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The families who lost loved ones during Travis Scott's Astroworld festival believe the rapper's latest initiative "Project Heal" is just a PR stunt. Scott announced the launch of a community initiative earlier this week that would pledge $5 million dollars to free mental health care, better security for concerts, etc.

According to The Jasmine Brand, lawyers representing the families claim Travis violated gag order conditons by attempting to sway public opinion.

The grandfather of Astroworld's youngest victim, Ezra Blount who was just 9 years old when he was laid to rest, said that he believes the gesture is just a PR stunt presented by Travis to "make himself look good."

He explained, "It's a PR stunt. He's pretty much trying to sway the jurors before they're even assembled. He's trying to make himself look good, but it doesn't look that way to someone with our eyes. What we're seeing is that he's done wrong, and now he's trying to be the good guy and trying to give his own verdict on safety."

Texas attorney Bob Hillard who is representing 708 victims in the combined massive lawsuit against Live Nation and Travis Scott, said in a recent interview that Travis is in violation of the gag order in place surrounding the ongoing $10+ billion dollar lawsuit. He explained, "However well-intentioned Mr. Scott's belated largesse may or may not be, there seems no reason to issue a press release or announce the specific part of the initiative as it relates to putting money into concert safety and making sure fans are safe at shows, other than to improperly attempt and sway potential jurors with the message, 'Look at me, I'm a good guy.'"

The gag order was put in place by a court judge in order to ensure the suit would be "tried in the courtroom and not on social media or with press releases or other statements to the media."

According to a new report, Cardi B has "backed away" from her debut lead role in the upcoming movie "Assisted Living." According to Deadline, the rapper exited the Paramount Pictures production just one week before production was set to begin. Word is that the film's cast and crew were only just informed of the news.

Cardi was set to play Amber, a small-time crook who finds herself in over her head when a heist goes wrong. On the run from the cops and her former crew, she struggles to find a hiding spot. She ends up disguises herself as an elderly lady and goes undercover at her grandma's senior citizens nursing home.

Thenbi Banks was tapped to direct the film, which has a $30 million budget.

A source said Cardi exited the show because she is "overextended." Sources added that the hope is that the film will be back on track later this year.

Machine Gun Kelly fired back after a TikTok user who posted a video and claimed Kelly didn't actually play his own guitar during performances. He pointed out what he called a "kill switch" feature on the rocker's pink Schecter guitar and said that's how he turned off the sound.

MGK posted his own video in response and explained how the person had reverse engineered the video to look like that. He also included the caption, "This guy flipped the kill switch to the opposite direction for his video. Go buy the guitar and see for yourself."

He asked the guy point blank, why he would even lie about something like that? At last check, MGK had not gotten a response back.

TL;DR:

• Machine Gun Kelly fired back after a TikTok user who claimed Kelly didn't play his own guitar.
• He asked the guy point blank, why he would even lie about something like that? At last check, MGK had not gotten a response back.

Nicki Minaj is working on several projects right now and one of them is a documentary. She was coy about the details it in a recent interview that appeared in Variety. Saying, "When it's ready I'll let you know."

She also revealed that she's in the running for an upcoming film role, one that's bigger than anything she's ever taken on.

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Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne are all set to appear in Yungblud's new video for the funeral. Yungblud shared behnd the scenes footage from the video where he was posing with Ozzy and Sharon. He captioned the pic, "Bringin some mates to my funeral…"

Yungblud announced the new single last Saturday (March 5th) in a handwritten message, which read, "To whom this may concern. For those I let down I'm sorry, for those who let me down, f*ck you but I forgive you. You are cordially and graciously invited to my funeral."

Several celebrities, including Shawn Mendes and Ariana Grande have spoken up against Florida's Don't Say Gay bill.

Mendes tweeted in support of equality and asked people to contact their Senators and posted a link to do so.

Grande was even more vocal and called the bill "really disgusting."

The potential law would restrict teachers from speaking about LGBTQ history, people, and other topics in Florida classrooms and give parents the right to sue educators and administrators who did so. It would also require school counselors and teachers to "out" students to their parents if they confide in a trusted adult at school. If the bill is signed into law, it would go into effect July 1.

TL;DR:

• Mendes tweeted in support of equality and asked people to contact their Senators
• Grande called the bill "really disgusting."

Multi-platinum selling band, 5 Seconds of Summer announced a North American tour to kick off June 11 in Vancouver. They'll make stops in Los Angeles, New York City, Nashville, and more before wrapping in St. Louis on July 24. Tickets for the Take My Hand World Tour are on sale now.

Their new single, "Complete Mess," released this week, has already become one of the most added songs at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio.

