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Last night (7-27) Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and clothing designer, Chloe Mendel held an event to benefit the Highland Park Community Foundation. The Illinois town was where dozens of people were injured and seven were killed during this year's July 4^th parade.

Corgan told Billboard, "The only reason we weren't there was that Chloe was on a plane, and our business was closed."

The two long-time partners created the Together and Together Again benefit concert that livestreamed last night (7-27) and encouraged viewers worldwide to donate.

The event, which was held at their clothing store, included a variety of special guests that included Pumpkins drummer, Jimmy Chamberlin as well as Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, jazz saxophonist, Frank Catalano, and singer Billy Swan.

The performance is available to view on YouTube and donations are still being accepted.

Corgan has lived in Highland Park for about 20 years and is very involved with the community.

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Ozzy Osbourne made his SDCC debut last Friday (July 22nd), setting a record for the larest signing of the year on the convention room floor. In addition, Ozzy also released "Degradation Rules," the second single on his upcoming album Patient Number 9.

The song marks the first time that Black Sabbath co-founder and guitarist Tony Iommi appears on an Ozzy solo album. Revolver noted that the single--written by Ozzy with Andrew Watt, Robert Trujillo and Chad Smith--features "Iommi's signature heavy riffery and even some wailing harmonica by Ozzy hearkening back to classic Sabbath."

Patient Number 9 is due out on September 9th.

Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X lead this year's Video Music Award nominations with seven nods a piece.

MTV also announced Tuesday (July 26th) that Doja Cat and Harry Styles each picked up six nominations. Additionally, Madonna, who reigns at the most awarded artists in MTV history with 20 wins, has become the only artist to be nominated in each of the VMAs five decades (1980s-2020s), as she earns her 69th nomination for "MADAME X."

The 2022 VMAs will return to celebrate the biggest names in music on Sunday, August 28th at 8PM ET/PT.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2022 NOMINEES:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®
Doja Cat – "Woman" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy" – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – "Shivers" – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – "As It Was" – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY" – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – "brutal" – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Drake – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records

SONG OF THE YEAR
Adele – "Easy On Me" – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever" – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – "Woman" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Elton John & Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" – EMI / Interscope Records
Lizzo – "About Damn Time" – Atlantic Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – "STAY" – Columbia Records

BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by EXTRA® Gum
Baby Keem – Columbia Records
Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records
GAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records
Måneskin – Arista Records

SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2021: Griff – "One Night" – Warner Records
October 2021: Remi Wolf – "Sexy Villain" – Island Records
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – "i hope ur miserable until ur dead" – Warner Records
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – "Rock With You" – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records
January 2021: Mae Muller – "Better Days" – Capitol Records UK
February 2022: GAYLE – "abcdefu" – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
March 2022: Sheneesa – "R U That" – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records
April 2022: Omar Apollo – "Tamagotchi" – Warner Records
May 2022: Wet Leg – "Chaise Longue" – Domino Recording Company
June 2022: Muni Long – "Baby Boo" – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording
July 2022: Doechii – "Persuasive" – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records

BEST COLLABORATION
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy" – OVO/Republic
Elton John & Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" – EMI / Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY" – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie" – 300 Entertainment
Post Malone & The Weeknd – "One Right Now" – Mercury Records / Republic Records
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – "LA FAMA" – Columbia Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – "STAY" – Columbia Records

BEST POP
Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever" – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – "Woman" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran – "Shivers" – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – "As It Was" – Columbia Records
Lizzo – "About Damn Time" – Atlantic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – "traitor" – Geffen Records

BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – "From The D 2 The LBC" – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Future ft. Drake, Tems – "WAIT FOR U" – Freebandz / Epic Records
Kendrick Lamar – "N95" – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – "Big Energy" – Streamcut / RCA Records
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – "Do We Have A Problem?" – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records
Pusha T – "Diet Coke" – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam

BEST ROCK
Foo Fighters – "Love Dies Young" – RCA Records
Jack White – "Taking Me Back" – Third Man Records
Muse – "Won't Stand Down" – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Black Summer" – Warner Records
Shinedown – "Planet Zero" – Elektra Music Group
Three Days Grace – "So Called Life" – RCA Records

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear - "Love It When You Hate Me" - Elektra Music Group / DTA Records
Imagine Dragons x JID – "Enemy" – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – "emo girl" – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
Måneskin – "I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE" – Arista Records

Panic! At The Disco – "Viva Las Vengeance" – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Twenty One Pilots – "Saturday" – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – "G R O W" – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records

