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Michael Bolton is celebrating the holiday season this year with a new Christmas album, due out November 3.

Called Christmas Time, the album features covers of iconic holiday songs, including “Joy to the World,” “Let It Snow,” “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and “Winter Wonderland.” There’s also a duet version of “The Prayer” with singer Lara Fabian.  

The album’s first single, though, is a new original song co-written by Michael. It’s called “Christmas Isn’t Christmas” and it’s a duet with country star Mickey Guyton. That will hit streaming services on October 20.

Christmas Time is available to preorder now. In a statement, Michael says, “I’ve always loved the spirit of the holiday season because it’s all about bringing your loved ones together and music does that for us.”

Michael has scheduled three holiday shows in support of the new album: December 6 in Buffalo, New York; December 8 in New Buffalo, Michigan; and a December 17 show in Uncasville in Michael’s home of Connecticut.

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Zach Bryan is adding 19 dates to his 2024 The Quittin Time Tour.

Among the newly announced shows are stops in various stadiums and arenas in Nashville, Los Angeles, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Tulsa and more. Zach will conclude his massive headlining trek with two shows in Brooklyn on December 18 and December 19.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The War And Treaty, Sheryl Crow and Turnpike Troubadours are among the list of rotating openers.

“I do feel like the ticketing issues are insane, I am sorry and in that we added more shows to the tour to try and curve demand,” Zach shares with fans on Instagram.

“I don’t want it to be lost on me or anyone how grateful and indebted I am to every single person who listened and listens. I am trying my best in this life and also to make the shows as great as I can to the people I love most; yall,” he adds.

Tickets for the newly added shows go on sale Friday, October 20, at 10 a.m. local time. To register for the presale on Wednesday, October 18, visit zachbryanpresale.com.

To see Zach’s full tour schedule, visit his website.

Zach’s latest, self-titled album and Boys Of Faith EP are out now.

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Post Malone teamed up with the chicken finger restaurant chain Raising Cane’s last April to open an outpost of the chain, which he personally designed, near his home in Midvale, Utah. He’s also designed another Raising Cane’s outpost, which will open Thursday in Dallas, Texas.

When Posty, born Austin Post, was 9, he and his family moved to Grapevine, Texas, after his dad became the concessions manager for the Dallas Cowboys. He grew up a Cowboys fans, so it’s no wonder that the theme of the new eatery is America’s Team.

The location features a 32-foot-tall Cowboys Star in front of the drive-thru, custom silver vinyl wrap around the exterior, blue lighting in the interior, Post Malone x Dallas Cowboys cups, Cowboys memorabilia, a vending machine with exclusive merch, and displays featuring the artist’s onstage outfits and guitars. 

There’s even a fan mailbox where fans can leave messages for Posty: They’ll be picked up regularly and delivered to him. “It is an honor to be part of this collaboration with two of the greatest brands in history,” said Post in a statement.

“Post and the Cowboys have loyal fanbases and we’re looking forward to welcoming them to this restaurant that Austin designed, whether they’re grabbing a bite before a game or after a show, or any time they’re in the mood for a Box Combo,” says Raising Cane’s founder, Todd Graves.

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Illness has forced Steely Dan to drop off several dates of the Eagles’ The Long Goodbye Tour.

The Indianapolis Star reported that Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen had been hospitalized, although ABC Audio has learned Donald is not hospitalized and expects to be back on the road soon.

Michael Leonhart, who is currently on tour with Steely Dan, posted on Instagram, “All is fine. Just a little illness. We’ll be back on stage soon.”

Steely Dan has actually been off the Eagles bill since Friday, October 6, when Sheryl Crow filled in for them in Denver. The Steve Miller Band then took over for the Indianapolis shows on October 9 and 10 and will again fill in October 13 in Detroit and October 17 in Cleveland. Current Eagles member Vince Gill and the Nashville Band will open the October 15 show in Pittsburgh.

Once those shows are over, Eagles aren’t back onstage until November 2 in Atlanta, Georgia. A complete list of tour dates can be found at eagles.com.

