The Lemonheads Preview First Original Album in 19 Years With New Single, ‘Deep End’

Fresh from teasing the release of new album Love Chant last month, The Lemonheads have previewed the upcoming LP with latest single “Deep End.”

Co-written by Evan Dando alongside longtime collaborator Tom Morgan (of Australian outfit Smudge), “Deep End” features Juliana Hatfield on backing vocals with additional guitar from Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis. Both Hatfield and Mascis make brief cameos in the accompanying video, which was filmed in by São Paulo, Brazil by Surreal Hotel Arts.

The black-and-white clip sees Dando walking down an endless sidewalk as he’s passed by a series of objects, people, and landscapes, with his bandmates occasionally joining. “It’s never been so painless making a video,” Dando said of the clip. “Everyone working was really great. The endless sidewalk goes really well with the song.”

“Deep End” is also backed by a cover of Townes Van Zandt’s “Sad Cinderella,” which features backing vocals from Nashville artist Erin Rae. Both tracks will appear on a limited edition 12″ vinyl single that arrives on June 13 via Fire Records.

The A-side is set to appear on Love Chant, which will arrive as the band’s first album of new material since 2006. The record will reportedly release in fall, though specific details are expected to arrive in the coming months.

The Lemonheads first formed in Boston in 1986, with a series of independent albums arriving via Taang! before the group signed to Atlantic for 1990’s Lovey.

Working with Morgan while in Australia, The Lemonheads found their commercial breakthrough with 1992’s It’s a Shame About Ray, which reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200.  Its success was bolstered by a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson,” and helped the group achieve their commercial peak with 1993’s Come on Feel the Lemonheads, which peaked at No. 56.

The Lemonheads initially dissolved in 1997, though Dando reactivated the group in 2005, with a self-titled record arriving the following year. Since then, two cover albums have been released, with Varshons and Varshons 2 being issued in 2009 and 2019, respectively.

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‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII’ Live Album Makes Top 10 Debut On Multiple Billboard Charts

Pink Floyd’s archival live album Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII debuts in the top 10 across multiple Billboard charts (dated May 17), following its release on May 2, including a No. 3 arrival on Top Album Sales with the band’s biggest sales week in over a decade.

The digitally remastered and remixed set is the audio companion the concert film of the same name, which was originally recorded in 1971, and garnered a limited theatrical release in April 2025 after it was digitally remastered. A version of the film was first briefly released in 1972, and has been issued a number of times since then. However, the audio from the film has never been issued as a stand-alone album until now.

In total, it sold just over 20,000 copies in the United States in the week ending May 8, according to Luminate. The album contains the eight performances from the film and was available to purchase as a two-CD set and a double-vinyl package or as a digital download. The CD and vinyl editions have two bonus tracks, while the digital edition has a third bonus cut. (The film itself, separate from the album, was also sold as stand-alone Blu-ray, DVD and digital download.)

The Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII album also debuts at No. 1 on Indie Store Album Sales, No. 2 on Vinyl Albums (with 12,500 copies sold in its first week), No. 2 on Top Rock Albums, No. 3 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums and No. 28 on the overall all-genre Billboard 200. On the latter, Pompeii marks the 15th top 40-charting set for the band and 30th charting album overall.

With the No. 3 debut on Top Album Sales with 20,000 copies, Pink Floyd captures its largest sales week for an album in over 10 years. The act last sold more copies of a single album on the Jan. 10, 2015-dated chart, when the band’s final studio album, The Endless River, sold 29,000 copies in its seventh week of release.

Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.

It’s a busy week in the top 10 on Top Album Sales, as the Pompeii project is one of six debuts in the region. At the top of the list, Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos reenters at No. 1, for its first week in the lead, following its vinyl release. Fuerza Regida’s 111XPANTIA bows at No. 2, while Eric Church’s Evangeline Vs. The Machine motors in at No. 4. Ghost’s Skeletá falls to No. 5 after its debut at No. 1 a week ago, while Josh Groban’s first U.S.-released hits retrospective Gems jumps in at No. 6. Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping GNX descends 5-7, Car Seat Headrest’s The Scholars starts at No. 8 and Key Glock’s Glockaveli bows at No. 9. Sabrina Carpenter’s former leader Short n’ Sweet rounds out the top 10, falling 9-10.

