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Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu has opened up regarding his ongoing hiatus from the band.

In an Instagram video, Fieldy speaks on the “bad habits” that were cited as the reason for his break from Korn, which was first announced in June 2021.

“To clarify when I made the statement about my ‘bad habits,’ they weren’t drugs,” Fieldy says. “It’s just, at the end of the day, I don’t condone this, but when I’m done with all my responsibilities, I have a Bud Light or whatever. As many as I want, tell you the truth. I’m a grown man.”

He continues, “But I know I gotta get up at five in the morning, ’cause I’m responsible, and I got a job to do, and I got people that love me, and I got people that depend on me. So I’m gonna be there for them no matter what.”

Fieldy adds that he’s “never tried” heroin or cocaine. “I drink Bud Light, man,” he laughs.

As for his current relationship with Korn, Fieldy shares that they’re “all cool.”

“I love the guys in Korn,” he says. “We have no beef, I got no problem with those guys, you guys should support them.”

“I’m always gonna be Fieldy from Korn for the rest of my life,” he adds. “That’s part of my legacy. Those are my homies, those are my brothers, man. We’re just in different places right now.”

Since Fieldy’s hiatus, Korn released a new album called Requiem. Fieldy, meanwhile, has been releasing new music with his band Stillwell.

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Lil Baby is maintaining his top spot on the music charts. 

Thanks to his latest album, It’s Only Me, the rapper landed at number one on the Billboard 200 chart for the third time.

The 23-track collection debuted at the top of the charts after earning 216,0000 equivalent album units in the U.S. the first week, according to Billboard. It also nabbed the title for third-largest streaming week for an album in 2022. 

Previous number-one projects for the Atlanta rapper include The Voice of the Heroes, a 2021 collaboration album with Lil Durk, and My Turn in 2020. With features from Gunna, 42 Dugg, Moneybagg Yo and others, My Turn holds multiple chart-topping singles, including the Grammy-nominated track “The Bigger Picture,” which was released in the wake George Floyd‘s murder.   

It’s Only Me was released early September and includes features from Young Thug, Jeremih, Future and more. 

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Paramore opened their headlining set at Las Vegas’ When We Were Young festival over the weekend with a live debut of a long-requested rarity.

To begin the show, Hayley Williams and company delivered a performance of the song “All I Wanted” for the very first time. The closing track off of 2009’s Brand New Eyes, “All I Wanted” has become one of Paramore’s most beloved songs despite never before making into the band’s set list. Even Billie Eilish called it her favorite Paramore song.

Excitement over the song’s long-awaited live debut caused “All I Wanted” to trend on Twitter Sunday night and into Monday morning.

You can watch fan-shot footage of the performance posted to YouTube by user Petals for Armor.

Paramore’s set was one of the many anticipated sets of When We Were Young, which got off to a rough start when its first day, Saturday, was canceled due to dangerously high winds. The second day, Sunday, took place as scheduled, featuring performances from My Chemical Romance, Bring Me the Horizon, Jimmy Eat World and Avril Lavigne.

When We Were Young will return for a third day on October 29.

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ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced Monday morning that Wayne Brady will be taking the reins as host of this year’s American Music Awards.

The awards show will air live from the Microsoft Theater at the L.A. Live venue in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20, starting at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

The broadcast will also be available for streaming the next day on Hulu.

Voting is now open at both VoteAMAs.com and Twitter in all award categories, save for Favorite K-Pop Artist; voting for that category opens Tuesday, Nov. 1.

The “ecstatic and honored” Dancing with the Stars competitor explained in the announcement, “As a musician and music lover, it’s amazing to be part of a night where music fans make their voices heard!”

Brady added, “It’s a big show, so I’m bringing it all … The funny, the music and the moves!”

Cardi B. hosted the festivities last year, but Brady will also be succeeding hosts including Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Cedric the Entertainer, Jimmy Kimmel and Norm McDonald.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers have earned a Billboard chart rarity with their new album, Return of the Dream Canteen.

