Music News for Monday

ARIANA GRANDE HINTS SHE WON’T BE TOURING FOR A ‘LONG TIME’ With the huge success of Sweetener, fans have been waiting for news of an Ariana Grande tour. Unfortunately, fans are going to have to wait longer. When a fan account posted a meme about saving money for her next tour’s meet & greet on Instagram, Grande commented saying “u gonna be saving for a loooooooooooooong time ……” The comment has since been deleted. The singer is still healing from losing her ex and beloved friend Mac Miller, who passed away earlier this month from an apparent drug overdose. A statement given by her team to People magazine says that Grande will be taking time for herself as she deal with the painful loss. “Given the events of the past couple of years, Ariana is going to take some much-needed time to heal and mend. She will be staying close to home and using this period to spend time with her loved ones and work on new music without deadline. She thanks her fans for their understanding,” the statement reads. Besides grieving the loss of Miller, Grande has been vocal about struggling with PTSD caused by the terrorist attack at her Manchester show during her Dangerous Woman Tour last year. Even though fans won’t get to see Grande on tour soon, she assured fans “everything will be okay” in a tweet, expressing her appreciation for their support.

LIAM PAYNE, FRENCH MONTANA RELEASE ‘FIRST TIME’ VIDEO ; Liam Payne is dealing with a girl playing hard to get in the new music video for his French Montana collab, “First Time. Liam roams the streets of New York City in the clip, sings in the subway and takes a joyride with French. But through it all, he can’t seem to get this one girl out of his head. “I always pick up on the first time/I been hoping you would check on me/I can’t stop thinking ’bout the first time/Yeah, it’s like you put a spell on me,” Liam sings. The song is the title track off Liam’s debut solo EP, which came out last month.

CAMILA CABELLO RELEASES LIVE VERSION OF ‘HAVANA’: Camila Cabello has released a live version of “Havana” to celebrate reaching more than one billion streams on Spotify. The live version of the track was recorded June 6th at London’s O2 Academy Brixton during Camila’s Never Be the Same Tour.

LAWSUIT AGAINST MARIAH CAREY OVER CANCELED SHOWS DISMISSED: A New York federal judge has dismissed several legal claims against Mariah Carey involving canceled concerts. In January of 2017, Mariah sued a South American promoter, saying because they didn’t pay her in timely manner, she had the legal right to cancel her shows in Argentina and Chile and still be paid in full. The promoter countersued for breach of contract, saying Carey couldn’t terminate their deal without giving them 48 hours’ notice. They also sued for defamation, claiming she’d defamed them on Twitter by complaining about situation. The judge has now tossed out the defamation claim against both Mariah and her company, Mirage Entertainment, as well as the breach of contract claim against Mariah. The latter will be allowed to proceed against her company, however.

SIA RELEASES ‘STEP BY STEP’ ON AMAZON MUSIC: Sia is back with the Amazon Original song “Step By Step.” Released Friday exclusively on Amazon’s streaming service, the song features Sia’s powerful vocals belting, “Step by step, just one of a million we took to get here.” The tune follows her 2017 holiday album, Everyday is Christmas.

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