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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs speaks out after raid of his homes by federal agents

The attorney for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ has released a statement after Homeland Security raided the rapper’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles on March 25.

In a statement to E! News, Diddy’s attorney, Aaron Dyer, is accusing the government of using excessive force while searching his home reportedly as part of a sex trafficking investigation in his statement. Dyer denounced Homeland Security’s use of force while searching Diddy’s homes, saying: “Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences. There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.”

The statement said that Combs, 54, spoke to the authorities and he was not arrested, and maintained Diddy’s innocence: “This unprecedented ambush—paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence—leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits. There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations. Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”

The raid comes four months after Diddy settled a lawsuit after his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who accused him of sexual assault. In total, five women have come forward accusing the rapper of sexual assault since late 2023; Diddy released a statement denying the allegations against him.

A rep for Homeland Security Investigations confirmed that their New York branch “executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation” on March 25, with sources familiar with the investigation telling NBC News that the raid may be tied to a federal investigation regarding accusations of sex-trafficking and sexual assault, as well as the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms against Combs.

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Cardi B and Shakira team up in the video for “Puntería”

Cardi B and Shakira have teamed up in the music video together, “Punteria,” which appears on Shakira’s 12th studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Llorana.  Shakira posted: “Puntería @iamcardib official video 🎯🌸 OUT NOW!”

Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran features 15 other tracks, including “Te Felicito” with Rauw Alejandro, “Monotonía” with Ozuna, “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” with Bizarrap and “TQG” with Karol G.  The video for Puntería shows the two women amongst chiseled centaurs and goddesses in a pastel, intergalactic setting.  Shakira is seen holding a bow and arrow as Cardi sits atop a half-horse, half-man, wearing a white, roped ensemble and platinum-blonde tresses.

Ahead of the single’s release, the two superstars spoke about working together. Said Cardi: “When I first met Shakira, it was in Paris at the Fendi show, and I was very, very nervous. I was nervous because I wanted to get next to her, but I was like, ‘I’m not gonna get next to her until they call me.’ I manifested it, but I didn’t know when it was coming …I knew this day would come. It came. God is good, Jesus. I don’t care if she wants me to meow — I’m doing it. Seriously, that is my dream. I always look at your videos and it’s so crazy doing a video with you because all of your videos — you could just tell you take your time from the angle, to the dancing, to the things that pop.”

Shakira added, “I wanted to do something with Cardi. We were always discussing internally if it was a good idea to put someone on this song. I always pictured Cardi on this song. I reached out, and here we are. It’s been so fun to work with you. It’s so easy, honestly. She’s like, ‘I’ll do everything.’ I’m like, ‘Are you ready to work long hours? Because I work long hours.’ She’s like, ‘I’ll be there from 6 to 6 a.m.’”

Take a look at the music video for “Punteria”here.

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Shawn Mendes working on new album, will headline Rock in Rio

25-year-old singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes announced he will return to the stage after cancelling the remainder of his Wonder tour and announcing a break from performing to focus on his mental health in July 2022.

Mendes will headline the Rock in Rio music festival on Sept. 22 shows; Ed Sheeran, Charlie Puth, Joss Stone, Ne-Yo and other artists will also perform at the festival, which runs Sept. 13 to Sept. 22 in Rio de Janeiro. The 25-year-old singer took to Instagram to share the news: “It’s been a really long time since i last played live and I’m so excited to share that I’ll be headlining Rock In Rio on Sept 22nd. I’ve missed being on stage and seeing you all in person so much! 😮‍💨♥ I’ve also been working on a new album and i can’t wait to play these new songs live for you. See you there. eu te amo!!!!”

The announcement comes shortly after Mendes made a brief return to the stage for a surprise performance with Niall Horan in London during his The Show: Live on Tour. The pair performed a duet rendition of Mendes’ hit single “Treat You Better,” posting the moment on his social media“Night Eight London. Thank you to the wonderful @shawnmendes for joining me on stage last night.”

Mendes released his album Wonder in December 2020 and has since released the singles “Summer of Love” with Tainy, “It’ll Be Okay” and “When You’re Gone.”

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Enrique Iglesias, Miranda Lambert team for ‘Space in My Heart’

Country music star Miranda Lambert and Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias have teamed up for the collaboration “Space in My Heart.” written years ago by Iglesias along with Carlos Paucar, Simon Wilcox, Ross Golan and Nolan Lambroza.

Recorded in Nashville, “Space in My Heart” is the third single from Iglesias’s upcoming album Final Vol. 2. Lambert and Iglesias previously teased the collaboration via social media with Lambert saying, “Texas meets Spain! Can’t wait for y’all to hear this one.”

Take a Listen to “Space in My Heart” – here.
To stream “Space in My Heart”, head here

Miranda Lambert And Enrique Iglesias Team Up For Beautiful Duet, “Space In My Heart”

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Eternal Sunshine (Slightly Deluxe)’ features four additional songs

Ariana Grande’s deluxe version of her latest album, dubbed Eternal Sunshine (Slightly Deluxe), is out now via Republic Records.

