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Welcome to 'Harry's House': New Styles album coming right after Coachella
Some pleasing news for Harry Styles fans: The English pop star is releasing a new album this spring — right after he plays Coachella.
On Wednesday, Styles and Sony Music announced that the 28-year-old performer's third studio album, "Harry's House," will debut May 20. In a trailer for the forthcoming record, a montage of blooming flowers, busy city streets, hot-air balloons and fireworks culminates in Styles stepping onto a stage decorated with the facade of a giant yellow house.
"Harry's House" is Styles' latest solo effort, following the releases of his Grammy-nominated sophomore record, "Fine Line," and his debut studio album, "Sign of the Times." The singer previously released several albums as a standout member of the English-Irish boy band One Direction.
As of Wednesday, not much info is available about Styles' upcoming album — except that it will consist of 13 tracks and is available to presave on Spotify and Apple Music.
The "Watermelon Sugar" hit-maker's announcement comes shortly after he launched his new beauty and apparel brand, Pleasing, which recently named Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac fame as its official ambassador.
"Two factions from completely different worlds came together," Fleetwood told Vogue of his collaboration with Styles.
"We really connected because it turned out Harry had been brought up around Fleetwood Mac's music when he was a child. And so on and off for years we've had this passing-in-the-night relationship, which has included him doing Fleetwood Mac songs and doing countless little and big things with Stevie [Nicks]."
In addition to his music and fashion endeavors, Styles has also been busy pursuing a career in acting since making his big-screen debut in 2017's "Dunkirk." Premiering in September is Olivia Wilde's psychological thriller "Don't Worry Darling," which stars Styles in his first lead role opposite Florence Pugh. After that, he'll appear in Michael Grandage's period drama "My Policeman" alongside Emma Corrin.
Last October, Styles joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a surprise appearance at the end of Chloé Zhao's "Eternals." His character, Eros, is expected to return in future Marvel projects.
But first: Styles, Billie Eilish and Kanye West are set to headline this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The live music event will mark Styles' Coachella debut and take place over two weekends, April 15-17 and April 22-24, at the Empire Polo club in Indio, California.
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LOS ANGELES — Justin Bieber has dropped the lawsuit that he filed against two social media users who accused him on Twitter of sexual assault.
Attorneys for the "Yummy" and "Peaches" singer requested a dismissal of the 2020 defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, according to court documents reviewed by the L.A. Times.
The request was made with prejudice for all parties and all causes of action, meaning Bieber cannot refile the same claim against the two Jane Does mentioned in the lawsuit.
The documents did not indicate whether they had agreed on a settlement.
"Justin has decided to move on and dismiss the case for defamation filed in 2020," his attorney, Evan Spiegel, of Lavely & Sanger PC, told the L.A. Times on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old pop sensation filed the $20 million suit in June 2020 seeking $10 million from each defendant who alleged that he assaulted them, one in 2014 and the other in 2015. He claimed the testimonies they posed on Twitter were "outrageous lies" that are "probably fabricated" and "factually impossible."
The Jane Does were identified as Danielle and Kadi in the lawsuit based on the Twitter handles they used to make the allegations. Later, Kadi was revealed to be Khadidja Djibrine, and she represented herself in the case. She and Bieber's attorneys attempted mediation last month, but it was unsuccessful and the case was tentatively set for trial in May.
Djibrine did not immediately respond Wednesday to the L.A. Times' request for comment.
The "Baby" singer's legal team said he has "indisputable documentary evidence" that the social media users made up their stories. The complaint, filed by heavy-hitting celebrity attorney Martin Singer, said Bieber turned to legal action "to clear his name and set the record straight."
Bieber also commented about the case on Twitter around the time it was filed, saying that he has "dealt with random accusations" throughout his career but felt that he needed to speak up about the issue this time around.
"Rumors are rumors but sexual abuse is something I don't take lightly. I wanted to speak out right away but out of respect to so many victims who deal with these issues daily I wanted to make sure I gathered the facts before I made any statement," he wrote in June 2020.
He also posted a series of tweets that included images, news articles and explanations about his whereabouts during the alleged incidents to show that he was elsewhere at those times.