TL;DR:

• North American tour to kick off June 11 in Vancouver.

• Their new single, has already become one of the most added songs at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio.

Megan Thee Stallion's new series on Snapchat is taking off. In it, she gets back to her Texas roots to take some much deserved time off.

In the current episode, she's joined by celebrity friends such as Normani, Nicole Richie, and Kelly Rowland, who bring along their animals.

Off Thee Leash airs weekly until April 9.

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You'll see a little less of Olivia Rodrigo on the next season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

According to ET Online she'll step down from being a regular on the series and instead, will be a recurring cast member.

Rodrigo will be busy launching her headlining tour in April.

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• She'll step down from being a regular on the series and instead, will be a recurring cast member.

Tenacious D, the Jack Black and Kyle Gass duo has added a fall leg to their U.S. tour.

The new string of shows will kick off on September 9th in Wilmington, North Carolina, and includes stops in Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. In all, 10 new dates have been added.

The tour serves as a belated 20th anniversary celebration of their 2001 self-titled debut album.

Tickets go on sale Friday, (March 11).

TL;DR:

• Tenacious D added a fall leg to their U.S. tour.
• It will kick off on September 9th in Wilmington, North Carolina.
• Tickets go on sale Friday, (March 11).

Camila Cabello accidentally flashed the hosts of BBC's The One Show during an appearance to promote her new single "Bam Bam" on Monday (March 7th).

The 25-year-old singer was demonstrating her favorite dance move from the song's video when her blouse slid down, briefly revealing her entire right breast.

As the Cinderella star covered herself, she told the hosts she hoped they "didn't see nipple," to which co-host Alex Jones replied, "There was a bit of a wardrobe malfunction. I don't know what I saw, there was a flash of something."

After the show, Cabello went on TikTok to lip sync the lyrics, "I wish I had a time machine," from Muni Long's song "Time Machine" with the caption, "When my stylist asked me if I wanted nip covers and I said no."

Justin Bieber is back on the road after his bout with Covid-19, and he celebrated by bringing several famous friends on stage at his Los Angeles stop Monday (March 8th).

According to TMZ, the nearly two-hour-long show – with a 24-song setlist – featured Leon Bridges, who played "River," Don Toliver for "Don't Go" and Quavo for "Intentions."

He also dedicated the song "Anyone" to his "beautiful wife" Hailey, saying, "She's out there somewhere. She hates me when I put her on the spot. She's probably over there blushing. She probably hates me right now, but I love her. I love you so much baby. Let's do the damn thing."

Bieber's next stop on the Justice World Tour will be Portland, Oregon on March 11th.

Kanye West has shared a poem about being "dead." In the poem, he wrote, "No one wanted to tell me I was DEAD / And only people that would talk to me were in my head. No one wanted to tell me I was DEAD / Only people who loved me visit in their dreams instead." He added, "My kids would dance for me in a home I once led."

He also addressed the media in the poem, saying, "Every thing was wrong in the press that I read." He added, "I found out one day at the newsstand in purgatory / There was a front page article of my murderer's story. I was so surprised at what it said / This info is for the living / And surprise… You're DEAD."

Kanye captioned the poem, "I will not explain this new piece for the explanation destroys the mystery and magic of true love and puts it in a box that can be counted. Art is subjective Art only works when it is the artist absolute truth Someone's truth can be another persons lie."

Alanis Morissette announced Tuesday (March 8th) that she will hit the road with Garbage this summer to celebrate 25 years of Jagged Little Pill.

The new tour dates will kick off in Ottawa on July 10th and hit cities including Toronto and Vancouver before wrapping in Mountain View, CA on August 6th.

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 11th. The singer will also release her new song, "Olive Branch" the same day.

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock have settled their divorce battle.

According to TMZ, L.A. Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon signed off on the terms, giving Clarkson primary custody of their two kids, while her ex will have them one weekend a month.

The talk show host will continue to hold on to the couple's Montana ranch but Blackstock is allowed to rent the home for $12,500 a month until June 1st. And although the entertainment manager turned rancher has been awarded $115,000 a month in spousal support, payments will end in January 2024.

The couple was married from October 2013 until their divorce was finalized in August 2021. They have two children together, River Rose and Remy Alexander.

Mandy Moore announced Tuesday (March 8th) that she will release her new full-length studio album, In Real Life,on May 13th.

Along with the album, Moore announced an expansive summer headlining tour for North America, her first in over a decade, and is set to perform at Newport Folk Festival in July. The tour will kick off at the Variety Playhouse on June 10rh in Atlanta, GA and will visit 26 major cities including Webster Hall in New York on June 15th, The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on June 25th and The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on July 22th.

