Congrats are in order for CocoJones,who just earned her first-ever award nomination as a musician.
The “Caliber” singer took to social media to celebrate her Best New Artist nomination at the 2022 BET Soul Train Awards.
“BE FORREALLLL??? My first nomination as a musician I’m BESIDE myselfff @SoulTrain thank you!!!” she tweeted.
While the nomination marks the first of her music career, Jones was recognized by BET in June when she was nominated for Best Actress at the 2022 BET Awards. Her role as Hilary Banks on the hit Peacock series Bel-Air cemented Jones as a star on the rise. Now, she’s making a name for herself in the music world.
After alerting fans of new music this month, Jones dropped her latest track “ICU” on Friday. She then shared clips of what looks to be the song’s music video but has yet to release an official video.
Up against Jones for Best New Artist are CKay, Dixson, Doechii, FireboyDML, MuniLong, SteveLacy and Tems.
The Soul Train Awards 2022 takes place November 13 in Las Vegas and premieres Sunday, November 27 at 8 p.m. ET on BET and BET Her.
The raspy-voiced rocker surprised everyone by recording an entire album of standards including “That Can’t Take That Away From Me,” “The Way You Look Tonight” and “The Nearness of You.” Fans liked what they heard: The album reached number four on the Billboard album chart, becoming his first release to hit the top five since 1978.
In fact, the album was such a hit that it spawned no less than four Songbook sequels, all of which reached the top five. The third installment, 2004’s Stardust, was Rod’s first number one album since 1978’s Blondes Have More Fun, and it even won him his first, and to date only, Grammy.
After volume four of Songbook, Rod released yet another album made up of covers, except this one was rock: 2006’s Still the Same: Great Rock Classics of Our Time. That was followed by Soulbook, another covers album which featured him singing R&B and Motown hits, his final Great American Songbook album, 2010’s Fly Me to the Moon and a 2012 holiday album, Merry Christmas Baby.
Finally, in 2013, Rod, who’d always thought of himself as a songwriter first, released an album of original material: Time. He explained that he’d done all those covers albums because he’d been suffering from writer’s block, but reliving his life story for his 2012 autobiography led him to rediscover his love of songwriting.
Since then, Rod’s released no less than three additional albums of original material, the most recent being 2021’s The Tears of Hercules.
Poor Post Malone! The singer can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to injuring himself at his concerts.
TMZ reports Posty twisted his ankle while performing in Atlanta; it’s clear it was causing him a lot of pain because he wound up falling to his knees. He stayed down for a few seconds, which caused the arena lights to go on and the music to stop playing.
The singer was a trooper, and he forced himself back on his feet and continued the show. He did joke he would have to put his dance moves on ice because of the new injury.
You may be wondering how Post keeps injuring himself. Well, it may be because of the way his stage is designed for this tour. In the middle of the stage setup, there is a big hole that allows for pyrotechnics, and if Posty isn’t careful, he could fall right on in.
As we know, that already happened last month when he was forced to shorten his set after falling into that same opening, which injured his ribs, while performing at St. Louis Enterprise Center. He “woke up to a cracking sounds on the right side of my body” and was “having a very difficult time breathing,” forcing him to postpone a show in Boston because he had to be hospitalized.
For this new accident, he apparently miscalculated his steps around that gap and twisted his ankle.
The extent of his new injury is currently unknown, but sources tell the outlet it’s nothing serious and that he’s ready to perform in Dallas on Friday.
Ever dream of having your name on a billboard? Well, here’s your chance to make that a reality, with some help from Weezer.
Rivers Cuomo and company have announced a Weezer-themed pumpkin carving contest. If you’re the grand prize winner, Weezer will get you your own billboard that will go up “somewhere in America.”
Why a billboard, you ask? It seems the prize was inspired by a recent TikTok in which a Weezer fan purchased a billboard above their business featuring the band’s name. Weezer then bought their own billboard in the area reading, “Thanks to whoever bought the billboard down the road — Weezer.”
If you think you have the pumpkin-carving skills to earn the attention of not just Weezer but random highway drivers, you can enter the contest via Weezerween.com.
In other seasonal Weezer happenings, the band released their latest SZNZ EP, Autumn, in September. The project, which also includes this year’s Spring and Summer EPs, is set to conclude in December with Winter.
The French fashion house announced the end of its relationship with the rapper but did not cite a specific reason for the split.
According to Women’s World Daily, Kering, the parent company of Balenciaga, released a statement saying, “Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist.”
The news follows Kering’s third-quarter earnings report, which released Thursday, as well as a string of Ye’s recent controversial public remarks, including anti-Semitic comments posted to Twitter.
