Train understands the hassle parents face when a babysitter cancels last minute on a planned night out — so they’re making sure fans hoping to catch them on tour don’t have to cancel their plans.
The Grammy winners announced Tuesday that they are making their AM Gold Tour more than kid friendly — shows are now free for kids. This marks the first time the band has ever done something like this.
“Skip the babysitter and bring the kids along to the#AMGoldTour *for free*!” the band revealed. “Children 10 and under get in free w/ a paid adult. Must go to the box office to get tickets. Lawn seats only.”
The only venues not partaking in this are Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, and Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. In addition, Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, is only allowing children under 5 in for free.
Several fans celebrated the welcome news in the comment section, with some announcing plans to turn it into their child’s first concert experience.
Train is hitting the road with Jewel and Blues Traveler for their AM Gold Tour, which kicks off on June 8 in Mansfield, Massachusetts, to support their new album.
In other Train news, the group announced that the music video for their song “Cleopatra” arrives “in a few days” and will feature singer Sofia Reyes.
Presale tickets for Carly Pearce‘s headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium are available to members of her fan club Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.
Priscilla Block will be one of the performers at the Nashville Meets London Festival, taking place August 24 and 25 at Trinity Buoy Wharf in East London.
Shy Carter will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on June 25.
(LARGO, Fla.) — A Florida man was killed in a suspected alligator attack, authorities said.
The Largo Police Department said Tuesday it is investigating the death of a man at Taylor Lake in Largo, a city in the Tampa Bay area.
“At this time, detectives believe the victim was looking for Frisbees in the water and a gator was involved,” the department said in a statement.
The man was found by a visitor at Taylor Park, home to a 53-acre freshwater lake, and police were contacted around 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to Largo Police Department spokesperson Megan Santo.
The man’s identity has not been released pending next-of-kin notification. He was 47-years-old, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which also responded to the scene.
The agency was still working to capture the alligator Tuesday afternoon, Santo said.
“A contracted nuisance alligator trapper is working to remove a nearby alligator and efforts will be made to determine if it was involved in this situation,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement.
Police urged residents and visitors to avoid going near or swimming in the lake at any time. There are no swimming signs posted at the lake, according to police.
Fatal alligator bites are rare. From 1948 to 2021, Florida reported 442 unprovoked bite incidents from alligators, 26 of which resulted in fatalities, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. In the last 10 years, the state has averaged eight unprovoked bites a year that require medical treatment, the agency said.
The likelihood of someone being seriously injured during an unprovoked alligator incident in Florida is roughly one in 3.1 million, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The last fatal alligator attack in Florida was in 2019, according to the agency.
A man was bitten in the face by an alligator at Taylor Park in 2020 while looking for frisbees in the lake, Tampa ABC affiliate Tampa WFTS reported at the time. The injury was non-life-threatening.
(UVALDE) — The first funerals for victims killed in the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history are expected to occur in Uvalde, Texas, one week after the massacre.
Amerie Jo Garza and Maite Rodriguez, both 10 years old, will be laid to rest Tuesday following funeral services in the afternoon. Visitations for the students began on Monday.
The last photo ever taken of Garza, at this year’s award’s day, was featured inside the Hillcrest Funeral Home where her visitation took place, one mourner told ABC Houston station KTRK. Maite Rodriguez was “charismatic” and “goal-driven,” her mother told The Associated Press.
“I can’t begin to imagine what these families are going through,” the woman said as she wiped away tears. “And that’s the hardest part. You know, if I could take a little bit of their pain away, I think I would.”
Visitations at the same funeral home also began on Tuesday for Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo and Jose Manuel Flores Jr., both 10 years old.
Twenty-one people, including 19 third and fourth graders and two teachers, were murdered on May 24 when 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos allegedly opened fire at Robb Elementary School with an AR-15 style rifle he purchased days before.
Another 17 people, including three law enforcement officers, were injured in the attack.
Memorial services for victims are expected to take place in the small town through June 16.
