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Shawn Mendes says he's spending time with family, therapy in wake of tour cancellation

Shawn Mendes is enjoying the simple things in life and putting his mental health first after bowing out of his world tour.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022

Michael Jackson’s estate and Sony settle lawsuit over songs by ‘impersonator’

Both parties had agreed to formally end the long-running litigation after record label pulled disputed tracks

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022

Disco ain't dead: how Beyoncé resurrected dance music and its queer history for Renaissance

If you felt the world stop turning for a moment in July, it’s because Beyoncé dropped her new album, Renaissance.

The Conversation · Aug 10, 2022

Beyoncé sends ‘thank you’ flowers and note to Madonna for their Break My Soul remix

Break My Soul was the first single to be released before the album, with the singer now sampling Madonna’s hit track Vogue into ‘The Queens Remix’ released on Friday

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2022

Idris Elba reveals how ‘hustled’ onto Jay-Z’s American Gangster album

Actor and DJ Idris Elba has revealed the methods he used to hustle his way onto American rapperJay-Z’s 2007 album, American Gangster.

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2022

Popular singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan cancels tour as he is 'struggling' with mental health

The singer announced his decision on Wednesday, bravely telling fans that he has been “struggling a lot” with his mental health

Irish Mirror · Aug 10, 2022

Major hint Leeds will be announced as Eurovision 2023 host city

The UK cities in contention to host Eurovision 2023 will be confirmed later this week

Leeds Live · Aug 10, 2022

Lamont Dozier: An appreciation of a song craftsman who wrote hits with heart and soul

LOS ANGELES — Lamont Dozier was in his downstairs home studio, singing "My World Is Empty Without You," the classic Diana Ross and the Supremes hit he had composed with his Motown partners Eddie and Brian Holland. He was in mid-song when the unexpected happened.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022

7 great Lamont Dozier songs you don't already know by heart

When a person writes as many perfect songs in as brief a period of time as Lamont Dozier did, other people's temptation is to liken the labor to that of a machine or a robot or an industrial plant.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022

Marcus Mumford: ‘I was sexually abused as a child’

Mumford & Sons frontman has said that his debut solo single is about ‘the first of a string of unhealthy sexual experiences at a really early age’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022