Brooks & Dunn‘s long-awaited, star-studded Reboot II has finally arrived.
The 18-track collection includes reimagined and rerecorded duet versions of your favorite Brooks & Dunn songs, including “Neon Moon” with Morgan Wallen, “She’s Not the Cheatin’ Kind” with HaileyWhitters and “Only in America” with Corey Kent.
“18 Brooks & Dunn songs + 18 bada** artists come together to reinvent time-tested classics. You are not going to believe where this genre-bending journey is about to take you,” Brooks & Dunn share on Instagram.
The hit duo is set to team with Jelly Roll onstage to perform “Believe” at the 2024 CMA Awards, airing live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Here’s the full track list for Reboot II: “Play Something Country” with Lainey Wilson “Neon Moon” with Morgan Wallen “Rock My World (Little Country Girl)” with Marcus King Band “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” with Megan Moroney “Brand New Man” with Warren Zeiders “Believe” with Jelly Roll “She Used to Be Mine” with Riley Green “She Likes to Get Out of Town” with The Cadillac Three “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” with Halestorm “Ain’t No Way To Go” with Mitchell Tenpenny “How Long Gone” with The Earls of Leicester “I’ll Never Forgive My Heart” with Jake Worthington “She’s Not the Cheatin’ Kind” with Hailey Whitters “Hard Workin’ Man” with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram “Hillbilly Deluxe” with HARDY “Indian Summer” with ERNEST “Drop in the Bucket” with Thousand Horses “Only in America” with Corey Kent
In a chat with Variety, music icon Elton John reveals that Chappell Roan looked to him for advice after she was disappointed with the results of the presidential election.
“Chappell Roan is my new FaceTime buddy,” Elton says of the “Hot to Go” singer, whose music he’d featured on his Apple Music radio show as far back as September 2023. The two got to hang out and have dinner together earlier this year and are now pals.
“I FaceTimed her last night, because she was down about the election,” Elton continues. “And I said, ‘You know what, Chappell? You can’t do anything about it. Just do what great artists do, in times when people are bewildered — turn to your own writing or your photography or your dancing or your acting and just turn it into art.’”
“She’s such a great girl,” Elton added. He didn’t reveal if Chappell planned to take his advice or not.
Chappell recently scored six Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
L-R: King Crimson lyricist Peter Sinfield and guitarist Robert Fripp : Photo credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
King Crimson songwriter and lyricist Peter Sinfield passed away Thursday at the age of 80. The news was announced on social media by King Crimson founder, and longest lasting member, Robert Fripp.
Sinfield co-founded King Crimson with Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake and Ian McDonald, and came up with the band’s name. He was the principal lyricist for the group, responsible for songs on their first four albums, including their hugely successful debut In The Court of the Crimson King, which featured the song “21st Century Schizoid Man.”
Sinfield left the group in January 1972, following a request from Fripp, who said he could no longer work with him.
In addition to King Crimson, Sinfield wrote for Emerson Lake & Palmer and had songs on four of their albums. He also wrote lyrics for songs recorded by Cher, Celine Dion, Chris Squire and Alan White, Leo Sayer and more, and produced the 1972 self-titled debut of Brian Ferry’s English rock band Roxy Music.
The 2024 CMA Awards show is just days away, y’all. So what better way to saddle up for it than with six days of exciting programs?
Happening Nov. 16-21, ABC will air several specials, interviews and previews, as well as performances on its morning news and night talk shows. This includes the one-hour television special Vegas Lights & Country Nights: Countdown to the CMA Awards – A Special Edition of 20/20, where viewers will get a behind-the-scenes peek at the journeys of superstars including Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean, Carly Pearce, Dustin Lynch and Shaboozey.
Here’s the full programming for CMA Awards week:
Saturday, Nov. 16, and Sunday, Nov. 17: On The Red Carpet: Countdown to the CMA Awards, a 30-minute special, hosted by Tamara Scott, featuring exclusive interviews with CMA Awards co-hosts Luke Bryan and Lainey Wilson and nominees Cody Johnson, Kelsea Ballerini and Ashley McBryde.
Monday, Nov. 18 (11:35 p.m. ET): Country icon Dwight Yoakam performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Tuesday, Nov. 19 (10 p.m. ET): Vegas Lights & Country Nights: Countdown to the CMA Awards – A Special Edition of 20/20.
