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Day in Pop Report for 03/23/2015


Jessie J Addresses Rumors About Her Health
Jessie J addressed rumors about her health and the future of her music career in an online post Friday (March 20th) after media speculation that she may never perform live again.

The speculation began after Jessie was forced to cancel dates on her Australian tour due to illness. She was born with a heart condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, according to ABC.

She took to her Instagram account to address the rumors in a post entitle entitled, "Facts | Feelings | Random things". Here is the full post: "I am ok | I'm feeling better | I was really unwell | I have slept a lot | I have watched every series of Homeland in bed | I'm addicted to tim tams | I still have a heart problem | Dun dun dun | Papers acting like I didn't know lol | Had it since I was born | But my heart is ok | My body is healing | I don't have to mime to hit my high notes on stage | Who believed it? Fess up! | Made me laugh because it was so choopid | Don't even know where they get these stories from | Maybe from Source and his best mate bullsh*t | anyway | My Mum flew to Australia to be with me | I love my Mum | She has cooked for me everyday | And held my hand whilst I've been in pain | Im sorry for all the fans I let down | I f***ing hate that my mind is stronger than my body sometimes | I didn't want to cancel shows but a doc told me I had to | I cried a lot | I had to listen | Thank you for all your well wishes | I need them | If I could hug every sick person right now I would | Rest and be well | Luke is the love of my life | I'm using these |'s because he uses them and I miss him | Off to bed | *Adlibs* | I just walked into a spider web.... | I want a Tim tam..."

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The Black Keys Cancel Tour Due To Injury
The Black Keys have announced that they have been forced to cancel their upcoming tour of Australia, New Zealand and Japan due to ongoing issues with drummer Patrick Carney's shoulder injury which he suffered back in January.

The group was scheduled to kick off the tour on April 2nd in Brisbane, Australia and play eight shows in the country as well as two stops in New Zealand and two concerts in Tokyo, Japan.

The band released the following statement about the need to cancel the tour, "We are very sorry to have to cancel our upcoming performances through April 23. Patrick sustained a dislocated and broken shoulder in January that required surgery.

"Working with the doctors, surgeons and physiotherapists since January, we had expected Patrick to be ready to return to touring in April. The recovery process and physical therapy has taken longer than anticipated and unfortunately Patrick is still unable to perform and needs additional time to heal. We thank all of our fans for their ongoing support and we look forward to getting back on the road as soon as possible."

One stop of the now canceled dates of the Turn Blue World Tour included a performance at Bluesfest in Australia on April 3rd. Bluesfest Festival Director Peter Noble provided more details about the reason for the cancelation.

Noble writes, "We feel sorry for The Black Keys fans all over the world who were hoping to see them at Bluesfest and other venues which they have now had to cancel due to drummer Patrick Carney's ongoing issues with his shoulder injury.

"The injury occurred on January 3rd when Carney, who was on holiday on the Caribbean island of St Barts, went body surfing, and was slammed to the ground by a 'humongous' wave. Patrick's shoulder was both dislocated AND broken in the accident.

"As a result, The Black Keys cancelled upcoming European dates, and announced they expected to resume touring in April when Patrick was expected to be fully recovered.

"Patrick has been regularly attending a Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Centre in Nashville, and recovery seems to have been going to plan until a recent complication occurred after 10 weeks of treatment. Patrick has now developed Adhesive Capsulitis, known as Frozen Shoulder, an infection, which has both delayed and complicated the healing process, and as a result, his doctor has advised he cannot go on tour currently and play the drums.

"Documents supplied to me state, Patrick requires further regular intensive treatment, and we, along with his fans I'm sure, are praying for his timely recovery." Read more here.

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Suge Knight Bail Set At $25 Million, Collapses in Court
Marion "Suge" Knight collapsed in court during a hearing on Friday (March 20th) where his bail was set at $25 million dollars for the charges he is facing for a fatal hit and run incident.

Knight's attorney Matthew Fletcher says that his client told him that he had not received his medications since Thursday, according to Billboard who report that Knight suffers from diabetes and has a blood clot.

After Knight's collapse, bailiffs reportedly cleared the courtroom and paramedics arrived a few minutes later. Billboard is streaming video of the incident here.

As previously reported, Knight has pleaded not guilty of murder, attempted murder and hit-and-run charges. Knight is possibly facing life in prison if convicted due to California's three-strikes law.

