Blake Shelton has a special gift for members of his team on The Voice this season.
The country superstar took to Twitter to reveal that over the years, it’s become “tradition” for the judges to give a gift to the contestants who pick them as their coach. For season 22, the lucky people who wind up on Blake’s team will be rewarded with a camo print ice chest, complete with The Voice logo and an emblem reading “Team Blake.”
It also features insulated and water proof lining inside. “Perfect for beer and popsicles,” the hitmaker says while modeling the bag.
The ice chest was created by Land’s End, who Blake has also partnered with on a new apparel line.
Paul McCartney and Mary McCartney; David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage
If These Walls Could Sing, the new documentary about London’s Abbey Road Studios that was directed by Paul McCartney‘s daughter Mary, which got its world premiere at Colorado’ Telluride Film Festival in September 3, will soon make its TV debut on Disney+.
The news was revealed at Abbey Road’s official website and a preview clip from the doc was posted along with the announcement featuring Paul sharing recollections about working at the studio.
In the clip, McCartney recalls a time during the late 1970s when his late wife and Mary’s mom, Linda, walked a black pony they owned named Jet into Abbey Road from their nearby London residence. Paul’s memories are accompanied by photos of Linda walking with the pony across the famous zebra crossing outside of the studio.
The preview also features Paul explaining why he continued to work at Abbey Road with his solo band Wings after the breakup of The Beatles, who did most of their recording at the studio.
In London, we had used other studios, but we always liked this [Abbey Road] the best,” he notes. “So that when I was looking to record with Wings, I thought, ‘Well, this is the best studio. I know it. I know a lot of the people here … It’s just a great studio. You know, all of the microphones work … So it was great. It was great to come back home.”
As previously reported, the documentary looks at highlights of Abbey Road’s 91-year history. To make the movie, film crews were allowed to have intimate access to the studio’s premises for the first time ever.
The doc also features interviews withElton John, Jimmy Page, members of Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Oasis‘ Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher, conductor John Williams, producer Giles Martin and more.
As Luke Combs‘ career continues to skyrocket, he’s intentional about keeping trustworthy people around him, especially the songwriters he’s been working with since the start of his career.
Since moving to Nashville in 2014, Luke continues to work with the same songwriters that he did when he was an unknown artist, including Ray Fulcher, Randy Montana and Dan and Randy Isbell. Noting that his circle of songwriting collaborators is close-knit, Luke says that he feels grateful to have that sense of consistency in his life.
“I’m lucky that those people have been really talented and willing to share their ideas with me and share their songs and stories with me and be willing to go out of their way to make time to write with me, especially when they didn’t have any reason to, other than that they believed in what I was doing or believed in my voice or my shows,” Luke expresses. “So I would really give all the credit to those folks.”
In addition to his writing partners, the hitmaker also acknowledges the team of people behind-the-scenes who’ve made his career a success, sharing that the only pressure he feels is to honor their hard work and dedication.
“There’s so many other people that make this thing tick, and I think those people hardly ever get the credit that they deserve. I’m the guy that gets to be on the interviews and on the album covers, but there should be 250 faces on the front of that thing to make it happen,” he says. “I’m real thankful for those people and the only pressure I would feel is to continue to make those people proud.”
“Being unbothered is about emotional intelligence, unbothered is giving yourself space to create the life that you want instead of reacting to life,” the “Post to Be” singer tells Rolling Out. “Being thoughtless, responding to life, and being thoughtful. That’s what being unbothered is all about. I have journal prompts, mantras, yantras, and affirmations. This book is what I would call the power for people that want to create wellness in their life.”
In Unbothered, Omarion shows how he has centered his life around holistic wellness, detailing the practices he uses including breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, dancing, and ancient mantras.
Omarion says his book provides a guide on how to improve mental health.
“This is a full circle moment for me because, through all of the ups and downs as artists, you have to ask yourself, ‘Why am I going through this?’ For it to manifest into a book and a tool that not only I use, but that can be useful to someone else is an amazing feeling,” he continues.
After over 20 years as a recording artist, Omarion says the book is one of the most intense projects of his career.
“It took me a year and a half to write this book, so this is the densest work that I’ve ever done,“ the BET and Soul Train Music award winner says. “So to be able to inspire, which is the highest human act, feels good.”
The season is once again changing, which means that Weezer is about to drop a new EP.
Rivers Cuomo and company will drop the latest installment of their SZNZ project, SZNZ: Autumn, this Thursday, September 22, which is the first day of fall.
A new Weezer SZNZ EP also means another performance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! as part of the band’s “seasonal residency” with the show. You can tune in to watch Wednesday night at 11:35 p.m. ET.
Weezer first launched SZNZ earlier this year with the Spring EP in March, followed by Summer in June. The fourth and final installment, Winter, is due out in December.
In addition to the Kimmel residency, Weezer had also booked a SZNZ-themed Broadway residency for September, but it was canceled due to what Cuomo called “low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses.”
Here’s the SZNZ: Autumn track list:
“Can’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me”
“Get Off on the Pain”
“What Happens After You”
“Francesca”
“Should She Stay or Should She Go”
“Tastes Like Pain”
“Run, Raven, Run”
Taylor Swift is getting creative with her upcoming tenth studio album Midnights
In a TikTok shared at midnight Wednesday, the “evermore” singer announced a new series where she’ll reveal the track list for her hotly anticipated album one by one.