Tuesday, Nov. 19 (11:35 p.m. ET): Nate Smith performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Wednesday, Nov. 20 (check local listings): Good Morning America. CMA Awards hosts Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at Country Music’s Biggest Night. Brett Young will also perform “Catch” and “Say Less” on the GMA stage and “Sleep Without You” on GMA3: What You Need To Know.
Wednesday, Nov. 20 (6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET): On The Red Carpet Live At The CMA Awards. ABC7/WABC-TV New York’s Joelle Gargiulo, country singer and American Idol runner-up Will Moseley and fashion expert Roshumba Williams.
A court in Switzerland has ruled that a watch Yoko Ono gave John Lennon shortly before his 1980 death does in fact belong to Ono, and not a watch collector who claimed he legitimately purchased the item.
According to Bloomberg, the Patek Philippe watch in question was stolen by Ono’s chauffeur, and the collector purchased it in Germany in 2014. The collector argued the watch was his because of the purchase, but the Swiss Federal Court just ruled the sale wasn’t legitimate because the chauffeur wasn’t the watch’s actual owner.
According to the ruling, “[T]here was no evidence to show that Yoko Ono intended to donate to the driver something as special as the watch, engraved with an inscription, that she had given to John Lennon two months before his death.”
Rolling Stone reports the watch included the inscription “(Just Like)/Starting Over/Love Yoko/ 10·9·1980/N.Y.C.,” a reference to the song “(Just Like) Starting Over,” from Lennon’s album Double Fantasy, which he was released just a month before his death.
Ono has been battling the collector over the watch for quite some time. According to lawyers, the watch could be worth $4.5 million, but the fact that it was owned by Lennon means it could be worth even more.
Cross debuts on Prime Video Friday. Aldis Hodge stars asbrilliant criminal psychologist Alex Cross, the hero from James Patterson‘s bestselling book series.
ABC Audio caught up with Hodge, who described how he brought his own flavor to the character, who had been previously played by Morgan Freeman in the 1997 hits Kiss the Girls and 2001’s Along Came a Spider, and then by Tyler Perry in 2012’s Alex Cross.
“The flavor was tied to my honest nature,” Hodge said at New York Comic Con. “Every time I approach a character, it starts with: What is his ‘why,’ who is he as a man? And the first time I sat down with [show creator Ben Watkins] to talk about this, we didn’t even talk about the character development. We talked about who we were personally, and that’s what fed into who the character became.”
Hodge continues, “So I don’t even have to worry about who [Cross] is, I already know him. And now we just have to figure out how he approaches and figures out situations. It makes it really seamless,” Hodge says.
The series centers on Cross’ hunt for a sadistic serial killer. “As Alex and his partner, John Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa), track this killer, a mysterious threat from Cross’ past appears, aiming to destroy what he’s done to keep his grieving family, career, and life together,” the show’s synopsis teases.
Cross has already been renewed for a second season.
(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka on Thursday to protest a proposed law that critics say would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.
When asked how her party’s representatives would vote during the session, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party stood up and began a soaring Haka, a ceremonial Māori dance that demonstrates pride, strength and unity through a series of intricate movements and facial expressions. She ripped a copy of the bill in half as she did the Haka.
About half of the lawmakers present, including members of the Labour and Green parties, joined in, along with members of the public seated in the gallery, their chants echoing through the chamber.
Gerry Brownlee, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, appeared to roll his eyes as the Haka began. Unable to regain control of the room, he later suspended the House and ordered the gallery to be cleared.
He suspended Maipi-Clarke for one day. Earlier in the session, he ejected veteran Māori lawmaker Willie Jackson for yelling “Shame! Shame!” at the representative who proposed the controversial law.
The Treaty Principles Bill proposes reinterpreting the Treaty of Waitangi, an 1840 agreement guaranteeing the Māori certain land and cultural rights in exchange for allowing the British to govern.
Critics of the bill said it will eliminate dedicated land, government seats, health care initiatives and cultural preservation efforts granted to the Maori people under the Treaty of Waitangi. Together for Te Tiriti, a group that advocates for Maori people, said the bill “clears the way for politicians and corporations to have greater control over our communities.”
