Anne-Marie is ready to kickstart her Dysfunctional tour, announcing a slew of 2022 North American dates on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old British singer, who is promoting her new album Therapy, will head across the pond in early spring.  Her first pit stop set for April 5, 2022, in San Francisco’s August Hall.  Anne-Marie then will take a single day’s rest before picking things up in Los Angeles, with a show set at The Belasco on the 7th.

The “2002” and “FRIENDS” singer will then say hello to Canada for a show at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Hall on April 10, before heading down to New York City for an April 12 performance at the historic Webster Hall.  Her North American leg will wrap up on April 15 with a concert at Chicago’s Park West theater.

Pre-sale tickets for the shows will be available starting Thursday, December 2, with tickets going on ale to the general public on Friday, December 3, at Anne-Marie’s official website. 

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the pop star gushed, ” I CAN’T WAIT! It’s gonna be so much fun” along with a puppy eyes emoji.

Anne-Marie released Therapy, her second studio album and follow-up to her 2018 debut Speak Your Mind, in July.  It produced the hit collabs “Our Song” and “Kiss My (Uh Oh),” which she respectively sang with Niall Horan and British pop act Little Mix.



 

 

 

 

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The family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, who died as a result of the Astroworld Festival tragedy, will not accept Travis Scott‘s offer to pay for his funeral.

Blount passed away on November 14 after suffering severe injuries when he was trampled in a crowd surge at the November 5 concert at Houston’s NRG Park. He died after spending days in a medically induced coma.

Scott, who organized and headlined the event, offered to pay funeral costs for all 10 people who died as a result of the crowd surge.

“Your client’s offer is declined,” Blount family lawyer Bob Hilliard wrote to Scott’s attorney, Daniel Petrocelli, according to Insider.com. “I have no doubt Mr. Scott feels remorse. His journey ahead will be painful. He must face and hopefully see that he bears some of the responsibility for this tragedy.”

Petrocelli previously wrote to the Blount family, “Travis is devastated by the tragedy that occurred at the Astroworld Festival and grieves for the families whose loved ones died or were injured. Travis is committed to doing his part to help the families who have suffered and begin the long process of healing in the Houston community. Toward that end, Travis would like to pay for the funeral expenses for Mr. Blount’s son.”

Blount’s father, Treston Blount, has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Scott and the event’s organizers. As previously reported, numerous lawsuits have been filed, including a $2 billion lawsuit for damages and injuries on behalf of 282 victims.

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Jon Bon Jovi, KISS bassist/singer Gene Simmons, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, and Green Day are among the music stars taking part in a charity initiative celebrating Giving Tuesday.

The campaign, launched by Bandsintown in partnership and the charitable fundraising platform Fandiem, will offer special items and experiences from the participating artists to raise money for nonprofit organizations of their choosing. The more you donate, the more entries you’ll receive for the raffle.

Bon Jovi, Simmons and Grohl all have donated autographed, custom-designed electric guitars that will benefit Jamsz Konnections, a company that helps plan charitable events.

Pearl Jam and Green Day also have offered signed guitars, while all five Pearl Jam members have autographed a Fender Player Stratocaster that will raise money for the band’s Vitalogy Foundation, which supports environmental, homelessness and indigenous causes.

Green Day has donated a Fender Squier Strat that the band has autographed, and that also features the signatures of their fellow Hella Mega tour mates Fall Out Boy and Weezer. The sale of that instrument will benefit Reverb, a company that works to reduce the environmental footprint of touring artists, festivals and live music venues.

Other artists participating in the initiative include Matchbox Twenty‘s Rob Thomas, Evanescence‘s Amy Lee, Imagine Dragons, Jack Johnson, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, My Morning Jacket, Willie Nelson, and Taylor Swift.

For more info, visit Fandiem.com/GivingTuesday.

Giving Tuesday takes place today, November 30. It was conceived as a contrast to the commercialism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Royal Blood has announced a North American headlining tour for 2022.

The outing will launch on April 18 in Toronto, and will wrap up May 24 in Boston. “Hometown” rockers cleopatrick will open all of the dates.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 3, with a fan pre-sale beginning Wednesday, December 1. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit RoyalBloodBand.com.

