The Weeknd Staying Loose For Coachella Weekend Two ... DJs and Sings At Star-Studded Party
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The Weeknd isn't about to lose his groove for weekend two of Coachella ... hopping onstage Wednesday night to DJ and sing at a big Hollywood bash.
Check out the video ... T.W.'s clearly feeling it, dancing around as he DJs. At one point, he jumps onstage and sings with Kaytranada and Zack Bia.
As for who hit up the party at the Terminal 27 party ... Leo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalamet, Willow Smith, YG, Alexander Wang, Hunter Schafer, Dominic Fike, Daniel Caesar, Beck and The Martinez Brothers.
Abel had a pretty big weekend a few days back ... headlining Coachella last Sunday with Swedish Mafia House.
The Weekend and SMH had an epic night, performing for a massive crowd on night 3 ... taking the stage together and each doing their own songs.
Screw the concept of resting up ... Weeknd's revved up for this coming Sunday, when he'll headline again in the desert near Palm Springs.
The Weeknd was a last-minute sub for Kanye, who bailed 2 weeks before Coachella, but fans don't seem upset at Ye's replacement ... not at all.
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Cheech & Chong Smoke Weed With Cops In Music Video ... 4/20 Fun With Snoop, Klypso & Doggface
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Cheech & Chong are celebrating 4/20 in the only way they know how -- smoking a fat blunt -- while puff, puff, passing with cops in a new music video.
The iconic comedy stoner duo is teaming up with Doggface, the viral Fleetwood Mac skateboarder from 2020, for his first rapping debut in "Low Rider" ... blazing up a fatty in the video, and prompting a visit from police.
The video's release date is April 20, the unofficial marijuana holiday, so naturally, the police actors start sharing the blunt with Cheech, Chong and Doggface, some real reefer madness.
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Doggface's first song -- titled "Low Rider" -- is Klypso's and it features War and another well-known stoner, Snoop Dogg, who doesn't shy away from smoking on camera either.
George Lopez even makes a cameo ... parking it up too!!!
As we first told you ... the music vid was filmed over 4 days at Snoop's compound and a Burbank studio and cost around $300k to produce, with Snoop getting nearly $100k, and a big chunk going to production.
The song is a stoner's spin-off of the original (by War) and the celeb cast makes sense ... remember, Cheech and Chong played the OG "Low Rider" in their iconic movie, "Up in Smoke" ... and the tune doubles as the theme song for George's self-titled sitcom, "George Lopez."
Happy 4/20 ... don't try smoking with cops at home!!!
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The Wanted's Tom Parker Funeral Draws Huge Crowd Wife Breaks Down During Eulogy
Tom Parker's wife broke down in tears as she said her final public goodbye to her beloved husband ... telling people at his funeral The Wanted singer fought like a warrior during his 18-month cancer battle.
Tom's bandmates, Jay McGuiness, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran and Nathan Sykes were the pallbearers and carried his coffin into the London church.
Tom's widow, Kelsey, led a cortege with 3 black horses before the service ... as hundreds of mourners lined up in the streets for the procession. Fans paid their respects and watched the funeral on big screens outside the church.
Kelsey gave the eulogy, and told the crowd she would raise their 2 kids with the values that were important to Tom. She broke down in tears after saying although she and Tom were together for 13 years, she felt as if they lived 1,000 years together.
As we reported, Tom died last month after a battle with brain cancer. He was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma back in October 2020.
Tom's friends and bandmates shared heartfelt memories ... including his bandmate Max George, who said he was like a brother.
Tom was only 33.
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Tiffany Haddish I'm Diving Into Music ... But Doing It Through TV/Movies!!!
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Tiffany Haddish has something cooking in the kitchen -- but it ain't a comedy thing, it's music ... and she says she's hoping she can make it pay dividends.
The comedian/actress dished about her new musical endeavor to a photog Tuesday night out at the Mint Room Studios in Glendale, where it appears she was in the middle of some recording sessions for a collection of original tunes she's pulling together.
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Before you run off thinking Tiff's about to drop an album, listen to the clip first ... because she makes it clear there's no such project in the works, although she is laying down tracks.
