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Adele has announced her first tour since 2011, with a string of European dates in support of her new album, 25. The British singer announced Thursday that she will play venues in Europe starting Feb. 29 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Adele said on Facebook she was “relieved to finally tell you I am of course coming on tour and I can’t wait to see all of you there.” The album sold a record 2.4 million copies in its first four days in the United States, according to Nielsen Music. The first single, “Hello,” is a hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
Grammy-nominated rapper Jeezy went from handing out meals to performing in front of a soldout crowd in Atlanta. Jeezy took the stage at the Tabernacle on Wednesday night hours before he helped hand out 200 boxes of food. The meals included turkey or ham, corn, green beans, stuffing, rolls and cranberry sauce at Mount Sinai Baptist Church. He held the event through his Street Dreamz Foundation. Jeezy performed several hits, including “Put On,” “Go Crazy” and every song from his new album “Church in the Streets.” Rapper T.I. made a brief appearance with Jeezy on stage. T.I. helped Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed hand out 500 turkeys Wednesday.
Three of the radio personality Casey Kasem’s children and his brother sued his widow on Wednesday, claiming her actions led to his death in 2014. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses Jean Kasem of elder abuse and inflicting emotional distress on Kasem’s children from a previous marriage by restricting access to their father before his death. “Casey’s early death occurred as a direct and proximate result of Jean’s neglect and physical abuse of Casey,” the lawsuit states. A call and email sent to Jean Kasem’s attorney, H. Michael Soroy, was not immediately returned. The longtime American Top 40 host had a form of dementia and a severe bedsore when he died at age 82. Kerri, Julie and Michael Kasem are joined in the lawsuit by their uncle, Mouner. The lawsuit seeks more than $250,000. Prosecutors earlier this year declined to charge Jean Kasem with elder abuse, a decision that Kerri Kasem said Wednesday led to her family filing the civil case.