Liam Gallagher has posted an apology following an earlier, since-deleted social media post.
According to NME, the post contained a slur used to mock East Asian people.
“Sorry if I offended anyone with my tweet before it wasn’t intentional,” Gallagher writes in his apology. “You know I love you all and I do not discriminate. Peace and love.”
Gallagher is about to launch Oasis‘ much-anticipated reunion tour alongside his formerly estranged brother, Noel Gallagher. The outing kicks off Friday in the U.K. before coming to the U.S. in August.
Foreigner just announced they’re releasing a deluxe version of their 1981 multi-Platinum album 4 with lots of bonus material, and now they are giving fans a preview of one of those extras.
The band has released the track “Fool If You Love Him,” featuring the original Foreigner band members. It’s one of five previously unreleased songs on the set.
According to the description on YouTube, the song was initially recorded and left unfinished during the 4 recording sessions at New York’s Electric Lady Studios. Original frontman Lou Gramm returned decades later to add a new verse, record new vocals and finish the song.
Foreigner 4 Deluxe, dropping Sept. 12, is a five-disc CD/Blu-Ray package that includes newly remastered stereo and Atmos remixes of the album, as well as previously unreleased songs, early and alternative versions of tracks, instrumentals, and live performances recorded on tour between 1981 and 1982.
The deluxe edition will also be released digitally, while the remastered and remixed album will get a vinyl release. All versions are available for preorder now.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary.
“7-3-21. every day i thank God for u @blakeshelton. happy anniversary. i love u so much,” Gwen wrote on Instagram Thursday, alongside a video montage of some of their memories over the years.
The video was soundtracked to their duet “Purple Irises.”
Blake posted a photo from their wedding day on his Instagram, captioning it, “My pretty girl… I’m the luckiest man to be married to you and to know you. I love you @gwenstefani!!!!!! Happy anniversary!!!!”
Gwen and Blake met in 2014 when they were both coaches on The Voice. At the time Gwen was married to Gavin Rossdale, and Blake was married to Miranda Lambert. They supported each other through their respective divorces in 2015, and that fall, they began dating.
The two got engaged in 2020 and married in 2021 on Blake’s Oklahoma ranch.
Gwen shares three children with her ex Rossdale, 19-year-old Kingston Rossdale, 16-year-old Zuma Rossdale and 11-year-old Apollo Rossdale.
Flavor Flav believes firearms should be banned, and he’s hoping Public Enemy‘s new protest song, “March Madness,” can start conversations that lead to change. In an op-ed published in Newsweek, he explained his stance against guns, which he partially attributed to his personal history and “normalized” school shootings.
“I fear for my kids when I drop them off at school. Our schools aren’t safe and our kids aren’t safe,” Flav wrote. “This is because gun protection laws are weak. Guns are falling into the hands of the wrong people. I would know. I went to jail because of guns. … So I am speaking from firsthand experience.”
Flav said that guns “were brought into Black communities” because of peer pressure and to be used as protection from gang wars, creating “a system of criminals.”
“Fear and power are two of the biggest emotions that drive us. America is being built on fear,” he wrote. “You have people who are scared. And these people are fighting for gun rights to protect themselves. They wouldn’t have to protect themselves if all guns were banned.”
With growth, some accountability, clarity and his continued sobriety journey, Flav says he is done with guns. He is now using his platform to start conversations about gun laws, and he hopes Public Enemy’s “March Madness” will do the same.
“I hope this song, ‘March Madness,’ reignites the conversation,” Flav wrote. “I hope this song sparks change. I hope this anthem gives a voice to those who feel powerless against a system of power and greed. I hope we can come together to create a wall of unity with peace and togetherness that is so strong, no one can divide and tear us down.”
Morrissey is apparently a big Wallows fan, but not big enough to sit through a whole concert.
The “Are You Bored Yet?” outfit tells the Therapuss with Jake Shane podcast that they were performing at the famed Roxy club in Los Angeles when they learned that the Smiths frontman had requested a ticket.
While the Wallows members were skeptical that Morrissey would actually show up, right before they took the stage they were told that he was in the building.
“We’re like, ‘Morrissey’s here?'” says frontman Dylan Minnette. “Like, I can’t imagine Morrissey being a fan of anything, let alone Wallows.”
However, Morrissey did not stay until the end of the set.
