Music News for Tuesday

STALKER BREAKS INTO TAYLOR SWIFT’S NYC HOME, TAKES A NAP: Police say a stalker broke into Taylor Swift’s New York City townhouse and took a nap. Police say officers investigating a reported break-in Friday found 22-year-old Roger Alvarado asleep in the pop star’s home in the Tribeca neighborhood. Alvarado, of Homestead, Florida, was arrested on charges of stalking, burglary, criminal mischief and trespassing. Alvarado was arrested at the same address on February 13th on charges of breaking the front door with a shovel. Swift was not home during Friday’s break-in. Taylor has dealt with stalkers on both coasts. Police said a Colorado man arrested April 14th outside a Beverly Hills home owned by Swift had a knife, a rope and ammunition.

CAMILA CABELLO, SHAWN MENDES, DUA LIPA TO PERFORM AT 2018 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS: Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes and Dua Lipa have been announced as the first performers for the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. The artists will be taking the stage on May 20th at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. All three are no strangers to the Billboard charts: Together, the three have a combined six songs currently on the Billboard Hot 100. This marks Shawn and Dua’s first time performing at the event. Camila returns after making her solo live debut on the show last year, with a performance of “I Have Questions” and “Crying in the Club.” Camila is nominated for three awards this year, including Top Female Artist, Top New Artist and Top Collaboration for “Havana” featuring Young Thug. Shawn is up for Top Social Artist. More performers are set to be announced in the coming weeks. The 2018 Billboard Music Awards, hosted by Kelly Clarkson, airs live on May 20th on NBC.

A NEW PRINCE ALBUM OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS IS BEING RELEASED THIS FALL: There’s a new posthumous Prince release coming. Following the second anniversary of the late music icon’s death, his estate released the original version of “Nothing Compares 2 U” in memory of his passing, as well as previously unseen footage from a rehearsal. And now, there’s an even bigger release coming. “We’re working on a release for the fall – a full-length album,” Troy Carter told Variety. “Michael Howe, who’s been working with us on the archive, has done a tremendous job of finding some special pieces of work, and one of the pieces that he found, all of us fell in love with it and decided this was special enough for fans to hear. So we’re putting the final touches on it – it’ll come in the fall.”

AVICII’S FAMILY RELEASES STATEMENT AFTER HIS TRAGIC DEATH: The family of Avicii, aka Tim Bergling, has released a statement after his tragic death last week at the young age of 28. “We would like to thank you for the support and the loving words about our son and brother. We are so grateful for everyone who loved Tim’s music and have precious memories of his songs,” the family wrote. “Thank you for all the initiatives taken to honor Tim, with public gatherings, church bells ringing out his music, tributes at Coachella and moments of silence around the world. We are grateful for the privacy during this difficult time. Our wish is that it continues that way,” they continued, before signing the note, “With love, The Tim Bergling Family.” Bergling was found dead in his hotel room in Oman, the Middle Eastern country bordering Saudi Arabia. No cause of death has been released at this time.