Night Ranger fans are going to have to wait a few extra weeks to see the band back on the stage. The “Sister Christian” rockers just announced that two more shows have been affected by singer/bassist Jack Blades’ recent hospitalization.
The band revealed on social media that their April 14 show in Chandler, Arizona, has been postponed, while their April 22 appearance at the Rock From The Heart concert in Baltimore, Maryland, has been canceled. The Arizona show is expected to be rescheduled, and those with tickets to the Rock From The Heart concert will receive refunds.
“After consultation with Jack’s medical team, a few extra weeks recuperation before hitting the stage was advised,” the band shares. “Please do not fret, he is in great shape and excited to rock!”
Night Ranger announced Blades’ hospitalization earlier this month, explaining he was suffering from heart irregularities and needed to undergo a procedure. They initially postponed three shows due to his condition. The band’s next scheduled concert is supposed to happen May 13 in Dodge City, Kansas. A complete list of dates can be found at nightranger.com.
(ROLLING FORK, Miss.) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden touched down in Mississippi on Friday, nearly a week following a severe string of tornadoes that tore through the South and left at least 26 dead.
The first couple will tour Rolling Fork, Mississippi, a delta-region city pummeled by a tornado which was later assigned the rare and powerful classification rating of EF-4. Across the state, one long-track twister left a trail of destruction for about 59 miles, according to officials. The president approved disaster relief for the state on Sunday.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba — one of Mississippi’s few elected Democrats — greeted the president and first lady after they landed in the city on Friday morning. They will traverse north to Yazoo City, where they’ll be briefed by federal, local and state officials on ongoing response and recovery efforts.
The Bidens will then travel east to Rolling Fork, surveying the disaster path and meeting with residents impacted by the storms.
The president will deliver remarks at 1:25 p.m. CDT, reaffirming his “commitment to supporting the people of Mississippi as long as it takes,” according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
The Bidens will be joined by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and first lady Elee Reeves, as well as Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge and Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker will also be in attendance.
In Rolling Fork, President Biden will announce the federal government will cover the full cost of the state’s emergency measures for the next 30 days. This includes debris removal, running shelters and paying for first responders to work overtime, among other costs. Biden has taken similar actions in other disaster zones, such as in Florida after Hurricane Ian.
He will also announce that FEMA will open disaster recovery centers in four Mississippi counties to help victims of the tornadoes.
The president’s visit comes days after he approved Mississippi’s disaster declaration and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts.
Over the weekend, the president spoke with Reeves and other members of the state’s delegation and “approved an expedited, major disaster declaration for Mississippi and ordered federal funding be made available to support emergency response efforts,” according to Jean-Pierre.
“I just spoke with President Biden about the deadly tornados we faced overnight. He assured us FEMA would be there to support our response. The flood of support from governors, businesses, charities, and federal admin has been tremendous—matches the community here on the ground,” Reeves, a longtime Biden critic, said in a Tweet on Saturday.
More stars have been announced as performers and presenters at the upcoming 2023 CMT Music Awards.
Acclaimed musician and artist Gary Clark Jr. will join the show to perform a special tribute to the late Texas Blues icon Stevie Ray Vaughan.
A slew of stars across the music, sports and entertainment worlds have also been tapped to be presenters. This includes Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Charles Esten, Dixie D’Amelio, Dustin Lynch, HARDY, Ian Bohen + Jen Landon (from Yellowstone), Jon Pardi, LeAnn Rimes, Madison Bailey (from Outer Banks), Max Thieriot (from Fire Country), Megan Thee Stallion, Noah Schnapp (from Stranger Things), Parker McCollum, Peter Frampton, Shania Twain, Steve Howey (from True Lies) and Travis Kelce.
Previously announced performers for the show include Alanis Morissette + Ingrid Andress, Lainey Wilson, Madeline Edwards and Morgan Wade, Blake Shelton, Carly, Carrie, Cody Johnson, Gwen Stefani, Gary, Jelly Roll, Kane Brown + Katelyn Brown, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, The Black Crowes, Darius Rucker, Tyler Hubbard, Wynonna Judd and Ashley McBryde.
Additionally, there will be an All-Star Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd performed by Billy Gibbons, Chuck Leavell, Cody, Paul Rodgers, Slash & Warren Haynes, with LeAnn & Wynonna joining in place of The Honkettes.