Royal Blood will be touring in support of their new album Typhoons, which was released this past April. The record, which introduces more disco and dance music influences into the duo’s sound, includes the lead single “Trouble’s Coming.”

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Instead of nursing a broken heart, Shawn Mendes jumped into the recording studio and kept himself busy.  The “Stitches” singer now appears poised to kick off his next music era and confirmed a new song is on the way.

Shawn, who recently parted ways with longtime girlfriend Camila Cabello, posted a mysterious message for his 65 million Instagram followers on Tuesday, telling them, “it’ll be okay, tomorrow.”  

He also shared a 12-second clip of a new song, presumably called “It’ll Be Okay,” and it sounds sonically different from what we heard on his lovestruck Wonder album.  Shawn’s voice is low and vulnerable in the snippet as he sings, “Are we gonna make it?/ Is this gonna hurt?”  The only instrument featured in the clip is an organ-like synth that slowly plays three descending notes.

This will be Shawn’s first post-breakup song and, based on what we heard in this clip, it’s a pretty safe bet that’s what he’ll be singing about.  

Shawn and Camila dated for about two years.  Prior to going their separate ways, Shawn confirmed in his Wonder documentary on Netflix that “every song I’ve ever wrote” was about the “Havana” singer.  “It’ll Be Okay” appears to continue the trend…at least for now.

Heartbreak anthems are currently ruling the Billboard Hot 100, with Adele‘s “Easy on Me” and Taylor Swift‘s “All Too Well” both going to number one, so Shawn picked a good time to unleash his tearjerker.  

Go stock up on those tissues and pints of ice cream, because you might be reaching for them when “It’ll Be Okay” drops Wednesday, December 1, at 7 p.m. ET.

 

 

 

 

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Britney Spears is not only celebrating her first Christmas in 13 years as a free woman, she says she’s also celebrating being able to finally make her own decisions concerning her health.

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Britney shared a cozy photo of a fireplace as well as her thoughts about what it means to be in control of her own life and free from her conservators.

“That beautiful … nice … and warm f****** fuzzy feeling when you’ve been waiting patiently for 13 years to be able to live your life however you choose and it’s finally here,” she wrote. “Lighting my candles sure is a joy folks.”

Britney then revealed that, along with the termination of her conservatorship, she believes she’s finally receiving the correct medical treatment.

“And you might be surprised cause my prayers are pretty damn powerful ESPECIALLY when you’re on the right medication just a month ago!!!!  D*** I can actually pray …. it feels so good to just BE HERE … thanks to no doctor or conservatorship people,” the singer remarked. “It’s good to BE HERE and be PRESENT !!!!”

Britney, who declined to speak further about her medical regimen, said she is also praying for some good news, saying cryptically, “In just 3 months there will be a shift for me.” 

Although she didn’t disclose what that “shift” might be, she promised to “pull a Snoop Dogg and say I thank ME for believing in ME” when it happens.

The “Toxic” singer previously alleged during her bombshell conservatorship statement in June that she was unable to advocate for her own medical decisions and was unable to choose her own doctors.  Her conservatorship was terminated earlier this month.

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Phoebe Bridgers has released a cover of the Tom Waits‘ “Day After Tomorrow” as part of her ongoing holiday song series.

While not explicitly a holiday tune — Waits released it in 2004 in protest of the Iraq War — “Day After Tomorrow” does speak to the yearning people feel to be close to their friends and family, which is certainly relatable during this time of year.

For her rendition, Bridgers is joined by a chorus featuring Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford and actor Kaitlyn Dever, among others.

You can download Bridgers’ “Day After Tomorrow” cover now via digital outlets. Proceeds will benefit the Local Integration and Family Empowerment Division of the International Institute of Los Angeles, which supports refugees, immigrants, and survivors of human trafficking.

Bridgers’ previous holiday covers include “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” Merle Haggard‘s “If We Make It Through December,” Simon & Garfunkel‘s “7 O’Clock News/Silent Night” alongside Fiona Apple and The National‘s Matt Berninger, and McCarthy Trenching‘s “Christmas Song” in collaboration with Jackson Browne. Those recordings were all collected on an EP released in November 2020.

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