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Friday, June 9, 2023

Run-DMC, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube To Headline Hip Hop 50 Live

Run-DMC, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube are set to headline Hip Hop 50 Live.

Hip Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium is a legendary concert celebrating Hip Hop's 50th birthday. It will take place on Friday, August 11 in Hip Hop's birthplace, The Bronx.

A "Queens of Hip Hop" set will feature Eve, Lil Kim, Remy Ma, Trina and more.

Additional performers include T.I., Fat Joe, Common, A$AP Ferg, EPMD, Ghostface Killah, Lupe Fiasco and Slick Rick.

A "Pillars of Hip-Hop" set will feature Kool Herc & Cindy Campbell, Grandmaster Caz, Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, Roxanne Shante, Scorpio and the Sugar Hill Gang, and a "Legendary DJ" set will have Clark Kent, Marley Marl, Mannie Fresh and Battlecat.

Tickets will become available beginning with presales on Thursday, June 8 at 10 a.m. EST until 10 p.m. EST before the general on sale on Friday, June 9 at 10 a.m. EST.

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Maren Morris Joins Taylor Swift For Live Debut Of 'You All Over Me' In Chicago

Maren Morris joined Taylor Swift on stage at Chicago's Soldier Field last Saturday (June 3) for a live debut performance of "You All Over Me."

"Tonight I'm gonna play a song that I've never played live before, so that's fun," Swift said while thanking fans for supporting the Taylor's Version "passion project."

"What I do when I re-record these albums is I put these songs on the album that almost made the album, songs recorded at that time that were supposed to be on the album," she said. "When I was re-recording Fearless, I thought it would be really cool to have one of my favorite artists sing on one of the songs 'From the Vault.' We are so lucky Chicago, so incredibly lucky, because not only did that artist say 'yes,' but Maren Morris is actually here tonight."

"You All Over Me" was among the "From the Vault" recordings unearthed and updated by Swift for Fearless (Taylor's Version) in 2021.

Although Morris featured on the studio version of the track, the two never played it live until the Surprise Songs portion of Swift's Eras Tour show last Saturday.

"We finally got to play 'You All Over Me' and I won't ever be shutting up about it. Love you @taylorswift and love you always, Chicago," Morris wrote on Instagram after the show.

"One thing I've been loving about these 'From the Vault' songs is that they've never been heard, so I can experiment, play, and even include some of my favorite artists. I'm really excited to have [Morris] singing background vocals on this one," Swift said of the collaboration in 2021.

(Photo: Claire Schaper)

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Lewis Capaldi Cancels Shows To 'Rest And Recover'

Lewis Capaldi recently revealed that he is canceling a number of shows to "rest and recover."

Capaldi informed his followers on Instagram that due to concerns about his health, all previously scheduled performances up to the Glastonbury Festival on June 24 have been cancelled.

Capaldi's decision affected FM104's The Gig in Dublin on June 5, a show in Leeds on June 6, one in Glasgow on June 7 and another at Capital FM's Summertime Ball at London's Wembley Stadium on June 12.

"This is a really difficult message and one that hurts me a lot to have to type, but I'm really sorry to say that I'm going to have to cancel all commitments from now until I play Glastonbury on June 24th," the Scottish singer-songwriter wrote.

"It's been such an incredible time leading into this new album, and seeing all of the support from everyone has been beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of. That said, the last few months have been full on both mentally and physically, I haven't been home properly since Christmas and at the moment I'm struggling to get to grips with it all."

He added, "I need to take a moment to rest and recover, to be at my best and ready for Glastonbury and all of the other incredible shows coming up so that I'm able to continue doing what I love for a long time to come. I need to take these three weeks to be Lewis from Glasgow for a bit, spend some time with my family and friends and do normal life things that are an important part of me feeling better. I hope everyone understands."

(Photo: Alexandra Gavillet)

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