Red Hot Chili Peppers are calling out sick for Friday’s scheduled concert in Glasgow, Scotland.
A statement posted by the band early Friday reads, “Due to illness RHCP will not be able to perform in Glasgow tonight July 1.”
“We are working on ways to reschedule,” the post continues. “[Please] hold onto your tickets & wait for an update soon. RHCP love Scotland & are deeply disappointed not to be able to perform the show. Thank you for your understanding.”
The Scotland show is part of the Chili Peppers’ ongoing world tour in support of their new album, Unlimited Love. Their next scheduled performance is set for this Sunday, July 3 at Belgium’s Rock Werchter festival.
The U.S. leg of the tour begins July 23 in Denver.
Scotty McCreery’s son may not even be born yet, but he’s already a New England Patriots fan — and he’s got the jersey to prove it.
On social media, the country singer shared a special gift he got from his favorite football team: A baby-sized jersey, which reads “McCreery” and the number “1” across the back. “Baby’s first jersey!!!” he wrote as he showed off his unborn son’s new Patriots swag.
Even though he grew up in North Carolina, Scotty is a lifelong Patriots fan who grew up watching games with his New England-born dad. “I’m like the lone wolf,” he joked in a 2016 interview with the sports team’s website. “But it’s fun to be a Patriots fan down here because most folks, they’re Pats haters for sure.”
Scotty and his wife, Gabi, announced earlier this month that they’re expecting a baby boy. Due in November, the new addition to the family will be the country star couple’s first child.
Bret Michaels was reportedly hospitalized in Nashville, just before taking the stage on Thursday.
While there’s no official word on why he was hospitalized, Michaels, 59, TMZ reported he’s being treated after suffering a bad reaction to medication, triggered by his diabetes.
Before the medical emergency, the Poison frontman was set to take the stage with his band mates as part of the Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. According to TMZ, the rest of Poison took the stage to announce that they wouldn’t be performing their set.
Fans were bummed by the news, with one tweeting, “Came all the way from KC to watch poison. Bret Michaels was admitted to hospital. No poison in Nashville.”
It’s unclear how long Michaels will be out of commission. The next tour stop is scheduled for Saturday, July 2 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Paul McCartney and Sheryl Crow have been added to the star-packed lineup of NBC’s upcoming special Ukraine: Answering the Call, according to Billboard.
The new additions join previously announced celebrities José Andrés, Jon Batiste, Kristen Bell, Brandi Carlile, Brian Cox, Jeff Daniels, Vera Farmiga, Lena Headey, Alicia Keys, Simu Liu, Julianne Moore, Brad Paisley, Rosie Perez and more.
The hour-long primetime special, per the network, “is aimed at educating, raising funds for those whose lives have been shattered by the crisis, and spreading awareness through the power of entertainment – an answer to the call from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who has challenged Americans to use their voices to reach those who want peace.”
Zelenskyy will address Americans during the special. NBC News will also share reports on the stories of real people all around the world who are impacted by the crisis in Ukraine.
Ukraine: Answering the Call airs Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Paul McCartney and Sheryl Crow have been added to the star-packed lineup of NBC’s upcoming special Ukraine: Answering the Call, according to Billboard.
The new additions join previously announced celebrities José Andrés, Jon Batiste, Kristen Bell, Brandi Carlile, Brian Cox, Jeff Daniels, Vera Farmiga, Lena Headey, Alicia Keys, Simu Liu, Julianne Moore, Brad Paisley, Rosie Perez and more.
The hour-long primetime special, per the network, “is aimed at educating, raising funds for those whose lives have been shattered by the crisis, and spreading awareness through the power of entertainment – an answer to the call from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who has challenged Americans to use their voices to reach those who want peace.”
Zelenskyy will address Americans during the special. NBC News will also share reports on the stories of real people all around the world who are impacted by the crisis in Ukraine.
Ukraine: Answering the Call airs Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
After a week of teasing, Cardi B’s new song “Hot S***” arrived on Friday!
Cardi teamed up with Kanye West and Lil Durk for the record, which the female rapper previously described as “masculine” and “great for the clubs.”
In typical Cardi fashion, the track oozes confidence as she raps the chorus, “Oof (Oof), checks comin’ fast, I’m like swoosh (Swoosh) / Ooh (Ooh), give ’em to them straight, hundred proof (Proof) / I thought I killed you hoes before, it must be déjà vu /It’s either that or I’m catchin’ body, number two.”
Cardi first teased “Hot S***” on Sunday, June 26, then, the next day, she revealed that Ye and Lil Durk would be joining her on the record.
“Hot S***” is Cardi’s first single of 2022, however, it almost didn’t arrive as planned. In an Instagram Live on June 28, she expressed that she wanted to cancel the song release because the music video to assist the track wasn’t ready and added that “a lot of people have been dropping the ball for the past two months.” Ultimately, she decided to “push” and put the song out for her fans anyway.
“Hot S***” is expected to appear on Cardi’s long-awaited sophomore album, the follow up to 2018’s Invasion of Privacy.