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Sheryl Crow‘s breakthrough album, 1993’s Tuesday Night Music Club, celebrated its 30th anniversary back in August, but we’ll soon be getting a special release to mark the milestone.

The album will make its vinyl debut on December 1 in two colors: black and a limited edition sea blue with white marbling. The single LP will come in a gatefold sleeve.  

If vinyl’s not your thing, a Dolby Atmos version of the album was made available to digital platforms in July. 

Tuesday Night Music Club includes the hits “All I Wanna Do,” “Leaving Las Vegas,” “Strong Enough,” “Can’t Cry Anymore” and “Run, Baby, Run.” It won Sheryl three Grammys, including Best New Artist, and went on to sell seven million copies.

Sheryl will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November.

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Christmas has come early this year with the first look at Eddie Murphy’s new holiday comedy movie, Candy Cane Lane.

Amazon has released a collection of stills and a teaser poster for the film, which streams globally on Prime Video on December 1.

Murphy stars as Chris, a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s Christmas decoration contest. He makes a deal with a real-life Christmas elf to secure his success, but a magic wish gone wrong brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life and causes chaos throughout his entire town.

Reginald Hudlin directs the film, which also stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Nick Offerman and Chris Redd.

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Scotty McCreery has announced his 2024 Cab in a Solo Tour.

Named after his new single, the 16-date trek kicks off January 26 in Troy, Ohio, with stops in Durham, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston, Syracuse and more, before concluding in Schenectady, New York, on March 16.

Anne Wilson will be the direct opener, with Greylan James and Noah Hicks supporting on select dates.

“I’m on the road year ’round, but I always love putting together specific tours and I think next year’s Cab in a Solo Tour is gonna be one of my favorites,” says Scotty.

“Happy to have Anne Wilson join us on the road – she’s a great singer. Depending on the city, either Greylan James or Noah Hicks will be opening up the show and they’re both fantastic performers,” he shares. “And who knows, maybe I’ll share a few songs from my upcoming new album! I’m looking forward to it!”

Tickets go on sale Friday, October 13, at 10 a.m. local time at ScottyMcCreery.com.

The presale for Citi members and Scotty’s fan club begins at 10 a.m. and noon local time, respectively.

For the full Cab in a Solo Tour schedule, visit Scotty’s website.

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The Kid LAROI and Jung Kook on a song together? It may be “Too Much” for fans to handle.

LAROI announced that he and Jung Kook teamed for the collaborative track, which also features top British rapper Central Cee. “Too Much” will arrive at 7 p.m. ET on October 19, with LAROI’s long-awaited upcoming album, The First Time, following in November.

LAROI has also launched new merch to go along with the new song.

The Australian artist has been teasing his new album since 2022. He made it available to presave and preorder in January and has released numerous tracks from it. This past year, he’s also done a college tour, a Fortnite concert and performed at Coachella. However, the new album has never had an actual release date.

In August, LAROI announced the album was finally done, explaining that he’d added more songs to it, shot the album cover, filmed a number of videos and was working with his record label to settle on a date.

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Meek Mill took a stroll down memory lane to revisit a moment in time he says changed his life forever. 

He shared two separate video clips to Instagram: the first, a throwback clip of his first meeting with Rick Ross at a radio station in Philadelphia. 

“Met Ross ‘2011’ through @djcosmickev at power 99 changed my life,” he wrote. 

The second video was a more recent clip of “Shaq & Kobe,” Meek and Ross’ latest collaboration.

“Next slide- ‘2023’ @richforever pull that jet up to powerhouse in Philly I bet you whatever the whole arena sing SHAQ and Kobe word for word,” he said. 

The latter note references the upcoming Powerhouse concert in Meek’s hometown of Philadelphia where he will take the stage for the 40th anniversary show. 

In a recent interview with Apple Music, Meek and Ross joined Ebro for an interview where they discussed the beginnings of their partnership.

After Ross listened to Meek’s music over a decade ago, he signed the rapper to his Maybach Music Group. Meek then created his own label, Dreamchasers Records, a joint venture with Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation. 

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