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Kane Brown hit the top of the country charts with “Like I Love Country Music,” the second single off his Different Man album, but the song almost ended up on the cutting room floor.

The singer shares the story in a new video interview with CMT, explaining that he wrote “Like I Love Country Music” in 2019, the same day he wrote “BFE,” one of the songs off his 2020 album, Mixtape, Vol. 1.

“Country Music” — or at least an early version of it — kind of got lost in the shuffle, Kane says.

“I just kind of fell out of love with this one and just realized that there was, like, a half-time missing,” he says. “Which made me not like the song anymore. So we went in and beefed it up a little bit.”

With help from his producer, Dann Huff, Kane reconfigured the song as the throwback anthem fans know and love today — and added a short feature from Brooks & Dunn, who sing a snipped from their song “Brand New Man” during a reference to the track in Kane’s lyrics.

“That is not an edit from their song,” Kane clarifies. “They actually went in the studio and both sang, like, a word apiece. Which I thought was a bigger story than them singing a whole verse or a whole chorus … it made the song amazing.”

“Country Music” went #1 faster than any other single in Kane’s career so far.

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Following the lounge-y, piano-led Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, Arctic Monkeys are continuing to experiment with their sound on their upcoming album, The Car. However, at least one The Car song hearkens back to the vibes of the English group’s guitar-heavy 2013 record, AM.

Speaking to Dutch radio station NPO 3FM, Alex Turner shares that The Car track “Sculptures of Anything Goes” reminds him of the “desert-ier side of the AM record.”

“It feels like there’s still a bit of that dust in there,” Turner adds.

Still, Turner feels that “Sculptures” takes Arctic Monkeys into new directions.

“We haven’t really been to that place, I don’t think, before, sonically,” he says.

You’ll be able to hear for yourself when The Car drops October 21. The album also includes the previously released songs “Body Paint” and “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball.”

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It’s well known Viola Davis is a force to be reckoned with on the big screen — but she also proved she can handle the heat in the kitchen. Hot wing heat, that is.

Fans were surprised to learn the award-winning actress would appear on the popular YouTube series Hot Ones — the show where guests answers questions while eating hot wings of different spice levels — and when she did, it seemed the hot wings’ heat were no match for her.

Davis was questioned on an array of topics, such as her memoir, Finding Me, and her role as Nanisca, the general of an all-female warrior army in The Woman King.

“We trained five hours a day … and we did all the stunts ourselves,” she said of the film. “You have to toss 200-something-pound men over your shoulder. You’re sore, you’re trying not to get hurt.”

Making note of her current situation, hot wing in hand, she said, “The fact that I’m sitting up here eating hot wings and I’m still alive is a testament to the training of this movie.”

With each wing eaten came a new heat level, but still, she seemed unfazed. After biting into the wing with a Scoville level of 46,000, she said enthusiastically, “These are so good.” 

It wasn’t until she grabbed a wing with sauce from a bottle that read “turmeric bomb” that she started to fold. 

And when the Scoville level reached 103,000, Davis couldn’t keep a straight face. That’s also when she took a sip of her water. 

After multiple chicken wings and many increasingly hot spices, Davis grabbed for her milk. 

“Nobody’s ever whooped your a** after all these chicken wings?” she asked of the host. 

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The trailer has been released for the upcoming documentary Let There Be Drums!, which features what’s thought to be the last filmed interview with late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

As its title suggests, Let There Be Drums! spotlights “the world’s greatest drummers” as they “reflect on the art of drumming and how it has shaped their lives.”

“The second I sat on the drums, it was like a bolt of lightning went through my body,” Hawkins says in the trailer, which is streaming now on YouTube. “I’ll never forget that day.”

Other drummers interviewed for the doc include The Beatles‘ Ringo Starr, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Police‘s Stewart Copeland, Jane’s Addiction‘s Stephen Perkins, ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, and The Grateful Dead‘s Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart.

Bill’s son, Justin Kreutzmann, directed the film.

Let There Be Drums! is set to premiere in theaters, and via Amazon and Apple TV, on October 28.

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Camila Cabello wants her fans to know she’s not a big believer in aliens — but a strange sighting in South America may have her reconsidering her stance.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon she was grilled about a video she captured while exploring a hiking trail with her parents. Camila noted the area was experiencing “a lot of spooky activity … Like, I’m talking UFO alien activity.”  

