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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Rockets 124, Bulls 132
Raptors 143, Jazz 127
Warriors 137, Mavericks 131
Nets 99, Trail Blazers 134
Bucks, Clippers 129
Lakers 110 Pistons 113
Pacers 128, Magic 126
Thunder 123, 76ers 103
Spurs 136, Heat 111
Grizzlies 107, Hawks 146
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Senators 2, Rangers 1
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Newcomer Zach John King is currently enjoying his very first hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “Get to Drinkin’.”
“The story behind ‘Get to Drinkin” is about a relationship that I had in the past that, after a few Jack & Cokes, I started to paint it with rose-colored glasses, started to act like it wasn’t my fault for letting things get so bad,” he says. “I think everybody feels that way at some point in a relationship.”
“It’s a song that covers a sad topic with really upbeat and fun music,” he adds.
While we wait for Zach’s debut album, he has some high-profile gigs on the horizon, heading out on tour with Morgan Wallen for a second year in a row on April 18. He will also open for Jon Pardi, Luke Bryan, Riley Green and Thomas Rhett.
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Live Nation Urban has teamed with the Black Women Photographers organization for its fifth year of giving Black female photographers the paid opportunity to shoot at some upcoming festivals.
Festivals include Black on the Block in DC and Dallas; Keith Lee’s Familee Day; Roots Picnic in Philadelphia; A Roots Picnic Experience in LA; One Music Fest; and Broccoli City Fest.
“As a Black woman who continues to navigate the music industry, this work feels deeply personal to me,” Christina Woodson, Live Nation Urban’s tour and festival marketing manager, said in a statement. “Creating paid opportunities for Black women and non-binary creatives to shoot our festivals and concerts is about more than access — it’s about representation. This partnership ensures we are not only in the room but shaping the narrative and capturing our culture from within our own community.”
“Five years in, our partnership with Live Nation Urban continues to prove what’s possible when access meets intention. Together, we’ve opened doors for Black and African women creatives to not only enter the music industry, but to thrive within it,” Black Women Photographers founder Polly Irungu added. “The next time you’re at a show, take a look at who’s behind the lens — that visibility is impact in action. Together, we’re not just opening doors. We’re redefining the landscape of music storytelling.”
May 1 is the deadline to submit applications, which are reviewed on a rolling basis.
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Ever since The Format broke up in 2008, bandmates Nate Ruess and Sam Means have fielded questions about whether they would ever reunite. Even still, they didn’t expect the overwhelming reaction to their first show back in 2025.
“Surprised is an understatement,” Means tells ABC Audio. “We were just absolutely … our faces were melted by just, like, what was going on.”
That comeback show took place in a basketball arena in The Format’s hometown of Phoenix and marked the band’s biggest headlining performance of their career.
“I don’t even know if fun. ever played a headlining show that big,” Means laughs, referring to Ruess’ former band. “So it was wild to come back after so much time and play in a basketball arena. The energy that night was just unmatched.”
The Format had initially planned to reunite in 2020 for a run of shows, but those were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The five years in between allowed The Format to make a new album, Boycott Heaven, which marked their first record in 20 years.
“The 2020 stuff, I’m sad that that never happened,” Means says. “But in hindsight, I think, this is a much better situation.”
Boycott Heaven is out now, and The Format will launch a full reunion tour in support of it Thursday in Boston.
“We’re going to be playing a lot of new stuff, obviously playing a ton of old stuff, but we like to do a different set list every show,” Means says. “Nate is really famous for the last-second set list before the show, so people will get a good variety.”
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Ella Langley’s hit “Choosin’ Texas” has been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks and has now broken a record set by Taylor Swift — but that may not be the most interesting thing about it.
“Choosin’ Texas” now holds the record for the most weeks ever spent at #1 on the Hot 100 by a song that was also #1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart. The previous record was three, which Taylor held with 2012’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
Now, for the interesting part. Ella co-wrote “Choosin’ Texas” with country superstar Miranda Lambert during a writers retreat. While there, she asked Miranda about something a mutual friend once told her: that Miranda used to own a kangaroo.
“As a fellow animal lover, I had so many questions about that,” Ella told ABC Audio. So after they’d written a song together, Ella said, “I was like, ‘Why don’t you tell me about that kangaroo?’ And she tells me the whole story.”
“At the end of the story, she got pulled over with the kangaroo in the passenger seat. [The] kangaroo got her out of a ticket, [it] really did,” Ella noted.
After Miranda mentioned that she had Texas plates on her car at the time, Ella said, “I was like, ‘Well, he’s probably like, “She’s from Texas, I can tell.”‘”
“And just literally that right there, the melody kind of just fell out,” she continued. “I went, ‘She’s from Texas, I can tell by the way he’s two-stepping ’round the room.’ Just like that.”
“And she’s like, ‘She’s from Texas, like the one he went with!’ And, I mean, [within] 30, 45 minutes that song was written.”
She laughs, “People are like, ‘Where do you get your inspiration from?’ I’m like, ‘Baby, it comes from everywhere and anywhere.'”
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The Black Crowes are giving fans some insight into the music that inspired their recently released album, A Pound of Feathers.
The band has released a new Spotify playlist, Feathers and Lead, which they describe on Instagram as “The songs that shaped A Pound of Feathers.”