Up-and-comers Avery Anna, Chapel Hart, Jackson Dean, Lily Rose, Megan Moroney and Nate Smith will also get to shine as performers on the Ram Trucks Side Stage.
The 2023 CMT Music Awards, co-hosted by Kelsea and Kane, will air live on CBS April 2 at 8 p.m. ET. Livestreaming and on-demand streaming options will also be available via Paramount+.
(NEW YORK) — Following Donald Trump’s unprecedented indictment by a Manhattan, New York grand jury Thursday, the former president begins the first steps in the criminal justice process.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said it has been in contact with Trump’s attorneys to arrange Trump’s surrender to authorities in order to begin criminal proceedings.
Trump, a Florida resident, will have to travel to New York City to adhere to the court’s deadline and be processed by authorities before heading to court for the unsealing of the indictment.
While a day has not been firmed up, sources close to the investigation told ABC News that Tuesday is the day being discussed by Trump’s legal team and the Manhattan DA’s office.
Processing typically involves being fingerprinted and being photographed for a mug shot, but experts say those may not occur in Trump’s case because the former president is not a flight risk. Similarly, Trump attorney Joe Tacopina told George Stephanopoulos Friday on ABC News’ Good Morning America that Trump would not be handcuffed.
“The president will not be put in handcuffs,” Tacopina said.
It is also unlikely that Trump will be publicly transported to the courtroom by police, according to Cheryl Bader, an associate clinical professor of law at Fordham University.
“With white-collar crime, we see that a lot of [suspects] have the privilege of being able to turn themselves in instead of being arrested and put in handcuffs,” she said.
During the court appearance, which typically takes place in a courtroom without cameras in New York state, the former president will be read his charges and ordered to make a plea. Trump and his attorneys have indicated they intend to fight the indictment in court.
Following his plea, the judge will have the right to remand Trump on bail or release him on his own recognizance before adjourning for a future date. Bader said that judges rarely order suspects in white-collar crimes to be held in jail before their trial, and she expected that the judge will release Trump after the hearing.
In some cases, especially if the suspect is a flight risk, a judge may place restrictions on the suspect such as holding onto their passport, but Bader said it is unclear if the judge will go that far.
Following the judge’s order, Trump’s attorneys will have the opportunity to review the indictment charges and make motions regarding the case, including seeking to have the charges dismissed or evidence suppressed, or requesting a change of venue.
Several pre-trial hearings and motions are expected in the case, as Trump’s attorneys have repeatedly made claims that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s investigation is a political attack, according to Bader.
“I’m sure the case is going to be very litigated and take a lot of time to wind its way through the system,” Bader said.
Dropkick Murphys and Violent Femmes have released a new collaborative song called “Gotta Get to Peekskill.”
The joint tune will be included on the upcoming Murphys album Okemah Rising, which features new, original music set to the unpublished writings of late folk legend Woody Guthrie.
“We had the privilege of collaborating with the Violent Femmes on this feisty track,” says Murphys vocalist/bassist Ken Casey. “Acoustic Dropkicks sounds a lot like the Violent Femmes in my opinion, so the collaboration is musically and symbolically fitting. And singing a song about fighting the Ku Klux Klan is always extra fun.”
You can listen to “Gotta Get to Peekskill” now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video premieres next Thursday, April 6.
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Pete Davidson isn’t on social media, but he doesn’t have to be to know his celebrity dating history is everyday news.
That said, he finds the attention over it “confusing,” according to a conversation he just had with Jon Bernthal on The Punisher actor’s interview show, Real Ones.
“I’m the first person to laugh at myself,” Davidson says, noting being self-deprecating made him feel “like Teflon.” He explained, “And when you do that, it opens yourself up to the crowd … My favorite stand-ups do that, [Bill] Burr, [Dave] Chappelle, Eddie [Murphy].”
That said, “Because of the way my career turned out … It just turned on me,” he said. “I don’t wanna not be open, but now … I’m trying to share when it feels appropriate.”
He also said it was not “that crazy” he’d dated a rumored 12 women in 10 years, including ex-fiancée Ariana Grande, Kate Beckinsale and, of course, Kim Kardashian.