“It’s me. Hi,” she began in the video. “I know that I have a habit of dropping cryptic clues and Easter egg when giving you information about new music and I’m not here to deny that, but I am here to defy that. Welcome to a new series I’m calling Midnights Mayhem With Me.“
Pointing to a Bingo cage beside her, the pop star explained, that there are 13 balls inside of the cage each marked with a number representing the 13 tracks on her upcoming project.
“I am going to be using this technologically advanced device to help me allow fate to decide exactly what track titles I’m going to be announcing and in what order,” she said. “So let’s leave it up to fate.”
Taylor then gave the hopper a whirl until the ball with the number 13 rolled out and, as promised, revealed that the title of that track is “Mastermind.”
There was no mention of when fans can expect the remaining episodes.
Last month, Jax posted an adorable video of a little Scottish girl named Rosie Mae singing her song “Victoria’s Secret” at summer camp. Now, she’s posted a TikTok detailing how she surprised Rosie Mae and her mom by calling them up, flying them and one of Rosie Mae’s friends to LA and making a video with them. Jax said Rosie Mae’s and others’ reactions to “Victoria’s Secret” have made her completely “shift her priorities.”
The singer said “the obvious feats as a songwriter” — like where the song is on the charts or having a certain number of followers — have been “really hard for me to process because it was so quick.” That’s why, she told ABC Audio, “The only thing that’s really, really made me like super-emotional about this process is getting to see videos like that.”
She noted, “Knowing that I helped a girl that is like way younger than me…I wish I would have had that when I was that age, and there were couple of like pop stars I looked up to and stuff like that. So, like, that’s the actual dream. My priorities actually completely shifted after this song.”
Jax explained that she’s now stopped “stressing out about the numbers” and added, “Honest, it’s singular interactions, like at the airport and in the bathroom at a restaurant…those reactions are what’s keeping me super-inspired.”
“My heart is just beyond, beyond, beyond full right now,” she added. “So it’s really, really cool.”
Veteran New Zealand/Australian pop-rock band Crowded House has announced rescheduled dates for its recently postponed 2022 North American tour, which now will take place next spring.
The trek’s revamped itinerary, which features 18 shows, now kicks off on May 2 in Vancouver, Canada and is plotted out through a May 30 concert in Boston.
“Crowded House are delighted at long last to be able to play shows in North America,” says frontman Neil Finn in a statement. “We have been picking up the pace recently as the world opens up and can’t wait present the show with this band lineup in absolute top form to the good folk of North America, from sea to shining sea.”
Last month, the band announced that its 2022 tour, which had been slated to run from early September to early October, was being postponed because current Crowded House drummer Elroy Finn — Neil’s son — had injured his lower back and needed time to recuperate.
Previously purchased tickets for the 2022 dates will be honored for the rescheduled shows.
In addition to Neil and Elroy, Crowded House’s current lineup also features original bassist Nick Seymour, acclaimed producer Mitchell Froom on keyboards and Neil’s son Liam on guitar. The band is supporting its latest studio album, 2021’s Dreamers Are Waiting.
Prior to the North American trek, Crowded House will launch a 2022 Australian tour running from late October to late November. Check out the band’s full schedule at CrowdedHouse.com.
An acoustic guitar played by the late Chris Cornell is being auctioned off in support of Ukraine amid its ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion.
The guitar, made by the Washburn USA custom shop, belongs to musician Pete Thorn, who took the instrument on tour with him in 2009 when he played in Soundgarden frontman’s solo live band. According to Thorn, Cornell liked the guitar so much that he would borrow it to play a few songs each night on the tour.
Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the organization Save Our Allies, which is providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine. A press release states that the guitar is being auctioned with the blessing of Cornell’s widow, Vicky.
Thorn also performed with Cornell’s daughter, Toni, during her rendition of the Prince-written, Sinéad O’Connor-sung song “Nothing Compares 2 U” on The Tonight Show last December.
If you missed it, BLACKPINK performed “Shut Down” last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo and Jennie are promoting their newly released sophomore album, BORN PINK.
Justin Timberlake sent love to Jimmy Fallon, who turned 48 on Monday. The Grammy winner saluted Fallon on his Instagram Story, writing, “My phone could never capture the beauty of your aura. I can’t imagine my feed without you. You complete me.” Justin signed it “from your Instagram boyfriend.”
Speaking of Fallon, the late night host is going viral for his manic-opening monologue, where he tried deciphering all the Easter eggs Taylor Swift possibly left for her upcoming Midnights album.
Megan Thee Stallion is also heading to late night as one of the newly announced hosts of Saturday Night Live. Variety reports the “Sweetest Pie” rapper will make her hosting debut on October 15 and will also serve as the musical guest.
BTS will stream their concert — BTS in BUSAN — October 15 on the global platform Weverse. The septet will take over Busan Asaid Main Stadium, and the streaming platform is already gearing up to host tons of fan traffic.
Madonna released the music video for her “Hung Up” remix with Dominican rapper Tokischa. True to Madonna fashion, the clip is ultra-racy and features the two sensually cozying up and taking over a night club.
Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra took their baby daughter Malti on her first vacation to New York City. Priyanka shared snaps to her Instagram of them gazing out of the window and was sure to keep her little one’s face hidden.
Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde brushed off breakup rumors by attending a screening of their movie Don’t Worry Darling togetherin New York City. People reports the two didn’t pose together on the red carpet.