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Music Biz President Portia Sabin Reveals Conference Will Return to Atlanta in 2026

With more than 2,000 attendees converging on Atlanta for the annual Music Biz conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel and Convention Center Galleria, Music Business Association president Portia Sabin opened day 2 by reminding everyone of the “guiding belief” behind the Music Business Association and its conference — while revealing the conference will return to Atlanta next year.

“We’re all better together,” Sabin proclaimed. “We know we can achieve success and overcome any challenge in our way when we come to the table with open minds, foster collaboration, and develop solutions that truly support one another.”

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Sabin pointed out that the music industry has become truly global in the past several years and, corresponding to that, international music companies now comprise one-fifth of Music Biz’s membership. What’s more, she said 15% of the attendees at this year’s conference (which runs from May 12-15) are from outside the U.S: “That’s 250 individuals, representing 168 companies and over 30 countries, ranging from Vietnam and Australia, to Japan and Egypt,” she said.

In order to better represent its membership and the global music industry, “we’ve embraced this shift by hosting our virtual Passport series — free webinars that dissect issues in music markets across the globe — as well as expanding our traveling Roadshow series with our first international event in Toronto this past March,” Sabin added.

Finally, Sabin pointed out that in preparing to hold the conference in Atlanta over the last year, Music Biz hosted a number of mixers and meetups to “build relationships with Atlanta’s vibrant music business community. Most recently, we partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Film, Entertainment and Nightlife for an event at City Hall, to connect local & global music professionals and preview some of the programming we offer at our conference.”

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After holding the convention for the last 10 years in Nashville, the Music Biz conference is going on the road again, just like its antecedent organization, the National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers, did for decades by moving the annual convention to various cities. However, Sabin revealed that Atlanta will host the convention again next year, too, while thanking the city and the hotel for supporting it.

“Thank you to the team here at the Renaissance for making this year’s event possible, and to the city of Atlanta for being such gracious hosts ever since we announced plans to bring our conference here in 2025 and 2026,” Sabin said at the beginning of her remarks to attendees.

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Diddy Trial Day 3 Recap: Cassie Testimony Covers Threats Against Kid Cudi, $20M Settlement & More

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura wrapped up her direct testimony against the rap mogul on Wednesday (May 14), telling jurors that Combs threatened to blow up Kid Cudi’s car and revealing the dollar amount of a bombshell settlement that set off the sex-trafficking probe.

Ventura, an R&B singer who dated Combs on and off for 11 years, is the star witness in Combs’ criminal trial. She’s been on the witness stand since Tuesday (May 13), testifying that Combs physically abused her and forced her to have sex with male escorts during drug-fueled events known as “freak offs.”

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In her final day of direct testimony, Ventura reportedly told the jury that Combs became enraged when he discovered she was dating Cudi (Scott Mescudi) in 2011, according to The New York Times, which also reported that Ventura testified that Combs lunged at her with a wine opener and threatened to release freak off videos and hurt both her and Mescudi.

Ventura also said that Combs threatened to blow up Mescudi’s car, the Times reports, and that she soon broke things off with Mescudi out of fear.

“Too much danger, too much uncertainty of what could happen if we continued to see each other,” Ventura reportedly testified.

Ventura alleged in a November 2023 civil lawsuit that Mescudi’s car did, in fact, explode in his driveway a short while after Combs’ threats. Combs has not been officially linked to the incident.

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Ventura’s civil lawsuit, the first major public accusation against Combs, was also a key topic during her final day of direct testimony. Though Combs settled with Ventura after a single day, the case sparked the criminal probe that led to the current trial and a deluge of other civil sex abuse lawsuits against Combs.

