Places To Go Labor Day Weekend in Detroit, Drake Clarifies New Album Release, 50 Cent Can’t Take The Heat
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Labor Day Weekend Fun
It’s officially Labor Day Weekend this weekend. I can’t wait for the extra day. How about you? If you’re looking for something to do, Arts, Beats & Eats returns Friday through Monday in downtown Royal Oak. It’s always a big deal down there. Live music, food vendors, shopping, and more. And The Bounce will be out there too! Go see Mean Jean from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Friday and Saturday, and Lori Mac will be there Sunday and Monday from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
The Michigan State Fair is also going on at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. They have a midway, circus tent, live music, food, beer, and more. Everything you expect from a state fair, right?
And then U of M football returns this Saturday. It’s always a big day in Ann Arbor. They’re gonna be taking on East Carolina at noon at the Big House and I’m interested to see how pre-gaming is going to go because this is the first year they’re actually serving liquor inside of the stadium. I don’t think much will change. People have their traditions.
Drake Addresses Fans Who Are Upset That His New Album hasn’t Dropped
I told you last week in the Scoop that Drake was dropping his “For All The Dogs” album last Friday. Well, that never happened and people were definitely upset. Drake addressed it while onstage this weekend saying he never promised the album would drop that day. Drake also left fans upset in Vancouver this week by postponing his first date there. It was just a couple of hours before the show was to start. Like, people were already there. Apparently something was wrong with the Jumbotron. They had just installed a new one in that venue and they were having problems with it so, he canceled the show. Here’s a video of Drake onstage talking about his new album… https://twitter.com/N3RONEWS/status/1695390654640103492?s=20
50 Cent Couldn’t Take The Heat
Speaking of postponed shows, 50 Cent had to postpone his Phoenix show yesterday due to extreme heat. They were supposed to perform outside in an amphitheater, but it was 116-degrees, which is too dangerous for anybody. So he had to cancel that. There’s no word on when it’s being rescheduled, but probably some time in the winter because I hear they’ve had like 90 straight days of over a hundred degree weather or hotter out there.
Fundraiser For Iconic Jazz/R&B Vocalist
Finally, I came across this story this morning and I want to send my thoughts to singer and icon Rachelle Ferrell. There’s a fundraiser that has been posted due to unnamed health, wellness and life hardship at the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. I guess her care has been turned over to other people so they’re requesting help for assistance with her. I’m a big fan of Rachelle. She was actually the first show I ever did at Soundboard and she would just call me on my personal cell phone and aske me how I was doing. Seeing if I was taking care of myself and reading books and stuff all the time. She’s definitely an icon and Detroit loves her very much. If you can do anything to help, please visit this link… https://www.sweetrelief.org/rachelleferrellfund.html