He also noted, “I’m very grateful. I wouldn’t change a single f****** decision I’ve made, because I love the lessons I was taught.”
Davidson got also deep, speaking about his mental health struggles, dealing with PTSD from losing his fireman father on 9/11 and his long history of self-harm. But as Bernthal’s interviews usually do, the conversation ran the gamut, also touching on the oft-rumored and now seemingly confirmed size of Pete’s … assets.
In one segment, Pete talked about having to wear a stunt harness on his crotch and being afraid he wouldn’t fit. Incidentally, the stunt guy was a veteran of The Punisher and tried to assure him, to put this as cleanly as possible, that if it fit Bernthal, it would fit.
To the stuntman’s surprise, it didn’t fit, Pete explained, leaving Bernthal in hysterics.
Three men were arrested Thursday in connection with last week’s attack of Tekashi 6ix9ine at a Florida gym. In an update shared on Twitter, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office announced that suspects Rafael Medina,Jr., Octavious Medina and Anthony Maldonado were located and were being booked/processed into the Palm Beach County Jail.
Tekashi, born Daniel Hernandez, was allegedly attacked at an LA Fitness gym on March 21 following “an altercation inside the business between several individuals,” the Sheriff’s Office previously said. He was then transported to a hospital, where his injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.
His attorney, Lance Lazzaro, told TMZ he’s going to get his client some protection.
According to People, in early 2019, Tekashi pleaded guilty to nine charges, including racketeering, drug trafficking and firearm offenses, in relation to his involvement with the Nine Trey Bloods gang. He faced 47 years behind bars, but TMZ reports his sentence was commuted in 2020 after he cooperated with authorities to get his associates in jail.
The late Scott Weiland‘s 1998 debut solo album, 12 Bar Blues, is being reissued in honor of its 25th anniversary.
The release will be available on vinyl with three bonus tracks on Record Store Day, April 22, followed by a digital deluxe edition dropping May 12 with an additional five previously unreleased recordings.
Weiland first released 12 Bar Blues on March 31, 1998 — 25 years ago today. The Stone Temple Pilots frontman put out another solo album, “Happy” inGaloshes, in 2008, followed by the 2011 holiday compilation The Most Wonderful Time of the Year and the 2015 record Blaster with his backing band The Wildabouts.
The 25th anniversary 12 Bar Blues release follows last year’s reissue of The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, which similarly featured unreleased material and was described as the “first posthumous music to be released from the Weiland vault.”
Flo Rida is thanking everyone who contacted him after news broke that his 6-year-old son, Zohar, had been seriously injured in a fall from a fifth-floor window.
As previously reported, the boy fell out of the window of the New Jersey apartment where he lives with his mom, Alexis Adams. Adams has since filed a lawsuit accusing the management of the apartment complex, as well as the building maintenance company and the window installer, of negligence. As USA Today reports, the suit alleges they put in the wrong size windows.
Zohar suffered multiple pelvic fractures, liver laceration, internal bleeding and collapsed lungs, according to Adams’ complaint.
In his Instagram Story, Flo, born Tramar Dillard, wrote, “Thank you to everyone who reached out with their concerns and prayers for my son.”
He noted that Zohar is “getting the best medical care and miraculously survived a tragic fall” and asked for “your continued prayers as he undergoes rehabilitation.”
“But,” he added, “I would appreciate that this remain a private matter.”
Two months ago, the “Low” rapper won $86.2 million in a settlement after a jury found that the energy drink Celsius had breached a contract with him.
The upcoming Jeff Beck tribute concert has added even more talent.
A Tribute to Jeff Beck by Eric Clapton & Friends is set to go down May 22 and 23 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, and now the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood and Aerosmith’s Joe Perryhave been added the lineup.
The two guitar greats join an already impressive group of guests, including Rod Stewart, ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons, Johnny Depp, Gary Clark Jr., Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Joss Stone, Doyle Bramhall, Imelda May, John McLaughlin and Olivia Safe, along with Jeff Beck Band members Rhonda Smith, Anika Nilles and Robert Stevenson.
The concerts are already sold out, and any surplus proceeds from the shows will benefit the Folly Wildlife Rescue based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, which is “dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured, orphaned and distressed wild animals and birds” in their area.
