Parents, are you ready to talk about Bruno again?  If your kid is obsessed with Disney’s latest animated film, Encanto, its vibrant songs are hitting the road in a one-of-a-kind concert event.

Disney Concerts announced Tuesday it’s teamed with Live Nation for the upcoming Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert Tour, which begins this summer.  The tour starts in Ridgefield, Washington, on July 18 and spans 32 North American stops before coming to a close on August 28 in Chicago, Illinois. Other pit stops include Phoenix, Dallas, Tampa and other major American cities. 

What makes this event unique is that concertgoers will be able to watch the Encanto movie, in full, on the venue’s gigantic screen.  While everyone is encouraged to sing along with the film’s original songs, an on-stage band will also provide live music to make the experience more immersive.

Encanto‘s songs, which were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, quickly took over social media, in particular the record-breaking “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” which topped Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart for five weeks — the longest #1 streak of any Disney song in history.  Other standout songs include Jessica Darrow‘s “Surface Pressure,” which peaked at number eight on the Hot 100 and sold over a million copies, and the Oscar-nominated track, “Dos Oruguitas.”  

In addition, the Encanto soundtrack was the best-selling album in America for over a month, topping the Billboard 200 albums chart for five consecutive weeks.

Tickets for Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert Tour go on sale starting Friday, April 29th at 10am local time on Live Nation, which also lists the full schedule of dates.

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(NOTE LANGUAGE) On this day in 1995, the world met Craig Jones, played by Ice Cube, and his best friend, Smokey, played by Chris Tucker, when the hit stoner comedy Friday debuted.

From the porch of his South Central, LA home, a recently unemployed Craig was persuaded to smoke Smokey’s marijuana– a decision he’d soon come to regret. When Faizon Love‘s character, Big Worm, stops by to collect his drug money, which Smokey hadn’t made because of his own selfish gain, the duo set out on a mission to save themselves from the early death Love promised them if he didn’t get his money. 

With aspirations to put forth a lighthearted, neighborhood movie that could be watched “over and over again,” legendary rapper Ice Cube put pen to paper to produce the iconic film. His attempt at creating a “hood classic,” one which prompted two sequels, proved to be more than successful — not only because of its box office success of $28 million against a $3.5 million budget, but more importantly, because of its indelible mark in Black film. 

Twenty-seven years may not be a milestone anniversary, but Friday and all of its celebrated moments — including the many unforgettable quotes — deserve recognition every year. Here’s a list of just a few of the timeless memes.

Smokey
— “I know you don’t smoke weed, I know this. But I’m gonna get you high today cause it’s Friday, you ain’t got no job and you ain’t got s*** to do.”

— “You got knocked the f*** out!”

— “And you know this…man!”

Craig
— “Man, it’s the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.”

— “Bye, Felicia.”

— “For most people, Friday’s just the day before the weekend. But after this Friday, the neighborhood’ll never be the same.”

Big Worm
— “Playing with my money is like playing with my emotions, Smokey.”

Joi
–“You ain’t gotta lie, Craig.”

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One of Carrie Underwood‘s favorite meals to make is pretty “ugly.”  

The singer cites one of her to-go meals to make at home is a veggie lasagna that she’s dubbed “ugly lasagna” due to its messy nature, but it’s packed with nutrients and yummy flavor.

The longtime vegetarian’s recipe calls for bell pepper, spinach, onion and vegan cheese, among any other vegetables the cook chooses to include. “The good thing is you can really throw literally any vegetables you have in your refrigerator in it,” Carrie explains. “I’ve used leftovers before…keep it colorful, it’s all good. Veggies are your friends.” 

As for the “ugly” part, Carrie says the dish gets its name from the non-elegant way she spoons it onto her plate from the slow cooker. “When I get it out of the crock pot, it’s like a big ole pile of awesome on my plate,” she describes. 

You can find the full recipe in Carrie’s book, Find Your Path.

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Alter Bridge is headed to Europe later this year alongside a few friends.

Myles Kennedy and company have announced the Pawns and Kings tour, a trip throughout Europe and the U.K. featuring support from Halestorm and Mammoth WVH. The trek launches November 1 in Hamburg, Germany, and concludes December 12 in London.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit AlterBridge.com.

Alter Bridge’s most recent album is 2019’s Walk the Sky, which features the singles “Wouldn’t You Rather” and “Godspeed.” A follow-up record is currently in the works.

Meanwhile, Halestorm and Mammoth WVH are hitting the road together on a U.S. tour kicking off in May.

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Dispatch has released a Russian version of the band’s beloved anti-war song “The General” in support of Ukraine.