BEST LATIN
Anitta – "Envolver" – Warner Records
Bad Bunny – "Tití Me Preguntó" – Rimas Entertainment

Becky G X KAROL G – "MAMIII" – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records

Daddy Yankee – "REMIX" – Republic Records
Farruko – "Pepas" – Sony Music US Latin
J Balvin & Skrillex – "In Da Getto" – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK

BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – "City of Gods (Part II)" – AKW
Chlöe – "Have Mercy" – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records

H.E.R. – "For Anyone" – RCA Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – "Wild Side" – Keep Cool/RCA Records
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – "No Love (Extended Version)" – LVRN / Interscope Records
The Weeknd – "Out Of Time" – XO / Republic Records

BEST K-POP
BTS – "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
ITZY – "LOCO" – JYP Entertainment
LISA – "LALISA" – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
SEVENTEEN – "HOT" – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Stray Kids – "MANIAC" – JYP Entertainment
TWICE – "The Feels" – JYP Entertainment

VIDEO FOR GOOD
Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5" – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – "P*ssy" – Streamcut / RCA Records
Lizzo – "About Damn Time" – Atlantic Records
Rina Sawayama – "This Hell" – Dirty Hit
Stromae – "Fils de joie" – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records

BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group

BEST LONGFORM VIDEO
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Foo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA Records
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Madonna – Madame X - Interscope Records
Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "family ties" – Columbia Records
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – "Bam Bam" – Epic Records
Harry Styles – "As It Was" – Columbia Records
Kendrick Lamar – "N95" – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – "Wild Side" – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records

BEST DIRECTION
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "family ties" – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever" – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ed Sheeran – "Shivers" – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – "As It Was" – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY" – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records

BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele – "Oh My God" – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – "Get Into It (Yuh)" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy" – OVO / Republic Records
Kacey Musgraves – "simple times" – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY" – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie" – 300 Entertainment

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever" – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay X BTS – "My Universe" – Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5" – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY" – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie" – 300 Entertainment
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – "STAY" – Columbia Records

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS – "Permission to Dance" – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records
Doja Cat – "Woman" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – "Tears In The Club" – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – "As It Was" – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY" – Columbia Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – "Wild Side" – Keep Cool / RCA Records

BEST EDITING
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "family ties" – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – "Get Into It (Yuh)" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Olivia Rodrigo – "brutal" – Geffen Records
ROSALÍA – "SAOKO" – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
The Weeknd – "Take My Breath" – XO / Republic Records

Britney Spears' attorney has double down on his assertion that the pop star will not sit for any depositions.

TMZ reports that Mathew Rosengart filed legal documents saying that he has no reason to call Britney as a witness during the ongoing legal battle against her father, Jamie Spears.

Jamie has previously asked the judge to order Britney to sit for a deposition, arguing she has made numerous claims against him in court and on social media and some of these allegations go to his performance as a conservator.

John Mayer announced Tuesday (July 26th) that he will be holding a trio of benefit concerts to raise fun for his fellow Montanans impacted by the historic flooding of the Yellowstone River last month.

The Rise For the River shows will feature him teaming up with his Dead and Company bandmate guitarist/singer Bob Weir on Aug. 8th, followed by a gig with comedian Dave Chappelle, on Aug. 14th. Mayer will finish the run out with a solo show on Aug. 21st.

All three shows will take place at Pine Creek Lodge in Livingston, Montana with proceeds to benefit the SW MT Flood Relief Fund.

Selena Gomez ran in her 30th birthday with a "formal" party for 50 guests at a private home.

An insider told E! News, "Everyone was in gowns and dressed up. There were red roses lining the entry way and throughout the party."

According to the source there was even a photo booth by the Collective You and a cake that paid homage to Gomez's childhood role on Barney & Friends.

Lawyers for Sam Smith and Normani are calling a copyright lawsuit claiming the stars ripped off an earlier song with their 2019 hit "Dancing With a Stranger," "rambling" and nonsensical."

According to Billboard, this is their first response to a lawsuit filed in March claiming the duo copied the hit from a 2015 song of the same name.

The attorneys, hailing from the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, have asked that the case be dismissed, claiming that any similarities between the two tracks are common musical tropes.

Drake has responded to criticism that he took a 14 minute plane ride via a private jet -- which resulted in a huge amount of CO2 emissions being created.

