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Lady Gaga is in ongoing talks to perform at the 2017 Super Bowl Halftime Show. It is too early to tell, however, whether a deal will be made. Gaga performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl 50 last year and followed that with high-profile performances at the Grammys and the Academy Awards. Her rep says the same thing as the NF, which could be a strong indicator that the two camps are working together: “We have had conversations with several fantastic artists about the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. However, at this point we do not have a final decision.”
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Miranda Lambert has revealed that her forthcoming album The Weight of These Wings will be released on November 18. Entertainment Tonight reports that Lambert shared the news via a black-and-white video posted on Instagram yesterday. In the clip, the camera slowly zooms in on the singer, who is sitting in her beloved airstream. The visual ends with the camera zooming in on a piece of paper, on which Lambert writes the album title and release date. The follow-up to 2014’s Platinum,The Weight of These Wings is led by single “Vice.”
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A Russian hacking group says it has obtained & published the medical records of several American athletes after hacking the database of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams, and Olympic gymnastic champion Simone Biles were among those targeted. The hackers say the documents show that several American athletes used powerful drugs after getting certificates that licensed their therapeutic use. The group said Biles had tested positive for use of a psychostimulant and amphetamine. Biles issued a statement saying she has taken medicine for ADHD since she was a child and has always followed the rules of her sport. The documents were made public by the same group believed to be responsible for breaches into the Democratic National Committee and White House.
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Two years ago, Katy Perry helped her older sister deliver a baby in her living room. And now, she’s done it AGAIN. On Monday night, she Tweeted:
Helped deliver my sister's baby at 2pm & am in the studio by 8pm. GET A GIRL THAT CAN DO BOTH❗️<img src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/1f476.png" alt="