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The debut album from Robert Plant and Saving Grace, titled Saving Grace,  is out now, and to mark the release the artists have shared a video for one of the tracks.

The clip is for their cover of Moby Grape’s “It’s a Beautiful Day Today,” a track penned by Bob Mosley for the album Moby Grape ’69.

Plant and Saving Grace — drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, cellist Barney Morse Brown and vocalist Suzi Dian — have been touring together since 2019, but this is their first album.

Plant describes Saving Grace as “a song book of the lost and found.” In addition to the Moby Grape tune, it has them covering songs by Memphis Minnie, Blind Willie Johnson and Low.

Robert Plant and Saving Grace are set to kick off a North American tour Oct. 30 in Wheeling, West Virginia, wrapping Nov. 23 in Valley Center, California. A complete list of dates can be found at RobertPlant.com

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You can relive the 18th ACM Honors when it airs as a special three-hour edition of CMT Hot 20 on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Carly Pearce and Russell Dickerson hosted the show, which took place Aug. 20 at The Pinnacle in Nashville.

They team up to recreate Johnny & June Carter Cash‘s “Jackson,” while Little Big Town‘s Karen Fairchild and newcomer Carter Faith recreate Morgan Wallen‘s “Lies, Lies, Lies.”  

Jamey Johnson interprets Randy Travis‘ “Three Wooden Crosses,” while Tucker Wetmore delivers his contribution to the Twisters soundtrack, “Already Had It.”

The tributes continue, as HARDY takes on Eric Church‘s “Homeboy” and Ashley McBryde sings a medley of Luke Combs hits. Luke Bryan closes the show with his version of Cody Johnson‘s “‘Til You Can’t.”

CMT Hot 20: ACM Honors Edition premieres Saturday at 9 a.m. ET.

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Take me to church, little lion man.

Hozier and Mumford & Sons have teamed up to release a song called “Rubber Band Man,” which will be out Oct. 24. The song is not a cover of The Spinners‘ 1976 funky #2 hit “The Rubberband Man.” Based on an Instagram clip of the two acts working on the song, it sounds like a folky, acoustic guitar-based tune, which is pretty much what you’d expect. Even Marcus Mumford is seen describing part of the song as “the strummy strummy thing.”

“You’re a world away/ but you’re still the same/ I know you by heart and I will call you by your name,” the two acts sing. “And it’s a long way from the crack to the grave/ you know that I remember everything.”

“Yeah, that’s gonna be so dope,” exclaims Marcus.

The two acts have previously performed together onstage at Bonnaroo in 2015 and at the Austin City Limits festival in 2023, but this is their first recorded collaboration.

Hozier will perform at Eddie Vedder‘s Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California, on Sunday, and at this year’s Austin City Limits festival on Oct. 3. Mumford’s next live show is Oct. 8 in Chicago.

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Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters and Foreigner are among the artists contributing songs to The Majesty of Rock, a digital tribute album to the mock-rock band Spinal Tap.

The officially sanctioned album, which also features contributions from Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, System of a Down, The Go-Go’s, Kyuss, Robyn Hitchcock, Soul Asylum and more, is raising money for the nonprofit Teen Cancer America, which aims to improve the lives of teens and young adults who have cancer.

“The spirit of Spinal Tap has always been about turning it up to 11, and that’s exactly what we aim to do for young people with cancer,” Shannon Sullivan, executive director of Teen Cancer America, says. “This tribute album is a fun, powerful way to raise crucial funds and awareness for the unique challenges facing this age group.”

She adds, “We are incredibly grateful to the brilliant artists who have lent their talents to this project and to the creators of Spinal Tap for allowing us to celebrate their genius for a cause that is so important.”

The Majesty of Rock features 32 covers from the Spinal Tap catalog, including a performance from Teen Cancer America’s Play It Back Players. Only 5,000 digital copies are available for download for a minimum donation of $19.84, a tribute to the year the original This is Spinal Tap was released.

This is Spinal Tap was directed by Rob Reiner and starred Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. It followed a fictional heavy metal band being filmed for a documentary.

The film’s sequel, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, is in theaters now.

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The Nas-backed bid to bring Resorts World NYC to Queens, New York, has been approved, Resorts World has announced. The Community Advisory Board announced the decision following a unanimous vote Thursday in favor of the development. According to a press release, the next step is to receive final approval from the Gaming Facility Location Board.

“On behalf of the entire Resorts World team, I want to thank the Community Advisory Committee for recognizing the impact we will have not only on Queens but all of New York City and State,” said Robert DeSalvio, president of Genting Americas East, the regional operator of Resorts World New York City, in a press release. “We are incredibly grateful to the large number of residents, partners, and supporters who touted this project, without a single person speaking against it. This is a testament to our mission – solidified over the last 15 years – to be the best neighbor possible here in Queens.”

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards also shared his thoughts on the announcement, while poking fun at Jay-Z‘s proposal for a Times Square casino being rejected.

