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Nickelback has shared a new song from their upcoming album, Get Rollin’.

The track is called “Those Days,” but we’d guess that its working title was “Photograph Pt. 2” given how both songs are about looking back at your youth.

“Those Days” includes the lyrics, “Remember when they played ‘Purple Rain’ to our first slow dance” and “Remember Guns N’ Roses came out we were standing in line.” Sadly, there’s no update on Joey or whatever the hell was on his head.

You can listen to “Those Days” now via digital outlets. It’s also accompanied by a lyric video full of references to Star Wars, Top Gun and other retro movies, streaming now on YouTube.

Get Rollin’, the 10th Nickelback album and follow-up to 2017’s No Fixed Address, is due out November 18. It also includes the previously released single “San Quentin.”

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Charlie Puth‘s new album, Charlie, is coming out on Friday, and he wanted to reflect on how far he’s come as an artist.

Sitting down with Allure, Charlie reviewed his past music videos — starting with 2015’s “See You Again” with Wiz Khalifa. “I was actually not supposed to be in this music video,” the hitmaker recalled. He said it goes a step further, explaining, “I wrote this song for Sam Smith, Adele, Eminem, Skylar Grey, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne — they all auditioned to sing it. I was never intended to be the artist on this song.” 

Another standout music video was “Attention”; Charlie admitted he threw up on the set while filming. The singer has a super sensitive tummy — as evidenced in James Corden‘s 2017 bit “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts” — and that got the better of him. 

He revealed the actress “portrayed a crazy ex-girlfriend so well” in the glass-smashing scene that he forgot they were acting, adding that scene was a reenactment of what actually happened in real life.

Looking back at the “How Long” music video, Charlie admitted it makes him cringe because it “showed the whole world that I really couldn’t dance.” “I can’t look at it. It’s so bad,” he said.

In addition, he had the police called on him because they filmed the video until 7 a.m., and people were tired of hearing his music. “There’s a lot of drama surrounding my music videos,” he laughed.

Charlie also had some love for “Left and Right” with BTS‘ Jungkook, adding the colors they wore represented the two sides of the brain. He called Jungkook “a trooper” because his schedule was incredibly stacked. Despite flying straight from South Korea, Jungkook powered through jet lag to shoot the video in a day.

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Stacey Abrams, one of the most pivotal voices on voting rights, lands on the cover of Essence Magazine‘s October issue. 

With the 2022 midterm elections quickly approaching on November 8, the Georgia politician opens up about the importance of voting and shares a fearful part of the election process.

“What is the most devastating response to me is when someone says, ‘My vote doesn’t matter.’ Of course it matters,” she says. “You may not win with your vote every time, but you make them work for it every time. That’s the point. If somebody’s got to work for something, they’re not going to be as mean to you as they were. They’re not going to ignore you the way they do.”

For the month’s Paint the Polls Black issue, Abrams delves into ideas pertaining to the Black vote, the meaning behind the Black community voting in their best interest and the younger generation’s beliefs. A vital part of the voting process, she says, is electing those who care about the Black community.

“We must elect candidates who see us, hear us, represent us, and have a commitment to passing legislation that ensures our communities have the opportunity to thrive,” she expresses.

Abrams is currently running to become the first Black woman governor of Georgia and the first ever in U.S. history. Her passion for community service, voting rights and equality helps fuel her, but she’s also driven by her upbringing and the values instilled in her at an early age. 

“[My parents] always reminded us that our faith should be a shield to protect and not a sword to strike down,” she told Essence. “This belief still guides me today as I fight to ensure that Georgians of all backgrounds are seen [and] heard.”

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Blake Shelton is a staple in modern country music, but he appreciate all types of music, as evidenced by the music that shows up on his playlists.

When he has a date night with wife Gwen Stefani, Blake says the couple is likely listening to ’80s love songs by Phil Collins, R.E.M. and REO Speedwagon. 

On a day of relaxation with Gwen and her sons, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo, the playlist spans generations — the boys repeatedly request the 1987 hit “Walk the Dinosaur,” while Blake and Gwen have introduced them to “Never Gonna Give You Up” singer Rick Astley. 

“The kids are just now discovering Rick Astley,” Blake shares. “That’s pretty much it, back and forth those two songs.”

As for what gets him hyped up before hitting the stage, Blake blends his love for country and rock ‘n’ roll, listening to Hank Williams Jr.’s classic “A Country Boy Can Survive,” along with AC/DC and Guns N’ Roses. “Something that will really get me pumped up,” he says of the tone. 

As for what he’s listening to while working out, the singer can’t help but chuckle at the thought. 

