Page Too Report for 05/17/2017

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Katy Perry Confirmed As Judge For 'American Idol' Reboot

Katy Perry has confirmed she will be joining the reboot of the singing competition show "American Idol" as a judge when the show returns next year on ABC.

The pop star broke the news to fans with the following statement, "I am honored and thrilled to be the first judge bringing back the American Idol tradition of making dreams come true for incredible talents with authentic personalities and real stories.

"I'm always listening to new music, and love discovering diamonds in the rough � from mentoring young artists on my label, or highlighting new artists on my tours, I want to bring it back to the music."

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Kendrick Lamar Adds More Dates To DAMN. Tour

(Radio.com) Kendrick Lamar has once again extended his North American DAMN. Tour. In early May, Lamar announced the initial extension of his tour with added dates in July and August. Now, the rapper has scheduled dates through September.

Lamar's North American tour will include performances by YG and D.R.A.M. who serve as support acts on the new dates, starting August 11 in Anaheim, Calif. through September 2 in Miami, Florida.

Meanwhile, Travis Scott ad D.R.A.M. are openers throughout the previously announced tour dates that run through early August. Lamar's complete 2017 tour dates are below. Tickets for the new tour stops go on sale May 20 at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation. See the dates here.

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Harry Styles Kicks Off 'Late Late Show' Residency With Sketch

(Radio.com) Harry Styles stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden Monday night (May 15) in humorous fashion, for the first episode of his four-night residency. During a sketch to mark his debut, the singer is stopped in the CBS lobby by a stern security guard.
When Styles gives his name at the gate, the guard says, "You're Harry Styles, sure, fine. And I'm Katy Perry." Then the guard quips, "If you're Harry Styles, then where's the rest of One Direction?"

To solve the dilemma, Styles uses his 1D mind trick and the formerly irascible guard becomes an impressionable teenage girl. Later, Corden tries the same trick when he is also stopped and fails miserably. Watch the sketch here.

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Travis Scott Reveals 3 New Tracks In Wake Of Arrest

(Radio.com) Travis Scott released three new tracks one day after he was arrested in Arkansas for allegedly inciting a riot at Walmart Ampitheater. According to XXL, the rapper was arrested on charges of "inciting a riot, endangering the welfare of a minor and disorderly conduct."

Hours later, three songs were uploaded and then posted to his Soundcloud account. The three tracks feature the rapper spitting rhymes with three different producers at the helm.

"Purple & Green" features Playboi Carti and was produced by Sevn Thomas while 'Butterfly Effect" was produced by Murda Beatz. Meanwhile, the smooth beats of 'A Man" was assisted by Southside. Listen to all three tracks here.

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Miley Cyrus Bringing Father To Mentor On 'The Voice'

(Radio.com) Miley Cyrus revealed that she will be returning to The Voice for the show's 13th season, and she's bringing a familiar face along for the ride, her father Billy Ray.

"We get to pick a mentor," Miley explains to Shoboy and Nina of 92.3 AMP Radio . "Last year I had Joan Jett who I picked because she's just awesome, and I had a large group of females -- there were only like two dudes on my team so it was really good to have that -- and this year I'm coming for Blake Shelton! I'm bringing out the big guns, I'm bringing out dad and having him give all the Country advice."

"I know my dad's been the best mentor for me, so I'm excited for him to be able to mentor others because he's got the best advice," she continued. Read more here.

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Blac Youngsta Surrenders In Young Dolph Shootout Investigation

(Radio.com) In February, previously unknown assailants fired more than 100 rounds into Young Dolph's SUV as the rapper was riding to his concert. No one was injured, as Dolph had previously spent $300,000 for a bulletproof ride.

Now, fellow rapper Blac Youngsta and two other men surrendered to the police on Tuesday (May 16) in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to WSCO TV.

Each individual is charged with discharging a weapon into an occupied property and felony conspiracy. XXL obtained a statement from Youngsta's camp. Read it here.

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Straight No Chaser Announce New EP and Tour

Straight No Chaser will be releasing their "Six Pack: Volume 3" EP on July 21st and they have announced they will be launching The Speakeasy Tour this fall and winter to support it.

The new EP is highlighted the a capella group's mash-up of the classic Eurythmics hit "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" and Fitz and the Tantrums' "HandClap" and a medley of Beyonce songs.

The Speakeasy Tour is scheduled to kick off on October 28th at the Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI's and will conclude on January 2nd at Blaisdell Hall in Honolulu. See the dates and tracklisting here.

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Jay Sean Takes On Social Media Addiction In New Video

Jay Sean has released a new music video for his single "Do You Love Me" which is the following to his international hit "Make My Love Go" featuring Sean Paul.

Jay had this to say about the theme of the new clip"This video is very different from all of my others. I wanted to create a conversation about our growing obsession with social media and how it takes over everything in our lives.

"This story is about a girl who can't get past her own phone even in the middle of a lit party. The love affair is with herself...reflected by the phone and all the social media platforms she uses every day" Watch the video here.

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