Tenacious D has released a medley of three The Who songs in support of the anti-gun violence organization Everytown for Gun Safety.
The three-minute recording mashes together the tracks “Pinball Wizard,” “There’s a Doctor” and “Go To the Mirror!” While the D’s versions stay mostly true to the originals, a few vocal flourishes from Jack Black earn the track an “explicit” label.
“Who better to deliver a tribute to the greatest rock opera of all times? Who? The D! That’s Who!” Black and Kyle Gass say, channeling their inner Abbott and Costello. “We’ve been working on this medley for 20 years. It’s finally ready to be unleashed. Crank it. It’s a humdinger. Enjoy.”
The medley will be released on a vinyl single, the proceeds from which will be donated to Everytown. You can preorder your copy now via TenaciousD.com. You can also listen to the medley now via digital outlets, and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.
Halsey fans are upset that the singer canceled her show Wednesday in Columbia, Maryland due to unsafe weather conditions, but Halsey is just as upset as their fans are.
In the midst of torrential downpours, video posted by fans shows the venue completely flooded, and rats invading the stage.
“Maryland I don’t even know what to say,” Halsey tweeted last night, adding, “But right now I’m heartbroken and panicked and I just want to know when/that you all get home safely. I love you guys more than anything.”
Halsey took to Instagram Live to explain that they travel with weather experts who warn their team if there are any concerts about the weather, but last night’s storm was “unexpected and unpredictable” and one that the “weather experts didn’t even see coming.”
They added that they were told to let fans know to shelter in place, instead of evacuating, and finally, they personally made the decision to cancel the show. Halsey added that they planned to reschedule the show.
“I promise I wanted to [perform] more than anything. But I couldn’t because it would have been SO unsafe if I went out there and people rushed the stage during or after the storm,” Halsey tweeted. “A lot of things were out of my control tonight but I promise everything I COULD choose, I chose your safety.”
They wrote, “I really want to add that I am beyond disappointed with the way the venue handled everything tonight and my rescheduled date will be happening somewhere else. I hear you guys loud and clear I promise.”
Disappointed fans can take heart in the knowledge that Thursday at 6 p.m. ET, Halsey is releasing their much-anticipated song “So Good.”
Fans can soon “slip on down to the oasis”: Garth Brooks’ new Nashville hot spot, called Friends in Low Places, has a tropical and vaguely pirate-centric theme.
He debuted the logo for his new bar on social media, revealing a graphic of lagoon-blue water and palm fronds and the bar’s acronym, FILP, spelled out in bones, with a palm tree representing the “I.”
The theme, of course, comes from a line in the chorus of the Garth mega-hit that gives the bar its name. “Yeah, I’m not big on social graces / Think I’ll slip on down to the oasis / So I’ve got friends in low places.”
Garth has been rolling out news surrounding his new Nashville bar, venue and entertainment complex ever since he announced it this spring. According to the venue’s newly live Twitter page, Friends in Low Places will be opening for business soon.
After reports that new music from Cardi B would drop next week, the rapper took to social media to set the record straight.
“BARDIGANG I don’t wanna gas y’all and put a battery in yall back ….so I’m going to be the one to tell y’all what @PageSix wrote is not true,” the “Bodak Yellow” rapper tweeted Wednesday. “I actually wish but if y’all been checking in with me on Centerfold y’all know what’s been the issue.”
The tweet came shortly after Page Six reported that Cardi was gearing up to drop a new single next Friday, June 17. According to the post, their source also claimed that the new track would feature a “top male artist in the hip hop game” who is currently very “relevant.”
The news comes as Cardi prepares for the release of her sophomore album. While she hasn’t shared a release date or name for the new project, during an appearance on Playboy’s Centerfold platform over the weekend, the 29-year-old confirmed that 2020’s Megan Thee Stallion-assisted hit “WAP” and 2021’s “Up” will be included.
The singer, whose residency show PLAY is at Resorts World Las Vegas, was honored Wednesday at the property with a declaration of Katy Perry Day in Clark County, Nevada. She was also presented with a giant honorary ‘Key to the Las Vegas Strip.’