Last month, Gap announced the end of their Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga collection, a two-year relationship originally envisioned as a 10-year deal. German fashion brand Adidas then announced its partnership with the Grammy winner would be placed “under review.”
The end of Ye x Balenciaga marks the close of one of the rapper’s oldest fashion partnerships. According to Rolling Stone, the rapper and DemnaGvasalia, current head of Balenciaga, have a relationship dating back to 2014. WWD says Demna is also close with Ye’s ex-wife, KimKardashian.
Ye sparked widespread backlash earlier this month after wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt during a Yeezy fashion show in Paris. Jaden Smith, who was in attendance at the show, left after seeing the Donda rapper’s outfit.
“I Had To Dip Lol,” he tweeted before adding, “True Leaders Lead.”
It’s (almost) the most wonderful time of the year, and as he gears up for the holiday season, Thomas Rhett is releasing a four-track collection of beloved Christmas songs.
The singer surprised fans with the new music on Friday, bringing his own signature style to some of the best-loved tunes of the season for his holiday release, Merry Christmas, Y’all. “Winter Wonderland,” “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” all get the TR treatment on this four-pack.
“I love everything about Christmas — there’s nothing like the holiday season,” Thomas says in a statement. “I wanted to record some of the Christmas songs that my family and I enjoy every year. I hope this music gets everyone in the holiday spirit!”
Although the country star dropped his holiday release without announcing it first, there was at least one clue on his social media. The day before, he shared a video of himself listening to a classic recording of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
You know what that sounds like?” he asks the camera amid the opening piano bars of the song. “A warm fire. Christmastime, baby.”
(WASHINGTON) — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon is scheduled to be sentenced today following his conviction on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, after he defied a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
He was subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 panel for records and testimony in September of last year. He refused to comply and was found guilty of contempt in July.
Here are the latest developments. All times Eastern:
Oct 21, 11:46 AM EDT
Bannon, defiant, says he will appeal conviction
Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse after receiving his four-month sentence, Bannon said he respected the judge’s decision. But he was defiant about his conviction, and his attorney confirmed he would be filing a notice of appeal.
Bannon also attacked the Jan. 6 committee and urged people to vote in the upcoming election.
Protesters nearby chanted “traitor” and “liar” as he spoke.
Oct 21, 11:30 AM EDT
Judge reiterates seriousness of Jan. 6
In sentencing Bannon to four months, Judge Nichols reiterated how serious the events of Jan. 6 were and said the congressional committee has every reason to investigate what happened that day and to prevent anything like it from happening again.
Nichols emphasized that Bannon has not produced a single document or any testimony to the Jan. 6 committee — nor did he provide a log of documents that he believed to be covered by executive privilege.
However, the judge said the factors in Bannon’s favor include that he was taking the advice of counsel, even if it was misguided. Nichols also said the committee did not attempt to sue Bannon to enforce their subpoena.
The four-month sentence is two months shorter than the sentence prosecutors had been seeking.
Oct 21, 11:16 AM EDT
Judge sentences Bannon to four months, pending appeal
Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison and has been ordered to pay a fine of $6,500.
However Judge Nichols said he agreed that Bannon should not have to serve a sentence while he appeals his case, which Bannon has indicated he will do.
Oct 21, 10:57 AM EDT
Bannon attorney argues for executive privilege
Bannon attorney David Schoen took exception to the suggestion that Bannon did not have a legitimate claim of executive privilege when he rejected the committee’s subpoena.
In particular, Schoen went after Trump lawyer Justin Clark, who told DOJ investigators in July that at no point did former President Donald Trump ever invoke executive privilege over Bannon’s testimony.
“You wouldn’t believe a thing he says,” Schoen said of Clark, who also contradicted other claims made by Bannon’s defense team in their case.
Oct 21, 9:56 AM EDT
Prosecutor says Bannon ‘not above the law’
Federal prosecutor J.P. Cooney argued that Bannon is not above the law and should be sentenced and treated like any other citizen.
“It must be made clear to the public and the grand jury … that no one is above the law,” Cooney said. “He hid behind a fabricated claim of executive privilege, to thumb his nose at Congress.”
“He had an interest in making a public spectacle of the committee’s hearings,” Cooney told the judge, saying that Bannon “has tried to make it about nothing but politics and retribution.”
Oct 21, 9:45 AM EDT
Judge ‘tends to agree’ with DOJ on guidelines
The hearing got underway with Judge Carl Nichols saying he tended to agree with the government on the sentencing guidelines.
The judge said that Bannon “has expressed no remorse for his actions” and hasn’t demonstrated that he has any intention of complying with the subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.
