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<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/M_LilNasX_040921.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617983172676" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">Filip Custic @filipcustic1</span></span>The “Satan Shoes” saga has come to a close.<br><br>Nike has settled its lawsuit against MSCHF, the design company that teamed up with <strong>Lil Nas X</strong> to create a reimagined devil-inspired Air Max 97.<br><br>According to <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ew.com/music/mschf-lil-nas-x-satan-shoes-voluntary-recall-after-nike-lawsuit/" target="_blank"><em>Entertainment Weekly</em></a>, Nike and MSCHF agreed to a voluntary recall of the “Satan Shoes,” as well as the “Jesus Shoes” MSCHF sold in 2019.<br><br>"If any purchasers were confused, or if they otherwise want to return their shoes, they may do so for a full refund," Nike said according to <em>EW</em>. "Purchasers who choose not to return their shoes and later encounter a product issue, defect, or health concern should contact MSCHF, not Nike."<br><br>MSCHF sold 665 pairs of the sneakers for $1,018 each within minutes, but had been saving the 666th pair for a giveaway. The shoes were tied to Lil Nas X’s music video for his song “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” Lil Nas was not named as a defendant in the March 29 lawsuit.<br><br>"... Having already achieved its artistic purpose, MSCHF recognized that settlement was the best way to allow it to put this lawsuit behind it so that it could dedicate its time to new artistic and expressive projects," an attorney for MSCHF told<em> EW</em>.</p>
<p><span>By Andrea Tuccillo</span><br><span>Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</span></p></p>
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<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/M_Kellyclarksonclintblack_040921.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617979630506" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal</span></span>If you ever doubted that <strong>Kelly Clarkson</strong> has absolutely no filter, she just proved it once again on her talk show on Thursday, where she shared an incident that should be in the dictionary next to the phrase "TMI."</p>
<p>Kelly was <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.kellyclarksonshow.com/video/kelly-shares-tmi-onstage-incident-with-clint-black/4340850" target="_blank">interviewing</a> country music star <strong>Clint Black</strong>, who shared that in an upcoming episode of his own talk show, fellow country star <strong>Sara Evans</strong> relates a story about how she once had to pee onstage. "How many of us haven't peed on stage?" Clint joked.</p>
<p>That inspired Kelly to share a story about a similar incident that happened to her, but as she put it, "It wasn't pee, my friend."</p>
<p>"I got some kinda wrecked up from some kinda food and I literally, we were in an arena, and I shouldn't tell this story, but like I said my man, I don't have a filter," Kelly began.</p>
<p>"I had to RUUUUUUUN backstage to my quick-change," she continued. "I grabbed this poor trash can, and boy, I destroyed it. It was bad! It was bad, Clint!"</p>
<p>As the audience laughed, Kelly noted, "We might have to edit this out, but I'm just sayin', it happens. What are you supposed to do?"</p>
<p>Don't worry, Kelly: That's why we love you. We think.</p>
<p><em>(The story comes at 4:03 into the video.)</em></p>
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<p>By Andrea Dresdale<br>Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>
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<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/Getty_LiamPayne_040921.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617974463897" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images</span></span>It's been over a decade since <strong>Liam Payne</strong> shot to stardom as part of the pop band<strong> One Direction </strong>and he's learned a lot since then. </p>
<p>Speaking with <em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/liam-payne-interview" target="_blank">Glamour UK</a></em>, the 27-year-old singer opened up about the advice he would give to his younger self at the beginning of his career. </p>
<p>"I think just have more fun and relax a little bit," the "Strip That Down" singer shared. "I think I was a very serious child, one of those man-childs, I was a man in a child's body pretty early on."</p>
<p>"And I think I would have avoided that stage, to be honest with you," he added. "To enter One Direction as that difficult, because it just meant that I got completely a different job to everybody else."</p>
<p>Essentially he was the "grown-up," which Liam called "boring."</p>
<p>"I should have just larked around and thrown plates out the window and stuff," he continued and when asked if that meant more rock and roll, he clarified, "Well, I mean at the start, and then later on a bit less rock and roll."</p>
<p><span>By Danielle Long</span><br><span>Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</span></p></p>
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<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/Getty_Shawncamila_040921.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617977018340" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">John Shearer/AMA2019/Getty Images for dcp</span></span>There's been an arrest in the case involving the home invasion at <strong>Shawn Mendes</strong> and <strong>Camila Cabello</strong>'s home in LA last month, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/09/shawn-mendes-camila-cabello-break-in-suspect-arrested-burglary-car-theft/" target="_blank">TMZ reports.</a></p>
<p>Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that a suspect was arrested on Thursday after cops followed up a call they got about a trespassing case at a house in another area. When they found that individual, he had a key on him, which reportedly was to Shawn's Mercedes G-Wagon. </p>
