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Sheryl Crow isn’t just getting ready for her closeup for the upcoming SHERYL documentary from Showtime, she’s also readying an all-new album.

She announced Friday that, in tandem with her upcoming documentary, she’s releasing Sheryl: Music from the Feature Documentary.  The project drops May 6 and will compile the Grammy-winner’s biggest hits, including “If It Makes You Happy,” “Soak Up the Sun, “All I Wanna Do, “Redemption Day” and many others.  It’ll be released digitally and on a two-CD format.

In addition to her recognizable tracks, Sheryl: Music from the Feature Documentary comes packed with additional goodies such as deep tracks and three newly recorded songs.  The album is now available for pre-order from the usual outlets. 

SHERYL, the documentary, premieres tonight at SXSW starting at 6 p.m. ET.   According to the press release, the doc “Navigates Crow’s seminal yet hard-fought musical career battling sexism, depression, perfectionism, cancer, and the price of fame – before harnessing the power of her gift.”

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After years of making theater-inspired albums, AJR‘s Broadway dreams are finally coming true.

The “Bang!” band’s Jack and Ryan Met are writing original songs for an upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of the beloved 1955 children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon.

In this version of the story, Harold is now a young adult who, as a press release puts it, “can no longer rely on his magical purple crayon.”

The project’s stage rights were acquired by TEG+, a new company from Broadway producer Vivek J. Tiwary, whose Tiwary Entertainment Group staged the Green Day and Alanis Morissette musicals American Idiot and Jagged Little Pill, respectively.

“We adored Harold and the Purple Crayon growing up, and we thought: what if we saw Harold as a young adult, realizing that his problems are too profound to simply draw away,” AJR says. “Vivek’s incredible musical work and his passion for this idea made him the perfect partner for the reimagining of the classic story.”

An opening date for the musical has yet to be announced.

AJR, meanwhile, is about to launch a U.S. tour in April in support of the trio’s very theatrical 2021 album, OK ORCHESTRA.

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Cowboy hats, twangy guitar and…sushi? It may seem like an odd addition to a country-themed menu, but Luke Bryan‘s bar and restaurant in downtown Nashville, Luke’s 32 Bridge, has a rooftop sushi bar, and for good reason: It’s one of the country star’s personal favorite cuisines.

Bar hoppers on Nashville’s lower Broadway can take in the Music City skyline while they chow down on California rolls and pork dumplings.

Downstairs, the fare is a little more conventional. 32 Bridge offers burgers, Nashville’s signature hot chicken and, of course, an array of cocktails named after Luke’s hit songs.

Luke’s 32 Bridge is just one of a variety of country star-owned bars on Nashville’s downtown strip; fans can also dine in style at bars and venues owned by Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and many more.

However, none of them have a sushi bar quite like Luke’s.

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Billie Eilish and FINNEAS have dropped a new single from the just-released Pixar film Turning Red that captures the pining heartbreak anthems of the early aughts. The tune, “1 True Love,” was composed by the siblings for the fictional boy band 4*Town that’s featured in the animated flick.

The song starts out as a ballad with over-the-top dreamy vocals about how the group cannot live without the love of their life by their side. 

“Heavy rain from my cloudy eyes/ Every time you say/ That it isn’t wise to call you babe/ But you’re the light of my life/ I drove by your house 29 times today/ Nobody else could make me feel this way,” the song goes. “‘Cause you have opened my eyes/ And stolen my heart/ You make me believe/ That love can be art/ And I could never survive a minute apart.”

The slow-paced song continues about how the object of their affection is “my one true love,” before ending with a declaration, “Nobody else.”  

Turning Red — which is set in 2002 — is now available to stream on Disney+. Billie and Finneas composed all the songs for 4*Town, which parodies the boy band craze from 20 years ago. The soundtrack is available to purchase now across major retailers.

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Rob Zombie‘s The Munsters movie will feature Elvira herself.

Cassandra Peterson, who portrayed the iconic ’80s horror hostess, has joined the cast of the “Dragula” rocker’s upcoming film, based on the ’60s TV show.

According to an Instagram post from Zombie, Peterson will be playing the character Barbara Carr, described as “the #1 real estate agent in all of Mockingbird Heights.”

“Yes, the Mistress of the Dark has joined the cast of The Munsters,” Zombie writes. “Stay tuned for more exciting news to come.”

