Music News with Charlie XCX and Gwen Stefani

CHARLI XCX BLACKS OUT SOCIAL MEDIA AMID RUMORS OF A NEW ALBUM: Charli XCX wiped out her Instagram and replaced her profile photos with the hole emoji over the weekend. Charli recently revealed in an update to fans that she was almost done with her follow-up to 2019’s Charli. “This self quarantine is coming at a time where I was almosttttttt finished with the writing process of my next album. I had one song left to write and then it was all about finishing and production and artwork etc.” she wrote weeks before.

THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS PERFORM ACOUSTIC VERSION OF ‘REACT’: The Pussycat Dolls are putting an acoustic spin on their comeback single, “React.” The group sat down for an exclusive live session presented by social network Vero and British photographer and director Rankin, which debuted on HungerTV on Friday. “React” is the group’s first single in over a decade, and was released in February. The girls recently revealed that their tour was postponed amid the global health crisis.

GWEN STEFANI’S VEGAS RESIDENCY DATES FOR MAY ARE CANCELED: Gwen Stefani has announced that all of her Just a Girl concerts scheduled for May 2020 have been canceled because of the health crisis. Stefani was supposed to perform eight shows from May 1st through May 16th, but those will now be rescheduled for future dates. Gwen has been performing at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino since June 2018.

BTS MEMBER V GOES VIRAL FOR #STAYINGATHOMECHALLENGE VIDEO: BTS’s V posted a video on the official BTS account sharing what he’s been up to in quarantine amid the global health crisis. “Everyone, when you’re bored, have a conversation with your television. #StayingAtHomeChallenge,” he captioned the video, in which he is seen dancing in his living room in slippers as the TV plays Postmodern Jukebox’s retro cover of The Chainsmokers and Halsey’s “Closer.” As the song plays, he tries to repeat the dance moves and sing along. The video’s already racked up over 6 million views and well over a million “likes” on Twitter alone.