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TLC Forced To Cancel Multiple European Shows Due to Contracting Covid-19 On Tour

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TLC have regrettably announced that they have had to cancel some of the dates on their upcoming UK & European Tour 2022 this month due to the group contracting Covid-19 after kickstarting their tour with a successful back-to-back performance at the Lovers & Friends Festival in Las Vegas on May 14 & 15.

In a statement posted via their social media pages on June 1st, TLC stated the following:

“Due to both of us contracting covid while on tour recently; we’ve been advised by our doctors to take an involuntary break from touring. While it is a heartbreaking conclusion, we are committed to the safety of our team and of course the fans. We will resume touring on June 21st in Utrecht Netherlands and playing all shows from there on. Thank you for sticking with us and we look forward to seeing our European fans very soon!”

Dates that are affected by the cancellations are as follows:

11th June – Cambridge Club Festival, UK
12th June – Kite Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
14th June – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
15th June –Albert Hall, Manchester UK
17th June – Reykjavik Live, Iceland
22nd June – Berlin Tempodrom, Germany

Although this news may disappoint many fans, it is important to allow the ladies the adequate time to recover from contracting the virus as well as keeping themselves and those around them safe.

Tickets for the cancelled shows will be refunded to the original payment source.

Dates that are not affected by the cancellations are as follows:

21st June – Utrecht, Netherlands
22nd June – Antwerp, Belgium – rescheduled date
24th June – Glastonbury, UK
26th June – O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK
28th June – O2 Shepherds Bush, London, UK
30th June – Roskilde, Denmark
2nd July – Lytham Festival, UK
3rd July – Love Supreme, UK

Wishing both T-Boz and Chilli a speedy recovery! Stay safe!

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Left Eye’s Family Host Silent Auction and Announce Release Date For Lisa’s ‘Supernova’ Solo Album

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Reigndrop Lopes decided to celebrate the 51st birthday of her sister Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes on May 27 with a live Silent Auction, where fans were offered the opportunity to bid on a number of one-of-a-kind Left Eye items.

Exclusive items that you have the chance to own in the auction include a stunning custom Left Eye rug, custom and bespoke Left Eye sneakers, a back pack with Lisa’s items inside, a custom Left Eye hoodie, a Supernova LED music box, glow in the dark Left Eye candle set, dinner with the Lopes family and the chance to attend the Red Carpet private screening of the new Left Eye documentary produced by the Lopes family!

Custom Left Eye hoodie
Custom Left Eye sneakers
Left Eye rug

During the event Reigndrop was joined on stage by her brother Ron Lopes and Cemetery Tim, who created the new headstone for Lisa. Reigndrop also met Marqueze Ethridge for the first time and she was delighted to be informed that he co-wrote the TLC classic, “Waterfalls“.

Reigndrop hosted the event via Facebook and Instagram simultaneously whilst she jammed to a selection of TLC’s biggest hits, and was notably unimpressed at the album version of “No Scrubs” being played without Lisa’s iconic rap verse. The Facebook live stream became problematic with the use of copyrighted music being played, so Reigndrop switched it to music from Left Eye’s ‘Supernova‘ and happily told Facebook she owns this music, so they can’t shut her live feed down for using it.

Reigndrop Lopes with Cemetery Tim and Ron Lopes

Fans were delighted to learn that the ‘Supernova‘ album was on the verge of receiving it’s full worldwide release on streaming platforms after continuous demand from the fans. As we know, Lisa’s debut solo album received a limited release in Japan and the UK and was scrapped from receiving a US release.

“We’re working to release ‘Supernova’ to streaming on the date that she originally wanted her album to be released”, Reigndrop announced. “And if you’re a real fan you already know what the date is, so I don’t have to say it”. Although she added that “plans can change”, she was adamant that,”That date meant something to Lisa, so we’re going to stick to that”.

LED Supernova music box

Of course, the date Reigndrop was referring to was August 16th, which was the original date Lisa wanted her album to be released in 2001. Lisa was drawn to this date in particular for a special reason. “My father died on August 16th and his father was born on August 16th”, Lisa explained to MTV News. “And then on January 31st, was the day that [my father] was born and [his father] died. So, they came in and out of each others dates. It’s a very significant release date”.

Reigndrop was also excited to reveal that she is producing a brand new Left Eye documentary.

Energy Never Dies… Happy Birthday Lisa!

The Silent Auction will be live until June 3, 2022. Visit www.Lefteye20th.betterworld.org to place your bids and own a piece of Left Eye history!

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TLC Exclusively Release Free NFT with OneOf with a Chance to See Them Headline VeeCon Concert

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OneOf has announced a TLC: Lookin’ Like Glass genesis NFT collection. The series launches with a free green-tier CrazySexyCool NFT which gives holders one entry into a very exciting sweepstakes for crypto and TLC fans alike!

