Music

Breland is calling on a few of his famous friends to support a cause close to his heart. 

The “My Truck” hitmaker has organized a benefit concert for the Oasis Center that will take place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on April 12, with Kane Brown, Russell Dickerson and Mickey Guyton set to perform. Also on the bill are Lady A‘s Charles Kelley, Brittney Spencer, RaeLynn, duo Seaforth and trio Restless Road, the latter of whom are signed to Kane’s label imprint, 1021 Entertainment.

The show will raise money for the Nashville-based organization that provides services to youth, including crisis intervention and community engagement. 

“Oasis Center does incredible work with youth in crisis, and their impact on the Nashville community and beyond is unmatched,” Breland reflects in a statement. “I can’t think of a better location to celebrate and raise money for this amazing organization than the Mother Church itself. Every artist I have joining me at the Ryman represents the same altruistic ideals as the Oasis Center, and I’m so excited to share the stage with them.”

The New Jersey native is currently inching his way to the top of the country charts as a featured collaborator on Dierks Bentley‘s “Beers on Me.” He’s also teamed up with Thomas Rhett on his own single, “Praise the Lord.”

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

John Legend, a 12-time Grammy Award-winning artist, will be honored with the Recording Academy’s first-ever Global Impact Award during the Black Music Collective event, the organization announced Monday.

The inaugural event will bring together Black creators and business leaders, across all genres, with a mission of setting goals and continuing to build up the Black community.

“It is our distinct honor to celebrate John Legend as the inaugural recipient of the Recording Academy Honors’ Global Impact Award,” says Valeisha Butterfield Jones, co-president of the Recording Academy. “John is one of the most important artists of our time, someone who leads by example and pushes important boundaries consistently across music, philanthropy and activism. His contributions and impact to music and our culture are unparalleled.”

Club Quarantine DJ D-Nice will provide music throughout the night, while Summer Walker is set to perform and MC Lyte will take on host duties in celebration of Legend, his career achievements and his charitable efforts.

The invite-only event will take place at Resorts World Las Vegas during the Grammy Week festivities on Saturday, April 2, a day before the 64th Grammy Awards.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Halestorm is hitting the road this summer with The Pretty Reckless.

The tour kicks off July 8 in Detroit and as of now, it’s scheduled to wrap up August 12 in Norfolk, Virginia.  Lilith Czar is also on the bill, but on Instagram, Halestorm notes that they’re also “incredibly excited” about another support act taking part in the trek, The Warning, the all-female Mexican hard-rock band that are famous for their viral cover of Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman.”

“If you are not hip to their noise, that’s about to change!” reads the message.

Tickets for the trek go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Halestorm’s new album, Back from the Dead, will be out May 6. It includes the previously released singles “Back from the Dead” and “The Steeple.”

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Carrie Underwood had a very special guest join her onstage during REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency.

The American Idol winner offered the crowd at Resorts World a sentimental moment when she invited her mother, Carole Underwood, onstage to sing with her. In a video recorded by a fan in the audience, the two performed Carrie’s 2007 hit, “All American Girl,” the mother and daughter laughing throughout the performance as they attempted to stay in tune with each other.

“You held that out a long time,” the Grammy winner praised her mother as she belted out the song’s final note, the two ending the display with a hug.  

“‘If you wanna go, I’ll take you.’ These might have been the most pivotal words anyone has ever spoken to me. I was busy talking myself out of trying out for American Idol and my mom said these words…the rest is history,” Carrie recalls on Instagram, alongside a series of photos of her and her mom singing. “Tonight, I got to sing with her on stage in front of the most incredible crowd in #LasVegas ❤️ Life sure is amazing! Thanks, Mom, for everything!” 

Carrie continues her Las Vegas residency through May 21.  

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NOTE LANGUAGE) LOL if you thought for a second Ludacris lost his rap steelo. 

The 44-year-old rapper dropped a minute-and-three-seconds of lyrical genius in his response to fellow Atlanta rapper Omeretta The Great‘s “Sorry Not Sorry.”

The original track shook up both the airwaves and social media for its catchy yet controversial lyrics. In the song, Omeretta lists names of towns she says are “not Atlanta,” including Ludacris’ place of fame, College Park.

“I was born in Illinois, mama making hella noise,” Luda starts in the response track. He then goes on to enlighten listeners of his Atlanta journey including getting rich, going to school and contributing “millions of dollars” to the city of Atlanta. 

Though it seems to be a diss track to those who may be from Atlanta outskirts, Omeretta posted the response track on Twitter in support saying, “Luda popping his s***.”

