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Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus' 2017 collaboration «Rainbowland» got 86'd from a first-grade spring concert setlist after school district officials in Wisconsin deemed the track controversial.According to the, the parent of a first grader in Waukesha, Wisconsin, was excited about the Parton-Cyrus collab, along with some of the other songs slated to be part of the spring concert, which included Louis Armstrong's «What a Wonderful World and Kermit the Frog's „Rainbow Connection“ from .As for why the track that celebrates acceptance was banned from the spring concert, one parent told  that „the school district of Waukesha has really cracked down on anything LGBTQ“ and that „this song being an 'issue' has not in any way come as a surprise.“The parent continued, „All that Miley and Dolly are saying is that they want to live in a world that is accepting, with no judgment and where people can be who they want to be.“The teacher whose class is performing the spring concert took to Twitter and sounded off on the ban.My first graders were so excited to sing Rainbowland for our spring concert but it has been vetoed by our administration. When will it end? @waukeshaschools@DollyParton@MileyCyrus@mileyworld@gsafewi@CivilRights#publicschoolspic.twitter.com/8Na0nETmDwParton and Cyrus have been huge proponents of the LGBTQ+ community.

NBA YoungBoy has announced that he’ll be releasing his new album, titled ‘Don’t Try This At Home’, next month.The news was shared on Instagram via a fan page but then reshared by his label’s official account on their stories.The post revealed that the album would be out on April 21, including its artwork and the news that it’ll feature 33 songs.‘Don’t Try This At Home’ follows YoungBoy’s fifth studio album ‘I Rest My Case’, which was out in January this year. It marked the rapper’s first release since signing with Motown Records and featured the singles ‘Top Girls’, ‘Black’, ‘I Love YB Skit’, and ‘Groovy’.A post shared by @neverbrokeagainsznLast year, Lil Nas X released ‘Late To Da Party’ – his joint single with YoungBoy, which features the repeated chant, “Fuck BET!”Lil Nas X started teasing ‘Late To The Party’ on June 8, positioning it as a diss track against Black Entertainment Television (BET) after he was not nominated for any of that year’s BET Awards.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch with headlining DJs Micky Friedmann from Berlin and GSP from Greece and, for the first time, encompassing both the venue’s large, vaulted ceiling indoor space and its outdoor terrace.The next night, April 1, at Echostage brings a Moulin Rouge-themed bacchanal with DJs Las Bibas from Vizcaya (Brazil) and Orel Sabag (Israel), plus performer Zeta Jones, followed by an After-Hours at Flash with DJs Calagna and Eddie Martinez haunted by The Phantom of the Opera. The weekend closes Sunday evening, April 2, with a party at Ultrabar organized around Hairspray with DJs Nina Flowers and Mohammad.In between Phantom and Hairspray, Sunday also offers an afternoon party at Soundcheck, an escape to The Wizard of Oz to see the wonderful wizard better known as Cherry veteran DJ Tom Stephan — but only for those who buy “an all-access VIP pass.

Tyler Hynes will be showing off his photography skills as Jake in Hallmark‘s new movie, A Picture of Her.

Kanye West has returned to Instagram.

Exciting news – Daniel Radcliffe is going to be a dad!

Andrew Lloyd Webber has shared some devastating news.

Rose Byrne already has one hit show with Apple TV+ in “Physical,” a dark comedy about a woman’s journey of self-discovery through the rise of the aerobics craze in 1980s San Diego. So will lightning strike twice with “Platonic“? That’s the title of Byrne’s new series coming to the streamer with Spring with co-star Seth Rogen.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced his son’s death from gastric cancer.

Gigi Hadid wants nothing more than for her ex-boyfriend and baby daddy Zayn Malik to be “happy” — even if it’s with Selena Gomez!

When Taylor Swift got to the top of that structure – it felt so symbolic! She really is on top. Still! After all these years! And that moment reminded us of the Fearless Tour. We thought she was gonna throw the chair over as a callback! We’ve been so lucky to go to every single one of her tours!!

North West is following in her momma Kim Kardashian’s footsteps to become an entrepreneur!

Nick Webber, son of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, has died at age 43.

Harry Potter star Danielle Radcliffe is expecting his first child with girlfriend Erin Darke. The 33 year old actor, who first appeared in the iconic films 22 years ago, is said to be "so excited" about becoming a dad.

Why???? This makes no sense!

