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After releasing her new album, Sling, to rave reviews, Clairo is hitting the road.

The 22-year-old singer will kick off a tour February 16 in Charlotte, NC, and wrap it up April 16 in Atlanta, GA.  Arlo Parks will open for the majority of the tour; the final three shows will feature Widowspeak.

For the tour, Clairo is partnering with several organizations that will ensure a safe and harassment-free experience at each show by establishing a text helpline and proactively canvassing each concert to look for, as she put it in an interview with NME, “any misconduct that goes on within the crowd.”

In addition, Clairo’s band and crew, as well as venue staff, will undergo sexual harassment prevention and response training.

Clairo also told NME, ” “I’m lucky that [misconduct] never happened to me, but experiencing some of that in my adult life, I can’t believe how brave I was to go to shows by myself and be so carefree. If I can’t provide this [security] on tour, then I won’t tour — that’s my mentality at the moment.”

In a statement, she added, “Everyone deserves a resource and everyone deserves to enjoy the show in peace. I want the audience to know that there is someone who will listen and believe them at every show.”

Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. Visit Clairo.com for the full itinerary and pre-sale information.

 

 

 

 

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Walker Hayes has a hit on his hands with “Fancy Like,” and he’s opening up about the inspiration behind the infectious track. 

In June, Walker and his daughter, Lela, went viral on TikTok after posting a video of themselves doing an original dance to the hip-hop-meets-country track that’s amassed nearly 20 million views so far. 

The hitmaker hints that he’s been in contact with Applebees, and says the restaurant chain is considering returning to their menu the Oreo milkshake he references in the lyrics, due to the song’s popularity. 

“I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag, but one thing that truly excites me is that the Oreo shake actually came off the menu several years back and it’s coming back because of the song,” he teases. “I can’t wait [until] I have grandkids and we’re at Applebee’s and they’re drinking a shake and I could say, ‘you know why’s it on the menu? It’s because I saved it.'”

As for how the TikTok video came about, Walker tells Billboard he and Lela “came home from church and put [the song’s] chorus on repeat and made it simple and we popped it off on the porch. We did two takes and then we slapped it on TikTok. [By] that night it surpassed a million [views].” He calls the response “bonkers,” saying, “I just left a Planet Fitness and people were walking up to me and [saying] ‘My daughter loves the dance. Can I get a picture?'” 

Walker co-wrote “Fancy Like” for his latest EP, Country Stuff, which has become his highest-charting single to date, reaching the top 20 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It’s currently climbing the Billboard Country Airplay chart. 

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Via handwritten note on their socials, Coldplay has announced that their ninth album will arrive October 15.

Called Music of the Spheres, the album, produced by Max Martin, comes with a trailer that depicts an animated cosmic journey through the album’s space-themed artwork, with snippets of each new song. In their note, the band says that a new track from the album, “Colaratura,” will be out on Friday, followed by a single in September.  The first release, “Higher Power,” came out in May.

“Thank you for listening or coming to shows or any way we have met through music,” the band ends their note, adding, “Everyone is an alien somewhere.”

There are 12 tracks on Music of the Spheres, the titles of five of which are represented by emojis.  The songs that aren’t so titled are “Higher Power,” “Humankind,” “Let Somebody Go,” “People of the Price,” “Biutyful,” “My Universe,” and “Coloratura.”  The emojis range from a heart, to a picture of Earth, to what looks like an infinity symbol.

You can pre-order Music of the Spheres at store.coldplay.com.

Music of the Spheres is the followup to 2019’s Everyday Life.

 

 

 

 

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Lala Kent‘s definition of sober is very different from Demi Lovato‘s.

The Vanderpump Rules star, who has been sober since October 2018, appeared on the Behind the Velvet Rope podcast and — when asked her opinion on Demi’s song “California Sober” — shared that she’s not a fan.

“You know, I don’t like to judge, but I actually think that that’s super offensive,” Lala said of the track, which depicts a lifestyle where hard drugs and alcohol are off the table but marijuana and wine are acceptable. 

“There are people out there who have worked their a** off to never take themselves out of reality and to never place themselves in an altered state,” Lala continued. “When they have a cold, they don’t even take DayQuil or NyQuil. So to say that you’re ‘California sober’ or this type of sober is extremely offensive, I think.”

The 30-year-old reality star added that she doesn’t believe that “California sober” is a real thing. “You’re not sober,” she stated. “If you’re drinking and smoking weed, you’re not sober.”

Demi has been public about their sobriety journey following their near-fatal overdose in 2018. Most recently in their YouTube documentary, Dancing with the Devil, Demi shared that recovery isn’t a “one-size-fits-all solution” and said they work with a recovery manager to determine the best plan for them. 

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After spending nearly a decade away, Big Time Rush is back.

