A$AP Yams' Cause Of Death Revealed, Miley Cyrus Surprise Performs With Mike Will Made It + More On First Dibs

By Alexa Tietjen

March 20, 2015 / 9:00 AM

A New York Times writer reveals A$AP Yams' cause of death, Miley Cyrus shows up to perform at Mike Will Made It's SXSW show, Jessie J may be forced to lip sync due to her heart condition, and more on First Dibs.

Sad news: Chief Medical Examiner calls ASAP Yams's death accident caused by acute mixed drug intoxication (incl. opiates & benzodiazepine)

— Jon Caramanica (@joncaramanica) March 19, 2015

A$AP Yams' cause of death has been revealed by New York Times writer Jon Caramanica to be "acute mixed drug intoxication." Yams died in January. [DJ Booth]

Miley Cyrus showed up at Mike Will Made It's SXSW show to perform "23," "We Can't Stop," and part of Nicki Minaj's verse on Rae Sremmurd's "Throw Sum Mo." [Rolling Stone]

Jessie J, who suffers from Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, may be forced to lip sync at upcoming performances due to the extra strain belting out all those high notes puts on her heart. [Mirror]

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Kelly Clarkson talks about the changing music industry and its loss of mystery in the latest installment of VH1's Playback series.

A$AP Rocky's forthcoming album, which is currently nameless, will feature FKA twigs, Lykke Li, and Clams Casino. It will be executive produced by the late A$AP Yams. [Complex]

Can't wait to see you all in Manila this weekend! Gona be a cracker — Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) March 20, 2015

Niall Horan tweeted out the above, continuing the belief that the One Direction tour will go on sans Zayn Malik.

Kurt Cobain's Montage of Heck documentary will run in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle theaters at the end of April. The film's HBO debut is May 4. [Spin]

Drake is volunteering to curate music for an upcoming exhibition at Sotheby's NYC headquarters. [Vulture]

[Photo: @asapyams]