Former Alice Cooper guitarist Kane Roberts to rejoin shock rocker for upcoming US tour

Former Alice Cooper guitarist Kane Roberts to rejoin shock rocker for upcoming US tour
Former Alice Cooper guitarist Kane Roberts to rejoin shock rocker for upcoming US tour
Kane Roberts and Alice Cooper in 1987; Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

After guitarist Nita Strauss announced earlier this week that she was exiting Alice Cooper‘s touring band, the shock rocker has revealed that he’s “welcoming back” Kane Roberts for his September and October tour dates.

The 60-year-old Roberts previously played with Cooper from 1985 to 1988. He lent his talents to a pair of Alice’s studio albums, 1986’s Constrictor and 1987’s Raise Your Fist and Yell, as well as to one track on Cooper’s hit 1989 album, Trash.

“We’ve been friends all this time, and [Kane has] always been one of my favorite guitarists,” Cooper says in a statement. “He’s bringing more muscle to the Detroit Muscle Tour. We’ve always had a swinging door policy where players can come and go, so it’s very exciting to get back on stage with Kane. The fans are in for a real treat at these shows. It’s gonna be a blast.”

Roberts make up a three-guitar attack that also includes Ryan Roxie and Tommy Henriksen.

Strauss, who began playing with Cooper in 2014, announced Monday in a social media post that she was leaving his group and that she also was canceling her solo plans for the rest of the year.

“There is no drama whatsoever and my touring year is still VERY full,” she wrote. “In fact, I’m on a flight straight into the next adventure as I post this, and I’ll be on stage again much sooner than you think! But that’s news for another day.”

Cooper’s U.S. tour kicks off September 7 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and runs through an October 8 show in Henderson, Nevada.

Alice also will be appearing at the Comicpalooza event this Saturday and Sunday in Houston, where he’ll take part in a panel, sign autographs and more.

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Music notes: Camila Cabello, Michael Bublé, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and Kevin Jonas

Music notes: Camila Cabello, Michael Bublé, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and Kevin Jonas
Music notes: Camila Cabello, Michael Bublé, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and Kevin Jonas

Camila Cabello has said goodbye to her long, brunette hair and has traded it in for shoulder length caramel-colored locks. She debuted her new look on her Instagram Stories.

Michael Bublé will be releasing his own cover of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” Thursday night. He teased the cover on Instagram in a video of him being handed the keys to his tour bus. “Olivia is such a talented singer and songwriter. Her song was stuck in my head on repeat,” he raved.

Harry Styles is about to drop a new line from his Pleasing beauty line. Hot Holiday arrives July 19 at 12 p.m. ET. Elle reports new items include the “Probiotic Soothing Spritz” drink, the “Everybody Oil” body oil and a whole bunch of new nail polishes.

Taylor Swift quietly dispelled rumors that she’s engaged to boyfriend Joe AlwynDaily Mail reports the two were spotted around London, and there was no sparkler on Taylor’s ring finger. The two were photographed beating England’s heatwave by grabbing iced coffee and enjoying an intimate outdoor conversation at a cafe.

In other Taylor news, she returned to Instagram to encourage voters in her state to get ready for the Tennessee primary, which is August 4. She also reminded them in her Instagram Story that early voting in the state opens Friday.

Kevin Jonas loves being a girl dad and shared photos on his Instagram of him taking one of his daughters to get her nails done at the salon — and he joined her! He captioned the post, “#girldad things.”

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Nashville notes: Carly Pearce, CMA Fest 2023 and more

Nashville notes: Carly Pearce, CMA Fest 2023 and more
Nashville notes: Carly Pearce, CMA Fest 2023 and more

Carly Pearce is the headliner for Jenny Tolman’s inaugural Cowgirls at the Cowboy Festival. Also on the bill are Natalie Hemby, RaeLynn and, of course, Jenny.

It seems hard to believe, but it’s already time to start getting ready for CMA Fest 2023. Four-night stadium passes for next summer’s event go on sale August 3. The next CMA Fest will take place June 8-11, 2023.

Trisha Yearwood is helping the Country Music Hall of Fame kick off its new membership campaign. The country star — who worked as a tour guide at the museum before her rise to fame — recently visited the Hall, where she offered a message to country fans, urging them to become members.

