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Dierks Bentley‘s diet while on the road really covers the gamut. 

Now that the hitmaker has spent countless years on the road, he has his food regimen down to a science. Seeing as he takes the stage around 9:30 p.m. each night, he eats foods that will give him higher energy later in the day, feasting on an early dinner that consists of a large salad with all the veggies and protein he can find.

About an hour before he hits the stage, Dierks will pivot over to carbohydrates, snacking on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich along with “a lot of alcohol” to kick himself into high gear. 

“Food is so fascinating to me because it really does power our bodies and we say that a lot but we don’t think about it very often,” the singer explains to People. “My whole life revolves around energy management. I have to walk on stage at 9:30 like peaking energy, which is a really weird thing because when I’m off the road, I’m usually heading towards bed at that point. It’s this crazy energy swap you have to figure out, so my eating habits aren’t really made for people who aren’t dancing around the stage like an idiot every night.”

Dierks is gearing up for the summer leg of his Beers On Me Tour with Ashley McBryde and Travis Denning that runs from May 27 through September 11.

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beabadoobee has premiered the video for her new song, “See You Soon.”

The black-and-white clip follows the “Care” singer as she rides down a road in the English countryside.

“I feel like the idea behind ‘See You Soon’ is that it’s meant to make you feel like you’re tripping on shrooms,” beabadoobee says. “Or, I feel like the chorus especially, I want it to sound like a breath of fresh air, like a realization of some sort.”

You can watch the “See You Soon” video streaming now on YouTube.

“See You Soon” will appear on beabadoobee’s upcoming sophomore album, Beatopia, due out July 15. The record also includes the lead single “Talk.”

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Kelsea Ballerini made a stop at her “home away from home” — the Grand Ole Opry — on Tuesday night, and her performance was extra special for one big reason: She debuted her new single, “Heartfirst,” on the hallowed stage.

“I’m always excited to play here, but whenever I get to play a new song for the first time, there’s an extra little glitter in the air,” Kelsea explained backstage before the show.

“I’m playing my new single, ‘Heartfirst,’ not only for the first time with my band, ever — truly, ever — but for people for the first time,” she goes on to say.

Kelsea was planning to debut “Heartfirst” at the 2022 CMT Awards — a show she was also set to co-host — but at the last minute, a positive COVID-19 test kept her at home. With the magic of virtual technology, Kelsea was still able to co-host over video chat, and she performed “Heartfirst” the same way. Still, it’s not the same as standing onstage in front of a crowd.

“I’m really excited,” the singer added. “Come along.”

“Heartfirst” came out in early April and is expected to be the first single off a new project.

Kelsea’s been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2019. She was inducted by Carrie Underwood.

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Immediately following recent reports about Travis Scott‘s music comeback, the rapper’s return to the festival stage was officially announced on Wednesday. 

Scott will hit the road this fall as a headliner for the multi-nation Primavera Festival in South America. The tour will make stops in Brazil, Argentina and Chile in November and will also feature pop artists Charli XCX and Lorde and alt rock legend Björk. 

The upcoming concert series will be Scott’s first festival performance since his last major headlining gig, Astroworld, in November of last year. During the wildly popular 2021 music fest, which drew upwards of 50,000 fans, Travis Scott performed while the crowd surged toward the stage, resulting in ten deaths and hundreds of injuries. 

As a result of the tragedy, Scott was hit with lawsuits from more than 100 victims and the rapper was removed from upcoming performances, including his scheduled appearance at the 2022 Coachella Music & Arts festival. While the “Antidote” rapper didn’t hit the main stage at Coachella this year, he did reportedly attend a private after-party, where he performed five of his songs. 

Scott offers to pay for funeral costs of the Astroworld victims and also launched Project Heal, a series of community-focused philanthropy and investment efforts.

In advance of Coachella earlier this month, billboards for Scott’s long-awaited album, Utopia, appeared in California. The boards could signify that the rapper’s fourth studio project is on the way soon. 

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Metallica has announced Rye the Lightning, the latest spirit from the band’s signature Blackened Whiskey brand.

Named after the 1984 ‘Tallica album Ride the Lightning, Rye the Lightning is a 90-proof Kentucky straight rye whiskey with “notes of dried fig, hay, pinewood, pear, and rum cake on the nose, and on the palate, clover honey, mint, corn husk, sugar cane, walnut, and cinnamon.”

