David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesShawn Mendes is presenting at this year’s Academy Awards. The “Summer of Love” singer is one of a variety of celebrities who were announced Tuesday as additional presenters at the March 27 ceremony, along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, Halle Bailey, Tyler Perry and others. Lil Nas X has made his first public appearance since vanishing from…

Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Marriott International & Universal Music Group The “woman-powered” Versa Festival, which was to welcome music headliner Ellie Goulding, has been canceled.   Event organizers announced on their official website, “Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, VERSA Festival will not be taking place in Chicago this June. All ticket purchases will be fully refunded.”  It remains unclear why…

Kevin Winter/Getty Images A new Whitney Houston special is coming next month. Whitney, A Look Back is set to April 2, the night before the Grammys. The special, chronicling her life and career, will include rare and never-before-seen footage from Entertainment Tonight’s “vault.” The special will also feature interviews with those closest to Whitney, including…

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Billboard Christina Aguilera booked another big event to her already busy summer — she’s just been announced as this year’s headliner for LA Pride. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, the “Beautiful” singer announced, “I’m headlining @LAPride 2022!”  She continued, “Join me at the official #LAPrideinthePark music event Saturday, June 11, at LA State Historic Park, a…

Rich Fury/Getty Images for dcp The Weeknd is still chasing the sunrise of his new album, Dawn FM, because it seems he’s hard at work on the next music video.   Taking to Instagram Monday, the Grammy winner teased a photo of a handwritten note and a navy blue folder has the the words “Out of Time” embossed on it in gold…

Karwai Tang/WireImage The trial continues for Ed Sheeran, who’s been accused by another singer for plagiarizing “Shape of You.” During the latest hearing, singer Sami Chokri took to the witness stand and claimed he was “robbed” by the Grammy winner. BBC was present for Tuesday’s proceedings and reports Chokri stated, “I feel like I’ve been robbed by someone I respect,…

LA/Disney Channel via Getty Images Britney Spears spoke out against her father, Jamie Spears, in a new Instagram post that detailed some new allegations of abuse fueled by her 13-year conservatorship.  The post has since been deleted. On Monday, the “Toxic” singer remarked, “I actually think my dad always played the kid as his role.”  “I mean,…

Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET Congratulations are in order to Lil Nas X and Ellie Goulding, because the RIAA gave them additional bragging rights on Tuesday: They respectively earned all-new Diamond and Platinum certifications. Lil Nas X, who just recently returned to the public eye after an unexplained four-month hiatus, sees his smash hit debut single “Old Town Road”…

Amy Sussman/FilmMagic BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow and Billie Eilish have just been announced as the first group of artists who’ll be performing on the Grammy telecast.  They’ll all take the stage next month, along with country duo Brothers Osborne and singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile. BTS is up for Best Pop Duo/Group…

Republic After blowing up on TikTok, L.A. singer/songwriter Em Beihold‘s song “Numb Little Bug” is climbing the radio charts.  Em wrote it because the pills she was taking for her anxiety made her feel numb. And while she’s thrilled that fans are telling her how much they relate to the song, she also thinks it’s…