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Jennifer Lopez Performs in Honor of Selena at the Billboard Latin Music Awards + More of Friday Morning's Top Headlines

Before you swan dive into the weekend, catch up on this morning's top news stories.
By Alexa Tietjen
May 1, 2015 / 10:30 AM

Jennifer Lopez pays tribute to Selena, Blur performs on American TV for the first time in 15 years, Grooveshark shuts down for good, and more of this morning's news.

  • Jennifer Lopez, who played Selena in her 1996 biopic, paid tribute to the late singer at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami last night. The performance was in honor of the 20th anniversary of Selena's death. [USA Today]

  • Blur appeared on The Tonight Show last night to perform "Ong Ong." The performance marked the band's first on American television in 15 years. [NME]

  • Grooveshark has closed its doors after nearly 10 years due to a failure to obtain licenses for most of the music it offered. [Pitchfork]

  • Beyonce has joined the growing list of artists who are speaking out about the Baltimore riots following Freddie Gray's death. Bey took to Instagram last night to encourage donations to the NAACP.

    • People are hurting. Join us in supporting the NAACP to help in the cleanup efforts and to provide housing, food and supplies to those affected by the unrest in Baltimore. http://beyonce.lk/naacp

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  • Britney Spears is launching a mobile app with the same developers of Kim Kardashian's game. Do what you will with that information. [People]

  • Shawn Mendes reveals where he sees himself in 10 years on Big Morning Buzz Live.

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  • Age of Ultron star Elizabeth Olsen gets the sassy treatment from sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley in this music video.

  • Jared Leto is still grieving the loss of his long hair like you are. [Elle UK]

  • Oxygen is premiering a new series called Player Gets Played, in which women are given the chance to change the game of love. Catch the premiere of the new show on Wednesday, June 10 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.

  • Tove Lo covered Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" yesterday on BBC Radio 1.

  • Wiz Khalifa revealed in an SNL promo video that he has over 400 tattoos. [Vibe]

  • Vance Joy's "Riptide" has won the 2014 International Songwriting Competition. [Billboard]

  • Hootie and the Blowfish reunited on Letterman to perform "Hold My Hand" two decades after their TV debut.