Taylor Swift’s Midnights has topped the Billboard 200 for the second week in a row.
Following its massive debut-week sales of 1.578 million units, the album earned 342,000 album units in the U.S. in its second week. It now has the largest second-week total for any album since Adele’s 25 sold 1.162 million units in its second week back in 2015.
Midnights’ second-week total is also the third-largest overall week of the year for any album. The album’s debut week is the largest of 2022, followed by Harry Styles’ Harry’s House at number two.
Last week, Taylor became the first artist in history to claim all 10 songs atop the Billboard Hot 100.
The Black Crowes will be spending Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas.
The band has booked two performances at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 11 at 10 a.m. PT via ticketmaster.com.
Citi cardmembers can grab presale tickets starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT through the Citi Entertainment program. An artist presale starts on Wednesday, and there are also presales for members of various loyalty programs.
After those shows, as previously reported, the Black Crowes will play the 2023 Innings Festival, taking place February 25-26 in Tempe, Arizona. Also on the bill are Green Day, Eddie Vedder, Weezer and The Offspring.
Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynoldstook to Instagram to try to tamp down fans’ expectations for the pair’s forthcoming holiday movie, Spirited.
In trying to promote the film, Reynolds opened by grousing, “Ugh. This sucks. Do you have any idea what it’s like to be in a Will Ferrell Christmas movie that’s not Elf?”
He disagrees with Ferrell that people will be expecting the 2003 Jon Favreau-directed classic. “Instead, they’re getting a musical movie from two guys with questionable pitch.”
Ferrell continued, “Some simple disclaimers: Hey, everyone: Spirited is not Elf. It’s not Deadpool either. It is a musical. It is funny. Anything else?” he asks his dejected co-star.
Reynolds replies, “It’s on Apple TV+.”
“Where the hell is that?!” Ferrell exclaims.
Spirited debuts in theaters November 11 and on the streaming network November 18.
On social media Monday, Chris Evans and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson teased the start of production on their upcoming Amazon Studios holiday movie Red One.
“Callum Drift and Jack O’Malley, Evans said of Rock and his respective characters. “We’re already having WAY too much fun on this one,” the Marvel movie veteran said, adding in parentheses, “I can’t believe I’m finally doing a Christmas movie!”
Johnson is decked out in a red-and-black leather, superhero-like get up, and Evans is dressed more casually as they pose in what looks like a museum gift shop.
For his part, The Rock posted the same photo, explaining, “Chris and I have been waiting to make a Christmas movie our entire careers and now finally, the trouble begins…Our director, Jake Kasdan has been in inspired form to deliver a very special, one of a kind CHRISTMAS franchise for you and your families around the world to enjoy,” adding Kasdan directed him in both the Jumanji reboot and its hit sequel. “Let’s get to work,” Johnson concluded.
The plot of the film is still under wraps, but was born from an idea from Hiram Garcia, one of Johnson’s partners at his Seven Bucks production company.
Red One will also star Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka and Nick Kroll, with JK Simmons and Bonnie Hunt just added, respectively, as Santa and Mrs. Claus.
David Crosby has released another advance track from his first ever solo live release, David Crosby & The Lighthouse Band Live at the Capitol Theatre.
You can watch stream, download or watch a live performance of Crosby and his band performing the Crosby, Stills & Nash classic “Guinnevere” now. The live set, originally slated for release in November, will now arrive December 9.
As previously reported, the album documents a show that Crosby played with The Lighthouse Band — Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis and Michael League — in 2018 at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY.
David previously recorded a solo album, 2016’s Lighthouse, with Stevens, Willis and League, and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, had been touring on and off with with them regularly.
Among the tracks featured on the album are live renditions of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young‘s “Déjà Vu” and Joni Mitchell‘s “Woodstock,” which was famously covered by CSNY.
Here’s the complete track list:
“The Us Below”
“Things We Do for Love”
“1974”
“Vagrants of Venice”
“Regina”
“Laughing”
“What Are Their Names”
“By the Light of Common Day”
“Glory”
“The City”
“Look in Their Eyes”
“Guinnevere”
“Janet”
“Carry Me”
“Déjà Vu”
“Woodstock”
Kelly Clarkson will be gracing our TV screens for at least a few more years.
Her daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, has been renewed through 2025.
