AJR‘s Adam Met is certainly ending 2021 with a “Bang!”

The oldest member of the brother trio has earned his PhD from the U.K.’s University of Birmingham. The band announced the news in a tweet Thursday, alongside a photo of Adam holding a copy of his thesis, which is titled Stakeholder Approaches to Human Rights and Development in the Commercial Context.

“Introducing…Dr. Adam Met,” the caption reads. “After years of study, he officially has his PhD.”

Adam’s academic pursuits were previously highlighted in a 2019 New York Times article, which mentioned he was “PhD candidate in international human rights law.”

In addition to officially becoming a Doctor of Philosophy this year, Adam’s 2021 included releasing the new AJR album OK ORCHESTRA, which dropped in March. The record includes the singles “Bang!” and “Way Less Sad.”

Introducing… Dr. Adam Met. After years of study, he officially has his PhD. @AdamAJRbrothers pic.twitter.com/4njG7yStXG

— AJR (@AJRBrothers) December 9, 2021

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Carrie Underwood’s 2020 Christmas album, My Gift, is on a roll as it heads into its second holiday season. The record, along with its deluxe Special Edition iteration, has notched RIAA Gold certification, with over 300 million global streams to date.

Meanwhile, Carrie’s 2020 holiday special is airing once again this year, streaming on HBO Max, and she’s spreading plenty of seasonal cheer across a number of new televised performances, too.

Carrie’s joining John Legend for the season finale of NBC’s The Voice, where they’ll perform their original holiday song, “Hallelujah,” which appears on My Gift’s track list. Next up, the singer is on the bill for the “Opry Live: USO Holiday Special,” followed by a December 23 headlining appearance at Australia’s “Woolworths Carols in the Domain” and a Christmas Eve performance on NBC’s TODAY.

That’s in addition to the several Christmas-themed performances Carrie’s already given so far in 2021. She performed another song off My Gift during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and she was also part of the CMA Country Christmas lineup this year.

Plus, Carrie contributed a brand-new track to fans’ stockings this year with the release of her song, “Stretchy Pants,” a light-hearted ode to holiday over-eating.

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A Washington home where Kurt Cobain spent part of his childhood is up for sale.

Located at 413 S Fleet Street in the city of Montesano, the house costs $279,000, and includes over 1,600 square feet of living space.

According to Rolling Stone, the realty team behind the sale didn’t initially realize the history of the address, where Cobain had lived from 1978 to 1982 with his father, Don.

“None of us knew it was until the photographer [Alicia Tisdale] took a picture of it,” realtor Colt Fairley tells Rolling Stone. “She knows Aberdeen pretty well. She was like, ‘Oh my god, this is Kurt Cobain’s house.’ His dad, Donald, tried to make the entire house into a ship.”

You can check out the listing via the site Redfin.com. But if you’re thinking of making a move, the realtor notes that they’ve already received three offers.

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Donnie Wahlberg roasted wife Jenny McCarthy after she seemingly belted out a song during the most recent episode of The Masked Singer.

For those wondering if those soaring vocals really belonged to the 49-year-old actress, Donnie claims his wife doesn’t possess that particular talent.

“Dear @MaskedSingerFOX, I will confirm that @JennyMcCarthy can’t really sing like this,” he tweeted out on Thursday.  He then took a swipe at Ken Jeong, who also serves as judge on the singing competition series, when announcing that Jenny could “probably sing better” than him, but “barely.”

The New Kids on the Block singer concluded, “I won’t confirm if it’s @carrieunderwood wearing a @JennyMcCarthy mask or if @JennyMcCarthy’s miming @carrieunderwood’s voice.”

Jenny later admitted that she wasn’t actually singing in the now-viral clip and that she had stolen Carrie Underwood‘s vocals.

“Did you guess whose voice this was? Hint: She has THE MOST beautiful voice in the world. It’s the amazing, insanely talented @carrieunderwood She so FREAKING talented! Love you girl!,” she tweeted.

The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.

