Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle have announced a joint stand-up comedy show in London, set to take place Sept. 3 at the O2 Arena. The controversial comedians have set an age limit at their event, only welcoming guests 18 years and older. Tickets will go on sale for the general public on June 10.

Rock, 57, recently joined Chappelle onstage at West Hollywood’s “The Comedy Store,” where both poked fun at their attacks. Chappelle, 48, was attacked onstage in May while performing at the “Netflix is a Joke” show in Los Angeles. Accused attacker Isaiah Lee, 23, said he was “triggered” by the comedian’s jokes about the LGBTQ community and homelessness, and claims he was inspired to attack the comedian after seeing Will Smith slap Rock at the Academy Awards.

Smith infamously slapped Rock onstage during the televised awards show after Rock cracked a bald joke about the actor’s wife, Jada-Pinkett Smith, who’s openly discussed her struggles with alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair to fall out.

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The 2022 ‘Made in America’ festival announced this year’s lineup, headlined by Tyler, the Creator and Bad Bunny. Others confirmed as performers include Lil Uzi Vert, Pusha-T, Jazmine Sullivan, Kodak Black, Toro y Moi, Snoh Aalegra, Burna Boy, Tate McRae, Victoria Monét, and more.

Made in America 2022 is set to take place from Sept. 3-4 in Philadelphia.  For tickets and related details, head here – www.madeinamericafest.com. A two-day tier 1 pass is $150, while a two-day VIP pass is $750.

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Following the release last week of his fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone has dropped a deluxe edition of the LP featuring two additional tracks.

New to the deluxe edition are the songs “Waiting For Never” and “Hateful,” both produced by J. Lauryn and Malone’s longtime collaborator Louis Bell.  The original 14-track album (which runs for a total of just 43 minutes), features guest appearances from Doja Cat on “I Like You (A Happier Song),” Gunna on “I Cannot Be (A Sadder Song),” The Kid LAROI on “Wasting Angels” and Fleet Foxes on “Love/Hate Letter To Alcohol,” as well as the pre-released tracks with Roddy Ricch (“Cooped Up”), and The Weeknd (“One Right Now).”

Twelve Carat Toothache (Deluxe) is out now; take a listen here.

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Uvalde, Texas native Matthew McConaughey visited the White House on Tuesday, and emotionally urged leaders to make the loss of 19 children and two teachers in last month’s mass school shooting “matter” by enacting stricter gun laws.

McConaughey said during the White House briefing:  “So I am here today in the hopes of applying what energy, reason and passion that I have and to try and turn this moment into a reality because this moment is different. We start by making the loss of these lives matter.  We start by making laws that save lives and don’t infringe on our Second Amendment rights. We start right now by voting to pass policies that can keep us from having so many Columbine, Sandy Hooks, Parklands, Las Vegas and Uvaldes.”

McConaughey called for gun responsibility, not gun control, saying: “We need background checks. We need to raise the minimum age to purchase an AR-15 rifle to 21. We need a waiting period for those rifles. We need red flag laws and consequences for those who abuse them.”

McConaughey visited his hometown after the shooting, and as he spoke he showed photos of the children killed and described how their families pleaded with him to make sure their loss mattered.  The actor said: “We need to invest in mental health care. We need safer schools. We need to restrain sensationalized media coverage. We need to restore our family values. We need to restore American values.”

McConaughey challenged leaders in Washington, D.C. to finally enact gun laws that save lives: “Can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands This should not be a partisan issue. As divided as our country is, this gun responsibility issue is one that we agree on more than we don’t Find the middle ground, a place where most of us Americans live anyway, especially on this issue, because I promise you, America, you and me, we are not as divided as we are being told we are.”

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Lionsgate Films has released a 90-second teaser for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.  The preview shows a snowy landscape where frozen, golden birds and snakes appear to be defrosting, and the words “In 2023, the world will discover who is a songbird and who is a snake,” appear on the screen before a snake strikes at the camera.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes stars Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler, and is based on Suzanne Collin’s best-selling young adult novel. A film synopsis reads: “Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor.”

