Lana Del Rey is set to perform during Christmas at Graceland, an upcoming NBC holiday special filmed at Elvis Presely‘s famed Graceland estate.
Other artists on the lineup include Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Post Malone and The War And Treaty.
“The industry’s top artists will offer viewers an intimate look inside Graceland and convey how Elvis inspired them through his love of Christmas, music and song,” a press release says.
Christmas at Graceland airs on November 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and will simulcast on Peacock.
Looks like The Beatles are on track for another #1.
The legendary rockers recently reissued their two greatest hits compilations, 1962-1966 (The Red Album) and 1967-1970 (The Blue Album), and early numbers suggest one of them will debut on top of the U.K. Official Albums chart.
If things stay on track, the remastered 1967-1970 will take the #1 position, one better than its original peak of #2 in May 1973. The release, which features the “final” Beatles song, “Now and Then,” would be the group’s 16th U.K. #1.
And that won’t be the band’s only charting album this week. The reissue of 1962-1966 is on track to debut at #2, with a box set that contains both expected to hit #9.
The new chart milestone comes after “Now and Then” debuted at #1 on the U.K. Official Singles chart, setting a new record for the longest gap between number ones. Their last #1 happened 54 years ago with 1969’s “The Ballad of John & Yoko.”
’90s country star Mark Chesnutt has shared with fans an update on his health and touring plans. “I’ve made the decision, to take the time to get healthy. I’ll be coming off the road for the next couple of months to concentrate on getting well…..to take care of me, my family and so that I can get back out on the road, to give back to ALL of you,” the “Bubba Shot the Jukebox” hitmaker wrote in his statement. You can read the full statement on Mark’s Facebook.
ERNEST has been tapped by DJ and producer Steve Aoki for a new song, “Us.” The track arrives Friday, November 17, and is available to preview on Instagram now.
Oliver Anthony is hitting the road in 2024 for his Out Of The Woods tour with both stateside and international stops. For a full list of dates and tickets, visit Oliver’s website.
Leslie Odom Jr. has unveiled his latest new single, “Loved,” ahead of his on-the-way album, When a Crooner Dies.
“Loved” follows his most recent release, “Holding on to Us,” and “Show Me,” which are expected to be on the singer’s collection of 10 original tracks.
In describing “Loved,” Odom says, “The song’s kinda like a mediation on inheritance and family lineage. A love…passed down like fine china or good land from one generation to the next.”
Marking his first album of freshly penned music since 2019, When a Crooner Dies was written and recorded over the course of the last few years and serves as his “most personal body of music to date.”
“On we go,” Odom wrote in his Instagram announcement. “There’s a lot I could say. But I hope you can hear it all in the music.”
When a Crooner Dies will be available for streaming Friday, November 17.
Slayer‘s 1983 debut album, Show No Mercy, is being reissued on vinyl in honor of its 40th anniversary.
The LP will be available in two variants: gold black dust and a limited-edition “blood”-filled disc. You can preorder your vinyl of choice now via the Metal Blade Records web store.
Show No Mercy launched the career of one of the most influential metal bands of all time and propelled Slayer to their status as one of the Big Four of thrash metal alongside Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. In all, Slayer released 12 studio albums before calling it quits in 2019.
Meanwhile, guitarist Kerry King recently started teasing the arrival of his first post-Slayer project, set to debut in 2024.
Florence + the Machine‘s Florence Welch and The 1975‘s Matty Healy are featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming Apple TV+ series The New Look.
The show is set in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II, and follows the rivalry between fashion designers Christian Dior and Coco Chanel, played by Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche, respectively.
According to a press release, Welch and Healy are among artists who’ve recorded covers of “popular early to mid-20th century songs” for the series, along with Lana Del Rey, Bleachers and beabadoobee, among others. Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff also produced the soundtrack.
It’s a big month for for KING & COUNTRY: Not only did the Australian duo get another Grammy nomination, they’re gearing up for a Christmas tour and just released the trailer for the movie that tells the story of their family’s journey.
