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Dolly Parton’s headed for a long-overdue reunion with her 9 to 5 co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda this year, on the final season of Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, which stars Lily and Jane.

Back in November, Netflix confirmed that Dolly would appear somewhere in the final season of Grace and Frankie. The show, which is Netflix’s longest-running original series ever, concludes this year after seven seasons.

Now, Dolly’s much-anticipated cameo on the show is getting closer: A new trailer says that the final episodes of Grace and Frankie will head to Netflix on April 29.

In early 2021, Dolly told U.K. talk show Lorraine that she’s been trying to find a time to guest star on Grace and Frankie “for years.”

“We worked so well on 9 to 5, [and] it’s a crazy, wonderful show,” the singer said at the time. “We’ve been trying to write me in somehow. When it’s safe for us to actually do a production…I’ll probably get around to doing that.”

Dolly, Lily and Jane starred as co-workers getting revenge on their sexist boss in the 1980 classic, which featured Dolly’s mega-hit of the same title, “9 to 5.”

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Carly Pearce is always striving for new career heights, and she’ll be learning from the best when she hits the road with Kenny Chesney for his Here and Now Tour this summer.

As a live act, Kenny’s reputation precedes him: He’s known for high-energy shows and one of the genre’s most enthusiastic fan bases, which he’s dubbed No Shoes Nation.

“I’ve never experienced it. Obviously, I’ve heard of the unbelievable tour that that is, and the entity that the No Shoes Nation family is,” Carly tells ABC Audio ahead of the tour. “I feel so lucky and excited he’s bringing me out. I’m such a fan, so I’m really just excited, as a fan, to fangirl.”

One of country music’s hardest-working artists, Carly also says she’s already got her sights set on the follow-up to her September 2021 album, 29: Written in Stone.

“I’ve started to write for it, and I feel like I’m starting to really get some songs for it,” Carly hints, going on to say that she wants to make sure she brings her A-game to every record — and that takes preparation.

“I feel like you have to plan ahead so that you can keep things rolling and I always want to set the bar higher,” she continues. “So I’m excited about it.”

Meanwhile, Carly’s duet with Ashley McBryde, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” is steadily making its way up the chart. The song is currently inside country radio’s top ten.

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Lizzo showed off her many talents as both host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

In her opening monologue, she joked that she would be breaking the record for the most times “b****” was said on live TV, shouted out her mom in the audience, and joked about he rumors that she’s pregnant with Chris Evans’ baby.

“I have no idea where that [rumor] started. It could be the TikTok I did where I said, ‘I’m pregnant with Chris Evans’ baby,’” she said, adding, “It’s called manifesting.”

She went to appear in a bunch of sketches, including one called “Orchestra” where she plays a flautist who can’t play her flute without twerking, one about the Black Eyed Peas coming up with lyrics to their songs in 2008 and a trivia game segment called “Guess That.”

Lizzo also performed twice – singing her new song “About Damn Time,” as well as the title track off her upcoming new album Special.

Her SNL appearance marked her second time as musical guest, but her first time as host.

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Michael Bublé‘s latest hit is “I’ll Never Not Love You,” from his new album, Higher. Michael co-wrote the song with Michael Pollack, who he tracked down after he realized that Pollack had co-written a song that both he and his kids loved: Justin Bieber‘s song, “Holy.”

Turns out Pollack was a fan of Michael’s, too, and was eager to work with him.  But as Michael tells ABC Audio, it took them a while for them to get the song just right.

“That song was interesting ’cause it started as a ballad. You know, it was very slow,” Michael says. “And I remember, I called [Pollack] on a Friday morning and I said, ‘This is a great song, Mike, really catchy. The lyrics are beautiful…but something’s wrong…it’s not hitting for me.'”

Michael asked Pollack to make the song “double time” — in other words, faster.  According to Michael, Pollack was annoyed by the request, but told him, “Yeah, yeah, I’ll put something together.” Michael says later that night, Pollack sent him the new version, and he was blown away.

“It was 11 o’clock at night, I was in my boxer shorts in my kitchen. I was going to get water for my wife and I heard it for the first time and I knew I had a hit song,” Michael remembers. 

“Instantly, I knew and I think I danced in my kitchen for like an hour and a half fantasizing about, you know, ‘What would the video be? How am I going to perform this? Oh my God, people are going to go crazy when they hear this!'” he laughs.

“There’s nothing better in the whole universe than writing something and going, ‘Oh my God, it’s done. I think we got a hit,'” Michael declares. “It was amazing.” 

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The results are in!

After the Top 24 performed last week, it was up to America to vote to save their favorites on American Idol. The results of those votes were revealed Sunday night during a three-hour episode filled with performances from the Top 20, as well as, some of the show’s past favorites like last year’s winner Chayce Beckham, Alejandro, and Phillip Phillips.

After Platinum ticket holder Kenedi Anderson dropped out of the competition last week, that meant three more singing hopefuls would be sent home this week. So who made it into the Top 20?

Meet the Top 20:
Emryson Flora: “Tell Me You Love Me” Demi Lovato
Mike Parker: “Chasing After You” Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris
Tristen Gressett: “Sacrifice” The Weeknd 
Sage: “Rhiannon” Fleetwood Mac
Jay: “You Know I’m No Good” Amy Winehouse 
Nicolina: “Edge of Seventeen” Stevie Nicks
Jacob Moran: “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” Stevie Wonder
Huntergirl: “Heartbreak Down” Huntergirl 
Elli Rowe: “Somewhere Only We Know” Keane
Dan Marshall: “Friends In Low Places” Garth Brooks
Ava Maybee: “Anyone” Demi Lovato
Allegra: “Free Fallin'” Tom Petty
Noah Thompson: “Falling” Harry Styles
Leah Marlene: “Heal” Tom Odell
Christian Guardino: “Imagine” John Lennon 
Fritz Hager: “when the party’s over” Billie Eilish
Katyrah Love: “Dream” Bishop Briggs
Cameron Whitcomb: “Changes” Black Sabbath
Cadence Baker: “Train Wreck” James Arthur
Lady K: “Love On The Brain” Rihanna 

Eliminated:
Sir Blayke, Scarlet, Danielle Finn

The Top 20 will dwindle down again when American Idol returns tonight at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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Twenty One Pilots have premiered a new trailer for their upcoming Cinema Experience film, an extended, theatrical release of the duo’s 2021 streaming concert.