Dear @MaskedSingerFOX,

I will confirm that @JennyMcCarthy can’t really sing like this, but she can probably sing better than @kenjeong (barely). 🎭🎤

I won’t confirm if it’s @carrieunderwood wearing a @JennyMcCarthy mask or if @JennyMcCarthy’s miming @carrieunderwood’s voice. https://t.co/9N0LGQpbSH

— Donnie Wahlberg (@DonnieWahlberg) December 10, 2021

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The legacy of the late Tupac Shakur is being celebrated with a new Immortal Collection NFT series inspired by his personal jewelry.

The collection consists of four pieces: the “Artist,” which is represented by his 2PAC ring; the “Activist,” symbolized by his Makaveli bracelet; the “Sinner” solitaire diamond ring; and the “Saint,” which is represented by the Euphanasia medallion necklace Shakur wore in the last photo ever taken of him in 1996.

“Tupac’s belief that everyone has the right to express themselves honestly through whichever art form they saw fit includes everything from music, to acting, from writing to dance, from photography and culinary art to self-expression through fashion,” the estate says in a statement, according to Complex.com. “For Tupac, this included his choice of jewelry. In the last year of his life, he had the luxury of not just affording higher-end items, but he started to design them himself, down to the smallest details.”

The NFTs, the first authorized by the Shakur Estate, will be available December 15 on the Makers Place digital art market. The collection provides a sneak peek at some of the items that will be displayed at the “Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free” exhibit, which will open January 21, 2022 at The Canvas @ L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

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Harry Styles is seeing a lot of green, and it’s not because it’s the holidays.  Billboard reports that the “Adore You” singer is rolling in the money — $95 million to be exact — from his Love on Tour.

Harry wrapped his 42-stop outing November 28, on which he sold over 719,000 tickets in the U.S., adding a lush $94.7 million to his bank account.  Billboard further estimates he sold about 17,100 tickets per show, which earned him roughly $2.25 million a night.

These numbers eclipse his first headlining tour, Harry Styles: Live on Tour, which ran for 80 dates and grossed $63 million.

New York City earned Harry the most money on his latest tour.  A five-night run at Madison Square Garden moved over 93,000 tickets, earning Harry $13.8 million.  He also enjoyed a strong showing in Los Angeles after selling more than 50,000 tickets across his three show-stay at The Forum.  That put an extra $6.6 million in his pockets.

Billboard estimates Harry’s stops in Nashville, Atlanta and Chicago raked in $4 million each. His final bow at Long Island’s UBS Arena was his highest-grossing single-night concert, selling more than $3.2 million in tickets.

The British singer is next set to take over the Capital One Beach Bash on December 30 at South Beach, Florida’s Lummus Park.  The show is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance starting Tuesday, December 21 on the Orange Bowl’s website.  

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Hardy gets an assist from Morgan Wallen and Chris Shiflett on “Goin’ Nowhere,” the 14th and final track to be released off of Hixtape: Vol. 2.

Backed by loud, hard rock-inspired guitar work, the singers trade verses on the song before coming together for a powerful chorus. Lyrically, it’s the story of a guy who’s stuck in the same town he grew up in, with a twist: Sure, “all them daughters’ daddies were right” that he’s “goin’ nowhere,” but as far as he’s concerned, that’s not a bad thing.

“‘Cause why in the hell would I leave? / I don’t need anything but fried chicken and crickets / If there’s a yellow pine box you can carry me in it / This red dirt, you can bury me in it / I’m goin’ nowhere,” the three proclaim in the chorus.

“Goin’ Nowhere” dropped on Friday, along with the Hixtape as a whole. For the past 14 weeks, Hardy’s been sharing one track off his massive collaborations project every Friday, leading up to the album’s release date.

Hardy’s voice appears on only six of the 14 tracks; the others are collaborations between acts like Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Midland, Brothers Osborne and many more.

“Goin’ Nowhere” is one of the first new songs out from Morgan since February, when he was ousted from many radio playlists and other aspects of the music industry due to the emergence of video footage that showed him yelling a racist slur. Hardy and Morgan are longtime buddies, and frequent co-writers and collaborators.

Though he’s become persona non grata in the industry, fandom for Morgan hasn’t cooled; in fact, his January Dangerous: The Double Album project topped Billboard’s all-genre 200 Albums chart for 2021.

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