Chief Keef is releasing a special edition of his debut album in honor of its 10th anniversary. The Finally Rich reissue will drop two days short of the anniversary of the project’s December 2012 release date.
“FINALLY RICH COMPLETE EDITION DECEMBER 16,” the Chicago native wrote alongside the artwork for the album. Also included in the social media announcement were the names of seven unreleased songs that will appear on the project.
The original Finally Rich dropped December 18, 2012, and included the hits “I Don’t Like” and “Love Sosa.” The Platinum-certified album also featured appearances from 50 Cent, Rick Ross, Jeezy, French Montana and Wiz Khalifa, who guests on the reissue’s “Rider.”
Chicago’s Empty Bottle is set to be quite full when Jack White plays there this week.
The White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather rocker has announced a last-minute solo concert at the tiny club, which only holds about 400 people. The show takes place this Wednesday, December 7.
Tickets will go on sale this Tuesday, December 6, at noon local time. Members of White’s Vault subscription service will have access to a presale beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m. local time.
Molly Ringwald recently reunited with her “psychic sister” and former The Breakfast Club co-star Ally Sheedy.
Ringwald, 54, shared a photo to Instagram of herself and Sheedy, 60, embracing during a dinner date on Sunday, calling the moment an “early Christmas present.”
The actresses starred alongside Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson in the 1985 teen movie, written and directed by John Hughes.
The Breakfast Club, which told the story of five very different students forced to mingle during a Saturday detention, starred Ringwald as the popular “princess” Claire, while Sheedy played the misfit “basket case,” Allison.
The pair’s reunion 38 years after the film’s release garnered positive reactions in the comments, most notably from My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos who wrote, “Squeal!!!!!!!”
Ringwald and Sheedy reunited at SXSW in 2015 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Breakfast Club.
(LUMAJANG REGENCY, Indonesia) — Several villages surrounding Mount Semeru, Indonesia’s tallest volcano, have been blanketed in ash and soot following its latest eruption.
Evacuations were announced Sunday as the 12,060-foot volcano, located in East Java in Indonesia, about 300 miles southeast of the capital Jakarta, began to spew lava and ash into the densely populated island on Sunday just before 3 a.m. local time, according to local authorities.
Thick ash was blasted more than 4,000 feet into the air while lava flowed down the slopes toward the Besuk Kobokan river, about 8 miles from the crater, the country’s National Disaster Management Agency announced.
At one point, the volcanic activity level had been raised to Level 4, the highest status, according to Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
While monsoon rains eventually eroded and collapsed the lava dome on top of Mount Semeru, nearby villages were advised to stay more than 3 miles away from the crater’s mouth and prompted evacuations for thousands of people, officials said.
Hundreds of people were moved to temporary shelters or evacuated the area, The Associated Press reported, citing the disaster management agency in Lumajang in the East Java province.
Prior to Sunday, Mount Semeru erupted from Nov. 23 to Nov. 29, with daily explosions at the summit that sent ash plumes nearly 3,000 feet into the sky, according to the Global Volcanism Program at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of Natural History.
The last major eruption occurred in December 2021, which killed 51 people in nearby villages, according to the AP. More than 10,000 villagers were evacuated, and hundreds of people were severely burned by the hot ash and lava expelled from the volcano.
There are 129 active volcanoes within the Indonesian archipelago, and tens of thousands of people continue to live downslope from the summits.
Indonesia sits along the “Ring of Fire” in the Pacific, a series of fault lines prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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Saweetie has a song sampling Aqua‘s 1997 track “Barbie Girl,” a snippet of which surfaced on December 3.
On the track, the rapper gives fans yet another reminder that she is indeed an “icy girl.”
“I’m a icy girl, in a icy world/Let you taste it, congratulations,” Saweetie sings to the melody of the original song. “You can buy me hair and fly me anywhere/Make you chase it, that’s my reputation.”
The snippet has made its way around the internet, getting mixed reviews from fans. “I literally just told my coworker that if someone touched ‘Barbie Girl’ I’d be done… Saweetie… please sit down somewhere cause this ain’t it,” wrote one of many who disliked the audio.
Among the positive reviews was a tweet that read, “It’s a bop, don’t know wtf y’all be talking about.”
A number of fans suggested that Nicki Minaj feature on the track.
Rivers Cuomo is teasing a new Weezer song, as well as something that certainly could be a new Weezer song.
In announcing the track, which is called “I Want a Dog,” Cuomo has shared the lyrics to the tune, as well as a set of lyrics generated by AI system GPT-3 based on the same title.
“Weezer has a new song coming out in a few days called ‘I Want a Dog,'” Cuomo says. “I asked GPT-3 to write a song by the same title to see how they compare. Can you tell which is which?”
