Miranda Lambert is offering advice to those interested in adopting a dog this summer.
In honor of National Mutt Day, the “All Kinds of Kinds” singer notes that certain types of dogs have a harder time being adopted than others, including senior dogs, pit bulls, large black dogs and canines that have disabilities.
“I encourage you to keep an open mind if you’re looking for a new pup,” she writes in a video that shows the singer visiting and playing with a variety of shelter dogs, at one point clutching her heart as she walks through the aisles of cages. “They have so much love in them…And they just need us to love them a lil bit harder.”
To support the cause, Vinyl Me, Please is donating 25 percent of the proceeds made off of sales of Miranda’s records to MuttNation, the foundation she started with her mother, Bev Lambert, that helps displaced dogs during natural disasters, provides financial support to animal shelters and more. The sale ends on August 2.
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A variety of famous veteran acts populate the top of Pollstar‘s new lists of the top touring artists by total box-office grosses and total ticket sales, based on information the concert-industry publication began collecting in 1980.
At #1 of top-grossing touring artists are The Rolling Stones, who have brought in a whopping $2.17 billion between July 7, 1980, and July 1, 2022.
Not far behind The Stones are U2, who landed in second place on the tally with $2.12 billion in concert grosses.
Other artists in the top 10 of the list are Elton John at #3 with $1.75 billion; Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band at #4 with $1.53 billion; Madonna at #5 with $1.39 billion; Celine Dion at #6 with $1.35 billion; Bon Jovi at #7 with $1.33 billion; the Eagles at #8 with $1.31 billion; and Paul McCartney at #10 with $1.19 billion.
A bit lower on the tally are Billy Joel at #11, Pink Floyd‘s Roger Waters at #18 and Rod Stewart at #19.
The top touring artists by ticket sales are U2, with 26.2 million sold. The Stones are in third place at #3 with 22.1 million, with Springsteen & the E Street Band at #4 with 20.8 million, Elton at #5 with 19.8 million, Bon Jovi at #7 with 17.8 million, Joel at #8 with 17 million and The Grateful Dead rounding out the top 10 with 15.5 million.
While fans are pregaming before the show, Keith Urban is having his own fun backstage.
The “Wild Hearts” singer took to Instagram to offer a peek into what life is like backstage on his tour, and it’s a wild ride. In the video, Keith is racing around the concert venue in a small Crazy Cart, doing spins past the snack bar and proving himself to be dexterous as he drives through the rows of seats, laughing all the while.
“While you guys are tailgating outside the venue…,” Keith writes in the caption.
It seems Keith’s soon-to-be tour mate Tyler Hubbard wants in on the action, asking in the comments, “drift cart races on tour?” “Challenge beyond accepted T!!!!!!!” Keith replies.
The country superstar is currently on his The Speed of Now World Tour, with Ingrid Andress as the opening act. Tyler will join the lineup for the fall leg beginning on September 3.
Snoop Dogg, a man of many talents, will tap into his acting skills for an upcoming comedy titled The Underdoggs. According to Deadline, he will play the role of lead character Jaycen Jenning aka “2Js,” a former NFL star who has a run-in with the law and agrees to coach a youth football team to avoid jail time.
Similarly, Snoop has been a coach at his Snoop Youth Football League, which he developed with business partner ConstanceSchwartz-Morini. They pitched the idea for the film to Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, who has officially taken on the project.
“‘The Underdoggs’ is a real personal project for me considering that I’ve been coaching football for 15-plus years with the Snoop Youth Football League that I started with my long-time business partner Constance Schwartz-Morini,” Snoop said in a statement. “Giving back to the community through football has taught us so many invaluable life lessons that we’ve been able to share with kids in similar situations like mine when I was growing up. My hope is that this movie will shed light on the realities that kids and adults face in the hood and within the complex world of football.”
In addition to acting, Snoop and Death Row Pictures will produce The Underdoggs alongside Schwartz-Morini, Black-ish‘s Kenya Barris, Mychelle Deschamps and Jonathan Glickman. Charles Stone will serve as director for the movie, which was written by Danny Segal and Isaac Schamis.
The Underdoggs is set for a release date of October 20, 2023.
Chino Moreno and company’s signature festival will return this year after missing 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 event will take place November 5 at Petco Park in San Diego.
As with previous editions of the festival, the 2022 Dia de Los Deftones sports a multigenre lineup, including hardcore outfit Turnstile, electronic rockers Phantogram, rapper Freddie Gibbs and R&B artist Audrey Nuna. Deftones themselves will also headline.
“We’re hyped to be bringing back Dia de Los Deftones this year,” Moreno says in a statement. “We take a ton of pride in curating it; it’s a chance for us to put forth and showcase some artists that we love and respect, and putting on an amazing day of music and culture for our fans.”
Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 5, at 10 a.m. PT, with various presales throughout the week. For more info, visit Deftones.com.
