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Drummers including Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam‘s Matt Cameron, and viral sensation Nandi Bushell have joined Ringo Starr for a stacked charity cover of The Beatles‘ “Come Together.”

Dubbed “Drum Together,” the performance supports the organization WhyHunger and its mission to end global hunger.

“We all can agree that no kid should be hungry, and everyone should have access to nutritious food,” Starr says in a statement. “This is a great cause that I’ve supported in the past and a great track — one of my favorite Beatles songs.”

The more than 100 participants also include Korn‘s Ray Luzier, current and former Dream Theater  drummers Mike Mangini and Mike Portnoy, and frequent Jack White touring drummer Daru Jones.

Ninety cents from every dollar raised by the Drum Together campaign will go toward WhyHunger programs that focus on community-led initiatives, the goal of which is to provide nutritious food to those who need it across the U.S. and the globe.

You can check out an official video for the song that features composite footage of all of the participants performing individually on the WhyHunger YouTube channel.

A list of all the participating musicians has been posted on WhyHunger.org.

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As Old Dominion prepares to release their new album, Time, Tequila & Therapy, they’re reflecting on the creative process that went into it. 

In a video filmed at the studio, lead singer Matthew Ramsey touches on how, by removing outside forces and collectively focusing on the artistic vision, he knew it would lead them to the project they were meant to make.  

“I just knew that if we came here and we were together with nothing else to do but be creative, then something great would happen, whether that be one great song or 20 great songs,” Matt shares in the video that includes  clips of the band working in the studio. 

Time, Tequila & Therapy drops on Friday. The band will performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight on ABC. Their current single, “I Was on a Boat That Day,” is currently in the top 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

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Tell the truth: Do you pee in front of your spouse? What about…you know, the other thing?  Well, Meghan Trainor does, and she’s happy to let everyone know about it.

Appearing on Nicole Byer‘s the podcast Why Won’t You Date Me?, Meghan explained that when she and her husband, actor Daryl Sabara, were building their new house, she asked the contractor to add another toilet to the master bathroom, so there’d be two of them, side by side.

“A lot of time in the middle of the night when we’re with the baby, we’ve got to pee at the same time. So I was like, ‘Can we please have two toilets next to each other?’” Meghan said.  The contractor thought she was joking at first, but then fulfilled her strange request.

“We got two toilets sitting next to each other, and we’ve only pooped together twice,” she said, adding, “We pee at the same time a lot.”

Meghan then goes into more detail than frankly anyone would ever need about her and her husband’s toilet habits — and we mean waaaay more detail. You’ve heard of TMI? This is T, T, TMI.

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Usher is giving the fans what they want: More Las Vegas residency shows.

Due to popular demand, the singer has announced two bonus dates at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace this December. He’ll be performing on Thursday, December 23 and Friday, December 24, in addition to his previously planned shows on December 28, 29, 31 and January 1, 2022.

Tickets for the new shows go on sale to the general public Saturday, Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. PT. Fan pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. PT until Friday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m. PT.

The residency, which debuted in July, features a set list spanning Usher’s 20-year career, with performances of “U Remind Me,” “Burn,” “You Make Me Wanna…,” “Don’t Waste My Time,” “Scream,” “Yeah!” and more, backed by a live band and over two dozen dancers.

Usher, Live Nation Las Vegas and Caesars Entertainment are donating $1 of every ticket purchased to Usher’s New Look, Inc., an organization the singer founded in 1999 to help transform the lives of underserved youth.

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New music from Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators is “coming soon.”

That’s according to a new Facebook video posted by the Guns N’ Roses shredder featuring footage of him jamming along with his solo band.

“I think the record itself is probably the best one that we’ve done so far,” Slash says in the clip, referring to the upcoming fourth Conspirators album. “We’re showing no signs of slowing down.”

The most recent Conspirators effort is 2018’s Living the Dream.

Slash, meanwhile, just released a pair of new singles with Guns N’ Roses, “Absurd” and “Hard Skool.” The tunes mark the first fresh material from the “Welcome to the Jungle” rockers since Slash and Duff McKagan rejoined Axl Rose in the band in 2016.

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Ringo Starr and dozens of other well-known drummers have teamed up for a new version of the 1969 Beatles classic “Come Together” to raise money to support the WhyHunger charity’s mission to end global hunger.

Dubbed “Drum Together,” the recording also features the E Street Band‘s Max Weinberg, The Police‘s Stewart Copeland, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, Yes‘ Alan White, The Bangles‘ Debbi Peterson, Bad Company‘s Simon Kirke, ex-Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine, Vanilla Fudge‘s Carmine Appice, Rolling Stones touring drummer Steve Jordan, Santana‘s Cindy Blackman Santana, Styx‘s Todd Sucherman and famed session musician Jim Keltner. More than 100 drummers in total lent their talents to the song.

“We all can agree that no kid should be hungry, and everyone should have access to nutritious food,” says Ringo in a statement. “This is a great cause that I’ve supported in the past and a great track — one of my favorite Beatles songs. So when Jim Keltner asked me to join all these other drummers I was happy to. Peace and love.”

A variety of non-drummers also contributed to the track, including singer Jen Chapin — daughter of late WhyHunger co-founder Harry Chapin — and such acclaimed session musicians as bassists Lee Sklar, Will Lee and Nathan East.

Ninety cents from every dollar raised by the Drum Together campaign will go toward WhyHunger programs that focus on community-led initiatives, the goal of which is to provide nutritious food to those who need it across the U.S. and the globe.

You can check out an official video for the song that features composite footage of all of the participants performing individually on the WhyHunger YouTube channel.