If you go by pure chart success, the “it” girl group of the 90s, TLC, would be a contender for the “best girl group of all time.” If you go by sales, they are, in fact, the biggest. Their iconic song, “No Scrubs” released on February 2, 1999, set the tone for nearly all future women empowerment anthems to come.

After it launched, it quickly secured the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 for four weeks and stayed on the charts for months. Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas just knew it was going to be a hit because even though the term “scrub” was regional, the idea was universal.

“A scrub is just a bum guy, you know? You don’t want to bring him home…” she shares.

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Now in 2022, TLC hits Web3 as one of the headlining performances at VeeCon 2022. What’s more, in collaboration with OneOf, TLC brings to you their genesis NFT collection, “Lookin’ Like Glass”. The collection comprises a free green-tiered NFT that will give holders a chance to win a pair of tickets to VeeCon 2022 in Minneapolis, May 19th-22nd.

TLC will be performing their headline set at VeeCon 2022 on Friday May 20th.

The free green-tier NFT will be available to claim from now until Sunday May 22nd, 11.59pm EST.

A winner will be selected on May 10th, so act fast!

On May 20th, 2022, to celebrate TLC’s performance at VeeCon, the remainder of the collection will drop with gold, platinum and diamond editions that will grant holders ownership of a percentage of the master streaming royalty rights for the band’s re-recording of “No Scrubs”, “Waterfalls”, and “Creep”. The NFTs will also come with chances to win TLC VIP concert tickets, signed posters, zoom parties, and more.

OneOf was designed specifically to create an environmentally sustainable, artist-and-fan-friendly experience. Built on the Tezos blockchain protocol, minting a NFT on OneOf’s platform uses two million times less energy than other proof-of-work networks. Dedicated to charitable causes, OneOf offers artists using their platform the option to donate portions of their NFT proceeds to charities of their choice. OneOf also enables fans to pay with credit and debit cards as well as cryptocurrencies.

All VeeCon Tickets are NFTs, purchasable on the secondary market. The current collection floor is 0.223 ETH, approximately $600. 

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Left Eye Biopic In The Works and Plans to Release Lisa’s Unheard Music

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On the 20th anniversary of the passing of the legendary Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, her sister Reigndrop Lopes took some time out to speak with Essence about her memories of Lisa and forthcoming plans the Lopes family have in store to keep Lisa’s memory alive.

Reigndrop informs the publication that she is still in the process of producing a biopic based on the life of her superstar sister, but she wants to place emphasis on the positive side of Lisa, who was a fun-loving sister-friend with a heart of gold.

Although Lisa was featured in the VH1 biopic, ‘CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story‘ in 2013, Reigndrop wants to go deeper into Lisa’s character with the individual biopic. “I just want to tell the real story,” Reigndrop says. “The story of how she grew up, how she became who she was and then her journey to change from who she was as to who she wanted to be.”

Reigndrop, Lisa & Ronald Lopes

The production team behind the Lisa Lopes biopic includes Elizabeth Hubbard, an executive producer for the Grammy and Oscar-winning ‘Summer of Soul’ documentary. No release date has been set as of yet for the work-in-progress project.

As for some new Left Eye music, Reigndrop assures fans that the Lopes family will indeed release some new music for the world to hear. “We do have some unreleased music. We will release it. I’m not sure if it’s going to be with an album, but we’ll definitely get it out for sure.”

Reigndrop posted a heartfelt tribute to her sister on the 20th anniversary of her passing, where she also teased that there was more Left Eye material to come. “20 Years ago you transcended & Left me The Legacy 2 B Continued… Eye Am My Sisters Keeper! There’s More 2 come!!! Eye Hope Eye Make You Proud! ENERGY NEVER DIES…”

Fans are still eagerly waiting for the Lopes family to release Lisa’s debut solo album, ‘Supernova‘ from 2001 which still remains globally unreleased and has no digital presence on streaming platforms. Reigndrop has previously stated that she wants to release the album at the right time and revealed that the family indeed own the masters to the album. “Timing is everything, it’s going to come out when it’s supposed to come out”, she told fans last year.

So, how does Reigndrop want Lisa to be remembered? “[What] I want the world to remember most is Lisa’s spirit. She was a giver,” Reigndrop says. “She loved to help the underdog. It’s like, if people weren’t drawn to you, she would be drawn to you just because of the fact that she just always saw something in you that other people didn’t.”

Reigndrop accepted a Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of Lisa earlier this year and we will hopefully look forward to seeing more Lisa Lopes attributed honors throughout the year on the 20th anniversary since she transcended.

Read more from Reigndrop’s Essence interview here.

Shop Reigndrop’s accessories dedicated to Lisa here.

Partial proceeds will go to the Lisa Lopes Foundation, which benefits families in need.