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Foo Fighters‘ 2023 schedule is filling up.

After announcing earlier Tuesday that they’d be headlining the 2023 Boston Calling festival in May, Dave Grohl and company have revealed they’ll be leading the lineup for this year’s Bonnaroo and Sonic Temple festivals, as well.

The festivals mark the first live Foo Fighters performances since the band’s New Year’s Eve announcement that they intend to continue following the 2022 death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

There’s no word yet on who will be playing drums with the Foos for the shows. During their two tribute concerts to Hawkins last September, the “Everlong” rockers were joined by a number of guest drummers, including Blink-182‘s Travis Barker, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, prolific session drummer Josh Freese and Hawkins’ teenage son, Shane.

Bonnaroo takes place June 15-18 in Manchester, Tennessee, and also features Paramore, Korn, Portugal. the Man, Marcus Mumford, Pixies, My Morning Jacket, girl in red, The Revivalists, Franz Ferdinand, AFI, Fleet Foxes, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar.

The lineup for Sonic Temple, which will be held May 25-28 in Columbus, Ohio, also includes Tool, KISS, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Queens of the Stone Age, Deftones, Falling in Reverse, Chevelle, Puscifer, Sublime with Rome and The Pretty Reckless.

Tickets for Bonnaroo go on early access sale this Thursday, January 12, at 10 a.m. CT. A presale for Sonic Temple tickets begins Wednesday, January 11, at 10 a.m. ET.

For the full lineups and all ticket info, visit Bonnaroo.com and SonicTempleFestival.com.

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Chris Young‘s gearing up to unleash his first new music since his latest #1.

“’Looking For You’ and ‘All Dogs Go To Heaven’ drop this Friday,” the Tennessee-born hitmaker teased on social media, calling the new tracks “two of my favorite songs I’ve written.” The post also includes a brief instrumental hook from one of the songs.

Chris notched his 13th #1 back in August, as he and Mitchell Tenpenny topped the chart with “At the End of a Bar.” 

This is also likely the first glimpse at Chris’ ninth album, the follow-up to 2021’s Famous Friends; the title track with Kane Brown was also a CMA- and ACM-nominated #1 song. 

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Donell Jones “learned a valuable lesson” the hard way about driving while tired. The R&B singer revealed he got into a car accident after falling asleep behind the wheel.

“I fell asleep while driving yesterday and ended up in a ditch,” he wrote on Instagram alongside images of the car wreck. “I walk away with no injuries but I learned a valuable lesson, That if you’re tired just park the car cause this could’ve been bad.”

Donell admitted that he “needed this experience,” which also proved he is “truly protected.” He then thanked God for “wrapping your arms around me as you have always done,” adding, “My love and loyalty is to you.”

Da Brat, Lyfe Jennings, Jacquees, David Banner and DJ D-Nice were among those who commented with messages of support.

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A dilapidated private jet that once belonged to Elvis Presley has sold at auction for $260,000. According to the Robb Report, the Mecum Kissimmee Collector Car auction took place Sunday, on what would have been Elvis’ 88^th birthday. His former wife Priscilla Presley was on hand for the sale.

“Elvis loved planes and this was one of them,” she told the gathered crowd. “This is my first auction and I’m excited to be here.” 

The 1962 Lockheed 1329 JetStar, which Elvis bought in 1976, a year before his death, has been gathering dust at the Roswell International Air Center in Roswell, New Mexico, for nearly 40 years and is certainly a fixer-upper. That may be why it sold for only $260,000 — $286,000 with fees — which is much lower than the $430,000 — or $498,000 with fees — the previous owner, businessman Jim Gagliardi, paid for it in 2017.

One main issue for the new buyer will be moving the plane from its current location, since its four engines and most of the cockpit instrumentation were removed several years ago.

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Lil Nas X finally responded to those angry parents who don’t want him to collaborate with The Wiggles, an Australian children’s music group.

Tempers erupted last week when the group shared an Instagram photo of them and Lil Nas X hanging out at Australia’s Falls Festival. They captioned it, “New collab in the wind?” 

Some parents condemned the idea because of Lil Nas X’s past controversies, such as his 2021 “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” music video in which he gives the devil a lap dance or when he sold “Satan shoes” that allegedly contained a drop of human blood.  

Critics felt Lil Nas X was too inappropriate and polarizing of a person to work with The Wiggles, so they threatened to stop supporting the group if they went through with it.

While The Wiggles have yet to respond to the controversy, Lil Nas X stepped up to the plate after a critic tweeted about the potential collab. “Lil Nas X has put human blood into 666 pairs of his design for nike shoes and is now planning to collaborate with The wiggles,” they wrote. 

The rapper fired back, “what’s the problem.” 

It should be noted Lil Nas X has a bit of a history with the Australian group. Prior to launching his Long Live Montero tour, he revealed he wanted them as co-headliners. He also said back in 2020 that he wanted The Wiggles to jump on a remix of “Rodeo.”

It is unknown if they are actually working on a collab at this time.

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Tracee Ellis Ross has a new beauty launch that’s already heating up social media.

The Pattern Beauty founder and CEO announced Monday the release of her hair company’s first heat tool: a blow-dryer. The Pattern Blow Dryer was specifically designed for curls, coils and tight hair textures.

