Jake Owen just released the music video for his new song, “1×1”.
Chase Rice will return Friday with a new song, “Key West & Colorado.” The track is available for preorder now.
Kacey Musgraves’ debut single from 2012, “Merry Go ‘Round,” is officially RIAA double Platinum. To commemorate the occasion, she posted a memory of when the photo for the single art was taken on social media.
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Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa are bonding with the motherland with the creation of a new music and arts festival in Ghana.
The two hip-hop stars from Chicago traveled to the country’s capital, Accra, to announce the Black Star Line festival, set for January 6, 2023.
“When Vic and I started our careers and started touring, we did shows all over the U.S. Eventually we started touring in Europe, we did shows in Asia, South America, Central America, but we never had a chance to play our music for the people who support us the most,” Chance said.
“When we came here and touched down and felt the love that we received and the fans that we got to connect with, the understanding for the need for the connection became apparent to us,” the Grammy winner continued. “We need a music festival bringing major artists to Ghana. This is what we’re working to create.”
The two MCs visited Ghana with eight students from Chicago to teach them about their African heritage.
The festival is named after the Black Star shipping line created by famed Black nationalist Marcus Garvey in 1919. Chance plans to drop his new album, titled Star Line Line Gallery, later this year.
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Trisha Yearwood can’t be stumped in the kitchen.
In addition to her career as a country music superstar, Trisha is also a legend in the kitchen, as seen on her long running show on the Food Network, Trisha’s Southern Kitchen. And there’s no ingredient that Trisha can’t find use for.
Citing homegrown tomatoes as “one of my favorite things on the planet,” Trisha recommends chopping them up in a salad or even eating them whole. For her other “favorite ingredient,” potatoes, Trisha isn’t picky about how they’re prepared, whether it’s scalloped, mashed or potato salad.
Though she’s known for her southern recipes, the expert baker knows her way around tofu, revealing that she makes a “really good” tofu ricotta that she eats as a dip with chips or throws into a tofu lasagna. She also adds an upscale take on frozen tortellini that she’d incorporate into a breakfast quiche with sausage, cheese and egg.
For a personal touch, her original biscuit mix is inspired by her dad’s recipe. “I would make this on a Saturday morning and remind me of home when I was a kid,” she describes. And speaking of home, Trisha is a lover of Georgia peaches, whether eating them sliced raw or baking them into one of her “signature dishes,” peach cobbler.
You can explore more of Trisha’s tastes through her custom bakeware line at Williams Sonoma.
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Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys will team up with country duo LoCash for a special performance August 2 on ABC’s Good Morning America.
During their stop on the show, the acts will deliver the national television premiere of “Beach Boys,” LoCash’s new song, which pays tribute to the legendary California pop-rock group and features guest vocals by Love and Johnston. After performing the new single, Love, Johnston and LoCash will deliver a rendition of The Beach Boys’ 1988 classic “Kokomo.”
The Beach Boys have picked up some serious country cred since LoCash’s new single came out; last month, they joined the duo to make their Grand Ole Opry debut. While they were backstage, LoCash surprised Mike and Bruce with two pairs of snakeskin boots, officially welcoming them to the country music family.
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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is among the musicians who will perform during the opening ceremony for the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games sporting event, which will run from July 28 to August 8 in Iommi’s hometown of Birmingham, U.K.
The Commonwealth Games is an international multiple-sport competition held every four years that features athletes from countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Opening Ceremony will take place July 28 at Alexander Stadium. According to a press release, Iommi will perform with acclaimed sax player Soweto Kinch during a “dream sequence” segment called “Hear My Voice,” which is based on the title track of the 2020 movie Trial of the Chicago Seven. The performance will also feature Birmingham-born R&B vocalists Indigo Marshall and Gambimi.
“It’s true, that I will be performing at the opening of the Commonwealth Games,” Iommi tweeted. “I’m very honoured to have been asked to do it and I’m really looking forward to the day! It’s such a great boost for Birmingham to have the games held here.”
The opening ceremony will also feature a variety of other noteworthy local musicians, including headliners Duran Duran, who will perform during the finale. The band, which will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this November, will play four classic songs from their back catalog with accompaniment from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
For more information about this year’s Commonwealth Games, visit Birmingham2022.com.
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H.E.R. will become a Disney princess when she stars in the ABC animated and live-action special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.
The five-time Grammy and Oscar winner will portray Belle in the two-hour program, which will air Thursday, December 15, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and on Disney+ the next day.
“I can’t believe I get to be a part of the Beauty and the Beast legacy. The world will see a Black and Filipino Belle!” H.E.R. said in a statement. “I have always wanted to be a Disney princess, and I get to work with two wonderful directors Hamish Hamilton and my favorite, Jon M. Chu. It is very surreal and I couldn’t be more grateful.”
“With her obvious extraordinary talent and stage presence, H.E.R. is the perfect embodiment of our Belle and we are thrilled for audiences to see her in this celebration of creativity,” Chu added. “We were both influenced as storytellers by the original animated movie, so it’s very exciting to collaborate together to honor the artistry of that timeless classic while also inspiring a whole new generation of creators.”
