Music News with Jojo and Maroon 5
JOJO SIWA GOES BACK TO BLONDE HAIR: Jojo Siwa is back to her roots. Just days after revealing her that she dyed her hair brunette, the 17-year-old YouTube star took to Instagram on Monday to reveal that she went back to blonde. Over the weekend, Jojo debuted her darker locks on social media. It was recently announced that Jojo will be starring in the movie adaption of the book Bounce, which is being produced by Will Smith.
MAROON 5’S MICKEY MADDEN ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Maroon 5 bassist Mickey Madden was arrested in Los Angeles for alleged domestic violence. Madden was arrested Saturday and posted bail at $50,000. Madden lives in Los Angeles and is not married. The identity of the alleged victim is unknown. The bassist’s next court appearance will take place on September 29th. The charge is a felony, and if convicted, Madden could face a sentence of two to four years in prison, up to one year in a county jail, a fine of up to $6,000, or both a fine and imprisonment.
BLACKPINK SETS NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS WITH ‘HOW YOU LIKE THAT’: BLACKPINK has set several new Guinness World Records titles, according to the organization. Following the release of their latest music video for “How You Like That,” which notched 86.3 million views in its first day of release, the girls secured three new records: Most viewed YouTube video in 24 hours, most viewed music video on YouTube in 24 hours, and most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours by a K-pop group. The previous record-holders were BTS, who achieved the three records with “Boy With Luv” with Halsey last year.
BTS MEMBER V RELEASES TEASER AHEAD OF FIRST MIXTAPE: BTS member V has teased a song clip on Twitter. V revealed recently that he’s planning to drop his first mixtape sometime this year. V shared the snippet of the currently-untitled solo track on July 1st with the message, “Today’s a day where I miss ARMY so so.. so so much. Although not complete, please wait and listen to this spoiler!” according to a translation by @Charts_K. He warned fans to listen to the song quickly, because he might decide to delete it later.