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Thursday, June 25

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Lionel Richie’s opening night performance Wednesday in Saint Paul, Minnesota — the first stop on his joint tour with Earth, Wind & Fire — was cut short after he told the audience he was feeling dizzy, according to videos circulating on social media.

In one clip posted on X, Richie was performing “Dancing on the Ceiling” when he sat down on the stage. He then stood up and walked a few feet before sitting down again while continuing to sing.

In another video posted on Instagram, he addressed the crowd at Grand Casino Arena directly.

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Charlie Brown began writing to a pen pal not long after the comic strip “Peanuts” debuted in newspapers back in 1950. No one has gotten a look at whoever was on the other end of his letters — until now.

Her name is Mia, and she’s a young girl from London of South Asian descent who uses a wheelchair. She glides into the spotlight in the animated movie “Snoopy Unleashed,” coming to Apple TV in 2027, helping Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang explore what being a pal is really all about.

“The story is really about what real friendship is about, and I think that continues to be something that’s relevant not only to kids, but adults,” says producer Bonnie Arnold.

The trail of clues surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s reported wedding plans now includes a New York City permit filing.

Dora Pekec, a spokesperson for the New York City Mayor’s Office, confirmed that a permit was filed in early June with the city’s Street Activity Permit Office.

Pekec confirmed some details of the permit that were first reported by The New York Times in an article about Swift and Kelce’s possible wedding plans. The article cited three people with knowledge of the matter and a city official briefed on the preparations.

This time around, Elmo isn’t sitting on the fence.

The “Sesame Street” star said in a video shared on social media Friday that he is supporting Team USA amid the FIFA World Cup tournament. The announcement comes just weeks after Elmo wrote on X that he “hopes both teams have fun” during the NBA Finals. The post drew massive backlash from New Yorkers who accused the puppet of forgetting his roots, with the fictional Sesame Street canonically based in the Big Apple.

“Elmo wants Team USA to win. OK? Just to be clear,” said Elmo, sporting a Team USA jersey, before alluding to the drama. “But Elmo loves everybody. Just to be clear. Don’t make this a thing.”

After switching up his look years ago in honor of his and Beyoncé’s oldest child, 14-year-old Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z recently made another dramatic hair transformation.

On May 30, the rap superstar surprised fans when he headlined the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Following years of sporting lengthy dreadlocks, Jay-Z appeared on stage rocking a full afro. In a YouTube video shared on the account for Cécred, Beyoncé’s hair care line, the singer revealed the significance behind her husband’s latest ‘do and his hair journey over about the last decade.

In between clips of Jay-Z touring Philadelphia and watching a stylist or his wife comb out his locs, Beyoncé explained in a voiceover that her husband wanted to change his hair to celebrate the legacy of his father, Adnis Reeves, because his favorite sports team was from the City of Brotherly Love.