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Eric Church Sets New Record On The Outsiders World Tour
Country music star Eric Church made history on Friday night (March 20th) when he broke an attendance record on one of the stops of his The Outsiders World Tour.

Church broke the concert attendance record at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois' on Friday with 18,626 fans on hand to witness the show. The previous record of 18,452 was set in 2007 by Vicente Fern�ndez.

The country star had the following to say about the new milestone, "Our journey in the city started in 2005 for about 20 people on Weed Street at a place called Joe's Bar. Those 20 were loud and proud, and they turned this thing into damn near 20,000."

Church will play the next stop of The Outsiders World Tour on March 26 in Tallahassee, Florida at the Leon Country Civic Center and he will also be performing at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards on April 19th which will be broadcast on CBS. See the set list from Friday's show.

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Ariana Grande Shows Comedic Side and Impersonates Celine Dion
(popmusiclife) Ariana Grande was a guest on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday. The pop star was on hand to appear in an "Ew" skit with the host before joining him for what the singer revealed is her first sit-down interview on a talk show.

"I'm so nervous," said Grande. "I don't speak; this is my first time speaking in front of people. I've never talked on a talk show. I feel vulnerable, I feel so weird."

However, Fallon was able to calm the pop star down with his easy going manner, even managing to convince Grande to perform her impression of Celine Dion.

Grande's second album, "My Everything", continues to dominate the charts with four singles issued to date; the record currently sits at No. 20 in the US Billboard 200 album chart.

Watch video from the Tonight Show appearance here.

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Nile Rodgers Premieres New Chic Video 'I'll Be There'
Nile Rodgers has premiered a music video for Chic's new single "I'll Be There," which is the first taste fans are getting of the veteran group's first new album in 23 years.

Rodgers premiered the "I'll Be There" video, which features supermodel Karlie Kloss and was directed by fashion photographer duo, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, on Facebook on Friday.

Rodgers explains why he picked the social media site for the premiere, "Since I started my blog after the cancer diagnosis, I've felt that Facebook users feel like friends coming over to your house for a visit. In the world of social media Facebook feels more like family and the story behind CHIC's record is deeply personal."

The track comes from the group's new studio album "It's About Time," which will be released in June. Rodgers explained the album concept in a website posting, "Four years ago I was stricken with very aggressive cancer and I wasn't sure how much time I had left. I decided the album's concept would be about time and I'd feature as many people from the lifespan of Chic that I could on it."

He elaborated even more on Facebook when he posted the premiere of the video. He wrote, "#WorldPremiere!! #IllBeThere is a moving concept for me about decisions we make in life. We've tried to capture all the nuances in the full length video and still keep it fun. Karlie Kloss connects the past and present. She sees the original group (who plays this track) on Soul Train. She, visualizes the past looking at old school vinyl - then gets dressed and goes out to a current party to meet up with Stephen Galloway and the current #CHIC lineup happens to be playing live. I'm very thankful to be debuting it exclusively w Music on Facebook to the world. Here it is. I hope you like it."

Watch the video here.

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Jennifer Lopez Releases 'Feel The Light' Video
(popmusiclife) Jennifer Lopez has released a video for "Feel The Light", a track from the original motion picture soundtrack for the DreamWorks animated film Home.

The clip mixes footage of Lopez with scenes from the movie, which opens March 27. The Home soundtrack also features performances by Rihanna, Charli XCX, Kiesza, Jacob Plant and Clarence Coffee Jr.

Directed by Tim Johnson, Home is based on Adam Rex's 2007 children's book, "The True Meaning of Smekday", and stars Rihanna, Jim Parsons, Jennifer Lopez and Steve Martin.

Lopez performed the song live on last week's edition of American Idol, where she is a judge for the season 14 edition of the reality singing competition series.

Watch the video here.

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Jason Aldean Marries Longtime Girlfriend Brittany Kerr
Jason Aldean married longtime girlfriend Brittany Kerr on Saturday night (March 21st) at ceremony in Mexico and Us Weekly have published a photo and comments from the country star and his bride.

The ceremony was attended by Alrean's daughters from his previous marriage, Keeley and Kendyl, as well as Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson.

Alrean told the celebrity magazine, "This is the best day ever -- I've got my girl here, my friends, my family. It's the best day ever!" Kerr added, "Today has been the best day of my life. I feel like the luckiest woman to have been able to marry my best friend."

Read more and see the photo here.

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