Bannon attorney David Schoen argued that there should not be a 30-day mandatory minimum of jail time for the offense.
Nichols, however, rejected that argument, saying the statute is clear on the point that there is a mandatory minimum of 30 days and a mandatory maximum of 12 months.
Oct 21, 8:58 AM EDT
Courthouse arrival
Bannon arrived at the courthouse before 9 a.m. He thanked the TV news cameras for being there and called the Biden administration illegitimate.
He also thanked a woman who was chanting “traitor.”
Oct 21, 8:43 AM EDT
‘This is just Round 1’
Bannon, whose sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. EST, blasted members of the Jan. 6 committee on his way out of the courtroom after being found guilty in July.
“We may have lost a battle here today, but we’re not going to lose this war,” he said. “[The jury] came to their conclusion about what was put on in the in that courtroom. But listen, in the closing argument, the prosecutor missed one very important phrase, right? ‘I stand with Trump and the Constitution, and I will never back off that, ever.'”
Bannon’s attorney, David Schoen, said that Bannon’s defense team would appeal the case, saying, “This is just Round 1.”
Oct 21, 8:17 AM EDT
Bannon ‘willing to pay any fine’
Bannon is scheduled to be sentenced this morning in Washington, D.C. He was interviewed as part of the court’s presentencing investigation, but prosecutors said he refused to disclose any information about his finances.
They did, however, say that Bannon insisted “that he is willing and able to pay any fine imposed, including the maximum fine on each count of conviction,” according to Monday’s court filing.
“For his sustained, bad-faith contempt of Congress, the Defendant should be sentenced to six months’ imprisonment — the top end of the Sentencing Guidelines’ range — and fined $200,000 — based on his insistence on paying the maximum fine rather than cooperate with the Probation Office’s routine pre-sentencing financial investigation,” prosecutors said in Monday’s filing.
Oct 21, 6:55 AM EDT
DOJ seeks six months’ jail time for Bannon
The Department of Justice is seeking six months in prison and a fine of $200,000 when Steve Bannon is sentenced this morning, according to a court filing Monday.
The adviser to former President Donald Trump was convicted in July on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, after he refused to appear before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.
“From the time he was initially subpoenaed, the Defendant has shown that his true reasons for total noncompliance have nothing to do with his purported respect for the Constitution, the rule of law, or executive privilege, and everything to do with his personal disdain for the members of Congress sitting on the Committee and their effort to investigate the attack on our country’s peaceful transfer of power,” prosecutors said in Monday’s filing. “[Bannon’s] abject refusal to heed the Committee’s subpoena, under the circumstances with which this country is confronted, could not be more serious.”
Bannon faces a maximum sentence of one year per count, for a total of two years behind bars.
In his own sentencing memorandum, Bannon asked that he be sentenced to a period of probation and is seeking a stay of any sentence pending appeal of his conviction.
Olivia Newton-John‘s memory is being kept alive thanks to a newly released, remastered and deluxe edition of her Greatest Hits album.
The landmark Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits albumis celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. The work encompasses the singer’s biggest hits spanning from her 1971 debut, If Not For You, to her 1976 effort, Come On Over.
Songs in this newly released deluxe album include “Have You Never Been Mellow,” the 1974 Grammy-winning song “Let Me Be There” as well as the two-time Grammy-winning hit “I Honestly Love You.” Every track featured on this album has been restored and remastered.
Olivia spoke of the album’s 45th anniversary before her death. She remarked in May, “It’s hard to believe that it is the 45th anniversary celebration for my first collection of hit 45s. I was lucky enough to have various songs become hits around the world and that gave us the ability to create versions of the album to represent the biggest hits in each country/region.”
“If I remember correctly,” she continued, “here were five international versions released by different labels – USA and Canada; UK, Europe, Mexico and South America; Scandinavia; Japan; Australia and New Zealand.”
What makes this album even more special is that all the international versions of the 1977 issue of Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits has been combined into this 2022 re-release.
There’s a separate “Japan Deluxe Edition” of this album as a two-disc JCD package. It also contains a double-sided poster as well as a copy of the letter Olivia wrote for her Japanese fans.
Collectors can also get their hands on a special two-color vinyl edition of this deluxe release, which will be sold exclusively at Target on November 18.
(NEW YORK) — Many pediatric hospitals across the country are experiencing a surge in patients, and one of the main reasons, experts say, is an increase in cases of the respiratory virus known as RSV.
RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but it can become serious, especially for infants.
RSV infections are the most common cause of bronchitis and pneumonia in kids under the age of 1 in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
One parent, Jeff Green, said he noticed his 4-month-old daughter Lindy was sleeping “pretty much nonstop” after contracting RSV.