Miranda Lambert’s new line of home goods takes cues from the two women who taught her everything she knows about hospitality: Her mom, Beverly June Lambert, and grandma, Wanda Louise Coker.
Hence the name — Wanda June — of the collection that the singer hopes will reflect the personalities of the women in her family.
“You can walk in any of our places, kick off your shoes and make a drink. I get that from my mom and grandma,” Miranda tells People. “‘Y’all come in and sit awhile — here’s a Crown and Coke at 1 in the afternoon.’ I feel like that’s what we’re doing with Wanda June.”
The new line — which features items like casserole dishes, kitchen goods and rugs — is all about making memories, she continues.
“A lot of my most fond memories have been around the table and in cozy spaces,” she explains. “We wanted the whole thing to be a little bit collectible, something you could pass down — because my mom and I both have pieces of my grandmother’s china, tablecloths and tablewares and things that really mean something that our grandmothers had.”
Miranda’s Wanda June line is available for purchase at Walmart.
The Doobie Brothers‘ breakthrough second album, Toulouse Street, was released 50 years ago today.
The 10-track collection features the band’s first two top-40 hits, “Listen to the Music” and a cover of the 1966 gospel tune “Jesus Is Just Alright,” which reached #11 and #35, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. The record, which also includes the classic-rock staple “Rockin’ Down the Highway,” peaked at #21 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 1 million copies in the U.S.
The album saw the Doobie Brothers lineup expand from a quartet to a quintet, as founding singer/guitarists Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons and drummer John Hartman were joined by a second drummer, Mike Hossack, and original bassist Dave Shogren was replaced by Tiran Porter.
Johnston wrote five of the album’s 10 songs, including “Listen to the Music” and “Rockin’ Down the Highway,” while Simmons composed two tunes, and the remaining tracks were covers — the aforementioned “Jesus Is Just Alright,” Seals and Crofts‘ “Cottonmouth” and blues great Sonny Boy Williamson‘s “Don’t Start Me to Talkin’.”
Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne is featured on “Rockin’ Down the Highway,” “Don’t Start Me to Talkin’,” “Cotton Mouth” and “Jesus Is Just Alright.”
On Toulouse Street, The Doobie Brothers’ deep Americana roots are on full display. As Johnston explains to ABC Audio, “Everybody came from different musical backgrounds, and that all got thrown together and it worked. Me coming from blues and R&B, soul music, plus rock ‘n’ roll, of course. Pat coming from rock ‘n’ roll, but also folk blues, a lot of fingerpicking…[T]hose two elements basically guided where the band was gonna go early on.”
Johnston adds, “[W]e’re what you might call a quintessential American band.”
Here the full track list of Toulouse Street:
“Listen to the Music”
“Rockin’ Down the Highway”
“Mamaloi”
“Toulouse Street”
“Cotton Mouth”
“Don’t Start Me to Talkin'”
“Jesus Is Just Alright”
“White Sun”
“Disciple”
“Snake Man”
A new collectible David Bowie-themed Barbie doll has been released in honor of the 50th anniversary of the late rock legend’s classic fifth studio album, 1971’s Hunky Dory.
The new doll is the second Bowie-inspired Barbie released as part the Barbie Signature Collection, following the Ziggy Stardust-themed figurine that debuted in 2019.
The new Barbie features the doll dressed in an outfit replicating the one Bowie wore in the 1973 music video for the Hunky Dory single “Life on Mars?” — a powder-blue suit, black and silver striped shirt, a statement tie and platform shoes. The doll also boasts the same red shag hairstyle that Bowie sported in the video and throughout his glam-era heyday, as well as similar face makeup, including bold blue eyeshadow.
The David Bowie Barbie Doll 2 is priced at $50 and is available at MattelCreations.com, Amazon, Walmart and Target.
In addition to being the lead single and title track off his upcoming solo album, Ozzy Osbourne‘s new song “Patient Number 9” has given Jeff Beck a new Billboard record.
With “Patient Number 9” debuting at #20 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, Beck, who plays the guitar solo on “Patient Number 9” and is credited as a featured artist, has set the new mark for longest gap between appearances on that particular ranking.
Beck’s last entry on Mainstream Rock Airplay came in 1994 thanks to his collaboration with Seal on a cover of Jimi Hendrix‘s “Manic Depression.” All told, it took Beck 28 years and four months to return to the chart.
Prior to Beck, the record had been held by Elton John. The Rocket Man spent 27 years and five months between charting on Mainstream Rock Airplay in 1992 with the Eric Clapton team-up “Runaway Train” and in 2020 as a featured artist on “Ordinary Man,” the title track off the then-new album by, wait for it, Ozzy Osbourne.
So, the lesson here seems to be that if you want to break a Billboard chart record, hopping on an Ozzy Osbourne solo track may be your best bet.
The album Patient Number 9 will be released September 9, and can be preordered now. Along with Beck, it includes guest contributions from Clapton, Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Pearl Jam‘s Mike McCready, Black Label Society‘s Zakk Wylde, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Jane’s Addiction‘s Chris Chaney, Metallica‘s Robert Trujillo and late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