The dollar amount of Ventura’s settlement was kept confidential and long unknown to the public. But according to the Times, Ventura revealed for the first time during her testimony Wednesday that the settlement amounted to $20 million.

Ventura is scheduled to undergo cross-examination by Combs’ lawyers starting Thursday (May 15). The trial could last up to two months total.

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All the U.S. Tours From Latin Artists Announced for 2025 (Updating)

EDITOR’S NOTE: The list features only U.S. tours by Latin music artists and is updated on a regular basis. Tours will be removed from the list once they have ended.

2024 was a phenomenal year for the Latin touring industry, where five Latin acts — Luis Miguel, Bad Bunny, Karol G, RBD and Aventura — grossed more than $100 million, up from one in 2023 and two in 2022. Billboard reported in December that Latin artists are responsible for 16% of the year’s top 100 touring grosses, more than ever before.

This year, Luis Miguel topped Billboard’s Highest-Grossing Latin Tours of the Year list, grossing $290.4 million across 128 shows, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. Following El Sol de México’s trek is Bad Bunny’s Most Wanted tour, grossing $211.4 million across 49 concerts. Both tours ranked top 10 on the overall Billboard Year-End Top Tours of 2024 list — the former at No. 4 and the latter at No. 9 — alongside artists such as Coldplay, The Rolling Stones and Madonna, to name a few.

Now, 2025 is already shaping up to be another great touring year for Latin music.

Already announced for the new year are Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran stadium trek kicking off in the spring; Rauw Alejandro’s Cosa Nuestra World Tour beginning in North America; and Nathy Peluso’s first-ever U.S. run in honor of her album Grasa. Mexican band Camila and Colombian tropi-pop artist Gusi have also secured tours in the U.S.

Below, see our updating list of Latin tours that have already been announced for 2025.

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Diddy Trial Recap: Opening Statements, Cassie on the Stand & More | Billboard News

Diddy’s trial started on Monday, May 12th, and we’re breaking down what’s happened in the first two days of the trial, including his charges, opening statements, Cassie taking the stand and more.

What do you think of Diddy’s trial so far? Let us know in the comments.

Tetris Kelly:

All right, guys, so this is not a fun one, but the Diddy trial kicked off, and I’m, for one, in shock that they decided that the defense’s argument was gonna be, yeah, there was domestic violence, but not sex trafficking. Like what? 

Judy Sanchez:

It’s a lot to take in. Like, racketeering is a very serious charge, but so is domestic violence. So to sort of brush that under the rug, and especially with Cassie knowing that she’s taking the stand pregnant, I don’t know, the optics are very intense. You know, it was, it was a lot of intense, graphic news coming from the Diddy trial this morning. 

Tetris Kelly:

I mean, it’s so interesting that you phrase it that way, because I think sex trafficking, racketeering, it’s like, and there’s been all this evidence that’s been in the media, what would your argument be to defend Diddy at this point?

Stefanie Tanaka:

Yeah. I mean, I’m not sure there’s much. He’s gonna try to save his a–, I’m sure. But, you know, I don’t know how you can, I mean, your crimes are bad enough. I don’t know if there’s much. I mean, the lawyers are gonna do their jobs because they’re lawyers, but I don’t know, like, if there’s any way he could really get out of it. I mean, they’re pretty serious. All the allegations we’ve heard, the video evidence with Cassie in the hotel.

Keep watching for more.

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Styles P Says He & Jim Jones ‘Ain’t in the Same League’ When Asked About Verzuz Battle

Styles P doesn’t think he and Jim Jones are in the same category.

When co-host and Harlem native KP suggested that Jim Jones had better songs than Styles P when it came to a Verzuz, the Yonkers rappers respectfully disagreed and laid out the differences between the two artists.

“You’re entitled to that feeling,” Styles replied. “This is what hip-hop is about: You connecting with music that connects with you. If that’s how you feel, I ain’t mad at you for feeling that way. I f—in’ totally think… I know you’re f—in’ wrong.”