“There’s a really funny video of him sitting there, he looks so upset and he looks so mad,” Minnette says. “Our fans are really loud, there’s really a lot of screaming, like, screaming girl voices, and I think it was way too loud for him, and he left like three songs in.”
For Minnette, that all adds up to the “perfect Morrissey story.”
“Didn’t even need to meet him, just the fact that we was there and he left,” Minnette says.
Spiritbox is set to make their late-night TV debut.
The “Perfect Soul” metallers will perform on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 7, airing at 11:35 p.m. ET.
The Kimmel performance continues an eventful year for Spiritbox, which has also included the release of their new album, Tsunami Sea, a U.S. headlining tour and dates in Europe opening for Linkin Park. They also had a viral Grammy moment when frontwoman Courtney LaPlante was confused for Poppy during a red carpet interview.
Poppy, by the way, previously made headlines for her 2024 Kimmel performance alongside Knocked Loose, which has over 2.6 million views on YouTube. Maybe she’ll show up for Spiritbox’s performance, too.
LOCASH and Josh Turner will represent country music in Washington, D.C., this July 4, performing on the annual A Capitol Fourth PBS special.
Alfonso Ribeiro will host the show, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year.
The Beach Boys, the Temptations, Lauren Daigle, Trombone Shorty, Yolanda Adams, Abi Carter and the National Symphony Orchestra will also perform on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
Josh is set to sing “Unsung Hero,” which memorializes his grandfather who served in World War II.
You can tune in to watch the 90-minute A Capitol Fourth starting at 8 p.m. ET July 4 on PBS.
Adam Levine made it through the spicy wings lineup on the latest episode of Hot Ones.
The Maroon 5 frontman braved the heat as he discussed everything from getting kicked out of the Sunset Strip rock club for unknowingly confronting the owner to that time Blake Shelton pranked him into buying a giant pig.
Adam also admitted he gets hotheaded – no pun intended – when coaching his daughter’s basketball team.
“My worst quality is I get hotheaded. And these kids are children. They’re 8 years old. But when the refs are sleeping, man, I’m like, ‘Come on!’” he says.
He adds, “I think I’m a positive impact … I’m not getting mad at the kids. I’m [not] like, ‘What were you thinking?!’ I don’t do that.”
Adam shares 8-year-old Dusty Rose, 7-year-old Gio Grace and a son born in January 2023 with wife Behati Prinsloo.
Maroon 5’s new album, Love is Like, drops Aug. 15.
The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger will make a guest appearance on the upcoming album from Nigerian singer/songwriter Burna Boy.
Burna Boy will release his album No Signs of Weakness on July 11 and just revealed the track list, which includes the tune “Empty Chairs” featuring Jagger.
Jagger and his bandmates recently appeared on a tribute album celebrating the late King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier. The band covered the track “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” on A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, which is out now.
As for their own music, The Stones haven’t released any new music since 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, which was their 24th studio album and their first album of new material in 18 years. The album won best rock album at the 67th annual Grammy Awards.
Khadeen Indréa is “still floating” in gratitude for her starring role in the BET+ series Tyler Perry’s Divorced Sistas. It’s her first gig as a series regular after years of podcasting, vlogging, mothering and taking on smaller roles to perfect her craft. She plays Geneva, a high-powered lawyer, and says her character’s storyline will resonate with viewers.
“I love how complex Geneva is,” Khadeen tells ABC Audio when asked what drew her to the role. “As I began to build her character out, I was able to see some moments that I could really relate to.”
“I was able to relate to the feeling that I used to have in my teenage years in my early 20s of being very hyperaware of what people thought about me, and I realized how much that hampered my growth as an individual, how much it forced me into this box of trying to be this perfect person.”
While Geneva presents herself as someone who has it all figured it out, Khadeen says it’s just a matter of time before “she can no longer hide from herself.”
“I think people will be in for quite the ride to see how Geneva is able to navigate this space of finally having to face who she really is and what’s happened in her life, and take accountability for it,” Khadeen teases.
She says she’s “super grateful to Mr. [Tyler] Perry“for taking a chance on her and allowing her to be a part of the show.
“I’ve been trying to be very present in the moment to absorb it all,” she says. “It feels so surreal.”
Divorced Sistas premiered following the BET Awards, becoming the most-watched premiere of any series in BET+ history, according a press release. A new episode is now available to stream on the platform.