The new version features four additional songs including “Supernatural” featuring Troye Sivan, “Imperfect For You (Acoustic),” “True Story (A Capella),” and the previously released “Yes, And?” featuring Mariah Carey.”

Eternal Sunshine debuted at No. 1 on the charts and became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 so far. The chart-topping single “Yes, And?” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and marked Grande’s eighth No. 1 and 21st Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

To stream Eternal Sunshine (Slightly Deluxe), head here.

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Olivia Rodrigo releases ‘GUTS (spilled)’, music video for ‘obsessed’

Olivia Rodrigo has released the deluxe edition of her sophomore album GUTS, titled ‘GUTS (spilled)’, featuring five additional songs including her new single “obsessed.” Rodrigo co-wrote “obsessed” with Daniel Nigro, who produced GUTS as well as her debut album SOUR, along with Annie Clark (who records as St. Vincent). The song originally appeared as a hidden track on the red D2C exclusive vinyl, standard black, and additional retail variants of GUTS vinyl.

Rodrigo posted on social media“GUTS (spilled) is out!!!!! and the music video for obsessed too!!! I made obsessed with @dan_nigro and @st_vincent almost 3 years ago (🤯) and I’m so stoked it’s finally out in the world. it’s always been one of my favorites and it’s been so fun to play live every night on tour. I’m so proud of the songs stranger, girl I’ve always been, and scared of my guitar as well and especialllyyy excited about so american. hope you guys dig!!!!!! the GUTS have been spilled!!!!”

Rodrigo also released a music video for “obsessed”, which you can check out – here. Aside from ‘obsessed,’ GUTS (Spilled) features the bonus songs “girl i’ve always been,” “scared of my guitar,” and “stranger” (hidden tracks from other color vinyl variants of GUTS). The brand-new song “so american” is also included on GUTS (spilled), which was recorded following the release of GUTS. 

To stream GUTS (spilled), head here.

Olivia Rodrigo drops ‘Guts’ deluxe edition

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5 Seconds of Summer teams w/ Galantis, David Guetta for the song ‘Lighter’

DJ David Guetta and Galantis have teamed up with pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer to release ‘Lighter.’

Speaking about the track, Galantis’ Christian Karlsson said: “‘Lighter’ is a special song because the creative momentum between myself, David and 5SOS aligned so well – we let the collaboration flow into a piece of music that feels emotional and timeless. Michael (Clifford) is such a music lover very much like me, and working closely with him on producing the live elements like strings, guitar and drums was very inspiring. And it’s always great working with David, after the amazing response we had with ‘Heartbreak Anthem’ it’s exciting to be putting out another big record together.”

‘Lighter’ is the latest track from Galantis, following a busy 2023 in which Galantis and Guetta previously teamed up with artists including Little Mix and MNEK for collabs.

Take a listen to ‘Lighter’ – here.

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Charli XCX drops the video for “Von Dutch” from upcoming LP ‘BRAT’

Charli XCX announced the title of her next album, ‘BRAT,’ posting on social media: ‘Brat – this summer. 15 songs. 41:23 minutes long’   The 15-song new album drops in the summer, with Charli calling the album “a club record … i was born to make dance music.. i came from the clubs.. xcx6 is the album i’ve always wanted to make.”

Charli released the first single from the upcoming album titled “Von Dutch”, along with an accompanying video that was shot at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport.  Take a look at the video for ‘Von Dutch’ – here. In addition, Charli just dropped “The Von Dutch Remix” with Addison Rae and AG Cook – you can that version out: here.

Charli XCX released her fifth album, Crash, in March 2022 featuring the singles “Good Ones,” “New Shapes,” “Beg for You,” and “Baby.” She released two songs in 2023, “Speed Drive” for the Barbie movie and “In the City” with Sam Smith. In addition to her new music, Charli XCX will produce original music for the upcoming Prime Video series Overcompensating, created by and starring Benito Skinner.

To pre-order ‘BRAT’, head here.

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Tyla’s self-titled debut LP features Travis Scott, Gunna, Becky G

Tyla has released the full tracklist for her self-titled debut LP, dropping Friday (March 22). The album will come with 14 songs and featured appearances from Kelvin Momo, Tems, Skillibeng, Gunna, Becky G, and Travis Scott, who appeared on the remix of the rising star’s breakthrough hit, “Water.”

Tyla first announced the project back in November 2023, sharing: “Everything that’s happening has surpassed anything I could have dreamt of,” she wrote in a heartfelt message on social media. “African music is going global and I’m so blessed to be one of the artists pushing the culture. I’ve been working on my sound for two years now and I’m so ready for the world to hear it. I cannot wait for the world to experience an African pop star.”

You can check out the full tracklisting for TYLA – here.
To stream TYLA, head here.

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Eternal Sunshine’ debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200

Ariana Grande has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her latest album Eternal Sunshine, marking her sixth No. 1 album.

Eternal Sunshine hit No. 1 on the charts upon its release on March 8th release, becoming Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 so far. The album also features the chart-topping single “Yes, And?” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and marked Ariana Grande’s eighth No. 1 and 21st Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

The project also debuted at No. 1 on the Spotify Global Top Albums Chart, US iTunes Chart, US Apple Music Chart, Billboard Top Album Sales, and Top Streaming Albums.

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