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Newcomer Breland has teamed up with country superstar Thomas Rhett on a new song, “Praise the Lord.” 

Hours after releasing the track, the pair performed it live on the ACM Awards on Monday night. The hand-clapping, foot-stomping track taps into Breland’s gospel roots; he was raised by parents who were preachers in New Jersey. The lyrics name-check crispy chicken, Chevrolet trucks and Nelly‘s hit album Country Grammar, along with many other things worth praising.

“Praise the Lord for southern women, Hemi engines, crispy chicken/ Praise the Lord for east Atlanta, Country Grammar, and my nana/ Praise the Lord that I got everything I want and need and more/ I might turn up on Saturday, but first thing Sunday morn /I praise the Lord,” the twosome sing over an exuberant melody. 

“PRAISE THE LORD x @thomasrhettakins out now!!! I’ve been playing this song on the road for a year,” Breland says on Instagram, while encouraging fans to drop a prayer emoji “if you’re rocking with it!” Thomas, meanewhile, excitedly writes, “Let’s goooo!”

Breland will drop his debut album, Cross Country, this summer. 

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Luke Bryan is thrilled with how his Las Vegas show turned out. 

The singer launched his first Vegas residency in February with nine shows at Resorts World, and he says it’s among the best performances he’s done in his two-decade career. 

“It was great! I couldn’t be happier with how it all went. The show felt like it was one of the best shows I’ve been able to put on and perform,” the country superstar raved to Entertainment Tonight. 

During the extravagant set, Luke delivered some of his biggest hits, including “Country Girl (Shake It for Me),” “Crash My Party” and “Waves.” The hitmaker plans to go bigger and better with his next round of Vegas shows, kicking off in June. 

“I always want to build on the Vegas show. Even if we have repeat people that come out multiple times, I always want them to be able to see different things,” Luke said. “But the Vegas show will morph and become even something I’m more comfortable with.”

Between Vegas dates, Luke will headline the Raised Up Right Tour that runs from June through October.

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On Tuesday, Amazon announced the launch of a new live radio app, Amp, which will become home to shows by artists like Pusha T, Tinashe, Travis Barker, Nicki Minaj and more.

Alongside original radio shows from today’s biggest celebrities, app users will be able to DJ their own live radio show, using catalogs of tens of millions of licensed songs from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and a long list of independent music companies, such as Beggars Group, Believe, CD Baby and PIAS, according to Amazon’s statement.

“Radio has always been about music and culture,” Amp VP John Ciancutti said. “But imagine if you were inventing the medium for the first time today. You’d combine what people love about radio — spontaneous talk, new music discovery, diverse personalities, and broad programming — with all that’s made possible by today’s technology. You’d make it so anybody with a phone, a voice, and a love for music could make their own show. And that’s exactly what we’re doing.”

Amp will allow users to set up a show and go live, play hits or deep cuts, talk sports, riff on pop culture, and curate playlists, all for free.

The app is available for download starting Tuesday. An Amazon account is needed to join and use the app. Find out more at OnAmp.com.

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Camila Cabello isn’t letting her recent wardrobe malfunction wreck her day. The “Havana” singer poked fun at her Monday-night incident, during which she accidentally flashed some BBC show hosts on live television.

Taking to TikTok on Tuesday, Camila mouths along to Muni Long‘s “Time Machine” while pouting and shaking her head. She added the caption, “When my stylist asked me if I wanted nip covers and I said no.”

She then cheekily added the comment, “Least they’re cute tho,” along with a razzing emoji.

Camila appeared on BBC’s The One Show on Monday to chat about her new single, “BAM BAM,” which features Ed Sheeran.  The wardrobe malfunction happened as she was answering questions from fans and was asked by the show’s host to demonstrate her favorite dance move from the music video.

Her loose shirt moved just enough to expose her breast, but Camila tried to play it off by continuing to dance and told the hosts, “I almost flashed you.” She also added, “I hope you didn’t see [anything.]”

The hosts politely said there was a wardrobe malfunction and tried moving on with the rest of the show — but not before fellow guest, comedian Alan Carr, remarked, “I’ve been a victim of cyber flashing!”

