Jon Pardi is debuting the music video for his song, “Last Night Lonely,” on Facebook.
In case you missed it, Brantley Gilbert announced a tour with Jelly Roll this week. Called the Son of the Dirty South Summer 2022 Tour, the run launches at the end of June, and tickets go on sale Friday.
Lauren Alaina is offering one hometown hero a chance to go to Nashville for CMA Fest. She’s lending her voice to a giveaway held by retail brand Maurices, for which Lauren’s a brand ambassador. The giveaway begins May 9 and runs through May 18 and spotlights educators, paramedics and more front-line workers.
(WASHINGTON) — After a year and a half at the podium, White House press secretary Jen Psaki is planning to leave the White House on May 13, and her current deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, will be her replacement, President Joe Biden announced Thursday.
In a historic pick, Jean-Pierre will be the first Black, and first openly gay person to hold the position of White House press secretary.
“Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people. Jill and I have known and respected Karine a long time and she will be a strong voice speaking for me and this Administration,” Biden said in a statement.
Almost one year ago to the day, Jean-Pierre anchored her first White House briefing, where ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Mary Bruce asked her about making history at the podium.
“It’s a real honor to be standing here today,” Jean-Pierre said. “I appreciate the historic nature, I really do, but I believe that being behind this podium, being in this room, being in this building, is not about one person. It’s about what we do on behalf of the American people.”
“Clearly the president believes that representation matters, and I appreciate him giving me this opportunity, and it’s another reason why I think we are all so proud that this is the most diverse administration in history,” she added.
Psaki has long said she would leave the White House press office sometime this year, and Biden thanked her for “raising the bar” during in her tenure.
“Jen Psaki has set the standard for returning decency, respect and decorum to the White House Briefing Room. I want to say thank you to Jen for raising the bar, communicating directly and truthfully to the American people, and keeping her sense of humor while doing so. I thank Jen her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward,” Biden said in Thursday’s statement.
Psaki also offered kind words about her replacement as Jean-Pierre prepares to become the new face of the White House.
“She is passionate. She is smart and she has a moral core that makes her not just a great colleague, but an amazing Mom and human. Plus, she has a great sense of humor,” Psaki tweeted. “I can’t wait to see her shine as she brings her own style, brilliance and grace to the podium.”
Psaki didn’t comment on her plans, but if Psaki lands at NBC News next, as Axios has reported, it would follow a similar path to former Biden-Harris administration adviser Symone Sanders, who left last year to start a show on MSNBC.
As if she didn’t already have enough to do, Las Vegas headliner and American Idol judge Katy Perry has added something else to her plate. People reports that Katy is now the CEO and sole owner of her Katy Perry Collections footwear line, having bought it back from her original partner, Global Brands Group.
The shoe line is now relaunching with a spring/summer 2022 collection and Katy tells People that it’s “time to swing harder, bigger and better,” adding, “I’m excited to take it to the next level.”
The shoes in the new collection cost $39 to $129, or, as Katy puts it, “real personality for the price point.”
As for where she finds design inspiration, Katy tells People that in her travels, she “absorbs” everything she sees and “a product comes out of it. It’s either a song or a shoe.”
Being a footwear company CEO also fulfills one of Katy’s non-musical goals. “Everyone always asks me, ‘What would you be if you weren’t a pop star?’ and I’m always like, ‘Well, I would’ve worked in fashion in some capacity,'” she explains. “And I’m doing that now.”
The almost never-ending list of Beyoncé‘s awards and accolades has just gotten longer, since the Grammy-winning singer just received her first-ever Daytime Emmy Award nomination.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Science announced the 2022 Daytime Emmy Award nominations on Thursday, revealing Beyoncé as a first-time nominee in the Original Song category for her contributions to the Facebook watch show Talks with Mama Tina, which hosted by her mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson.
For the first time since 2012, there are Black nominees in both the Lead Performance Actor and Lead Performance Actress categories. Earning those two spots is The Young and the Restless actressMishael Morgan, and James Reynolds from Days of Our Lives.