“Did you just ask me if I’m exercising and working out?” he says laughing, adding that his “go-to” track is “Hot Hot Hot” by Caribbean singer Arrow.  

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Another day, another one of Taylor Swift‘s Midnights Mayhem with Me. Thanks to this unique TikTok series, fans now know the title of the ninth track off her upcoming album, Midnights.

Taylor maintained her ’70s theme as she once again spun the bingo cage to pluck a brand new ball out of the pile. This time, fate told her to reveal the title for song number nine.

“Track nine is called… ‘Bejeweled,'” Taylor revealed while speaking into her signature red phone. Unfortunately, that was all the information she was willing to part with at this time.

The last track reveal yielded ball number three, so Taylor disclosed that “Anti-Hero” is the name of the third track. She also revealed a little bit about that particular number.

Taylor said on Instagram that “Anti-Hero” is one of the favorite songs she’s ever written and that it is about “delving into her insecurities.”

“I struggle a lot with the idea that my life has become unmanageably sized and, not to sound too dark, but I struggle with the idea of not feeling like a person,” she had explained. “This song really is a real guided tour throughout all of the things I tend to hate about myself.”

“I think it’s really honest,” she noted further.

Other previously revealed titles include track 13, “Mastermind”; track eight, “Vigilante S**t”; track seven, “Question…?”; track six, “Midnight Rain” and finally, track two, “Maroon.”

Midnights arrives in a little over two weeks — on Friday, October 21. 

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It seems Miguel and his wife, Nazanin Mandi‘s marriage has come to the end of the road. 

Mandi filed to divorce from the “Sky Walker” singer on Tuesday after almost three years of marriage, according to documents obtained by TMZ. She apparently cited the reason as irreconcilable differences and noted that there is a prenup in place. 

Miguel and Mandi, who were high school sweethearts,  previously announced they were separating in September 2021. At the time, a representative for the couple confirmed the news to People, stating, “After 17 years together, Miguel and Nazanin Mandi have decided to separate and have been for some time now. The couple both wish each other well.”

It was not specified how long the pair had been apart or what led to the split.

Miguel and Mandi, both 35, dated for about a decade before getting engaged in 2016. They married in November 2018. They do not have any children together.

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Niecy Nash-Betts stopped by The Tamron Hall Show on Tuesday alongside her wife, singer Jessica Betts, to discuss making history as the first same-sex couple to land the cover of Essence Magazine.

Part of Tuesday’s conversation included details of a discussion Nash had with her youngest daughter, Dia, and the fact that she wasn’t sure how to respond to the 22-year-old when asked her about gender identity. 

“How did you discuss it with the kids who were trying to understand?” Hall asks, referring to questions Nash fielded prior to her marriage to Betts. 

“My daughter was like, ‘How do you identify?’ And I said, ‘Huh?'” Nash says that her daughter asked the question again. 

“And she said, ‘Well, how do you identify?’ And I said, ‘As Black and your momma!'” The audience and Hall burst into laughter before Nash delved into her experience trying to make sense of “all the labels.”

The 52-year-old actress says her daughter made her watch a show about gender identity, but instead of helping to make sense of things, the show actually made it worse.

“I was like, ‘Girl, I’m more confused now than I was before this. I don’t know. If I have to coin it in the moment, I would say I’m Jess-sexual,'” Nash said, motioning to her wife sitting beside her. “I’ve never looked at anyone, male or female, and seen them the way I see her. So I don’t know.”

She added, “But right now I know I’m happy.”

Prior to her marriage to Betts, Nash was married twice before to men. She told Essence of her relationship with her wife saying, “We have such a natural compatibility that we can be around each other, work together and hang out all day.”

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Loretta Lynn‘s life and career are being turned into a comic book. 

In honor of October’s Country Music Month, which was instituted by former President Richard Nixon in the 1970s, TidalWave Comics is releasing Female Force: Loretta Lynn on October 5. 

The 22-page book examines her life and career, from her origins in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, to becoming a country music legend. 

Written by Ryan McCall in honor of Loretta’s 90th birthday this year, the book features images of many of Loretta’s career highlights, including performing “Coal Miner’s Daughter” on the Grand Ole Opry and the night she met her husband, Oliver Lynn, at a pie social in Butcher Holler in 1947.

There’s also a cartoonized version of Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price and Brandy Clarkexploring Loretta’s exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame, along with Sissy Spacek presenting Loretta with the CMT Artist of a Lifetime Award at the 2018 CMT Artists of the Year ceremony. 

Loretta passed away on October 4 at the age of 90. TidalWave Comics has released a statement saying the book was already in the process of being published at the time of Loretta’s death. 

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