Fans went wild. And then begged for more from Luda. Not sure if more is coming but for now this viral, one minute, reminder verse should do the trick. 

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Dirty Heads is hitting the road this summer.

The band has announced a 24-date trek that will kick off June 24 in Seattle, WA, and run through August 12 in Chicago, IL. The Grammy-nominated SOJA will be joining them on tour, along with Tribal Seeds, Artikal Sound System, and The Elovaters on select dates.

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m. local time at DirtyHeads.com.

Dirty Heads is currently putting the finishing touches on their next album and will be sharing more details soon.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Britney Spears tantalized fans with her upcoming wedding plans by confirming none other than Donatella Versace was designing her gown.  

The “Toxic” singer teased her forthcoming nuptials on Friday by sharing photos of a recent house visit from the luxury fashion designer.  “Look who came to visit,” Britney announced, adding the two of them “are up to no good.”

They were all smiles as they posed for a series of photos, but fans were not given a hint or sneak peek at Britney’s dress design.  The Grammy winner first revealed Versace was “making my dress as we speak” in November.

Donatella told Entertainment Tonight of their recent meeting, “I went to see Britney because I always care about her.  The last time she was in Milan was like 15 years ago, so I brought a few pictures to show to her. She was so moved.”

“She went through hell and back… I cannot imagine what she went through,” the fashion pioneer remarked of Britney’s 13-year conservatorship that was terminated late last year.  She said Britney was in “great spirits” during their meeting and called her “special” as well as someone with “a good heart.”

It is currently unknown when Britney will tie the knot with fiancé Sam Asghari.  The two announced their engagement in September.

As for Sam, he also caught up with Entertainment Tonight at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Party on Sunday night to talk about their upcoming big day. “Everything’s amazing. We’re so excited to be starting a new chapter,” he expressed. “Everything is so positive from here on out.”

Sam also revealed he “doesn’t think we’ll have a bachelor party” because he thinks “they are in the past.”  He also joked that he’s currently holding auditions for his best man.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Russell Dickerson is over the moon about his headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium. 

On Friday, the hit-making country singer performed for a sold out crowd at the Mother Church of Country Music in Nashville and expressed sincere gratitude after the show, sharing a gallery of photos from the event, including one that shows him sprawled out on the stage as a bevy of cheering fans gather behind him and another of him tearing his shirt off. 

“Took me a couple days to wrap my head around this night. This was a decade in the making. It was by far the most incredible night of my career so far,” Russell professes in the caption. “Thank you to every single one of y’all who came out and made this night so special! See y’all across the street next time. I LOVE YOU FAM!!!!!!!!!”

Russell’s wife, Kailey Dickerson, was also all up in her feels about the special night, sharing a photo on Instagram Stories of her husband getting emotional as he performed his first #1 hit, “Yours,” as the crowd loudly sings along. “Friday was so special, I’ll never be over it,” she writes along with a crying face emoji.

The show at the Ryman marked the end of the singer’s All Yours, All Night Tour where he was also presented with a plaque for his single, “Home Sweet,” for being certified gold by the RIAA. 

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

USA Today announced its 2022 Women of the Year on Monday, and the list includes Vice President Kamala Harris and Olympic Gold medalist, Simone Biles.

In recognizing the 64 honorees who “are strong and resilient women who have been champions of change across the country,” USA Today highlighted Biles, her career as the most accomplished gymnast of all time, her impact on mental health and more. 

Biles took time away from gymnastics last year to focus on mental health and the 25-year-old says she’s glad she did. “Now with mental health being a huge topic that we talk about basically on the daily now, they’re (people) always telling me, ‘Thank you so much. You’ve done so much for me and my family, my friends. Now I’m going to go get help.’ So it really does mean a lot to me that a lot of people are now trying to get the help that they not only deserve but that they need,” she said.

She says her mom, Nellie Biles, is her biggest role model and on being courageous she says, “…having courage to speak up, speak out, even if you’re the only one doing that.”  

Taking on the role as the first-ever woman, woman of color and South Asian American to reach vice president, Kamala Harris passed along a message of resilience and strength for women. 

“Know you are not alone. Know that you are supported and know that your voice is strong,” she said. “It’s strong, and don’t let any circumstance diminish that or take your power from you. You are powerful. … You are strong.”

The 2022 list, which notably highlights many women of color, also includes Kizzmekia Corbett, National Institute of Health’s lead scientist for coronavirus vaccine research and Michelle Browder, an activist from Alabama. 

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.