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CHARLIE PUTH RELEASES ACOUSTIC VERSION OF LIGHT SWITCH: Charlie Puth has released an acoustic version of "Light Switch" from his forthcoming album Charlie. The Grammy Award winner's song hit #1 on the iTunes Pop Chart upon release, and this week remained on Billboard's Top Triller U.S. chart at No. 1.

ALESSO & KATE PERRY RELEASE NEW MIX: Alesso and Katy Perry released a new version of their collaboration "When I'm Gone," a high-energy remix.

Justin Bieber has announced his Justice in Action initiative to coincide with his Justice World Tour.

In hopes of encouraging his fans to participate, he wants to raise awareness about criminal justice reform, climate action, and voter registration.

To make that happen, his tour is pairing with a number of social justice organizations for every concert.

The 90-date, global run, that includes 20 countries on five continents, kicks off tonight (Feb. 18) in San Diego.

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Last week, Selena Gomez shared a photo of her and Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin on the set of their new video. And now, both have followed up with a behind-the-scenes clip of "Let Somebody Go."

It's a look at how they filmed the scene where they are both hanging from wires and flying across the studio. In what is otherwise a serious video, you get to see them sharing a good laugh and an embrace at the end.

The song is from Coldplay's album, Music of The Spheres, released last fall.

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• Selena Gomez and Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin shared a clip of "Let Somebody Go."
• Shows how they filmed the scene where they are both hanging from wires and flying across the studio.
• The song is from Coldplay's album, Music of The Spheres.

KIM KARDASHIAN UNFOLLOWS KANYE WEST

Kim Kardashian has unfollowed her estranged husband Kanye West after he attacked her boyfriend Pete Davidson. Ye posted a screenshot of Pete on SNL wearing a red "Make Kane 2006 again" hat. Kanye captioned the photo, "HI SKETE YOU GOT ANYMORE MENTAL HEALTH JOKES FOR ME?" Kanye later deleted the post.

He also reposted a video of Pete's 2018 "Weekend Update" segment in which he criticized Ye's MAGA rant. He captioned the video, "This boy thought he could get away with performing this sketch for the team that wrote this for him. This is not harassment This is payback."

Meanwhile, Kim's family and friends are said to be "excited to see her genuinely happy" with Pete Davidson. A source told People, "Everyone around her is just happy she's happy," the source says.

'DONDA 2' WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON ANY STREAMING PLATFORM

In other news, Kanye has announced that Donda 2 will not be on any streaming service. He wrote via Instagram, "Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player. Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube. Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes. It's time to free music from this oppressive system. It's time to take control and build our own. Go to stemplayer.com now to order."

When Olivia Rodrigo was recording her debut album, Sour, there was a camera there with her for every moment. That footage is now a documentary for Disney+.

According to the press release, Rodrigo will take viewers on a road trip from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles while recounting how she made her Grammy-nominated record. The in depth film shares how she felt about the process along the way, as she shares intimate stories and never-before-seen footage.

The film, Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U (a Sour film) will debut on Disney+ on March 25.

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Congress has invited Britney Spears to testify about the harsh conditions of her conservatorship. They would like for her to describe in her own words, how she achieved justice.

Posting about the invitation letter she received, Spears said that it made her feel like she was being heard for the first time in her life.

Congress hopes to learn more about her experience, so that others won't have to go through it the same way.

Spears did not say whether or not she plans to go to Washington, but did express how grateful she was to be acknowledged.

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• Congress has invited Britney Spears to testify about her conservatorship.
• Spears did not say whether or not she plans to go to Washington.

Justin Timberlake's music video for his 2013 hit, "Mirrors" has surpassed one billion views on YouTube. To date, it's his second-longest running hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Can't Stop the Feeling" is #1 and also has over a billion views. "Mirrors" peaked at #2 on the all-genre chart in 2013, where it spent a total of 42 weeks.

Ed Sheeran and Bring Me The Horizon opened last week's BRIT Awards with a version of "Bad Habits." Their collaboration on the hit song is now available online. Sheeran's original version was released last year and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.

BTS member J-Hope is celebrating his birthday today (Feb 18), but an online party has been in full-swing all week. The band's dedicated fans have been making donations in his name, creating original works of art, erecting billboards, and carving up ice sculptures in his honor. J-Hope is now 28.