<p>During the break-in at Shawn and Camila's, TMZ had reported that the thief entered through a window, grabbed Shawn's car keys and made off with the car. The vehicle was later found parked on a residential street and returned to Shawn.</p>
<p>According to TMZ, the suspect has been booked on burglary and grand theft auto charges.</p>
<p>Neither Shawn nor Camila have publicly commented on the incident or the report.</p>
<p>By Andrea Dresdale<br>Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p></p>
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<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/Getty_BritneySpears_080420.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617974065970" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic</span></span><strong>Britney Spears </strong>is the latest pop star to get the COVID-19 vaccine.</p>
<p>Taking to <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNa9tX5AgZt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">Instagram</a> on Thursday, the "Toxic" singer shared that she and boyfriend <strong>Sam Asghari</strong> went through their vaccination appointment without a hitch and celebrated the success with a high five. </p>
<p>Spears, 39, also had a special message to fans who might still be on the fence about getting the COVID-19 shot.</p>
<p>When Asghari, 27, asked the Grammy winner what she thought about getting the jab, she took a moment to relay to her followers that it was painless.</p>
<p>"The people on the internet said it was really, really bad like it was a bullet through your arm," said Spears, who then shrugged off the rumor.</p>
<p>"It was nothing. I felt nothing," she refuted through a wide smile. "I'm fine and I hope I continue to stay fine."</p>
<p>The two closed out the video by giving each other a triumphant high five, quoting the popular catchphrase made popular by <strong>Sacha Baron Cohen</strong>'s <em>Borat</em>.</p>
<p>Spears followed up in the caption by continuing with the <em>Borat </em>references by calling her vaccination appointment a "Great success.... High-five!!!!!!"</p>
<p><span>By Megan Stone</span><br><span>Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</span></p>
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<p><p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/M_glassanimals_71720.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617916070060" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">Pooneh Ghana</span></span>British band<strong> Glass Animals</strong> has been releasing records since 2012, but their current single "<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRD0-GxqHVo" target="_blank">Heat Waves</a>" is their first-ever to make it onto<em> Billboard</em>'s Hot 100 chart, not to mention their first on <em>Billboard</em>'s <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs" target="_blank">Pop Airplay</a> chart. And nobody is more surprised by the song's success than, well...the members of Glass Animals themselves.</p>
<p>"This song being on these pop radio stations is just such a surprise," says Glass Animals drummer<strong> Joe Seaward</strong>. "<em>Everything's</em> such a lovely surprise. You just never feel jaded, I think, is the nice thing, 'cause everything's always a bonus."</p>
<p>The band's frontman, <strong>Dave Bayley</strong>, tells ABC Audio why the success of "Heat Waves" -- coming as it did in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic -- means a "huge amount" to the band.</p>
<p>"We haven't actually been able to go overseas, but this song has kind of traveled and sort of done that for us," he notes. "We feel very lucky to have had that, it's pretty amazing."</p>
<p>As for why "Heat Waves" has become their breakthrough hit, Joe believes it's because the song's combination of "upbeat, exciting music" and "remorseful, mournful lyrics" reflects our present moment in time.</p>
<p>"It's quite sad," notes Joe. "I think that that resonates quite strongly with what's been happening to people in the last year."</p>
<p>"Heat Waves" appears on Glass Animals' new album, <em>Dreamland</em>, a concept album about Dave Bayley's childhood. He's hoping that new fans who've discovered the band through "Heat Waves" will now be inspired to give <em>Dreamland</em> a try.</p>
<p>"Maybe it'll lead people to listen to the album, which was very much written and made as an entire entity, as an entire world," says Dave, adding, "I think you can say a lot more when an actual album is greater than the sum of its parts."</p>
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<p>By Josh Johnson & Andrea Dresdale<br>Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p></p>
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<p><p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/M_TaylorSwiftFearlessNew_021121.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617916628876" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">Beth Garrabrant</span></span><strong>Taylor Swift</strong>’s hotly anticipated re-recording of her 2008 album, <em>Fearless (Taylor’s Version),</em> arrives April 9. Here are five fascinating facts about the project:</p>
<p>5. Taylor is <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/videos/9552912/billboard-explains-taylor-swift-re-recording-albums/" target="_blank">re-recording</a> her albums because she was famously unable to buy back the master recordings of her first six albums from her former record label. The ownership of those masters then changed hands several times, but after <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1328471874318311425" target="_blank">failing to reach a deal</a>, Taylor decided to simply re-record the albums. By offering fans new versions of those songs, she's literally taking money out of the pockets of the executives who now have the rights to her work.<br><br>4. <em>Fearless (Taylor’s Version)</em> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNNbIrsDkKn/" target="_blank">features 27 tracks</a>: Re-recordings of the original album’s 13 songs, six songs from the <em>Fearless</em> Platinum Edition, the movie soundtrack-only song "Today Was a Fairy Tale," six never-before-released “From the Vault” songs, and a remix of "Love Story (Taylor's Version)."</p>
