This month, Bishop Briggs celebrated her first Mother’s Day.
The “River” artist, who revealed this past April that she’s expecting her first child, tells ABC Audio that she was “curious” what Mother’s Day would mean to her, given her own mother’s opinion on the holiday.
“I definitely grew up with a mom that felt every single day is Mother’s Day,” Bishop laughs. “She was very particular that we wouldn’t celebrate on Mother’s Day, it should be happening every day of the year.”
On her Mother’s Day, Bishop found the occasion to be a “really nice day to just be connected to whatever is gonna be happening soon.” She also saw it as opportunity to start a new Mother’s Day tradition — that is, however, before reality took over.
“In the morning, my husband and I just had breakfast in bed, and I was, like, ‘Every Mother’s Day, we should do this! Just a chill breakfast in bed!'” Bishop laughs. “And I just realized how naive I sounded. Even if there’s breakfast in bed, it is gonna be chaotic.”
She adds, “It was nice that this first year we could sort of, like, bask in the naivety of it all of, like, ‘Wow! It’s just so calm!'”
The same day Bishop announced her pregnancy, she released two new songs, “High Water” and “Art of Survival.” Both tracks were written about her sister, Kate, who passed away last year.
Steve Lukather and Edgar Winter in 2014; Kevin Winter/Getty Images for John Varvatos
Edgar Winter‘s latest album, Brother Johnny, which was released in April, is a star-studded tribute to his late sibling Johnny Winter.
The 17-track collection includes a version of “Rock ‘n’ Roll Hoochie Koo,” a song written by Rick Derringer that Johnny first recorded in 1970 with his band Johnny Winter And, which featured Derringer, and that Rick subsequently had a solo hit with in 1973.
Edgar’s version features guitar work by Toto‘s Steve “Luke” Lukather, who also is a longtime member of Ringo Starr‘s All Starr Band. Edgar tells ABC Audio that he specifically chose Lukather to play on the track because he envisioned a Jimi Hendrix-style solo that he knew Luke could deliver.
“I wanted it wild, crazy, sort of twisted and demented. And I knew that Steve would do exactly that,” Winter explains. “I said, ‘I know…Steve [is] gonna play something different than Rick would ever have played or completely different than Johnny ever would have played’…And, man, Luke delivered.”
Edgar adds, “He played exactly what I was hoping he would. And I didn’t really tell him anything, I just know Luke and know more or less how he thinks and navigates things, and he always likes to push the envelope.”
Lukather has been a member of Ringo’s All Starr Band since 2012, while Edgar recently rejoined the group after previously playing with Ringo and company from 2006 to 2011. Speaking about Luke’s personality, Edgar notes, “[H]e has this rough, raw sense of humor, sometimes perverse, that we all love.”
Other artists featured on Brother Johnny include Ringo, Joe Walsh, ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons, The Doobie Brothers‘ Michael McDonald and John McFee, ex-Allman Brothers Band members Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks and late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, among many others.
Schitt’s Creek star Sarah Levy is going to be a mom!
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the 35-year-old actress announced the news with a photo of herself wearing striped shorts, a half unbuttoned linen top, and a fedora while cradling her growing baby bump.
“We’ll take all the salt & vinegar chips and the hottest hot sauce you have, thx,” she captioned the snapshot.
This is the first child for Levy and her husband, Graham Outerbridge. The two tied the knot in October 2021, which the actress celebrated in a sweet post captioned, “Bells are ringing 10.16.2021.”
(WINDSOR MILL, Md.) — Police officers and EMS providers are among the seven people injured following an explosion at a nail salon in Windsor Mill, Maryland, Monday night, authorities said.
Four police officers, two EMS providers and one civilian were hospitalized after the “minor explosion” at a strip mall, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.
The explosion took place at the Libra Nails & Spa on the 1700 block of N. Rolling Road. The fire department responded to a call for a commercial building fire possibly involving hazardous materials, it said.
Investigators were called to the scene for possible criminal activity, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is assisting the investigation, ABC News Baltimore affiliate WMAR-TV reported.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2
NY Yankees 6, Baltimore 2
Boston 6, Houston 3
Toronto 6, Seattle 2
Texas 7, LA Angels 4
Chi White Sox 5, Kansas City 3
Minnesota 3, Oakland 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Miami 8, Washington 2
Chi Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 0
Milwaukee 1, Atlanta 0
San Francisco 7, Colorado 6
L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona 4
St. Louis at NY Mets (Postponed)
(WASHINGTON) — The White House announced a historic shift in its policy toward Cuba Monday night, saying that for the first time in six decades it will sign off on an American company investing in a private Cuba-based and Cuban-owned business.