Katy told the crowd, “I have a lot of roots here [in Las Vegas]…My aunt was a showgirl here, my grandma was a seamstress here, my dad grew up here, he ended up being a chauffeur here, my parents met here, they got married here, so it’s only natural that I would be on the stage here eventually.”
“But I did not know or think that I’d be getting a key to the Strip, which I hope unlocks some, like, better HVAC,” she joked. “It is really hot in Las Vegas!”
Katy just announced new dates for her PLAY residency. Her current run of shows goes through August, and then she’ll return for shows on October 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 19, 21 and 22. Katy’s 38th birthday is October 25.
Is today the day that Britney Spears becomes Mrs. Sam Asghari?
People reports that the singer, 40 and the actor and trainer, 28, will tie the knot in LA in a “fairly intimate wedding” attended by 60 guests. As previously reported, Britney will be wearing a gown by Versace. The two first announced their engagement about nine months ago.
Britney and Sam first met on the set of Britney’s 2016 video for “Slumber Party” and they’ve basically been together ever since, with Sam supporting her emotionally through Britney’s ultimately successful campaign to end her 13-year conservatorship. The couple recently announced that they were expecting, but sadly, they lost the baby.
This will be Sam’s first and Britney’s third marriage. She was previously wed to a childhood friend, Jason Alexander, in a union that was annulled, and then married Kevin Federline, with whom she shares sons Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15. Britney and Kevin divorced in 2007.
Booking.com recently launched The Ultimate ELVIS Experience at Graceland, a special new Elvis Presley-themed vacation in Memphis, Tennessee, created in honor of the new Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic ELVIS, which opens in theaters on June 24.
Those who book the two-night trip will get to stay at The Guest House at Graceland, and will be treated to behind-the-scenes access to various Elvis-related attractions, chauffeured rides in a vintage automobile, and an exclusive advance screening of the ELVIS film. They also will receive a Presley-inspired Gibson Epiphone guitar.
The Ultimate ELVIS Experience includes a dinner at Graceland’s Presley Motors Automobile Museum; tours of the Graceland and Memphis’ famed Sun Studio; and lunch at the Arcade Restaurant, the home of the fried peanut butter and banana sandwich, Elvis’ favorite sandwich.
Meanwhile, today beginning at 12 p.m. ET, one pair of bookers will have the chance to purchase an Ultimate ELVIS Experience from this Saturday, June 11, to Monday, June 13, for the special price of $19.57, in honor of one of the most pivotal years of Presley’s career. The offer will be available at Booking.com on a first come, first served basis.
(NEW YORK) — The average price of a gallon of gas nationwide exceeded $5 on Thursday, crossing the milestone after a rapid rise over the past month that has alarmed public officials and strained the budgets of everyday Americans, according to GasBuddy.
In all 50 states, the average price of a gallon of gas stood above $4.40, but costs ranged considerably across different regions, as drivers in the West and Northeast suffered the highest prices and drivers in the Southeast saw the lowest, AAA data showed.
In California, the state with the highest gas prices, drivers paid an eye-popping average of $6.40 per gallon, AAA data showed.
The rising prices owe to a summer travel boom that has brought more people to the pump, experts told ABC News late last month. The spike in demand coincides with a shortage of crude oil supply amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which prompted a widespread industry exit from Russia that pushed millions of barrels of oil off the market, the experts said.
As consumer frustration has mounted in recent months, President Joe Biden has faced criticism over his handling of cost increases in essentials like fuel and groceries. Only 37% of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of the economic recovery, according to an ABC/Ipsos poll released on Sunday.
Republican leaders in Congress have faulted Biden’s management of the U.S. oil supply for high gas prices, blasting his choice to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline last year.
As of last week, Biden was leaning toward a trip to Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, which may offer some hope of relief for U.S. gas buyers.
In March, the U.S. and its allies announced the collective release of 60 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves over the following months, which sought to alleviate some of the supply shortage and blunt price increases.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday told ABC News’ This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos that inflation is Biden’s “top economic priority.”
Stephanopoulos on Sunday asked Buttigieg about the release of oil from the strategic reserves, saying it “hasn’t made any difference at all.” Stephanopoulos asked, “Was that a failure?”
