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Cardi B files for divorce from rapper Offset
Gynecologist accused of sexual abuse
Robert Pattinson tests positive for coronavirus
Eddy Grant sues Trump campaign over use of song
DJ Erick Morillo found dead in Florida
Sex film star charged with 20 new rape and sexual assault counts
Lady Gaga dominates during unusual pandemic broadcast
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Cardi B files for divorce from rapper Offset
Cardi B has filed for divorce from rapper husband Offset. The filing was made in Georgia, with an initial hearing set for 4 November.
Eddy Grant sues Trump campaign over use of song
Musician Eddy Grant sued President Trump's re-election campaign on Tuesday, alleging that it was infringing on his copyrights to the hit song "Electric Avenue."
DJ Erick Morillo found dead in Florida
Lady Gaga dominates during unusual pandemic broadcast
Kanye West is breaking campaign finance law
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, dies aged 64
Now she wants to remove her father as guardian
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.
Rolling Stones want sue Donald Trump over use of songs
The Rolling Stones are threatening Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives.
Only the Chicks - no Dixie
The US country trio Dixie Chicks have changed their name to the Chicks because of connotations with the word Dixie, which was used to describe the Confederate US states that upheld slavery.
Shortnews
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.
