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• *NSYNC is getting the band back together for a brand new song for the movie "Trolls Band Together"
• The song is called “Take You to a Better Place” and will mark the boys' first time back in the studio together since 2001
• Justin Timberlake released “Can’t Stop the Feeling” for 2016’s “Trolls” movie which earned him a GRAMMY and an Oscar nod
• The full song is scheduled to drop September 29^th
• Source: Variety

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• The true story of Milli Vanilli is the subject of the upcoming Paramount+ documentary titled "Milli Vanilli”
• Milli Vanilli gained fame for their first album, "Girl You Know It's True," which went platinum six times
• Their fame took a nosedive when it was revealed that they had never actually sung on their records
• "Milli Vanilli" is set to premiere on Paramount+ on October 24th
• Source: The Hollywood Reporter

• WalletHub’s annual report on the Happiest States in America has just come out.
• They compared the states on 30 key metrics in the three main areas of emotional & physical well-being, work environment and community & environment.
• Utah tops the list as the happiest state, while West Virginia is 50th, making it the least happy.
• Hawaii comes in 2nd place.
• Source: WalletHub

• Mariah Carey is treating her "lambs" to a walk down memory lane by posting herself in a throwback outfit from her "Dreamlover" days
• Carey posed in flannel shirt and pulled-back hair, much like the outfit from the OG video
• The 30-year-old hit shot to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and became one of the most popular songs of 1993
• Source: People

• Following the death of laid-back singing legend Jimmy Buffett, fans have sent his greatest hits album to the Top 10 for the first time
• Buffett’s 1985 album “Songs You Know By Heart: Jimmy Buffett’s Greatest Hit(s)” reached #4 this week
• Also landing back on the charts this week is the late Burt Bacharach after Doja sampled his hit Dionne Warwick hit “Walk On By”
• Source: Variety

• Jimmy Buffett might have left us, but the endlessly-optimistic singer has one final gift for fans
• “Equal Strain On All Parts” is a posthumous album from Buffett and it features a number of guest appearances
• Sir Paul McCartney and Emmylou Harris are among Buffett’s final guests on the LP, due out November 3rd
• Source: Ultimate Classic Rock

• Google Trends has shared new data that reveals which pumpkin spice products are most popular in every state this year.
• These are the “most uniquely” searched pumpkin spice foods in each state, which means “pumpkin spice latte” isn’t one of them, since everyone’s searching for that all the time.
• Some of the more surprising searches include Pumpkin Spice SPAM, the top search in Arizona, and Pumpkin Spice Deer Jerky in Delaware, but it’s not a snack people want to make, it’s a meme poking fun at the pumpkin spice obsession.
• Pumpkin Spice Dump Cake is number one in Hawaii.

• If you’re a fan of Eurthymics, you better either live in Europe or get there this fall- they’re back on tour
• The band has announced they’re hitting the road in Europe and the UK later this fall to celebrate 40 years since “Sweet Dreams”
• “Eurythmics Songbook: Sweet Dreams 40th Anniversary Tour” will launch, without Annie Lennox, in early November and bounce around a number of countries
• Source: NME

• Depeche Mode has continued their tradition of releasing 12” versions of their single hits
• The band has announced the release of “Delta Machine/The 12” Singles,” a collection of singles from their 13th studio album
• The set includes six 12” vinyl discs of the album’s singles, plus three extra discs of bonus material
• Source: RTT News

• Jimmy Buffett, the singer who made us all want to live out our days on the beach, has died at 76
• A statement on his website announced the singer passed away on September 1st “surrounded by family, friends, music and dogs”
• It was later disclosed that Buffett had been battling a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer for four years
• Source: AP News

• WalletHub has just released their list of the Best and Worst States for Teen Drivers.
• They compared all 50 states across 23 key metrics in the areas of Safety, Driving Laws and Economic Environment.
• Oregon tops the list as the best state for teen drivers, and it’s number one for driving laws.
• Montana is 50th, making it the worst, and it’s last for both safety and driving laws.
• Hawaii comes in 12th place for best state.
• Source: WalletHub

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• WalletHub’s annual list of the hardest working states in the U.S. has just been released.
• To figure out where Americans work hardest, they compared the states in 10 areas, including the share of workers with multiple jobs, average workweek hours and annual volunteer hours per resident.
• In 2023, North Dakota is the hardest working state, while New Mexico comes in 50th, making it the least hard-working state.
• Hawaii comes in 10th place
• Source: WalletHub

• Seattle five-year-old Edison "Eddie" Juel was inspired to help the victims of devastating wildfires in Lahaina, where he visited earlier this year with his family.
• So he set up a lemonade stand offering various refreshments and toys on the busy street in front of their home, and his mom promoted it on social media.
• Through sales, online donations, and corporate matches, Eddie was able to raise over $17-thousand.
• Source: USA TODAY

• Sir Elton John is getting better after a slip which led to a trip to the hospital in France Sunday night
• A rep for the pop icon put out a statement saying that “following check ups, he was immediately discharged this morning and is now back at home and in good health"
• John had to push back the rest of his 2021 tour to this year after a fall messed up his hip to the point of needing to undergo surgery 
• Source: People

• The Isley Brothers have been locked in a lawsuit over a trademark disagreement, and a judge has moved the case to trial
• Rudolph Isley claims his brother Ronald Isley filed a claim to trademark “The Isley Brothers” but left Rudolph off the ownership
• Ronald claims that Rudolph, who hasn’t performed since their third bandmate/brother O’Kelly, died in 1986, no longer has rights to the band’s name
• Source: Billboard

• You may be missing Prince, and you might be missing new music from him… but you’re about to get some relief
• Paisley Park Enterprises is re-releasing Prince's 1991 album “Diamonds And Pearls” along with previously-unreleased music... 47 tracks in all
• The album, the first with The New Power Generation, also features 47 never-before-heard songs
• Source: People

• Pamela Tellez, the health assistant at Chandler Traditional Academy’s Freedom Campus in Gilbert, Arizona, was moved by the destruction caused by recent wildfires in Maui.
• In response, she encouraged students from kindergarten to sixth grade at CTA Freedom Elementary to craft handmade cards expressing support and sympathy for the children of Lahaina, Maui.
• The initiative aims to not only send hope to the affected children but also teach CTA Freedom students about the importance of empathy and unity during challenging times.
• Source: ABC 15

• He may be in his 80's, but Bob Dylan continues to prove he's a road warrior; his tour to support his album "Rough And Rowdy Ways" started way back in late 2021 - and he's still tacking on dates
• Dylan announced his fall leg of the tour, which will criss-cross North America in October
• And just to show the young kids how it's done, the legend intends to continue the tour through 2024
• Source: Pitchfork