The deal is pending approval by the Cuban government but could open the door for additional American dollars flowing to entrepreneurs in the island nation.
Additionally, the Biden administration said it would authorize flights to Cuba beyond Havana, reinstate the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program, which allows Cubans to join family members in the U.S. on a temporary basis with the potential for obtaining permanent status, and lift the $1,000 per quarter limit on remittances per sender-receiver pair and allow for donative (non-family) remittances.
The administration characterizes these moves as “measures to further support the Cuban people, providing them additional tools to pursue a life free from Cuban government oppression and to seek greater economic opportunities.”
Lionel Richie will be honored with the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize on Tuesday. Ahead of the moment, the singer caught up with CBS’ Sunday Morning to talk about his lifetime achievements.
Lionel reflected on growing up by Tuskegee University, where he was surrounded by Black lawyers, war heroes, doctors and more, and joked that his parents “had a nervous breakdown” when he decided to pursue a music career with The Commodores.
“You could see everyone passing going, ‘Oh, there’s poor Lionel. Poor misguided Lionel!,'” he chuckled. Of course, The Commodores scored numerous chart-topping singles with Richie as their lead singer, before he set off a solo career.
Lionel reflected on his success, which saw him cross into the mainstream and anger some of his original R&B fan base. “Someone asked me a question one day, ‘Lionel, how does it feel that you’ve left your roots?'” Richie recalled. “And I said, ‘Did you ask that to The Beatles? Did you ask that to The Rolling Stones? Everyone came over to borrow from us, but I can’t go that way?'”
The singer also reflected on his hiatus at the peak of his career, which he took to care for his ailing father, who passed in 1990. “It gave me an opportunity to kind of take a look over my shoulder just a little bit to see where I was in altitude. And it was frightening,” he reflected. But, he added his father’s death gave him a new perspective on fame.
Lionel now sees his career as an “adventure,” which he says “is just an amazing ride.”
He also admitted it’s been 13 years since he released an album of all-new songs, but teased he’ll break the dry spell “this year.”
(WASHINGTON) — In her first sit-down interview since leaving Washington, Melania Trump appeared on Fox News on Sunday where she addressed some of her ongoing work as a former first lady and looked back at her time in the White House — and what came after.
It was a rare public appearance for Donald Trump’s wife, who has eschewed the spotlight since leaving the East Wing, compared to the former president.
“Life is great and [I’m] keeping it busy. And, you know, time flies fast and we are just — everybody is doing very well,” Melania told Pete Hegseth on “Fox & Friends Weekend.”
She and her husband relocated to their Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, when his term ended in January 2021 and Melania has kept an even lower profile out of office than while she was first lady, traveling between Trump properties in New Jersey, New York and Florida and spending much of her time with her family and her teenage son, Barron.
Speaking with Hegseth on Sunday, Melania Trump said that she had “enjoyed living in the White House. To be first lady of the United States was my greatest honor.” But she said she still bristled at the scrutiny of her time in the White House, including when she stirred controversy with some of her fashion choices such as wearing an “I Really Don’t Care Do U?” jacket while visiting migrant children in 2018, which she insisted was a message for the media.
In her Fox News interview, Melania dismissed criticism of her as unfair — responding to a question from Hegseth about why, as a major public figure and former model, she was not on the cover of Vogue while in the White House.
“They’re biased and they have likes and dislikes. And it’s so obvious,” she said. “And I think American people and everyone see it. It was their decision. And I have much more important things to do and I did in the White House than being on the cover of Vogue.”
“People I see always criticize me, whatever I do, and I’m used to that,” Trump added. “I move forward and I’m here to helping people. And that is the mission.”
Representatives with Vogue did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. The magazine’s editor in chief, Anna Wintour, said in 2019 about covering Melania as first lady that “I think it’s important for Vogue to support women who are leading change in this country.”
Elsewhere in her “Fox & Friends” interview, Melania talked about her work with children in foster care with a project called Fostering the Future as part of the “BeBest” initiative she started in the White House and has continued.
