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“Angela Bassett is a Vibe,” reads the title of Essence‘s latest cover story featuring the award-winning actress. 

For the November/December issue, Bassett opened up about a plethora of topics, including navigating Hollywood after career-early gigs like Boyz N the Hood and filming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever without Chadwick Boseman. 

Bassett said she felt butterflies when returning to set. “There are these two things that we were dealing with: the loss of our leader and trying to meet the expectations of an audience,” she said, adding, “The mantle is monumental, but it’s not so heavy that we can’t accomplish what we all gathered together to do.”

Bassett told Essence she and the cast and crew worked nonstop during filming — 10 hours straight for five to six days a week. According to director Ryan Coogler, she easily adapted to the work schedule and “was always there on time and right where you needed her to be.”

To help with the hectic schedule, Bassett said, “I would try to make the best of it. Play some music, add a glass of wine to that after we wrapped, and then get some rest for another early pickup.”

The 64-year-old actress is no stranger to late nights and early mornings. “You have to stay hungry and you have to remain hungry,” she said while reflecting on building her decades-long entertainment resume after ’90s classic Boyz N the Hood. 

Bassett cites her working-class upbringing as the source of her industrious work ethic.  

“I think a part of me, or part of us as Black women, is that we become used to the stress of life,” she said. “It can become so pervasive, so everyday, that it’s just what it is…”

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Mitchell Tenpenny is a married man. 

The singer tied the knot with his wife, fellow country singer Meghan Patrick, on Sunday during a ceremony at a friend’s farm in Nashville.

The couple was married by Mitchell’s high school football coach and longtime friend, and they exchanged vows under an archway that Meghan made with her father, which was also adorned with a horseshoe he crafted. The topper on their cake was the same one used at Meghan’s grandparents’ wedding.  

Meghan wore a dress designed by Rue de Seine and snakeskin boots made by Lucchese, while Mitchell’s groomsmen had boutonnières containing feathers from a bird he hunted. 

“Trust, respect, [and] never stop flirting or dating each other [keep our relationship strong]. Fight for each other, not with each other,” they shared with People ahead of the wedding, adding that they’re most looking forward to “getting to call each other husband and wife.”

The couple got engaged last November at the Nashville bar where they first met. 

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As promised, earlier on her Instagram, Taylor Swift released the video for “Bejeweled,” at the stroke of midnight Tuesday with a little help from some friend for the Cinderella-inspired clip.

Swift plays “House Wench Taylor,” who’s forced to scrub the floor while her wicked step sisters, played by Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim, as well as “Stepmommy,” Oscar-winning actress Laura Dern, prepare to attend a ball in hopes of getting a marriage proposal from the prince.

We then see Swift transform herself into a “Bejeweled” princess who leaves a stream of glitter in her wake, splashes around in giant champagne glasses with “Fairy Goddess” Dita von Teese and ghosts Jack Antonoff.

“I want[ed] to make a video that is just for the fans who like certain things like glitter and easter eggs and lots of little cameos, she told Jimmy Fallon during an appearance on The Tonight Show.

“So basically I was thinking about Midnights, the the concept, and I was like, ‘Where do we hear about a lot?'” she continued. “We hear about it a lot when we talk about the Cinderella fairytale. And so I was like, ‘What if we did a little twist on a Cinderella story and I could cast my friends.”

The video also contains “a psychotic amount of Easter eggs” in the video, said Taylor, who claimed to have “a PDF file for the Easter eggs in this video,” because there are so many we could not keep track.”

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Joe Nichols is living with an attitude of gratitude that’s reflected in his new single, “Good Day For Living.” 

The title track of his most recent album, “Good Day For Living” captures how he shapes his reality through positive thinking.

The song’s lyrics allow him to see the bright side of life’s unfortunate situations, such as when the air conditioning blows out or money falls out of his pocket. He vows to not make “no worry no bigger than it is when it isn’t.” 

Though Joe didn’t write the track, it does capture how he walks through life with gratitude.