Breland and Keith Urban just picked up some new hardware for their song “Throw it Back.” The collaboration is now RIAA certified Gold.

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Alicia Keys drops “Come For Me” music video, announces deluxe album, ‘Keys II’

Alicia Keys drops “Come For Me” music video, announces deluxe album, ‘Keys II’
Alicia Keys drops “Come For Me” music video, announces deluxe album, ‘Keys II’
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Alicia Keys dropped off the music video for “Come For Me,” featuring Lucky Daye and Khalid. The song is one of two new singles included on the deluxe double album Keys II, expected August 12.

Daye also makes a guest appearance on “Stay,” which shows up on the Originals side of the two-part album, while the new track “Trillions” featuring Brent Faiyaz will be part of the Unlocked side of the album. 

Other special guests include Lil WaynePusha TSwae Lee and Brandi Carlile.  

Inspired by the original KEYS collection, the 15 tracks on the Original side of the album contains songs similar to Alicia’s sound and vibe throughout her career. The 15 tracks on the Unlocked side, produced by Mike Will Made It, features a new take on some of her hits with samples of old songs weaved throughout.

Along with the announcement of the video and forthcoming project is the release of the vinyl version of the original KEYS album, available for purchase now. 

After performing throughout Europe recently, the 15-time Grammy winner is bringing her Alicia + Keys world tour to the U.S. starting Aug. 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina. For tickets and more information, visit aliciakeys.com

“Surpriiiise ! I’ve been feeling all the love lately, the tour is going soooo crazy!!,” she said via Instagram, sharing the album’s cover art. “So I decided – why not give them a deluxe?? KEYS 2 Pre-Order goes live tomorrow! AND I Added some extra special NEW vibes for you.”

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Billie Eilish reveals she’s not sure what her natural hair color is

Billie Eilish reveals she’s not sure what her natural hair color is
Billie Eilish reveals she’s not sure what her natural hair color is
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Billie Eilish revealed she has no idea what her natural hair color is anymore — because she’s been dyeing her hair for over a decade.

The singer shared her beauty routine with Vogue and opened up about her chameleon-like appearance. “My hair, it has randomly in my life been a thing that I change a lot and I’ve had many, many, many different hair colors since I was, like, 10,” Billie said.

“I didn’t even know that was a part of me. I just did it,” the Oscar winner continued. “I never thought, ‘Oh, I want hair to be the thing that I do.'”

Billie said her parents encouraged her self-expression and were “down for me being 9 and grab a Manic Panic blue from CVS and throw it on my hair!”

“They didn’t care,” she shrugged, which she said allowed her to feel “really comfortable” with changing up her look from time to time. Because of that, it’s one of her favorite things to do.

“I dyed it blue first when I was 9, I think, and then when I was 13, I got it bleached for the first time. I got it white. I had white hair for years,” Billie recalled, but said her current color — black — is “what feels the most like me, weirdly.”

She adds having black hair is “kind of a life-changer” because it makes it “much easier to go out in the world and be a normal person,” as opposed to the signature green hair she rocked for two years. “I couldn’t go anywhere,” she recalled.

As for what her natural hair color is, Billie’s guess is as good as ours. “I think I’m naturally blond,” she suggested. “I haven’t had natural hair color in a long time.”

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Hey, Wisconsinites! You can buy a Luke Combs scratch-off ticket with a top prize of $500,000

Hey, Wisconsinites! You can buy a Luke Combs scratch-off ticket with a top prize of 0,000
Hey, Wisconsinites! You can buy a Luke Combs scratch-off ticket with a top prize of 0,000
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Luke Combs may have won $100 on a scratch-off ticket in the lyrics of his song, “When it Rains it Pours,” but Luke’s fans in Wisconsin have the chance to win a whole lot more. The state now has a special Living Lucky With Luke Combs ticket available.

The ticket offers instant-win cash prizes, plus a bonus drawing for a VIP trip to Nashville to see Luke in concert at the Ryman Auditorium.

While the lucky concertgoers are in Music City, they’ll get an additional chance to win the top prize. Their names will be entered, along with winners from other participating lotteries, into a final drawing for a $500,000 prize.

