Music

Forget the saddle, Aerosmith is heading back to Sin City.

The rock legends have announced a batch of 2022 dates for their “Deuces Are Wild” Las Vegas residency at the Dolby Live at Park MGM. The performances will take place over three eight-show engagements from June 17 to July 8, September 14 to October 5, and and November 19 to December 11.

“The only rust at Dolby Live is going to be on our van in the lobby!” says frontman Steven Tyler. “We are locked, cocked and loaded!”

The “Deuces Are Wild” shows will mark the first to feature immersive Dolby Atmos audio technology. The music will be augmented by 12 screens featuring never-before-seen visuals.

Tickets go on sale next Thursday, March 31, at 10 a.m. PT, with various pre-sales beginning this Thursday, March 24. For all ticket info, visit ParkMGM.MGMResorts.com.

Between the Vegas dates, Aerosmith will play a 50th anniversary hometown show at Boston’s Fenway Park on September 8.

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Harry Styles fans are convinced that the singer is teasing a new album with a mysterious online campaign.

The subject of the speculation is a website, Youarehome.co, which right now is only showing a door. When you click it, it opens, revealing a bunch of illustrations of different kinds of mushrooms.  It just so happens that the new line of products for Harry’s beauty and lifestyle brand, Pleasing, is called “Shroom Bloom.“

There were also ads placed in newspapers around the world, advertising the website. Then, on Tuesday, Harry’s social accounts followed the Youarehome Twitter and Instagram accounts, indicating that there’s a link between them.

Another possible clue: those photos of Harry in London in February filming something that had him reclining on a huge bed. Because bed equals “home,” right?

Harry’a fans think all of this is pointing to new music, because Harry and his team pulled a similar stunt in 2019 to promote his single “Adore You.” In addition, Harry is headlining Coachella and doing a bunch of international tour dates, so having new music to perform and promote then would be pretty good.

Plus, Harry’s new movie Don’t Worry Darling, directed by his girlfriend, Olivia Wilde, is slated to be released this year, so that would increase interest in any new music he might have out.

Stay tuned.

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Luke Bryan‘s wife Caroline got the ultimate revenge on her prankster husband. 

On this week’s episode of American Idol, Luke got quite the startle when his wife showed up to his place of work, in disguise as a stagehand. It all started when the “stagehand” dressed in a face mask and black sweatshirt came on to the set, causing a ruckus as she wiped down the piano.

“Aggressive on the piano,” Luke comments. 

Later on, the mysterious person disrupts the audition of Skylar Dixon when she sets off her phone alarm and obnoxiously opens a bag of chips as Skylar is singing. That’s when fellow judge Katy Perry reaches her boiling point, marching over to the rude employee and rips the bag out of her hands.

“Who is that?” Luke asks. 

The situation quickly escalates, with Caroline in disguise approaching the table and taking back the bag of chips, sending the judges into a fury — until Katy takes off the hood to reveal that it’s Caroline.

“Oh my God,” Luke laughs, hugging his wife before throwing the bag of chips at her.

“You’ve been punked!” shouts Lionel Richie.  It turns out that Katy was in on the joke all along, too.

“After all the stuff he’s done to me, he deserves it,” Caroline tells the camera backstage with a smile.  

The couple has a history of pranking one another, with Caroline saying it started when she and Luke met in college and continues to this day with their annual Pranksmas, where they prank family and friends throughout the holiday season.

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It’s a waiting game now for Ed Sheeran, whose copyright trial over his hit “Shape of You” has now concluded, reports the BBC.

According to the BBC, Ed’s lawyer Ian Mill said the 11-day trial was “deeply traumatizing” for Ed and his co-writers on the song, Johnny McDaid and Steve Mac, and said that the case “should never have gone to trial,” describing it as “deeply unfortunate.”

Ed has been accused of copying parts of “Shape of You” from the song “Oh Why,” by Sami Chokri, who performs under the name Sam Switch. In dispute is the ‘Oh I, oh I, oh I” part of the song, which follows the chorus. Chokri and his co-writer claim it’s virtually identical to their song, which came out two years before “Shape of You.”

Chokri’s lawyer argued that he’d made every attempt to send “Oh Why” to Ed in hopes that he would like the song and help promote it. Ed and his camp deny ever playing the song for Ed, or even being aware of the song.

The court was told that “Shape of You” was written in under an hour, which Chokri’s lawyer, Andrew Sutcliffe, claimed was proof that Ed had the melody of “Oh Why” “consciously or unconsciously in his head.” 

But Mill argued, “Speed is indicative of the genius of Mr Sheeran and his ability to work at a speed no one else can,” and said the similarities between the songs were “too generic” to be protected by copyright.

According to the BBC, “Shape of You” earns Ed and his co-writers about seven million dollars a year, though 10% of those royalties have been frozen until the dispute is settled. The judge said he would “take some time to consider [his] judgment.”

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Ciara is the latest celeb to be added to the star-studded roster of the upcoming musical film, The Color Purple. 

The Grammy winner will play the adult version of Nettie, the younger yet protective sister of Celie, who will be portrayed by Fantasia Barrino. 

Following the announcement on Tuesday, Ciara tweeted, “Honored to be a part of this beautiful ensemble and historic film, The Color Purple. Truly grateful.”  

Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones and Steven Spielberg, among others, the upcoming film adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical is set to begin production this month in Georgia, according to EW. 

Other notable cast members include Halle Bailey as the younger version of Nettie, Taraji P. Henson as Shug Avery, Danielle Brooks as Sofia, Colman Domingo as Mister, Corey Hawkins as Harpo, and R&B singer H.E.R as Squeak. 

The Color Purple musical film is set to premiere in theaters in December 2023.

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Miley Cyrus has been on tour in South America, but she ran into some trouble on her way to a show in Paraguay.

While attempting to fly into the capital, Asunción, Miley’s plane ran into bad weather.  She posted on her socials, “To my fans and everyone worried after hearing about my flight to Asunción. Our plane was caught in a major unexpected storm and struck by lighting.”

“My crew, band, friends and family who were all traveling with me are safe after an emergency landing,” she added. “We were unfortunately unable to fly into Paraguay.  I LOVE YOU.”

Earlier, Miley had stated just how much her fans mean to her.  She tweeted, “I’ve known you all longer than almost any friend I have ….. you are my best friends…. We’ve grown up together and I love you.”

Miley is due to perform at a festival in Paraguay tonight.  It’s not clear if she’ll make the gig, or if it will even go forward; the first day was canceled due to weather conditions. Her final show in South America is Lollapalooza Brasil on March 26.

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