“I think the number one take away for me emotionally is that it’s filled with gratitude, the kind of happiness that comes along with gratitude. In my personal life, I feel like the happiest moments of my life are always followed by gratitude,” he explains of the “fun song.” “That changes my perspective on the way I live. Situations or circumstances or things in life, good and bad, don’t change how I think — the way I think changes how I see things. So this song in a very lighthearted, ditty, ‘what’s a guy got to do’ kind of way, represents that very thinking.”

“Good Day” is nearing the top 30 on country radio, serving as his biggest hit since his 2014 chart-topping single, “Yeah.” Joe is also known for hits “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” “Gimme That Girl” and “Sunny and 75.”

Joe wrapped his Good Day For Living Tour in September and has shows booked through the end of the year. 

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Incubus will kick off 2023 with a quick run of tour dates.

The four-show outing launches January 31 in Corpus Christi, Texas and will stay in the Lone Star State for stops in San Antonio on February 2 and Houston on February 3 before wrapping up February 4 in New Orleans.

For ticket info, visit IncubusHQ.com.

Incubus’ 2022 included a summer tour with Sublime with Rome. The outing was briefly interrupted after frontman Brandon Boyd injured his back.

The most recent Incubus release is the 2020 EP Trust Fall (Side B), which followed the band’s 2017 album, 8. Earlier this year, Boyd dropped a new solo album called Echoes & Cocoons.

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It was all about Michael Bublé on Dancing with the Stars! Michael made it abundantly clear how “honored” he was to be invited onto the show because he’s a longtime fan.

He opened the night with an energetic performance of “Sway.” He also brought his “Higher” music video to life on the ballroom floor thanks to Derek Hough and Hough’s fiancé Hayley Erbert, who respectively choreographed and starred in it. 

While sitting with the judges, Michael eagerly praised the contestants for doing his songs justice.

One highlight was when drag queen Shangela revealed she was secretly carrying around two fried chicken drumsticks during her tango to Michael’s “Hollywood.” Apparently head judge Len Goodman had criticized Shangela for not having “crispy legs” last week, so her mother whipped up her signature recipe to sway the judges. “This is the best day of my life,” Michael raved.

He also charmed Bachelorette Gabby Windey who performed a rumba to his song “Home” by declaring at the end of her routine, “I have sung this song a billion times and that is easily the sexiest version I have ever seen.” 

He also got to geek out over Jordin Sparks by revealing he’s been a fan of her voice since 2007, when she won American Idol, and declared himself a fan of her dancing.

Michael also lavished praise upon Wayne Brady, who unfortunately lost several days of rehearsal due to illness and exhaustion. “I’m bitter over how jealous I am of you,” he scolded. “Why are you so good at everything, dude?” He later awarded Wayne a 10.

He also saluted deaf actor Daniel Durant for interpreting “Feeling Good” into an emotional foxtrot. Michael raved, “You are amazing. My new hero!”

DWTS airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on Disney+.

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Greta Van Fleet has postponed another two shows on their current U.S. tour as frontman Josh Kiszka continues to recover from a ruptured eardrum.

The affected concerts were originally scheduled to take place Tuesday, October 25 and Wednesday, October 26 in Hollywood and Tampa, Florida, respectively. Previously purchased tickets will be valid for the rescheduled dates, which have yet to be announced. Refunds will also be available.

Greta Van Fleet previously postponed three shows last week due to Kiszka’s injury, which he suffered during the “Highway Tune” outfit’s show in Bangor, Maine earlier this month.

In a video accompanying the latest postponement announcement, Kiszka offers his apologies and thanks the GVF fans for their continued support.

“When we take the stage, we really aim to give you an extraordinary performance, and pull something deep from within us, and it’s a whole meditative process,” Kiszka says. “[I’m] just not really physically able to do that right now.”

“My doctors have done an amazing job taking care of me, and for that, I thank them,” he adds. “But what they can’t do is help my body heal faster.”

Kiszka aims to be ready to return to the live stage this Friday for Greta Van Fleet’s scheduled show in Charlotte. The band’s tour is currently set to run into mid-December.

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