“2 MORE SEASONS!!” the show’s Twitter account posted on Monday. “Can’t wait to share more stories, music and laughs with y’all!”
The show, which Kelly also executive produces, is currently in its fourth season and airs in 211 local markets across the country.
“Kelly Clarkson is one of the brightest stars of our time,” Tracie Wilson, executive vice president of Syndication Studios and E! News at NBCUniversal, says in a statement.
“With more than 500 hours viewed on broadcast, cable and digital platforms since its launch, The Kelly Clarkson Show has been a home for stories that entertain, inspire important conversations and connect with loyal viewers across multiple generations in meaningful ways,” Wilson continues. “Together, with our best-in-class producing team, we’ll continue to build on the show’s success and legacy.”
In a wide-ranging conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Sylvester Stallone reveals some mistakes he made in his career and in his life.
The 76-year-old star admitted, “I feel very immature… The older I get, the more I try to embrace my inner kid.”
Stallone noted, “In the beginning of my career, I was celebrating the fact that I had made it to the point of obnoxiousness….When I look back on my quotes, I think, ‘God, a little humility would’ve been nice’…”
The Rocky icon admitted to career missteps in the 1990s, most notably, the infamous action comedy Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! He told the trade, “I felt as though I wasted a lot of time….When you’re young, you’re just haphazardly shooting wildly and hope you hit something. Now you don’t have the luxury of missing – especially with the family and the kids.”
Stallone added, “I find that to be my biggest regret. Everyone goes, ‘I wish I’d shown love more’ or ‘I wish I’d spent more time with the kids.’ I’m riding that boat.”
The star also referenced his recent breakup — and subsequent make-up — with his wife of 25 years, Jennifer Flavin Stallone, speaking on, “how rare a real good relationship is.” He said, “Sometimes I put the work ahead of [my family], and that is a tragic mistake which won’t happen again.”
Stallone also mentioned those big projects that he could have done, including Arthur and Pulp Fiction. “Witness killed me,” he said of the 1985 movie that starred Harrison Ford in the lead instead.
He said of turning down a Rambo IV — a follow-up to the 1988 third film, a $34 million paycheck at the time, “Oh boy, what an idiot. Now I think about that and … wow.”
Snoop Dogg is setting the record straight about how much weed he smokes in a day.
After Snoop’s “professional blunt roller” Renegade Piranha claimed that the rapper smokes between 75-100 joints a day — or around 450,000 joints total since she’s been rolling for him — Snoop took to Instagram Sunday.
In his Instagram post, he showed the pile of joints he had actually smoked in a day — which looked to be around 10.
“B***, this is all in a day’s work,” Snoop said in the clip. “Stop lyin’. How the f*** am I gonna smoke all that weed in one day? What am I a f****** machine?”
Dolly Parton sings “Jolene” with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Dolly Parton officially became a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer over the weekend, an honor she initially tried to recuse herself from because — despite being a legend of the country and pop worlds — she didn’t quite think she qualified as a rock star.
But her fans, fellow artists and the Hall of Fame all begged to differ. Dolly was ushered into the Rock Hall Saturday night, inducted by pop star Pink and joined by an all-genre cast of artists, including Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, for a celebratory performance of “Jolene.”
Now, Dolly says she’s been inspired to put out a rock album. On the red carpet before the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, she dropped some details on that project to ET Online.
“It is happening. I’m gonna have one come out next summer, summer or fall,” the singer said, going on to say that the track list will include covers of rock classics and some big-name special guests.
“I’m doing a lot of classic rock songs and I’m gonna have a lot of icon singers sing with me, so it’s gonna be fun for me,” she continued. “Hope the crowd enjoys it.”
Claudio Sanchez and company have announced the 2023 SS Neverender concert cruise, setting sail October 23 from Miami and traveling to the Dominican Republic before returning October 27. It’s the second edition of the seafaring event following its inaugural launch in 2021.
“At first, I was reluctant when the idea was initially presented to us,” Sanchez says of the first cruise. “But sharing that time with people that are equally passionate about this bizarre corner of rock we’ve cultivated has made me a believer that this crazy outfit from Nowhere, NY, can do anything.”
During the 2023 cruise, Coheed will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2003 album, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, which spawned the single “A Favor House Atlantic.” The performer lineup also includes Sunny Day Real Estate, Animals as Leaders, Anthony Green and Bartees Strange.
For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit SSNeverender.com.
