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Mariah Carey ‘Stunned, Humbled & Grateful’ As Memoir Tops Best Seller List

Scoring No. 1 hits comes quite easily to Mariah Carey. Over the past 30 years, she has scored nineteen Billboard Hot 100 toppers, the most by any solo artist in history.

But the overwhelming success of her memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” has left her stunned and humbled. The memoir hit No. 1 on the New York Times best seller list for hard cover books.

The book, which narrates Carey’s life, including her career, romantic travails and the racial abuses she went through, hit stores last week.

“Wow. Stunned, humbled & grateful. Writing this memoir nearly consumed my life for the last three years,” Carey wrote on Wednesday after hearing the news about the book hitting No. 1 on the best seller list.

“U MAD, to everyone, who has taken the time to read my story & make this dream a reality. It almost makes it tolerable to have lived through these experiences! LOL,” she continued.

Halsey Shares Thoughts On Wealth Tax In Conversation With Bernie Sanders

In a new video series featuring a conversation between Halsey and Senator Bernie Sanders, the musician told the lawmaker that she is in support of levying a wealth tax.

In the video call aired on IGTV, YouTube, and Twitter, the two discussed a variety of issues such as climate plan, the future of America, LGBTQ protections, reproductive health and racial injustice.

Halsey made her stand clear on wealth tax saying, “For me personally, there is no amount of money that I think is worth personally contributing to the alienation, the disenfranchisement of millions – hundreds of millions of people across this country – which is why, despite being in the one percent, I support the wealth tax”.

“Because I believe that the people who oppose it are motivated by greed,” she added.

Halsey acknowledged that born in a “lower class family” with mixed-race parents, she is now part of the one percent wealthy category of Americans.

Halsey described the first presidential debate as a “reality television show.” According to her, it was “one of the most frustrating pieces of television” that she had “the misfortune of witnessing.”

“It certainly was not one of the great moments in American history,” said Sanders.

Dua Lipa Drops New ‘Levitating’ Remix Featuring DaBaby

Dua Lipa released a new “Levitating” remix, featuring DaBaby, on Friday (October 2).

The visual, directed by Warren Fu, shows Dua and DaBaby dancing and rollerblading around a huge disco-themed elevator. The lift takes the pair and several other people to a celestial party in the sky.

“If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy/And I could take you for a ride,” Dua Lipa sings. “I had a premonition that we fell into a rhythm/Where the music don’t stop for life.”

“Left fight, right foot, levitating / Popstars, Dua Lipa with DaBaby,” raps DaBaby on his verse.

Dua a made the video with the help of Tik Tok users, who submitted 150,000 videos in response to a “challenge” to help conceive the video’s concept.

The original version of “Levitating” appeared on Dua’s second studio album, Future Nostalgia, released in March.

The album’s remix, Club Future Nostalgia, which came out in August, contained a remixed version of “Levitating,” featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott.

Demi Lovato, Sia, & En Vogue Added To Lineup Of Performers At Billboard Music Awards

Demi Lovato, Sia and En Vogue have been added to the star-studded lineup of performers for this year’s Billboard Music Awards.

Lovato will give a debut performance of a new song, while Sia will perform her new single “Courage to Change.” En Vogue will celebrate their 30th anniversary with their 1992 anthem “Free Your Mind.”

Kelly Clarkson is set to host the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, which will air on Wednesday, October 14.

Previously, Billboard had announced that Alicia Keys, Post Malone, Luke Combs and Bad Bunny will perform at the event.

Nine-time BBMA winner Keys will be making her first appearance on the stage in eight years. She will be performing from her newly-released, self-titled seventh album Alicia. The last time she performed was in 2012 with Stevie Wonder.

Meanwhile, Combs, Bad Bunny and Malone will be making their debut performance on the stage.

Malone leads all nominees this year with 16 nominations in 15 categories. Lil Nas X has received the second most nominations at 13, while Billie Eilish and Khalid have earned 12 nods each.

Lizzo Dances To D’Angelo’s ‘Brown Sugar’ During Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show

Lizzo danced to D’Angelo‘s “Brown Sugar” during Rihanna‘s “Savage x Fenty Show.”

Rihanna dropped her Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 2 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on October 2.

The “Truth Hurts” star was one of many stars to walk on stage during Rihanna’s second televised Savage x Fenty show.