“I wanted The PATTERN Blow Dryer to function in a curl-conscious way that was professional grade yet easy to use,” Ross said in an Instagram post. “And it’s soooo pretty.”

The hair label’s latest launch includes four attachments — a diffuser, wide-tooth comb, brush and concentrator nozzle — and provides faster drying with a powerful, professional motor that won’t leave heat damage on textured hair.

In addition to the launch of the Pattern Blow Dryer, the brand has unveiled a heat protectant and shine spray.

All of Pattern Beauty’s latest product drops will be available on the brand’s website, as well as at Ulta Beauty later this year.

“My dream has been to create heat tools that can both honor your pattern and access all the possibilities of our hair without damaging it. I’m elated to launch our first heat tool, The Blow Dryer with four attachments, and can’t wait to help usher in a new era of curl-conscious heat,” Ross said in a statement.

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After revealing that they plan to continue on as a band following the 2022 death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters have announced their first show of 2023.

Dave Grohl and company will headline this year’s Boston Calling festival, taking place May 26-28 at Beantown’s Harvard Athletic Complex.

There’s no word yet on who will be playing drums with the Foos for the show. During their two tribute concerts to Hawkins last September, the “Everlong” rockers were joined by a number of guest drummers, including Blink-182‘s Travis Barker, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, prolific session drummer Josh Freese and Hawkins’ teenage son, Shane.

In a statement posted New Year’s Eve, Foo Fighters wrote, “Without Taylor, we never would have become the band that we were — and without Taylor, we know that we’re going to be a different band going forward.”

The 2023 Boston Calling bill also includes Paramore, Queens of the Stone Age, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Lumineers, Alanis Morissette, The National, Bleachers, The Linda Lindas and The Flaming Lips. Presale begins this Thursday, January 12, at 10 a.m. ET.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit BostonCalling.com.

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It came out in 2011 and was never released as a single, but now Lady Gaga‘s Born This Way track “Bloody Mary” has officially hit the Billboard chart — thanks to Wednesday.

The hit Netflix Addams Family spin-off series Wednesday features a viral moment where Wednesday, played by Jenna Ortega, does a unique dance to the 1981 song “Goo Goo Muck” by psychobilly band The Cramps. But when TikTok users began recreating the dance, they started using a sped-up version of “Bloody Mary” as the soundtrack in place of “Goo Goo Muck.”

Even Gaga got in on the trend, and all that TikTok activity has led to increased streaming of the song, followed by radio play and, now, a chart entry.

The song enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #68, marking Gaga’s first time back on that tally since last year’s Top Gun: Maverick song “Hold My Hand,” which peaked at #49. On Billboard‘s Pop Airplay chart, it’s at #32 and rising.

Though “Bloody Mary” wasn’t released as a single from Born This Way, the album spun off five hits, including the title track, “Judas,” “The Edge of Glory” and “You and I.”

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Elvis Costello is ready to celebrate his decades long collaboration with the legendary Burt Bacharach.

The Songs of Bacharach & Costello is a new box set Costello has personally compiled of every published song the pair has written together. Dropping March 3, the set features 45 songs, including the pair’s 1998 album Painted From Memory, which has been remastered by Bob Ludwig from the original tapes.

The set also includes the new collection, Taken From Life, which includes mostly unreleased songs from the proposed Painting From Memory musical, with three newly recorded songs. There are also two discs of rare and unreleased live performances, as well as a disc of Bacharach and Hal David songs Costello has performed and recorded over the years, and more. It also includes “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” the song the pair performed in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

In addition to the music, the box comes with a 20-page booklet of photography, early drafts of lyrics, studio notes and more, including a brand new 10,000-word essay by Costello which delves into his and Bacharach’s three-decade long friendship and musical partnership.

And to give fans a taste of the set, Costello has released three rare and unreleased live performances: “In the Darkest Place,” recorded with Elvis’ The Imposters bandmate Steve Nieve on tour in Australia, “Painted From Memory,” recorded in Stockholm, Sweden with Nieve and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and a version of the 1963 Dionne Warwick track “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” recorded by Costello and Bacharach at London’s Royal Festival Hall.

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Monday marked the one-year anniversary of comedian Bob Saget‘s death, and one of his closest friends, John Mayer, took to Instagram to pay tribute to the former Full House star.

“One year ago today, we lost Bob Saget. I loved that guy. I love saying ‘I loved that guy.’ Soon after he left us, I couldn’t finish those three words without falling apart, but now I say it with all the simplicity and complexity that love itself entails,” John wrote next to a photo of a smiling Saget on an airport tarmac.

“I knew he was otherworldly while he was here,” John continued. “Every moment we spent together was the stuff of Old Hollywood Magic, of dinners and drinks and stories and laughs and memories you knew were cutting deep grooves into your soul as the lathe was turning.”

He concluded, “I miss him all the time, but those memories? They’re solid objects. And today we’ll take them out and hold them and trade them and remember how much Bob Saget meant to us.”

Saget’s widow Kelly Rizzo responded in the comments, “Man, did he love you. And he always will. I mean look at his face… that sheer happiness is the look of ‘yay I get to fly home with John!’ – so happy you captured that.”

Saget died in his Florida hotel room on January 9, 2022. The cause of death was determined to be head trauma; drugs and alcohol weren’t involved. After Saget died, John paid for a private plane to transport his body back to California and later served as a pallbearer at his funeral.

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