As TH explains -- these songs aren't for streaming, per se, but more so for TV and film use. Tiffany obviously understands where the dough is in the biz, and it ain't in traditional music releases ... but more so in residuals, which she's trying to cash in on right now.
No word on what exactly her vibe feels like or how these songs might sound -- but we DO know Tiff can carry a tune ... and we're also hearing she's recruiting the likes of Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and even Beyonce for this project of hers. So, let your imagination run wild.
Tiffany's been doing A LOT of series and films lately -- namely, her Apple show "The After Party" and the new Nic Cage movie, 'Unbearable Weight' -- and it sounds like she's eager to capitalize on that work to the max. Gotta respect her hustle and entrepreneurship!
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Josh Groban Still Wearing A Mask On Planes 'I Use My Lungs For A Living!'
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Josh Groban isn't ditching his mask in the air, despite the new rule allowing people to fly without covering their mouth and nose ... and he has reasons why.
We got Josh at LAX Tuesday, and he puts it plainly -- his voice is his livelihood, so extra protection is needed.
Josh acknowledges he may be in the minority -- people on his flight were cheering when the captain came on and said masks were no longer required. But, Josh has a different, personal point of view ... partly because of his parents. There's also the business of touring that makes going maskless problematic.
A federal judge ruled Monday the CDC's mandatory mask policy on planes was illegal. The Justice Dept. has said if the CDC wants to appeal they will oblige. For now ... no masks.
On a completely separate subject, we ask Josh about a bug named after Taylor Swift. Yeah, we asked that.
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Drake No Collab With Taylor Swift ... Despite Throwback Photo
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Drake and Taylor Swift are NOT about to drop new music together ... despite a social media post from Drizzy fueling rumors about a potential collab in the works.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … sadly there is NO collab between Drake and Taylor that is about to be released, and Champagne Papi's Instagram post from Monday is just a throwback photo with no hidden message.
As we reported ... the OVO rapper posted a photo dump on IG, which included a photo of him with his arm around Taylor. Drake captioned the post, "They too soft to understand the meaning of hard work".
Our sources say there's nothing behind the pic other than memories ... and the photo with T-Swift is from a few years ago, sometime in 2017 or 2018.
The way Joe took this video the same exact day Taylor and Drake took that picture together. Same outfit, hair, and she’s wearing the hair tie in both the video and picture 😭 pic.twitter.com/vKs6IHKufT
— Justin ᴿᴱᴰ (@swiftutation) April 19, 2022 @swiftutation
Drake and Taylor are friends with a long history ... and the post and caption led many to believe Drizzy was signaling new music ... but we're told it's just a harmless throwback post.
As you were.
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Hi-Five's Roderick 'Pooh' Clark Dead At 49
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Roderick "Pooh" Clark, an original member of Hi-Five, has died.
Marcus Sanders, fellow Hi-Five member, tells TMZ ... Roderick died on Sunday from complications from an infection and pneumonia at a hospital in Waco, TX.
He tells us Roderick got into a car crash 30 years ago in Florida that left him paralyzed from the neck down, making him unable to walk. He developed an infection that spread through his body -- one that persisted for some time.
He also developed pneumonia over the last 2 weeks, being in and out of the hospital up until his death.
Those close to Roderick have been posting tributes to the late singer online, including the band's musical director Martinez Little, saying, "We had some amazing phone conversations in the past and some great visits when I came thru Waco! I'll cherish them forever."
Roderick and his quintet group of R&B singers formed in 1989 ... other than him and Marcus, they also had bandmates Tony Thompson, Russell Neal, and Toriano Easley. They reached the top of the charts in 1991 with their hit, "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)."
Roderick was 49.
RIP
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Drake Posts Photo With Taylor Swift ... Music Collab in the Works???
If it's one thing Drake is good at, it's making a hit song ... and his latest photo with Taylor Swift has us thinking there could be one in the works with the pop artist.
The OVO rapper dropped a series of photos on Instagram, Monday ... and the last of five is with no one other than pop star, T-Swift.
It's not clear if it is a throwback photo or if it was taken recently ... but Drizzy captioned the gallery saying, "They too soft to understand the meaning of hard work".
