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Jelly Roll‘s “Need A Favor” is #1 on country radio for a third week.

The track was penned by Jelly alongside Austin Nivarel, Joe Ragosta and Rob Ragosta, and is off his latest album, Whitsitt Chapel.

Of his accomplishment, Jelly tells Billboard, “A second #1 at Country radio is something I wouldn’t have even allowed myself to dream about. ‘Need A Favor’ has absolutely changed my life. It’s been incredible to watch the fan reaction and see what’s happening out there on the road.”

“Thank you to everyone who has continued to believe in this song, and to country radio for supporting therapeutic music. I’ve seen firsthand the impact the music continues to have with people across the country,” he adds.

Jelly’s next single will be the Lainey Wilson-assisted “Save Me,” which will hit country radio in September.

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Måneskin is returning to the MTV Video Music Awards.

Following their infamously censored performance during the 2022 show, the Italian rockers are set to play the 2023 VMAs, taking place September 12.

Måneskin’s performance will feature the live premiere of their upcoming new single “HONEY (Are u coming?),” due out September 1. The group is also among the 2023 VMA nominees, as their video for “The Loneliest” is up for Best Rock along with Foo Fighters‘ “The Teacher,” Metallica‘s “Lux Æterna,” Linkin Park‘s “Lost,” Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ “Tippa My Tongue” and Muse‘s “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween.”

Other announced performers include Demi Lovato, Karol G and Stray Kids.

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Lauren Daigle‘s self-titled album, due out September 8, has a whopping 23 tracks, and she’s just released the video for one of them.

The joyous clip for “These Are the Days,” filmed in Lauren’s home state of Louisiana, features her dancing through a house filled with dozens of friends and fellow musicians, all partying along with her. At the end, she cannonballs into a swimming pool, fully clothed.

The first 10 tracks of Lauren Daigle — featuring the hit “Thank God I Do” — came out in May. The full 23-song project includes guest appearances from Grammy-winners Jon Batiste, singer/songwriter Natalie Hemby and blues/rock guitarist Gary Clark Jr.

Lauren will kick off her Kaleidoscope tour in support of the album on September 6.

Here’s the track listing for Lauren Daigle:

”Thank God I Do”
“Saint Ferdinand” (feat. Jon Batiste and Natalie Hemby)
“New”
“Waiting”
“To Know Me”
“Kaleidoscope Jesus”
“Valuable”
“Don’t Believe Them”
“Ego”
“These Are The Days”
“Salvation Mountain” (feat. Gary Clark Jr.)
“Back To Me”
“21 Days”
“Love Me Still”
“Interlude #1”
“Turbulent Skies”
“Sometimes”
“Interlude #2”
“Inherited”
“He’s Never Gunna”
“Be Okay”
“Interlude #3”
“You’re All I’ll Take With Me”

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The first batch of performers for the 2023 MTV VMAs has been announced.

Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneskin and K-pop stars Stray Kids will all take the stage at the ceremony, which will air live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on September 12th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

This will mark Demi’s first VMA performance in six years, and it comes just a few days before the release of her album REVAMPED.  She’s nominated in two categories: Best Pop and Video for Good.

Karol G, who’s up for three Moon Persons this year, is making her VMA performance debut, as are Stray Kids. The K-pop group will give the U.S. broadcast premiere of their song “S-CLASS.”

Måneskin performed on the VMAs last year and won Best Alternative.  This year, the Italian rockers will give the world premiere performance of their new single “HONEY (ARE YOU COMING?),” which is due September 1. Additionally, they’re nominated for Best Rock.

As previously reported, Taylor Swift leads all VMA nominees with eight nods, followed by SZA with six and Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith with five each. Voting is open through September 1 at vote.mtv.com.

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Lauryn Hill will soon celebrate the 25th anniversary of her debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, by performing the album’s hits during a world tour run. 

The five-time Grammy winner will hit the road this fall with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour, making stops in 17 cities across the globe. Kicking off in Minneapolis on September 8, the show has dates scheduled for New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Chicago and more North American stops as well as cities in Australia and New Zealand. 

Hill will be joined by her former group, the Fugees, to co-headline on all U.S. and Canadian dates, marking their first joint tour in years. 

“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is and was a love song to my parents, my family, my people, my musical and cultural forebears, my teachers, my loves, my Creator,” Hill said. “I was confident that what inspired me would resonate with an audience that had been led to believe that songs of that kind could only live in the past.”

The tour follows a string of appearances for Hill, who recently surprised fans at Mass Appeal’s Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary show in New York where she performed a medley of hits alongside rapper Nas. In June, Hill reunited with the Fugees for the first time since 2021 for her headlining show at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. 

Tickets for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour go on sale to the public starting August 25. 