The movie, Unsung Hero, features the duo’s Joel Smallbone playing their father, David, and documents how David, wife Helen and their seven kids moved from Australia to Nashville in 1991. Their daughter Rebecca St. James finds fame in the music business, followed by brothers Joel and Luke. The movie arrives April 26.
Meanwhile, for KING & COUNTRY will launch their A Drummer Boy Christmas | The 2023 Tour Experience on November 25 in Chicago, Illinois. The tour will wrap up at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House on December 20, 21 and 22, and the last show will also be available as a global livestream. Tickets are available now via Veeps.com.
As for the Grammy nod, it’s for their hit with Jordin Sparks, “Love Me Like I Am.” It’s their eighth nod overall; they’ve won four times. In a statement, the duo says that the song’s message is “profound and seems to be something we need in this moment in time.”
They add, “When we first connected with Jordin about this song, we could never have imagined the reception it’s received. It continues to show up in places we could never have imagined.”
Jordin says she’s honored to share the nod with the duo, adding, “It’s amazing what can happen when you are open and say yes.” This is her second Grammy nod; the first was for her hit “No Air” with Chris Brown.
Gabby Barrett has announced her second annual Giving for Good Show.
It’ll take place December 19 at the Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, Kentucky, with Rachel Wammack set to open the show.
“100% of the proceeds from the show will go to @murphslife – what they do for people is amazing. I greatly suggest taking 30 seconds to go look at his page to know what you would be supporting…,” Gabby writes in the caption of her announcement post on Instagram.
Per its website, MurphsLife Foundation “provides aid and resources to those who need it most in developing economies by strategically identifying and helping impoverished families and communities with the goal of empowering them to become self-sufficient.”
Olivia Rodrigo just got a bunch of Grammy nominations and released a song for the new Hunger Games movie, but she’s also busy planning out her upcoming GUTS World Tour — and she’s in training for it, too.
“I’m running on the treadmill right now singing my songs, because I want to be able to jump up and sing the songs,” Olivia tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I think it’s going to be really fun. I want the show to sort of feel like a great place for people to just scream and jump around and let loose.”
As for which song she’s most looking forward to performing, she says, “I really love the song ‘All-American B****’ and I think that’s going to be a really fun one to perform live.”
She laughs, “That’s a big yeller, so I hope people let out all their frustrations on that one.”
The GUTS World Tour kicks off February 23 in Palm Springs, California, and is set to wrap up in LA on August 14. Opening acts include PinkPantheress, Remi Wolf, The Breeders and Chappell Roan.
KISS is getting ready to say goodbye to the road next month, but Gene Simmons insists that won’t be the end of KISS.
“This tour is the end of the road for the band, not the brand,” he tells Canada’s 519 magazine. “KISS is a universe of its own—movies, merchandise, maybe even Broadway. The band will end, but the KISS experience … it’s immortal.”
And fans will even get to experience KISS onstage again, it just won’t be Simmons and his bandmates.
“The KISS show will live on in different ways,” he explains. “It’ll also be four to ten different traveling shows. So, you’ll be able to be in Japan and have Japanese actors, musicians being us, and at the same time you could go to Vegas or New York or London.”
When it comes to the final shows, many fans have been upset that original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss haven’t been part of them — and it turns out Simmons feels the same way.
While he says they’ve always been welcome, he blames their absence on “egos, personalities, addictions.”
“I feel sad and angry that both Ace and Peter aren’t here. I mean, they’re alive, but they’re not here to enjoy this unbelievable journey with us,” he says. “They were there at the beginning and deserve all the credit. And when they look in the mirror, the only reason they’re not here with us is themselves.”
KISS’ End of the Road tour hits Winnipeg on November 15. It wraps December 1 and 2 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, with the final date streaming live worldwide. A complete list of dates can be found at kissonline.com.