They add that the playlist highlights the “records that inspired the writing, the feel and the freedom behind this chapter from The Black Crowes.”
The playlist includes such songs as “I’m Not Talking” by The Yardbirds with Jeff Beck on lead guitar; “Popcorn” by Ike & Tina Turner; “Evil” by Howlin’ Wolf; “Knocking ‘Em Down (In the City)” by Iggy Pop; “Girl I Love You” by Eddie Floyd; “Elephant Man” by Bo Diddley; and “I Bet You” by Funkadelic.
A Pound of Feathers, the 10th studio album from The Black Crowes, is the follow-up to their 2023 release, Happiness Bastards, which was their first album of new material since 2009.
The Black Crowes will kick off The Southern Hospitality tour, with country rock band Whiskey Myers, on May 17 in Austin, Texas. Before that they will tour Australia and Japan.
A complete list of dates can be found at TheBlackCrowes.com.
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(SPOILER ALERT) We’re over halfway through HBO’s miniseries DTF St. Louis, and the twists don’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.
By the end of episode 4, which aired Sunday on HBO, Floyd (David Harbour) has passed his physical, and his best friend Clark (Jason Bateman) and wife, Carol (Linda Cardellini), have successfully gotten him life insurance.
One of the key parts of this episode is the bromance between Clark and Floyd. Despite Clark having an affair with Carol, the show takes great pains to show that the men genuinely care for each other. In fact, Clark says that he loves Floyd. Are we to take this as just friendship, or perhaps something more? Bateman told ABC Audio this is a question that will be answered throughout the rest of the season.
“He’s in a place in his life where he’s open to anything and everything that will provide him a more fulsome life. Something that just feels a little bit more involved than what he’s been in,” Bateman said. “It’s a dangerous place for anyone to be in if you don’t have the skills to recognize bad coming.”
Bateman continued, saying that Clark is “very trusting and he’s open and he is very desperate, and those are the ingredients for a compelling show.”
As for what that means for Clark and Floyd’s relationship, Bateman said, “The Floyd relationship is something that is really fulfilling for him. Where that goes you’ll have to see, but he’s open to any direction.”
Harbour also gave a tease for what fans can expect from the characters in the show’s final episodes.
“There’s a lot of stuff in those last three episodes between me and Clark that is very special. They’re my favorite stuff in the series,” Harbour said. “It’s very complex and dense.”
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Bruce Springsteen is set to kick off his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour on March 31 in Minneapolis, but that won’t be his only performance in Minnesota.
The Boss has confirmed to the Minnesota Star Tribune that he will perform his new protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” at the No Kings rally, which is scheduled for Saturday at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul.
“You want to try to meet the moment,” Springsteen told the paper. “The No Kings movement is of great import right now.”
“When you have the opportunity to sing something where the timing is essential and if you have something powerful to sing, it elevates the moment, it elevates your job to another level,” he added. “And I’m always in search of that.”
Springsteen released “Streets of Minneapolis” on January 28, explaining that he wrote it “in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis.” He dedicated it to “the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good,” the two Minneapolis residents who were fatally shot by federal agents.
He previously performed the song live at Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s January 30 protest concert at First Ave, a downtown Minneapolis venue.
Also attending the No Kings rally in St. Paul on Saturday will be Sen. Bernie Sanders, Jane Fonda and singers Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers.
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NBA YoungBoy has stepped in to cover the funeral expenses for 10-year-old Kimani Thomas, who was killed in an accidental shooting in Baton Rouge on March 10.
Kimani’s mother, Kiara Young, shared the news on Facebook over the weekend as she expressed her gratitude for the rapper’s gift.
“I know Baton Rouge loves to focus on the negative, but I want to publicly thank NBA YoungBoy and everyone on his team,” she wrote. “As I type this with tears in my eyes, my baby Kimani’s funeral is officially paid for.”
“Just when I thought nothing was getting done, he literally saved the day,” she added.
According to WBRZ, police report that Kimani and her brother were at a Sonic Drive-In waiting for their mother when the 8-year-old boy found a gun in their vehicle and accidentally shot her. Kimani later succumbed to her injuries.
Young also shared that NBA YoungBoy was her daughter’s favorite artist. “I know she’s dancing her tail off, full of joy,” she wrote.
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In addition to advocating for more matinee concerts, Jamie Lee Curtis has another music take.
The Oscar-winning actress has shared her review of the new documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel, in an Instagram post. It begins, in all caps, “HOLY S***! THIS IS MIND BLOWING! I AM F****** MOTIVATED!”
The film, which premiered Friday on Netflix, is about the early days of RHCP and specifically focuses on the artistic vision of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988. It includes interviews with frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea.
“Am stunned at the depth of these friendships, the saving grave of friends connecting through music and the transformation that one person can give another,” Curtis’ post reads. “Also the pain and suffering of addiction, the miracle of recovery and mostly the PUNK FUNK ROCK OF BEING ALIVE!”
Following the doc’s original announcement, the Peppers clarified that the film is not a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary and that they “had nothing to do with it creatively.” The band added that Kiedis and Flea gave interviews for the movie “out of love and respect for Hillel and his memory.”
“We have not yet made a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary,” the statement read. “The central subject of this current Netflix special is Hillel Slovak and we hope it sparks interest in him and his work.”
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