Jack White has premiered a new solo song called “Love Is Selfish.”
The acoustic track, which is available now for digital download, is accompanied by a self-directed video showing the White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather rocker giving an intimate performance for an empty bar at an American Legion post. You can watch that streaming now on YouTube.
“Love Is Selfish” will appear on White’s upcoming album Entering Heaven Alive, one of two solo records he’s releasing this year. The other, Fear of the Dawn, features the more raucous single “Taking Me Back,” suggesting it’ll be the more electric counterpart to the folksier Entering Heaven Alive.
Fear of the Dawn drops April 8, while Entering Heaven Alive arrives July 22.
White will launch a solo tour in support of both albums this year beginning April 8 in Detroit.
The track, which you can download now via digital outlets, will appear on the Pearl Jam frontman’s upcoming solo album, Earthling. It’s the third cut to be released from the record, following “Long Way” and “The Haves.”
Along with the new tune, Vedder revealed the guest artists appearing on Earthling, including Stevie Wonder, Ringo Starr and Elton John, as well as members of his Earthlings solo band: Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, ex-RHCP guitarist and current Pearl Jam touring member Josh Klinghoffer, and guitarist and producer Andrew Watt.
Earthling, Vedder’s first solo effort in 11 years, drops February 11. Vedder and the Earthlings will launch a tour in support of the record February 3 in New York City.
L-Jamie Lynn Spears; R- Britney Spears in 2017; Image Group LA/Disney Channel via Getty Images
On Thursday night, Britney Spears wrote a lengthy Twitter post in which she reacted to what her sister Jamie Lynn Spears had said in her interview with ABC News’ Juju Chang. On Friday, Jamie Lynn responded to what her sister wrote by saying that Britney’s “accusatory posts” are causing her family to receive death threats.
In her post, Britney wrote, “The 2 things that did bother me [in the interview was] that my sister said was how my behavior was out of control. She was never around me much 15 years ago at that time …. so why are they even talking about that unless she wants to sell a book at my expense??? REALLY???”
Britney said she was also bothered by Jamie Lynn’s discussion of how Britney was upset that she’d performed remixes of her songs on an awards show.
Britney wrote, “I know it may sound like a silly thing to most people but I wrote a lot of my songs and my sister was the baby. She never had to work for anything.” She added, “Everything was always given to her.”
Britney concluded by saying, “Hope your book does well, Jamie Lynn!!!…my family ruined by dreams 100 billion percent and try to make me look like the crazy one…my family loves to pull me down and hurt me always so I am disgusted with them.”
On Friday, Jamie Lynn responded in a lengthy Instagram post, writing, “Brit…you know behind the scenes I have always been here. It’s become exhausting when conversations, and texts we have in private don’t match what you post on social media.”
She continued, “The things being said are absolutely not the truth and I have to clarify that, because now it’s getting harder for me to rationalize to my oldest daughter why our family continues to get death threats, as a result of their aunt’s vague and accusatory posts, especially when we know she could tell the truth and put an end to all of it in one second if she wanted to.”
Jamie Lynn also clarified that her book is “not about [Britney],” adding, “I can’t help that I was born a Spears too and that some of my experiences involve my sister.” She also said that contrary to what Britney claimed, she had worked hard to build her own career.
“I don’t want drama, but I’m speaking my truth to heal my traumas,” she concluded, adding, “I will always love my big sister and be here for her. It’s time to put an end to the unhealthy chaos that has controlled my life for so long.”
Lamar Odom is weighing in on the latest news that Tristan Thompson cheated on Khloé Kardashian and fathered a child with the other woman.
When TMZ caught up with the former NBA baller, who was previously married to Khloé, he stated, “Dude is corny for that.”
While Odom said he hadn’t “been fortunate enough to reach out to her,” he said that if he got the chance, “First, I would give her a hug. I haven’t seen her in a long time.”
“What would I say?” he pondered before answering, “Just to be strong. Keep her faith in God and be strong for her daughter.”
