Music News with Selena Gomez, Katy Perry & Shawn Mendes

SELENA GOMEZ IS GOING TO TV’S ‘SHARK TANK’ FOR HER BIRTHDAY: Selena Gomez celebrated her 27th birthday a week ago and she just revealed one of the presents that her friends got for her. Selena is a huge fan of the ABC television series Shark Tank and her friends got the producers to agree to let her visit the set in September. “Not many of you know but I am obsessed with shark tank. Two of my best friends nailed my gift ,” Selena captioned the video post on her Instagram page. In the clip, Selena and her pals sit on a couch as she watches a video showing one of the ABC reality show’s “sharks,” billionaire Mark Cuban, wishing her a happy birthday.

KATY PERRY LOSES ‘DARK HORSE’ COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT: Katy Perry has been defeated in a lawsuit that claimed her song “Dark Horse” copied a 2009 Christian rap song. Marcus Gray and two co-authors say that “Dark Horse” stole elements from their song “Joyful Noise,” which was released by Marcus under the stage name Flame. A jury in Los Angeles decided in favor of the plaintiffs following a seven-day trial. Katy’s lawyer argued that the song featured simple musical elements and that ruling in the plaintiffs favor could cause issues for music and artists in the future. Katy and the song’s author writers, including producer Dr. Luke, said they had never heard “Joyful Noise” nor had they heard of Flame before the trial. They also said that they don’t listen to Christian music. The jury now has to decide how much money the plaintiffs are owed.

SHAWN MENDES APOLOGIZES TO FANS AFTER DODGING A QUESTION ABOUT ‘SENORITA’: Shawn Mendes is offering up an explanation and apology to fans after seemingly brushing off one fans’ question during a Q&A session over the weekend. During his Tampa concert, the 21-year-old musician hosted a Q&A session and was asked by one fan what inspired him to write “Senorita”, his duet with Camila Cabello. However, he didn’t answer them at all. Instead, he turned it into a funny goodbye. In a since deleted tweet, Shawn offered an apology and an explanation to his fans on why he didn’t answer. “Hey! There was no bad intention here,” he wrote. “If you were there, you would have known it was the last question & that’s why I decided to turn it into a lighthearted funny goodbye! Sorry if that upset anyone, I adore you guys! No need for any negativity .”

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS TO FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY ONEREPUBLIC & BAZZI; SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY LIL NAS X: OneRepublic, Bazzi and Mabel will be among the performers at this year’s Teen Choice Awards. OneRepublic will perform their single, “Rescue Me,” along with a medley of some of their biggest hits. Bazzi will sing his latest hit “Paradise,” while Mabel will perform her breakthrough song, “Don’t Call Me Up.” The ceremony also promises a special appearance by Lil Nas X, who just broke the record for the longest-running No. 1 hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 with his song “Old Town Road.” Blanco Brown, Jordan McGraw and Sarah Hyland of “Modern Family” are also set to appear, along with Gabrielle Union, the Bella Twins, Robert Downey Jr., Jessica Alba, Maia Mitchell and Gregg Sulkin. Teen Choice 2019 will be hosted by actress Lucy Hale and co-hosted by online media personality David Dobrik. As previously reported, Taylor Swift is set to receive the first ever Icon Award and Jonas Brothers will receive the Decade Award. The awards will air live from Hermosa Beach, California, August 11th on Fox.