MUSIC NEWS: MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016
MICHAEL BUBLE - BABY
Canadian crooner Michael Buble' is a dad again. He tweets his wife, Luisana, gave birth to a boy last week. They've named him Elias. They also have a two-year-old son, Noah.
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MARIAH CAREY - ENGAGED
Mariah Carey is hoping her third walk down the aisle will be the one. She is engaged to Australian billionaire James Packer. Her representative says they got engaged in New York on Thursday. Carey's divorce from Nick Cannon was finalized last April. Previously she was married to record executive Tommy Mottola.
Carey has a boy and a girl from her marriage to Cannon. Packer was married twice before and has three kids. Forbes magazine says Packer's net worth is 3.5-billion dollars, making him the fourth richest person in Australia.
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ONE DIRECTION - LOUIS TOMLINSON
The attitude of Louis Tomlinson of One Direction can be summed up by his recent Twitter post: ``Daddy daddy cool.'' Tomlinson tweeted on Saturday his baby boy was born Friday.
He describes his son as ``healthy and pretty amazing'' and Tomlinson describes himself as ``very happy!'' The baby's mother is Briana Jungwirth.
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THOMPSON SQUARE - BABY
Keifer and Shawna Thompson of Thompson Square are new parents. Their representative tells People magazine Shawna Thompson gave birth yesterday to their first child, a boy. They've named him Rigney Cooper Thompson. ``Rigney'' is Shawna Thompson's grandmother's maiden name, but they plan to call him Cooper.
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YOUNG DRO - DRUG CHARGE
Young Dro was arrested on a drug charge at Atlanta's airport Thursday. Police say they found a pill and a half of Xanax during a search of Young Dro after learning he was wanted for a traffic offence. It's illegal to possess Xanax without a prescription. Young Dro has been charged with possession of a controlled substance. He was arrested in a separate incident in March for theft. Young Dro's biggest hit was ``Shoulder Lean'' in 2006.
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MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS - IGGY AZALEA
If Macklemore and Ryan Lewis wanted to start a dialogue with their new song ``White Privilege II,'' Iggy Azalea certainly has a lot to say about it. The song is nine minutes long and explores a white person's place in society as black people fight injustice. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis name-check Iggy Azalea as well as themselves for appropriating black culture. Azalea tweets Macklemore shouldn't have spent the last three years having friendly conversations and taking pictures with her if those were his feelings.
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X AMBASSADORS - BROTHERLY LOVE
X Ambassadors don't consider themselves a band with brothers in it as much as a band of brothers. Keyboardist Casey Harris says he spends as much time with the other members of the band as he does his brother, singer Sam Harris. In fact, he says he spends more time with the band members than he does with any other member of his family or even his girlfriend. Casey Harris says they fight like brothers, regardless of who is involved, but they also resolve things quickly and it's never been a major problem.
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ZAC BROWN - WINE BUSINESS
Zac Brown is creating his own line of wines.
Brown is collaborating with Napa Valley winemaker John Killebrew for Z. Alexander Brown wines. So far they have a cabernet sauvignon and a proprietary red blend. They each sell for about 20-dollars. Find out more at ZAlexanderBrown-dot-com.
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BILLY JOEL - MUSIC SCHOOL
Billy Joel is making a deal with local education authorities: if they promise to keep a music school open, he'll donate a million dollars to fund it. New York's Newsday reports Joel is pledging one million dollars to the Long Island High School for the Arts if the local board of education will keep it open for three years. School officials say the school is facing closure because of low enrolment, and it's running a deficit of about 400-thousand dollars.
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NHL - ALL-STAR CELEBRITY COACHES
Dierks Bentley, Vince Gill, Charles Kelley, and Chris Young act as celebrity coaches for the N-H-L All-Star Game. The teams also will have coaches who have more experience in these matters: Gerard Gallant of the Florida Panthers, Lindy Ruff of the Dallas Stars, Darryl Sutter of the Los Angeles Kings, and Barry Trotz of the Washington Capitals. The game is Sunday in Nashville and will be shown live on C-B-C.
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(The Associated Press)