He continued: “Me and Jim ain’t in the same league. Me and Jim don’t do the same things. I am a bar master. I am a lyrical technician. I been on joints with some of the best MCs in the world: Big, Hov, Black Thought, Talib… I bar sh– down. If there’s a lyricist or MC, I’m one of their f—in’ favorites.

He then continued by saying he’s got love for Jim and respect for how he came up in the game, but at the same time feels a little disrespected by the comparison.

“I’m not here to make catchy hooks. … I don’t knock that,” he explained. “I’m trying to say some sh– that’s gonna make your soul move. That’s what I’m into. So when I say a verse, if it resonates with you, it’s gonna be some sh– that you may catch 10 years later down the line, so me and Jim don’t do the same things. I have the utmost respect for Jim, for how he built his career. I love Jim, that’s like my bro, but I think to compare us is an unfair comparison.”

If you recall, both rappers’ respective groups battled in one of the best Verzuz face-offs to date when The LOX dismantled The Diplomats at The Theater at Madison Square Garden back in 2021.

You can watch the full episode below.

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Amyl and the Sniffers, Royel Otis Lead Finalists for 2025 AIR Awards

Some of Australia’s biggest musical exports are up for high-profile honors at this year’s AIR Awards, set to be handed out on July 31 at the Adelaide Town Hall in South Australia.

Leading the charge in this year’s event are the likes of Royel Otis, who are up for four awards, just one year after being named breakthrough independent artist of the year at the 2024 edition. This year sees them up for the likes of best independent rock album or EP, independent album of the year, and independent marketing team of the year.

Royel Otis will be in fine company, sharing the former two categories with both Amyl and the Sniffers and King Stingray. Amyl, meanwhile, are also up for independent song of the year for “U Should Not Be Doing That,” which recently took out song of the year at the APRA Music Awards last month.

Other well-represented artists at this year’s ceremony are Emily Wurramara, Confidence Man and Alice Ivy, who are up for four awards each, with the latter pair in contention for best independent dance, electronica or club single and Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP. Acts such as Indigenous hip-hop supergroup 3%, Gut Health, and others are also hoping to take home multiples at the event.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to recognise the work the independent music industry does in providing talented and emerging artists and music businesses with a platform to share their art with a wider audience,” commented South Australian minister for arts, Andrea Michaels MP.

Officially known as the Australian Independent Record Awards, the awards were first established in 2006 as an effort to “recognise, promote, and celebrate the success of Australia’s Independent Music sector.” This year also features a new category, with independent mix, studio or mastering engineer of the year set to be handed out at the July ceremony for the first time.

Some of Australia’s biggest musical exports have been recognized by the AIRs in recent years, including RVG, who took home last year’s best independent album for Brain Worms, and Jem Cassar-Daley, whose “King of Disappointment” was named best independent single/EP.

2025 AIR Awards Nominations

Best Independent Blues And Roots Album or EP
Emma Donovan – Til My Song Is Done
Little Quirks – Little Quirks
Mia Dyson – Tender Heart
Queenie – New Moult
Steph Strings – Cradle Mountain

Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP
3% – Kill The Dead
Dobby – Warrangu; River Story
Lithe – What Would You Do?
Miss Kaninna – Kaninna
Ziggy Ramo – Human?

Best Independent Country Album or EP
Henry Wagons – The Four Seasons
Kasey Chambers – Backbone
Lane Pittman – Lane Pittman
Michael Waugh – Beauty & Truth
The Whitlams Black Stump – Kookaburra

Best Independent Jazz Album or EP
Claire Cross – Sleep Cycle
Lucy Clifford – Between Spaces Of Knowing
Molly Lewis – On The Lips
Parvyn – Maujuda
Sam Anning – Earthen

Best Independent Classical Album or EP
Australian Chamber Orchestra – Memoir Of A Snail
Electric Fields X Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live In Concert
Katie Noonan & Karin Schaupp – Songs Of The Southern Skies Vol 2
Nat Bartsch – Forever Changed
Simon Mavin – Some Days EP

