Music

Eddie Vedder seemingly shot back at Mötley Crüe during a recent live show after Nikki Sixx called Pearl Jam “one of the most boring bands in history.”

As captured by fan-shot footage posted to YouTube, Vedder appeared to be making fun of Crüe drummer Tommy Lee while introducing the drummer in his solo band, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

“That drum kit, that silver, beautiful machine…does not need to elevate or rotate to do its job,” Vedder said to a cheering crowd.

Lee, of course, played on an elaborate drum roller coaster during the Crüe’s later tours, including their 2014-2015 “farewell” run.

As previously reported, this whole thing started when Vedder told The New York Times Magazine that he “despised” Mötley Crüe and bands of their ilk.

“I hated it,” Vedder said. “I hated how it made the fellas look. I hated how it made the women look. It felt so vacuous.”

Sixx then fired back at Vedder with a tweet reading, “Made me laugh today reading how much the singer in Pearl Jam hated @MotleyCrue. Now considering that they’re one of the most boring bands in history it’s kind of a compliment isn’t it?”

The Pearl Jam Twitter account then responded with a video of a crowd going crazy during one of the grunge band’s shows along with the caption, “We [heart emoji] our bored fans.”

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Camila Cabello announced her third studio album, Familia, is arriving sometime this year and, for the first time, confirmed that she will be heading out on tour.

Taking to TikTok on Tuesday, the “Don’t Go Yet” singer shared a brief video clip, titled “The US during the Familia tour.”  The snippet shows the Grammy nominee pretending to be on stage and holding out the microphone to hear the imaginary audience sing along while the first notes of Daddy Yankee‘s “Gasolina” blare in the background.

The audio then cuts to a woman horribly flubbing the lyrics and Camila jokingly looks around in confusion.

This is the first time Camila has mentioned the Familia tour.  She has yet to confirm when it starts and where it’ll take her.  

When announcing her third studio album over the summer, Camila explained it was “inspired by two things: family and food. Your family by blood, but also your chosen family.”  Familia, she added, celebrates her Cuban heritage.

She began teasing the next single off the album last week but has yet to reveal when we’ll get to hear it.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

The Super Bowl is just days away and The Chainsmokers are making the big day even more exciting by kicking off an exclusive pre-game concert on TikTok.

The EDM duo announced their next gig on Tuesday, writing, “Bringing together the worlds two favorite things TikTok and Tailgating!”  The concert starts at 2:55 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 13, and will be streamed on the NFL’s official TikTok page.  The Grammy nominees will be playing in the parking lot outside of SoFi Stadium, where the Los Angeles Rams will take on the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Chainsmokers also shared a short TikTok video confirming their upcoming performance and sarcastically told football fans “and we’re not sorry” they are officially attached to the biggest night in the NFL season.

This upcoming performance arrives shortly after The Chainsmokers released “High,” their first song in nearly two years.  Prior to that, the duo had taken an extensive break on social media to work on their upcoming fourth studio album, which they’ve dubbed TCS4 until an official title is revealed.

They have been most active on TikTok and, most famously, had two doppelgängers pretending to be them a week before their inevitable return, which sparked wild fan theories that Drew Taggart and Alex Pall mocked once they reclaimed their account;

It is unknown what songs or stunts The Chainsmokers will pull in their upcoming performance on Sunday, but considering the outrageous shenanigans the two have been pulling on social media — fans are already speculating about what plans the duo have up their sleeves.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

The nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday, and Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Beyoncé and Questlove are among the nominees.

As expected, Smith scored a Best Actor nomination for his starring role as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in the film King Richard. His co-star, Aunjanue Ellis, also received a nod for Best Supporting Actress for playing the tennis icons’ mother, Oracene Price.

Washington, already a two-time Oscar winner, was nominated for Best Actor for his role as the title character in The Tragedy of Macbeth, director Joel Coen‘s take on the classic Shakespeare play.

Meanwhile, the Beyhive is losing their minds over the fact that Beyoncé received her first-ever Oscar nomination for co-writing the song “Be Alive,” for the movie King Richard. She shares the nomination with her co-writer, Dixson.

In addition, Questlove received his first Oscar nomination, for his documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). It spotlights the New York City’s 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, a six-week event that featured everyone from Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone to Gladys Knight & The Pips and Mahalia Jackson.

The 94th Annual Academy Awards air March 27 live on ABC.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

The nominations for the 2022 Oscars was announced this morning Oscar and among the nominees in the Best Original Song category is Van Morrison.

Morrison’s “Down to Joy,” from the film Belfast, will compete against “Be Alive” from King Richard, co-written by Beyoncé and singer, songwriter and producer Darius Scott, aka DIXSON; “Dos Oruguitas,” from Encanto, composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda; the title track of the James Bond film No Time to Die, co-written by Billie Eilish and and her brother and collaborator, FINNEAS; and “Somehow You Do,” from Four Good Days, written by Diane Warren.

Meanwhile, a number of noteworthy songs from 2021 films that had been shortlisted for an Oscar nod were passed over. They include U2‘s Sing 2 track “Your Song Saved My Life”; and “Right Where I Belong,” from the Brian Wilson documentary Long Promised Road, which the Beach Boys legend co-wrote with My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James.

The 2022 Oscars will air live March 27 on ABC.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Despite being nominated for most of the awards leading up to the Oscars, Lady Gaga failed to capture a second acting Oscar nomination for her role in House of Gucci.

Gaga was been nominated for a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics’ Choice Award and a Golden Globe Award for her showy role as Patrizia Reggiani in the film, but when the Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning, her name wasn’t among the honorees.  Instead, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Olivia Colman, Kristen Stewart and Jessica Chastain got the nods.

Meanwhile, two other chart-topping singers were nominated for Oscars: Billie Eilish and Beyoncé.

Billie and her brother FINNEAS were nominated for Best Original Song for “No Time to Die,” from the James Bond movie of the same name. It’s already won them a Grammy and a Golden Globe. 

In a statement, the siblings say, “Words cannot describe how honored and excited we are to have been nominated for an Academy Award for our song ‘No Time To Die.’ It was a lifelong dream of ours to write a Bond theme, and one we never thought would ever come true.”

They add, “It’s completely unbelievable that we are here being recognized for this song, and this is a peak life experience for us as songwriters and artists. To be recognized today among these other incredible nominees is something we most certainly do not take for granted.”

Beyoncé is also nominated for Best Original Song, for “Be Alive,” from the Will Smith movie King Richard. She co-wrote the song with singer, songwriter and producer Darius Scott, aka DIXSON.

These are the first Oscar nominations for both Beyoncé and Billie.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.