Fresh off his recent number one with Ingrid Andress, “Wishful Drinking,” and with “Water Under the Bridge” now in the top-25, Sam Hunt‘s unleashing new music.
“It’s called ‘Start Nowhere,’” he says of his latest track. “It’s a song about going home.”
“I’ve just spent the last several days putting together a music video for it,” he adds, “and it’s all these clips — all these VHS clips — of my family and I growing up. So that was fun.”
It’s a tune the Georgia native believes is perfect for the kickoff of the holiday season.
“That’s why I wanted to go ahead and get it out,” he explains. “It’s nostalgic and it seems like culturally, we’re longing for a simpler time right now, as crazy as the world has been.”
“And this sort of feels like the simple time[s] past,” he continues, “just real family-oriented and just the VHS thing, and it’s just pretty cool.”
While Sam’s not quite ready to put out a full-fledged follow-up to 2020’s Southside, he says he does have quite a few songs he finished over the pandemic he’s hoping to record and put out in the not-so-distant future.
The Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever gobbled up the most money over the long Thanksgiving weekend, delivering an estimated $64 million in North America and $45.9 million between Friday and Monday, while spending a third weekend at number one. Wakanda Forever currently stands as the sixth-highest grossing movie of the year worldwide with $676 million.
Overall it was one of the slowest Thanksgiving weekends in decades, with the weekend’s new entries proving to be turkeys.
They include the weekend’s runner up film, the Disney animated adventure Strange World, which only managed an estimated $11.9 million for the three-day and $18.6 million for the five-day. The movie, featuring the voices of Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union and Lucy Liu, had one of the worst animated openings in modern day Disney history.
The Knives Out sequel Glass Onion finished in third place, ahead of its move from theaters to Netflix next week. The film, featuring Daniel Craig reprising his role as detective Benoit Blanc, delivered an estimated $9.4 million from 696 theaters between Friday and Sunday and $13.4 million since Thursday.
The Korean War film Devotion, starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell, failed to thrill, opening in fourth place with an estimated $5.96 million for the three-day weekend and $9 million for the five-day.
Rounding out the top five was The Menu, earning an estimated $5.2 million from Friday through Sunday and $7.3 million over the long weekend. The Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and Ralph Fiennes-led dark comedy has collected $18.7 million domestically and $33.5 million globally.
2022 brought us some interesting moments in fashion, but which artists established themselves as this year’s trendsetters? According to British GQ, the honor goes to Harry Styles, Dua Lipa and Justin Bieber.
The three appeared in this year’s Most Stylish People list, with the magazine singling out their most iconic looks and explaining why they deserved a space on this year’s roundup.
Harry was a shoo-in on the list because, as the magazine states, he “has that rare and enviable ability to make even the most outlandish outfit look cool.” British GQ pointed to the chunky pearls, satin jumpsuits and other head-turning outfits he wore this year as solidifying him as a bona fide fashion icon.
Dua appeared on this year’s list because “she has all the star power of a proper stadium filler, but with a girl-next-door attitude, all while dripping in Versace and vintage Dior.” The mag also noted the singer serves as a muse for fashion designer Jacquemus.
When reviewing Justin’s fashion qualifications, the magazine detailed his bold haircuts, tattoos and love of his wife as making him an admirable finalist. “His inscrutable gaze and love for a massive suit lends itself perfectly to the Demna-led fashion revolution,” the publication adds.
Other movers and shakers to make this year’s list were Harry’s Don’t Worry Darling costars Florence Pugh and Chris Pine, as well as “Truth Hurts” singer Lizzo and “Industry Baby” rapper Lil Nas X.
As for the person who claims the title as 2022’s “Most Stylish Person on the Planet” — the honor goes to model Bella Hadid.
The BET Soul Train Awards 2022 celebrated the best in soul, R&B and hip-hop music over the weekend. Hosted by award-winning comedian and actor Deon Cole the annual music awards show was one for the books.
Here’s the complete list of winners.