New York Post wrote a scathing editorial on Friday about Donald Trump, with a cover headline that calls the former president “deranged” and “bat hit crazy.”The editorial centers on Trump’s past behavior and reaction to the current real possibility of indictment in the criminal case he’s facing in New York related to hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels, with Trump warning of “death and destruction” should that happen.“He hasn’t changed in the slightest. There is no shame,” the editorial board wrote.

New York Post.“I think he’s hostile to the United States, but I think the thing that we’ve seen is he doesn’t have the conventional capability to realize his ambitions,” DeSantis said of the Russian president. “And so, he’s basically a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons and one of the things we could be doing better is utilizing our own energy resources in the U.S.”After the 2022 midterm elections McCain expressed her support for DeSantis, calling Trump a “narcissist” and a “cancer.”GROW.

official Twitter announced. He was 88.“This is a very sad morning, Xavier Lopez Chabelo, father, brother and husband has left us suddenly, due to abdominal complications,” the tweet read via Google Translate.Esta es una mañana muy triste, Xavier Lopez Chabelo , padre, hermano y esposo nos ha dejado de manera súbita, causa de complicaciones abdominales.Shortly after, another tweet was posted and read, “With a torn soul and knowing that many and many people have loved him for many years and that they will feel his departure, we ask you to pray for his rest and give us the opportunity to spend in peace the mourning that overwhelms our entire family.

A post shared by Andrew Lloyd Webber (@andrewlloydwebber)Andrew Lloyd Webber said on Instagram two days ago his son was “getting over a bout of pneumonia,” and was in hospice care. “I wanted to thank you first for the huge outpouring of messages of support for my son, Nick,” Webber said.

Kanye West's first Instagram post in 2023 is turning heads, after sharing that watching Jonah Hill's performance in «made me like Jewish people again.» The post caught a lot of people's attention, including the film's director, Christopher Miller.The controversial rapper took to Instagram on Friday night and posted a photo of the film's poster, and it was in the caption where West disclosed that «watching Jonah Hill in  made me like Jewish people again.»West added in the caption, «No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people. No Christian can be labeled antisemite knowing Jesus is Jew. Thank you Jonah Hill I love you.»No word yet on how Hill feels about being roped into West's mea culpa some five months after spewing antisemitic hate speech and praising Nazis and Adolf Hitler while on an alt-right show, as well as writing several posts, in which he declared his plan to go «death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.» But Miller, who alongside Phil Lord made his live action directorial debut with, took to Twitter and reacted to West's post by sharing a screenshot of West's IG post and tweeting, «Um... thanks for watching?»A post shared by Ye (@kanyewest)Um… thanks for watching? pic.twitter.com/BvcFMmQfMfFollowing his bizarre and troubling rants, brands swiftly moved to distance themselves from West, who lost his billionaire status after Adidas cut ties with him. Balenciaga and fashion magazine  also cut ties with him and he was dropped from Def Jam Records. CAA has also dropped Ye as a client.Subsequently, Foot Locker also removed his popular Yeezy shoes off its shelves, with a Foot Locker Inc.

Las Vegas pays attention to the details!

“Jurassic Park” is a movie franchise full of terror; however, according to Sam Neill’s new memoir, Did I Ever Tell You This?, the cast faced quite a terrifying experience off the screen while filming in Hawaii in 1992.

Lady Gaga rocked the hell out of her Harley Quinn outfit Saturday while filming scenes for the upcoming “Joker” sequel. The 36-year-old actress donned the full getup — which included a red coat, a black skirt and black leggings — to film scenes on the steps of Manhattan’s City Hall in New York City.

Love Island star Paige Turley has candidly opened up about her friend’s suicide. Paige’s friend Jamie took his own life in December 2022 when he was just 20 years old. His sudden passing shocked both Paige, 25, and the community of West Lothian, Scotland – where the reality TV star’s from.

Paris Hilton thinks her new memoir has changed perceptions of her. The 42-year-old star - who released 'Paris: The Memoir' earlier this month - believes that the book has helped to change her public image. She told The Independent: "People just understand me more now because of the book.

These are the big names who will be swinging back into the jungle on an all stars version of I’m A Celebrity.

as a member of the community in 2021. In a set to “Mother” by , Siwa revealed that her employer immediately hauled her into a meeting with the company's president. “During this meeting, the PRESIDENT of the company negatively asked me ‘what are you gonna tell your young demographic,’” she wrote. “I took a second to process what I was just asked, and then… I replied… ‘THE TRUTH.’”The continued, “I’ve never seen a man roll his eyes so far in the back of his head….