A new episode teaser for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series sees Olivia Rodrigo performing a song that foreshadows her exit this season.
Creator Tim Federle confirmed to ABC Audio last month that Olivia’s character Nini will have a “meaningful sendoff” so Olivia can pursue her musical dreams full time. And, thanks to this new sneak peek, more clarity is provided on what happens with her character.
The 50-second snippet shows Olivia strumming a guitar by a bonfire as she sings an original ballad called “The Best Is Yet to Come.”
“I open my eyes and I could see the horizon/ And the thrills are indescribable/ And the California sun is yours/ You never know which way the ride could take you/ Or how a breeze can make you start down a brand new road/ You never know,” the Grammy winner sings as an inspiring drum beat swells in the background.
Federle spoke with People about the song’s significance. “Nini’s new, acoustic solo is a poignant grace note to Olivia Rodrigo’s remarkable run on our series,” he said. “The song is all about how unpredictable a young person’s future is — and how thrilling that can be, too.”
Nini’s journey this season will mirror what’s happening to Olivia in real life — with her pursuing her dream of becoming a professional singer.
The “drivers license” singer has starred as a main character in the series since 2019, but following her meteoric rise to fame and the release of her debut album, SOUR, she has taken on a much smaller role this season. It is not known if Olivia will return to the series, which recently got the green light for a fourth season.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is streaming its third season on Disney+.
Kane Brown‘s eldest daughter may be his biggest fan.
Katelyn Brown, wife of the hit country singer, took to Instagram Stories to share an adorable video of their 2-year-old daughter, Kingsley, dancing to her dad’s new song, “Grand.”
Kingsley can be seen standing in front of the TV screen on which the neon-clad music video is playing, bouncing and flailing her arms to the beat. The tot also makes her best attempt at singing along to the lyrics and imitating her dad’s dance moves.
“Daddy’s biggest fan,” Katelyn captions the clip with a crying laughing emoji, which was reshared by her husband.
Kane dropped the video for “Grand,” the third single off new album Different Man, last week. The album is set for release on September 9. Its current single, “Like I Love Country Music,” is inching its way to the top of the country charts.
The last couple days have been a “nightmare” for The Game, so he’s taking a mental health break. He announced the news Monday in an effort to keep up with his habit of being transparent.
“I’ve always prided myself on my transparency in tow with sharing every part of my life & myself with my family, friends & my fans… the past two weeks have been a nightmare for me,” he shared on Instagram. “I have witnessed disloyalty on levels unimaginable by people I’ve trusted with my heart, money, career & livelihood. Not only have I been backstabbed & betrayed.. I’ve been left to pick up the pieces alone.”
While The Game ensured fans he has “no hate, malice or vengefulness” toward those who recently hurt him, he’s chosen to focus on more important matters like his upcoming album.
“I’ve decided to take a step back from my phone, social media & group settings, clubs etc so I can focus on completing my album so that my fans are happy with the delivery,” his caption continued. “The date is AUGUST 12TH 2022 & I promise you it will not change or move. I’ve given everything that I am to this album & I guarantee GREATNESS.”
According to The Game, the mental health break will help him stay committed to his release date. It also allows him to stay put as he recovers from “inflamed muscles & a bruised tailbone” that he endured “from over working out” and an accident that resulted in him getting six stitches in his finger.
(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday announced the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho challenging its law that will take effect next month that would make it a felony to perform an abortion in all but extremely narrow circumstances.
Garland said the law violates the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) that states hospitals that receive Medicare funds are required to provide necessary treatment to patients who arrive at their emergency departments while experiencing a medical emergency.
That medical care, according to Garland and the DOJ lawsuit, could include providing an abortion.
“The suit seeks to hold invalid the state’s criminal prohibition on providing abortions, as applied to women who are suffering medical emergencies,” Garland said in a press conference at the Justice Department. “As detailed in our complaint, Idaho’s law would make it a criminal offense for doctors to provide emergency medical treatment that federal law requires.”
Garland said that while the law, which will take effect next month, provides an exception in order to prevent the death of a pregnant woman, “it includes no exception for cases in which the abortion is necessary to prevent serious jeopardy to the woman’s health.”
“Moreover, it would subject doctors to arrest and criminal prosecution even if they perform an abortion to save a woman’s life,” Garland said. “And that would then place the burden on the doctors that they are not criminally liable.”
Garland used his press conference to put on notice other states who he says have passed restrictions on reproductive health care that similarly run afoul of federal law in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
“We will use every tool at our disposal to ensure that pregnant women get the emergency medical treatment to which they are entitled under federal law,” Garland said. “And we will closely scrutinize state abortion laws to ensure that they comply with federal law.”
The lawsuit asks a judge to declare the Idaho law invalid under the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and is preempted by federal law to the extent that it conflicts with EMTALA.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