“I don’t think it’s correct to say it hasn’t made any difference at all,” Buttigieg said. “This is an action that helped to stabilize global oil prices.”
Nick Cannon is looking forward to getting a vasectomy. Not in the traditional sense, though: this vasectomy is an ice-cold drink made with Ryan Reynolds‘ Aviation gin.
On Wednesday, Ryan shared a comical commercial where Nick gives a step-by-step tutorial on how to make an alcoholic beverage called ‘The Vasectomy,’ which consists of cranberry juice, tonic water, lemon juice and Aviation gin.
“It’s almost Father’s Day and the one and only Ryan Reynolds asked me to help us all celebrate with the mother of all cocktails, ‘The Vasectomy.’ Lord knows I need one,” Nick says in the video.
After the Wild ‘N Out star finishes making the drink, Ryan joins him. “I’ll take it from here, Nick,” he says before taking a sip. “I have three kids.”
“I have eight,” Nick quips, causing Ryan to spit out the fresh cocktail. He then gives the Drumline alum a hug before joking, “No wonder you have eight kids, you smell amazing!”
The hilarious commercial comes shortly after the June 7 episode of the Lip Servicepodcast, where Nick teased that he’s planning on having more children, stating the “stork is on the way.”
Nick shares 10-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with his ex-wife, Mariah Carey. He also has 4-year-old son, Golden, and 17-month-old daughter Powerful Queen with Brittany Bell. Abby De La Rosa is the mother of his 11-month-old twins, Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir. Nick is also expecting a baby with Bre Tiesi. Nick and Alyssa Scott‘s 5-month-old son, Zen ,died of brain cancer in December.
Ryan shares three daughters — James, 7, Inez, 5, and Betty, 2 — with his wife, Blake Lively.
Peacock has renewed Kevin Hart‘s acclaimed series Hart to Heart for a second season, the streamer announced on Wednesday. “After an incredible first season of Heart to Heart, I couldn’t wait to get back in the chair to have more raw and hilarious conversations with some of the best in the business,” Hart said in a statement. “There is something special about sitting down with a glass of wine, it brings out honesty and hilarity in guests and delivers real conversations that you won’t get anywhere else.” The guest list for season two, kicking off July 14, includes Pete Davidson, Simu Liu, Tracee Ellis Ross, JAY-Z, Saweetie, Kristen Stewart, Mike Tyson, Mark Wahlberg, Tyler Perry, Chris Rock and Seth McFarlane…
Hulu on Wednesday released a new teaser for Mike, “an unauthorized and no-holds-barred look at the life of Mike Tyson,” premiering August 25. The eight-episode series from I Tonya screenwriter Steven Rogers “explores the tumultuous ups and downs of Tyson’s boxing career and personal life — from being a beloved global athlete to a pariah and back again.” Moonlight‘s Trevante Rhodes and Fences‘ Russell Hornsby star, with guest stars Harvey Keitel, Laura Harrier and Li Eubanks…
Five months after Bob Saget‘s tragic death, some of his friends are celebrating his life and legacy in a new Netflix special, Dirty Daddy: A Tribute to Bob Saget, launching Friday. Among those paying tribute are Saget’s former Full House co-stars John Stamos, Candace Cameron Bure and Dave Coulier, along with Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Tim Allen, Jeff Ross, Paul Rodriguez, Jon Lovitz and Seth Green. Saget’s widow, Kelly Rizzo-Saget, and their daughters Lara and Aubrey Saget are also on board. The 65-year-old comedian died January 9 in an Orlando hotel room of apparent head trauma following a stand-up performance… (Trailer contains uncensored profanity.)
Two years after its cancellation by AMC amid protests against police brutality, the reality show Live PD is set to return with a new name and a new television home, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The program, renamed On Patrol: Live, will air on the independent cable and satellite TV channel Reelz. Live PD regular Sean Larkin will appear on the show, joined by Curtis Wilson, who had appeared on several Live PD episodes, along with host and executive producer Dan Abrams, who tells THR the new show will also feature civilian ride-alongs and new police departments, which “fundamentally changes the fabric of the show”…
