9-year-old son,
• Last year, he was playing and jumped out to scare her as she came out of the bathroom.

Ed Sheeran is collaborating on a new song with death metal band, Cradle of Filth.

The idea for the collaboration came about last year when Sheeran mentioned hopes of one day writing a heavy metal album. He grew up on music from Cradle of Filth and Slipknot.

They started collaborating about the time Sheeran's wife had a baby and then the project took a back seat to his heavy tour schedule.

Cradle of Filth says they're in touch with him often and he assures them, it's going to happen.

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• Ed Sheeran is collaborating on a new song with death metal band, Cradle of Filth.
• They started collaborating about the time Sheeran's wife had a baby and then the project took a back seat to his heavy tour schedule.

For the first time ever, BLACKPINK can now boast of a top 10 on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart. Their new single, "Pink Venom" launched at #9. The South Korean group is also, for the first time, celebrating a #1 on the Billboard Global chart.

Gloria Estefan is now a Barbie doll. Mattel launched the sales on September 1, which was her 65^th birthday. In an interview with People.com, Estefan described herself as "overjoyed." She said, "I've gotten every award that you could possibly imagine. But somehow this was so incredibly special for me, maybe because I played with Barbie since I was a kid." The announcement comes just ahead of Hispanic Heritage Month. Estefan is known for the celebration of her Cuban roots in her music and says it's always important to embrace where you're from. The Gloria Estefan Barbie sells for $50.

Nickelback is set to release a new single called "San Quentin" next week. They've already shot a music video that included hundreds of fans in attendance.

Guitarist, Ryan Peak commented that after some time off, it felt a bit strange just getting back in the swing of things, but said it was "awesome."

This marks the band's first single from their upcoming album which hasn't been given a release date. The video should be out by mid-month and the single will officially be released on September 7^th.

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• Nickelback will release a single called "San Quentin" on September 7^th.
• The video should be out by mid-month.

Lil Nas X jokingly denied that he's a nice guy. When a fan shared on Reddit that she met him at the MTV Video Music Awards. She had gotten off on the wrong floor of an elevator and spotted him and jumped at the chance to introduce herself. She described him as posed and so nice and even made suggestions for their selfie's, which they took several of.

She wrote: I'm an unpaid intern and meet a lot of a–holes in this industry. It was really nice to meet someone I admire and find out they're a genuinely nice person."

After seeing the post, Lil Nas jokingly replied "This is not true. i am very mean in person. i once slapped a fan for singing the lyrics to industry baby wrong."

Later that evening he and Jack Harlow won three VMA's for "Industry Baby."

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Megan Thee Stallion has gone viral with possibly her most revealing twerk video yet.

During a live performance, a London fan threw their already recording phone on stage and the Houston rapper gifted him with a unique point-of-view. The camera shot straight up her legs into her crotch as she twerked.

After seeing it online, she re-posted it herself. One fan wrote: "If only it was my phone!"

Megan Thee Stallion most recent album, Traumazine debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart and is her 5^th consecutive Top 10 album.

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• Megan Thee Stallion has gone viral with possibly her most revealing twerk video yet.
• The camera shot straight up her legs into her crotch as she twerked.

Drake and NBA superstar LeBron James are among a group of investors looking to purchase Italian soccer team, A.C. Milan.

According to the Financial Times, a deal for the prized Serie A team is approximately $1.2 billion.

Drake is expected to be a passive investor, as are the rest of his high-profile teammates in on the deal. A formal announcement for the contract is expected as at any moment.

TL;DR:

• Drake and NBA superstar LeBron James are among a group of investors looking to purchase Italian soccer team, A.C. Milan.
• Official announcement soon.

At her concert in Washington D.C., you could hear the audience gasp with laughter when Lorde told them that she had been swimming in the Potomac River earlier in the day. Even with the US Clean Water Act, the Potomac is famously filthy.

In videos posted online, from her August 29th concert, Lorde said that she loved to swim in cities where she was playing. It makes her feel like she knows the people better.

After the show, she was briefed on the history of the iconic river and told fans "Now I know why you all were laughing," she said. "I'm happy to be a DC meme, you know."

Lorde is on a short touring break and will be back on the road in mid-September.

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• At her concert in Washington D.C., you could hear the audience gasp with laughter when Lorde told them that she had been swimming in the famously filthy Potomac River.

In the U.K. the latest album from Muse, Will of the People is outselling the rest of the Top 10 combined. Reported in Billboard, the numbers come mid-week, but it's likely that when all is added up, the trio will have their seventh U.K. #1 album.

Although NFT may be difficult to understand, Muse is set to become the territory's first-ever leader using NFT technology.

Will of the People is the band's ninth studio album.

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Kesha is "more than eager" to face Dr. Luke in court.

According to Rolling Stone, the singer claims Dr. Luke is attempting to postpone their February 2023 defamation trial in New York by rejecting her repeated attempts to speed up her pre-trial appeals.

In a letter to a New York judge filed Tuesday (August 30th) and obtained by the outlet, Kesha and her lawyers argue that there is no way the upcoming trial can proceed until her two pending appeals are resolved.

Kesha and her lawyer say November is likely the last argument session that would allow the Court of Appeals to decide the issues before a February trial. The "Tik Tok" singer's lawyer says she "continues to hope" the court will grant it.

The two have been battling it out in court since 2014 with Dr. Luke pursuing Kesha with the claim that she has smeared him with false rape allegations.

RM unveiled the creative process behind his forthcoming book of photography in a YouTube clip posted to the official BANGTANTV YouTube account Tuesday (August 30th).

The recording shows the BTS leader choosing photos of himself for Me, Myself, and RM ‘Entirety'.

The rapper and singer said he has "pretty high standards," and added, "I have a certain image of myself and I wanted to visualize that through photos I tried hard to show the natural, true side of me. Simple and candid."

SOURCES SAY TAYLOR SWIFT IS EXPECTED TO HOST 'SNL': Sources say Lorne Michaels would love to see Taylor Swift host an episode of Saturday Night Live this season. Insiders close to the production told The Blast, "Billy Eichner would be a big get because he has a big movie coming out this fall and he is hilarious, and they are going to ask Taylor Swift to host and be a musical guest if they haven't already and last but not least they want someone from the new Black Panther film to host as well." Swift has already served as the show's musical guest five times with her most recent appearance taking place last November.

BRITNEY SPEARS' EX-FIANCE CONFIRMS SEXUALITY: Britney Spears' ex-fiance, Jason Trawick, is not gay -despite a recent Instagram post to the contrary. Trawick, who was once a co-conservator of Spears, recently posted an IG Story that read, "At my boyfriends apartment Out and proud Finally living my true self This is me people." He told TMZ Tuesday (August 30th), "Ha no, it wasn't me – this is what happens when you leave your phone unlocked and unattended at brunch with a gay guy friend that thinks he's being funny and cute. I am not gay."

Usher appears to be thrilled that he's the first celebrity to be spotlighted on Behind the Memes. It's a new content series that's a twist on the popular Behind the Tweets. It highlights viral memes trending on the platform from the originators themselves.

The series has already launched and Usher said he was blown away and shocked when he heard that he was going viral.

TL;DR:

• Usher appears to be thrilled that he's the first celebrity to be spotlighted on Behind the Memes.
• It's a new content series that's a twist on the popular Behind the Tweets.