If you’ve never heard the original 1997 song, the lyrics tell the story of a “decorated general with a heart of gold” who realizes that “this fight is not worth fighting.” In singing “The General” in Russian, Dispatch singer Chadwick Stokes imagines a Russian military officer having the same realization amid the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

“The hope is that this will reach the ears of those participating in this invasion and realize that this fight is not worth fighting,” Dispatch says. “To force someone to act against humanity is to destroy their own humanity. Please share this message of peace far and wide.”

You can watch Stokes perform the Russian version of “The General” now on YouTube. Proceeds earned from the song will be donated to the Leleka Foundation, which is providing first aid kits to emergency medical responders and frontline fighters in Ukraine.

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Jon Pardi is working hard on his new album.

The singer recently shared a series of videos on Instagram Stories from inside the studio that show his session musicians unpacking their instruments and warming up. He’s joined by producer and engineer Ryan Gore, along with songwriter Bart Butler, with whom he’s written several tracks on his debut album, California Sunrise, and the follow-up, Heartache Medication, including “Heartache on the Dance Floor.”  

“It’s 9:28 in the morning, we’re about to get rolling,” Jon says enthusiastically from behind the camera in his Stories. 

The hitmaker also shared a black and white photo of himself in the recording booth singing into the microphone with the caption, “Finishing up album 4!” 

“Let’s GOOOOO!” comments CMA Award-winning fiddle player Jenee Fleenor, who’s played on both of Jon’s previous albums. 

“Last Night Lonely,” the lead single off the new project, is currently climbing the top 30 on country radio.

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Lil Nas X teased fans on Monday that he had an announcement that will do more than excite them — and he wasn’t trolling.  The “Industry Baby” proudly announced his first-ever tour that’ll take him across the globe this fall.

“i’m having my very first tour. and all of u better come or i will cry on instagram live,” he said on Twitter, which included an over-the-top trailer of what’s to come.

Dubbed the Long Live Montero Tour, the Grammy winner will traverse North America and Europe beginning September 6 with a stop at Detroit’s The Fillmore.  From there, Lil Nas X will visit Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles and many other cities before wrapping his North American trek in San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on October 23.

The rapper will take a short respite to recharge his batteries before jumping over the pond to resume his tour in Europe, with the first show slated in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 8.  He’ll hit up the continent’s major cities through November 17, with a final stop set in Barcelona, Spain.

You won’t have to wait long to grab your tickets, because they go on sale this Friday starting at 10 a.m. local time on the tour’s official website.  There is also a pre-sale event that’ll allow you early access to tickets a few days before.  Starting Wednesday, Cash App Cash Card holders can register for an exclusive presale “using the first nine numbers of their Cash Card on Ticketmaster and completing the purchase using their Cash Card.”  

Lil Nas X’s upcoming world tour is in support of his debut album, Montero, which produced three RIAA-certified Platinum singles: “That’s What I Want,” “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” and “Industry Baby.”

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Journey has unveiled full details of its forthcoming studio album, Freedom, a 15-track collection that will be released on July 8.

In advance of the album, Journey’s first studio effort since 2011’s Eclipse, the band has released a soaring new single titled “You Got the Best of Me.”

Explaining what inspired the new track, guitarist Neal Schon says, “I wanted kind of a punky rendition of ‘Any Way You Want It…I usually don’t go in saying I’m going to look for something like that, but then it just came to me, like ‘Wheel in the Sky’ did years ago. It just kind of flew out of my mouth.”

“You Got the Best of Me” is available now via digital formats. The song was co-written by Schon, longtime Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain and drummer/producer Narada Michael Walden, who also co-produced the track with Schon. Randy Jackson plays bass on the song. Jackson — who previously played with Journey during the mid-1980s — and Walden were recruited as the band’s new rhythm section after Ross Valory and Steve Smith were fired in 2020, although neither has been taking part in the group’s current tour.

Freedom came together while Journey was off the road because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“During the pandemic, there wasn’t much to do,” Schon notes. “I spent a lot of time in my little studio at home, learning how to play keyboards and looping. Some of those ideas ended up being songs. So it kind of came out of nowhere.”

Freedom also includes “The Way We Used to Be,” which was released as a single last year. You can pre-order the album now.

Meanwhile, Journey’s Freedom Tour 2022 with Toto continues Tuesday, April 27, in Nashville.

Here’s the album’s full track list:

“Together We Run”
“Don’t Give Up on Us”
“Still Believe in Love”
“You Got the Best of Me”
“Live to Love Again”
“The Way We Used to Be”
“Come Away with Me”
“After Glow”
“Let It Rain”
“Holdin On”
“All Day and All Night”
“Don’t Go”
“United We Stand”
“Life Rolls On”
“Beautiful as You Are”

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