Tamron Hall, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Roberts and Jada Pinkett Smith are four of the five stars nominated in the Outstanding Informative Talk Show category, making that category’s nominees 80% people of color.
Beginning in 1974, the Daytime Emmys have recognized outstanding achievement in television, honoring shows and programming in a variety of categories. The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be presented Friday, June 24 and will air live on CBS at 9 p.m. ET.
Will Smith has been named on the list of guests for the new season of David Letterman‘s Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction — but he won’t be talking about his infamous slap.
ABC Audio has confirmed that the segment with Will was recorded in January — obviously, long before Smith’s infamous Oscars-night outburst.
Letterman’s other fourth-season interviews — with Ryan Reynolds, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kevin Durant, Billie Eilish and Cardi B — were all filmed before March.
Season four of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction debuts on May 20.
Billie Eilish is set to appear on the upcoming fourth season of David Letterman‘s Netflix show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.
The “bad guy” artist’s in-depth interview with the talk show legend will premiere May 20 along with five other episodes featuring guests Cardi B, Kevin Durant, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ryan Reynolds and Will Smith.
According to a press release, all of the conversations were filmed “prior to March 2022,” meaning they happened in a pre-Will-Smith-Oscars-slap world. It also means Eilish’s interview was conducted before she and FINNEAS won the Best Original Song Oscar for their James Bond theme, “No Time to Die.”
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate will take a procedural vote to start debate on codifying abortion rights next week, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday.
Democrats have pledged to take swift action on the issue after a leaked draft opinion showed the Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision legalizing abortion in the U.S. The draft is not the final ruling, though the court confirmed its authenticity.
“I intend to file cloture on this vital legislation on Monday which will set up a vote for Wednesday,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor.
Any effort to protect abortion access nationwide is likely to face an uphill battle in the 50-50 divided chamber, where Democrats don’t have the 60 votes needed to overcome an expected filibuster.
The party has already experienced this problem with the Women’s Health and Protection Act. The bill cleared the House of Representatives in September 2021, but in the Senate Schumer failed to get even the entire Democratic caucus on board when he tried to start debate on the bill back in February.
The legislation would codify Roe while also banning requirements some states have put into place related to abortion care, such as waiting periods and mandatory doctor’s visits before the procedure.
Republicans have taken issue with how broad the Women’s Health and Protection Act is, prompting Democrats to draft a modified version. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., changed some of the bill’s language but it still may not be enough to sway the GOP members.
GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine told ABC News’ Trish Turner that she would vote “no” on the proposal.
“My goal is to codify what is essentially existing law,” Collins said. “That means Roe v. Wade, it means Casey v. Planned Parenthood, which established the undue burden test, and it means keeping the “conscience” protections which appear to be wiped out by the Democrats’ version. So, I’m not trying to go beyond current law or, but rather to codify those Supreme Court decisions.”
Collins is one of the Democratic Party’s best chances of gaining a Republican vote on any potential bill. She and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are the sole Senate Republicans who support abortion rights.
Collins and Murkowski have their own proposal to codify Roe. Their bill — dubbed the Reproductive Choice Act — would prohibit states from imposing an “undue burden” on the ability of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy pre-viability but also allows states to keep other restrictions in place.
Senate Democrats held a news conference on Thursday afternoon to discuss next week’s vote.
“This is a life or death moment and we need to fight,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., told reporters.
Schumer said next week’s vote is intended to put on the record exactly where lawmakers stand on abortion rights.
“You will hear plenty from us,” Schumer said. “This is not just one vote and then this issue goes away. You will hear a lot from us through the next month all the way through November.”
Forget Harry’s House: for his Love On Tour 2022 trek, Harry Styles is going to be making some of the nation’s concert venues his home.
The tour will feature him setting up shop in major cities around the country for multiple nights. Kicking off Monday, August 15, Harry will play two shows in Toronto before he begins a whopping 10-night run at New York’s Madison Square Garden, from August 28 through September 21.