Lizzo wore a royal blue bra and underwear set, along with fishnet tights, matching gloves and white heels. She was joined by a duo of dancers for her appearance.

“I ATE N LEFT NO CRUMBS LITERALLY FIGURATIVELY -IM A BIG BAD B—-,” she wrote on Instagram, where she shared a video of her performance and a teaser before it.

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 included performances from a star-studded lineup including Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, Ella Mai, Miguel, Mustard, Roddy Ricch, and Rosalia.

Alicia Keys, Post Malone, Luke Combs & Bad Bunny To Perform At Billboard Music Awards

Alicia Keys, Post Malone, Luke Combs and Bad Bunny are set to perform at this year’s Billboard Music Awards on October 14.

Meanwhile, Combs, Bad Bunny and Malone will be making their debut performance on the stage.

Malone has received 16 nominations in 15 categories. His album Hollywood’s Bleeding was nominated in the Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Rap Album categories, while the collaboration “Sunflower” featuring Swae Lee got a nomination for Top Streaming Song, Top Rap Song and Top Collaboration.

Lil Nas X has received the second most nominations at 13, while Billie Eilish and Khalid have earned 12 nods each.

Mariah Carey Shares Excerpt From Audiobook Of Upcoming Memoir

Mariah Carey took to Twitter to share excerpt from her upcoming memoir, “The Meaning of Maria Carey,” on Tuesday (September 22), exactly one week ahead of its release.

The audiobook excerpt finds Carey saying, “I never spoke of it, I stuffed it inside. I had to find a way to survive…”

The snippet features some vintage footage of Carey’s early days, with the song “Looking In” from her 1995 album Daydream playing in the background.

Kelly Clarkson retweeted the post, adding, “The amount of times I listened to this song as a kid is incredible. Still holds up. What a songwriter @MariahCarey is! Obviously an insanely talented singer, but the writer in her…. just wow. People forget she wrote ALL OF THOSE SONGS y’all.”

Carey thanked Clarkson, saying, “Thank you for acknowledging one of the most personal songs I’ve ever written it’s a huge compliment coming from you, because I know music is your life as it is mine. Love you and can’t wait to see you again.”

Earlier, Carey had been teasing the memoir for weeks and even dropped a few chapter titles on Tuesday. A phrase, “Thanksgiving is Cancelled” triggered some panic in the Lambily, after which she apologized and explained that it was simply the name of a chapter in the memoir.

Stevie Wonder Tearfully Discuss Breonna Taylor, Trump, And More In New Video

Deeply troubled about the state of affairs in the U.S., Stevie Wonder released a powerful YouTube video statement on Wednesday, airing his views on the death of Breonna Taylor, protests against the brutal killing of George Floyd and the Trump administration’s handling of these sensitive issues.

The seven-minute video was dropped just hours after a decision by a grand jury in Kentucky, which did not specifically charge any police officer for the killing of Taylor.

Louisville city officials announced last week that Taylor’s family will get a $12 million settlement.

“No amount of money has ever brought a life back. Ask yourself, ‘Why so long for Breonna Taylor?’” the iconic singer-songwriter said.

Referring to President Donald Trump‘s “losers and suckers” comments about dead soldiers, the septuagenarian artist said, “Why would we accept anyone calling a fallen soldier anything less than the ultimate hero? Why can’t we hear love – the greater truth – as opposed to being consumed and bombarded by conspiracies and lies?.”

Wonder urged his fans to vote this Election Day, saying, “We just can’t put November in the hands of fate, but we can put it in our hands.”

https://youtu.be/HYbuUJKxM7c

Chloe X Halle, Kesha, & More Join ‘Team Joe Sings’ Concert Series

The Biden campaign has unveiled the second batch of artists to perform for its new music concert series.

Chloe x Halle, Matt Berninger (of The National), X Ambassadors, Andrew Bird, JP Saxe, Jonathan Facka, Alfred Howard, Aniello, and Susan Werner performed virtually in the second episode.

“Team Joe Sings” is a weekly concert series launched last week to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.

The series will be streamed on the artists’ respective YouTube channels every Thursday at 8 pm ET leading up to the election on November 3.

The first batch of performers included Kesha, Anthony Hamilton, Los Lobos and Misterwives.

“We need change and we need it now. Our current president has proven over and over that he lacks basic empathy and honesty,” Kesha said in a statement. She added that she believes Biden and Harris can help Americans win the fight for equality.