Talking Heads’ bassist Tina Weymouth has described frontman David Byrne as “insecure” in a series of essays in the Sunday Times.Alongside drummer and husband Chris Frantz, who released a memoir titled Remain In Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina in 2020, she opened up about their complicated relationship with Byrne.“I recently described David Byrne as Trumpian, which didn’t go down well with everybody,” Weymouth wrote. “What I meant was that, from my experience, everything with David is transactional – he will use you until he has no more use for you.“He always seemed very insecure about himself and would often try to blame other people if things went wrong. Chris and I loved him dearly and we did our best to overlook these disastrous character flaws, but it seemed obvious that Talking Heads wasn’t going to last.”She continued: “In interviews David always says he’s happy and I’d like to believe that.

After the Vanderpump Rules reunion taping concluded, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss hit the town together.

Jane Fonda has shared her memories of the iconic slap scene with Jennifer Lopez in Monster-In-Law - and revealed that she doesn't believe Jennifer ever "apologized" for leaving a cut "across my eyebrow".Jane was joined by best friend Lily Tomlin on The Drew Barrymore Show to discuss their new film Moving On, but Drew asked her about the iconic 2005 film - Jane's return to filmmaking after a 17-year break - and the actress recalled: "The thing that comes to mind right away is we have a slapping scene. I slap her, she slaps me.""Well Jennifer — as per Jennifer — she had this enormous diamond ring.

Christine Lampard and her Loose Women colleagues bid a sad farewell to a co-star as Tom Sage, the show's deputy editor, left for pastures new.The mum-of-two shared a warm tribute to her friend and co-star, as she penned: "We love this man @tomsage1984 he's off to work in pastures new on the new @neighbours in Oz. I'm going to miss this face."Christine shared an insight into Tom's farewell party, where he was presented with a classic Australian outback hat.There was also a selfie that involved many of Christine's fellow panellists including Judi Love, Ruth Langsford, Katie Piper, Frankie Bridge, Nadia Sawalha, Jane Moore, Kaye Adams, Brenda Edwards and Charlene White.

Taylor Swift is making "generous" donations to food banks in the cities which she's visiting during her Eras Tour – just another of her numerous good deeds from over the years.Ahead of her first performance in Las Vegas on March 24, the Three Square Food Bank Las Vegas revealed via Instagram that the Folklore artist had made a donation to aid their work.A post shared by Three Square Food Bank (@threesquarelv)Three Square Food Bank's Instagram post from WednesdayAs mentioned, this is not the first time Taylor has made sure others benefit from her continued success. From her inspiring messages in her songs such as 'You Need To Calm Down' and 'Only The Young' to financial gifts and other charitable donations, Taylor has done a lot over the years to help individuals across the world.The singer's long list of charitable donations has even led to her featuring on HELLO!'s Kindlist several times.WATCH: Taylor Swift gifts tour merchandise to charityIn 2011, the 33-year-old participated in UNICEF’s Tap Project Initiative by joining other celebrities in selling water from their homes in order to raise more than $2.5 million for people worldwide who do not have access to clean water.READ: Taylor Swift Eras tour: A bejeweled return for the world's biggest pop starThe 'Speak Now' singer has also given millions of her fortune away to other causes.

a popular Snoop Dogg phrase on air earlier this month.Barbie Bassett has not returned to the anchor desk at NBC affiliate WLBT since the March 8 broadcast and is no longer listed as a member of the news team on the station’s website, the Clarion Ledger reports.The Post reached out to Bassett, WLBT and Snoop Dogg for comment.“As I am sure you can understand, WLBT is unable to comment on personnel matters,” Ted Fortenberry, the station’s regional vice president and general manager, told The Post in an emailed statement Saturday.The gaffe was made during a discussion about Snoop Dogg’s latest addition to his Cali wine line.Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised.“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word. Bassett, who is white, also tweeted the phrase in 2011.This is not the first time Bassett, who boasts being the first chief meteorologist in WLBT’s history, has landed in hot water for her comments.The Mississippi native apologized in October 2022 after referencing a black reporter’s “grandmammy” on air.“Though not intentional, I now understand how my comment was both insensitive and hurtful.

The spark between Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth has faded…

So grateful! And HAPPY!!!!!!! @KidsQuest @MikeSnedegar @TaylorSwift 

It’s no joke – Lady Gaga was spotted on Saturday in New York City for a first look at her as Harley Quinn in the upcoming film sequel, Joker: Folie Deux.