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Flashback: Global Citizen’s Highly Paid Staff Can Read Here About the Last Time a Central Park Concert Got Washed Away — It Wasn’t Pretty

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Flashback: Global Citizen’s Highly Paid Staff Can Read Here About the Last Time a Central Park Concert Got Washed Away — It Wasn’t Pretty

Global Citizen is sticking to its plan for tomorrow.

The sketchy charity — whose only beneficiaries are its staff — is still planning to put on a mega concert in Central Park on Saturday.

This is despite such an ominous forecast that the Yankees have already cancelled their game.

Alicia Keys, John Legend, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean are scheduled for the show. You could get thousands of people stuck in the mud and rain, exposed to the elements with no cover.

If there is lightning, the potential for electrifying performances is really heightened.

Plus, there’s little shelter for the acts.

See my story here about the last time this happened. I was there in the middle of a monsoon. The 86th Street transverse flooded like the Nile. What a night!

Exclusive Concert Wrap Up: Clive Davis Pulls Off a Semi-Blockbuster, Anderson Cooper Loses His Mind, Patti Smith Heads to a Steakhouse

AI Singer George (or Greg Paul) Is Selling Christian Music as Scam Posting Fake Videos from “America’s Got Talent,” Gaming iTunes

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AI Singer George (or Greg Paul) Is Selling Christian Music as Scam Posting Fake Videos from “America’s Got Talent,” Gaming iTunes

A mysterious AI singer named George Paul — or Greg — is busy gaming YouTube and iTunes.

Paul — who may be from Toronto and whose real name is George Paulkes — is churning out videos of himself singing Christian music on “America’s Got Talent.”

Alas, no such person exists, and certainly has never been a contestant on “AGT.” All the videos Paulkes puts on his YouTube channel cuddling up to Simon Cowell are invented.

Paulkes is also running his scam on iTunes, where his “Jesus is Coming” has faked its way up the chart.

All of this BS is somehow connected to an Armenian named Sargis Poghosyan, who lists himself as “Chief Product Officer at SoftConstruct,” whatever that is. Poghosyan’s AI name is Spalexna, under which he released a tribute to murdered conservative Charlie Kirk. Now Paulkes — under the name George Paul– has a ‘hit’ with Spalexna called “Jesus is Coming.”

To quote Max von Sydow from “Hannah and Her Sisters”: “If Jesus came back and saw what’s going on in his name, he’d never stop throwing up.”

Indeed.

Whoever these “content creators” are, they’re just the latest in a series of scammers to populate the pop charts this year. There’s another one on the charts called Imael Angel, who I’ll tell you about next. The fake singer-performer is also involved with a real club DJ called Hugel.

And they’re all apart from Eddie Dalton, and a bunch of AI recordings from earlier this year made by Dallas Little of South Carolina.
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UPDATE: Vanity Fair Goes MAGA with Cover Features Extolling Sam Altman, Erika Kirk, Larry Ellison, “Donald The Great,” Plus Little Known Star

Roger Friedman
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UPDATE: Vanity Fair Goes MAGA with Cover Features Extolling Sam Altman, Erika Kirk, Larry Ellison, “Donald The Great,” Plus Little Known Star

The October 202 Vanity Fair is a MAGA mess.

Florence Pugh, who is known mostly for a secondary role in Marvel movies, is the star on the cover. Pugh stars now in a streaming TV miniseries adaptation of John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden.”

No offense, but she’s not a name cover newsstand sales, if there is still such a thing. To be fair, it’s a great picture, so that might be a lure.

But the magazine shows its hand with cover lines about five New Establishment names, four of which are MAGA bait no matter what is written in the actual article.

I’m sure Na-hesi Coates is thrilled that his story is labeled “Donald the Great.” (How close are we now to the Melania cover?)

The other three are merry widow Erika Kirk, AI villain Sam Altman, and CBS killer Larry Ellison.

For balance — not really — they toss in California governor Gavin Newsom.

Vanity Fair finds its physical circulation and its website flailing. The turn to MAGA is no surprise, but it comes a little too late. Public opinion is turning against “Donald the Great,” just as Vanity Fair embraces him.