That will be followed by five nights in Austin, Texas; five nights in Chicago, and then 10 nights at LA’s Kia Forum. The tour concludes November 15.
In order to access tickets, you’ll need to register now through Thursday, May 19th at 10pm ET for the Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan presale. After you register, you may receive a code, and if you do, you’ll get access to purchase tickets before the general public on-sale on May 25 at noon local time at HStyles.co.uk/tour.
Each group of shows will have a different opening act; they include Blood Orange, Jessie Ware and Ben Harper.
These shows are in addition to the one-night-only performances Harry’s already announced in Queens, New York and London on May 20 and May 24, respectively.
Miranda Lambert’s new album, Palomino, has been out for just under a week. As fans get to know the project and pick out their favorite tracks, Miranda is reminiscing about the making of the album.
She shared some snapshots on social media this week, including multiple photos of her collaborators Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby. “SCENES from the making of Palomino,” Miranda jokes in the caption of her post, referencing the album’s track “Scenes” — which she, Luke and Natalie co-wrote.
Actually, that trio was responsible for writing the bulk of Palomino tracks. “Tourist,” “Music City Queen,” “Strange,” “I’ll Be Lovin’ You,” “That’s What Makes the Jukebox Play,” “Pursuit of Happiness” and “Carousel” are all also the product of co-writing sessions between Luke, Natalie and Miranda.
Speaking of “Carousel,” the photos Miranda posted seem to embody a loose carnival theme. One photo shows an old, defunct carousel horse, while another shows the songwriting trio seated beside a life-size knight in pink armor.
Palomino contains Miranda’s current single, “If I Was a Cowboy.”
A new Thin Lizzy-themed audio/video collection pairing the 2020 documentary Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away with the archival concert film and album Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back in Town Live at the Sydney Opera House October 1978will be released on June 24.
The release, which will be available either as a two-DVD/CD set or a Blu-ray/DVD/CD set, can be pre-ordered now.
Songs for While I’m Away presents a candid look at the life and music of late Thin Lizzy lead singer and bassist Phil Lynott. It tells the story of how a Black boy raised during the 1950s by a working-class family in Dublin went on to become one Ireland’s biggest rock stars, before he died in 1986 of drug-related health issues at the age of 36.
The movie features archival footage of and conversations with Lynott, as well as recent interviews with Thin Lizzy members and/or alums Scott Gorham, Eric Bell, Darren Wharton and Midge Ure, and with other notable music artists like U2‘s Adam Clayton, Metallica‘s James Hetfield, Huey Lewis and Suzi Quatro.
The film also includes conversations with Phil’s wife, Caroline Taraskevics, and his daughters Sarah and Catherine Lynott.
Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back in Town Live at the Sydney Opera House October 1978, which originally was released in 1988, captures a short-lived lineup of the band featuring Lynott, guitarists Gorham and Gary Moore, and drummer Mark Nauseef performing many of the group’s classic songs at the famed Australian venue. The footage has been restored for the new DVD release, while a companion CD of the show also is included in the package.
Here’s the The Boys Are Back in Town Live at the Sydney Opera House‘s CD track list:
“Jailbreak”
“Bad Reputation”
“Warriors”
“Don’t Believe a Word”
“Waiting for an Alibi”
“Still In Love with You”
“Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed”
“Cowboy Song”
“The Boys Are Back in Town”
“Suicide”
“Are You Ready”
“Baby Drives Me Crazy”
“Me and the Boys “
And here’s the track list for concert DVD:
“Jailbreak”
“Bad Reputation”
“Waiting for an Alibi”
“Cowboy Song”
“The Boys Are Back in Town”
“Are You Ready”
“Me and the Boys “
“Baby Drives Me Crazy”
Lost Sydney Performances
“Warriors”
“Don’t Believe a Word”
“Still In Love with You”
“Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed”
“Suicide”
