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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill both wholeheartedly embraced the 19th century pioneering lifestyle as co-stars in the Yellowstone prequel 1883, but Tim just might have gotten a little too comfortable in character.

“There were a few times that my wife forced me to take a shower while we were shooting, because I wanted to stay in character as best I could,” he says in a recent installment of Variety’s Just for Variety podcast.

“She’s like, ‘I don’t care about Method. You stink!’” Tim continues.

Playing the role of James Dutton on the show also caused Tim to temporarily change up his appearance a little bit, which posed its own set of challenges. “When I grow my beard out, it’s completely white,” he reveals. “So the hardest part was keeping that thing dyed.”

That meant he was rocking a different look at his shows, which he played whenever he got breaks from set.

“So showing up and doing a [concert] and having this big old beard on, and I’d put on like 10 pounds during the filming of the show just to look more like the part,” he says. “To show up and put on these tight jeans and have this big, dark, dyed beard, and have the script in my head and trying to remember words, I just didn’t feel comfortable at all. It was a tough thing to do.”

But Tim was fully committed to embracing the world of 1883. He’s previously detailed other things he did to prep his character work, including going to “cowboy camp” with the rest of the cast.

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All of The Offspring‘s biggest songs are coming to vinyl in one convenient package.

A wax edition of the band’s 2005 Greatest Hits compilation is set to get a wide release on July 29. The package will be available in three different variants: a simple black LP with a lyric insert, a picture disc featuring The Offspring’s flaming skull logo and a Walmart exclusive including a flaming skull turntable slipmat.

A limited number of Greatest Hits vinyl copies were released during this year’s Record Store Day. Before that, the collection had never been available on vinyl.

The 14-track Greatest Hits — well, 15 if you include the hidden cover of The Police‘s “Next to You” — features songs such as “Self Esteem,” “Gone Away” and “The Kids Aren’t Alright,” as well as the then-new single “Can’t Repeat.”

The Offspring released their latest album, Let the Bad Times Roll, in April 2021. The band just wrapped a U.S. tour in support of the record, but will return to the States for another run in July following a trip to Europe in June.

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The guitar that Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana‘s iconic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video, a 1969 left-handed Fender Mustang with a Lake Placid Blue finish, sold for $4.55 million during Julien’s Auctions’ latest “Music Icons” memorabilia sale, held over the weekend.

The instrument was purchased by Indianapolis Colts owner and renowned music-memorabilia collector Jim Irsay‘s The Jim Irsay Collection after a bidding war with other participants live at New York City’s Hard Rock Café, online at JuliensAuctions.com and via the phone.

In commemoration of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Cobain family is donating some proceeds from the guitar’s sale and other Kurt-related items that were auctioned to Kicking the Stigma, an initiative launched by the Irsay family to raise awareness about mental health disorders.

“I am thrilled to preserve and protect another piece of American culture that changed the way we looked at world,” says Irsay. “The fact that a portion of the proceeds will go toward our effort to kick the stigma surrounding mental health makes this acquisition even more special to me.”

Meanwhile, a 1965 Dodge Dart that Cobain owned and drove was auctioned for $375,000.

Other historic instruments that sold during the auction, which was held May 20, 21 and 22, included Rush member Alex Lifeson‘s custom-built 1976 Gibson ES-355TD guitar, known as “Whitey,” and a 1964 Fender Jazzmaster guitar once owned by Jimi Hendrix. Both guitars sold for $384,000.

A variety of guitars owned by Lifeson were sold at the auction, including five others that fetched at least $112,000, among them a 1970 Gibson Les Paul electric model that Alex played on most of the band’s albums during the mid-to-late 1970s that sold for $224,000.

Visit JuliensLive.com for full details about the auction.

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It seems as if Burna Boy‘s music success happened overnight. He took home the Best International Act Award at the 2019 BET Awards, won his first Grammy in 2021 and in April of this year went on to become the first Nigerian artist to sell out New York’s Madison Square Garden. 

Burna, born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, has accomplished quite a lot and is paving the way for other artists who make Afrobeats music. In his recent Billboard cover story, the 30-year-old international superstar opened up about his “mission to bring his passion for his homeland to the world’s biggest stages.” To ABC Audio at the 2022 BillBoard Music Awards, Burna emphasized his desire to blaze trails for other Nigerian artists. 

When asked his thoughts on paving the way for those who may come after him, Burna said it’s “most definitely the mission.”

He says that he “hopes for the best and prepares for the worst” while on his musical journey. Keeping in mind his massive impact, he reminds himself to “just keep going and never stop,” noting, “that’s just what I do.”

Answering questions on the carpet prior to his showstopping first BBMA performance, the “Ye” singer wasn’t shy at showing himself some love. When asked why he’s been so popular recently, he flaunted a bit and said, “I mean, look at me … You see the reason.”

The gloating lasted for just a few seconds before Burna returned to his humble personality. “Basically, it’s just spiritual,” he said. “Really, I carry the spirits with me and it just kind of, transcends … so yeah, it’s a blessing.” 

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Scotty McCreery pays homage to the King of Country himself in his current single, “Damn Strait,” a track that strings together references to some of George Strait’s biggest hits to tell a new breakup story.

Scotty didn’t write the song — Trent Tomlinson and Jim Collins are the writers on the track — but the singer says he was immediately impressed by how “Damn Strait” didn’t just name-check classic country songs, but used them to create a new narrative.

“Even if you don’t know this George Strait song — which, shame on you if you don’t — but if you don’t, you still get the song, you know?” Scotty tells ABC Audio.

But Scotty’s very favorite George Strait ballad — “The Chair” — actually doesn’t make an appearance in the lyrics of “Damn Strait.”

He tried to find a way to reference that song, since it’s such an important and influential track for him. “My favorite George Strait song that I always go back to, if I’m in the shower or washing dishes, is ‘The Chair.’ I always go back to that,” he says. When it didn’t fit into the lyrics of his song, Scotty was hoping to include a musical reference to the track.

“In the demo, we put the steel guitar lick [of ‘The Chair’],” he says. “And then, in the actual recording, I think it was a little too close for comfort for the lawyers.” 

“Damn Strait” is one of the tracks on Same Truck, Scotty’s album from September 2021.

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Harry Styles transformed New York’s UBS Arena at Belmont Park into Harry’s House Friday night, taking the stage for a special One Night Only in New York concert to celebrate his album’s release.

During the sold-out show, Harry joyously performed Harry’s House in its entirety for the first time ever — “the way it was intended to be played – from start to finish,” he told the crowd.

And even though the album was released just that day, fans in the audience sang along to every word. “But how?” an incredulous Harry asked at one point.

Standouts were the poignant “Matilda,” already being hailed as one of the best tracks on the album, as well as the more upbeat tracks “Daylight,” “Daydreaming” and “Satellite.” In between songs, Harry thanked fans for changing his life and shouted out some of his collaborators on the album, who were also in the audience.

After performing Harry’s House from start to finish, Harry sang some of his prior hits, including “Adore You,” “Watermelon Sugar,” “Sign of the Times” and even the One Direction track “What Makes You Beautiful.”

He came back to the stage a final time for an encore of his current hit, “As It Was,” after which he bid farewell to the crowd, telling them, “It’s been the best night of my life.”

One Night Only in New York was also livestreamed on Apple Music and will be available for encore viewings on May 22 at 12:00p ET / 9:00a PT / 6:00p CET and on May 26 at 4pm BST / 5pm SGT / 7pm AEST.

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