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Roddy Ricch to Donate His Astroworld Performance Earnings to Families of Victims Roddy Ricch has announced that he’ll donate his performance earnings from Travis Scott ’s Astroworld festival in Houston, where eight people died amid a crowd surge on Friday (Nov. 5). “Please have the families of those who we lost yesterday reach out,” Ricch wrote in his Instagram Stories . “I’ll be donating my net compensation to the families of this incident Pray4Houston.” Ricch has requested for the families to contact Shawn Holiday, who is part of the artist’s management team. Holiday, the former co-head of urban music at Columbia Records, also serves on the Black Music Action Coalition’s … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

7 Sublime Moments From Brandi Carlile’s Performance of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ at Carnegie Hall “Man, what a night this is,” exclaimed Brandi Carlile to the fans who filled Carnegie Hall in New York on Saturday (Nov. 6) for her performance of Joni Mitchell ’s classic 1971 album Blue. It was an extraordinary concert, recapturing the magic and emotions of an album released five decades ago this year, a work that is “so important to all of us and the great landscape of American music,” Carlile said. On the eve of Mitchell’s birthday — she turned 78 on Sunday (Nov. 7) — the night was both bold and comforting. Carlile deftly accomplished an artistic high-wire act, faithfully recreating … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Kylie Jenner Says Travis Scott Was ‘Unaware of Any Fatalities’ Until Astroworld Ended Kylie Jenner on Sunday (Nov. 7) said both she and her partner, rapper Travis Scott , were “unaware of any fatalities” until after the Astroworld Festival ended on Friday. The reality TV star and mogul said the couple was “devastated” that at least eight people, including a 14-year-old, were killed in a chaotic crowd surge, which occurred at the Houston event. In a message posted to Instagram, Jenner made “clear” that she and Scott were “unaware of any fatalities” until after the show had concluded, adding, “In no world would we have continued filming or performing.” Video taken from the event shows … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Astro, Former Member of UB40, Dies at 64 British vocalist and former UB40 member Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died following a short illness. He was 64. “We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness,” a statement on singer Ali Campbell and Astro’s Twitter account said on Saturday (Nov. 6). “The world will never be the same without him.” Astro was a member of the veteran U.K. crossover reggae act for more than 30 years. He left the band in 2013 to join UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro. Further details about Astro’s death were not provided at press time. UB40 … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Travis Scott Addresses Astroworld Tragedy in Video to Fans: ‘I Could Never Imagine the Severity of the Situation’ Travis Scott addressed his fans in a video posted Saturday night (Nov. 6) following the tragedy that took place during his set at Friday’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, where eight people died amid a crowd surge. “I just want to send out prayers to the ones that was lost last night,” Scott posted in a clip posted on his Instagram Stories . “We’re actually working right now to identify the families so we can help assist them through this tough time.” He added, “You know my fans, my fans really mean the world to me and I’ll always just really want to leave them with a positive experience.” … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Astroworld Security Officer Was Pricked by a Needle, Treated With Narcan During a news conference Saturday (Nov. 6) about the tragedy that claimed eight lives during Travis Scott’ s Astroworld Festival on Friday (Nov. 5) night, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner confirmed a report about an officer receiving a needle prick from an unknown person. “We do have a report of a security officer, according to the medical staff that treated him last night, that he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen and he felt a prick in his neck,” Finner said during the news conference. The security officer went unconscious, was treated with Narcan and was successfully revived. Medical staff treating … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Post-Quarantine, Ed Sheeran Says His Daughter Had Also Tested Positive for COVID-19 Ed Sheeran , who is out of his isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 and will appear as the musical guest on SNL Saturday night (Nov. 6) as planned, spoke about his diagnosis and recent recovery in a new interview with Howard Stern. The singer-songwriter explained the timeline of his experience with COVID-19 and said that his young daughter, 1-year-old Lyra, also tested positive at the time. “Everyone was saying they were scrambling to find a replacement,” Sheeran said of rumors about his SNL appearance being affected, but “I was always playing that. I tested for COVID and I announced it a couple days afterwards because I had to … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Kid Cudi, Kehlani & More Send Well-Wishes to Astroworld Victims: ‘Not Enough Prayers in the World’ As news continues to emerge from Houston about the deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival , musicians are taking to social media to send prayers to the victims and their loved ones. At least eight people died and hundreds more were injured as Scott performed the final set at the festival’s opening night on Friday, with fans surging toward the stage and pushing so close together that they reportedly couldn’t move their arms or breathe. An estimated 50,000 people were in attendance at NRG Park stadium. The eight fatalities have not yet been identified as officials work to … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Houston Fire Chief Warns That Death Toll ‘May Rise’ in Astroworld Festival Tragedy Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Peña is warning that the death toll could rise following the tragedy at Travis Scott ’s Astroworld festival on Friday night (Nov. 5). At press time, eight people died and about 300 were injured as Scott performed the closing set during the festival’s opening night at NRG Park in Houston, with fans surging toward the stage and pushing so close together that they reportedly couldn’t move their arms or breathe. “What we know is that we have eight people who have died as a result of the injuries suffered at at that event,” Peña told MSNBC on Saturday morning. “That number may … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news