The grand prize winner will be announced during the Luke Combs show.

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Miranda Lambert, Eric Church + more sign on for ‘They Called Us Outlaws’ documentary

Miranda Lambert, Eric Church + more sign on for ‘They Called Us Outlaws’ documentary
Miranda Lambert, Eric Church + more sign on for ‘They Called Us Outlaws’ documentary
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Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Willie Nelson are just a few of the stars who’ll offer insight into the outlaw country movement in a new, six-part documentary called They Called Us Outlaws.

Executive produced by Jessi Colter, an outlaw singer-songwriter and wife of Waylon Jennings, They Called Us Outlaws arrives in partnership with the Country Music Hall of Fame. It will include over 75 interviews and 12 hours of footage, offering a comprehensive look into the outlaw world from the perspective of those who love it and those who lived it.

Other legends interviewed for the project include Kris Kristofferson and Emmylou Harris, as well as Margo Price, a younger star carrying the outlaw torch into a new generation. Matthew McConaughey will also offer commentary.

The project features some of the last on-camera interviews from late country legends, including Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver, Tom T. Hall and Jerry Jeff Walker.

Interviews for They Called Us Outlaws have taken place over the past decade. Eric Geadelmann directed the project, along with his Shadowbrook Studios.

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Rihanna surprises fans at London art gallery in one of her first public outings since giving birth

Rihanna surprises fans at London art gallery in one of her first public outings since giving birth
Rihanna surprises fans at London art gallery in one of her first public outings since giving birth
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Rihanna is out and about after welcoming her first child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky in May.

British publication Daily Mail reports the “Umbrella” singer made one of her first public appearances since giving birth to her baby boy, crashing an art exhibit in London. Rihanna, who wore her hair loose, donned an all-black ensemble: a bell-sleeved shirt with lace frills on the edges and baggy jeans. She accessorized with metallic eyeliner and green and white shoes.

Rihanna had visited the Mexican Geniuses Exhibition at Dock X in Canada Water, which highlighted works by artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera by digitally projecting them on the walls and allowing fans to enjoy them via a VR experience.

She posed for fan photos and was spotted sitting on a bench for the immersive exhibit.

The Grammy winner was in the area to support her boyfriend, who was a performer at last weekend’s Wireless Festival.

The two welcomed their firstborn on May 13 and have spent the past few weeks staying largely out of the limelight. They have yet to reveal their child’s name.

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcome second child

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcome second child
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcome second child
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In July 2020, Joe Jonas and his wife, Sophie Turner, became first-time parents when they welcomed daughter Willa. Now, two years later, they’re a family of four.

ABC News has confirmed that the couple, who married in 2019, has welcomed a baby girl. It’s not known when exactly the baby was born or what her name is. Sophie, 26, confirmed her pregnancy to Elle UK in early May. “We’re so excited to be expanding the family. It’s the best blessing ever,” she told the mag.

Joe’s little brother and bandmate Nick recently became a father when he and wife Priyanka Chopra welcomed daughter Malti via surrogate. Older brother and bandmate Kevin has two children with his wife, Danielle.

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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band add UK concerts to 2023 European trek

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band add UK concerts to 2023 European trek
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band add UK concerts to 2023 European trek
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After announcing dates for a 2023 U.S. tour leg earlier this week, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have unveiled plans to play four concerts in the United Kingdom as part of their previously announced late-spring/early-summer European trek.

The newly added shows will take place May 30 in Edinburgh, Scotland; June 16 in Birmingham, England; and July 6 and July 8 in London’s Hyde Park. Tickets for the U.K. concerts go on sale Thursday, July 21, at 9 a.m. local time. Tickets for the Edinburgh show will be available at LiveNation.co.uk, while tickets for the Birmingham gig can be purchased at AXS.com and for the London concerts at BST-HydePark.com.

Springsteen and The E Street Band’s 2023 U.S. outing is mapped out from a February 1 concert in Tampa, Florida, through an April 14 performance in Newark, New Jersey. The European leg kicks off April 28 in Barcelona, Spain, and runs through a July 25 show in Monza, Italy.

Visit BruceSpringsteen.net to check out the Boss and his group’s full schedule.

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