Ashley McBryde is returning to the stage this weekend after taking a couple of weeks off. The singer shared an update with her fans on social media, saying that she’s “so excited” to be reunited with her fans.
The singer announced a short touring hiatus in late June. At the time, a message from her team cited “personal reasons” for the break, without going into specifics.
In her update, Ashley didn’t share exactly what’s been keeping her from touring the past couple of weeks, but she did promise to go into further detail when she’s ready.
“I didn’t anticipate having to take time away,” she reflected. “However, it was something that could not be avoided. More on that someday.”
For now, Ashley’s looking ahead to her busy summer of touring with enthusiasm. “Thank you for the outpouring of love and support. Now back to business, a little spackle, a little sparkle…see you this weekend Trybe!” she concluded.
Ashley is currently part of Dierks Bentley’s Beers on Me Tour. In her absence, Dierks enlisted his “Worth a Shot” duet partner, Elle King,to perform in the direct support slot for a few shows.
Meghan Trainor‘s new song “Bad for Me” was inspired by a letter her therapist asked her to write to a toxic family member; In a new interview, the Grammy winner revealed what happened to it.
Speaking to Australia’s 7News, Meghan said, “I got with my therapist and wrote a letter to the family member and I got no response.”
“I still haven’t got a response,” she added. The “Me Too” singer noted that instead of suffering in the radio silence, she turned to her music. “It was really hard and I wrote this song the next day,” Meghan revealed.
“I didn’t know this would be the first single off this album,” she continued, referencing her upcoming album, Takin’ It Back. “I’m usually coming out with an upbeat ‘love myself’ anthem, so this was different for me.”
Meghan said the song isn’t the only thing helping her heal — the overwhelming response from fans and those resonating with the song has lifted her spirits tremendously. “I didn’t know how relatable it would be and it made me feel not alone,” she expressed.
Elsewhere in the interview, Meghan shouted out husband Daryl Sabara and gushed, “He treats me like a queen — he makes me breakfast every day and he opens every door I walk through.”
The Clash of the Cover Bands judge also mentioned their “perfect baby” — one-year-old Riley — and revealed that she and Sabara “want three more” kids!
As for her other future plans, Meghan is keeping an eye on the pandemic and says she will launch a new tour once it is over. She also wants to go on a vacation to Australia so her son can see the wildlife.
“He needs to see kangaroos and koalas in Australia – that would be the coolest place for him,” Meghan raved.
Beyoncé posted her first TikTok video to her official account Thursday, a compilation of user-generated content inspired by her recent hit single, “Break My Soul.”
“Seeing y’all release the wiggle made me so happy!” says Beyoncé in the caption. “Thank you so much for all the love for BREAK MY SOUL! – Love B”
Thousands of fans flocked to the icon’s new social account to express their excitement.
“Can’t believe I’m witnessing Beyoncé’s TikTok era,” one user said.
Another user pointed out that Beyoncé tagged each of the creators included in the mashup video. “The fact that she not only posted these amazing people but she tagged them too?!?” the user wrote. “Another reason why Bey is Queen!!”
Beyoncé’s entire catalog, including “Break My Soul,” is now available to users, according to the social platform.
Pink sent a strong message to her haters, the Supreme Court and all abortion rights opponents in her new protest anthem “Irrelevant“: The fight for reproductive rights is far from over.
The Grammy winner previously revealed her new track was born from anger after critics condemned her for speaking out against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, which had made abortion a constitutionally protected right since 1973. After being told to basically “shut up and sing” one too many times, Pink went and did just that by turning her anger into a war cry.
“You can call me irrelevant, insignificant/ You can try to make me small/ I’ll be your heretic/ you f***in’ hypocrite/ I won’t think of you at all/ Sticks and stones and all that s***/ Does Jesus love the ignorant?/ I like to think he’d gladly take us all,” she belts out before sending a warning on the country’s emotional state.
“The kids are not alright/ None of us are right, I’m tired/ but I won’t sleep tonight/ ‘Cause I still feel alive,” she vows in the chorus. She also dedicates her bridge to protestors by repeating over and over, “Girls just wanna have rights/ So, why do we have to fight?”
Pink also reaffirmed at the end of the song that she isn’t exhausted by the hate directed at her by declaring, “You can call me irrelevant, insignificant/ I won’t call on you at all.”
Despite the song’s frustrated lyrics, the pop-punk song is designed to reinvigorate by infusing an upbeat melody and a punchy drum beat.
Fans are vowing to put Pink’s new song on blast during their upcoming protests, dubbing it the new women’s anthem.
“Irrelevant” is available to stream and download now.
As promised, Disturbed‘s new single “Hey You” has arrived.
The track, which is indeed an original and not a cover of the Pink Floyd song, is the first preview of the next album from the “Down with the Sickness” metallers, due out later this year.
“It’s a wake up call,” frontman David Draiman says of “Hey You.” “We’ve become our own worst enemies.”
“Civil discourse has become the exception instead of the norm,” he adds. “People have lost themselves in outrage addiction.”
You can listen to “Hey You” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.
Disturbed’s most recent album is 2018’s Evolution, which features the singles “Are You Ready,” “A Reason to Fight” and “No More.”
Drake is bringing a three-day concert series dubbed October World Weekend to his hometown of Toronto, he announced Wednesday.
“OCTOBER WORLD WEEKEND I am currently working on bringing OVO FEST around the world in 2023 for the 10th Anniversary but of course we wanted to turn the city up for the summer,” the Canadian rapper wrote alongside an Instagram post of the flyer that shows off the impressive line-up, which includes Lil Wayne,Nicki Minaj, and Chris Brown.
