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Watch Pentatonix throw a non-stop '90s dance party

Pentatonix/RCA RecordsWe spent 2020 dancing to Dua Lipa's album Future Nostalgia. Now, Pentatonix is throwing it back to the '90s, with a club-tastic medley that's the perfect soundtrack for a six-minute dance party.
In their new video, the group, dressed in their best '90s club styles, sings their way through an amazing 17 dance floor favorites a cappella style, including "Around the World (La La La La La)," the ATC song that Ava Max interpolates in her current hit, "My Head & My Heart." O.K., it came out in 2000, but close enough.
Other smashes you'll hear include Jennifer Lopez's "Waiting for Tonight," Cher's "Believe," C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" and, of course, "What Is Love" by Haddaway.
Part of the fun, is, of course, seeing how many songs you recognize, but here's a handy list:
La Bouche, "Be My Lover"
Haddaway, "What Is Love"
ATC, "All Around the World"
Alice Deejay, "Better Off Alone"
C+C Music Factory, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
Snap!, "Rhythm Is a Dancer"
Vengaboys, "Boom Boom Boom Boom"
Sonique, "It Feels So Good"
Cascada, "Every Time We Touch"
Eiffel 65, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Robin S, "Show Me Love"
Jennifer Lopez, "Waiting for Tonight"
Ace of Base, "Beautiful Life"
Cher, "Believe"
Crystal Waters, "Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee La Da Da)"
CeCe Peniston, "Finally"
By Andrea Dresdale
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Watch Maren Morris get in "The Middle" of some mac 'n cheese & her Spotify awards plaque

Rachel Murray/Getty Images for TargetBecause they're silver and concave, the plaques that Spotify gives to artists for racking up one billion streams of one of their tracks have inspired some musicians to turn them into dinner plates. Now Maren Morris is jumping on that bandwagon.
On her socials, Maren wrote, "Said I'd do it," alongside a black-and-white video of herself cooking mac 'n cheese, dumping it on her plaque, and eating it while wearing a fancy dress.
"thanks for a billion streams on The Middle, y’all," she wrote, referring to her Grammy-nominated smash hit with Zedd and Grey. "And thank you @spotify for the multi-purpose plaque."
"The Middle," released in 2018, was a top-five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the Grammys in 2019.
In 2018, Taylor Swift invited Maren to join her onstage to perform "The Middle" during the Arlington, TX stop of her Reputation Stadium Tour. Maren can currently be heard singing on the song "You All Over Me" on Taylor's newly released Fearless (Taylor's Version) album project.
said I’d do it. 🖤🤍

thanks for a billion streams on The Middle, y’all. and thank you @Spotify for the multi-purpose plaque. 💿 pic.twitter.com/8fuH6IHZPc
— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) April 9, 2021

By Andrea Dresdale
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Josh Groban admits his "Bean Song" is "very WTF" but "so much fun"

Bush's BeansEarlier this week, Josh Groban released the supremely bizarre yet hilarious "Bean Song," as part of a Bush's Beans ad campaign. In the song, he sings passionately about his love for beans, how healthful they are, and why they get a bad rap. Now, he's explaining what possessed him to do this.
Noting that he's often been asked to do commercials but has been wary of doing stuff that felt "phony," Josh tells Billboard that he didn't say yes immediately when Bush's Beans approached him. But he reconsidered because he's an avid bean fan.
"I’ve loved beans my whole life and I’m pretty much a vegetarian, and I did used to get made fun of for just having beans at the barbecue," he tells Billboard.
He adds, "I just kind of sat at my piano for a few days, and I said to myself, ‘No pressure. If you can’t think of anything, just say thank you but no thanks and move on.’ Then, this song just kind of sprouted. I went back to them and I said, ‘I think we have something, but it’s really weird and it’s funny and is it OK?'"
"They’re like, ‘We’re all about it,’" Josh recalls. "They went with me on this weird journey and it turned into something that on paper, it’s very WTF, but in reality, so much fun to do."
Josh is also thrilled he got his father to appear briefly in the song's video, standing at a grill as Josh sings about how great beans are at a barbecue.
As he tells Billboard, "He’s so shy and it was like, if I could get my dad barbecuing...this video, even just for a second, it will be the best Easter egg ever."
By Andrea Dresdale
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Matchbox Twenty's NFT auction raises nearly $75,000 for charity