The 30-second clip begins with a voiceover from frontman Tyler Joseph explaining that he and drummer Josh Dun had often been asked about performing a livestream show.

“The answer was always, ‘No,'” Joseph says. “How would we ever be able to recreate the connection with our fans in the same room with us? There wouldn’t be any magic.”

Then, as Joseph puts it, “the world stopped.”

“We knew if we were gonna do this, it had to be different,” he says.

The Twenty One Pilots Cinema Experience features an additional 20 extra minutes of footage not included in the original stream, which the duo played last May to celebrate the release of their new album Scaled and Icy, as well as remastered audio and video. It premieres in theaters on May 19.

For the full list of participating theaters and showtimes, visit TwentyOnePilots.film.

In addition to catching them on the big screen, you can see Twenty One Pilots live and in-person on their U.S. Icy tour, launching in August.

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Over the weekend, the Coachella festival kept its reputation for surprises intact: Billboard reports that Harry Styles was among the many stars who brought out unannounced guests during their sets.

During Harry Styles‘ set on Friday, he brought out Canadian icon Shania Twain, of all people, to perform her ’90s classics “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” and “You’re Still the One.” According to Billboard, Harry told the crowd, “In the car with my mother as a child, this lady taught me to sing. She also taught me that men are trash.”

He then told Shania, “But to you, for the memories you gave me with my mother, I’m forever grateful.”

She replied, “I’m at a loss for words, I’m a bit starstruck. When I was writing this song, you were just a kid. It’s kind of a dream, and very surreal, to be sitting right here with you.”

Harry, of course, has displayed his reverence for older female stars in the past by striking up a friendship — and performing several times — with Stevie Nicks. Billboard notes that Harry also debuted two new songs at Coachella from his upcoming album Harry’s House: “Boyfriends” and “Late Night Talking.”

And speaking of bringing out Canadian superstars as surprise guests, Justin Bieber was a surprise guest during Daniel Caesar‘s Friday set, joining his fellow Canadian singer to perform their Grammy-nominated hit “Peaches.”

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Over the weekend, the Coachella festival kept its reputation for surprises intact: Billboard reports that Harry Styles and Billie Eilish were among the stars who brought out unannounced guests during their sets.

One of those guests wasn’t exactly a surprise though: Justin Bieber was rumored to be appearing during Daniel Caesar’s Friday set hours before it happened. And right on cue, a shirtless Biebs came onstage to join his fellow Canadian performer to perform “Peaches.”

And speaking of Canadian performers, during Harry Styles‘ set on Friday, he brought Shania Twain, of all people, to perform her ’90s classics “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” and “You’re Still the One.”  According to Billboard, Harry told the crowd, “In the car with my mother as a child, this lady taught me to sing. She also taught me that men are trash.”

He then told Shania, “But to you, for the memories you gave me with my mother, I’m forever grateful.”  She replied, “I’m at a loss for words, I’m a bit starstruck. When I was writing this song, you were just a kid. It’s kind of a dream, and very surreal, to be sitting right here with you.”

Billboard notes that Harry also debuted two new songs at Coachella: “Boyfriends” and “Late Night Talking.”

Billie Eilish, the youngest headliner in the history of Coachella, brought out Blur and Gorillaz singer Damon Albarn — the same guy who earlier this year made headlines by saying that Taylor Swift isn’t a songwriter. According to Billboard, Albarn performed the Gorillaz hit “Feel Good Inc.“ De La Soul member Posdnuos also came onstage for that performance.

Billie told the crowd that Albarn “changed my view of what music and art and creation could be.”  She also welcomed Khalid to perform their collaboration “Lovely.”

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One of the most popular tourist destinations for Beatles fans to visit is London’s Abbey Road Studios and the famous crosswalk in front of the facility, where the Fab Four were famously photographed walking across for the cover of their Abbey Road album.

Now, The Beatles are asking fans to share photos and videos they may have taken for use in an upcoming documentary about the studio, where the band recorded nearly all of their albums.

A message on The Beatles’ social media pages reads, “Have you ever made the pilgrimage to Abbey Road’s crossing, and captured the moment? [The] Ventureland [film production company] are looking for the best crossing selfies, photos and videos throughout the ages, to be included in a feature documentary on Abbey Road Studios. You can email yours in to abbey.road@venture.land.”

The film in question is the documentary If These Walls Could Sing, which Paul McCartney‘s daughter Mary is directing.

Details of the movie were first announced in January 2021 on Abbey Road Studios’ official website.

According to a press release posted on the site, the film will feature interviews with a star-studded cast of musicians and is intended to be the centerpiece of the studio’s 90th anniversary celebrations, which kicked off in last November.

For the making of the documentary, film crews were allowed to have intimate access to Abbey Road Studios’ premises for the first time ever.

Mary is an accomplished photographer who recently contributed photos to the packaging of her father’s latest album, McCartney III. She also co-founded the Meat Free Monday campaign with her father and her sister, Stella, to promote vegetarianism.

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