David Seymour, a Māori lawmaker who authored the Treaty Principles Bill, argued that the existing laws grant Māori people “different rights from other New Zealanders.”
Under the Treaty of Waitangi, lawmakers set up programs to revitalize the Māori language and tackle poor health metrics through a Māori Health Authority.
Although the Treaty Principles Bill is unlikely to pass, leaders, including Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, voted for it in the first stage as part of a political coalition deal, promising they would not allow it to pass any further.
Thousands of New Zealanders marched toward Wellington on Monday to protest the Treaty Principles Bill. The protest is expected to be the biggest race relations march in the country’s history.
(NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited “The View” Friday to give his thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency and what it will mean for the city.
Adams said both sides of the political aisle needed to turn down the rhetoric and name-calling that has perpetuated the discourse for years. The mayor implied that the toxic rhetoric was a reason behind Trump’s victory, especially in the city where the former president gained ground among the electorate.
“What you saw in this city and a city becoming redder is because we stopped talking about broken class issues,” Adams said.
“They’re not talking about fascism, they’re talking about finance. They’re not talking about Hitler, they’re talking about housing,” the mayor added, referencing the statements from Trump opponents that he was a fascist.
“The View” co-host Ana Navarro noted that Vice President-elect JD Vance once called Trump Hitler. Adams reiterated that everyone must tone down their rhetoric.
Adams was also asked about his opinions on Trump’s controversial cabinet appointees, specifically Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been tapped to run the Department of Health and Human Services.
RFK Jr., who tried to run for president this year as a Democrat and Independent candidate before endorsing Trump, has pushed false claims about vaccine dangers and fluoride and promised to make massive cuts to health services if he is appointed by the Senate.
Adams pushed back against the fluoride claims but noted that the country needed to look at what is being put into food, which was another stance that RFK Jr. had taken in the past.
When pushed by “The View” hosts to respond to RFK Jr.’s proposals, Adams said he was confident that the people in place in the health agencies would do the right thing for the country.
“If we love our country, then no one individual should take us away from our mission,” he said.
“There are experts at this, they will look at his proposals and give analysis,” Adams added.
Adams said the city is prepared for various scenarios that Trump may inflict on them when it comes to his mass deportation proposal. The mayor said that New York has always welcomed immigrants and law-abiding immigrants and families will be protected, but stressed that the nation’s immigration system is broken.
He said the migrant crisis cost the city billions of dollars, and no one has provided it with the means or resources to deal with the over 200,000 migrants who were shipped to the city from other states.
“I’m not allowed to let them work (legally),” he said. “I’m not allowed to get them to participate in our tax system.”
In September, Adams became the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted after federal prosecutors charged him with one count of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy, two counts of solicitation of a contribution from a foreign national and one count of bribery.
The indictment stems from alleged gifts, including upgraded airline flights and luxury hotel stays, given by Turkish businessmen and officials in exchange for preferential treatment by the mayor.
Adams has denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty. Federal investigators have probed several of his close confidants and officials over the last year, and many have resigned in the face of the ongoing investigations.
Trump has come to Adams’ defense, claiming that the mayor was unjustly charged because of his opposition to President Joe Biden’s migrant policies.
Adams dodged a question about a possible Trump pardon or dismissal of his charges and maintained that he would continue to work for New Yorkers as he fights the charges.
“My job is to do what I have been doing since Jan. 1, 2022,” he said.
The new 50th anniversary reissue of George Harrison’s solo album Living in the Material World is out now, and to coincide with the release, the legendary rocker’s estate has shared another previously unheard recording.
The latest is an all-star recording of “Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond),” featuring Harrison’s Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, along with Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson and Rick Danko from The Band.
“Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)” is available now via digital outlets.
A 7-inch of the song is included in the limited-edition super deluxe edition of the reissue, which also includes two LPs and two CDs, featuring the newly remixed album, plus a separate disc with previously unreleased session outtakes with early editions of each song on the album. There’s also a Blu-ray featuring the album in Dolby Atmos.
In addition to the super deluxe edition, the reissue was released in two-LP and two-CD deluxe editions that include the session outtakes. It was also released as a single CD and LP, with limited-edition color vinyl variants available at various retailers, including a purple color vinyl from the Harrison online store.
Released in May 1973, Living in the Material World, Harrison’s second solo album of original material, was his second solo album to hit #1.
