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Pop Star Charlie Puth Engaged to “Best Friend” Brooke Sansone as Joe Jonas Files for Divorce

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Pop Star Charlie Puth Engaged to “Best Friend” Brooke Sansone as Joe Jonas Files for Divorce

Pop stars getting married and unmarried.

Charlie Puth has announced his engagement to “best friend” Brooke Sansone. She’s sporting a huge diamond in the Instagram pictures. Congrats to them!

Meanwhile, Joe Jonas has filed for divorce from Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner. Married too young for four years and they have two kids. Very sad. When they were courting I sat next to them in Craig’s restaurant and they were so happy. I saw them again a year or so later at a party at Chateau Marmont and they were lovely. But this is an unfortunate mess.

Rolling Stones Pre-Orders Send “Hackney Diamonds” to Numbers 1, 2, 4 on Amazon Top 100 CDs and Vinyl

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Rolling Stones Pre-Orders Send “Hackney Diamonds” to Numbers 1, 2, 4 on Amazon Top 100 CDs and Vinyl

Start them up: The Rolling Stones launched their “Hackney Diamonds” campaign yesterday and the charts are already buzzing with excitement.

“Hackney” in pre-orders has shot to number 1 on Amazon Top 100 CDs and Vinyl in CD form. Number 1 is a green vinyl LP and number 4 is the black vinyl.

Over on the iTunes singles chart — which is currently bursting with Jimmy Buffett records — the single “Angry” is number 6.

All signs point to a number 1 release on October 20th for “Hackney,” at least for one week if not two. I don’t think any records will be broken (unless one is physically smashed) but “Hackney” is set up to be enough of a comeback hit that it will play well on a live tour next spring.

Meantime, “Angry” should easily be nominated at this year’s Grammys for Best Rock Song or Record.

All that’s left for Mick, Keith, and Ronnie is becoming MusiCares Persons of the Year and appearing on the Grammys. The Stones have always turned down accepting this honor — as well as the Kennedy Center — but maybe 2024 is the year for tributes.

Strike News: Warner Bros. Punishes A List Writers By Suspending Their Overall Deals, Studio Indicates No End in Sight

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Strike News: Warner Bros. Punishes A List Writers By Suspending Their Overall Deals, Studio Indicates No End in Sight

Warner Bros.’ David Zaslav is facing huge losses because of the two studio strikes.

So instead of settling the strikes and moving forward, Warner Bros. has decided to punish its famous writers.

The studio has suspended overall deals with JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot, which is stunning on its own. Also in the mix is Chuck Lorre, who’s been a money machine for them. The other A-listers are Mindy Kaling, Greg Berlanti, John Wells, and Bill Lawrence.

Overall deals mean the studio has a first look deal with these producers. They also house their companies either on or off campus (Bad Robot is in Santa Monica).

This is definitely a message to the WGA that Warner Bros. is not giving in or compromising in the WGA strike. Kicking out all these superstars is not offering an olive branch. It’s just going to set off more discord.

Hollywood is at a stand still because of the studios’ intransigence. Zaslav, on the other hand, is facing a $300-$500 million loss this quarter — far more than the entire cost of the WGA proposal to the studios to wrap this thing up. For WBD the losses are 10 times the cost of their share!

And it’s not just a matter of money. Warner Bros. Discovery will desperately need content soon, but now they’ve insulted the creators– that is unless Zaslav just sells the whole thing and destroys a 100 year old company!

Bruce Springsteen Cancels the Rest of September Shows Due to Peptic Ulcer Disease: “We’re heartbroken”

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Bruce Springsteen Cancels the Rest of September Shows Due to Peptic Ulcer Disease: “We’re heartbroken”

Bruce Springsteen is not indestructible.

He just announced the cancellation of all his September shows due to peptic ulcer disease. Ouch! How the heck did he get through those MetLife Stadium shows? That really hurts!

Springsteen just recently cancelled shows in Philly thanks what we think was COVID. He also had COVID a few months ago. He turns 74 in two weeks and looks like a fit 54. Now he needs some Tagamet pronto!

Get better fast, Bruce!

Pop Legacy: Michael Jackson Sales Around 1 Million Year to Date, Ahead of the Eagles, Behind the Beatles (Exclusive)

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Pop Legacy: Michael Jackson Sales Around 1 Million Year to Date, Ahead of the Eagles, Behind the Beatles (Exclusive)

I probably should have written this last week for Michael Jackson’s 65th birthday.

