If you’re looking to score some last-minute tickets for Adele‘s Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace, be prepared to shell out some big bucks.
On Gametime.co, an app and website for last-minute tickets to major events, a pair of tickets in the orchestra section for this Friday’s opening show are going for over $96,950 — or $48,475 per seat, including service fees.
For those looking to go easy on their wallets, the lowest-priced seats, for her January 22 show, are available for $885 each.
Adele’s Weekends With Adele Las Vegas residency kicks off January 21 and runs through April 16.
Britney Spears is threatening legal action against her sister Jamie Lynn, if she doesn’t stop talking about her while promoting her new book, Things I Should Have Said.
Through her attorney Matthew S. Rosengart, the “Toxic” singer, 40, sent a cease and desist letter, which was obtained by ABC News, to Jamie Lynn, 30, stating that she will not be “exploited” for her sister’s “monetary gain.”
“As you know, I represent your sister Britney Spears, and I write at her request concerning the above-referenced matter. We write with some hesitation because the last thing Britney wants is to bring more attention to your ill-timed book and its misleading or outrageous claims about her,” the letter begins. “Although Britney has not read and does not intend to read your book, she and millions of her fans were shocked to see how you have exploited her for monetary gain. She will not tolerate it, nor should she.”
Rosengart goes on point out how the pop star was the “breadwinner” of the family and “also otherwise supported” Jamie before reminding her of the “abuse and wrongdoing” Britney has already been through.
“…Having endured a 13-year conservatorship that stripped her of civil rights and fundamental liberties, Britney will no longer be bullied by her father or anyone else,” reads the letter.
Rosengart also attempted to use the Zoey 101 alum’s own words against her, adding that she “recently reportedly stated that the book was ‘not about [Britney].'”
“We, therefore, demand that you cease and desist from referencing Britney derogatorily during your promotional campaign,” the letter reads. “If you fail to do so or defame her, Britney will be forced to consider and take all appropriate legal action.”
When Jordan Davis wrote “Buy Dirt,” he originally had Luke Bryan in mind to pitch it to. But once the song was complete, Jordan knew he had to be a part of it, instead turning it into a collaboration with Luke.
“I didn’t know when we were going to release songs again, and I knew Luke was looking for songs. I was like, ‘Guys, let’s write something in that vein.’ And then we finished it and I was like, ‘Alright, I can’t let this song go.’ But I also couldn’t get Luke singing on it out of my mind,” Jordan explains of the process writing with his brother Jacob Davis, and Matt and Josh Jenkins. “So I sent him a text message a couple of days after we finished it, asked him if he wanted to be a part of it, and I’m grateful he said yes. It’s just special.”
Luke has previously expressed that while he’s honored to be a part of “Buy Dirt,” he believes Jordan should get the praise for writing the humble song. Jordan says having Luke sing with him is a “bucket list” moment, praising the superstar for elevating the song that’s so meaningful to him.
“Let’s be real, I do think ‘Buy Dirt’s’ a special song, and I’m a little biased. But Luke brings that thing to it that like hammers it home, and it was just as much a bucket list thing for me to have a song out with Luke,” he shares. “It’s better with Luke on it, and I truly believe that.”
“Buy Dirt” is nearing the #1 spot on country radio. It’s featured on Jordan’s 2021 EP of the same name.
AWOLNATION will soon be adding some new “Wind” to their “Sail.”
The Aaron Bruno-led outfit has announced an upcoming cover of the Scorpions power ballad classic “Wind of Change,” due out this Friday, January 21. Not only that, but the recording will also feature Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd and Portugal. the Man.
“Wind of Change,” Scorpions’ biggest U.S. hit, was originally released in 1991, and became synonymous with the end of the Cold War and the Soviet Union. The song resurfaced in 2020 thanks to a podcast that explored the rumor that “Wind of Change” had been written by the CIA.
Earlier this year, Bruno teased that he planned to release a covers album, along with a new, original AWOLNATION record, later in 2022. The most recent AWOLNATION album is 2020’s Angel Miners & the Lightning Riders.
It’s been almost two years since Elton John‘s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour was sidelined because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the trek relaunches tonight in New Orleans, the first show of a lengthy two-part 2022 North American leg.
With the U.S. and many other areas around the world still dealing with COVID-related issues because of the easily spread Omicron variant, Elton’s longtime guitarist and music director Davey Johnstone tells ABC Audio he doesn’t know if the tour will go off without postponements, but he says every precaution is being made to help ensure the musicians and crew remain healthy.
“It seems it changes so much, and we’ve got to kind of be ready for anything,” Johnstone says regarding the COVID situation. “So, I know there’s no backstage, there’s no guests. There are no backstage passes. There are no wives or girlfriends or anything…[E]verybody’s [going to be] super masked up and getting tested every two days to make sure everybody on the tour stays safe.”
He adds, “I think there’s like a hundred people [who] travel around, between the crew and the production staff and…the band and all that. So it’s a lot of people to keep safe. So…it’ll be a different animal, but, you know, I think we’ll be OK as long as we can just keep to the program.”
Asked if, after a nearly two-year layoff, there might be some changes to Elton’s set list, Johnstone says he and the other band members are more focused on delivering an exciting show.