The latest effort from the “Californication” rockers — and their second of 2022 — sold 56,000 copies in its debut frame, making it the best-selling record of the week. Having already led the Top Album Sales ranking earlier this year with April’s Unlimited Love, the Peppers are the first rock band in 17 years to have earned two #1-selling records in the span of 12 months.

The last rock band to accomplish that feat was System of a Down, who earned two #1 albums in 2005 with Mezmerize and Hypnotize. Those two records remain the most recent System of a Down albums.

On the Billboard 200, which also incorporates streaming data into its ranking along with traditional album sales, Return of the Dream Canteen debuts at #3 with a total of 63,000 equivalent album units. Unlimited Love debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers have earned a Billboard chart rarity with their new album, Return of the Dream Canteen.

The latest effort from the “Californication” rockers — and their second of 2022 — sold 56,000 copies in its debut frame, making it the best-selling record of the week. Having already led the Top Album Sales ranking earlier this year with April’s Unlimited Love, the Peppers are the first rock band in 17 years to have earned two #1-selling records in the span of 12 months.

The last rock band to accomplish that feat was System of a Down, who earned two #1 albums in 2005 with Mezmerize and Hypnotize. Those two records remain the most recent System of a Down albums.

On the Billboard 200, which also incorporates streaming data into its ranking along with traditional album sales, Return of the Dream Canteen debuts at #3 with a total of 63,000 equivalent album units. Unlimited Love debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.

Elsewhere on this week’s Billboard 200, The 1975‘s new album Being Funny in a Foreign Language starts at #7, giving Matty Healy and company their fourth-straight top 10 record.

In the U.K., Being Funny debuted at #1 on the Official Albums Chart. Every one of The 1975’s five albums has bowed at #1 in their home country.

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Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn, co-star in the music video for their duet, “Thank God,” which is Kane’s new single. The pair headed to Hawaii to film their video, where they were able to capture the lush, tropical vibes that they were aiming for in their vision for the clip.

“After exploring different locations, we decided that Hawaii had the most unique and amazing views and landscapes,” explains video director Alex Alvga in a behind-the-scenes video about the shoot.

Kane and Katelyn wanted to recreate the vibes of movies and shows, like Lost and Jurassic Park, that were filmed in the same location, Alvga continues. He says they were totally on board for every different place they went to shoot — except one.

“The water in the waterfall scene was cold, so it took me more than 15 minutes to convince them to get in the water,” Alvga remembers. “It was 100% worth it, but I probably owe them a dinner or two for doing it.”

To learn more details about the making of the “Thank God” video, check out the full behind-the-scenes clip.

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It’s that time of year again: Mariah Carey has announced her new holiday shows.

The so-called Queen of Christmas will perform a special two-date-only run, dubbed the Merry Christmas to All! shows. The first show will be on December 11 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada, while the second show will be on December 13 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

The shows will feature Mariah performing holiday favorites and will be the only live Christmas concerts she’ll perform this year.

“It’s almost time NEW YORK + TORONTO!!” Mariah tweeted. “Come celebrate Christmas with me this December! lil’ excited lil’ excited to be back on stage and get festive with everybody!!”

Tickets for the shows go on sale to the general public starting Friday October 28 at 10 a.m. ET on LiveNation.com.

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Drake and 21 Savage revealed over the weekend that they’ll be releasing a joint album.

The two dropped the surprise announcement in the middle of their “Jimmy Cooks” video, which came out on Saturday. About 1:25 into the clip, they revealed the album is called Her Loss and it’ll be here on Friday, October 28.

Drake and 21 Savage are frequent collaborators, having previously teamed up on “Knife Talk,” off Drake’s album Certified Lover Boy, and “Mr. Right Now,” off 21 and Metro Boomin’s album Savage Mode II. They also joined forces on the tracks “Sneakin’” and “Issa.”

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