“There’s a theme in Queens, and I know that Nas was a part of this: Queens get the money. Sorry, Jay-Z, we win again,” Richards said in a clip making its rounds on social media. “You can let the Brooklyn borough president know that I send my regards to him.”

If approved, the Resorts World, worth $5.5 billion, will “create 24,000 new jobs” and “provide $1 billion in new incremental revenue to New York State in 2026, and billions of dollars in economic activity beginning as soon as next July,” according to a press release. The expansion will also include 30 food and beverage outlets and a 7,000-seat entertainment venue, among other things.

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Doja Cat has released her new album, Vie [vee], and gives a nod to her mom in a new video for one of the tracks.

Doja explains in a statement that the album’s title was “a choice of worldplay”: It’s her fifth album, and the Roman numeral for five is a capital V. Doja also has that Roman numeral tattooed on her collarbone. The word “vie” means “life” in French.

“Five in numerology represents curiosity, adventure, and change,” she says. “I chose Vie as a nod to [the song] ‘La Vie en Rose’ and tied it together with the theme of romance and throughout this project I give my interpretation on love, sex, romance, pain, and wonder within a relationship.”

She adds, “I feel strongly about the meaning of the word Vie because without life there is no love and without love there is no adventure. This is an adventurous album and with homages and nods to the [’80s, ’70s and ’90s], I wanted to give my own personal modern twist.”

One of the songs on the new album is called “Gorgeous.” Doja has dropped a super-glam video for it, inspired by makeup commercials from the ’80s. It stars her and a group of famous models, including Alek Wek, Irina Shayk, Karen Elson, Paloma Elsesser, Alex Consani and Amelia Gray.

Also appearing briefly is Doja’s mom, Deborah Sawyer; she pops up in the part where Doja says, “I look like my family, I don’t need to brag.”

If you want to be as glam as Doja, there’s a new Amazon Music merch line inspired by the new album. 

Doja will cohost The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 1 and appear on Saturday Night Live Oct. 4.

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Two very different worlds collide, as Texas traditionalist Hudson Westbrook collaborates with artist/producer Marshmello on the new track “Better Man Than Me.”

“Marshmello has such a specific vibe,” Hudson says. “It’s been fun to collaborate with him because this song is so different from anything else I’ve ever done.”

“I’ll always be true to my Texas roots, so I brought that with me on this track,” he adds. “It’s been stuck in my head for months, happy for y’all to have it.”

Hudson and Marshmello also shot a “21st century western” music video for “Better Man Than Me,” complete with cowboys and cops.

Marshmello previously topped the country chart with “Miles on It” with Kane Brown and more recently released “Holy Water” with Jelly Roll. 

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Lewis Capaldi is scheduled to perform in Nottingham, England, Friday night, but ahead of the concert he decided to capitalize on the fact that his name is similar to that of a supermarket chain.

As documented on his Instagram, Lewis performed a surprise concert on the roof of the city’s Aldi supermarket. The first photo on his post shows him holding up a sign reading “CAP” in front of the Aldi logo — the caption reads, “capAldi, had to be done x.” 

Lewis is seen in the post’s video singing his new single, “Something in the Heavens,” as excited fans below film him on their phones and hold up signs reading, “We love you Lewis.” It marked the first time Lewis has performed the single outside of his current arena tour.

According to ITV.com, Lewis also sang some of his previous hits during the rooftop concert.

Lewis staged a comeback in June after a two-year hiatus, dropping the single “Survive” and appearing at the Glastonbury Festival. During his 2023 appearance at that same festival, he was unable to finish singing “Someone You Loved” due to his Tourette’s syndrome, so the crowd helped him through it. After that, he announced he was stepping away to focus on his physical and mental health.

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Mgk‘s album Tickets To My Downfall came out Sept. 25, 2020, and he’s announced that he’ll be celebrating the fifth anniversary of the album for “the rest of this year.”

Mgk wrote on Instagram, “5 years ago pop punk came back to life.” He added, “we have 5 unreleased songs from that era being mixed rn to release asap, a coffee book of BTS from the recording process, merch, a tour, and more. TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL I LOVE YOU.”

He posted a series of photos from the recording sessions of the album, including shots of Travis Barker, who was the producer, drummer and main collaborator on the project. One of the photos is a text exchange between mgk and Barker; the drummer wrote, “Happy tickets anniversary my brother.” Mgk replied, “5 years later i still can’t believe it. living like a maniac gave us some really good songs. changed my life forever. love you big bro.”

Tickets To My Downfall, which marked mgk’s move from rap to pop punk, featured guest appearances by Halsey, Iann Dior, Bert McCracken of The Used, Yungblood, blackbear and Trippie Redd. It was mgk’s first #1 album and his first to be RIAA-certified Platinum; it also featured the hit “My Ex’s Best Friend.”

Mgk’s new tour in support of his latest album, Lost Americana, launches Nov. 18 in Glendale, Arizona.

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