The 25-year-old singer/actress will also star in a new adaptation of The Color Purple with Taraji P. Henson, Ciara, Fantasia and Halle Bailey next year.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of when Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The film went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, while the theme song “Beauty and the Beast” won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1992.
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Duran Duran will headline the opening ceremony for the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games sporting event, which will run from July 28 to August 8 in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, U.K.
The Commonwealth Games is an international multiple-sport competition held every four years featuring athletes from countries in the Commonwealth of Nations.
Duran Duran will perform during the finale of the ceremony, which will take place July 28 at Alexander Stadium. The band, which will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this November, will play four classic songs from their back catalog with accompaniment from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
“The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is a momentous event for the great city of Birmingham,” frontman Simon Le Bon says. “And we in Duran Duran are honoured to be a part of it in our home town.”
Adds drummer Roger Taylor, “We are so proud to be returning to our home town to close the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. It is a true honour to be part of a global event that will bring sportspeople of all cultural backgrounds around the world together as one. Another milestone in a most incredible year for us.”
The opening ceremony will also feature a variety of other noteworthy local musicians, including Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who will perform with sax player Soweto Kinch and R&B vocalists Indigo Marshall and Gambimi.
For more information about this year’s Commonwealth Games, visit Birmingham2022.com.
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Country trio Chapel Hart had a major moment on Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s America’s Got Talent when they knocked the judges’ socks off with a performance of their original song, “You Can Have Him Jolene.”
Of course, that song is a nod to Dolly Parton’s early 1970s hit “Jolene,” which has gone on to become one of the country legend’s signature songs.
After the trio wowed the audience with their updated take on the famous story line — earning a standing ovation and a unanimous Golden Buzzer from all four AGT judges — Dolly got wind of the buzz-generating performance and shared her approval on social media.
“What a fun new take on my song!” Dolly wrote, also sharing a video clip and adding that the performance was especially significant because her husband, Carl — who inspired the original — is celebrating a birthday today.
“Carl’s birthday is today so I think I’ll hang on to him, and I’m not notifying Jolene that today is his birthday,” Dolly joked.
Hailing from Mississippi, Chapel Hart is made up of sisters Danica and Devynn Hart and their cousin Trea Swindle. Since 2019, they have independently released two albums.
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Britney Spears often uses her social media to pay tribute to famous women who’ve inspired her in some way. The most recent target of her affection is … Michelle Pfeiffer.
Britney posted a clip of Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle in the 1992 movie Batman Returns, opposite Michael Keaton as Batman. In the scene, she transforms into Catwoman by sewing a skintight black vinyl outfit for herself, donning it and then purring to the cats outside her window, “I don’t know about you, Miss Kitty, but I feel soooo much yummier!”
“I feel like she’s the most charming … sexy … and alluring woman … this scene is probably the hottest scene I’ve ever seen in my life !!!” Britney writes of Catwoman, adding, “Of course, @michellepfeifferofficial whom I’ve never met is the character. she is sick in this movie in the most conventional way possible !!!…she gives hell a whole new meaning … I respect that.”
After declaring that, despite numerous remakes, she doesn’t think “anyone can come even close” to Pfeiffer’s performance, Britney writes, “I know she has no idea who I am, but I just want to let her know a silly girl from the South has always thought she was a freaking God and I have so much respect for her it’s kind of insane !!!”
Britney concludes, “Thank you for doing your craft in such a beautiful way…one and only Pfeiffer!!!”
Fans flooded the comments section, telling Britney that of course everyone on the planet knows who she is; one even tagged Pfeiffer and asked, “Do you know who Britney Spears is?” Pfeiffer has yet to respond.
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More than two decades into their career as a band, country foursome Little Big Town is sharing their key to longevity.
During a conversation with Trailblazers Radio With Fancy Hagood on Apple Music, the group’s Karen Fairchild explains that for LBT, it all comes down to unanimity. That means that all four of the bandmates have to agree on every major career decision — from deciding on a single to booking a show.
“We just set some rules. It’s not really rules. It was things that we knew would keep the band together,” Karen explains, “and that was taking care of each other first over anything, no matter what was going on in the business.”
That approach has served LBT well over the years. If they wanted to stay together for a long time, they knew they had to value each other over individual songs or career moves, Karen continues.
“It’s got to be the four of us saying, ‘No, we all want to cut this song.’ Then you’re looking ahead 10 years and you’re singing some c***py song you didn’t want to sing and you’re mad about it still.”
Years later, Little Big Town still follows that mantra of prioritizing each other over everything else.
“Even today, this morning, it was like, ‘Do you guys want to play this show?’ Most of us wrote back and said, ‘That’s the time we have off with our kids. So we’re going to pass,’” Karen says. “We’re very much together in those choices.”
Little Big Town just announced their 10th studio album, Mr. Sun. The lead single, “Hell Yeah,” is out now.
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