Shenandoah has released a duet version of their iconic hit “Two Dozen Roses” with global country superstar Luke Combs.
An RIAA-certified Gold track, “Two Dozen Roses” was released in 1989 and became Shenandoah’s third career #1 single.
Of the fresh rendition with Luke, Shenandoah frontman Marty Raybon tells Billboard, “It appears ‘Two Dozen Roses’ is as big as it ever was and having Luke’s vocal on there just proves the timelessness of what folks have felt about this song for years.”
“Two Dozen Roses” is out now wherever you listen to music.
The track arrives after Luke notched his latest chart-toppers with “Love You Anyway” and “Fast Car.” Most recently, Luke earned a 2023 CMA International Artist Achievement Award nomination alongside Morgan Wallen and Kip Moore.
Foghat has unveiled the latest track from their upcoming album, Sonic Mojo. The new tune, “She’s a Little Bit of Everything,” was co-written by founding drummer Roger Earl’s former Savoy Brown bandmate, the late Kim Simmonds, before he passed away in December 2022.
“As soon as I heard this song, I knew it was for us,” Earl shares. “I claimed that it was written about Kim’s wife, Debi, but she is far too fine a person to ever admit that that’s where it came from. I really believe that this is where Kim got the inspiration for this song.” He adds, “It’s probably my favorite.”
Guitarist Bryan Bassett adds, “The song is a straight blues rocker that’s quickly becoming a crowd favorite in our live show.”
You can listen to “She’s A Little Bit of Everything” via digital outlets and on YouTube.
“She’s A Little Bit Of Everything” is one of three songs Simmonds co-wrote for the album along with the already released “Drivin’ On” and “I Don’t Appreciate You,” which is coming October 20.
Sonic Mojo, Foghat’s first album in seven years, drops November 10. It is available for preorder now.
Amid a series of lawsuits filed against Lizzo by former employees who allege harassment in the workplace, the singer attended the Black Music Coalition’s 2023 gala on Thursday evening, September 21, to accept her QuincyJones Humanitarian Award.
Her speech, an emotional one, was given surrounded by a group of dancers in support of the star, who seemingly addressed the sexual and racial harassment claims among other accusations.
“I really needed this right now. God’s timing is on time,” Lizzo said, wiping tears from her eyes, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The “Truth Hurts” singer reportedly skipped the red carpet portion of the event and didn’t have a speech prepared to read from because she didn’t “know what to say in times like these.”
“Humanitarianism in its nature is thankless,” she said, noting that the honor was different than other awards she’s earned.
After shining light on her $250,000 donation to Black-led programs and organizations — like the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, Black Girls Smile and Sphinx Organization — Lizzo said she wanted to add “one more thing” to her speech.
“It’s easy to do the right thing when everybody’s watching you and it’s what you do in those moments where nobody’s watching that defines who you are,” she said. “I’m going to continue to amplify the voices of marginalized people … And I’m going to continue to put on and represent and create safe spaces for Black, fat women because that’s what the f*** I do.”
Earlier Thursday, news circulated of a second lawsuit filed by Lizzo’s former tour wardrobe designer, with allegations including racial and sexual harassment, disability discrimination and more. The new complaint follows an August lawsuit filed by three former dancers who also allege harassment.
“I like to think of the extra songs that we added for Denim & Rhinestones, for the Deluxe Edition is just an extension of Denim & Rhinestones as a whole,” says Carrie.
“I definitely wanted all the songs to fit with the rest of the body of work, but it’s just more. It’s more denim. It’s more rhinestones. I feel like the vibe was so cool and I just enjoyed this era so much that I just wanted to keep it going,” she adds. “So, I definitely feel like the songs fit, and if you liked the OG DNR, you’re gonna like the Deluxe Edition.”
Carrie’s REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency is currently underway at Resorts World Theatre. For tickets and a full list of dates, visit rwlasvegas.com.
Here’s the Denim & Rhinestones (Deluxe Edition) track list:
“Denim & Rhinestones”
“Velvet Heartbreak”
“Ghost Story”
“Hate My Heart”
“Burn”
“Crazy Angels”
“Faster”
“Pink Champagne”
“Wanted Woman”
“Poor Everybody Else”
“She Don’t Know”
“Garden”
“Out of That Truck”
“Give Her That”
“Drunk and Hungover”
“Damage”
“Take Me Out”
“She Don’t Know (Live from the Denim & Rhinestones Tour)”
Fleetwood Mac is back on the charts. The band’s recent release, Rumours: Live, lands at #4 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart this week.
