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PINK RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE ‘WALK ME HOME’: Pink is back with a new single. The 39-year-old singer shared a lyric video Wednesday for her song “Walk Me Home.” Pink had previewed “Walk Me Home” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show ealier this month. The single will appear on her eighth studio album, Hurts 2B Human, which debuts in April. “#WalkMeHome out now!” Pink tweeted Wednesday. Pink last released the album Beautiful Trauma in October 2017. She will kick off a new leg of her accompanying tour March 1st in Sunrise, Florida.
TAYLOR SWIFT COUNTERSUES NEW YORK COMPUTER STORE OVER ‘SWIFTLIFE’ NAME: Taylor Swift has sued a small business owner over the name “Swiftlife.” According to legal documents, Taylor has filed a counter-suit against a computer store called Swiftlife in New York; Patrick Bnot, the owner, filed a lawsuit against Taylor in 2018 when she launched her mobile app, The Swift Life. In her countersuit, Taylor claims Bnot was able to get the name “SwiftLife” for his store by lying to the Trademark Office. She claims that when Bnot registered the company, he used the name “S.L. SwiftLife Computer Services.” Taylor claims this is proof that Benot never planned to use the name “SwiftLife” on its own. so he shouldn’t be suing her over it. Accordingly, she’s asking the court to cancel the store’s trademark, and is also asking Benot to pay her legal bills.
ELLE KING, CHER TO APPEAR ON ‘VH1 TRAILBLAZER HONORS’: Cher and Elle King will both appear on the upcoming special VH1 Trailblazer Honors, airing March 8th on both VH1 and Logo. Cher will present an award to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of several women being honored during the special. Elle, meanwhile, will perform her song “Baby Outlaw,” from her latest album Shake the Spirit. The other honorees on the show include Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke. The one-hour special airs on International Women’s Day.
Kelly Clarkson, Bebe Rexha and Taylor Swift have all received nominations for the Academy of Country Music Awards, which will be presented in Las Vegas in April. Bebe is nominated for Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Music Event of the Year for “Meant to Be,” her smash collaboration with Florida Georgia Line. It was a huge pop hit, but it also spent 50 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s country chart. Kelly is also up for Music Event of the Year for “Keeping Score,” a collaboration she recorded with country duo Dan + Shay. The duo is one of this year’s leading ACM nominees, with six nods in all. Taylor is up for Video of the Year for “Babe,” her collaboration with Sugarland. Not only does she sing on the track, but she also co-stars in the video, along with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles. The ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will be handed out live on April 7th from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and airing on CBS.
