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Michael Keaton urges Biden: 'You won. Walk away'
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Trump rips Lady Gaga, Jon Bon Jovi over support for Biden
President Donald Trump is knocking Joe Biden's celebrity support, saying he's bringing in bigger crowds without his Democratic opponent's star-studded surrogates. Speaking about the former vice president during a Monday campaign rally in Scranton, Pa., Trump went on a riff about Biden's high-profile Hollywood endorsements. "Now he's got Lady Gaga," Trump said, as the crowd booed at the mention of the "Rain on Me" singer, who was poised to campaign with Biden in Pittsburgh on Monday. "I could tell you plenty of stories about Lady Gaga," Trump said. "I know a lot of stories about her."
Eminem lends hand to Biden with 'Lose Yourself' campaign ad
Eminem signaled support for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden this week by allowing Biden's campaign to use his hit single "Lose Yourself" in a new advertisement.
Spencer Davis dies aged 81
Cardi B files for divorce from rapper Offset
Eddy Grant sues Trump campaign over use of song
DJ Erick Morillo found dead in Florida
DJ Erick Morillo has been found dead in Florida at the age of 49, police have said.
Lady Gaga dominates during unusual pandemic broadcast
Lady Gaga dominated an unusual year for the MTV Video Music awards, winning five awards in a strange and disconcerting evening.
Kanye West is breaking campaign finance law
By not filing campaign finance forms with the Federal Election Commission, West's campaign is hiding expenditures from public view.
Killer Mark David Chapman denied parole for 11th time
Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon outside his New York apartment in 1980, has been denied parole for the 11th time. A parole board at Wende correctional facility near Buffalo, New York, denied Chapman’s release, though detailed reasons have not been given. He will have to wait two years before applying for parole again.
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, dies aged 64
The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman has died at the age of 64.
Now she wants to remove her father as guardian
Britney Spears is seeking to make major changes to the court-appointed conservatorship that has controlled various aspects of her life since a public breakdown in 2008.
Two men charged in long-unsolved 2002 murder
A federal grand jury has indicted two men in the long-unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ of Run-DMC who was killed in 2002, prosecutors said Monday.
Trump's trying to 'blatantly cheat' election
Taylor Swift on Saturday tore into President Trump, saying he is engaging in a “calculated dismantling” of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and accused him of trying to “blatantly cheat” the election.
'Our little white asses' aren't the only ones that matter
Acclaimed country singer and performer Dolly Parton voiced her support for the Black Lives Matter movement in a wide-ranging interview with Billboard.
Grammy-winning producer faces 15 counts of sexual assault
Detail, who produced Beyoncé and Jay-Z hit Drunk in Love, being held on nearly $6.3m bail for alleged crimes between 2010 and 2018.
Rapper Talib Kweli banned from Twitter
The US rapper Talib Kweli has been barred from Twitter after sending dozens of messages to a woman, Maya Moody, on the platform.
5 Crowning Achievements in ‘Black Is King’
Designed to be a re-imagination of the 2019 film The Lion King, Queen Bey looks to recreate the Black experience, mainly for young African American boys and girls on the project.
Taylor Swift Achieves Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200
Taylor Swift’s Folklore flies in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, capturing the biggest week for any album since Swift’s last release, 2019’s Lover.
Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga lead nominations
MTV announced the nominations for the 2020 Video Music Awards. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead with nine nominations each - including a co-nomination for video of the year for "Rain on Me" - followed by Billie Eilish and The Weeknd with six each.
Taylor Swift announces surprise album
Taylor Swift has announced the surprise release of her eighth album, Folklore. The Grammy-winning songwriter produced and co-wrote much of the album alongside Aaron Dessner of the National.
Renate Blauel changed identity to shed ties
Sir Elton John’s ex-wife Renate Blauel adopted a new identity and went into hiding in a British village in an attempt to shed her connection to the singer, according to court filings in her multimillion pound legal case against the songwriter.
Help me getting on South Carolina's presidential ballot
Kanye West has asked fans to sign a petition calling for him to be added to the presidential election ballot in South Carolina.
Megan Thee Stallion was shot multiple times
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion said on Wednesday that she was shot multiple times on Sunday, but expects to fully recover.
Ringo Starr wird 80
Wie die Karriere von Ringo Starr wohl verlaufen wäre, wenn er im August 1962 «Nein» gesagt hätte? Sicher wäre er als Musiker nie so erfolgreich gewesen, hätte er das Angebot von John Lennon, Paul McCartney und George Harrison abgelehnt, Nachfolger des gefeuerten Schlagzeugers Pete Best zu werden.
Rolling Stones an der Spitze der Charts
Die Rolling Stones haben mit ihrem Song «Living In A Ghost Town» die Spitze der deutschen Single-Charts erobert. Das sei die erste Nummer-eins-Single seit 1968 für die Briten («Jumpin' Jack Flash»), wie GfK Entertainment mitteilte.
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Alonso kehrt zu Renault zurück
Der Spanier Fernando Alonso soll übereinstimmenden Medienberichten zufolge 2021 sein Formel-1-Comeback geben. Der zweimalige Weltmeister hat bereits einen Vertrag unterschrieben und soll in der nächsten Saison wieder für Renault fahren. Der 38-Jährige würde demnach das Cockpit von Daniel Ricciardo übernehmen, der zu McLaren wechselt. Alonso wurde mit Renault 2005 und 2006 Weltmeister. Sein letztes Formel-1-Rennen hatte der Asturier beim Saisonfinale 2018 in Abu Dhabi bestritten. Seitdem war er unter anderem in der Rallye Dakar aktiv.