“Those people who criticize me, I would encourage them to help in their own community or maybe join my Foster the Future initiative,” she told Hegseth.
So far, that work has included appearances to foster care organizations in Florida; she said on Fox News that a portion of the money from sales of her burgeoning NFT collection would also “will go towards education, providing education, opportunities for foster care children who are aging out of foster system,” though it’s unclear how much money will be donated in this way.
Those funds will be supporting scholarships as well, Melania said. One recipient, Michael Weitzman, spoke by phone during Melania’s “Fox & Friends” interview and said the support was “literally a dream come true.”
Melania also addressed various political issues, echoing her husband in criticizing President Joe Biden’s administration on issues including border and immigration policy and the shortage of baby formula, which she called “heartbreaking.”
Like former President Trump, Melania spoke obliquely — teasingly — about a 2024 bid for office. “Never say never,” she said.
She was not asked and did not address the Trump family’s ongoing legal issues and investigations, including the congressional probe of the pro-Trump Jan. 6 Capitol riot and a related effort to overturn the 2020 election results.
The former president denied any wrongdoing; he has cast the investigations as politically motivated witch hunts.
(NEW YORK) — The first all-Black Mount Everest expedition team, Full Circle Everest, has reached the summit of the highest mountain on Earth, and their excitement can be felt from thousands of feet below.
The seven climbers who reached the summit include Manoah Ainuu, Eddie Taylor, Rosemary Saal, Demond “Dom” Mullins, Thomas Moore, James “KG” Kagami and Evan Green.
According to the team, their success nearly doubles the number of Black climbers who have climbed the mountain, which stands at more than 29,000 feet high.
“I am deeply honored to report that seven members of the Full Circle Everest team reached the summit on May 12,” said Full Circle Everest leader Philip Henderson. “While a few members, including myself, did not summit, all members of the climb and Sherpa teams have safely returned to Base Camp where we will celebrate this historic moment!”
This trek lures hundreds of climbers each year, but few Black climbers have made the trip. For these climbers, the treacherous climb represented the barriers Black communities face in accessing outdoor sports and spaces.
They hope to inspire the next generation of Black athletes, climbers and mountaineers to take themselves to new heights.
“My big goal with this project is to help demystify the process of climbing your Everest; it doesn’t necessarily need to be Everest,” Abby Dione, a member of Full Circle Everest, told ABC News.
Similarly, Eddie Taylor, another climber on the team, also hopes to be an inspiration for future outdoor sports athletes.
“Everest is still gonna be hard. It’s still going to be this big mountain, but it’s going to be something that you don’t feel like it’s unattainable.
The team tracked their journey on Flipgrid, as people from all across the world cheered on the history-making team.
The team was led by local Sherpa climbing guides, who help hundreds of mountaineers up Everest. The Full Circle Everest team said they could not have made this historic climb without their guidance.
Lil Nas X reminded fans who has the longest-running number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 — him. Sharing an image proving the historic 19-week run “Old Town Road” had atop the chart in 2019, the Grammy winner tweeted, “just felt like bragging today. y’all be easy.”
Taylor Swift unleashed an all-new merchandise drop, dubbed the Swiftie Summer Collection, and you can stock up on the new tees, bandanas, bracelets and more on her online store.
American Idol has been renewed for a sixth season, reports Deadline. It’s currently unclear if current judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan will return for the new season.
Speaking of Katy, she’s no longer a California girl! The “Dark Horse” singer revealed on the Dear Chelsea podcast she’s living in Kentucky. She said living in the Southern state is “quite an amazing experience, because it reminds you that Hollywood is not America.” Fiancé Orlando Bloom is currently filming Red Right Hand in the state.
We know who spent $51 million to buy Adam Levine‘s Los Angeles mansion — Tesla’s Cybertruck design chief, Franz von Holzhausen. Dirt reports the Palisades mansion sold about 11 percent below Adam and wife Behati Prinsloo‘s asking price, but the duo still made a profit as they originally bought it for $32 million.
Pink unveiled an all-new sleep story on the Calm app, titled The P!nk Sheet Silver Fairy. She announced on Instagram, “Performing has introduced me to the most interesting people, including my new friend Ring and her magical circus.” Pink invites you to join her “under Ring’s circus tent” for the all-new story, available now.
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