The remarks come after, earlier this month, Thompson admitted to fathering a child with Maralee Nichols and publicly apologized to the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star for the embarrassment.
Cardi B is opening up about the mental toll she suffered after YouTuber Tasha K spread alleged lies about her.
Cardi appeared in court on Thursday, January 13 to give an impassioned testimony expressing to a Georgia jury that Tasha, who boasts one million subscribers, went on a “malicious campaign” to damage the rapper’s reputation, according to Billboard.
While on the stand, the “WAP” rapper said that she felt “helpless” as Tasha continued to spread alleged false rumors about her, adding that she also suffered fatigue, anxiety, and migraines as a result.
“I felt defeated and depressed and I didn’t want to sleep with my husband,” said Cardi, who is married to fellow rapper Offset, according to TMZ.
When asked by her attorney what she thought of Tasha, the “Up” rapper said she “felt like only a demon could do that s***.” She then followed her statement up with an apology to the judge for swearing.
Cardi, born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, filed a libel lawsuit against Tasha, real name Latasha Kebe, in 2019 after the YouTuber posted videos claiming the rapper was a prostitute, contracted herpes, and used drugs, among other things.
Cardi is seeking damages as well as for Tasha to remove all defamatory and disparaging statements.
Moody Blues singer/bassist John Lodge‘s new live album The Royal Affair and After, featuring performances from his stint on the Yes-headlined 2019 Royal Affair Tour and from his subsequent U.S. solo trek, gets its release today on CD and digital formats.
The album is mainly made up of renditions of popular Moody Blues songs, and features current Yes frontman Jon Davison on two songs.
Lodge tells ABC Audio that during the Royal Affair trek, he invited Davison to join him and his 10,000 Light Years Band to sing backing vocals on their encore, the 1968 Moody Blues gem “Ride My See-Saw.”
“[I]t was fantastic,” Lodge says of Davison’s performance.
For Lodge’s headlining tour, he decided to salute his fellow Moody Blues members by including songs they wrote for the group in his set, among them the Justin Hayward-penned Moodies classic “Nights in White Satin,” on which Davison sang lead.
“[H]e sings a fantastic version, and it’s on the album,” John notes. “And I’m really pleased with it, because he’s brought the exact emotion to the song.”
Lodge also recorded Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge reciting the spoken-word piece “Late Lament” that Graeme wrote for The Moody Blues’ Days of Future Passed album for use on John’s tour. Audio of Edge’s performance is included on The Royal Affair and After.
Edge died of cancer at age 80 in November 2021, and Lodge says he visited Graeme four days before he passed away, and gave him a copy of the new CD.
“We had a few laughs, a few tears,” John shares, adding that when he gave Graeme the CD, “he was tickled pink.”
A blue-vinyl LP version of The Royal Affair and After will be released on January 28. Here’s the album’s full track list:
“Steppin’ in a Slide Zone”
“Saved by the Music”
“Legend of a Mind”
“Sunset”
“Late Lament” (with Graeme Edge)
“Nights in White Satin” (with Jon Davison)
“Gemini Dream”
“Isn’t Life Strange”
“I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)”
“Ride My See-Saw” (with Jon Davison)
One reason Katy Perry wanted to have a Las Vegas residency is because it gives her more time to spend with her 16-month-old daughter, Daisy Dove. Now, Katy says Daisy is a big part of her preparation to hit the stage.
“Daisy’s with me all the time and she loves seeing Mama get ready and turn into the character,” she tells People magazine, referring to the fact that she portrays a doll in her residency show PLAY. “And I get to give bath time between 6:00 and 7:00. It’s a great routine. I thrive on routine.”
Katy also reveals that Daisy is “a combination” of both her and her father, Katy’s fiancé, Orlando Bloom.
“We are fearless with lots of chutzpah and just big characters,” Katy notes. “So the combination of us both is definitely coming out. It’s amazing to see everything new again through a toddler’s eyes.”