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“The new adventures of Ed and Dex starts now!” Kel Mitchell says to Kenan Thompson in the first-look teaser of the long-awaited Good Burger sequel, Good Burger 2. 

After more than 25 years since Paramount released the original, the dynamic duo reunites in the present day at the fictional “fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees,” according to a press release. 

The movie will follow Dexter Reed (Thompson) and original cashier, Ed (Mitchell), as they take on their old jobs at the restaurant. “Dexter Reed is down on his luck after another one of his inventions fails” and “devises a plan to get back on his feet but unfortunately puts the fate of Good Burger at risk once again.”

Good Burger is based on the sketch first aired in the ’90s sketch comedy show All That. The feature film released in 1994, and in 2019, Mitchell reprised his role as Ed in the All That revival series.

“Ed is one of those timeless characters that has brought so much joy and laughter to fans, and it’s such a beautiful blessing to still be doing it after all these years,” Mitchell said of the upcoming film.

“I can’t believe it’s been a little over 25 years since great customer service was born at Good Burger!” Thompson said. “[I] love performing with my brother Kel and can’t wait to show the fans what these characters have been up to since we last saw them.”

While no specific release date has yet been revealed for Good Burger 2, Paramount+ announced it will be out for streaming sometime this fall.

(A previous version of this story was published on 8/22/23. This version has been updated to include the correct spelling of Kenan Thompson’s name).

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Ringo Starr is treating fans to another EP. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to release his fourth EP, Rewind Forward, on October 13, with the title track dropping Friday, August 25.

“Rewind Forward was something I said out of the blue – it’s just one of those lines like a Hard Days Night. It just came to me. But it doesn’t really make sense,” Ringo says about the title. “I was trying to explain it to myself and the best I can tell you about what it means is: sometimes when you want to go forward you have to go back first.”

Ringo brought in some of his A-list friends to help him with the tracks on the EP, including former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney, who wrote “Feeling Sunlight.” The EP also features songs written by Toto’s Steve Lukather and Joe Williams, Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, and Ian Hunter. The Eagles’ Joe Walsh, who is Ringo’s brother-in-law, also appears on the EP.

“Rewind Forward” is available for preorder now. 

Ringo kicked off his EP series in March 2021 with Zoom In, which was followed that September by Change The World and then EP3 in September of 2022.

Up next, Ringo and his All-Starr Band will kick off a fall tour September 15 in Stateline, Nevada. A complete list of dates can be found at ringostarr.com.

Here is the track list for Rewind Forward:

“Shadows On The Wall”
“Feeling The Sunlight”
“Rewind Forward”
“Miss Jean”

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Liz Phair has added more shows to her upcoming 30th anniversary Exile in Guyville tour.

The newly announced dates bookend the fall outing, which now runs from November 3 in Pomona, California, to December 9 in Cleveland.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit LizPhairOfficial.com.

The highly influential Exile in Guyville was first released in June 1993. Phair will release a limited edition vinyl reissue of the album on October 20.

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Tim McGraw‘s dropping his 17th studio album, Standing Room Only, on August 25, and he says it’s his “best project” yet.

“After everything that happened in the world over the past few years…. it made me want to find and record more meaningful, life affirming songs,” Tim reflects on Instagram.

“This album came out of it, and I truly think it’s the best project we’ve ever made,” he says, before adding in parentheses, “I feel like I say that every time, but as an artist, I want to work to get better with every record and I’m really proud of this one.”

Standing Room Only is available for preorder and presave now.

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“The new adventures of Ed and Dex starts now!” Kel Mitchell says to Keenan Thompson in the first-look teaser of the long-awaited Good Burger sequel, Good Burger 2. 

After more than 25 years since Paramount released the original, the dynamic duo reunites in the present day at the fictional “fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees,” according to a press release. 

The movie will follow Dexter Reed (Thompson) and original cashier, Ed (Mitchell), as they take on their old jobs at the restaurant. “Dexter Reed is down on his luck after another one of his inventions fails” and “devises a plan to get back on his feet but unfortunately puts the fate of Good Burger at risk once again.”

Good Burger is based on the sketch first aired in the ’90s sketch comedy show All That. The feature film released in 1994, and in 2019, Mitchell reprised his role as Ed in the All That revival series.

“Ed is one of those timeless characters that has brought so much joy and laughter to fans, and it’s such a beautiful blessing to still be doing it after all these years,” Mitchell said of the upcoming film.

“I can’t believe it’s been a little over 25 years since great customer service was born at Good Burger!” Thompson said. “[I] love performing with my brother Kel and can’t wait to show the fans what these characters have been up to since we last saw them.”

While no specific release date has yet been revealed for Good Burger 2, Paramount+ announced it will be out for streaming sometime this Fall.

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