Newly crowned CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Carly Pearce will join forces with country superstar Gabby Barrett this holiday season: The pair are co-hosting the 2021 edition of the annual CMA Country Christmas TV special.
Carly shared the news on her Instagram, along with a photo of the two women seated together in front of a roaring fire, wearing cozy holiday garb; Carly holds an acoustic guitar and Gabby’s got a microphone. Behind them, stockings hang from the mantelpiece and a Christmas tree decked out with ornaments stands over a mountain of wrapped gifts.
It’s both singers’ first time hosting a major TV special. The lineup for CMA Country Christmas hasn’t been announced yet, but it does have an air date: It’ll premiere on November 29 on ABC.
Gabby was a performer on last year’s show, singing “The First Noel.”
We may be getting a new Arctic Monkeys record next year.
In an interview with the BBC’s 5 Live Breakfast, drummer Matt Helders was asked whether the “Do I Wanna Know?” rockers had a new album “ready to go.” His response? “Pretty much, yeah.”
“It was sort of a bit disjointed how we had to do it,” Helders said of the recording process. “There’s bits to finish off and stuff. But yeah, it’s all in the works.”
Helders added that he “reckon[s]” the album will arrive in 2022.
“I think by the time we get everything together it’ll be next year,” he said “Hopefully then we can get out and tour next summer or something.”
Whenever it arrives, the next AM album will be the follow-up to 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.
Josh Groban kicked off his residency at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Valentine’s Day of 2020 — the first of what was supposed to be many shows. Of course, a month later, the pandemic hit and everything was canceled. But now, Josh has announced that he’s finally returning to the famed venue next spring.
“We are BACK!” he tweeted Thursday. “With great excitement and gratitude I’ll return to @RadioCity April 7-9. Each show will be unique with special surprises, celebrating the vibrant and talented melting pot of NYC.”
On Instagram, he added, “All tickets from the original 2020 dates will be honored…and I’ll see you there to celebrate.” Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com.
In addition to Josh performing his best-known songs and unexpected covers — such as Elton John‘s “Empty Sky” — that first show in 2020 featured a mix of comic, filmed video pieces and special guests, including Dr. Ruth Westheimer and an incredible cello player who Josh just happened to meet on the subway.
Courtesy of The Jacksons; Courtesy of StarVista LIVE
The Jacksons are among the many famous artists who will be performing on the 2022 edition of the Ultimate Disco Cruise, which sets sail from Miami on February 26 and visits two Mexico locales — Cozumel and Costa Maya — before returning to port on March 3.
The famed sibling group are making their return to the seagoing dance-music extravaganza after previously playing the cruise in 2020. Marlon Jackson tells ABC Audio that he and his brothers had “a really great time doing this cruise the first time,” so they’re looking forward to doing it again.
“[T]he people were nice, made me feel welcome, and made us feel at home,” Marlon notes.
Alongside The Jacksons on the lineup are KC and the Sunshine Band, Kool & the Gang, The Spinners, The Ohio Players, Rose Royce, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Thelma Houston, A Taste of Honey, Hues Corporation and many more.
About The Jacksons’ performances on the cruise, Marlon says, “I think we’re adding a couple of different songs that we didn’t do last time.” Regardless of what the band plays, he insists, “We’ll have fun onstage. It’s all about just having fun.”
Marlon also points out that he and his brothers did an autograph-signing session on the last cruise, adding, “I’m sure we’ll probably do the same [on this one].” In addition, he expects to take part in a meet-and-greet session with fans, something he also did on the last cruise.
For fans considering going on next year’s Ultimate Disco Cruise, Marlon urges, “Come out and just have a great time…Have a party on the water!” He also points out that fans can get a discount on the price of the cruise by using the promo code “JACKSONSFAN.”
Kenya Moore is down for NeNe Leakes to return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Speaking with the New York Post, Kenya, 50, said, “I do think that she has a very interesting story to tell now, especially with the unfortunate passing of her husband [Gregg Leakes].”
Kenya added, “If it were up to her fans, they would say, ‘Absolutely yes, bring her back.’ She was a viable cast member for many, many years. [She’s] one of the OGs and you can’t take that away from the franchise.”
Kenya’s comment comes after longtime RHOA cast members Porsha Williams and Cynthia Bailey announced they would not be returning for season 14. Also, just last week, NeNe appeared on The Real and shared that she would be open to returning the Bravo reality series.
“Yeah, sure, I’ll return to the show,” she said at the time. “I’m OK with returning to the show as long as we can work through a few things.”
“I’m happy to return to the show,” she continued. “And besides, I have a lot of unfinished business with a couple of them that they confirmed on the show [during Season 13].”
The latest episode of PBS’ popular live performance series Austin City Limits features Jackson Browne, and it’ll premiere on Saturday, November 13, at 9 p.m. ET; check local listings.
Browne’s performance marks the lauded singer-songwriter’s first Austin City Limits appearance since 2002. The program was recorded recently at ACL‘s studio in Austin, Texas, and features Jackson backed by an eight-piece band playing to a limited audience.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s set includes three songs from his latest album, 2021’s Downhill from Everywhere, as well as select tunes from throughout his decades-long career, like “These Days,” “Doctor My Eyes” and “Take It Easy.”
