Music notes: Blackpink, Harry Styles and more

Music notes: Blackpink, Harry Styles and more

Blackpink still can’t quite believe they headlined Coachella. “Still feels surreal that we did this! Thank you @coachella for having us!” Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo and Rosé wrote on the group’s Instagram Story Tuesday. “And to all BLINKs out there, we could’ve never done this without you guys. We are forever grateful. Thank you again for…Read More…

Anderson .Paak announces fifth annual .Paak House Festival

Anderson .Paak announces fifth annual .Paak House Festival

Francis Specker/CBS Anderson .Paak’s .Paak House Festival will return next month for its fifth iteration. Come May 12, .Paak, the Brandon Anderson Foundation and Häagen-Dazs will host the annual event at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in .Paak’s own hometown of Ventura, California, with a continued goal of raising funds for the community. The .Paak House Festival…Read More…

Justin Timberlake part of group building luxury residential community in “equestrian capital of the world”

Justin Timberlake part of group building luxury residential community in “equestrian capital of the world”

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Children’s Hospital Los AngelesJustin Timberlake: singer, songwriter, actor … real estate developer? Justin is one of the founders of Nexus Luxury Collection, an international hospitality and asset-management company. Who knew? The Street reports that Nexus has partnered with Mark Bellissimo, a mogul involved in various horse-related businesses, to build a 600-acre residential community in…Read More…

Kesha’s new album, ‘Gag Order,’ coming May 19

Kesha’s new album, ‘Gag Order,’ coming May 19

RCAKesha, who’s been embroiled in a legal battle with producer Dr. Luke since 2014, has named her new album after the legal term for a rule that prohibits people from talking about a case in public: Gag Order. The album, Kesha’s first since 2020’s High Road, will arrive May 19. This Friday, April 28, she’ll release not one but two…Read More…

The Gap Band drops lawsuit over “Uptown Funk” royalties

The Gap Band drops lawsuit over “Uptown Funk” royalties

OBYN BECK/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Gap Band has dropped their lawsuit against BMG. Back in January, the family of band members Ronnie J. Wilson and Robert Lynn Wilson sued the label, claiming they were owed back royalties from the Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars hit “Uptown Funk.” The band is credited as co-writers on the song because it samples their 1979 single “Oops Upside Your…Read More…

Did Dua Lipa just soft-launch her new relationship?

Did Dua Lipa just soft-launch her new relationship?

Dua Lipa and (in hoodie) Romain Gavras in February; Neil Mockford / Ricky Vigil M/GC ImagesDid Dua Lipa just make her new relationship Instagram official? Earlier this year, Dua was spotted out and about with French director Romain Gavras. But on her Instagram Story April 24, she posted a photo that shows her hand holding a Polaroid photo of the…Read More…

Meghan Trainor reveals gender of baby number two

Meghan Trainor reveals gender of baby number two

Weiss Eubanks/NBC UniversalMeghan Trainor and her husband, Daryl Sabara, appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Tuesday, and in addition to promoting Meghan’s new book, they did a gender reveal for the couple’s second baby.  As Kelly noted, Meghan revealed that she was having a boy on Kelly’s show when she was pregnant with their first child, son Riley. So as Meghan said on…Read More…