Randall SlavinMatchbox Twenty's first foray into the world of NFTs -- the new technology that allows people to own a unique piece of digital content -- has worked out pretty well.
The band's first NFT offering, which included the rights to high-res digital images of the original lyric sheets for their hit song, "Unwell," was sold for $24,000, proceeds from which went to the charities RADical Hope and The Trevor Project. Then, a donor kicked in an additional $50,000 directly to RADical Hope in support of the whole project.
RADical Hope addresses America's youth mental health crisis, while The Trevor Project is the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth.
During a conversation about the NFT auction on the app Clubhouse last Thursday night, Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, who wrote "Unwell," spoke about why he wanted to tie the song to the current state of mental health in the country.
"What we're really talking about is the mental health of our future generations," Rob said. "Who we're going to be ten years from now depends on how we treat people now, and I think the Trevor Project and RADical Hope are pinpointing a huge group that we might lose if we don't let them know how special they are and how normal they are."
"Unwell," a top-ten hit in 2003, was recently interpolated by superstar DJ and producer Steve Aoki for a new song called "Used to Be," featuring vocals by Kiiara and Wiz Khalifa. A new acoustic version incorporates Rob's vocals as well.
By Andrea Dresdale
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Justin Timberlake to star as game show host Chuck Barris in new Apple TV+ series

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesJustin Timberlake has lined up his next acting gig for Apple TV+.

Deadline reports the 40-year-old singer/actor has been tapped to play Gong Show host Chuck Barris for an as-yet-untitled hour-long drama series.

The show will be based on Barris’ 1984 memoir Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, in which he claimed his job as a game show creator and host in the ‘60s and ‘70s was just a front for his real job as a CIA assassin. Barris created such game show classics as The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game.

The book was previously made into a 2002 film of the same name that was directed by George Clooney and starred Sam Rockwell as Barris.

Justin’s new role comes on the heels of his other Apple TV+ project, the film Palmer, which was released in January.
By Andrea Tuccillo
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Watch Katy Perry complain about lack of sex while presenting GLAAD Award to Sam Smith

Photo By The 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards/Getty Images for GLAADLast night at the GLAAD Media Awards, Sam Smith was named Outstanding Music Artist, but Katy Perry, who presented them with the honor, took the opportunity to sum up the past year in a way that we all could relate to.
"Music helped us get through this very difficult time, when not much else did," Katy said in her remarks. "I mean, our fabulous clothes? They just stayed on the hangers while we lived in sweats every single day."
"Some of us even went up a couple of sizes -- I did, I also had a baby," she noted. "And the sex dried up! Yeah!"
"Well, I hope it all comes back, but maybe not that baking bread thing, that was kind of a weird thing," Katy continued. She then went on to salute all the incredible music artists who "gave us moments of hope, happiness, resilience and even just plain ol' escapism."
Accepting the award from London, Sam noted, "I'm so honored to be receiving this this year...it really means a lot to me. This has been such a tough year for everyone....and for me, music has remained this constant force of unity throughout the world for people."
"Looking at this category tonight...these are the albums that have got me through this year," they said. "So I just want to raise a cup of tea -- have a tea party -- for everyone in this category."
Among the artists who Sam beat in that category: Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Adam Lambert, Ricky Martin and Halsey.
By Andrea Dresdale
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Watch Kelly Clarkson prove yet again that she's the Queen of TMI

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversalIf you ever doubted that Kelly Clarkson has absolutely no filter, she just proved it once again on her talk show on Thursday, where she shared an incident that should be in the dictionary next to the phrase "TMI."
Kelly was interviewing country music star Clint Black, who shared that in an upcoming episode of his own talk show, fellow country star Sara Evans relates a story about how she once had to pee onstage. "How many of us haven't peed on stage?" Clint joked.
That inspired Kelly to share a story about a similar incident that happened to her, but as she put it, "It wasn't pee, my friend."
"I got some kinda wrecked up from some kinda food and I literally, we were in an arena, and I shouldn't tell this story, but like I said my man, I don't have a filter," Kelly began.
"I had to RUUUUUUUN backstage to my quick-change," she continued. "I grabbed this poor trash can, and boy, I destroyed it. It was bad! It was bad, Clint!"
As the audience laughed, Kelly noted, "We might have to edit this out, but I'm just sayin', it happens. What are you supposed to do?"
Don't worry, Kelly: That's why we love you. We think.
(The story comes at 4:03 into the video.)
By Andrea Dresdale
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Report: Suspect arrested in Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello home invasion case

John Shearer/AMA2019/Getty Images for dcpThere's been an arrest in the case involving the home invasion at Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's home in LA last month, TMZ reports.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that a suspect was arrested on Thursday after cops followed up a call they got about a trespassing case at a house in another area. When they found that individual, he had a key on him, which reportedly was to Shawn's Mercedes G-Wagon.
During the break-in at Shawn and Camila's, TMZ had reported that the thief entered through a window, grabbed Shawn's car keys and made off with the car. The vehicle was later found parked on a residential street and returned to Shawn.
According to TMZ, the suspect has been booked on burglary and grand theft auto charges.
Neither Shawn nor Camila have publicly commented on the incident or the report.
By Andrea Dresdale
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