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is set for release Nov. 17, 2023.

‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes’: Lionsgate Releases Teaser For Trilogy’s Prequel

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Ayodeji Balogun — known as Wizkid — took to social media to confirm the release date of his forthcoming album ‘More Love Less Ego,’ which will officially drop on August 5, 2022. The album will feature collaborations from Naira Marley, TY DOlla $ign, BNXN fka Buju, Flame, and Skepta.

More Love Less Ego is the 5th studio album from Wizkid, following his albums ‘Made In Lagos,’ ‘Ayo,’ ‘Sounds From The Other Side,’ and ‘Superstar.’  WizKid rose to fame following the release of his breakout single “Essence” featuring Tems, and the enormous popularity of the ‘Essence” remix, featuring Justin Bieber. The song became the first Nigerian song in history to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Megan Thee Stallion has dropped the visual for ‘Plan B’, directed by Mugler creative director Casey Cadwallader and John Miserendino. The video shows Megan alone and against a simple, black background, wearing a black, body cutout bodysuit from Mugler.

Megan first previewed the track for her fans during her debut performance at the Coachella Music Festival, and it was released a week later. The 27-year-old rapper said the song was personal for her, and is dedicated to ‘whoever it may concern’, later clarifying that “Plan B” is a reference to previous relationships and not just one person. “Plan B” debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 while charting at No. 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list.

Check out the video for ‘Plan B’ – here.

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Future is sharing the music video for “Puffin’ on Zootiez,” from his latest album, I Never Liked You. Directed by Nick Walker, the visual shares a performance vignette from the Atlanta rapper.  Puffin’ on Zootiez has already amassed over 40 million Spotify streams, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

I Never Liked You is the biggest debut album of Future’s career, landing at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in its first-week, and marking his eighth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.  Future is only the fifth artist in history to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and 200 charts in the same week.   The rapper also released a deluxe version of the album with five new tracks, including “Like Me” featuring 42 Dugg & Lil Baby and “Affiliated” featuring Lil Durk.

Take a look at the video for Puffin’ on Zootiez – here.

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Netflix has released a teaser trailer for their Addams Family spinoff-series, ‘Wednesday,’ from director Tim Burton.  The teaser features Jenny Ortega as the 16-year-old Wednesday Addams, and also features a first look is the Addams Family’s handy pet, Thing.

According to an official synopsis “the series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.”

Wednesday will also star Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Luis Guzman as Gomez, along with Gwendoline Christie and Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday in two popular live-action Addams Family movies in the 1990s.

The eight episode season of Wednesday is coming soon to Netflix. Take a look at the teaser for “Wednesday” – here.

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Discovery+ announced the premiere of Kesha’s new series Conjuring Kesha. The unscripted supernatural premieres July 8 on the streaming service.  In the series, Kesha will explore the supernatural with celebrity friends in six hour-long episodes. The first photos show Kesha with comedian Whitney Cummings and singer Betty Who. Other guest stars on Conjuring Kesha include Bachelorette star Jojo Fletcher, rapper/actor GaTa, supermodel Karen Elson and rapper Big Freedia.

Kesha said in a press release:  “It started with my insatiable curiosity, my eternal searching for something bigger than myself. This has motivated my art, informed my music and has given a purpose to my entire life. It’s an eternal search for proof of God.”  A trailer for the series shows Kesha stating her interest in the supernatural. Subjects of the episodes include Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Bigfoot, a haunted Tennessee opera hall and other allegedly haunted locations. The show will also consult paranormal experts like psychics Cindy Kaza, Chip Coffey and Bigfoot researcher Ronny LeBlanc.

Two episodes will air on the premiere date of July 8. A new episode premieres on each of the subsequent four Fridays.

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