According to Twitter account CelebJets, the Canadian rapper flew his private Boeing 767, dubbed "Air Drake," from Toronto Pearson Airport to Hamilton International Airport on July 18th. The 38-mile flight lasted approximately 14 minutes and cost roughly $2,729 worth of fuel.

He wrote via Instagram, "This is just them moving planes to whatever airport they are being stored at, for anyone who was interested in the logistics." He added, "Nobody takes that flight."

Earlier this month, Kylie Jenner was also dragged after taking a flight that lasted just 17 minutes. One person on social media called her out for her "absolute disregard for the planet" and for being a "full time climate criminal." However, it also appears that her plane was being parked.

Other celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, and Tom Cruise have also been criticized for taking brief flights.

Adele's Las Vegas residency is back on and it's bigger than ever.

The singer announced Monday (July 25th) morning that she will perform Weekends with Adele at Caesars Palace Colosseum from November 18th, 2022 to March 25th, 2023.

The residency, which was originally supposed to last for 24 dates is now scheduled to include 32 performances.

She captioned the promo shot shared to her Instagram with, "Words can't explain how ecstatic I am to finally be able to announce these rescheduled shows. I truly was heartbroken to have to cancel them. But after what feels like an eternity of figuring out logistics for the show that I really want to deliver, and knowing it can happen, I'm more excited than ever!

"Now I know for some of you it was a horrible decision on my part, and I will always be sorry for that, but I promise you it was the right one. To be with you in such an intimate space every week has been what I've most been looking forward to and I'm going to give you the absolute best of me."

In January, Adele abruptly postponed the her Las Vegas engagement the day before it was supposed to start.

She cited Covid and supply chain issues for her reasoning, but it was later revealed, it was canceled due to creative issues.

Britney Spears is working with Elton John to make her much-anticipated comeback.

Page Six reports that the embattled pop star secretly recorded a duet with John of his song, "Tiny Dancer" in Beverly Hills last week.

A music industry insider said the recording session was produced by Andrew Watt and added, "This was Elton's idea, and Britney is a huge fan. They have recorded a remix of ‘Tiny Dancer' as a full duet — and it is incredible."

According to the source, the track is set to be released by Universal Music next month.

Two lucky BTS fans will get the chance to stay at the South Korean property where the group filmed season two of BTS In The Soop.

Billboard reports that the estate will be available on Airbnb for the first time next month. However, the booking will only be available for one fan and their guest.

Guests can request to book this stay for just $7 on Monday, August 1st at 10 p.m. ET.

Billie Eilish recently revealed that recording studios give her anxiety.

The singer told Apple Music's New Music Daily, "I don't like the vibe of studios, I really have never liked the vibe of studios. There's no windows, it smells like weed, like…There's other artists there, you bump into them, you look stupid and then you're embarrassed that they saw you look stupid.

"I don't know. It freaks me out. It, like, truly gives me social anxiety to be in a studio…Yeah, no, it's not my gig. I don't enjoy it."

Instead, she says she prefers to record solely with her brother and collaborator Finneas.

Macklemore recently celebrated two years of sobriety.

The rapper said in a TikTok video posted Sunday (July 24th), "I relapsed during the first summer of Covid. Today I have 694 days clean."

He revealed on Dax Shepard's The Armchair Podcast last year that he struggled to stay sober when his 12-step program meetings went virtual.

Britney Spears made a rare public appearance in Los Angeles this week at the San Vincente Bungalows members only club.

The pop star showed up with her husband, Sam Asghari and agent, Cade Hudson. An insider told Page Six, "It was weird…Everyone stopped talking as Britney walked in and through the crowd to her table."

According to the source, she was seated near Monica Lewinski who was dining with American Crime Story: Impeachment star, Sarah Paulson.

Selena Gomez's recent breakup was exposed by her grandmother during a TikTok makeup tutorial Thursday (July 21st).

During the video, the singer is seen applying lip liner when her nana asked her off-camera, "So, how did you end it with that guy."

Gomez froze before replying, "Uh … I'll tell you in a second."

Fans who didn't even know about the secret relationship commented on the video with surprise, including one user who wrote, "We're going to need a part 2 where you tell us too."

BLACKPINK announced Sunday (July 24th) they will release the music video for their Pubg Mobile special track "Ready For Love" this Friday, July 29th.

The song, which originally made its debut during the group's 2020 Light Up the Sky Netflix film, was recently featured in The Virtual, PUBG' Mobile's first ever in-game concert.

