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Rich Fury/Getty Images for OBB Media Demi Lovato and Lizzo are among the headliners for the 2021 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which will take place October 8-17 of this year. The 2020 edition of the annual event was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While Demi has performed on numerous TV shows, this is the first major live performance they've announced since the release of their album Dancing with the Devil...The Art of Starting Over. It's also the first headlining show they've announced since they came out as non-binary. As for Lizzo, she's already booked appearances at the Bonnaroo, Firefly and Outside Lands festivals, starting in September. Other artists on the 2021 lineup include Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Melissa Etheridge, Ludacris, Norah Jones and numerous veteran rock, jazz and blues artists. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit NOJazzFest.com. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

UMe You've heard the cover version -- now listen to the real thing. Corinne Bailey Rae is reissuing her self-titled debut album on vinyl on August 13, marking the first time it'll be available on this format since its release in 2006. The album, which has sold over four million copies worldwide, features the hit song "Put Your Records On." A cover version of that song has lately become a big hit for Ritt Momney, the stage name of Utah singer/songwriter Jack Rutter. Corinne completely approved of Jack's version and even gave him some advice about dealing with sudden fame. The success of "Put Your Records On" brought Corinne numerous awards and three Grammy nominations, including Record and Song of the Year and Best New Artist. In addition to the original track listing, which includes "Put Your Records On" and three other singles -- "Like a Star," "I'd Like To" and "Trouble Sleeping" -- the vinyl album will be issued with a bonus track called "Another Rainy Day...

Ed: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images; Lewis: Emma McIntyre /AMA2020/Getty Images for dcp Lewis Capaldi and Ed Sheeran are pals, and while they haven't collaborated on any songs -- that we know of -- they did collaborate on a real estate deal. The Glasgow Times got a preview of an interview with Ed, which will air tomorrow on Scotland's Clyde 1 radio station. In the interview, Ed describes how he picked out a house for Lewis in his hometown of Glasgow, Scotland. "Lewis goes, I'm looking to find a house' and I was like, 'Oh, cool,'" Ed says in the interview. "I go on Rightmove" -- a U.K. real estate website -- "and typed 'Glasgow' and 'within ten miles' and I just sent him one and go, 'How about this?' And he was like, 'Yeah, yeah, cool.' And he just bought it and moved in." But Ed's influence on Lewis' new digs didn't stop there. "So when he got his house, I wanted to get him a housewarming present that w..

Illumination Halsey's been lending her voice to various cartoon productions over the years, and she pops up again in the Sing 2, the sequel to the hit 2016 animated musical Sing. In the new film, which has just dropped its first trailer, Buster Moon the koala, played by Matthew McConaughey, and his animal pals are trying to get their act into the Crystal Tower Theater in Redshore City, a stand-in for Las Vegas. To do so, they have to persuade the head of Crystal Entertainment, a ruthless gangster wolf named Jimmy Crystal -- played by Bobby Cannavale -- that they're worth watching. The gang lies and tells Crystal that they can get reclusive lion rock star Clay Calloway, played by U2's Bono, to appear in their show, and Crystal goes for it because his spoiled daughter, Porsha, played by Halsey, wants to meet him. But Porsha soon ends up taking over the leading role in the show, replacing Rosita, the pig played by Reese Witherspoon. The trailer suggests that Halsey mi..

Courtesy Peacock Ahead of her Stand By You Pride special on the Peacock streaming platform, Miley Cyrus has shared a simply fabulous video of herself performing Cher's "Believe," along with a troupe of drag queens. "IS IT EVEN A PRIDE SPECIAL IF YOU DONT PLAY @cher ?! THE ANSWER IS NO!" Miley captioned the video on Instagram. "#BELIEVE ME THIS SHOW IS GONNA BE EVERYTHING! DONT MISS IT JUNE 25." In addition to singing "Believe," Miley and the drag queens -- some of whom are wearing outfits inspired by Cher's iconic fashion looks -- perform a dance routine that has the audience going wild. In addition to "Believe," Miley also performs her own hits, plus covers like ABBA's "Dancing Queen," Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors," a Madonna medley, and the Pretenders' I'll Stand By You. Among the guest stars joining her on the special, which was filmed in Nashville, are Maren Morris, Miley's dad Billy Ray Cyrus, and country stars Mickey Guyton, Little Big Town ..

