Green Day and Nine Inch Nails are among the headliners for the 2022 Shaky Knees festival, which will take place from April 29 to May 1 in Atlanta.
Billy Idol also is part of the bill, as are My Morning Jacket, Spoon, Travis, CHVRCHES, Death Cab for Cutie and Guided by Voices, among many others.
Green Day and Idol will perform on April 29, while NIN and My Morning Jacket will headline the festival on April 30 and May 1, respectively.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, November 11, at 10 a.m. ET. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit ShakyKneesFestival.com.
Shaky Knees returned this past October after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Headliners this year included Foo Fighters and The Strokes.
The outing, which the “Lit Up” rockers will co-headline with country rap rock duo The Lacs, will kick off January 7 in Kyle, Texas. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 12.
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Buckcherry.com.
Buckcherry will be touring in continued support of their new album, Hellbound, which dropped this past June. They still have three dates left on their current 2021 tour, which concludes November 13 in South Carolina.
Following a three-week trial, a jury in New York City ruled Wednesday that Jay-Z did not breach his endorsement contract in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed against him by the Parlux perfume company.
“You failed to prove your case, they failed to prove their case,” Justice Andrew Borrok said to an attorney for Parlux after the verdict was read aloud in court, according to Billboard. The Roc Nation founder was accused of failing to properly promote the “Gold Jay-Z” cologne. Parlux had requested $67 million in damages. Jay-Z, born Sean Carter, countersued, seeking $6 million in royalties that he said he was still owed under the deal. No money was awarded in the case.
Parlux argued that Hova breached the terms of their business contract by refusing to make promotional appearances on shows such as Good Morning America. Attorney Anthony J. Viola said Jay-Z had “thrown sand in the gears of what Parlux was trying to do””with his objections over how to promote the product.
Carter testified that he fulfilled his obligations. During a court appearance last week, he blasted Parlux “for crappy, lazy work,” and for allegedly violating their agreement by selling the fragrance at the Superdrug discount drugstore chain in the United Kingdom without his knowledge.
Paul McCartney has posted a video on his Facebook page capturing him sharing an emotional confession during a recent livestreamed Q&A event promoting his new book The Lyrics.
In the segment, Paul says he never told his late Beatles band mate John Lennon that he loved him.
“As 16-year-old, 17-year-old Liverpool kids, you could never say that. It just wasn’t done,” McCartney explains. “So I never did. I never really just said, ‘John, love you, man.’ I just never got ’round to it. So now, it is great to just realize how much I loved this man.”
The event, which took place November 5 at London’s Southbank Centre, is available on demand for streaming through Saturday, November 12, priced at $14.
In other news, McCartney and his daughters Mary and Stella have joined animal-rights organization PETA U.K. and other celebrities in calling for the United Nation’s COP26 climate-change conference, which is taking place now in Glasgow, Scotland, to adopt the Plant Based Treaty initiative, which is designed to focus on food systems as a way to battle the global climate crisis.
The McCartneys, PETA U.K. and others issued a message Tuesday to the COP26 delegates urging them to adopt the treaty, which seeks to encourage the production of more plant-based foods rather than meat, as a companion to the Paris Agreement climate-change treaty adopted in 2015.
Paul, Mary and Stella, who launched the Meat Free Monday campaign in 2009, say in a statement, “We believe in justice for animals, the environment and people. That’s why we support the Plant Based Treaty and urge individuals and governments to sign it.”
Among the other celebs supporting the treaty are Moby, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara and Game of Thrones actor Jerome Flynn.
“I never really said ‘John I love you man’, I never got round to it. So now it’s great to just realise how much I love this man…”
‘The Lyrics: Paul McCartney in Conversation’ is available to watch on demand till November 12th: https://t.co/yoJhfzbs3o@PenguinLivepic.twitter.com/WdsmwqfzbG
Christina Perri is releasing a new lullaby album called songs for rosie, dedicated to the daughter she lost last year.
Christina’s second child, Rosie, was born silent on November 24, 2020, and the album is set to be released on November 24 this year in her honor. It follows Christina’s 2019 lullaby album, songs for carmella: sing-a-longs and lullabies, written for her first child, her now three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Carmella.
Songs for rosie features duets with Christina’s husband, Paul, and with Carmella, as well as special appearances by Chris Martin and Jacob Collier on the new song “roses in the rain (lullaby).” It also features a cover of The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun,” which debuted on Wednesday.
“rosie’s short and powerful life already served such a huge purpose in our world, and she has lovingly changed me, paul and carmella forever,” Christina wrote on Twitter. “we are more capable of love and compassion than we ever knew we could be.”
She added, “we learned how to hold space for loss and how to navigate unimaginable grief together and music always heals. releasing these songs for rosie is so important for our hearts.”
The CMA Vocal Group of the Year category always delivers stiff competition, and that’s no exception in 2021. Among the nominees are Old Dominion — who’ve won it for the past three years running — as well as Zac Brown Band, Midland, Little Big Town and Lady A.
