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Sunday, October 2, 2022

Ciara, Summer Walker Team Up On 'Better Thangs'

Grammy-winner Ciara has teamed up with Summer Walker for "Better Thangs," her second single of the year.

Ciara described the track as "a feel-good R&B anthem for elevating every aspect of your life."

The new track follows "Jump"," featuring Los Angeles hip-hop group Coast Contra, which dropped back in July.

After releasing her album Still Over It last year, Walker has featured on songs from other artists such as "No Love" with SZA, "Best Friends" with the Weeknd, and most recently, "Queen Space" with Ari Lennox.

(Photo: Orin Fleurimont)

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Goo Goo Dolls Share Powerful 'You Are The Answer' Video

Goo Goo Dolls have released a music video for "You Are The Answer" from their new album, Chaos in Bloom.

The video, directed by Keenan O'Reilly, focuses on domestic violence and also highlights the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation, a non-profit founded by Ali & Joe Torre. The organization is focused on ending domestic violence by assisting children in their safety and well-being.

"The song is just about being true to yourself and trying to have faith in yourself and go where the love is," rrontman John Rzeznik told People. "I've been trying to do that for a while because somebody a long time ago said to me, 'Just don't deal with people that are bad for you. Just go where the love is.' That's one of the themes that seems to crop up in a lot of the music that I write."

In the video, a woman is shown putting on makeup to hide bruises from domestic violence. It is revealed that the woman grew up in a household, where her violent father would abuse both her and her mother. Her mother was too afraid to break that relationship. The music video ends with the woman consoling her younger self before escaping her home.

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The Weeknd Announces Rescheduled L.A. Show, Adds Second Date

The Weeknd has announced a rescheduled date for his Los Angeles show, which was postponed after the "Blinding Lights" singer lost his voice.

On September 3, the Weeknd was forced to cut short his concert in Los Angeles after losing his voice just three songs into the show.

The rescheduled show will now take place on Thanksgiving weekend on Saturday, November 26, at SoFi Stadium. Current ticketholders of the September 3 show will have their tickets transferred automatically to the November 26 date.

The singer was in the middle of "Can't Feel My Face" when he abruptly stopped the show and left the stage. He then returned to the stage to tell his fans, "I can't give you the concert I want to give you. I'm going to make sure everyone's good, gets your money back, and I'll do a show real soon for you guys, but I wanted to come out and personally apologize and not tweet it or Instagram it. I wanted you guys to know that I can't give you what I want to give you. I apologize. I'm so sorry."

Meanwhile, due to overwhelming demand, the R&B superstar also announced that a second L.A. date has been added, which will take place on Sunday, November 27, thus concluding the 2022 leg of his global After Hours Til Dawn tour.

Tickets go on sale for the November 27 date starting Monday, October 3 at 10 am PST.

(Photo: Republic Records)

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