In a horrific tragedy, Metro Boomin‘s mother was reportedly killed by her husband in a murder-suicide.
On Friday night the producer’s mother, Leslie Joanne Wayne, was killed by her husband — not Metro’s biological father — who died by suicide after, according to TMZ. The outlet also reported that Metro received the news over the weekend, when his mother’s body was discovered by police outside of the Atlanta area, according to law enforcement sources.
Reps for the Metro confirmed Wayne’s death to TMZ and shared that the family is requesting privacy during this difficult time. An autopsy is currently underway to determine the exact cause of death.
Metro Boomin has produced some of the biggest hits for artists like Future, Kanye West, Travis Scott, Migos, Drake, and more.
In 2019, Sting won a Grammy for 44/876, an album he made with reggae/pop star Shaggy. Now the two have re-teamed for Come Fly wid Mi, a recently released album Sting produced of Shaggy doing reggae versions of Frank Sinatra tunes like “That’s Life.”
Sting first came up with the idea when he overheard Shaggy singing during a boat trip in Norway, but admits that the concept is definitely “insane.”
“He was singing along with the Frank Sinatra CD. I just heard something in it that appealed to me, because it doesn’t sound like Frank. He sounded like Shaggy, because he’s got an equally iconic voice. But there was some authenticity there,” Sting tells ABC Audio.
“And so the idea just kept coming back to me. And a year later I said, ‘We should do that crazy idea,'” Sting laughs. “It’s insane! But I’m so glad that it’s actually seen the light of day now and people are responding in the way I thought they would.”
The album includes well-known songs like “Fly Me to the Moon,” but Sting had Shaggy sing some lesser-known tunes, too. He claims he was “very strict” when it came to Shaggy “singing the correct melody,” but, Sting adds, “He’s a good pupil.”
Sting predicted that Come Fly wid Mi would bring people joy, and he was right. At the album launch in New York City, Sting says, “As soon as [Shaggy] started to sing…everyone in the club…had this wide grin…it just makes people smile. And what does the world need more than a smile at the moment? I don’t know! We need a smile!”
It’s unlikely Sting and Shaggy will be performing together in the near future, though, since Sting is currently doing his Las Vegas residency My Songs, followed by a European tour.
Shinedown, Korn and Five Finger Death Punch will headline the 2022 Rocklahoma festival, taking place September 2-4 in Pryor, Oklahoma.
“ROCKLAHOMA 2022! It’s time!!!” says Shinedown frontman Brent Smith. “We are so excited to announce that we will be one of this year’s headliners. We are bringing you guys and girls the biggest show of the year. We cannot wait to see you. LET’S GO!!!”
The bill also includes Evanescence, Megadeth, Seether, Three Days Grace, Jelly Roll, Cypress Hill, In This Moment, Skillet, Underoath, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless in White, Black Veil Brides and The Hu, among many others.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 10, at 10 a.m. CT. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit Rocklahoma.com.
season of Stranger Things, the often press-shy singer has shared a statement commenting on the song’s resurgence.
“You might’ve heard that the first part of the fantastic, gripping new series of Stranger Things has recently been released on Netflix,” the statement reads. “It features the song, ‘Running Up That Hill’ which is being given a whole new lease of life by the young fans who love the show — I love it too!”
“Because of this, ‘Running Up That Hill’ is charting around the world and has entered the UK chart at No. 8,” Bush continues. “It’s all really exciting! Thanks very much to everyone who has supported the song.”
Since the new Stranger Things season, which is the first volume of the show’s two-part fourth season, premiered May 27, streams of “Running Up That Hill” have increased by 8,000%, according to Variety.
“I wait with bated breath for the rest of the series in July,” Bush says. The second volume of season four will premiere on Netflix July 1.
“Running Up That Hill” was originally released in 1985 as the first single off of Bush’s album, Hounds of Love. Meg Myers debuted a cover of the song in 2019, which eventually hit #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart in 2020.
After over a year of dating, Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey are over.