Selena Gomez recently rang in her 30th birthday with best friend, Taylor Swift. The Only Murders in the Building star shared two photos of herself with Swift on Instagram Friday (July 22nd), with the caption, "30, nerdy and worthy."

Swift was also spotted performing with Haim during their London show Thursday (July 21st).

A TikTok posted by the "Cardigan" singer shows her copying the sisters' look, wearing black leather pants and a black bra. In a separate Instagram post, Haim wrote, "thank u SO MUCH to our fourth sister @taylorswift for joining us on stage for our sold out show at the O2 arena!!!!"

Social media is dragging Drake over posting a photo of a woman onto his social media. The rapper -- who is currently vacationing in St. Tropez, posted a photo of a white woman in his IG stories, along with the caption, "Tried to airdrop this woman a pic of herself cause she's a dime."

One person said via Reddit, "I haven't seen anyone talking about this. This is so unbelievably creepy (Drake posted this on his IG story)." Another person wrote, "Yes she's beautiful but he could have kept that to himself or been a normal person and struck up a conversation instead of posting this to his Instagram where he has MILLIONS of followers who are now gonna chime in on their opinion of her. If that were me I would not be ok with that, regardless of the fact that it's a ‘compliment.'"

Kane Brown has released his new single called "Grand," which he recently referred to on social media as "pop single." He co-wrote the song with pop artist and producer Mike Posner, among others. It will be included on Kane's upcoming third studio album, Different Man, due out on September 9th. The song's official music video is set to premiere tomorrow (Tuesday, July 26th) at 9 p.m. ET.

Of the song, Kane tells us: "This song is basically just about how life is grand. For me it's talking about what I'm doing musically, being able to be on the road with my family and just being you know, super happy about life."

Different Man will feature a total of 17 songs, including his current Top Five hit single "Like I Love Country Music."

This fall, Kane will launch his international Drunk or Dreaming Tour, which will include his first touring dates to Australia and New Zealand as well as his return to Canada and Europe. The tour will kick off September 17th in Melbourne, Australia before continuing throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK and Europe.

According to RadarOnline, Marilyn Manson has hired Blair Berk, a female attorney who represented Harvey Weinsten and Mel Gibson to fight ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood.

As previously reported, Manson sued Wood, accusing her of fabricating abuse claims. Wood revealed that she was abused by an unnamed ex for years but named Manson in 2021. Manson has claimed that she lied and is trying to ruin him. He also revealed that he believes Wod worked with her significant other to reach out to his other exes to convince them to speak out against him. The suit said Wood even wrote a letter where she posed as an FBI agent.

Manson and Wood dated from 2007-2010.

Billie Eilish surprised everyone on Twitter yesterday afternoon (7-21) by dropping 2 new songs, "TV" and one called "The 30^th."

Both songs are mellow, acoustic tracks about heartbreak.

Eilish wrote online: "These songs mean so, so much to me. I'm happy for them to be yours."

She's calling the collection… Guitar Songs. ."

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• Billie Eilish dropped 2 new songs, "TV" and one called "The 30^th."
• Both songs are mellow, acoustic tracks about heartbreak.
• She's calling the collection… Guitar Songs.

The new movie, My Policeman, starring Harry Styles will world premiere at this year's Toronto Film Festival.

The romantic drama is about three people caught up in the shifting tides of history, liberty and forgiveness. Styles plays Tom Burgess, a policeman in 1950s Brighton who marries a school teacher while engaging in a gay relationship. Emma Corrin plays his wife and David Dawson is his lover.

The festival, slated for September, is in its 47^th year, and after two years of pandemic disruption, it returns to full throttle with open theatres and red carpet interviews.

My Policeman arrives in U.S. and U.K. theaters on Oct. 21 and will be available on Prime Video globally Nov. 4.

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Here's an update, the man who dognapped Lady Gaga's dogs and assaulted her dog walker was accidently let out of jail in April and now there's a reward for his capture.

The Washington Post reports that James Howard Jackson, who was arrested last year was released due to a clerical error and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has requested the help of the U.S. Marshals Service to track him down.

They are offering a $5,000 reward for information related to his whereabouts.

When it first happened, her dog walker was admitted to the hospital with a gunshot wound, but survived and her dogs were returned to her two days later.

Lady Gaga has not commented on the reward situation.

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• The man who dognapped Lady Gaga's dogs and assaulted her dog walker was accidently let out of jail in April.
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has requested the help of the U.S. Marshals Service to track him down.
• Lady Gaga has not commented on the reward situation.