Is a Lil Nas X and Kid Cudi collab really on the way?

On Wednesday (Sept. 1), the 22-year-old rapper revealed the star-studded track list for his highly anticipated debut album Montero, which will feature collaborations with Megan Thee StallionElton JohnJack HarlowDoja Cat and Miley Cyrus. When one Twitter user called out the lack of Black male guest artists, LNX responded in his defense on Twitter, “Maybe a lot of them just don’t wanna work with me.”

Durand Bernarr, Breland and more Black male artists eagerly flooded his replies to assure him this wasn’t the case, and it looks like Cudder has his back, too. The Man on the Moon rapper reshared Lil Nas X’s explanation and wrote back to him, “N—a ill work w u and frolic in rose gardens w u singin about my pain,” while referencing the Garden of Eden-esque, SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired painting that’s being used as the album artwork.

“U heard it here first everybody,” Lil Nas X wrote, “Kid cudi x lil nas for montero deluxe.”

Montero is set to be released on Sept. 17. It remains unclear if and when a deluxe version of the LP will be released.

See the exchange between Lil Nas X and Kid Cudi about their potential collab below.

On Wednesday (Sept. 1), four-time Grammy-winner H.E.R. — in partnership with Live Nation Urban — announced the star-studded roster of performers set to hit the stage at the highly anticipated Lights On Festival, which will occur in Concord, Calif. on Sept. 18 and 19.

H.E.R. will headline the two-day festival, while Erykah BaduBryson TillerAri LennoxTy Dolla $ignKeyshia Cole and many more stars will perform some of their fan-favorite hits. H.E.R.’s Lights On Festival, which first took place in 2019, marks the first female-owned and curated music festival in decades.

In addition to exciting performances, Lights On Festival is expected to deliver fun-filled attractions, including a film screening tent, live art installations, an arcade, R&B museum and guitar lounge.

H.E.R. is also celebrating the recent success of her debut studio album, Back of My Mind, which dropped in June and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. In an Instagram post, she announced the album is officially certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

“My RCA FAM!!!!!! ‘Best Part’ is 5x Platinum and ‘Come Through’ is going Gold! I’m so grateful,” wrote the singer-songwriter. “Thank you to all the people that helped create this album. Thank you to the lovers of music. She gang. All the fans. Love y’all. This means SO much to me and my journey. NOW LET’S GET ON THE ROAD!”

See the complete lineup of performers for 2021 Lights On Festival:

Saturday, Sept. 18

Erykah Badu

Ty Dolla $ign

Keyshia Cole

Masego

Fousheé

Blxst

Tiana Major9

Maeta

Samaria

Ajanne

Lorea

Brianna Castro

Sunday, Sept. 19

H.E.R. & Friends

Bryson Tiller

Ari Lennox

Lucky Daye

Kiana Ledé

Arin Ray

Tone Stith

VanJess

Joyce Wrice

Marzz

Muni Long

Maxx Moor

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Peter Rosalita is living proof that good things really do come in small packages.

For his semifinal appearance on America’s Got Talent, the 10-year-old singer performed “Without You,” the epic ballad written by members of Badfinger, made famous in the ‘70s by the late Harry Nilsson, and covered by Mariah Carey in the ‘90s.

Aged just 10, the Filipino singer wasn’t around when Carey cut her cover. Like Mariah, Rosalita delivered a package of drama, high notes and a key change.

Rosalita’s run in season 16 of AGT has featured a steady dose of diva songs. He auditioned with Celine Dion’s “All by Myself” and hit Whitney Houston’s Bodyguard classic “I Have Nothing” for the quarterfinals.

Watch his performance of “Without You” below.

Weeks after Britney Spears’ father announced in a court filing he’d be willing to step away from her conservatorship at some point, the singer is again telling an L.A. judge that he needs to be removed as soon as possible.

In a supplemental petition to suspend and remove Jamie Spears filed Tuesday (Aug. 31), Britney’s attorney argues that an Aug. 12 filing is further proof Jamie is concerned about his own well-being instead of his daughter’s.

“The thrust of his response is that although (i) he expressly recognizes that a ‘public battle’ regarding his departure would not be in Ms. Spears’s best interests and (ii) for that reason, he even intends to support ‘an orderly transition,’ his idea of ‘orderly’ is to hang on until someone first brands him ‘father of the year’ and awards him a gold star for his ‘service,’” writes Rosengart in the filing, which is embedded below. “In other words, although Mr. Spears has, at last, been forced to recognize that it is best for his daughter if he departs now, he claims the right to drag his feet because it is best for him to cling to this conservatorship until he feels sufficiently-vindicated.”

Rosengart argues that Jamie is trying to redeem his image and use his remaining leverage to ensure the pending accounting is approved, which includes about $2 million in fees to third parties including his attorneys.

“A ‘transition’ can just as easily occur while Mr. Spears is suspended, as opposed to while he lingers as conservator waiting for his inevitable removal,” argues Rosengart. “The only difference is that the former is in his daughter’s best interests, while the latter severely undermines those interests.”

In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Rosengart reiterated that the situation reeks of quid pro quo. “Britney Spears will not be bullied or extorted by her father,” he says. “Nor does Mr. Spears have the right to try to hold his daughter hostage by setting the terms of his removal. This is not about him, it is about the best interests of his daughter, which as a matter of law, mandate his removal. Even putting aside the legal issues requiring his prompt removal, if he loves his daughter, Mr. Spears should resign now, today, before he is suspended. It would be the correct and decent thing to do.”

A hearing on the petition is currently set for Sept. 29. Representatives for Jamie Spears have not yet responded to a request for comment.

This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.

At this weekend’s Bonnaroo, Lizzo was set to make history as the festival’s first-ever female headliner. Instead, due to heavy rains from Hurricane Ida flooding the fest’s Manchester, Tenn., grounds, the 2021 event was canceled Tuesday (Aug. 31), and the weekend’s scheduled performers are lamenting the loss on social media.

“Honored to be your first female headliner @bonnaroo,” Lizzo wrote Tuesday on her Instagram Stories. “Take care of yourselves everyone who is in the path of the storm. Safety first,” she wrote, adding a red heart emoji.

Run the Jewels, Jason Isbell, Incubus and more also shared their disappointment on social media, with Isbell tweeting, “I’m sorry y’all had to make this choice but I believe it was the right one. I was really REALLY looking forward to it, but ya gotta be safe and smart. Love to everybody on the crew with a broken heart today.”

Electronic pop duo Sylvan Esso didn’t let the news get them down, writing on their IG Stories: “Anybody gotta good outdoor venue in Tennessee for this sick ass band? @Bonnaroo got cancelled but we are still practicing anyway cuz music is joy.”

Bonnaroo hasn’t hosted a festival since 2019, with the coronavirus pandemic forcing organizers to pull the plug in 2020 as well.

See all the performer reactions below: