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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

New Lawsuit Blames Travis Scott For Stampede At Rolling Loud 2019

Travis Scott has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was hurt during a 2019 stampede at Rolling Loud in Miami.

Marchelle Love alleges that Scott ignored warnings from police to stop his concert due to concerns about the behavior of the crowd and continued to perform.

"Despite his being ordered by the authorities to cease his continued incitement of the crowd, Travis Scott continued to verbally and physically incite the crowd to engage in a mosh pit and other hazardous activities," the lawsuit states.

The suit adds, "Despite the fact that Travis Scott was aware of and could clearly see concertgoers being injured, suffocating, losing consciousness, fighting, and being trampled, he continued his performance while authorities were forced to attempt to render aid to these injured concertgoers."

A statement by a spokesperson for the rapper, criticizing the suit, says, "This is another blatant, cynical attempt to attack Travis, in this instance for a 3-year-old incident that is deliberately misrepresented."

Rolling Loud Fest, Dope Enterprise, and TCMZ LLC also were named in the lawsuit.

Scott is also facing numerous lawsuits over the Astroworld tragedy that took place on November 5, when fans surged toward the stage during his performance, killing 10 people, including a 9-year-old, and leaving hundreds injured.

(Photo: Daniel Sannwald)

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Jack Harlow's 'First Class' Remains Atop Billboard Hot 100

Jack Harlow's "First Class" has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a third total week.

The track had returned to No. 1 on the May 21-dated chart, four weeks after debuting on top.

"First Class" was released on Generation Now/Atlantic Records as the second single from Harlow's second album Come Home the Kids Miss You on April 8.

The song drew 60.3 million radio airplay audience impressions and 25.2 million streams and sold 8,600 downloads in the May 13-19 tracking week, according to Luminate.

The Billboard Hot 100 dated May 28 also features five debuts in the top 10. All but one of those songs is from Kendrick Lamar's new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

Harry Styles' "As It Was" remains at No. 2 on the Hot 100 chart, followed by Lamar's "N95" at No. 3.

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data.

(Photo: Urban Wyatt)

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John Legend Announces Special Show At London's Royal Albert Hall

EGOT winner John Legend has announced a very special show at London's Royal Albert Hall, on April 5, 2023.

Legend is currently working on his eighth album, which is set to drop this fall. Fans can pre-order the album to get access to ticket pre-sale for The Royal Albert Hall show beginning May 25. General on-sale commences on May 27 at 9 am.

Meanwhile, in July, Legend is set to perform at London's iconic Somerset House as part of the venue's Summer Series. The twelve-time Grammy winner is also set to return to Zappos Theatre for the second part of his "Love in Las Vegas" residency this summer.

Last week, Legend released new single "Dope" featuring JID, the first song from his forthcoming album.

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