“More event announcements to come,” he added.
The three-day event, which is part of the road to OVO Fest Tour, will take place July 28-29 and August 1. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 15 on Ticketmaster.
Palaye Royale has announced the details of their upcoming new album, Fever Dream.
The trio’s fourth studio effort will be released October 28.
“Making this record felt like getting back to when we first fell in love with music,” Palaye Royale says. “This record is very much about self-belief and self-empowerment, and overcoming all the obstacles that life throws at you. It’s the first time we’ve really taken a hopeful approach in our music.”
Fever Dream includes the previously released songs “Punching Bag,” “Broken,” “Paranoid” and “No Love in LA.” The album’s “Welcome to the Black Parade”-esque title track is now available via digital outlets, and its accompanying video will premiere this Friday at midnight ET.
Palaye Royale will launch a U.S. headlining tour in support of Fever Dream in September. Mod Sun will also be on the bill.
Here’s the Fever Dream track list:
“Eternal Life”
“No Love in LA”
“Punching Bag”
“Broken”
“Fever Dream”
“Line It Up” feat. LP
“Toxic in You”
“Wasted Sorrow”
“Paranoid”
“Oblivion”
“Lifeless Stars”
“King of the Damned”
“Off with the Head”
From 1969 to 1989, CREEM magazine was an essential read for any music fan, showcasing the work of legendary writers like Lester Bangs, Cameron Crowe, Patti Smith and Robert Christgau. On September 15, CREEM returns after 33 years out of print as a subscription-only quarterly with an issue that includes features on Slash, The Who and new artists like punk act Special Interest. And ABC Audio has a first look at one of its exclusive feature stories.
The Who feature is an excerpt from an unpublished book by late legendary tour manager Richard Cole, probably best known for working with Led Zeppelin during their most debauched years — yes, he was an active participant in the infamous incident with a groupie and a mud shark. But before Zeppelin, he worked for The Who, and soon learned the drawbacks of working for a band whose drummer loved blowing things up.
In CREEM’s except from Cole’s book, the year is 1965, and Cole and The Who have just arrived at a beautiful hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. He’s confused as to why drummer Keith Moon asked them to stop so he could purchase some weed killer and several bags of sugar — and why bass player John Entwistle is so amused by the request. At the hotel, the band settles in, Cole orders some food…and then all hell breaks loose:
As soon as I had taken the first bite out of my ham and cheese sandwich, I heard the almighty blaring of the fire alarms going off. When I looked over at [my assistant] Alan, he had this big stupid grin on his face, as though he knew something I didn’t. When I opened the door, I was shocked to see smoke steaming out of the emergency-exit door. I then looked the other way and saw the grinning faces of Moon and Entwistle peering around their room door.
As I closed the door behind me, the phone started ringing. I answered it to the irate voice of the hotel manager requesting my presence at the front desk immediately. Alan, who had started up with the band before I came around, was still smirking on his bed when I left the room. To him, it was just another day on the road with the Who.
The fire brigade was just leaving when I walked across the hall to the front desk. The manager had made out our bills, but there were no room charges: just a bill for my sandwiches and the fire brigade. We were then given instructions to get out of his hotel immediately before he called the police to throw us out.
To read even more of Cole’s exploits with The Who, subscribe to get CREEM’s new issue when it becomes available in September. Digital-only subscriptions are also available.
Have no fear, another Bad Boys movie is still in the works, according to Martin Lawrence, one of the film’s stars.
Lawrence, who stars in the films alongside Will Smith, dismissed any speculation that the project might be canceled as part of the aftermath of Smith slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars.
“We got one more at least,” the comedian told Ebonyof the franchise.
Sony Chairman Tom Rothman previously shared the same response when asked if there was any truth to rumors that the shocking Oscars moment would put a pause on any Bad Boys plans, telling Deadline, “No. That was inaccurate.”
“That movie’s been in development and still is. There weren’t any brakes to pump because the car wasn’t moving,” he continued. “That was a very unfortunate thing that happened, and I don’t think it’s really my place to comment, except to say that I’ve known Will Smith for many years, and I know him to be a good person. That was an example of a very good person having a very bad moment, in front of the world. I believe his apology and regret is genuine, and I believe in forgiveness and redemption.”
The first Bad Boys movie hit theaters in 1995, with Bad Boys II and Bad Boys for Life following in 2003 and 2020, respectively. Together the franchise has grossed over $840 million worldwide.
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Demi Lovato‘s new song “Substance” is set to be released on Friday, but until then they’re giving fans a teaser of the upcoming music video.
Taking to Instagram Wednesday, they shared a snippet that showed various clips from the forthcoming visuals and wrote, “F*** the theatrics, what happened to classic? Did you Pre-Save?”
The video flashes between scenes of Demi in a board room tossing papers and taking a baseball bat to photos on the wall before falling backwards from the building’s ledge. They then appears walking down the street as paparazzi flashes fill the background.
“Substance” comes one month after the singer-songwriter released “Skin of My Teeth.” Both tracks are expected to appear on Demi’s forthcoming eighth studio album, HOLY F***, which is due out August 19.
In other Demi news, it’s a good thing they’ve already filmed the video, because the singer has accidentally given themselves a nasty-looking facial wound.
Using the viral “They’re gonna know” sound for a TikTok showing off the wound above their left eyebrow, they wrote in the caption, “Guess who hit their head on a crystal and has to get stitches before Kimmel tomorrow???” They punctuated the TikTok by mouthing the word “F***!”
