Five Finger Death Punch is previewing another new song off the band’s upcoming album, AfterLife.
You can listen to a clip of the track, titled “Welcome to the Circus,” via guitarist Zoltan Bathory‘s Instagram.
“We are just as impatient as you are…so here is another sneak peek,” Bathory writes in the caption, adding that he thinks “Welcome to the Circus” is “our best one yet.”
“Welcome to the Circus” will follow the previously released AfterLife title track, which just dropped last week. The full album doesn’t yet have an exact release date, though it’s expected to arrive later this year.
Five Finger Death Punch will launch a U.S. tour in support of AfterLife in August. The trek also includes Megadeth, The Hu and Fire from the Gods on the bill.
After waiting five years, Kendrick Lamar fans are celebrating the news of a new album dropping next month.
Lamar tweeted a link to his Oklama website Monday revealing that his fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, will be released May 13. This will be his final release on Top Dawg Entertainment, and follows his 2017 release, DAMN., which won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music and was RIAA-certified triple-Platinum. It includes the number-one hit “Humble,” and “Loyalty,” featuring Rihanna.
Following a long recording hiatus, the 14-time Grammy winner was featured in October 2021 on BustaRhymes’ song “Look Over Your Shoulder” before joining his cousin, Baby Keem, on “Range Brothers” and “Family Ties.”
The Compton, California MC may perform some of his new music when he closes the Rolling Loud Miami festival on Sunday, July 24. In February, Kendrick performed with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, Eminem and Mary J. Blige during halftime of Super Bowl 56 at Sofi Stadium in Englewood, California.
Carly Pearce is giving back to her local community with a major donation.
During her show at Marathon Music Works in Nashville earlier this month, Carly announced that she was donating a portion of the proceeds to help people in her home state of Kentucky who were impacted by the storms in March.
True to her word, the singer donated $10,000 through the Nashville-based Music Has Value Fund to the Kentucky Music Educators Association in partnership with the National Association for Music Education, specifically for the Mayfield, KY school music programs. The family of Phil Noel, Carly’s bass player, lives in Mayfield, one of the towns that was hit hardest by the storm.
“I am grateful to have had the support of my strong Kentucky lineage and embrace from true lovers of Country music so it’s an honor to help give back to the community that raised me. This donation from the Music Has Value Fund is a way to uplift some other dreamers in the face of chaos,” Carly shares in a statement.
Inside 29: Written in Stone Live From Music City will be released later this year.
If you love Maroon 5 and theme parks, then we’ve got a vacation for you.
Tickets are on sale now for Maroon 5‘s “Music After Dark.” Set for August 25-27, 2022, it features a takeover of Florida’s Universal Orlando Resort for a three-day, two-night experience that includes hotel accommodations, private evening access to Universal Studios Florida, unlimited food and drink, admission to Universal’s Island of Adventure and a private, all-inclusive “Maroon 5 fan celebration block party” featuring a full concert by the band.
Tickets for the experience start at $995, but if you just want to see the concert, it’ll cost you $495. Of course, that also includes food and drink, plus private night access to Universal Studios Florida.
The event is one of just a few shows that the band is doing in North America in 2022. In May, they’ll be performing in Israel and the United Arab Emirates. They head back to the States for a June 3 show in Sacramento, California, and on July 9, they’ll be playing at Quebec City’s annual Summer Festival.
One lucky young fan in the audience at Garth Brooks‘ show in Nashville this weekend got the opportunity of a lifetime.
While onstage at Nissan Stadium, Garth spotted seven-year-old Charles sitting in the front row, offering him a handshake as he took the sign Charles was holding that shared that he knew the lyrics to Garth’s 1993 hit, “Standing Outside the Fire.”
“You have been practicing my songs? Do you sing by any chance?” Garth asked the kid, getting the crowd riled up for what happened next.
Garth then found an extra microphone that he handed to the young fan, who was dressed in a cowboy hat and a Garth Brooks-esque shirt. “If you’re going to be a real, big time singer, you’ve already got the look. You look fantastic,” Garth praised, then got the crowd to chant Charles’ name in support.
As Garth played guitar, Charles belted out the lyrics alongside him, the two duetting as the crowd sang along.
Garth headlined two nights at Nissan Stadium over the weekend, and announcing before the shows that his new bar in downtown Nashville will be named after his signature hit, “Friends in Low Places.”
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Congratulations are in order for Scott Hoying! The Pentatonix singer has announced his engagement to boyfriend Mark Manio.
On Sunday, Scott shared a sweet video of his sunset proposal on the a cappella group’s Instagram, accompanied by a note from the group that reads, “Congratulations @ScottHoying and @MarkManio on a beautiful engagement! We are SO happy for the both of you.”
Set to Doris Day‘s 1955 hit “I’ll Never Stop Loving You,” the video starts with Scott placing the camera on the beach, which appears to be decorated with rose petals, a tiki torch and a candle. We then see the couple kiss and hug, before Scott drops to one knee, pulls out a ring from his pocket and pops the question. After putting the ring on Mark, the two happily embrace and share a sweet kiss.