Ed Sheeran has dropped a two-minute, behind-the-scenes video for his song with Taylor Swift.

The stars of the video are the same kids who starred in their 2013 project and first collaboration, "Everything Has Changed." Back then, the actors were elementary school kids, now they're college freshmen and still look eerily like Sheeran and Swift.

In the sneak video, you'll see candid shots of the actors from different angles, and the crew working to make it all happen.

The song for the video, "The Joker and The Queen," was released earlier this month.

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After raising $9 million in seed funding, Kid Cudi has launched a new mobile app to help artists share music, interact with fans, and host live shows.

The idea for the app was set into motion amid the early part of the pandemic in 2020. The goal was to create a space for artists to share their art and build community, while also being able to pay their rent.

Cudi said, "My number one priority has always been inspiring others and providing them the space to tell their own stories in an authentic and meaningful way." said Cudi in a statement. "

The Encore Studio App is now available.

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• After raising $9 million in seed funding, Kid Cudi has launched a new mobile app.
• It helps artists share music, interact with fans, and host live shows.
• The Encore Studio App is now available.

Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)" has broken the all-time record for the most weeks spent on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart. With 123 weeks on the chart, it surpasses PSY's "Gangnam Style."

Adele extends her top album streak of having at least one song go to #1 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart. She has now tallied #1s on that chart from each of her last three albums.

On May 20, Train will be releasing their first album in 5 years. The title track, "AM Gold," was released this week as a single.

About that, frontman Pat Monahan said, "It has to start with love. Love that goes into work comes out of work. We love this song, this album, and our fans."

To promote what will be their 11th studio album, Train will launch their North American Summer tour on June 8th in Mansfield, Massachusetts. With over 35 stops, cities include Nashville, Dallas, New York City, and San Diego. It wraps on August 6th at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Opening will be Jewel and Blues Traveler.

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• On May 20, Train will be releasing their first album in 5 years.
• The title track, "AM Gold," was released this week as a single.
• Train will launch their North American Summer tour on June 8th in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots and more have been booked for the 2022 Beale Street Music Festival. This year's event will be held at the Fairgrounds in Liberty Park in Memphis, Tennessee on April 29th- May 1st.

Here's the full line up:

The full lineup for the festival thus far runs as follows:

Foo Fighters
Van Morrison
Weezer
Lil Wayne
The Smashing Pumpkins
Counting Crows
Three 6 Mafia
Sarah McLachlan
Death Cab For Cutie
Stone Temple Pilots
Moneybagg Yo
Modest Mouse
DaBaby
Chevelle
Lindsey Buckingham
Sarkodie
Spoon
Dirty Honey
Grace Potter
NLE Choppa
Goose
Grouplove
Rival Sons
Stonebwoy
Indigo Girls
Kurt Vile & The Violators
Waka Flocka Flame
Toad The Wet Sprocket
JJ Grey & Mofro
Patty Griffin
The Glorious Sons
Robert Randolf & The Family Band
Ayron Jones
Soccer Mommy
Black Pistol Fire
Cory Henry
Project Pat
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio
Lil Wyte
Al Kapone
Sue Foley
Trigger Hippy
Cory Branan
Kenny Brown
Janiva Magness

BTS are returning with BTS Permission To Dance On Stage – Seoul on March 10th 12th and 13th. The concert will take place at the Seoul Olympic Stadium in front of a live audience and be streamed online.

Before the group can perform, V will have to recover from Covid-19.

He is the latest member of the group to test positive for the coronavirus. According to group's label, Big Hit Entertainment, the 26-year-old singer tested positive for the virus on Tuesday (Feb. 15th) morning after experiencing a mild sore throat.

A statement posted to Weverse read, "V completed two rounds of COVID-19 vaccinations and is not presenting any extraordinary symptoms other than a mild fever and sore throat. He is currently undergoing treatment at home while waiting for further guidelines from the health care authorities.

"There was contact with the other members on Saturday the 12th, but everyone was wearing a mask, and there was no close contact. None of the BTS members other than V are presenting any symptoms, and everyone received negative results from the preemptive self-tests."

