Music News with Beyonce and Mariah Carey

BEYONC & TINA KNOWLES SET UP FREE MOBILE CORONAVIRUS TESTING IN HOUSTON FOR MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND: Beyonc is teaming up with her mom, Tina Knowles Lawson, to launch a new with BeyGOOD. The mom and daughter duo will be supporting mobile testing sites for the upcoming weekend, with the #IDIDMYPART initiative, which encourages residents in Houston, Texas, to get tested in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign will launch on May 8th and continue over the weekend. It will provide 1,000 test kits, as well as face masks, gloves, vitamins, and household supplies to Houstonians. The test is free and administered under safe conditions; participants will not even have to exit their vehicles. Check out the locations and more details on the BeyGOOD page.

MARIAH CAREY THROWS TWINS A VIRTUAL 9TH BIRTHDAY PARTY: Mariah Carey threw her twin children a virtual ninth birthday party amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 50-year-old singer took to Instagram to share pics of her virtual celebration for her twins, Moroccan and Monroe, who turned nine on Thursday. In one of the snaps, the proud mom posed with her children, who are both rocking custom T-shirts and baseball caps that read, “Roc and Roe’s Virtual Birthday Kit.” The second shot featured the twins’ party, which included a Zoom chat on a large projector and decorations from the video game series “Five Nights at Freddy’s” and online gaming platform Roblox. “Happy Birthday Roc & Roe!!!! ,” Carey captioned her post. “My babies are nine. I love you so much”

MACHINE GUN KELLY DROPS ‘BLOODY VALENTINE’: Machine Gun Kelly dropped his new single, “Bloody Valentine,” on Friday. The song is the first single from MGK’s upcoming pop/punk-inspired album, “Tickets to My Downfall,” which was executive produced by Blink-182’s Travis Barker.

CAMILA CABELLO GIVING FANS THE CHANCE TO BE IN HER NEXT MUSIC VIDEO: Camila Cabello is taking part in the “All-In Challenge,” where fans can donate during the pandemic and get the chance to appear in her next music video. “I’ve accepted the #ALLINCHALLENGE!” Camila wrote on Instagram. Let’s come together to help the people and families that are struggling during this time. let’s take care of one another. go to the link in my bio to donate if you can, you could be in my next music video and learn the choreography with me! love you guys, let’s help in whatever ways we can “

LIL NAS X POSES NUDE FOR MINI PHOTO SHOOT FROM HIS HOT TUB: Lil Nas X took to social media late Saturday night to share a couple photos from an impromptu photo shoot he had while posing naked in his hot tub. “no homo,” Lil Nas X – who is gay – jokingly captioned the post.

BTS MEMBER JUNGKOOK GOES VIRAL WITH PERFORMANCE OF LAUV’S ‘NEVER NOT’: BTS member Jungkook uploaded a beautiful rendition of Lauv’s “Never Not” on the band’s official social media on Saturday. The singer showed off his voice with the beautiful ballad, resulting in over 17 million views and 2 million likes in less than 24 hours. Jungkook left a simple caption – “Never Not,” along with a purple heart emoji – on the clip, which ended abruptly with him turning the camera off about a minute-and-a-half into the song.

CHARLI XCX USES GREEN SCREEN AT HOME FOR ‘CLAWS’ MUSIC VIDEO: Charli XCX has revealed the new visual for “claws,” her latest single from the upcoming album how i’m feeling now. The video was directed by Charli and Charlotte Rutherford, and is described as transporting Charli to “multiple alternate realities from the comfort of her home while she’s self-isolating using a green screen.” The song was produced by Dylan Brady of 100 gecs, and is featured on the project set to be released on May 15th. It was recorded and produced entirely in quarantine due to the pandemic.

ADAM LAMBERT REVEALS HE WAS SUPPOSED TO TOUR WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA THIS SUMMER BEFORE THE PANDEMIC: Adam Lambert revealed that he was planning to tour with Christina Aguilera this summer prior to the global health crisis in a tweet on Sunday. Adam revealed the news in response to a fan discussing how Christina’s song “Just a Fool” was demoed by Adam. “You know what’s funny? There was a whole plan to tour w @xtina this summer around the US. Big venues too! But unfortunately everything went into Lock Down before we were ready to announce. Y’all know I’m an OG Christina Aguilera fan,” he responded.