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PINK POSTPONES THIRD SYDNEY SHOW AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED: Pink has been forced to postpone a third Sydney show as she continues to battle a gastric virus. According to tour promoter Live Nation, the singer is “continuing her treatment and recovery” and would not be performing Tuesday night at Qudos Bank Arena as planned. Pink initially cancelled her Friday show in Sydney due to an upper respiratory infection. She performed on Saturday, but on Sunday night was treated at the hospital for dehydration and discharged. On Monday, Pink was readmitted to the hospital with a gastric virus and remained overnight. Her Monday concert was also postponed. Live Nation is working to reschedule the postponed dates and is offering a refund to ticketholders.

MEGHAN TRAINOR RE-TEAMS WITH BRETT ELDREDGE FOR ‘CMT CROSSROADS’: In 2016, Meghan Trainor and country star Brett Eldredge scored a Christmas hit with “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” Now, the two are teaming up again for an episode of CMT Crossroads, which features rock and pop performers singing with country stars. During the episode, which premieres September 3rd, you’ll see Meghan perform “All About that Bass,” “No Excuses,” and “Let You Be Right” – those last two from her upcoming album “Treat Myself.” She’ll also join Brett on a number of his hits, and the two will duet on a version of Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s classic collaboration “Islands In the Stream.”

ELLIE GOULDING ENGAGED TO CASPAR JOPLING: Ellie Goulding is engaged to her boyfriend, Caspar Jopling, after 18 months of dating. The couple made the announcement in the forthcoming marriages section of the British newspaper The Times. Goulding’s real name, Elena, was used in the newspaper. “The engagement is announced between Caspar, son of The Hon. Nicholas Jopling of Yorkshire and Mrs. Jayne Warde-Aldam of Yorkshire, and Elena, daughter of Mr. Arthur Goulding of Hertfordshire and Mrs. Tracey Sumner of West Midlands,” the announcement said. Jopling shared the happy news on his Instagram page, too. “I get to spend the rest of my life with this truly extraordinary and beautiful, beautiful person,” Jopling said. “No one has ever made me feel more full of life, knowledge, happiness, or love.” Jopling is an art dealer and former Youth Olympic rower who attended the prestigious Eton College in the U.K. Goulding and Jopling live together and divide their time between New York and London.

JANET JACKSON, CARDI B TO HEADLINE ‘GLOBAL CITIZEN CONCERT’: Janet Jackson, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Cardi B and Janelle Monaehave been announced as headliners for this year’s Global Citizen Festival. The free, ticketed mega-concert is to take place in New York City’s Central Park on September 29th. The event is intended to promote activism to improve health, education, social justice and the environment around the world. Actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-lee Furness are hosting the seventh annual event, which is expected to draw 60,000 revelers. Also expected to attend are John Legend, Camren Bicondova, Cynthia Erivo, Danai Gurira, Forest Whitaker, Gus Kenworthy, Kal Penn, La La Anthony, Naomi Campbell and Rachel Brosnahan.