If the magazine is planning a Hollywood issue again for December, maybe they can get Dennis Quaid and Nikki Minaj to pose together.

UPDATING: Where is the October Issue of Vanity Fair? So Far It’s 10 Days Late — After Marc Jacobs, New Cover is a Mystery

Roger Friedman
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UPDATING: Where is the October Issue of Vanity Fair? So Far It’s 10 Days Late — After Marc Jacobs, New Cover is a Mystery

Hoping that at 9am we’ll see the cover of October’s Vanity Fair.

So, it’s 10 days late. This is September 25th already. Last month we knew on the 14th that designer Marc Jacobs was the consolation prize.

Some of the October issue stories went up on the 24t, last night, but none of them look like cover stories. Seems like the big get was buying an excerpt from former Disney chief Bob Chapek’s book. It was easier than reporting out a story since the magazine has no Hollywood writers.

If we don’t see an October cover this morning, then — Yikes. Shouldn’t it be Tom Cruise? I guess not, he did GQ.

By the way, Anna Wintour must be turning colors. Vogue’s October cover has already been out for a few days. Strange choice– Dakota Johnson on some, Michael B. Jordan on others. I did see the video interview where Dakota didn’t know that Chloe Malle’s mother was Candice Bergen. Chloe handled it with aplomb.

There’s a strangely underreported piece on “The Pitt’ star Katherine LaNasa on vanityfair.com. She had a son with the late Dennis Hopper. I met them in 2011 in Toronto, when Henry starred in a movie called “Restless,” directed by Gus van Sant and starring Mia Wasikowska. Soon after, Henry was accused of rape. He disappeared. (So did Mia, btw.) It might have been interesting to get that story. But Vanity Fair isn’t interested in asking questions.

Also on the website, a lovely piece by Mike Hogan about Wayne Lawson, the editorial engine of Vanity Fair under Tina and Graydon. He died this week, I am sad to report. They say Wayne was 94. It’s not possible! Everyone loved Wayne Lawson. He will be sorely missed.

Taylor Swift Drops Four New Songs from “Life of a Showgirl”: “Patient Zero,” “Babylon,” “Cleveland,” “Pink Clouding” (Listen) They’re Good!

Roger Friedman
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Taylor Swift Drops Four New Songs from “Life of a Showgirl”: “Patient Zero,” “Babylon,” “Cleveland,” “Pink Clouding” (Listen) They’re Good!

Only Taylor Swift could make me like a song called “Cleveland!”

It’s one of four unreleased songs dropped tonight from the expanded “Showgirl” album.

They’re all written and produced with Max Martin and Shellback.

These are Taylor-made pop, catchy and clever to a fault. They will all be on the iTunes top 10 in the morning. “Patient Zero” will debut as a Taylor directed video Sunday on the MTV VMAs.




Trump TV Getting Very Few Viewers, Reaches High Point of 126,000 During Presentation with Chinese President, Average Much Lower

Roger Friedman
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Trump TV Getting Very Few Viewers, Reaches High Point of 126,000 During Presentation with Chinese President, Average Much Lower

On YouTube, the Trump White House channel has 3.3 million subscribers.

Few of them watched Trump welcome the Chinese president today on Trump TV. At the high point, 126,000 tuned in.

Four hours later, about 400 people are taking a look.

Other clips on Trump TV range from most under 100,000 to one — Trump giving President Xi a tour of Marine One — to over 600,000.

People worried about Trump TV: The Essentials Station on YouTube. They needn’t have bothered. In fact, Trump TV is the right place for Trump fans to watch him if they’re interested.

U2’s new song is called “Silencio.” The silence we’re hearing in mainstream media is the networks ignoring Trump because of his media ban. It’s nirvana. It would be great if it all continued. No more embarrassing Oval Office press conferences. It was painful watching foreign leaders stifle guffaws during Trump’s rants. Or seeing him pick fights with the press in the room. Do you miss it? I don’t.

