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‘Try That in a Small Town’ rockets to No. 2 on charts after music video controversy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Aldean‘s “Try That in a Small Town” is experiencing exponential growth following controversy over its music video. “Try That in a Small Town,” which was released in May, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week just behind BTS’s Jung Kook solo single “Seven,” featuring Latto. The Read More

‘Barbie’ takes box office crown while ‘Oppenheimer’ soars in historic weekend

“Barbenheimer ” didn’t just work – it spun box office gold. The social media-fueled fusion of Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie ” and Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer ” brought moviegoers back to the theaters in record numbers this weekend, vastly outperforming projections and giving a glimmer of hope to the lagging exhibition business, amid the sobering backdrop of strikes. Read More

The 1975 cancels shows after band’s same-sex kiss controversy

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — British pop rock band The 1975 announced on Sunday it was canceling its shows in Jakarta and Taipei after the Malaysian government cut short a music festival in the wake of the band’s lead singer slamming the country’s anti-gay laws and kissing a male bandmate during their performance. Read More

Smothered, covered, starstruck: Lana Del Rey spotted working at Waffle House in Alabama

FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) — A number of people have spotted singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey in Alabama, where she’s reportedly recording, visiting friends and … working at Waffle House? The singer, originally from New York, was first sighted in Birmingham on Monday at a nail salon. In an interview with Nexstar’s Read More

Murder trial of rapper YNW Melly ends in mistrial after jury deadlocks; retrial likely

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial Saturday in the South Florida trial of rapper YNW Melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends five years ago. The 12-member panel could not reach a unanimous verdict after three days of deliberations. Broward County prosecutors, Read More