Midland has yet to win, but it’s their fourth time nominated in the category, and they think that their former tour mates Little Big Town might be the act to beat.
“We’ve toured a lot with Little Big Town and they’re all really good friends of ours. And the fact that they do four-part harmonies, it gives them an edge,” the band explains. “But win or lose, either way, we’re gonna use it as fuel for fire.”
Despite the competition, there’s plenty of camaraderie at the CMAs. That feeling of community with other country artists is something that Lady A still remember from their first-ever CMAs performance in 2008, where they sang their debut single, “Love Don’t Live Here.”
“Just to look out in the audience and see all your heroes in the first two rows looking at you, kind of getting to see what you’re made of for the first time,” recounts band mate Charles Kelley. “I just remember walking off feeling that we killed it. It was just a really cool moment.”
Look out for more unforgettable performances during this year’s CMAs, which airs tonight on ABC beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Underoath has announced a streaming concert ahead of the band’s upcoming album, Voyeurist.
The virtual event, dubbed Digital Ghost, will feature the debut performance of Voyeurist in its entirety. It premieres December 3 via the streaming platform Moment House.
“When we started conceptualizing the Voyeurist event, we knew that we wanted to do something different than a traditional live stream,” says guitarist Tim McTague.
“One of the biggest goals was the idea of blending narrative with the visuals,” he explains. “Threading the needle on a live performance while adding in cinematic elements was a big part of Digital Ghost.”
Nicki Minaj is loving her “Super Bass” RIAA Diamond certification for the coveted achievement of selling over 10 million units.
The Trinidadian-born rapper made the announcement Tuesday night on Instagram with a video of the glittering plaque.
“#SuperBassDiamond Thank you for over a decade of support. #Barbz special thx to Ester Dean, Kane, Juice, Taylor Swift, Sofia Grace & Rosie, Ellen, Young Money/Cash Money & Republic,” Nicki commented. “This one was released b4 the streaming era, so millions of fans actually purchased the song. I’m so grateful for you guys. Sending love & blessings your way.”
Nicki previously credited Taylor Swift with much of the success of the song. In 2011, the pop superstar tweeted that she liked “Super Bass,” inspiring many of her fans to purchase the track, and it quickly climbed the charts. Later that year, Swift invited Nicki on stage during her concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles to perform the song.
“Super Bass” was the fifth single from Minaj’s 2010, three-times Platinum debut album, Pink Friday. Released in April, 2011, “Super Bass” won the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards honor for Best Hip Hop Video.
As the 2021 CMAs loom, Kelsea Ballerini and Carly Pearce are two artists who say they’ll be trying something new with their fashion choices on the big night. Carly hints she’s keeping it straightforward with a “classy” look, but it’s going to be “in a color I’ve never worn before.”
“I’m going to wear all the weave, and it’s going to be — I’m excited,” she adds with a laugh.
Meanwhile, Kelsea’s taking risks with a “fashion forward,” “futuristic feeling” ensemble that she says is just one example of how she’s trying to push herself and grow.
“I’m trying to start doing [the glam aspect] myself. I did it myself on tour, and I really started enjoying the hair and makeup and stuff,” she explains. “I’m trying to push myself out of my comfort zone in every area of my life. And so I’m wearing this stunning dress that is like nothing I’ve ever worn.”
But not every artist has such lofty goals for their awards show night looks. Chris Young says that in the midst of a busy week, the awards show look is just one piece of the puzzle. “I don’t think people realize just how busy it is, with doing all the interviews and everything else,” he says.
“Making sure the rehearsals are good,” he adds with a laugh, “and making sure your clothes are correct, so you’re not gonna be on, like, the ‘worst-dressed’ list somewhere.”
The 2021 CMA Awards airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
Old Dominion are up for Vocal Group of the Year at tonight’s CMA Awards, and it’s far from the first time. They’re five-time nominees in the category, and they’re on a three-year winning streak, taking home the trophy at every awards show since 2018.
But that doesn’t mean the nomination gets less special, the group says. In fact, it’s an even bigger deal to them now than it was the first time around.
“Every time we get nominated, it means more and more each time,” band member Matthew Ramsey explains. “I think when it first happened, I thought, ‘It’ll never be as special as that,’ but I was wrong. Every time it happens now, it’s just an amazing thing.”
As the trophies keep stacking up, the band mates will have to find new spots in their house to keep their CMAs hardware — but the guys of Old Dominion joke that guitarist and keyboardist Trevor Rosen already has that problem figured out, as he’s got a “Trevor Rosen Museum” in his basement.
“Yeah, it’s [the] Trevor Rosen Museum, so there definitely is an Old Dominion wing to that which is pretty sizeable,” Trevor elaborates with a laugh. “It’s a great display of hockey sticks and guitars, things like that. Former glory days to current glory days, you would say.”
In addition to being nominees, Old Dominion are performing their single “I Was on a Boat That Day” at the 2021 CMAs. The show kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
