JoJo took to Instagram to reveal that her single “Lonely Hearts” will be getting a remix version, with a little help from Demi Lovato.
“‘Lonely Hearts (Remix)’ w the INCREDIBLE Demi Lovato. I can’t wait for you to hear her on this,” JoJo wrote in the Instagram caption of a side-by-side photo of the two singers.
The “Lonely Hearts” remix will officially drop on August 28. See the announcement on JoJo’s IG at the link: here
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An aide to Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai says Lai was arrested Monday morning under the city’s national security law on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers. The aide, Mark Simon, wrote on Twitter, “Jimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time.”
Lai owns the popular tabloid Apple Daily, and is an outspoken pro-democracy figure in Hong Kong, who regularly criticizes China’s authoritarian rule. Hong Kong police said in a statement that seven people had been arrested on suspicion of violating the national security law, but did not reveal the names of those arrested.
Simon said that police searched both Lai and his son’s home, as well as other members of media group Next Media, which Lai founded.
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A 17-year-old was killed and 20 others were injured in an overnight shooting Saturday in Washington D.C. Metro police chief Peter Newsham said that an off-duty 1st District Police officer was one of the victims, who was shot and “seriously injured.” Newsham said that judging from gunshots being fired in multiple locations simultaneously, it appeared there were at least three shooters.
Newsham said the shooting occurred at a large social gathering with several hundred people in attendance, and that police had been at the scene earlier. He added, “Preliminarily there were police officers on the scene. I want to confirm that, I want to talk to the management team over here and see if we were doing everything we possibly could. Because we can’t tolerate these types of gatherings in our city during COVID-19, it’s just too dangerous.”
The St. Louis Cardinals’ shutdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak will go through at least Wednesday, the league announced Sunday. With another positive test, MLB said that this week’s three-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium has been postponed. The team announced that outfielder Lane Thomas had tested positive, bringing the club’s total to 10 players and seven staffers.
St. Louis has played just five games, and with this series cancellation it brings the team’s total to 15 postponed games. ”In light of the most recent positive test results, MLB and the Club believe it is prudent to conduct additional testing while players and staff are quarantined before the team returns to play,” Major League Baseball said in a statement Sunday.
St. Louis is scheduled to play a doubleheader on Thursday against the Tigers in Detroit – makeups for postponed games on Aug. 4 and 5..
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Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is likely to miss the rest of the season. The procedure is expected to take place outside of the Disney campus in the coming days, and the Sixers are preparing now for a postseason run that will come without Simmons.
Simmons will have a loose body removed from his left knee; the loose body was a result of a left patella subluxation suffered in Wednesday’s victory over the Washington Wizards. A subluxation of the patella means that the kneecap popped out of place but returned on its own.
Darius Rucker dropped his new single, “Beers and Sunshine,” co-written by Darius, Ross Copperman, J.T. Harding and Josh Osborne
“Beers and Sunshine” is Darius’ first new music since his 2017 album, When Was the Last Time. The new track was produced by Ross Copperman.
Listen to “Beers and Sunshine” at the link: here
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Keith Urban shared a photo via social media of the track list for his upcoming 11th studio album, The Speed of Now: Part I, which drops on Sept. 18. Keith’s upcoming album includes his 2019 single, “We Were,” which features vocals from one of the tune’s songwriters, Eric Church. Also in a twist on the photo of the album’s 16 tracks, the names of the two artists featured on Track 1, “Out of the Cage,” are redacted – as well the artist collaborating on Track 2, “One Too Many,” which is billed as a duet.
Keith also has released another new song from The Speed of Now: Part 1 titled “Change Your Mind, which you can listen to at the link: here
The Speed of Now: Part I will follow Keith’s 2018 album, Graffiti U, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
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Lionsgate officially announced a new movie set in the Dirty Dancing universe, with Jennifer Grey coming back and executive producing. Jonathan Levine, who most recently directed Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron in last year’s Long Shot will serve as director on the new project, and the script will be written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis, the duo behind 2019’s Five Feet Apart and The Curse of La Llorona.
Dirty Dancing was released in 1987, and it immediately became a smash hit, earning $214 million worldwide on just a $5 million budget. The movie won the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Original Song for “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.” Grey and Swayze were also nominated for Golden Globes.
The Dirty Dancing franchise has been revisited previously: in 2004, Lionsgate produced Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights and in 2017, the studio also produced a made-for-TV remake, which aired on ABC and featured Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes, Debra Messing and Nicole Scherzinger.
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Simon Cowell has undergone surgery after having an accident involving an electric bike. The America’s Got Talent creator is said to have broken his back when trying out a new electric bike at his home in Malibu, California.
A rep released a statement saying that Cowell, 60, is “doing fine.” Cowell’s spokesperson said: “Simon had a fall from his bike on Saturday afternoon whilst testing his new electric bike in the courtyard at his house in Malibu with his family. He hurt his back and was taken to hospital. He’s doing fine, he’s under observation and is in the best possible hands.”
Cowell will be skipping America’s Got Talent‘s first two live shows this week as he recovers from surgery. Cowell will be MIA during AGT‘s inaugural live episodes on Tuesday Aug. 11 and Wednesday Aug. 12.
Cowell and his his partner Lauren Silverman have a six-year-old son named Eric together.
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Queen + Adam Lambert are releasing a special limited-edition CD and seven-inch vinyl versions of their quarantine track “You Are The Champions” to raise funds for COVID-19 relief.
You Are The Champions” was available for download in April, but is now available on CD and vinyl formats. Only 3,000 copies of “You Are The Champions” will be made and they will be numbered. The limited-edition music will only be made available through Queen’s online store.
The money raised from the sale of the song will again go to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization powered by the United Nations Foundation to support frontline workers. Both Queen and Adam Lambert are waiving all of their royalties from the sales of this single and are donating all revenues they receive from the sales of this single.
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