And, he could be on to something ... both Taylor and Drake have worked super hard and rose from the ranks in the music industry. Drake's been bestowed the award of Artist of the Decade by Billboard and Taylor was named Billboard’s Greatest Pop Star of 2021.
Of course, a music collab wouldn't be the biggest stretch ... Taylor and the Champagne Papi have been friends for a minute. They've been spotted together as far back as 2013, at the MTV Video Music Awards.
In Taylor's 2019 song "I Forgot That You Existed" she sings ... "And I couldn't get away from ya. In my feelings more than Drake, so yeah."
Maybe they'll be sharing their feelings together on the same track soon?!? 👀
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Billie Eilish Headlines Coachella Day 2 ... Sorry I'm Not Beyonce!!!
Billie Eilish did not disappoint on Day 2 of Coachella ... certainly judging by the crowd that came to watch her headline the night.
Billie can add another title to her achievements ... at 20 she's the youngest musician ever to headline the festival.
That time when @billieeilish was singing on a freaking ✨crane✨at #Coachella pic.twitter.com/j7c5lDwRVJ
— David Mascarina (he/him/his) (@dgmascarina) April 17, 2022 @dgmascarina
She sang a bunch of hits from her first 2 albums, but before doing so she eyeballed the crowd to make sure there were no bad seats. BTW ... she and Finneas didn't perform "No Time To Die," a song for which they just won an Oscar. Also missing from the set ... "Nobody Like You."
Khalid jumped on stage to perform "Lovely" with B.E., and the crowd ate it up.
Near the end of the set, she also brought out Blur, Gorillaz and The Good, the Bad and the Queen frontman Damon Albarn.
And then she got humble and funny ... "I should not be headlining this s***, but I'm so f***ing grateful to be here!" And then she added, "I'm sorry I'm not Beyonce."
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Travis Scott I Couldn't Make Coachella ... But I'm Here for the After-Party!!!
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Travis Scott didn't get to perform on any official Coachella lineup this year -- following the Astroworld tragedy -- but he settled for the next best thing ... an after-party.
The rapper got on the mic early Sunday morning during the Bootsy Bellows get-together in nearby La Quinta, where we're told he got onstage around 3 AM (about an hour before things were set to start shutting down) and cranked out 5 of his songs from the DJ booth.
As you can see ... it was a very stripped-down and limited show, similar to what he did at a pre-Oscars party last month. Travis was keeping it relatively chill as far as energy ... nothing compared to what he might normally do at a regular concert.
At one point, Trav even played DJ ... pulling double duty, and the remaining crowd that was there seemed to dig it. It's safe to say, the guy's testing the waters slowly but surely ... and it would appear he's still very much got an audience that's down to see him.
Of course, Travis making an appearance in the vicinity of Coachella is interesting in and of itself -- as you know, he was slated to headline until he got bumped over Astroworld -- but there was still some hope he could cameo seeing how Kanye West was hired ... and there were rumblings he might bring Travis out during his set.
That fell through, so it was all but certain TS wouldn't pop up on stage there in Indio.
Plus, there seemed to be bad blood between him and Billie Eilish -- at least from the outside looking in -- who sorta took shots at him during a concert of hers a few months back -- even though she downplayed any animosity toward him specifically when confronted by Ye.
All things considered, it's probably best that Travis missed Coachella this time around. He clearly isn't too far removed though ... time will tell if and when he makes a full comeback.
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Coachella 2022 Day ✌️ Brings Out Big Stars!
The Indio Desert is in full swing as the second day of the Coachella Music Festival heated up the festival goers and tons of Hollywood celebs in the process.
Olivia Culpo, Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Justine Skye, David Dobrik were just a few of the famous faces that could be spotted roaming the desert for while acts like Megan Thee Stallion, 21 Savage, Billie Eilish ... and even music composer Danny Elfman performed to the excited throngs of fans.
The day was not only filled with music and art ... there was a ton of VIP parties going down in the surrounding area. Anastasia Karanikolaou and Lena Waithe partied at the Spotify Party while Revolve continued their model day parties.
This year's fest has been getting referred to as the "Influencer Olympics" and you can see why ... people like YouTuber James Charles and Lele Pons have been making most of the photo ops around the grounds.