If you’re not familiar, “chutzpah” is a Yiddish word that means “extreme self-confidence” or “audacity.”
Katy’s current PLAY residency, which takes pace at Resorts World Las Vegas, wraps up with two more performances — tonight and Saturday night. She’ll then return March 2 for a string of eight additional performances.
Chloe Bailey grew up admiring Beyoncé, and now she’s living a dream come true as she’s signed to her idol’s Parkwood Entertainment label.
Chloe’s Beyoncé connection began in 1998 when she was five years old playing a younger version of Queen Bey’s Lilly character in the film The Fighting Temptations. Ever since then, her mentor has inspired her, especially about being comfortable with her appearance.
“It was Beyoncé who made me look at my body and say maybe it is okay to have my body. Maybe it is okay to have a plump butt. Maybe it is okay to have to shake and jump to fit in my jeans,” Bailey says in the In the Know by Yahoo January cover story.
After earning five Grammy nominations with her sister Halle as Chloe x Halle, Chloe made her solo debut in 2021 with “Have Mercy.”
The erotic music video for the song fired up social media, as people commented, positively and negatively, about her sexy appearance. Chloe insists that she won’t allow her critics to affect her confidence.
“There has never been a point in time that a society has ever been comfortable with the woman being powerful in the skin that she’s in,” the 23-year-old entertainer says. “So I just have to give kudos to every woman who’s inspired me, every one of my peers right now who’s saying, ‘I love my body. I feel sexy.'”
Regardless of the social media trolls, Chloe is determined to feel good about herself.
“No matter what women do, no matter how talented we are, no matter how screwed on our head is, someone will always have a problem because we choose to celebrate our body and the skin that we’re in,” Chloe maintains. “But you shouldn’t dim your light, period.”
Halestorm has released a new acoustic session recorded for “Coffee Notes,” a new music series from the company Death Wish Coffee.
The video features Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger performing unplugged renditions of Halestorm’s new single “Back from the Dead” and their classic tune “I Miss the Misery.” Additionally, Hale sings a solo piano version of “I Will Always Love You,” originally written by Dolly Parton and made huge by Whitney Houston.
“We’re thrilled to release Coffee Notes featuring the amazing band Halestorm to kick off our 10-year brand anniversary as this is exactly the kind of artist-celebrated content that we want to offer our devoted Death Wish Coffee fans,” says Death Wish Coffee CEO Mike Pilkington.
“Halestorm is the perfect collaboration for Coffee Notes to celebrate our rockstar anniversary with real rockstars,” Pilkington adds. “We are proud to give our customers this exclusive experience and the chance to win a signed guitar as a thank you to their undying loyalty.”
You can watch the session now via DeathWishCoffee.com, where you can also enter to win a Gibson guitar signed by Hale and Hottinger.
Michael Ray’s move towards the ‘90s-era country music that first inspired him is paying off, as his latest single, “Whiskey and Rain,” has officially become his fourth number-one hit.
As the singer takes his victory lap for his latest chart victory, he’s especially excited to be celebrating success with a song so true to his artistic identity.
“The journey of this song has just been an incredible one to be on,” Michael recounts. “If you’re a fan of mine and you know who I am as an artist — and it was shaped by ‘90s and early 2000s country music — and I feel like this song really reflects a lot of those influences.”
Specifically, the song takes cues from hitmaker Gary Allan, especially his 1998 release, It Would Be You. The title track off that album was a Top 10 hit for Gary, and as a whole, the project launched a fandom in Michael that helped kick off his journey to country music stardom.
“I remember hearing ‘It Would Be You’ for the first time and it just spoke to me. As a kid, I just bought every Gary Allan record and learned all the covers I could,” the singer explains, adding that that influence is alive and well in his music today.
“There’s a lot you can hear of his influence on ‘Whiskey and Rain’ and throughout this EP project, this Higher Education project. So, big fan of Gary’s,” Michael says.