Best Independent Children’s Album or EP
Bunny Racket – Power
Emma Memma – Twirly Tunes
Teeny Tiny Stevies – The Green Album
The Quokkas – Songs For Silly Billies
The Wiggles – The Wiggles Sound System: Rave Of Innocence

Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
Alice Ivy – Do I Need To Know What Love Is? Feat. Josh Teskey
Confidence Man – I Can’t Lose You
Haiku Hands – Kicks
Moktar – Haraka ’حركة’
Odd Mob – Vertigo Feat. Ed Graves

Best Independent Punk Album or EP
Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me! – Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me!
Dune Rats – If It Sucks, Turn It Up
Gut Health – Stiletto
Radio Free Alice – Polyester
Regurgitator – Invader

Best Independent Heavy Album or EP
Northlane – Mirror’s Edge
Ocean Grove – Oddworld
Redhook – Mutation
The Amity Affliction – Let The Ocean Take Me (Redux)
The Southern River Band – D.I.Y

Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP
1tbsp – Megacity1000
Alice Ivy – Do What Makes You Happy
Confidence Man – 3am (La La La)
Ninajirachi – Girl Edm
Pnau – Hyperbolic

Best Independent Rock Album or EP
Amyl And The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
King Stingray – For The Dreams
Party Dozen – Crime In Australia
Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain
The Rions – Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be

Best Independent Soul/Rnb Album or EP
Beckah Amani – This Is How I Remember It.
Don West – Don West
Ella Thompson – Ripple On The Wing
Milan Ring – Mangos
Radical Son – Bilambiyal

Best Independent Pop Album or EP
Annie Hamilton – Stop And Smell The Lightning
Asha Jefferies – Ego Ride
Emma Russack – About The Girl
Good Morning – Good Morning Seven
Sheppard – Zora

Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year – Presented By PPCA
3%
Gut Health
Miss Kaninna
Queenie
The Dreggs

Independent Song of the Year
Alice Ivy – Do I Need To Know What Love Is? Feat. Josh Teskey
Amyl And The Sniffers – U Should Not Be Doing That
Jem Cassar-Daley – Big Container
Ocean Alley – Tangerine
Sycco – Meant To Be

Independent Album of the Year
Amyl And The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
Emily Wurramara – Nara
King Stingray – For The Dreams
Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain
The Dreggs – Caught In A Reverie

Best Independent Label
ABC Music
Dinosaur City
Etcetc.
I Oh You
Impressed Recordings

Independent Marketing Team of the Year
ABC Music, The Annex – Emily Wurramara, Nara
Future Classic, The Annex – Sycco, Zorb
Gyrostream – Lithe, Fall Back
I Oh You, Mushroom Music – Confidence Man, 3am (La La La)
Ourness, The Annex – Royel Otis, Pratts & Pain

Independent Publicity Team of the Year
I Oh You, Mushroom Music – Confidence Man, 3am (La La La)
Liz Ansley – Emily Wurramara, Nara
Super Duper – Radio Free Alice, Polyester
Thinking Loud – Royel Otis, Pratts & Pain
Twnty Three Pr – The Rions, Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be

Independent Music Video of the Year
Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore – Emily Wurramara, Lordy Lordy Ft. Tasman Keith
Nick Rae, Jordan Ruyi Blanch – 3%, Won’t Stop Feat. Jessica Mauboy
Pond – Pond, (I’m) Stung!
Rosemary Whatmuff – Kasey Chambers, Backbone (The Desert Child)
Stephanie Jane Day – Emma Russack, Everything Is Big

Independent Producer of the Year
Alice Ivy – Do What Makes You Happy
Bonnie Knight – Coldwave, The Ants/Italia ’06
Dave Hammer – Lime Cordiale, Enough Of The Sweet Talk
Nick Didia – Ocean Alley, Tangerine
Nina Wilson – Ninajirachi, Girl Edm

Independent Mix, Studio or Mastering Engineer of the Year
Nick Herrera – Miss Kaninna, Kaninna
Robert Muinos – Rowena Wise, Senseless Acts Of Beauty
Rohan Sforcina, Lachlan Carrick – Emma Donovan, Til My Song Is Done
Steven Schram – Crowded House, Gravity Stairs
Tom Iansek – Tom Snowdon, Lonely Tree

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Live Nation to Lease 5,000-Seat Music Venue at Downtown Atlanta Development

Live Nation has agreed to a long-term lease for a 5,000-seat venue in downtown Atlanta that will be part of a development around the Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena.