Album of the Year Renaissance, Beyoncé
Song of the Year
“Break My Soul,” Beyoncé
Video of the Year
“Smokin Out the Window,” Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)
Best New Artist
Tems
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
Chris Brown
Best Collaboration
“Make Me Say It Again, Girl,” Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers feat. Beyoncé
Certified Soul Award
Mary J. Blige
The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award
“Hrs & Hrs,” Muni Long
Best Dance Performance
“About Damn Time,” Lizzo
Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Maverick City Music X Kirk Franklin
Whenever they decide to make a Måneskin biopic years from now, the band members are going to have to agree on the story of how they learned about their first Grammy nomination.
Speaking with ABC Audio, frontman Damiano David maintains he was the first to hear that the Italian rockers had scored a Best New Artist nod for the 2023 Grammys, since he was the “only one awake” when the nominations were announced earlier this month.
“These three beautiful guys were still sleeping,” David says of bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi and Ethan Torchio. De Angelis, however, claims that’s not true, protesting, “We didn’t know the exact timing.”
“They were still in their rooms, OK, let’s say that,” David concedes.
Whoever may or may not have been sleeping certainly woke up when David learned the news and began “swearing in Italian” and “banging on [their] walls.”
“I remember that Damiano was literally, like, screaming …’Oh, yes, yes, yes!'” Raggi laughs. “I said, ‘What the f*** has happened?'”
The Best New Artist nod comes after Måneskin broke out by winning the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to that, they’d released two albums; their viral cover of The Four Seasons‘ “Beggin'” dates back to 2017.
As for whether they feel like “new” artists, David replies, “For this part of the world, yeah.”
“Globally, yes, we’re new,” Torchio adds.
The 2023 Grammy Awards will take place February 5 in Los Angeles.
Most fans of Dua Lipa know that she’s of Albanian descent, but was born in the U.K. Now, though, she can officially say she’s an Albanian: The country has granted her citizenship.
The Albanian Daily Newsreports that Albanian president Bajram Begaj granted Dua citizenship in honor of the fact that she’s made the country famous worldwide through her celebrity and her music. She took her oath of citizenship at city hall in Albania’s capital, Tirana. She posted photos and video of the event on social media.
“Thank you President Bajram Begaj and Mayor @erionveliaj for this honour,” she wrote on Instagram.
The honor came ahead of Albania’s 110th anniversary of independence from the Ottoman Empire, which is being celebrated on Monday. Dua plans to mark the occasion by performing in the main square of Tirana tonight: It’ll be the final concert of her Future Nostalgia tour.
Dua was born in London to Kosovo Albanian parents. After she became famous, she and her father, who’s also a musician, co-founded the Sunny Hill Foundation, which stages annual concerts in her native Kosovo to raise funds for those in need.
Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse have made a success of their rosé brand Hampton Water without using Jon’s music to promote the wine, something they don’t ever plan on doing.
During a Q&A with Daily Mail Australia, Jon was asked why they didn’t go with a name like “’bed of rosé,” a nod to his song “Bed of Roses,” and he had a strong opinion about it.
“[We thought] if we were going to do this, we were going to make sure we did it right,” Jon explained. “There’s no family name on the label, there’s nothing to do with any song titles on the label because we needed to respect the profession, if we were going to do this we had to take it seriously.”
He added, “We worked very hard every day to garner the respect of the industry and to learn and that’s all we’re doing. So the last thing we are going to do is be a celebrity brand. It’s a family business.”
As for how they come up with the name, Jesse shares that one night when he was hanging out with his dad, he offered him “one last glass of ‘pink juice’,” to which Jesse responded, “no one calls it ‘pink juice’ anymore, you’re out in the Hamptons, it’s Hampton Water.” His dad instantly loved the name, with Jesse noting, “Right then and there Hampton Water was born and we’ve been working hard at it ever since.”
(MIAMI) — Star NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr was “removed” from an American Airlines flight in Miami after the flight’s crew expressed concern over the football player’s health, according to police.
Officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department were dispatched to a medical emergency on an American Airlines flight Sunday at around 9:30 a.m., the department said in a statement.
As members of the flight crew tried to wake Beckham to fasten his seat belt prior to departure, “he appeared to be coming in and out of consciousness,” according to the statement.
The flight attendants then called 911 due to concerns that Beckham was “seriously ill” and that his condition could worsen during the five-hour flight to Los Angeles, police said.
