Red Hot Chili Peppers will be celebrating at the VMAs with Cheech&Chong.
According to Variety, the comedy duo will present the “Californication” outfit with the Global Icon Award at the MTV show, taking place this Sunday, August 28.
Variety also reports that actor Johnny Depp was considered to present the award before the Peppers chose Cheech & Chong.
The VMAs announced last week that RHCP would receive the 2022 Global Icon Award, which “celebrates an artist or band whose unparalleled career and continued impact and influence has maintained a unique level of global success in music and beyond, leaving an indelible mark on the music landscape.” Foo Fighters were honored with the prize in 2021.
Red Hot Chili Peppers will also perform at the VMAs, marking their return to the show for the first time in over 20 years. Other performers include Måneskin and Panic! at the Disco.
Nick Cannon‘s tribe is getting bigger: the television host is expecting his 10th child. He revealed Wednesday via a video on Instagram that captured BTS clips of his maternity shoot with Brittany Bell, the mother of two of his children.
“Time Stopped and This Happened. #Sunshine #SonRISE,” he captioned a video, revealing the gender of the baby. The couple’s children Golden and Powerful were also included in some of the shots.
Nick is also father to twins Moroccan and Monroe with his ex-wife, Mariah Carey; twin sons Zion and Zillion with DJ Abby De La Rosa; Legendary with model Bre Tiesi; and Zen with Alyssa Scott.
Zen passed away at 5months old after battling brain cancer.
Wet Leg, The 1975 and Yungblud are among the artists performing BBC Radio 1’s upcoming Live Lounge Month.
The annual series features artists visiting the U.K. radio station to play their new material and often a unique cover. Yungblud, for example, performed a mashup of a Taylor Swift and Avril Lavigne song during his 2020 Live Lounge set.
Other artists taking part this year include WILLOW, beabadoobee, Steve Lacy and Nova Twins.
Congrats are in order for Volbeat frontman Michael Poulsen and his girlfriend, Jeanet, who are now married.
The Danish rockers posted a photo to Instagram from the wedding ceremony, which took place Saturday, August 20.
“Finally married. Michael Poulsen and Jeanet Poulsen: 20-08-2022,” the caption reads.
Michael, who’s been married once before, has been with Jeanet since at least 2017, when they welcomed a baby girl.
In between getting married, Michael and the rest of Volbeat have been touring in support of their new album, Servant of the Mind, which dropped last December. It includes the singles “Wait a Minute My Girl,” “Shotgun Blues” and “Temple of Ekur.”
The other day, Sir Elton Johnperformed his forthcoming Britney Spears collab at a popular French restaurant. On Wednesday, Britney shared an extended preview of the song so fans could really hear what it sounds like — then deleted it a short time later.
If you caught it, the clip featured Britney’s rich vocals as she sings lyrics and melodies from Elton’s 1971 hit “Tiny Dancer” and his 1992 tune “The One.”
Britney also lavished praise onto the legendary hitmaker, writing in a lengthy Instagram caption, “Since most say they are honored TO KNOW ME SO WELL and only want happiness for me … you can bet your bottom dollar that THIS collaboration will heighten my year by joining your brilliant hands of play.”
Britney said, “Sir Elton I did it thanks to your genius, creative, and legendary mind !!! I am so grateful !!!”
Elton commented on the “Toxic” singer’s post: “Can’t wait for everyone to hear what we’ve been working on!”
The two have also shared a snippet of what appears to be the track’s music video. The clip opens to a field of pink roses before a rocket blasts off into the pastel-colored sky.
The British singer also took to his Instagram Story to share a “‘Hold Me Closer’ pop quiz,” where he asked fans how they are feeling about the forthcoming track, if they presaved the song and how excited they are to finally hear it when it comes out on Friday.
Jackson Browne, Smokey Robinson and Elvis Costello are among the collaborators featured on actress/singer Rita Wilson‘s forthcoming album, Now & Forever: Duets, a covers collection mainly boasting renditions of 1970s hits.
According to Billboard, Wilson chose to focus on ’70s covers because of the personal significance the decade holds for her.
“I wanted to honor where I came from with songs from the ’70s,” she says in a statement. “It was really about showing enormous appreciation for the songwriting of that period — how these songs are still relevant even though they’re 50 years old.”
Rita’s duet with Browne, who’s widely considered among the most respected singer/songwriter to emerge during the ’70s, actually dates back to the 1959 Every Brothers hit “Let It Be Me.”
In a behind-the-scenes video about the making of Now & Forever posted on Wilson’s YouTube channel, Rita says, “Jackson, to me, is one of the first artists that I just fell in love with — his voice, his writing was so personal and so emotional.”
Robinson, meanwhile, is a featured on a version of the 1972 Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway hit duet “Where Is the Love?” Costello lends his talents to a rendition of Bruce Springsteen‘s “Fire.”
Other guests artists on Now and Forever include crooner Josh Groban, Hamilton actor Leslie Odom Jr. and country stars Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Jimmie Allen.
The album also includes songs that were written and/or famously recorded by Van Morrison, Paul Simon, The Bee Gees, Bread, The Jackson 5, Harry Nilsson and Fleetwood Mac.
Now & Forever: Duets is due out September 27, and can be preorderd now.
Here’s the album’s full track list:
“Crazy Love” (Van Morrison) — with Keith Urban
“Where Is the Love?” (Roberta Flack & Donnie Hathaway) — with Smokey Robinson
“Slip Slidin’ Away” (Paul Simon) — with Willie Nelson
“Let It Be Me” (The Everly Brothers) — with Jackson Browne
“Massachusetts” (The Bee Gees) — with Leslie Odom Jr.