A list of all the participating musicians has been posted on WhyHunger.org.

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Ringo Starr and dozens of other well-known drummers have teamed up for a new version of the 1969 Beatles classic “Come Together” to raise money to support the WhyHunger charity’s mission to end global hunger.

Dubbed “Drum Together,” the recording also features the E Street Band‘s Max Weinberg, Pearl Jam‘s Matt Cameron, The Police‘s Stewart Copeland, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, Yes‘ Alan White, Bad Company‘s Simon Kirke, Vanilla Fudge‘s Carmine Appice, Rolling Stones touring drummer Steve Jordan, Iron Maiden‘s Nicko McBrain, famed session musician Jim Keltner, and pre-teen drumming sensation Nandi Bushell. More than 100 drummers in total lent their talents to the song.

“We all can agree that no kid should be hungry, and everyone should have access to nutritious food,” says Ringo in a statement. “This is a great cause that I’ve supported in the past and a great track — one of my favorite Beatles songs. So when Jim Keltner asked me to join all these other drummers I was happy to. Peace and love.”

A variety of non-drummers also contributed to the track, including singer Jen Chapin — daughter of late WhyHunger co-founder Harry Chapin — and such acclaimed session musicians as bassists Lee Sklar, Will Lee and Nathan East.

Ninety cents from every dollar raised by the Drum Together campaign will go toward WhyHunger programs that focus on community-led initiatives, the goal of which is to provide nutritious food to those who need it across the U.S. and the globe.

You can check out an official video for the song that features composite footage of all of the participants performing individually on the WhyHunger YouTube channel.

A list of all the participating musicians has been posted on WhyHunger.org.

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Britney Spears emotionally acknowledged the #FreeBritney movement Monday, thanking her fans for their tireless support over the years.

Sharing a video of her posing in a white off-the-shoulder crop top — her signature style — the 39-year-old Grammy winner admitted that she has “no words” to describe her gratitude.

“#FreeBritney movement … I have no words … because of you guys and your constant resilience in freeing me from my conservatorship … my life is now in that direction !!!!!” she celebrated on Monday.

The “Toxic” singer added that she is overwhelmed by her fans’ passion, adding, “I cried last night for two hours cause my fans are the best and I know it … I feel your hearts and you feel mine … that much I know is true.”

She closed the sentimental post with two twirling pink heart emojis.

Britney’s fiancé, Sam Asghari, also shouted out his bride-to-be’s fans in the comment section, asking them, “From a scale of 0-Britney how free are you?”

Britney, 39, has had her life governed by a conservatorship since 2008. Her father, Jamie Spears, acted as the conservator of her personal affairs until 2019, when he stepped down, citing health issues. However, he still maintained control over her finances until last Thursday, when Judge Brenda Penny suspended him, citing a “toxic environment.”

The singer also hinted Monday that she is getting ready to walk down the aisle by asking her 35 million followers in a subsequent post, “It’s not actually France folks … it’s French territory!  Psss where should we get married????”

Spears toyed with a filter that gave her Disney princess styled eyes in the video, where she joked about wanting dessert.

“Psss don’t get me started on the concept of NOW,” she continued in the caption and declared in all capital letters, “GOD BLESS YOU ALL!”

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Coldplay and BTS have reclaimed the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100, this time for “My Universe,” their new collaboration.

The single, which was released on September 24, becomes the K-pop group’s sixth number-one hit in the U.S., and Coldplay’s second, after 2008’s “Viva La Vida.” Even more impressive, BTS has notched all their number ones in the span of a year, starting with “Dynamite,” released on September 5, 2020.

That’s the quickest an act has ever racked up six number ones since The Beatles, who also sent six singles to the top spot in the span of a year and two weeks, between 1964 and 1966.

However, BTS has yet to best The Beatles’ all-time record of placing six songs atop the Hot 100 in the span of 10 months and three weeks, which the Fab Four accomplished all the way back in 1964.

In other history-making moves, “My Universe” is now, as Billboard reports, “the first Hot 100 No. 1 by two groups each sporting lead billing on a song.” The only other groups to come close are The Temptations with Diana Ross and The Supremes back in 1969, when their hit “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” peaked at #2.

Thanks to the out-of-this-world debut for “My Universe,” the track also now sits atop Billboard‘s Digital Song Sales chart — allowing BTS to break its own record for having the most number ones on that tally, with nine number ones in all.  As for Coldplay, this becomes their second leader on that chart.

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After going nearly a full year without composing a single tweet, Adele made her grand return to Twitter on the same day social media websites Facebook and Instagram went offline.

The “Hello” singer, whose last tweet on January 10 was a red heart emoji in response to the Chorley Football Club in England belting out her 2011 hit “Someone Like You,” broke her Twitter silence on Monday in a cheeky exchange with the social media giant.

Following Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp’s sudden but massive outage, Twitter joked in a tweet, “hello literally everyone.” However, no one apparently expected the Grammy winner to reply, with a playful, “Hiya babes!”

Making matters more humorous was the social media company’s shocked response to the singer’s unexpected interaction, tweeting back, “ahdfljhadsjdlash ADELE?!?!”

This exchange comes as rumors continue to swirl that the 33-year-old singer is planning to release her long-awaited fourth studio album, which many believe is to be named 30. As previously reported, Adele updated her social media accounts on Monday with a cryptic blurred teal-colored profile picture and banner. Fans have noticed a similarity to the cryptic “30” billboards that began popping up in different parts of the world last week — saying they are the same color.

Adele’s website also reflected the new changes, updating with the same teal background and a mysterious link urging fans to sign up for updates.

Hiya babes!

— Adele (@Adele) October 4, 2021

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