Month: July 2024

Chris Brown is being sued for $50 million for allegedly assaulting four concertgoers. The lawsuit names Brown, several of his entourage, and tour promoter Live Nation as defendants in the filing, alleging the “brutal, violent assault,” of the concertgoers.

According to court papers obtained by PEOPLE, the incident took place after the rapper’s concert at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, with the lawsuit claiming that Brown and Conway, Hood Boos (a.k.a. Omololu Omari Akinlolu), and Sinko Ceej “brutally and severely beat” four men, Larry Parker, Joseph Lewis, Charles Bush, and Damarcus Powell, in what was reportedly an unprovoked attack backstage at the show. The complaint further alleges that Live Nation continued their relationship with Brown despite his history of “bad conduct and violent behavior” and “shamelessly profits and promotes Brown’s The 11:11 Tour, bringing him to Texas for financial gain.”

The plaintiffs attorneys said in a statement: “This is Texas. The people here don’t care how important or famous you think you are, you have an obligation to follow the laws and conduct yourself in an appropriate way. Unprovoked violence can’t and won’t be tolerated. We intend to seek all damages that the law allows against Brown and his cohorts, to include punitive damages.”

The complaint adds, “The violence included Brown and his entourage surrounding the Plaintiffs, throwing chairs at them, and repeatedly kicking, stomping, and beating them. The unprovoked violence included multiple strikes to the Plaintiffs’ heads and chests and ultimately involved stomping them while they were down. The brutal, violent assault participated in and directed by Brown, severely injured all Plaintiffs.”

The four victims all are receiving medical treatment, with one of them hospitalized and “will need to undergo extensive medical treatment” because of “head injuries” he suffered during the attack. Additionally, the plaintiffs are demanding compensatory and punitive damages “in excess of $50 million”, in addition to the “pecuniary losses, pain, and suffering, disfigurement, mental anguish, and past, present, and future medical expenses.”

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Pop-country artist Orville Peck is gearing up for the release of his star-studded collection of duets titled Stampede, featuring the artists across all genres including Willie Nelson, Elton John, Noah Cyrus, Midland, Allison Russell, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Bu Cuaron on Stampede: Vol 1. Additional collaborators on Stampede include Teddy Swims, Margo Price, Mickey Guyton, Debbii Dawson, TJ Osborne, Waylon Payne, Fancy Hagood and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway.a

Peck is now sharing his track with Beck, titled “Death Valley High”, alongside the official music video which features appearances from actor Sharon Stone and drag queen Gigi Goode. “Death Valley High” is the follow-up to Peck’s “Midnight Ride,” which featured Kylie Minogue and Diplo.

Peck also announced his 6th Annual Rodeo, featuring performances from Medium Build, Mickey Guyton, Reyna Roberts, The Nude Party, and more, in addition to a headline set from Peck and Tanya Tucker. Hosted by John Waters, the rodeo will take place on August 24th at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, with a kickoff party at Basement East on August 23rd and a closing party at Brooklyn Bowl on August 25th.

Take a look at the video for ‘Death Valley High’ – here.
Stampede: The Full Album is due out August 2; to preorder, head HERE.

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Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) is officially the No. 1 album in the country, dethroning Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department after 12-weeks on top of the charts. The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) marks Eminem’s 12th studio album (and his first in four years), comprised of the hit singles “Houdini,” “Tobey,” and “Somebody Save Me.”

Per Billboard, “Eminem achieves his 11th No. 1 on the #Billboard200 with ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).’ ⁠ His latest studio album debuts with the largest week for any rap album in 2024.⁠”

During the week ending July 18, The Death of Slim Shady debuted with 281,000 units in the U.S., along with 220 million streams and another 114,000 digital downloads, making its way to the top of the Billboard 200, and earning the biggest sales week for a Rap album in 2024. This latest achievement now sees Eminem tied with Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, and Ye (formerly Kanye West) for the fifth-most number one’s on the Billboard 200. Ahead of them are The Beatles, with a record 19 number one’s, JAY-Z and Taylor Swift, with 14 each, and Drake with 13.

Swift’s TTPD has now dropped to the No. 4 spot, its first time below number one since its debut — K-Pop group Enhypen’s album Romance: Untold debuted at No. 2, while Zach Bryan’s Great American Bar Scene fell to the No. 3 spot. Swift thanked fans on social media for her 12-week run, writing on social media: “I also wanted to say to everyone who’s supported The Tortured Poets Department, I am completely blown away by what you’ve done – it stayed at #1 for the first 12 weeks of its release and that’s never happened to an album of mine before, not even close!! You’re just the greatest.”

Swift’s 12 weeks at No. 1 with The Tortured Poets Department broke multiple chart records, among them surpassing Whitney Houston’s 1987 album Whitney to become the only album by a woman to spend so many weeks in the top position.

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