Lindy is now hospitalized at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
“She’s just really lethargic,” Green told ABC News, adding of her earlier symptoms, “She was sleeping pretty much nonstop and started running a pretty significant fever.”
Adria Mullins, of Oklahoma, told ABC News she thought her 4-month-old daughter Shiloh had what she described as a “normal cold.”
When the infant’s breathing became labored, Mullins brought her to the emergency room, where she was admitted for RSV.
“It was rapid breathing,” Mullins said of Shiloh’s condition. “And it was her chest sinking in as she took a breath in and her stomach going out.”
In California, Amanda Bentley said her 18-month-old son Joshua has been hospitalized for more than a week with RSV.
“When I took him to the doctor, she said, ‘I think I’m going to send you to the ER,’ and I’m like, ‘What?'” Bentley recalled. “It was just a shock.”
Hospitals from California to Rhode Island — more than two dozen states in total across the country — have told ABC News they are grappling with a higher-than-expected number of pediatric patients amid the surge of RSV, flu and other common respiratory viruses.
Nationally, pediatric bed capacity is at the highest level in two years, with 71% of the estimated 40,000 beds filled, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Experts say the influx of respiratory viruses among children is likely due to a convergence of factors, including the start of flu season and the fact that kids are now less likely to wear face masks and socially isolate as they were doing during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. And RSV, in particular, is a very contagious virus.
“Not only are we seeing more viruses, we are seeing them sooner than we typically see them in cold and flu season,” Dr. Lauren Mientkiewicz, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, told ABC News.
What parents should know about RSV
RSV is a contagious virus that can spread from virus droplets transferred from an infected person’s cough or sneeze, from direct contact with the virus, like kissing the face of a child with RSV, and from touching surfaces, like tables, doorknobs and crib rails, that have the virus on it and then touching eyes, nose, or mouth before hand-washing, according to the CDC.
People infected with RSV are usually contagious for three to eight days, but some infants can continue to spread the virus even after they stop showing symptoms, for as long as four weeks, according to the CDC.
Among children, premature infants and young children with weakened immune systems or congenital heart or chronic lung disease are the most vulnerable to complications from RSV.
“Pretty much all kids have gotten RSV at least once by the time they turn 2, but it’s really younger kids, especially those under 6 months of age, who can really have trouble with RSV and sometimes end up in the hospital,” Dr. William Linam, pediatric infectious disease doctor at Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, told ABC News last year. “That’s where we want to get the word out, for families with young children or children with medical conditions, making sure they’re aware this is going on.”
In the first two to four days of contracting RSV, a child may show symptoms like fever, runny nose and congestion.
Later on, the symptoms may escalate to coughing, wheezing and difficulty breathing.
Parents should also be alerted to symptoms including dehydration and not eating, according to Linam.
“Not making a wet diaper in over eight hours is often a good marker that a child is dehydrated and a good reason to seek medical care,” he said. “Sometimes kids under 6 months of age can have pauses when they’re breathing, and that’s something to get medical attention for right away.”
Infants and toddlers can be treated at home for RSV unless they start to have difficulty breathing, in which case parents should contact their pediatrician and/or take their child to the emergency room.
At-home care for kids with RSV can include Tylenol and Motrin for fevers, as well as making sure the child is hydrated and eating.
Parents can help protect their kids from RSV by continuing to follow as much as possible the three Ws of the pandemic: wear a mask, wash your hands and watch your distance, according to Linam.
Infants who are either born prematurely (less than 35 weeks) or born with chronic lung disease may benefit from a medication to prevent RSV since they are at risk of developing more complications from it. Parents should discuss this with their pediatrician.
K.Flay has revealed that she’s gone deaf in one ear.
In a video posted to her Twitter Thursday, the “Blood in the Cut” artist, born Kristine Flaherty, shares that she woke up some weeks ago without the ability to hear out of her right ear.
“Very scary, I was super worried,” Flaherty says. “I felt some types of hopelessness and depression.”
Despite receiving various medical treatments — including getting various shots in her ear and inhaling “pure oxygen in a chamber in the basement of UCLA” — Flaherty reveals that “it does not look like I will be getting any of my hearing back.”
“I have single-sided deafness in this right ear,” she says.
Looking on the bright side, Flaherty notes that her ongoing physical therapy is going “very well” and that the experience has strengthened her relationships with the people closest to her.
“I’ve had to receive a lot of help, which I think can be hard to do sometimes for people, to receive as opposed to give,” Flaherty shares. “It’s really vulnerable and scary, but it’s brought me even closer to the people that I love.”
