Music News for Tuesday

LADY GAGA’S PLANNED LINE OF ‘JOANNE’ WINES HIT A LEGAL SNAG: Lady Gaga isn’t able to raise a glass to celebrate her upcoming wine line just yet. The 31-year-old was preparing to drop a line of signature wines inspired by her family’s restaurant, Joanne Trattoria, but the process is being stalled because of a name conflict. Officials from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have suspended Gaga’s application for her brand, called “Joanne Trattoria Vino Rosso,” because they claim it would cause confusion in the marketplace with a company who has already acquired the rights to the term “Trattoria” in 2015. Gaga may now be forced to rename her forthcoming wine line in order to proceed.

SAM SMITH EXTENDS TOUR TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: In April 2015, Sam Smith was forced to cut his tour of Australia and New Zealand short when he developed a vocal cord hemorrhage that required surgery. Now, he’s heading back Down Under for a new set of dates on his Thrill of It All World Tour. Sam has announced dates that will start November 2nd in Auckland, New Zealand, and wrap up November 20th in Perth, Australia. On January 30th, Sam will head to New York City for the taping of the CBS special Elton John: I’m Still Standing – A Grammy Salute. In addition to Elton himself, the special will feature performances from the likes of Coldplay’s Chris Martin, John Legend, Miley Cyrus and country stars like Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert.

ARCADE FIRE’S WIN BUTLER BLASTS TRUMP FOR ALLEGED HAITI INSULT: Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has fired back at Donald Trump over the president’s alleged comments disparaging certain countries, including Haiti, calling them “sh*tholes.” “Trump’s comments about Haiti, reflect nothing on the amazing country, and only on his own racism and xenophobia,” Butler shared on social media. “Haiti is one of the most special and amazing places I’ve been on this earth, and we need more Haitian-Americans.” Arcade Fire member Rgine Chassagne, who is married to Butler, is a co-founder of KANPE, a foundation that supports education, nutrition, health, housing, agriculture and leadership programs in Haiti.

BRUNO MARS WINS THREE NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: The NAACP Image Awards took place last night and Bruno Mars is a winner. Some awards were presented in advance at a gala dinner Sunday night in Pasadena, California, and Bruno picked up three: Outstanding Male Artist, and Outstanding Traditional Song and Music Video for “That’s What I Like.” Bruno was also up for Entertainer of the Year, but that went to Ava DuVernay, the director of the upcoming movie A Wrinkle in Time.