In Real Life follows Silver Landings, the critically acclaimed album that marked Moore's first new body of work in over a decade and was released in March 2020.

Lady Gaga has rescheduled The Chromatica Ball.

The singer announced Monday (March 7th) that the 15-stop summer stadium tour will run from July 17th to September 10th. She'll be making stops in Washington DC, New York, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco annd Los Angeles.

Tickets for domestic dates go on sale March 14th. One dollar from each ticket purchased will be donated to Born This Way Foundation, a non-profit founded by the House of Gucci star and her mother in 2012.

Originally scheduled for the summer after Gaga's 2020 album Chromatica was released, the tour was postponed due to coronavirus concerns.

Machine Gun Kelly wants BTS to play at his wedding to Megan Fox.

During the game "Burning Questions" on Monday's (March 7th) episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he said he said that if he had to pick a boyband to play at his reception, he would probably pick NSYNC or BTS, adding that he had an in with the "Permission To Dance" group.

He told DeGeneres, "I met them at the Billboard Awards, they were, like, stoked to meet me. I think I have a better chance of getting BTS to come."

One of Olivia Rodrigo's previously unheard tracks will be revealed in the performer's forthcoming Disney+ documentary.

The "Drivers License" singer told Rolling Stone Monday (March 7th) that a song, previously cut from her debut album, Sour, will be featured in the film Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film).

An iPhone recording of the untitled, unfinished tune will appear during the end credits of the documentary when it premieres on March 25th.

Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion are getting to drop their collaboration, "Sweetest Pie".

On Sunday (March 6th), Lipa shared a clip of her and the rapper's forthcoming track, scheduled to be released on Friday (March 11th).

On her own page, Megan shared images of herself with white, sprinkle-topped hair that resembled soft-serve ice cream with the caption, "5 days until this serve."

Kanye West's newest album Donda 2 is not eligible for the Billboard Charts. According to Fader, the album was released on Ye's $200 Stem Player and the Stem Player is being characterized as merchandise, which means the album cannot be added to its charts for now.

The device -- which isolates songs into different musical elements, is packaged with the new album but the machine "can be used for other means besides the playing of the album," which is the reasoning Billboard used to percent Donda 2 from a chart debut.

No word on if the album will ever be available on streaming devices.

Avril Lavigne's seventh studio album Love Sux has debuted in the top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Chart, landing at #2 on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart, Top Rock Albums Chart, and Top Alternative Albums Chart.

The album, which marks Lavigne's 6th Top 10 album on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, was released February 25th via Travis Barker's DTA Records.

Britney Spears detailed the abuse she suffered at the hands of her family and demanded justice after returning to Las Vegas as a "guest" for the first time since her residency ended in 2017.

According to TMZ, The "Toxic" singer wrote on Instagram Sunday (March 6th), "Being a guest in Las Vegas is way better than being me…or wait…is it because my family got to be the stars when I worked in Vegas??? I mean damn they were given star treatment…spas…alcohol…the whole 9 years…but guest what!!! This was my first time! It was absolutely lovely being treated like an equal in Las Vegas for the first time in 13 years."

The post has since been deleted.

She continued writing about the way she was mistreated by her family in a subsequent post. Spears shared, "In a world where it's okay to lock your daughter up and make her work 7 days a week … 8:00 am to 6:00 pm … no days off … 105 people are in and out of a small trailer home weekly … No private baths … seen naked when changing … drugged … can't even speak or talk … has to be available to the treatment people and show up every day for 10 hours a day … if not will have to stay longer … never given a date on when you can leave … 9:00 pm bed every night … like 8 gallons of blood weekly … this happened to me for 4 months after I worked for my dad and my family for 13 f---ing years … I gave my all when I worked only to be literally thrown away."

The pop star concluded, "I want justice and won't stop until something is done to those who harmed me … and YES I was harmed !!!! This is a message to all who have been threatened for their life … You are NOT ALONE !!!!"

Spears and her fiance, Sam Asghari, stayed at Resorts World Las Vegas this weekend for UFC 272 Saturday (March 5th) night.

Halsey revealed Saturday (March 5th) that their five-year-old pup, Jagger, has died of a "progressive condition called Myelomalacia."

They wrote on Instagram that the dog's declining health led to the "worst week of their life and added, "If you're reading this and you don't have a pet, you might be thinking ‘it's just a dog.' Like I maybe used to. But I can tell you you're wrong. So f---ing wrong.

"It's the most visceral loss I have ever felt. Like the absence of a vital appendage. Every single second of my day that once revolved around his little habits and routines is now full of just emptiness and silence."