“Fire” (Bruce Springsteen) – with Elvis Costello
“If” (Bread) — with Tim McGraw
“I’ll Be There” (Michael Jackson) — with Jimmie Allen
“Without You” (Harry Nilsson) — with Vince Gill
“Songbird” (Fleetwood Mac) — with Josh Groban
Lil Tjay is thankful for those who’ve sent him well wishes as he recovers from a near-fatal shooting. Taking to Instagram Wednesday, the rapper spoke up for the first time since being shot at a New Jersey shopping center.
“Hey, what’s going on, y’all, it’s your boy Tjay, man. I’m just checking in with y’all,” he said in a video shared on Instagram. “I just wanna say thanks for the love, thanks for the support. I been looking at the DMs … the comments and everything else, and I feel love.”
Tjay was shot in the thoracic cavity during an attempted robbery in June. He underwent emergency surgery and was unconscious but survived despite concerns he wouldn’t make it.
“Seven shots, it was tough, you know?” the rapper said to his fans. “Most people don’t survive it, but I’m here. Here for a reason, and new music coming soon. We gonna come back stronger than ever. Love y’all.”
Suspect Mohamed Konate faces three counts of first-degree attempted murder, three counts of first-degree armed robbery and multiple weapons-related charges for his role in the attempted robbery-turned-shooting. Tjay’s friends Antoine Boyd and Jeffrey Valdez, who were present at the time, were also arrested on a second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon charge.
Tjay’s message follows reports of a New York City billboard announcing his imminent return.
(Note Language) Offset is reportedly suing Migos’ record label for their failure to honor a deal made in 2021.
In court documents obtained by TMZ, the rapper claimed he negotiated a deal with Quality Control Records in which he “paid handsomely” for his artist rights, but in spite of that, the label is claiming credit for his newest single.
“54321,” produced by Baby Keem, was released under Motown Records’ Universal Music Group. According to Offset, QC is claiming ownership of the song. The rapper is calling out the “hostile” act and asking the court to declare that he owns all rights to solo projects recorded from January 15, 2021, onward — including his upcoming single featuring Moneybagg Yo.
Getting wind of the suit, Quality Control CEO Pierre “P” Thomas responded to the allegations, seemingly alluding to Offset as the “problem.” “The last lawsuit was filed publicly and dismissed quietly,” he penned in a tweet. “Let’s see how this one go. Been to real for all this lame s***. Everyone know the real problem.”
Offset then replied, calling P out for attempting to take credit on his track after he bought himself out of his solo deal with the label.
“N**gas act like im the problem I paid millions to get my rights back,” the “Clout” rapper wrote. “N**ga you black balled me I ain’t said S*** one time homie I ain’t spoke to you in 2 years now I drop and you want ya name on my credit?”
Taylor Swift is trying to shake off yet another legal battle — this time over the designs she used for her Lover era.
Billboardreports author Teresa La Dart filed a complaint in Tennessee federal court on Tuesday and accused the Grammy-winning singer of stealing “a number of creative elements” from her 2010 self-published book, also titled Lover.
An attorney for La Dart takes issue with the book that accompanied the 2019 special-edition Lover CD. The lawyer, William S. Parks, says his client’s copyright has been infringed because the 2010 work featured “pastel pinks and blues” and the author depicted herself “photographed in a downward pose” on the cover.
La Dart alleges Taylor copied the “format” of her book, adding her 2010 collection of poems featured “a recollection of past years memorialized in a combination of written and pictorial components” — and Taylor’s did the same.
“The defendants to this day have neither sought, nor obtained, a license from TLD of her creative design element rights, nor have they given any credit to TLD … let alone provided any monetary payments,” the complaint reads. They are seeking damages in “excess of one million dollars.”
Legal experts have weighed in on Billboard and say the case is “unlikely to succeed.”
Litigator Aaron Moss told the outlet, “The idea of memorializing a series of recollections over a number of years by interspersing ‘written and pictorial components’ isn’t protectable … This lawsuit should be thrown out on a motion to dismiss.”
Taylor is facing a separate case where she stands accused of copying lyrics for her 2014 hit “Shake It Off” from 3LW‘s 2001 song “Playas Gon’ Play.” Her team is asking for a judge to rule without a trial.
The other day, Sir Elton Johnperformed his forthcoming Britney Spears collab at a popular French restaurant. Now, Britney has shared an extended preview of the song so fans can really hear what it sounds like.
The clip features Britney’s rich vocals as she sings lyrics and melodies from Elton’s 1971 hit “Tiny Dancer” and his 1992 tune “The One.”
Britney also lavished praise onto the legendary hitmaker, writing in a lengthy Instagram caption, “Since most say they are honored TO KNOW ME SO WELL and only want happiness for me … you can bet your bottom dollar that THIS collaboration will heighten my year by joining your brilliant hands of play.”
Britney said, “Sir Elton I did it thanks to your genius, creative, and legendary mind !!! I am so grateful !!!”
Elton quickly commented on the “Toxic” singer’s post: “Can’t wait for everyone to hear what we’ve been working on!”
The two have also shared a snippet of what appears to be the track’s music video. The clip opens to a field of pink roses before a rocket blasts off into the pastel-colored sky.
The British singer also took to his Instagram Story to share a “‘Hold Me Closer’ pop quiz,” where he asked fans how they are feeling about the forthcoming track, if they presaved the song and how excited they are to finally hear it when it comes out on Friday.