Fans greeted Selena Gomez by serenading her with "Who Says" while she was filming Season 2 of Only Murders In The Building.

A video posted to the Twitter account @ViralFinds on Tuesday (Feb. 15th) showed the singer being escorted to a waiting car while fans sang to her.

She could be seen stopping and turning to wave when she heard the crowd's version of her 2011 hit.

Olivia Rodrigo has reportedly signed with a new management team.

Sources told Billboard that the "Drivers License" singer is now repped by Lighthouse Management + Media's Aleen Keshishian and Zack Morgenroth for management in all areas. The firm currently represents talent like Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Jason Bateman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Rudd, and Miranda Kerr.

Rodrigo split with her longtime manager Kristen Smith of Camp Far West Management in January.

Coachella has dropped all Covid-19 precautions.

According to a festival admission update posted to the event's website, there will be no vaccination, testing or masking requirements at Coachella 2022. This is in contrast to the rules posted by organizers last fall, requiring attendees to submit a negative test taken within 72 hours of the festival.

Coachella 2022 is set to take place from April 15th to 17th and from April 22nd to 24th. Headliners include Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Kanye "Ye" West, although "Ye" recently threatened to pull out of the event.

Gwen Stefani shared never-before-seen footage of her wedding to Blake Shelton on Instagram Monday (Feb. 14th).

The video showed the newlyweds sharing a kiss with Stefani's youngest son, Apollo, at their wedding reception and was paired with Shelton's song, "We Can Reach For The Stars," which he wrote for his wife.

The two were wed on July 3rd, 2021, at Shelton's Tishomingo ranch in Oklahoma.

Miley Cyrus admitted to fans this weekend that she's "scared" to be back on stage again after more than a year of limited touring due to Covid-19.

Billboard reports that the star told the crowd at the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Festival, "Standing up here right now, it doesn't feel the same as if you would have come to see me three or four years ago. I'm just finding my feet along this platform again."

She added, "I know that all of us are going through that same experience, just trying to integrate back into a reality that was moving so fast, so naturally. And now, something that should just be like breathing is suddenly difficult and anxiety-inducing and scary.

"I just want you to know that even though I'm up here with all of you, I'm just as scared as everybody else about where the world is going and what the future holds. But the good news is, we're not alone. We're all in this together."

Cyrus performed a full setlist of songs event, including the live debut of her song, "Never Be Me," off her 2020 album, Plastic Hearts.

Dr. Dre has opened up about his Super Bowl Halftime Show alongside Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent and Eminem. In an interview with TMZ, when asked if the NFL intervened on any parts of the performance and he said that the NFL made "minor" adjustments. He explained, "Em taking the knee, that was Em doing that on his own, and there was no problem with that."

Dre added that there was an adjustment with the opening line from Kendrick's song, "m.A.A.d city," where he says, "If Pirus and Crips all got along." He explained, "They had a problem with that, so we had to take that out. No big deal, we get it. But, all in all, everybody came in, we were professional, everybody was on time. Everybody felt the magnitude of what this thing was, and what we were going to be able to accomplish. It was a fantastic experience."

Dr. Dre said that Don Cheadle and Mary J. Blige came back to his house after the Superbowl. Mary played Dre a few songs and revealed that they been talking about working together on her next project.

Ed Sheeran will be dropping his collaboration with Bring Me the Horizon on Friday (Feb. 18th).

Sheeran and the British rock band opened up the Brit Awards last week (Feb. 8th) with a rock version of the singer's 2021 track "Bad Habits." Bring Me the Horizon shared the pre-save link for the studio version of the song on their social media accounts Monday (Feb. 14th).

The post included a videotaped conversation with Sheeran in which he says, "It's just a joy to be able to play electric guitar and actually rock out properly."

BLACKPINK teased the arrival of their 2022 Welcoming Collection in a video uploaded to YouTube on Monday (Feb. 14th).

The teaser featured Jenny, Jisoo, Lisa and Rose promising to answer questions from Blinks and the collection's release date: March 2nd.

The previous Welcoming Collection, which was released in 2020, included a 132-page photo book, a 168-page diary a DVD, posters, stickers and a desk calendar.