On Monday, the pop band announced that they’ll reunite this winter for two live shows. Alongside a short video trailer of the band’s members reuniting, they shared, “BIG TIME RUSH LIVE! WE ARE BACK!” 

“It’s been a minute, but we couldn’t be more excited to see you!” the caption reads. “Lets make up for lost time.”

The LA-based group will reunite for a show on December 15 at the Chicago Theater and on December 18 at Hammerstein ballroom in New York. Tickets go on sale Wednesday at 10:00 am CT on Ticketmaster.com. You can sign up for pre-sale access by visiting BigTimeRushOfficial.com.

Big Time Rush’s four members — Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr. and Logan Henderson — will all return to the stage later this year. The group originated in 2009 from the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush, which ran for a total of four seasons, ending in 2013. During that time, the band released three studio albums and traveled on five tours.

Prior to this announcement, the foursome reunited virtually in June 2020 to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their song “Worldwide.”

 

 

 

 

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Last year, Shinedown‘s Brent Smith told ABC Audio that a film revolving around their 2018 album ATTENTION ATTENTION would be released in 2021.  Well, his promise has come to pass.

Deadline reports that the movie, described as a “cinematic experience” of the album, has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures and will arrive on digital and VOD on September 3.  It features the band members — plus actresses Francesca Eastwood and Melora Walters — starring in a visual interpretation of the music.

Deadline further reports that according to Gravitas, the film is “a powerful and enduring statement about humanity, overcoming struggles, the importance of mental health, not being afraid to fail and the resolve of the human spirit.”

In a statement, Shinedown tells Deadline, “When we created ATTENTION ATTENTION, our vision was always to present the message as a sonic and visual experience. We’re really proud of what we created and are beyond excited to partner with Gravitas Ventures to finally bring the film in its entirety to the world.”

ATTENTION ATTENTION topped Billboard’s Alternative, Top Rock and Hard Rock Albums Charts when it was released, and also debuted in the top five on the Billboard 200.

As previously reported, Shinedown’s fall tour will kick off September 6 and run through October 9, with Ayron Jones, Theory of a Deadman, The Struts, Pop Evil and Zero 9:36 opening, each depending on the date. For the full list of shows and all ticket info, visit Shinedown.com.

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Amid Britney Spears‘ ongoing conservatorship drama, the singer received an unexpected gift from fellow former Disney star Selena Gomez that boosted her mood.

The “Toxic” singer shared the adorable gift Gomez unexpectedly sent her on Thursday — a gorgeous purple tie-dye bikini along with several offerings from her Rare Beauty makeup line.

“Ok guys … great news,” Spears, 39 gushed in the caption. “When I woke up I got a very cool box with a bikini in it and my favorite three make up products from @SelenaGomez !!!!”

The Grammy winner endorsed Gomez’s makeup line in the appreciative caption and told fans, “Her shimmers are really fun and her spritz for your face before makeup is bomb and smells very good !!!!”

Spears noted that the gift came at the perfect time, too, hinting that she needed a little pick me up by closing her sweet message with, “Selena …. Thank you for surprising me with this gift … I’ve been looking for shimmers.”

The “De Una Vez” singer was ecstatic that Britney enjoyed the gift and wrote in the comment section, “This makes me so happy! I hope you enjoy it – love you so much.”  Gomez, 28, also enclosed a crown and black heart emoji in the comment.

This isn’t the first time the two artists publicly supported each other.  In May, Gomez shared an adorable throwback video of her younger self enthusiastically singing along to Britney’s 2000 song, “Don’t Go Knockin’ on My Door.”

Spears called the video “the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen” in the comment section, leaving a shocked face, red heart and dancing woman emoji.

 

 

 

 

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Hailey Bieber is letting Beliebers know that she and husband Justin Bieber are definitely not expecting a bundle of joy anytime soon.

Rumors of a pregnancy sparked from Justin’s recent Instagram post, where he shared a black-and-white photo of the two and captioned it “mom and dad.”  Fans misinterpreted Justin’s words and mistakenly believed that Hailey was pregnant.

The model dashed fans’ hopes of a Bieber baby when she jumped into the comment section and suggested that Justin should rephrase the description.

“I think u should maybe change this caption to *Dog Mom and Dad* before anyone gets it twisted,” Hailey, 24, remarked and included a crying laughing emoji.

The “Sorry” singer has yet to update the caption though.

This isn’t the first time the couple shut down pregnancy rumors.  Last year, Hailey took to her Instagram Story to shut down an upcoming tabloid report claiming she was expecting.  

“Since I know you guys were about to break your lil story… I’m not pregnant,” the model said in November. “So please stop writing false stories from your ‘sources’ and focus on what’s important.”

 

 

 

 

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