Music News for Thursday

SHAWN MENDES ADDS LATIN AMERICAN DATES TO HIS UPCOMING WORLD TOUR: Shawn Mendes has announced seven new dates in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru, as part of his headlining world tour in support of his self-titled album. The new dates kick off November 30 in Sao Paolo, Brazil and wrap December 20th in Mexico City. Tickets go on sale February 1st. Shawn’s global trek officially kicks off in Europe on March 7th and will run through the fall with over 70 dates across the world. His North American dates begin June 12th in Portland, Oregon.

KATY PERRY, CIARA AMONG THOSE HEADLINING NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST: The Rolling Stones, Katy Perry and Dave Matthews Band are set to headline the 2019 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The 50th annual festival will be held from April 25-28 and then May 2-5 at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Buffett, Chris Stapleton, Bob Seger, Carlos Santana, Pitbull, Van Morrison, Al Green, Logic, Earth, Wind & Fire, J Balvin, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Tom Jones, Alanis Morissette, The Doobie Brothers, Ziggy Marley and many more and also set to perform. Tickets go on sale for the general public on Friday starting at $70 through Ticket Master. VIP passes are also available. The complete Jazz Fest lineup is available on the festival’s website.

LAUREN JAUREGUI TEASES ‘MORE THAN THAT’ VIDEO: Lauren Jauregui took to Twitter to share a snippet of the video that will accompany her second solo track, “More Than That.” In the 11-second-long visual, the song’s intro plays as a hazy image of a beautiful, young brunette swaying to the rhythm pans out. Jauregui captioned the video with a date, “#MoreThanThatVideo out Friday, January 18th.”

Mariah Carey recently settled a lawsuit her former manager filed against her. Now, she’s filed a lawsuit against a former personal assistant who she’s accusing of blackmail.”This new year welcomes Mariah’s continued efforts to clean the trash from her life,” a rep for Carey said in a statement. The lawsuit alleges that Lianna Shakhnazarian “turned out to be a grifter, a Peeping Tom(asina) and an extortionist,” alleging that Shakhnazarian secretly filmed Carey without her knowledge.”Because her threats and bad acts are too great to be ignored, Mariah has been compelled to file a lawsuit against her,” the statement continues.The lawsuit claims the assistant Shakhnazarian (aka Lianna Azarian), took advantage of Mariah by using the singer’s credit card to purchase stuff for herself, and secured huge discounts by telling retailers that items were for Mariah.In addition, the lawsuit claims Azarian secretly filmed Mariah’s “personal activities,” videos of which the suit claims would be “embarrassing” and “extremely damaging” if they were released. According to the suit, when Mariah fired Azarian in 2017, she demanded eight million bucks and said she’d release the videos if she didn’t get it.Mariah’s now suing for unspecified damages. “Given that the evidence against this former assistant is vast and deplorable, we anticipate a victorious resolution,” the statement notes.Weeks before the latest filing, Carey settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with her former manager Stella Bulochnikov. The two “reached a mutually agreed to resolution of this matter,” though the terms were not disclosed.

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Hailey Baldwin has her mother-in-law’s stamp of approval.Justin Bieber’s mom, Pattie Mallette, took to Instagram and shared a selfie of herself and her son’s wife with the caption, “What a gift!” followed by a heart-eyes emoji. In the photo, Pattie smiles for the camera as Hailey plants a kiss on her cheek.Hailey shared the love in the comments, writing to her mom-in-law, “Love you.”Justin and Hailey, who got married in a private courthouse ceremony in September, are reportedly planning a reception with family and friends next month. Rumor has it that the couple sent out “Save the Date” cards for February 28th.”Justin and Hailey are so happy and inseparable,” a source tells Entertainment Tonight. “They are thrilled that they can finally share their love and commitment with family and friends.” The insider adds, “They want the music, entertainment and exciting details to be a big surprise for their guests.”

Selena Gomez is ready to get to work.She took to Instagram to share that there’s “Lots to look forward to in 2019.” “I can’t wait to share the projects I’ve been working on with you,” she added.The first project is a brand-new sneaker she designed with Puma, called “Cali.” In the Instagram post, Selena models the sleek white sneakers while sitting in a deck chair in an all-denim outfit. She’s been working with brand since 2017.The classic ’80s Puma California has been reimagined to create the Cali,” Puma’s product description reads. “Originally a laid-back training sneaker, the Cali has been given an edge with the progressive rubber tooling whilst the upper remains true to the original.”Gomez has worked with the sports company in the past, with a whole collection that includes the sleek SG Runner and DEFY Mid x SG.Hopefully, one of those new projects might also be a new album, which fans have been waiting for since 2015’s Revival.In her first Instagram post of the new year Monday, Selena wrote that last year was filled with “self-reflection, challenges and growth.””It’s always those challenges which show you who you are and what you are capable of overcoming,” she continued. “Trust me, it’s not easy, but I am proud of the person I am becoming and look forward to the year ahead.”

Sam Smith is rocking a new accessory following a recent eye procedure.Sam Smith made light of his recent eye surgery on Monday night, sharing a photo of the aftermath accompanied by the punny caption: “Stye with me,” referencing his 2014 hit, “Stay With Me.”In the photo Smith showed off a black eye patch over his bandaged left eye, taken after his surgery to remove a large stye that he said kept “getting worse.”He was also updating his fans on his Instagram Stories about what he said was a 15-minute procedure. “So. I’m getting it operated on in 20 minutes,” he said. “I’m f*cking scared and also super hyped that I get to wear this pirate patch,” Smith wrote in a photo of him holding the eye patch.He then joked, “I’m being super dramatic. It’s like a 15 minute operation lol.”He also shared a photo of himself lying in a hospital bed with his hand on his forehead while wearing a medical cap.Now that he’s stye free, Smith can celebrate the release of his latest single “Dancing with a Stranger” with former Fifth Harmony member Normani, which dropped last Friday.