The Munsters cast also includes Sherri Moon Zombie and Jeff Daniel Phillips as Lily and Herman Munster, respectively, as well as Lost actor Jorge Garcia.

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From intimate love songs to heartfelt rap tracks and bops with catchy beats, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. 

New Music

– Latto ft. 21 Savage, “Wheelie” — The Atlanta rap duo teamed up yet again for the latest single off Latto’s upcoming 777 album. The two previously collaborated on “Pull Up” from Latto’s 2020 debut album, Queen of Da Souf. 

– NLE Choppa, “The Gender Reveal Song” — The Memphis rapper released the new song as a tribute to his unborn child. He and his girlfriend announced the news that they recently lost the baby after suffering a miscarriage.

– Tory Lanez, “Cap” — In Tory-like fashion, the rapper delivered heavy lyrics over a catchy beat. The song is said to be a diss record about Megan Thee Stallion‘s boyfriend, Pardi Fontaine.

– Mariah the Scientist, Buckles Laboratories Presents: The Intermission — The R&B singer released her 4-track EP which is comprised of never-released music, according The Source. 

– Lucky Daye, Candydrip — The 36-year-old Louisiana singer dropped his second studio album, which features artists like Lil Durk, Chiiild and Smino.

– Shenseea, Alpha — In the midst of constant radio plays for her single “R U That,” the Jamaican-born artist delivered her 14-track debut reggae album.

Hits Heavy in Rotation

– Ella Mai — “DFMU“

– SZA — “I Hate U“

– Jack Harlow — “Nail Tech“

– Shenseea ft. 21 Savage — “R U That“

– Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys — “City of Gods“

Artist on the Rise

Omeretta The Great is an up-and-coming rapper from Atlanta. Her recent success on the controversial track “Sorry Not Sorry” boosted her to the top of the “who to look out for” lists and landed her a collab with fellow-Atlanta rapper Latto.

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Mod Sun has released a new song called “Rich Kids Ruin Everything.”

The track, which is available now via digital outlets, finds the “Flames” rocker reflecting on the recent mainstream resurgence of pop punk and reaching out to “all the kids that feel confident in their own skin and don’t walk around wearing a costume.”

“I grew up a scene kid, I grew up a skateboarder and a pop punk kid and I used to get made fun of for being all of those, for the way I looked, the way I dressed, for the way I acted and all the things [I] love,” Mod says. “It’s both awesome and hilarious, yet confusing seeing the general public and pop culture embracing all the things that I would get torn down for.”

“Everything now is about trends,” he continues. “If it keeps going this way and getting championed then eventually originality will be a lost art. I’m trying to let people know that there’s more to this world than what’s currently popular. I want kids to feel like it’s important to be visionaries not followers.”

“Rich Kids Run Everything” is the first off Mod’s next album. It’ll be the follow-up to 2021’s Internet Killed the Rockstar, which features the Avril Lavigne collaboration, “Flames.”

Meanwhile, Lavigne’s new album Love Sux features several songs co-written and co-produced by Mod.

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Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor is featured in the video for “Bite My Face,” a new song from the band Ho99o9.

The clip, streaming now on YouTube, finds Taylor joining the hip hop/punk outfit for a raging performance of the track that will definitely get you pumped to jump into a mosh pit. Stay tuned for the end when Taylor breaks out his Slipknot mask.

“Bite My Face” appears on the new Ho99o9 album Skin, which is out today. The record was produced by Travis Barker, and was released on the Blink-182 drummer’s DTA Records label.

Ho99o9 will reunite with Taylor when they open for the second leg of Slipknot’s Knotfest Roadshow tour, kicking off in May. The first leg, which launches next week, features support from In This Moment and Wage War.

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A woman with an independent streak is the star of the show in the music video for Kenny Chesney’s new single, “Everyone She Knows.”

The clip follows a woman who’s at home on the road, driving through jaw-dropping scenes of mountainsides, beach towns and the Grand Canyon in her Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van.

“I have been surrounded by strong women who lead these lives on their own terms my whole life,” says Kenny of the inspiration behind the song. “Nothing is more powerful or interesting than a woman who has a sense of her destiny and is willing to go chase it. It’s not always conventional, but that’s what makes their passion so much stronger.”

Fans will get a chance to see “Everyone She Knows” get the live treatment during Kenny’s upcoming Here and Now 2022 Tour, which launches in late April in Tampa, Florida. The song follows “Knowing You,” Kenny’s latest chart-topping single.

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