Disney Channel/Image Group LA High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star Joshua Bassett has confirmed that he’s a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Speculation about his sexuality swirled after he did an interview last month where he gushed about Harry Styles and said, “I guess this is also my coming out video.” In a new interview with GQ, Bassett says, “I wasn’t joking.” After seeing the reaction to his “coming out” comment, Bassett shared a post on Instagram promoting love and acceptance. "I stood behind every word that I said," the 20-year-old tells GQ, adding, "Even if there are consequences, I would much rather deal with consequences and live my truth than live in fear." Bassett doesn’t clarify how he identifies, saying, “There are plenty of letters in the alphabet... Why bother rushing to a conclusion?...I’m happy to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community because they embrace all. Don’t let anyone tell you love isn’t love. They’re the ones who probably need it the most.” A..

Atlantic Records The countdown is officially on for Ed Sheeran's "Bad Habits" music video, which premieres Friday. Ahead of the highly anticipated visual -- in which the singer transforms into a blonde, glam rock vampire -- Ed shared a spoiler. Apparently, he jumps off a building -- and no, he doesn't have a stunt double to take the damage. Taking to Instagram Wednesday, the Grammy winner shared a video of himself being fitted with a stunt vest as he remarks to the camera, "I'm terrified of heights and I'm about to... jump off a roof." "I don't really know how I've been talked into this," Ed chuckled. "Who knew?" He also shared a brief snippet of the "Bad Habits" chorus. The song and accompanying music video will be released in their entirety on Friday at 12 a.m. EDT. "Bad Habits" is Ed's first official release since his December 2020 single "Afterglow." It's available to pre-save now. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Rich Fury/Getty Images Celebrities like Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey and many others are expressing shock and outrage over the damning claims Britney Spears made during her explosive conservatorship hearing on Wednesday. The "Toxic" singer publicly asked to end her 13-year conservatorship and levied serious allegations against her conservators as well as her family. During Britney's passionate 30-minute testimony, marking the first time she's publicly addressed the legal matter, the Grammy winner detailed a list of grievances that include being forced to perform, not being able to make her own reproductive decisions and her therapist putting her on lithium "out of nowhere," which made her feel "drunk." "I deserve to have a life," she expressed to California Superior Court Judge Brenda J. Penny. "I am traumatized. I'm not happy. I can't sleep. I'm so angry it's insane. And I'm depressed. I cry every day." Following the bombshell hearing, cele..

Rich Fury/Getty Images Following Britney Spears' unprecedented appearance in Los Angeles Superior Court, nothing was settled, but Britney certainly got to speak her piece. Britney's court-appointed counsel had requested that Britney be free to discuss any aspect of her conservatorship without interruption, and that she did, speaking for 30 minutes straight to Judge Brenda Penny. After detailing her many grievances against her conservators and her family, she asked for the judge to end the "abusive" conservatorship, saying it was her "wish and her dream." An attorney for Britney's mother, Lynne Spears, said it was "very brave" of the pop star to speak out, and that her mother would like a plan of action to be put in place to address Britney's concerns. What's next? More hearings to discuss that plan of action. Here are a few of the things that Britney told the judge today: "[My father] loved the control to hurt his own daughter 100,000%. He loved it." ..

Rich Fury/Getty Images Following the bombshells Britney Spears dropped Wednesday in L.A. Superior Court while explaining why she wanted to end her conservatorship, an attorney for Jamie Spears, Britney's father, has responded. Speaking non-stop for 30 minutes, Britney detailed a laundry list of grievances against her father, her family and her conservators, saying, "I just want my life back." She claimed, among other things, that she's been forbidden to get married and have a baby, has been forced to go on tour against her wishes, and has been threatened with various punishments if she didn't do as her conservators said. Britney also said she wants to sue her family. "I truly believe this conservatorship is abusive. I don’t feel like I can live a full life,” said Britney, and asked for the judge to end the conservatorship without her having to undergo a psychiatric examination. In response, a lawyer for Mr. Spears read this statement in court: "He is sorry to hear..