The singer also uploaded the video to his own Instagram, captioning it “He said yes.”
Among those congratulating the newly engaged couple were Jordin Sparks, Christina Perri, Diane Warren, country star Mickey Guyton, Queer Eye star Karamo Brown and countless others.
Scott is the latest Pentatonix singer to have a happy ending. In January, singer Matt Salleeannounced his marriage to girlfriend Sarah Bishop.
It is currently unknown when Scott and Mark will tie the knot. The two have been dating since 2017.
This past December, Journey played a special orchestral concert in Las Vegas at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, and now the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are set to return to Sin City this July for a series of four symphonic shows that will take place at the new state-of-the-art Resorts World Theatre.
The concerts, which are scheduled for July 15, 16, 22 and 23, will feature Journey playing a variety of their most popular songs, including “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Wheel in the Sky,” and “Who’s Crying Now,” with accompaniment from a symphony orchestra.
The concerts will mark the first performances ever by a rock band at the venue, which opened on December 1, 2021. Tickets for the shows will go on sale to the general public this Friday, April 22, at 10 a.m. PT at AXS.com and RWLasVegas.com/entertainment.
Journey currently is touring the U.S. on their Freedom 2022 Tour with opening act Toto, which is mapped out through a May 11 concert in Hartford, Connecticut. Journey will wrap up the trek with a pair of Canadian shows that Heart‘s Ann Wilson will open, on May 13 in Toronto and May 16 in Quebec City.
Journey’s touring lineup currently features founding lead guitarist Neal Schon, longtime keyboardist Jonathan Cain, lead singer Arnel Pineda, drummer Deen Castronovo, keyboardist/vocalist Jason Derlatka, and bassist Todd Jensen.
Måneskin will be taking a more politically conscious direction with their upcoming new single, “We’re Gonna Dance on Gasoline,” which was influenced by Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Speaking with The Independent, bassist Victoria De Angelis reveals, “We’ve been writing a lot of music these past few months, so of course this whole f***ing insane situation with Ukraine really affected us.”
“We just felt like we could do something to use our privilege and the people that look up to us to stand for what’s right, and make some people feel helped and understood,” De Angelis adds. “We want to raise our voice for something that’s meaningful.”
Måneskin previously teased “Gasoline” in a social media post earlier this month as part of Stand Up for Ukraine campaign. Writing the song, De Angelis says, “came pretty naturally.”
“We felt the urge to do it while we were writing and this thing really affected us, as it has everyone,” De Angelis shares. “We just felt the need to talk about it.”
Måneskin gave “Gasoline” its live debut over the weekend at Coachella. The band’s set also included covers of Britney Spears‘ “Womanizer” and The Stooges‘ “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” along with their hit rendition of “Beggin'” and their originals “MAMMAMIA” and “I Wanna Be Your Slave.”
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Following a police report that a person was shot on Wednesday, April 13 outside of DaBaby’s home in Troutman, North Carolina, the “Suge” rapper is claiming that he did the shooting.
“Heal up & live my boy! Just don’t bring ya a** back,” DaBaby commented over the weekend on Instagram. He added, “Chose not to take a n**** life the other day and it felt great,” with a thumbs-up emoji. “Buddy ain’t deserve to go, I step righteously.”
As previously reported, the Troutman Police Department shared on Facebook that officers arrived on scene at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, where they found one person suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound. That person was transported to a medical facility for treatment.
A local reporter saysthat he spoke with the Troutman Police chief on Thursday morning, who confirmed “rap star DaBaby was home at the time of the shooting when an unknown gunman entered the residence but wasn’t injured.”
Police have not confirmed that the eight-time Grammy nominee was involved in the shooting. TMZ posted audio of a 911 call they claim was made by DaBaby, born Jonathan Kirk. The voice says,“This guy was trespassing on my property. … I shot him in his leg.”
DaBaby is still facing two lawsuits in California for the alleged assault of Brandon Bills, the brother of his ex-girlfriend, singer DaniLeigh. In February, Kirk and Bills were involved in a skirmish inside a bowling alley, where the rapper and his entourage reportedly attacked Bills. Brandon says that the incident caused him “severe injury and pain.” DaBaby denies those claims and states he was protecting himself as a means of self-defense.
Rihanna is paying no mind to those rumors claiming she broke up with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. Instead, she hopped on a jet with her love and is vacationing in her native Barbados.
The celebrity couple is shaking off rumors from last week, which claimed A$AP Rocky cheated on the “Umbrella” singer with Fenty shoe designer Amina Muaddi. The report was shot down not only by Muaddi, but also by TMZ.
In addition, the man who started the rumor — fashion blogger Louis Pisano — has since retracted his remarks.
Now, Rih and Rocky are putting those rumors further behind them by jetting off to Barbados, reports Page Six. The two, who are expecting a child together, were spotted grabbing dinner and walking side by side. They haven’t publicly spoken out about the controversy.