Both versions feature some pretty classic reasons for wanting a dog — sample lyrics include “A loyal companion to bark and play” and “I want a dog to curl up beside me” — though one takes a strange left turn with the lyrics “I made the wrong choice/Now I must pay the price/Trapped in my body/And my own mind,” which suggests it was written by a human, or perhaps a sentient AI.
“I Want a Dog” is presumably the lead single off Weezer’s upcoming Winter EP, the fourth and final installment of the band’s SZNZ project. The three previous EPs — Spring, Summer and Autumn — were all released on the first day of their respective seasons.
With hits like “Man! I Feel Like a Woman,” Shania Twain has created some of country music’s biggest empowerment anthems for women.
She’s doubling down on those themes of self-love and self-acceptance with her upcoming Queen of Me album, a project she says is a statement of self-confidence. “I want to carry a clear message, particularly as a woman, to always remember my power and I hope the songs are a reminder to you, of that same power inside you!” shesaid when she announced the album.
But the singer didn’t always feel comfortable in her own skin. As a kid, she suffered physical and sexual abuse from her since-deceased stepfather, Jerry Twain.
“I hid myself and I would flatten my boobs,” Shania tells The Sunday Times, speaking about how she tried to defend herself from the abuse. “I would wear bras that were too small for me, play it down until there was nothing girl about me. Make it easier to go unnoticed.”
Twain adopted Shania and her four siblings when she was just 4 years old. The family dealt with financial insecurity while she was growing up, and Shania experienced unwanted sexual attention both at home and outside of it. “I was ashamed to be a girl,” she says.
“It was terrible,” she adds in the interview. “You didn’t want to be a girl in my house.”
Shania’s mother and stepfather died in a car accident in 1987; as a young artist, she performed at a resort hotel to support her family. Confidence didn’t come naturally to her after her early trauma, but she slowly found ways to “appreciate” her body, she recounts.
Shania is now the founder of the Shania Kids Can Foundation, which supports children affected by poverty.
If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.
Meghan Trainor already hinted she isn’t touring next year. Instead, the singer wants to spend 2023 growing her family and writing a book.
“Touring is so exhausting and brutal,” Meghan said to Billboard, notingthat she is “trying to get pregnant” at the moment. Meghan, who is mom to 1-year-old Riley, maintained she wants four kids.
The singer saluted her fellow singers who’ve toured while they were pregnant, but hinted her pregnancies take a lot out of her. “I remember being pregnant and being like, ‘I really should lay down.’ I was pooped,” she explained.
There is a chance we could see Meghan hit the road. “It’s a big debate, but if something happens and I can open for someone or do a short run, I would love to do something like that,” she offered.
Meghan also flirted with the notion of becoming an author. “I also want to put out a book about pregnancy,” she said. “After giving birth, I feel like I can do anything. So, I’m just picking new goals and making new dreams.”
Meghan also shared her insight about how TikTok “rules the world” and made her love her job “for the first time in a long time.”
“This app allows for a whole day of fun work for us, and it doesn’t feel like work. I get to be at home and make videos that go viral, and it still helps my music and connect with strangers all over the world,” she explained. “I love promoting music again.”
Elliot Page can now add author to his list of accomplishments.
On Monday, the actor revealed that his previously announced memoir, Pageboy, will hit bookstore shelves everywhere on June 6.
Page also posted the book’s cover on Instagram, alongside a caption that detailed his experience in writing the memoir.
“Trans people are facing increasing attacks, from physical violence to the banning of healthcare, and our humanity is regularly ‘debated’ in the media,” Page wrote. “The act of writing, reading, and sharing the multitude of our experiences is an important step in standing up to those who wish to silence and harm us. Books have helped me, saved me even, so I hope this can help someone feel less alone.”
A portrait of Page adorns the memoir’s cover, where he poses in a white tank top and jeans.
“At many points in my life, it felt unbearable to be in front of a camera,” Page wrote. “But making this cover … was a joyful experience that I will never forget.”
Eric Church is offering more details on the upcoming opening of his Nashville bar and venue, Chief’s.
The barbecue and music venture — which is named for the singer’s 2011 Chief album — was first announced last January. Now, with the opening date growing near, Eric is ready to share a first peek into the new hot spot.
Eric is currently hard at work on bringing his vision to life, taking influence from his musical journey and the personal narrative that helped make him the star he is today. Posters from Eric Church concerts will decorate the walls, and the singer’s love for music will be at the center of the venture, which includes a ticketed music venue.
He’s partnering with James Beard Award-winning pitmaster Rodney Scott for a rooftop iteration of Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ. Furthermore, Eric says that real estate and hospitality entrepreneur Ben Weprin has been a big help in bringing the finished look of Chief’s together.
“Like everything we do with our music, the same care and consideration has gone into every detail of this place,” the singer notes. “It will be unrivaled downtown. I can’t wait to play here.”
The venue will also be home in an in-house studio for the singer’s SiriusXM Outsiders Radio channel and will feature an additional wide array of personal touches designed with fans in mind.