News that the Creed actor, 35, and Harvey, 25, split first broke over the weekend with a source telling People, “Michael and Lori are both completely heartbroken. They still love each other.”
“Michael matured a lot over the course of their relationship and was ready to commit for the long term. He let down his guard with her, opening up emotionally in a romantic relationship for the first time,” the insider added. “They had great times together and brought out the best in each other.”
Although neither Jordan nor Harvey have publicly commented on the status of their relationship, US Weeklynotes that photos of the couple have seemingly been scrubbed from Harvey’s social media.
The SKN by LH founder and Just Mercy star were first romantically linked in 2020 before going Instagram official in January 2021.
Last week, Jack Harlow announced that as part of his partnership with KFC, he’d be introducing a signature meal at the fast-food chain. Over the weekend, he personally made sure fans got a taste of the new menu item.
As previously reported, on Saturday, a KFC in Smyrna, Georgia was transformed into Jack’s Meal HQ, giving fans in the area the first crack at Jack’s combo of KFC Mac & Cheese, Spicy Chicken Sandwich with a side of ranch, Secret Recipe Fries, and lemonade. But Billboard reports that Jack himself turned up at the location, donned a uniform and surprised some customers at the drive-thru window.
The restaurant announced Jack’s presence with a massive KFC bucket in the parking lot adorned with the Kentucky rapper’s mug.
The “First Class” artist first teamed with KFC in December to donate $250,000 to the American Red Cross for Kentucky tornado relief.
A massive collection of Hootie & the Blowfish memorabilia will now live at a very fitting location: the University of South Carolina Libraries. The members of Hootie first met UofSC and founded the band there.
The memorabilia’s been donated by longtime fan Rick Noble, who’s been collecting Hootie stuff — CDs, t-shirts, ticket stubs, posters, banners, golf balls and more — since he listened to his daughter’s copy of the band’s 1993 EP, Kootchypop.
“I really liked the band and the music. I liked the way they handled themselves. I liked the fact that it was UofSC where they met,” Noble says in a statement.
Noble first met the band in 1995 when they agreed to do a benefit concert for an event he was organizing, and they started giving him merch. The rest, he said, “was just a treasure hunt.”
You can see some of the collection on the school’s Instagram: It includes more than 500 CDs, 45 t-shirts, 65 banners and 60 magazines.
“The support of fans like Rick Noble over the past 30 years is what allowed the dreams we had as South Carolina students to become reality on stages across the world,” Hootie frontman Darius Rucker says in a statement.
He adds, “It’s such a special, full-circle moment to see his collection come home to the UofSC library and we couldn’t be more thankful to him for supporting both our band and our university.”
“Hootie & the Blowfish have always been really special to the university and definitely have supported the university,” says UofSC Libraries Dean Tom McNally says. “So, what better place for their collection to be?”
Tens of thousands of music fans filled Philadelphia’s Fairmount park over the weekend for the city’s Roots Picnic, hosted by legendary hip-hop band, The Roots. For the first time in two years, the entertainment and arts festival welcomed more than 50 podcasters and musicians, who delivered live performances throughout the picnic’s six stages and tents over the course of the two-day Black music showcase.
Mary J. Blige headlined Saturday’s show, delivering performances of popular new songs and beloved hits of the past such as “All Night Long” and “Love No Limit.” Blige was introduced by Roots co-founder and Philadelphia native, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, who, earlier in the day, drew fans close to the festival’s main stage with his performance alongside Rick Ross and Benny the Butcher.
Another Philadelphia’s native, Jazmine Sullivan, also rocked the Toyota Soundstage. While sporting her sparkly blue two-piece outfit, she encouraged fans to sing along to songs from her Grammy winning Heux Tales album, like “Bodies” and past hits like “Bust Your Windows.”
Under the cool shade of the Mann Center’s TD Pavilion, audiences enjoyed lively performances by DJ D-Nice, G Herbo and gospel legend Tye Tribbett, who brought his usual high energy with songs like “No Way” and “Victory.”