It’s been a pretty long time since Fleetwood Mac has been ranked this high on the chart. The last time was back in 2003 when their album Say You Will debuted at #2.
Rumours Live is a double album of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ August 29, 1977, concert at the Forum in Los Angeles. It features live versions of most of the songs on 1977’s Rumours, including “Never Going Back Again,” “Songbird” and “The Chain” as well as tracks from 1975’s Fleetwood Mac, including “Landslide” and “Rhiannon.”
Of course, Rumours was a huge hit for Fleetwood Mac. The album spent 31 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200, a record for any album by a group.
Landon Barker, son of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, has released his debut single.
The track called “Friends with Your EX,” and it’s being released on the elder Barker’s DTA Records label. Travis also produced and plays drums on the song.
You can listen to “Friends with Your EX” now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video, streaming now on YouTube, features social media star Charli D’Amelio, who Landon is dating.
Landon previously collaborated with Machine Gun Kelly on the song “Die in California.”
Travis, meanwhile, is gearing up to release Blink-182’s new album ONE MORE TIME…, the band’s first album with returning member Tom DeLonge in over 10 years. ONE MORE TIME… is due out October 20.
Friday, September 22, sees the release of the 15th anniversary of Jason Mraz‘s bestselling 2008 album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. We Deluxe Edition. In honor of the occasion, Jason’s doing a special YouTube performance.
The performance, filmed at Jason’s home studio, includes his new takes on five songs from the album, including “I’m Yours” and the Grammy-winning “Lucky,” for which he’s joined by his original duet partner, Colbie Caillat. It’s the first in a series of new content that Jason plans to put out revisiting the album.
The performance goes live on Jason’s YouTube channel at 8 p.m. ET.
In other Jason Mraz news, he recently joined the cast of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, but ABC is preparing to postpone Tuesday’s premiere after the show came under fire from the WGA due to the ongoing strike.
Gospel great James Fortune released his latest album, Worth It, a seven-track EP featuring a mix of gospel and hip-hop artists.
Fortune teamed up with fellow Stellar Award winner Zacardi Cortez for the album’s titular track, rapper Waka Flocka Flame added a few bars to “Voyage,” and R&B singer Monica laid vocals on “Trusting God.”
“10 Years ago we encouraged you to Hold On,” Fortune wrote on Instagram, referencing “Hold On,” his 2012 collaboration with Monica. “Today we want you to know that we are just out here ‘Trusting God.'”
With Worth It, Fortune aims to “remind listeners that their struggle and life trauma was worth it,” writing in an album release statement, “God will turn your pain into profit.”
We’re about to learn even more about the Sex Pistols.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, a documentary about the British rockers is in the works, and it will be based on bassist and founding member Glen Matlock’s 1990 memoir, I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol.
The film’s producers, VMI Worldwide, say the doc is set to follow the band’s “rise to global infamy with an honest, insightful account of a group of malcontents, determined to change the music business and to attack hypocrisy and stale conventions in society at large.”
In addition to what Matlock revealed in his book, the doc promises to share previously unknown info about the rockers and will include interviews from the band’s rock star contemporaries.
This won’t be the first time the Sex Pistols’ story has been told. The band was the subject of the FX/Hulu series Pistol from director Danny Boyle, which wasbased on guitarist Steve Jones’ memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol. Matlock had previously said in an interview he was “very disappointed” by the series.
“We’ve never done an original holiday track and for some reason the timing seemed right,” says frontman Tyler Connolly. “Maybe it was all the years of hearing Mariah Carey in Target that sparked the idea.”
You can listen to “Missing You This Christmas” now via digital outlets.
“Missing You This Christmas” follows Theory’s latest album, Dinosaur, which dropped in March. The record includes the singles “Dinosaur” and “Two of Us (Stuck).”
Theory of a Deadman will hit the road on the fall leg of the Rock Resurrection Tour with Skillet starting October 20 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