<p>3. Taylor had her original duet partner on the song "Breathe," <strong>Colbie Caillat</strong>, return to re-record that song for the project. She also invited her country superstar friends <strong>Maren Morris</strong> and <strong>Keith Urban</strong> to add vocals to a few of the “From the Vault” songs. She plans to add "From the Vault" extras to all of her re-recorded albums.<br><br>2. The original version of<em> Fearless</em> has sold more than 10 million copies since its release in 2008. It features the hits "Love Story," "You Belong With Me," "Fifteen" and "White Horse."<br><br>1. <em>Fearless</em> was named Album of the Year at the 2010 Grammy Awards, making Taylor, at age 20, the youngest artist ever to win that award. Her record stood until 2020, when 18-year-old <strong>Billie Eilish</strong> broke it with her album <em>WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?</em></p>
<p><em><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You cracked the codes and guessed all the From The Vault titles. 👏👏👏 Here’s the full track list, my friends. <a href="https://t.co/lC3awlRmm2">pic.twitter.com/lC3awlRmm2</a></p>— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) <a href="https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1378377399667154948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <br></em></p>
<p>By Andrea Dresdale<br>Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p></p>
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<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/M_AsheAshlyn_040721.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617915374031" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">Dana Trippe</span></span>One of <strong>Ashe</strong>'s main influences is the legendary pop group <strong>The Beach Boys</strong>, and you can hear an echo of their style in the upbeat bop of a chorus on her new single, "<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5f-85vECsE" target="_blank">I'm Fine</a>," the latest track from her upcoming debut album <em>Ashlyn.</em></p>
<p><span class="markeezft63r0">“'I'm Fine' is about having that one person in your life that, when you're trying to fake it and you're trying to say, ‘Oh, no, I'm doing okay,’ it's having that one person who says: ‘I know you're not okay. You can't pretend with me,’" Ashe explains of the song.<br></span></p>
<p><span class="markeezft63r0">She adds, "I have a couple people in my life that can always call me out when I'm like, ‘Oh, I'm fine.’ And, yeah, those are the people we need in our lives.”</span></p>
<p><span class="markeezft63r0">In addition to "I'm Fine," <em>Ashlyn</em> also features Ashe's hit "Moral of the Story" and her current duet with <strong>FINNEAS</strong>, "Till Forever Falls Apart." It's out May 7.</span></p>
<p><span class="markeezft63r0">Ashe was just nominated for Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist 2021 at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.</span></p>
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<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/M_BebeRexhaAMA_121720.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617909513678" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">ABC</span></span><strong>Bebe Rexha</strong> and professional wrestling wouldn't seem like they go together, but we'll find out this weekend how well they mesh.</p>
<p>The "Meant to Be" singer <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/article/bebe-rexha-america-the-beautiful-performance" target="_blank">will belt out</a> "America the Beautiful" during Night 1 of WrestleMania 37, which will stream live starting at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 10 exclusively on Peacock.</p>
<p>Bebe seems thrilled at the prospect of encountering two-time SmackDown Women's Champion and three-time RAW Women's Champion <strong>Alexa Bliss</strong> at the event. When a fan asked if we could get a "meet up," Bebe <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/BebeRexha/status/1379575682607374338" target="_blank">replied</a>, "<span class="r-qvutc0 r-bcqeeo r-poiln3 css-16my406 css-901oao">Omg yes." To which Alexa <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/AlexaBliss_WWE/status/1379579053213155332" target="_blank">replied</a>, "Let's make it happen."</span></p>
<p><span class="r-qvutc0 r-bcqeeo r-poiln3 css-16my406 css-901oao">Fun fact: Alexa is engaged to early-2000's hitmaker <strong>Ryan Cabrera</strong>.</span></p>
<p>Meanwhile, Bebe has released several remixes of her latest single, "Sacrifice," but fans are still begging her to announce when her long-awaited second album will be released. Stay tuned.</p>
<p>By Andrea Dresdale<br>Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p></p>
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<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/music-news-images-april-2021/Getty_LadyGaga_040821.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1617905795304" alt=""></span><span class="thumbnail-caption">MEGA/GC Images</span></span><strong>Lady Gaga</strong> has been engaged twice but has never made it to the altar. If you've ever wondered what she'd look like in a wedding dress, though, now we know.<br><br>The singer <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pagesix.com/2021/04/08/lady-gaga-wears-wedding-dress-while-filming-house-of-gucci/" target="_blank">was snapped</a> on the Rome, Italy set of her new movie <em>House of Gucci</em> in full bridal attire. <br><br>In character as <strong>Patrizia Reggiani</strong>, the eventual ex-wife of fashion mogul <strong>Maurizio Gucci</strong>, Gaga donned a beautiful lace wedding gown with a scalloped hem, a long flowing veil and white satin heels. She appeared to be on her way to film a scene depicting Reggiani and Gucci’s 1973 wedding. <br><br><strong>Adam Driver</strong> stars opposite Gaga as Gucci in the <strong>Ridley Scott</strong>-directed film.</p>
<p>By Andrea Tuccillo<br>Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p></p>