Remember how everyone wrote him off when HBO aired their negative documentary? His critics claimed his legacy was ruined.

According to Luminate, thirteen years after his death Jackson has sold the equivalent of 977,000 albums so far in 2023. He will surpass 1 million and could get as high as 1.5 million before the year is out.

That’s with no active marketing this year other than his sold out Broadway musical, “MJ.” And, of course. he’s not here to do any promotion. Among deceased pop stars, he’s number 1.

To put Jackson’s popularity in context. he’s running behind The Beatles (1.2 million) but ahead of The Eagles (722K). Each of those groups is promoted all year long. The Eagles are about to go on a final tour. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr keep the Fab Four’s flag waving all the time.

Adding in two big legacy groups: Queen is just behind Michael. Elvis Presley is behind both of them. Fleetwood Mac is just behind the Beatles.

Probably the two biggest female acts are far behind. Madonna is nowhere near this range — only around 350K. Mariah Carey is around the 550K mark mostly thanks to “All I Want is Christmas.”

But Michael Jackson’s music just keeps going. So far this year he’s been streaming 1.2 billion times. Think of all the times you’ve been somewhere in public and heard “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” or “Billie Jean.” It’s endless.

Happy birthday, Michael.

John Travolta’s Latest D Movie “Mob Land” Made $171 in the UK, Now Coming to DVD and Streaming

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John Travolta’s Latest D Movie “Mob Land” Made $171 in the UK, Now Coming to DVD and Streaming

The latest piece of video garbage from John Travolta is called “Mob Land.” In the UK, it made $171 in a three theater release on August 25th.

Now “Mob Land” — with a 43% critics score, and a 77 audience rating — is coming to DVD and streaming.

I know, you can’t wait.

Travolta plays sheriff in a small town. He wears a cowboy hat. His co-stars are Kevin Dillon (who disappeared after “Entourage” in a self fulfilling prophecy) and Stephen Dorff.

“Mob Land” has 15 producer credits.

Travolta is being mocked today online for an aerial view of his Florida home which shows his Boeing 737 parked out front. I guess these constant shit movies pay the bills!

Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder Guest on Rolling Stones New Album (Listen to Single “Angry” Here)

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Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder Guest on Rolling Stones New Album (Listen to Single “Angry” Here)

Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney are among the guest stars on the Stones’ new album, “Hackney Diamonds.”

Here’s the new single:

Scooter Braun: Living Well is the Best Revenge Even with Ariana, Demi, Justin Leaving Him

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Scooter Braun: Living Well is the Best Revenge Even with Ariana, Demi, Justin Leaving Him

Scooter Braun doesn’t care what you think, and certainly not what I think.

Overnight he posted a picture of himself standing in front of a private helicopter in Iceland. The caption: “Thank you for one amazing summer.”

Braun is hated by Taylor Swift and all her fans. He’s lost clients Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Idina Menzel and maybe Justin Bieber. He made a gazillion dollars from his deal with Korean company HYBE although that may be a lot of hype.

But who cares? Living well is the best revenge! And flying around Iceland on a private helicopter certainly must have pertained to the music business in some form, right?

WATCH The Rolling Stones LIVE FROM LONDON Here 9:30am ET Announce First Album of New Material in 18 Years

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WATCH The Rolling Stones LIVE FROM LONDON Here 9:30am ET Announce First Album of New Material in 18 Years

At 9:30am ET, the Rolling Stones will drop their new single, called “Angry,” and debut their first album of new material in 18 years. Watch Jimmy Fallon talk to them about “Hackney Diamonds” right here.

Trump Resumes Calling Special Prosecutor Jack Smith “Deranged,” Accuses Him of Tampering with Evidence

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Trump Resumes Calling Special Prosecutor Jack Smith “Deranged,” Accuses Him of Tampering with Evidence

Donald Trump is back, and doubling down on antagonizing special prosecutor Jack Smith.

In a post last night, Trump called Smith “deranged” and accused him of tampering with evidence in the January 6th federal lawsuit against Trump.

This time, Smith responded by petitioning the court

that Trump had made “daily extrajudicial statements that threaten to prejudice the jury pool.” Trump may wind up being gagged by the court, which probably wouldn’t mean anything. He ignores court orders and can’t keep his mouth shut — or his fingers off the phone.

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