Day 3 coming in hot!
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Blink-182's Mark Hoppus We're Celebrating 'Cause I'm Cancer Free!!!
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Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 has great cause to celebrate, because he's cancer free!!!
We got Mark Saturday night leaving Craig's in WeHo, and he and his wife, Skye, seemed like a heavy weight was just lifted from them ... this, after Mark's oncologist gave him the news, which he says is a great blessing.
Mark handled his cancer battle privately ... he revealed he was dealing with it back in June and was always hopeful, and his optimism paid off. Not to say he didn't struggle ... Mark went through a round of chemo for lymphoma.
Well, now things are good, and he's looking forward to getting back in the studio with Travis Barker and co.
Speaking of Travis, you gotta hear Mark's wife when our photog asks about Travis and Kourtney tying the knot.
Congrats Mark!!!
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Coachella Day 2 Post Malone Spreads Message of Love .... Performs with Quavo
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Post Malone spreads the love -- and the message of love -- at a wild party during Day 2 of Coachella.
Post performed Saturday night at Coachella Revolve Party at the Merv Griffin Estate in the Palm Springs area, and he had words for the crowd.
Post was emotional, talking about the need to spread love to family, friends and strangers. He talked about struggles -- in Ukraine, the COVID pandemic, and just dealing with life. He tried to inspire the crowd, saying it takes a second to help course-correct someone who is struggling.
Then he gave the crowd what they came to see ... an awesome performance of "Congratulations," and for good measure, he brought out Quavo.
Then, as the show was about to end, P.M. jumped into the crowd, lost his shirt and everyone went wild.
Good times.
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The Beatles Childhood Homes ... Take A Tour!
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The Beatles' childhood homes helped shape the artists that would take over the world ... and they're now in perfect condition for vacationers who want to visit or even stay.
George Harrison's Liverpool home has been recently renovated ... it's now an Airbnb thanks to superfan Ken Lambert. He snagged the property at auction back in November with a $250k bid.
The house doubles as a museum for weekly tours. The band rehearsed there in the late '50s -- back when they called themselves The Quarrymen.
Other band members' childhood homes have been preserved for tours as well ... including Paul McCartney's place in Allerton, a suburb of Liverpool. The house is owned by the National Trust and takes guests back in time to the way it looked when the bandmates were kids.
Paul and John Lennon birthed some classics at that house ... "I Saw Her Standing There" was written in the front room.
John's place on Menlove Ave. was the inspiration for "Please Please Me."
Maybe that talent will rub off if you take the tour!
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Big Sean at Coachella Crowd Rivals Harry Styles' Main Stage ... Competing Headliners???
Harry Styles' Coachella set was one for the ages, and although he brought out droves of people for his headlining set ... Big Sean had a healthy swath of his own right before.
The singer was the marquee act of the night for Day 1 on Friday, where he was scheduled to start performing at around 11:30 PM at the main Coachella stage -- whereas Sean was winding down his performance at the Sahara stage across the way around the same time.
There may have been some overlap -- these things never get started or end quite on time in real life -- but it's a good thing they staggered these two gents ... because, apparently, folks seemed kinda torn on who exactly they wanted to catch as the curtains were going down.
That's the word on Twitter anyway, and the proof is in the pudding on the crowd sizes -- check out the huge sea of people that were rocking with BS throughout ... it's massive!
Folks are buzzing online about how well Sean did and how packed his audience was ... and some are even (jokingly?) saying he might've been the real headliner for the night considering how many flocked to go see him.
Indeed, his set looked pretty epic and he definitely had an army of fans in attendance -- but if you look at what Harry was able to do ... you'll see it's nothing to sneeze at either. Concertgoers appeared just as eager to catch their boy -- evidenced in photos.
Harry Styles did this… this was his crowd and it’s only the beginning #Harrychella pic.twitter.com/m77hS9Q9oC
— laisha🍇 (@laishapeter) April 16, 2022 @laishapeter
His stage design was elaborate, as it was actually immersed in the crowd itself ... with everybody surrounding him from all sides. As you can see -- people definitely showed up to catch him, especially toward the beginning of his set.