“[W]e just get out there and play some kick-a** rock ‘n’ roll, and that’s what we’ll do,” he declares. “And there might be a couple of subtle changes…but nothing too drastic.”
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The late Mac Miller — who was in a relationship with Ariana Grande for nearly two years — would have been 30 today, January 19. A new book about the rapper’s life came out yesterday, and the author says what surprised him the most about writing it was how people described their romance.
Paul Cantor, the author of Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller, interviewed nearly 100 people over three years. He tells USA Today, “I was really surprised [by] a lot of what was discussed after his passing with regard to his relationship with Ariana. I thought there would be a lot more salaciousness there and there was not.”
“That relationship was very positive and loving between them,” Cantor adds. “Sometimes you talk to people and you think they’re going to tell you crazy stuff. But everything [I was told] was that she was this really positive influence.”
Cantor didn’t interview Ariana herself for the book, but he’s fine with it.
“I tried, but I didn’t get too far,” he explains. “With something like that, I think that experience with him was traumatic for her, as it would be for anyone. I think she was and still is grappling with what occurred.”
Mac appeared on Ariana’s 2013 song “The Way,” which became the first top 10 hit for both of them. They starting dating in August of 2016, and appeared together in the video for Mac’s song “My Favorite Part.” They split in May of 2018.
Mac died September 7, 2018 from an accidental drug overdose. Ariana wrote on Instagram a week later, “i’m so mad, i’m so sad i don’t know what to do. you were my dearest friend…i’m so sorry i couldn’t fix or take your pain away.” She later referred to him as “an angel” in her hit “thank u, next.”
When it comes to a way to like his own voice, Bono still hasn’t found what he’s looking for.
On a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards Chatter podcast, the U2 frontman says he feels “embarrassed” when he hears his singing, particularly on the group’s earlier recordings, explaining that, while he thinks the his band mates sound “incredible,” he finds his voice to be “very strained.”
“I’ve been in a car when one of our songs has come on the radio and I’ve been the color of, as we say in Dublin, scarlet,” Bono says. “I’m just so embarrassed.”
During the interview, Bono shares a story about a fellow rock star who had a similar disdain for the U2 frontman’s voice, the late Robert Palmer. He says Palmer once approached U2 bassist Adam Clayton and griped, “God, would you ever tell your singer to just take down the keys a little bit? He’d do himself a favor, his voice a favor, and he’d do us all a favor who have to listen to him.”
Bono adds that he feels he “only became a singer, like, recently.”
“Maybe that hasn’t happened yet for some people’s ears,” he laughs. “And I understand that.”
Another thing Bono isn’t all that jazzed about: the name U2.
“I still don’t really like the name,” he says. Guitarist The Edge adds that they only picked U2 in the first place because, of the potential candidates, it was the one they “hated the least.”
While Bono may have his own issues with his voice, that doesn’t seem to be bothering the voters for the Oscars, who placed U2’s new single “Your Song Saved My Life” — from the animated film Sing 2 — on the shortlist to be nominated for Best Original Song.
Fitz and the Tantrums will be making your HandsClap on the road this summer.
The band has announced a U.S. tour, set to kick off June 1 in Asheville, North Carolina. The outing, which will be co-headlined by St. Paul and the Broken Bones, wraps up June 25 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
“We’re so excited to hit the road again,” says frontman Michael “Fitz” Fitzpatrick. “More than ever, we appreciate the awesome power of live music and the joy that it brings. We can’t wait to sing, dance, and celebrate with all of you.”
Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 21, at 10 a.m. local time. Visit FitzandtheTantrums.com for the full list of dates and all ticket info.
Fitz and the Tantrums’ most recent album is 2019’s All the Feels. Last year, Fitzpatrick released his debut solo album, Head Up High.
Creed‘s Scott Stapp, Puddle of Mudd and Sugar Ray are headlining the inaugural Honeymoon Rock Fest, taking place March 18-20 in Oklahoma City.
As its name suggests, the Honeymoon Rock Fest comes with a twist: Along with the rocking, you’ll actually be able to get married between sets, with select musicians on the lineup officiating, along with an ordained minister to help with “paperwork and legalities.”
Other artists on the bill include Fuel, Saliva, Eve 6, Candlebox, Everclear, Powerman 5000 and Wheatus.
For the full lineup and ticket info — and, if you’re so inclined, to purchase a wedding package — visit HoneymoonFest.com.
Shawn Mendes started off 2022 telling fans “It’ll Be Okay,” and now, he’s telling them to get ready for another round of new music.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the singer shared a video that shows him and a friend listening to a new demo. The clip then transitions to a studio, where fans can hear the fully mastered track ahead of its scheduled release.
Shawn just had one question to ask first, which was, “Y’all dig this?” Of course, his 66.2 million followers began begging for more and demanded to know when they can finally add it to their music libraries. At this time, it is currently unknown when the Grammy winner’s new song arrives or what he plans on calling it.
The song would mark Shawn’s third new single since releasing his Wonder album, which came out in December 2020. It follows “Summer of Love” and, most recently, “It’ll Be Okay.”
Shawn is gearing up for his 64-date Wonder: The World Tour, which kicks off in March and will take him across North America, Europe and the United Kingdom. He has yet to unveil plans for his fifth studio album, but fans are hopeful an announcement is on the horizon.