The funeral for cousins Jailah Nicole Silguero, 11, and Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, 10, will take place Friday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The cousins were “full of life” and “always had a smile on their face,” their family said in a statement to ABC News.
Jacklyn Cazares, 10, will be remembered at Sacred Heart on Friday. She “had the biggest heart,” her mother, Jacinto Cazares, told ABC News.
Annabell Rodriguez, 10, Cazares’ cousin who was in the same fourth-grade class, was also killed in the shooting. Her funeral will take place on June 8 at the Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.
Services for Maranda Gail Mathis, 11, and Eliahana Cruz Torres are scheduled for Thursday at the Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. Ellie Garcia will be laid to rest on Monday after her funeral takes place at Sacred Heart.
Makenna Elrod’s funeral will take place at First Baptist Church on Saturday. The 10-year-old’s “smile would light up a room,” her aunt, Allison McCullough, confirmed to ABC News.
The funeral for Rojelio Torres, 10, will take place at Rushing Knowles on Saturday. Rojelio Torres’ mother, Evadulia Orta, described her son to ABC News as a “”very smart and loving child.”
Alithia Ramirez will be buried Sunday after her funeral takes place at First Baptist Church. Her grandmother, Rosa Maria Ramirez, described her to ABC News as a “very talented little girl” who loved to draw.
Xavier Lopez, 10, will be buried at the Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery after his funeral on June 7. He was always the “life of the party,” his grandmother, Amelia Sandoval, told ABC News.
The funeral for fourth grade teacher Eva Mireles will take place on June 10 at Sacred Heart. Miresles’ cousin, Amber Ybarra, described her as a “hero” and an “amazing mom.”
Alexandria Rubio will be remembered on June 11 at First Baptist Church. The straight A student received a good citizen award from her school on the day she was killed, her family said.
The funeral for Tess Mata, 10, will take place on June 13 at Sacred Heart. Her mother, Veronica Mata, told ABC News she never believed a school shooting could happen in their small town.
The memorial services for Irma Garcia, one of the teachers killed in the shooting, her husband, Jose Garcia and student Uziyah Garcia have not yet been announced. Uziyah, who is not related to Irma and Jose Garcia, was described by his grandfather as “the sweetest little boy that I’ve ever known.”
ABC News’ Jenna Harrison contributed to this report.
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Kanye West has teamed up with his Donda collaborator Vory on a new track called “Daylight.”
Ye is featured on the track, which is out Tuesday, May 31, and will appear on Vory’s debut album Lost Souls, set for a June 3 release. According to Variety, “Daylight” was originally intended for Donda, but it never made the final cut.
Vory was featured on “God Breathed” and “No Child Left Behind” on 2021’s Donda, as well as “Lord Lift Me Up” on Donda 2.
Last Friday, Ye officially released another Donda 2 collaboration, “True Love,” with the late XXXTentacion. The song had previously only been available on Ye’s Stem Player.
Last week, the question was asked whether Harry Styleswas the newMick Jagger. But now it seems that in reality, he may be the new TheBeatles.
Three songs from Harry’s new album, Harry’s House, have debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100: “Late Night Talking,” “Music For a Sushi Restaurant” and “Matilda,” at #4, #8 and #9, respectively. Meanwhile, the album’s first single, “As It Was,” is spending a fourth week at #1.
This makes Harry the only British act other than The Beatles to have four songs or more in the top 10 simultaneously. The Fab Four accomplished this in 1964; at one point, they had five songs in the top 10.
But notably, Harry is the first British solo artist to achieve this. Not even Adele or Ed Sheeran have managed this feat. The last solo artist overall to do it was Drake, who had a record-setting nine songs in the top 10 in September 2021.
That makes seven top 10s in total for Harry as a solo artist — one more than his band, One Direction, achieved.
As previously reported, Harry’s House has debuted at #1 with the biggest sales week so far of any album released in 2022.