U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, awards Capt. Lacie Hester, 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E weapon systems officer, with the Silver Star during a ceremony at RAF Lakenheath, Nov. 12, 2024. Senior Airman Seleena Muhammad-a/48th Fighter Wing
(WASHINGTON) — The Air Force has awarded the Silver Star to a female airman for the first time following her role in the shootdown of more than 80 Iranian drones that were part of Iran’s large missile and drone attack on Israel in mid-April.
The historic award of the nation’s third-highest award for valor to a female airman comes at a time when the role of women in ground combat units has been front and center because of critical comments made by Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the next defense secretary.
Capt. Lacie “Sonic” Hester, an F-15E instructor weapons systems officer, is the first Air Force woman to receive the Silver Star and only the 10th female service member ever to receive the award. Also receiving the Silver Star on Tuesday was her pilot, Maj. Benjamin “Irish” Coffey, for his role in coordinating the shootdowns from their two-seat fighter and then using all of their missiles and their fighter’s Gatling guns to bring down some of the drones.
Tuesday’s award ceremony at their home base of Royal Air Force Lakenheath in the United Kingdom honored the men and women of the 494th Fighter Squadron and the 494th Fighter Generation Squadron with two Silver Stars, six Distinguished Flying Crosses with the valor device, four Distinguished Flying Crosses with the combat device, four Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars, seven Air and Space Commendation Medals and seven Air and Space Achievement Medals.
On the night of April 13, Iran launched more than 300 ballistic missiles and drones at Israel in retaliation for an Israeli missile strike in Damascus, Syria, that killed a top Iranian commander. U.S. military aircraft and naval ships helped Israel in bringing down 99% of the weapons Iran fired at Israel in the attack.
The actions by the U.S. Air Force units involved in the shootdown of about 80 Iranian drones have been described as the largest air-to-air enemy engagement by the United States in over 50 years. Soon after the attack, President Joe Biden reached out to the commanders of the two units involved, the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, to praise their units’ actions.
One of those commanders was Lt. Col. Timothy “Diesel” Causey, the commander of the 494th Fighter Squadron.
“We all fell into an execution rhythm: Call, shoot, and confirm the target was destroyed before we moved on to the next task we had to accomplish to keep everyone safe,” Causey said in a U.S. Air Force story about this week’s ceremony.
On the night of April 13, the F-15E’s from his squadron flew 14 sorties from an undisclosed base in the Middle East to shoot down the incoming drones. Patriot air defense missiles at the base were also fired to intercept the drones. Some of those fighters had to return and refuel before going back up to engage more of the drones, some of which occurred so close to that base that some of the falling debris landed on that base.
“Although intelligence provided the numbers of how many [one-way attack] drones we could expect to see, it was still surprising to see them all,” Hester said in an Air Force interview.
That night, Coffey and Hester were the airborne mission commanders directing the fighters toward the drones and were also actively engaged in shooting down drones, resorting to bringing the drones down with their fighter’s Gatling guns after they had used up all of their air-to-air missiles.
“It takes a high-performing team with high-performing individuals to be able to find these things to begin with and then to engage it,” Coffey said.
Among those receiving awards this week were many members of the squadrons’ airmen on the ground who helped keep the fighters flying in and out, especially as some of the fighters experienced in-flight emergencies.
Hester’s receipt of the Silver Star occurred the same week that Hegseth drew scrutiny for recent comments on a podcast in which he criticized the decision to allow women to serve in ground combat units.
“I’m straight up just saying, we should not have women in combat roles,” Hegseth said last week on the “The Shawn Ryan Show.”
The process of integrating women into combat units was a gradual one that began in 1993, when Defense Secretary Les Aspin issued an order that allowed women to fly fighter jets and bomber aircraft in combat.
But women were not allowed to serve in ground combat units until 2013, when Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rescinded the ban, which was subsequently enhanced in 2015 by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who cleared the path for women to serve in jobs that were still limited to men, including some in special operations.
On the podcast, Hegseth drew a distinction between women serving as pilots and those serving in ground combat units.
“I’m not talking about pilots,” Hegseth said. “I’m talking about physical labor type, labor intensive type job. … I’m talking about something where strength is a differentiator. Pilots? Give me a female pilot all day long. I got no issues with that.”