When officers arrived, Beckham allegedly refused several requests to exit the plane, police said. After the aircraft was deplaned, Beckham followed requests by officers to exit the plane “without incident,” according to authorities.
“Mr. Beckham was escorted to the non-secure area of the terminal by the officers where he made other arrangements,” police said.
According to a statement by American Airlines, Flight 1228 returned to the gate before takeoff “due to a customer failing to follow crew member instructions and refusing to fasten their seatbelt.”
The flight departed at 10:54 a.m. after “the customer was removed,” according to American Airlines.
Beckham, posting on Twitter later in the morning, appeared to express disbelief over the incident.
“Never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me,” he tweeted. “I’ve seen it all.”
A representative for Beckham did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
Beckham, who is recovering from an ACL injury, is currently a free agent and is not on an NFL roster. The wide receiver was the New York Giants’ first-round draft pick in 2014 and has also played with the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams.
(BENSALEM, Penn.) — A Pennsylvania teen has been charged with murder after he allegedly confessed over Instagram to fatally shooting another child, according to police.
The Bensalem Police Department received a 911 call Friday afternoon about a possible homicide, with the caller detailing an Instagram video chat she received from a friend, according to a police press release.
In the chat, the teen stated that he “had just killed someone” before flipping the camera around and showing the legs and feet of someone covered in blood, police said. He then asked for assistance with disposing the body, according to police.
The caller told police that the teen who sent the message lived at the Top of the Ridge trailer park in Bensalem, the release states. When officers arrived, the teen ran out of the back of a trailer, and he was later arrested about a mile away on Newport Mews Drive and Groton Drive, police said.
Officers who entered the trailer observed a girl on the floor of the bathroom dead from an apparent gunshot wound, according to authorities. There were also “substantial steps” taken to clean up the crime scene, investigators said.
The victim’s identity and age have not been released, other than that she is a juvenile.
The suspect, 16-year-old Joshua Cooper, is being charged as an adult for criminal homicide, possessing instruments of crime and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, police said.
He attended a preliminary arraignment Friday night where he was denied bail, online court records show. It is unclear whether he entered a plea.
Cooper is being held at the Edison Juvenile Detention Center, police said. His arraignment has been scheduled for Dec. 7, according to online records.
An attorney for the teen was not listed on online court records. Instagram did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
Investigators are asking anyone with more information on the case to call the Bensalem Police Department.
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — One of the two men credited as heroes for stopping the Colorado Springs gunman as he searched for more victims, has spoken from his hospital bed.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer, Second Class, Thomas James helped U.S. Army veteran Richard Fierro subdue the alleged gunman, 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, after Aldrich stormed LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs on Nov. 19. The mass shooting claimed the lives of five people and injured more than a dozen, according to law enforcement.
After Fierro confronted Aldrich, yanking him from behind and causing him to fall, James aided in fighting with Aldrich to make sure he could not reach the firearms he had dropped, Fierro told ABC News last week.
“At that moment, me, Thomas, … we’re all trying to keep everybody alive,” Fierro said. “… everybody was a hero that day.”
As of Sunday, James was still recovering from his injures at the Centura Penrose Hospital in stable condition.
In a statement released from the hospital, James said during the chaos of the shooting he “simply wanted to save the family I found.”
“If I had my way, I would shield everyone I could from the nonsensical acts of hate in the world, but I am only one person,” he said.
James continued, saying that he and his community have come “a long way from Stonewall,” the New York City bar that was the site of the 1969 riots that launched the Gay Rights Movement.
“Bullies aren’t invincible,” James said.
James said his thoughts are with those who were killed and injured at Club Q, adding that “pain and loss have been all too common these past few years.”
“To the youth I say be brave,” he said. “Your family is out there. You are loved and valued. So when you come out of the closet, come out swinging.”
One of the club’s regulars who was injured in the shooting, Ed Sanders, told ABC News from his hospital bed last week that he looks forward to returning to the club after he recovers, describing it as a place he called home for a long time.
Another club regular who was near the DJ booth when he heard the gunshots and subsequent screams, told ABC News that Club Q is a “safe space” for the LGBTQ community.
“Coming here, this is one of the first places that I felt accepted to be who I am,” he said. “…It’s supposed to be a safe space and the community shouldn’t have to go through something like this.”