Actual Rock Stars U2 Drop New “Official” Single “Silencio,” from Forthcoming Album “Carnaval du Luz” Leading Up to 50th Anniversary Tour

Roger Friedman
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Actual Rock Stars U2 Drop New “Official” Single “Silencio,” from Forthcoming Album “Carnaval du Luz” Leading Up to 50th Anniversary Tour

U2 is back. ‘Silencio” is the new official single. “Carnaval de Luz” is the album, coming November 13th. Tour announcement shortly.

Great single. Follows two EPs and a couple of stray releases. They’re back in the groove!

PS Rolling Stone says Dolly Parton wrote a song for the album, and sings on it, her final recording. *Maybe.

Macklemore Says He’s Booked Paris, London, Dublin for “Free Palestine” Shows, Plans on US Dates: But What Stadiums Will Host Him? (Live Nation)

Roger Friedman
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Macklemore Says He’s Booked Paris, London, Dublin for “Free Palestine” Shows, Plans on US Dates: But What Stadiums Will Host Him? (Live Nation)

UPDATE: Live Nation UK just posted that they’re promoting the Wembley show.

Rapper Macklemore, coming off his Ed Sheeran debacle, will not give up.

He says he’s booked stadiums in London, Paris, and Dublin to put on “Free Palestine” shows.

He plans to announce US dates, too.

But who will host him here? Live Nation? AEG? Madison Square Garden?

It’s hard to imagine any of them inviting that kind of chaos into their businesses.

In London, Macklemore says he’s booked Wembley Stadium, which is owned and run by New York’s Legends Global. I’ve put in a call to their president, Dan Levy, to see this deal was made.

Macklemore also says he’s reached out to other artists to appear with him at these shows. Stand by for those names, and reactions. I guess we might see actors like Hannah Einbeinder and Javier Bardem on stage. Music acts? Let’s hope it’s not Jack Antonoff.

Being pro-Palestinian has certainly revived Macklemore’s moribund career. He hasn’t had an actual hit since 2011-12. Big question is whether he’ll perform “Same Love,” his hit about same sex marriage, which I don’t think is welcome in Gaza.

Taylor Swift to Unveil Video She Directed for New Song, “Patient Zero,” Starring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson on MTV Video Music Awards

Roger Friedman
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Taylor Swift to Unveil Video She Directed for New Song, “Patient Zero,” Starring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson on MTV Video Music Awards

Taylor Swift will unveil a new video this weekend.

Her self-directed “Patient Zero” will be shown on the MTV Video Music Awards. (She’s probably not performing live on the show.)

The somber looking video, with violins playing, stars Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson. The clip shows people standing in a graveyard. “Patient Zero” used to refer to the original AIDS patient, maybe the song the song is about that.

The song releases tonight at midnight and is already number 1 everywhere, don’t you worry.

Judge Tells Trump Banning Media is “Likely Unconstitutional,” to Restore CNN, MS Now, and Politico Press Passes, Also: Denies Asking for Name on Ford’s Theater

Roger Friedman
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Judge Tells Trump Banning Media is “Likely Unconstitutional,” to Restore CNN, MS Now, and Politico Press Passes, Also: Denies Asking for Name on Ford’s Theater

Donald Trump has egg all over his face this morning.

In the middle of the night, he was ordered by the courts to let CNN, MS Now, and Politico back into the White House press room and pool.

Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court in Washington granted a 14-day restraining order and told the White House to “immediately return, reinstate, and restore” the press credentials held by employees of the three outlets.

The judge is a Trump appointee, duly noted.

Trump thought he was being a wise guy arbitrarily locking out media he doesn’t like. He stupidly scolded CNN’s Kaitlin Collins yesterday when she turned up at the United Nations, forgetting or not knowing that the UN had invited her.

Another miserable vendetta out the window. And this time, while the UN is in town, so he can really be embarrassed on an international level.

Meantime, Trump says he doesn’t want his name on Ford’s Theater in Washington. “The Dumocrats make up lie after lie. The new one is that I want Ford’s Theater named after me. That’s where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Who would want that? I don’t! It is FAKE NEWS started by MSDNC AND CNN.”

LOL.

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