Beyonce Sends Well Wishes To A Backup Dancer With Cancer, Drake Donates $75,000 To A Philadelphia High School + More On First Dibs

Beyonce wishes a backup dancer a speedy recovery, Drake donates a recording studio to a Philadelphia high school, Mariah Carey lands a multi-album deal, and more on First Dibs.

• Tiffany Monique, who has performed as one of Beyonce’s backup dancers, was diagnosed with cancer. Queen Bey showed her support by posting a message to Monique on her website. “We love you Tiffany,” she wrote. “Wishing you a speedy recovery. Love, Beyonce.” [E!]

• Drake has donated $75,000 to Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion High School to facilitate the creation of a recording studio there. [Huffington Post]

• Mariah Carey has signed to Epic Records. The agreement is a multi-album deal that includes a greatest hits album. [Billboard]

• Jay Z’s $56 million bid on music streaming services Tidal and WiMP has been accepted. [The Verge]

• The Gossip Table discusses Madonna’s Rebel Heart tour, which hasn’t sold well so far. Could it be the high ticket price?

• Kanye West receives a scathing 7-minute video message from Anonymous.

• Mary J. Blige debuted a new collaboration with Terrence Howard, “Doubt,” on last night’s episode of Empire. [Spin]

• Suge Knight is claiming that he’s legally blind. [XXL]

• Stevie Wonder dropped some knowledge on Late Show with David Letterman last night: The 10 Greatest Advantages To Being Blind. “You can say you didn’t see that when you did,” he told Letterman. [CoS]

• The trailer for Kurt Cobain: The Montage of Heck, the forthcoming documentary on the late Nirvana singer, has arrived.

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