“It’s like Valhalla for us, getting to play Austin City Limits,” Browne comments during the show. For a rendition of the Downhill from Everywhere track “A Human Touch,” Jackson is joined by singer-songwriter Leslie Mendelson, who co-wrote the tune.
Jackson brings the show to a close with a medley of two songs from his classic 1973 album For Everyman:The Eagles‘ hit “Take It Easy” — which Browne co-wrote — and “Our Lady of the Well.”
Browne wrote “Take It Easy” with late Eagles member Glenn Frey. While introducing the tune, he asks the audience, “You wanna sing this one? Sing it so Glenn Frey can hear you!”
You can check out a preview clip from the episode featuring a performance of the Downhill from Everywhere song “My Cleveland Heart” on YouTube.
Browne recently launched a new leg of his joint U.S. tour with James Taylor. The next show, which takes place in Jacksonville, Florida, is also scheduled for this Saturday. Visit JacksonBrowne.com to see his full tour schedule.
Here’s Browne’s full ACL set list:
“I’m Alive”
“The Long Way Around”
“My Cleveland Heart”
“The Dreamer”
“These Days”
“A Human Touch”
“Doctor My Eyes”
“Late for the Sky”
“Take It Easy”/”Our Lady of the Well”
Slipknot was down a member during the band’s headlining set at Florida’s Welcome to Rockville festival Thursday night.
Percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan missed the performance because he was recovering from surgery to repair his torn bicep tendon.
Clown apparently suffered the injury during the Knot’s show at Knotfest Los Angeles last week. In video posted to his Instagram, Crahan says you can “pinpoint the exact frame” where he “completely tore the bicep tendon from the radial tuberosity with proximal retraction, proximal to the coronoid fossa of the humerus.”
“You may have realized I was not on stage in Florida with my brothers and my culture tonight,” Clown wrote in the caption. “For this fact I am saddened.”
The good news is that the surgery was a success, and Crahan’s currently “recovering peacefully.”
“I can’t express how happy and blessed I am to have been able to come back to touring after all that we as a community have been through the last couple years,” he wrote. “And I promise we will see you all very soon.”
Count Jack Antonoff among the many, many people excited about Taylor Swift‘s Red (Taylor’s Version).
The newly re-recorded edition of the pop star’s beloved 2012 album Red is out today. With it comes an expanded, 10-minute version of the fan-favorite tune “All Too Well,” which Antonoff co-produced with Swift.
“Honor of a lifetime to produce the 10 minute version of ‘All Too Well,'” Antonoff tweeted early Friday morning. He also shared his love for the songs “Babe” and “Forever Winter,” which he also co-produced, but added that “All Too Well” “needed its own tweet.”
A short film accompanying the 10-minute “All Too Well” will premiere Friday night at 7 p.m. ET.
Red (Taylor’s Version) also features production from The National‘s Aaron Dessner, who previously worked with Swift on her 2020 albums folklore and evermore, as well as a collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers on the track “Nothing New.”
“I just am so excited to have people take it at face value the day that it comes out, because I got teary recording it,” Bridgers told Billboard of the song. “I just couldn’t be more excited.”
honor of a lifetime to produce the 10 minute version of all too well
Hailey Bieber opened up about the “extremely difficult” time when her husband, Justin Bieber, decided to get clean.
Speaking to the Victoria Secret Voicespodcast, the model said her family’s history with addiction prepared her for when Justin started working on his sobriety.
“There’s a lot of addiction that runs in our family. Not even just my dad, but a lot of other people on that side of my family struggled with a lot of different things,” the 24-year-old shared.
Hailey said she “appreciated” that her father, Stephen Baldwin, openly talked about his battles with substance abuse and how they “almost ruined his relationship with my mom.”
“He was always just extremely open about why being sober worked for him and why he needed to be sober and what alcoholic behavior looks like, and where that comes out,” she expressed, adding that his openness is what kept her from experimenting with drugs.
“I was never somebody who struggled with any substances, but that’s because I was so aware of it because of my dad. He had a really big issue with cocaine and I was like, I’m never trying it because I’m just so scared that if I try it one time, it might lead into something else,” said Hailey, adding that her mother “barely drank wine” for the same reason.
Hailey said that also prepared her to support Justin when he began working on his sobriety. “It was extremely difficult,” she admitted, adding she felt “nervous” to talk about his drug use because it meant looking back at “some dark spaces” in his life.
However, Justin was “very open about it,” and Hailey commended his “good self awareness” because it helped him heal.
“I think that is all I can really ask for,” she said.
L-R: James Moore, Pink; Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Pink lost her father James Moore, a veteran, not long ago, and she paid tribute to him on his birthday with a photo showing his grave marker. Yesterday, Veteran’s Day, she wrote another loving post honoring his memory and his service.
Posting his official military photo, Pink wrote, “Look at my handsome Papa. Thank you to all the women and men for your sacrifice and your service.”
She also captioned two additional photos in the same post, writing, “The second picture is me and my Dad and brother marching in Washington. The third is his beautiful memorial box that holds his ashes.”
“They used to call him twinkle toes for dancing when he was meant to be marching in line,” Pink concluded. “Hug a veteran today. Consensually of course.”