As with previous Blackened Whiskeys, Rye the Lightning was made using “Black Noise,” a method that involves playing Metallica songs during the distilling process. Apparently, the low-frequency sound waves of the band’s music helps “shape the flavor” of the whiskey.

Fittingly, the playlist used in crafting Rye the Lightning features Metallica’s reverse-order performance of Ride the Lightning at the 2012 Orion Music + More festival.

“Orion Music + More was an awesome experiment and experience,” recalls bassist Robert Trujillo. “The vibe from the crowd was electrifying, and it’s really cool that we get to capture that energy in this release.”

Adds Trujillo, “We’ve used a few live songs in our playlists before, but never a full live playlist. So to be able to incorporate our fans in the Blackened journey and have them be a part of the whiskey-making process is really unique.”

You can pre-order your bottle of Rye the Lighting now via BlackenedWhiskey.com.

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Coheed and Cambria‘s upcoming album, Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind, has been delayed.

The record, which was originally scheduled to drop May 27, will now arrive June 24 due to ongoing vinyl production issues.

“We did everything we could to make the May date happen, but it’s beyond our control and we are excited you’ll have vinyl and the beautiful box set available on release date,” Coheed says. “We couldn’t be prouder of this new album, and we hope you will feel it was worth the wait.”

As a consolation, Coheed plans to debut another new Vaxis II song ahead of its rescheduled release. They’ve also shared an acoustic version of the song “The Liars Club,” which you can listen to now via digital outlets.

Vaxis II also includes the lead single “Shoulders” and the song “Rise, Naianasha (Cut the Cord).”

Coheed will launch a U.S. tour in support of Vaxis II in July.

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Arcade Fire has released a new song called “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid),” a track off the band’s upcoming album, WE.

“There’s nothing saccharine about unconditional love in a world that is coming apart at the seams,” says frontman Win Butler. “WE need each other, in all of our imperfection.”

“‘Lookout Kid’ is a reminder, a lullaby for the end times, sung to my son, but for everyone,” he continues. “Trust your heart, trust your mind, trust your body, trust your soul. S*** is going to get worse before it gets better, but it always gets better, and no one’s perfect. Let me say it again. No one’s perfect.”

You can listen “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” now via digital outlets.

WE, the follow-up to 2017’s Everything Now, arrives May 6. It also includes the previously released songs “The Lightning I” and “The Lightning II.”

Arcade Fire will celebrate the release of WE with a performance on Saturday Night Live on May 7.

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BLACKPINK‘s fans are disappointed to learn that the “How You Like That?” singers will not be making a comeback this summer.

After reports surfaced that the K-pop sensations were readying new music for a June release, their label, YG Entertainment, has stepped forward to deliver the bad news.  According to Music-News, the label had to squash rumors claiming the singers were working on a new record.

“As for the comeback in June, many people are only speculating that way, but it has not been officially announced,” YG said in a statement. “However, it is true that we are preparing for a comeback. When a detailed schedule comes out next time, I will tell you the official data.”

The “Ice Cream” singers — comprised of members Lisa, Jennie, Rosé and Jisoo — last released their record The Album, which dropped in 2020.

Reports of a comeback first surfaced when Jennie appeared on The Game Caterer’s channel earlier this year and teased that a comeback was happening “soon.”  She didn’t share a date and admitted she wasn’t sure if she was “allowed” to say anything.

Fans caught the livestream and shared the video on YouTube.  As for how reports chose June as their comeback month, it was first suggested by the Korean platform Naver and fans ran with it.

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Sam Hunt and Tim McGraw are leading the bill of a brand-new festival this fall, according to Billboard.

The event, called the GoldenSky Country Music Festival, will take place October 15-16 in Sacramento’s Discovery Park. Other country acts joining the lineup include Brothers Osborne, Midland, Carly Pearce, Parmalee, Michael Ray, Lindsay Ell, Brian Kelley — solo artist and one half of the now-defunct Florida Georgia Line — and Diamond Rio.

Sacramento’s local culture will be on full display, with an area of food options and souvenirs on offer, plus a beer festival component featuring over 100 regional craft beers, ciders and seltzers. Admission to the beer fest is free with purchase of entry to see the music, until May 6. After that, beer fest admission can be tacked on to a festival pass for an extra cost.

Festival-goers can also avail themselves of the Loud Lounge, which is geared towards the cannabis community, or catch NCAA and NFL games at the Fieldhouse sports bar. GoldenSky also features the River City Saloon and Dance Hall, which will provide daily line-dancing and partner two-stepping, plus lessons in both styles.

Passes go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. PT.

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