Sunday’s Mann Stage saw an electrifying performance from rising star Durand Bernarr as well as a soulful showcase of songs from Suzann Christine. Over on the main stage, up-and-coming singer Jordan Hawkins serenaded with his guitar.
The main stage rounded out on Sunday with performances by Musiq Soulchild with SWV and Keyshia Cole and Kirk Franklin who hyped up the crowd with “Melodies from Heaven” among other timeless gospel hits. Fans anxiously awaited Summer Walker who closed out the picnic with live showings of “Over It” and “Body.”
Lionsgate on Sunday released an exclusive teaser clip for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The film, per the studio, is set, years before 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow, played by Tom Blyth, would become the tyrannical President of Panem, and with the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, he’s alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, the girl tribute from impoverished District 12, portrayed by Rachel Zegler. “But after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor,” leading to a “race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake.” The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is due in theaters on Nov. 17, 2023…
President Joe Biden will be a guest on Wednesday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, appearing in-person on the late night talk show. Kimmel made the announcement on Sunday afternoon during ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night prior to the network’s broadcast of Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors. President Biden’s conversation with Kimmel will mark his first in-studio appearance on a late night talk show since being inaugurated in January 2021. Biden last appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in September 2019, in the midst of his campaign during the Democratic Party presidential primary. The president guested on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in December 2021, though he appeared via video. President Biden has also appeared on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, most recently in September 2019…
HBO Max has canceled Raised by Wolves after two seasons, according to Deadline, The series followed two androids — played by Amanda Collin and Abubakar Salim — tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet, who soon discover that controlling human beliefs is difficult, as their religious beliefs threaten to tear the colony of humans apart. “It’s not surprising, especially after the news of the mergers and what is happening at Warner, that a lot of shows are not having their stories finished,” Salim tweeted on Friday, before adding that the show’s producers and creators, were “pushing for the show to be continued in other homes.” He then urged fans to use their voices to help with his effort to resuscitate the show…
Dermot Mulroney, best known for starring alongside Julia Roberts in My Best Friend’s Wedding, has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures’ upcoming Scream sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He joins Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega, who are among the returning castmembers. Hayden Panettiere — one of the stars of 2011’s Scream 4 — reprising her character. Plot details are being kept under wraps. The sixth Scream film is due to shoot this summer, with an anticipated March 31, 2023 release date…
Top Gun: Maverick spends a second week at #1. The sequel delivered an estimated $86 million, putting its total domestic gross at just under $292 million and nearly $548 million globally. Those numbers officially make Top Gun: Maverick the highest-grossing film domestically for star Tom Cruise, without adjusting for inflation, flying past 2005’s War of the Worlds.
Holding onto second place for second straight week was Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which delivered nearly $9.3 million. The movie’s five-week domestic now stands at $388.7 million. Overseas, Doctor Strange overseas has racked up $520.7 million, bringing its current global tally to $909.4 million.
The Bob’s Burger Movie grabbed an estimated $4.5 million in its second week of release for a third place finish. The big screen adaptation of the popular animated TV show has made $22.2 million in North America so far, to go along with $131 million coming from overseas, bringing it worldwide box-office total to $218.3 million.
Fourth place went to another animated comedy The Bad Guys, which collected an estimated $3.3 million in its seventh week in theaters. Its total domestic haul thus far stands at $87.3 million to go along with $131 million internationally. That bringing it current global tally to $218.3 million.
Rounding out the top five was Downton Abbey: A New Era. The film version of the beloved TV series earned an estimated $3 million. After three weeks, its scooped up $35.7 million domestically and $41 million overseas for a grand total of $76.7 million worldwide.
This week’s only debut, the David Cronenberg horror flick Crimes of the Future, starring Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux and Kristen Stewart, scared up a estimated $1.1 million in North America for a 10th place finish. It added an estimated $318,637, overseas, putting its first-week global tally at around $1.4 million.