“I don’t want to believe and then I see something that isn’t there,” she added before showing the odd video. “I’m not super into the extraterrestrial. I’m coming from a more skeptical mind.” She revealed her dad, who is a fan of UFO documentaries, flagged the odd sighting when he was reviewing their hiking photos.

Camila said she slowed down the footage and admits, “I think that we might have caught a UFO.” The video shows that, as her mom and dad turn around to smile at the camera, three circular objects shoot overhead and toward the mountains in the background.

“It’s not a bird. It’s not a phone thing,” she stressed. As for what she believes now, Camila revealed, “I think the aliens trusted me to capture a UFO moment.”

The singer joked that maybe the paranormal event happened to her because she wasn’t hoping to see one — as it wasn’t even on her radar — and that’s why she was chosen to experience the strange sight.

“They wanted to convince you,” Fallon ruled.

Camila isn’t the only singer who believes we aren’t alone in the universe. Post Malone, Kesha and Demi Lovato have all come forward with their own paranormal experiences.

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The Grammy Awards race has just opened up in a big way, now that a Grammy favorite has withdrawn his album from consideration.

Silk Sonic, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, won Record and Song of the Year at the Grammys earlier this year for their hit “Leave the Door Open.” Their album An Evening with Silk Sonic, released in November 2021 — after the Grammy cutoff for this year’s ceremony — was expected to be a major contender when the nominations for next year’s ceremony are announced in November. But as Bruno tells Rolling Stone, he feels as though they’ve already been honored enough.

“We truly put our all on this record, but Silk Sonic would like to gracefully, humbly and most importantly, sexually, bow out of submitting our album this year,” Bruno says in his statement. “We hope we can celebrate with everyone on a great year of music and partake in the party. Thank you for letting Silk Sonic thrive.”

“Andy and I, and everyone that worked on this project, won the moment the world responded to ‘Leave The Door Open,'” he continues. “Everything else was just icing on the cake. We thank the Grammys for allowing us to perform on their platform — not once but twice — and awarding us at last year’s ceremony. We’d be crazy to ask for anything more.”

“Thank you to everyone that supported this project and championed it,” he concludes.

Of course, Bruno already has more Grammys than he knows what to do with: As a solo artist, he’s won 11 trophies. Anderson .Paak, meanwhile, has four Grammys as a solo artist.

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Jimmie Allen and Dierks Bentley will be repping country music in Pickled, a CBS sports-comedy special benefiting the Comic Relief US’ initiatives to address homelessness.

According to ABC News, the event, hosted by Stephen Colbert, will revolve around a celebrity pickleball tournament. Stars from every corner of the industry will play: Jimmie and Dierks will be knocking paddles with the likes of Tig Notaro, Max Greenfield, Will Ferrell, Kelly Rowland and Daniel Dae Kim.

In addition to his hosting duties, Stephen will deliver a national anthem duet with Kenny Loggins to kick off the event.

It’s not a huge surprise that Dierks and Jimmie are signing on for the challenge: While neither have professed to be avid pickleball players, they’re both active guys who enjoy trying new sports. Dierks often posts photos and videos of himself biking, especially while he’s out in Colorado. Meanwhile, Jimmie is an avid bowler who even hosted his own tournament this year and has plans to join the Professional Bowlers Association in 2023.

Picked will air live on CBS on November 17 at 9 p.m. ET.

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The Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach has announced a new album with his band The Arcs.

The group’s sophomore album is titled Electrophonic Chronic and is due out January 27. You can listen to the first single, “Keep on Dreamin’,” now via digital outlets.

Electrophonic Chronic will arrive eight years after The Arcs’ 2015 debut album, Yours, Dreamily, and five years after the 2018 death of band member Richard Swift. A press release notes that the album was “largely recorded” with Swift prior to his passing.

Auerbach is currently on tour with The Black Keys in support of their new album, Dropout Boogie, which was released in May. The outing concludes October 18 in Dallas.

Here’s the Electrophonic Chronic track list:

“Keep on Dreamin'”
“Eyez”
“Heaven Is a Place”
“Califone Interlude”
“River”
“Sunshine”
“A Man Will Do Wrong”
“Behind the Eyes”
“Backstage Mess”
“Sporting Girls Interlude”
“Love Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
“Only One for Me”

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