Centennial Yards is described by CIM, the developer that has partnered with the City of Atlanta, as a “mixed-used community featuring residential units, retail and entertainment establishments, community gathering spaces and more.” The 50-acre site is expected to have a $5 billion price tag. In addition to the music venue, it will include a 14-story hotel, a two-story food and beverage hall and a Cosm entertainment venue. The development already includes a brewery, loft residences and a 500-foot pedestrian bridge.

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Live Nation’s involvement with the development was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Concert venues are increasingly popular properties in urban developments centered around the venues of professional sports teams. Mercedes-Benz Stadium has been the home of the Atlanta Falcons since 2017. The Atlanta Hawks basketball team plays at State Farm Arena.

“Every owner of a major sports team that wants to have their new building is not just building a building anymore,” Live Nation president/CFO Joe Berchtold said at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday (May 13). “They’re building an entertainment district around it.”

Centennial Yards is the latest example of concert promoters taking part in developments that aim to revitalize urban areas. Downtown Nashville’s The Pinnacle, a 4,500-capacity music venue operated by AEG Presents, is part of Nashville Yards, owned by real estate developer Southwest Value Partners. Nashville Yards also houses AEG Presents’ regional offices, CAA and, starting in July, Messina Touring Group.

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Another massive multi-purpose project getting underway is RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The development currently includes a food hall, a skate park and festival grounds that hosts music festivals and other large gatherings. Berchtold said at the conference that he was in D.C. last week but didn’t mention the RFK project.

Leasing a mid-sized venue in Atlanta will add to Live Nation’s portfolio of venues under its Venue Nation business segment. Venue Nation plans to open 20 additional venues globally in 2025, which it believes will add 7 million incremental fans annually. As of the end of 2024, Live Nation leased 222 venues, owned 32 and operated 67. It has the exclusive booking rights to another 69 venues and owns an equity stake in 4.

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Weezer Bassist’s Wife Jillian Lauren Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Charges After LAPD Shootout

Author Jillian Lauren, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, has been officially charged with two felony counts following a bizarre shootout with police at her Los Angeles home in April.

Lauren, whose full name is Jillian Lauren Shriner, pled not guilty during a Tuesday (May 13) court hearing to the charges: discharge of a firearm with gross negligence and assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The criminal complaint from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office also lists violence and gun usage as aggravating factors, which could lead to an enhanced sentence if Lauren is ultimately convicted.

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While significant, the felony charges are less severe than those Lauren initially faced when she was booked on suspicion of attempted murder following the April 8 altercation with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

The alleged incident occurred when the LAPD responded to the city’s Eagle Rock neighborhood after the California Highway Patrol requested backup for a hit-and-run. Following the LAPD officers’ arrival, Lauren, who was uninvolved in the hit-and-run, allegedly emerged from her home with a gun and encountered police.

The LAPD said the 51-year-old Lauren refused to put down her weapon and aimed it at the officers, leading to a shootout in which she sustained a non-life-threatening wound. No officers were injured during the incident, according to police.

The strange altercation was memorialized in body camera recordings, surveillance video and 911 dispatch recordings later released by the LAPD.

Lauren’s attorney did not immediately return a request for comment on Tuesday.

Lauren is the author of the bestselling memoirs Everything You Ever Wanted, and Some Girls: My Life in a Harem. Shriner played Coachella with Weezer last month, shortly after the incident occurred.

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