The debut of the first part of Stranger Things‘ fourth season scored record numbers for Netflix.
The streaming service revealed nearly 286.8 million hours of the show were viewed just since Friday — the biggest premiere weekend for an English language TV series ever for Netflix.
Moreover, Stranger Things season 4 was the #1 title in 83 countries.
That previous record’s holder was Bridgerton season 2; it scored 193 million hours in its debut weekend during the week of March 21-27.
Stranger Thing‘s launch over the weekend bested that performance by nearly 50%.
Bridgerton‘s second season ended up attracting more than 627 million hours viewed worldwide in its first full week on Netflix.
It’s also obvious that fans were catching up with previous adventures in the Upside Down; season 1 attracted over 38 million viewing hours last weekend; season 2 scored more than 22 million hours viewed; and just under 25 million hours of season 3 were binged.
BTS spoke at the White House press briefing Tuesday ahead of a meeting with President Joe Biden to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
RM, the only member of the group to address reporters in English, said, “It is a great honor to be invited to the White House today to discuss the important issues of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion and diversity.”
After the rest of the group gave their remarks in Korean, which were subsequently translated, RM concluded, “We thank President Biden and the White House that we were given this important opportunity to speak about these important causes and remind ourselves of what we can do as artists.”
Jin said the group “stands with the AANHPI community,” while Jimin said BTS was “devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes” and was at the White House to help “put a stop to this and support the cause.”
Referring to their worldwide fanbase, Jungkook said, in part, “We believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things.”
“It’s not wrong to be different,” said Suga. “Equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.” And V added, “We hope today is one step forward to respecting and understanding each and everyone as a valuable person.”
As the group was ushered out of the briefing, one reporter got big laughs by shouting, “Which one of us is your favorite?”
In a closed meeting in the Oval Office, Biden and BTS planned to discuss Asian representation, inclusion and anti-Asian discrimination in the U.S.
Between March 2020 and Dec. 31, 2021, the Asian advocacy organization Stop AAPI Hate recorded more than 10,000 reports of hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander persons across the U.S.
The fourth season of Stranger Things is finally streaming on Netflix and star Sadie Sink opened up about how music plays into her character Max’s terrifying story arc.
In the fourth season, Max is possessed by the demon Vecna, but the show’s cast soon learns music can help keep the monster at bay. The song that helps ground Max is Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” — which she blasts on her headphones 24/7. Sink revealed which song she’d pick if the same thing were to happen to her.
Speaking to Tudum, Sink said Taylor Swift’s “August” would be her go-to savior song. “That song honestly can revive me from anything,” the actress raved. And while that song from Taylor’s folklore album has her heart, there is another track off the 2020 record that beats it when it comes to overall plays.
“The 1” topped Sink’s Spotify Wrapped playlist, which catalogs a person’s most-listened-to songs of the past year.
Sink also opened up about how her character, Max, relates to the character she played in the 10-minute music video of Taylor’s “All Too Well.”
“I put a little bit of myself into both,” she revealed. “You’re always going to put a little bit of yourself into whatever character you’re playing.”
Looking at the characters’ similarities, the actress said, “At the heart of it, they’re both definitely independent.”
Stranger Things season 4 is now streaming on Netflix.
The Revivalists have announced a new EP called Made in Muscle Shoals Vol. 2.
As its title suggests, the set is a follow-up to 2020’s Made in Muscle Shoals and once again finds the “Wish I Knew You” outfit recording new versions of their songs at the legendary FAME Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Vol. 2 will be released on June 17. For a preview, you can listen to the Muscle Shoals version of the song “Otherside of Paradise” now via digital outlets.
“There’s a purity, depth and innocence to this song that could only be captured in a place like FAME,” says frontman David Shaw. “I really love how this one came out. It speaks to a special place in us all and this version only deepens that connection.”
The Revivalists’ most recent album is 2018’s Take Good Care. Shaw, meanwhile, released his debut, self-titled solo album in 2021.