Camila replied that her mother “is in the next room” and is “possibly freaking out” about what had happened.

Camila is gearing up for the release of her upcoming third studio album, Familia, which drops April 8.

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Zoë Kravitz currently starring as Selena Kyle/Catwoman in the hit movie The Batman, but ironically, she was once turned down for the same role, in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises, for being “too urban.”

Anne Hathaway ultimately landed the part.

Kravitz revisited the raced-based slight in an interview with The Guardian, saying of Dark Knight trilogy director Christopher Nolan, “I don’t know if it came directly from Chris Nolan. I think it was probably a casting director of some kind, or a casting director’s assistant.” 

She added, “Being a woman of color and being an actor and being told at that time that I wasn’t able to read because of the color of my skin, and the word ‘urban’ being thrown around like that, that was what was really hard about that moment.”

Zoë also expressed her triumph in scoring the role with director Matt Reeves — not just for her, but for other actresses of color. “It was crazy,” the 33-year-old admitted happily. “My phone was blowing up more than any birthday I’ve ever had.”

Kravitz trained for four months to play Kyle, who both tangles with and teams up with Robert Pattinson‘s Batman in the film. 

“It’s a physical part. I wanted to make sure it felt believable that she was physically capable of doing all the things she was doing,” she explains. “I was actually stronger and more healthy than I’ve been in a long time.”

The actress also took in lots of footage of real cats doing their thing. “It was fun to play with different ways of walking, of being agile,” Kravitz says. “You know, you can’t read cats, which is why a lot of people feel uncomfortable around them.”

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Green Day is set to headline the 2022 Sea.Hear.Now festival, taking place September 17-18 is Asbury Park, New Jersey.

The bill also includes Cage the Elephant, My Morning Jacket, Gary Clark Jr., The Head and the Heart, IDLES and Courtney Barnett, among others. Stevie Nicks will headline, as well.

In addition to the music, Sea.Hear.Now festival-goers can also enjoy two-day surfing contest.

Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, March 9, at 10 a.m. ET. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit SeaHearNowFestival.com.

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Justin Bieber praised wife Hailey Bieber while performing in Los Angeles on Monday.  The “Baby” singer sweetly dedicated one of his songs to his wife of three years.

According to E! News, Justin was gearing up to perform his hit “Anyone” when he told the audience, “This next song will be dedicated to my beautiful wife.” He then cheekily joked about getting in trouble for showing Hailey some love because, apparently, she is not a fan of being “put on the spot.”

“She’s out there somewhere. She hates me when I put her on the spot. She’s probably over there blushing. She probably hates me right now,” Justin announced. “But I love her. I love you so much baby. Let’s do the damn thing!”

Seems the gesture paid off, because Hailey re-shared a video to her Instagram story of her happily singing along.  She also documented the Monday night concert and shared personal highlights to her story.

Justin is currently embarking on his Justice world tour, his first in over five years. The Grammy winner’s last outing was his Purpose world tour, which ran from 2016 to 2017.

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Maren Morris has a particularly special song on her new album, Humble Quest. 

The singer revealed that the song “Hummingbird” is about her son, Hayes, who turns two on March 23. “He’s doing good,” Maren tells Entertainment Tonight about her son that she shares with husband Ryan Hurd. “He’s precious. He’s honestly the sweetest kid. I don’t know how we got so lucky with such a sweet baby, but he is.”

While fans will have to wait to hear “Hummingbird,” Maren has dropped two tracks from the album: lead single “Circles Around This Town” and the follow-up, “Background Music.” The former track was co-written with Ryan, and while the couple doesn’t have plans to soon release another duet following the success of “Chasing After You,” Maren says that her husband’s handprint is an important part of the project. 

“Maybe we’ll do another duet someday, but he actually is all over my album. He is singing and writing all the songs, so it kind of feels like in any capacity, we’re going to be collaborating, no matter what. We’re married and have a child,” Maren explains about their partnership. “It’s been a long time coming. The record’s been done for a while, so, I’m just ready to give birth to it.”

The superstar singer just announced a nationwide headlining tour in support of Humble Quest that runs from June through December. 

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