And, while we're sure he maintained a good amount until his show was over ... some videos seem to suggest the crowd was dwindling as the performance went on -- as it looks like people on the outskirts were able to creep in further and further later into the night.
That's to be expected though ... the last performer of the night is often more prone to losing people as they trickle out. And, of course, this ain't a pissing contest either -- it's just interesting to see that Sean was as appealing and widely attended as he turned out to be.
Like we said, it's a good thing they didn't have HS and BS actually going head to head, because it might've truly been a split ticket. Good planning on Coachella's end. 😅
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Coachella 2022 Day 1 Justin, Harry, Shania, Snoop, Jhene ... Ain't That Enough?!?
Justin Bieber hit the Coachella stage partially clothed for his surprise performance on Day 1.
Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar perform “Peaches” at #Coachella pic.twitter.com/lXkbUriRjc
— Variety (@Variety) April 16, 2022 @Variety
JB came out shirtless as he performed "Peaches" with Daniel Caesar ... just as TMZ told you Friday! The crowd loved it. JB flew in from Miami where he had performed as part of his world tour.
Daniel and Justin regaled the music festival crowd with a rendition of their song "Peaches," which was included on Justin's album "Justice" last year.
Harry Styles headlined the night and brought out a legend -- Shania Twain! Harry, who has busted open stereotypes, sang Shania's biggest hit -- "Man! I Feel Like a Woman." The crowd ate it up! The venue lit up with fireworks as Harry performed his set.
Harry Styles performs with Shania Twain during his #Coachella set. pic.twitter.com/05lj55JMBD
— Variety (@Variety) April 16, 2022 @Variety
Turns out Harry's a big fan of Twain ... he told the audience he recalled his mother driving him around with Shania blaring out of the radio. He said "Shania Twain taught me to sing," adding in a moment of self-loathing, "She also taught me that men are trash."
Big Sean was a big hit, as were YG and Jhene Aiko ... in case you didn't know, Sean and Aiko are BF/GF.
There was also a moving tribute to Ukraine by Arcade Fire. Frontman Win Butler said, "I want to dedicate this to everyone in the Ukraine. Everyone in a punk rock band in the Ukraine right now. I'm thinking about everybody who is dealing with the war right now." Then they performed "The Suburbs" to honor Ukrainian citizens.
.@arcadefire stop their big return to @coachella with a medic pause before kicking off an epic set! #Coachella pic.twitter.com/JaUvwPPkLB
— ☀ stevie wong ☀ (@wongie1) April 16, 2022 @wongie1
Someone in the crowd had a medical emergency. He was taken out on a stretcher. We don't know his status. As it happened, the band stopped performing ... obviously a call-back to the Astroworld tragedy, where 10 people died in a stampede and crowd crush.
Lil Baby also performed, and ended his set with "The Bigger Picture" ... a song he dropped just days after George Floyd's murder. Lil Baby brought Gunna out during his set.
Yes indeed @lilbaby4PF pic.twitter.com/VdRgLBZJbP
— Coachella (@coachella) April 16, 2022 @coachella
And, there was more ... hip-hop duo City Girls hit the stripper pole and twerked with perfection!
.@citygirls actin up pic.twitter.com/J04kfQYiL4
— Coachella (@coachella) April 16, 2022 @coachella
Phoebe Bridgers brought out her friend Arlo Parks -- the first time for both musicians to perform on the Coachella stage.
phoebe bridgers brought out arlo parks at coachella to sing “graceland too” (which she called a “love song”) 🥲 pic.twitter.com/uUiwLFFluD
— Callie Ahlgrim (@callieahlgrim) April 16, 2022 @callieahlgrim
The duo performed a rendition of Bridgers' "Graceland Too."
As for Snoop, well he was true to form, smokin' a joint while he performed with Anitta as he danced around the stage. Again, a huge crowd fav.
also 💚 @SnoopDogg pic.twitter.com/YZYyf6pKKH
— Coachella (@coachella) April 16, 2022 @coachella
Word at the venue ... Day 1 was a blast.
Check out all the hottest stars that took to the desert to celebrate the first Coachella since the pandemic!