Luke Bryan has added more artists to his Farm Tour.
On Monday, the country superstar unveiled the opening acts who will join him as they visit a handful of farms across the country. Dylan Scott, who recently scored his second #1 hit with “Nobody,” hit songwriting trio The Peach Pickers, Whitney Duncan and DJ Rock will perform on the six-date tour that kicks off on September 9 at Statz Bros. Farm in Wisconsin and makes stops throughout the Midwest before ending at Kubiak Family Farms in Michigan on September 18.
Luke has also partnered with Bayer and Feeding America to help fight hunger along the way. For every share of #HerestotheFarmer on social media, Bayer will donate a meal to a person in need.
In the meantime, Luke continues on his Proud to Be Right Here Tour through the fall.
Even though it came out back in 2019, it seems fans still aren’t tired of The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights.”
The smash hit has just set the record for the longest-running song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, at 88 weeks. Previously, it was tied with “Radioactive,” by Imagine Dragons, at 87 weeks.
Prior to this new milestone, the song had also set the record for most time in the top five, the top 10 and the top 40 of the Hot 100 — at 43 weeks, 47 weeks, 79 weeks and 84 weeks, respectively.
“Blinding Lights” is one of three number-one hits from The Weeknd’s 2020 album, After Hours. The others are “Save Your Tears” and “Heartless.”
Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds doesn’t mind that The Weeknd just beat his band’s record. He tells Billboard, “I love The Weeknd…he’s a legend, he’s an icon. I think his music is the type of music that’s going to live on for a long time, and do good things. So if there was ever someone to take the record, I think it’s good company.”
Nicki Minaj and husband Kenneth Petty are being taken to court by a woman who claims Petty raped her in 1994.
Jennifer Hough asserts in a new lawsuit that Petty “intimidated” and “harassed” her not to talk about the incident, and says that Nicki “threatened” her and wanted her to disavow her accusations against Petty, according to Billboard. Hough also accuses the couple of “witness intimidation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, harassment, assault, battery, sexual assault, and sexual harassment.”
According to the lawsuit, as reported by Billboard, Hough says that on September 16, 1994, when she and Petty were both 16 years old, he held her at knifepoint and raped her in New York City. He was arrested for first-degree rape, pleaded guilty to attempted rape, and was sentenced to 18 to 54 months in prison.
Hough alleges that Nicki falsely claims that she wrote a letter recanting her statement accusing Petty of rape, and that on two different occasions, Minaj and Petty offered $500,000, and $20,000, to recant her statement. As a result, Hough says that for years, she has felt “mentally and emotionally destroyed.”
The lawsuit also states that Hough “has not worked since May of 2020 due to severe depression, paranoia, constant moving, harassment, and threats from the defendants and their associates,” and is “living in isolation out of fear of retaliation.”
Jameson Rodgers has his sights set on a debut album.
The Mississippi native will release Bet You’re from a Small Town on September 17. The 15-track collection features his chart-topping debut single, “Some Girls,” and his “Cold Beer Calling My Name” collaboration with Luke Combs that’s currently inside the top 10 on country radio. Fan favorites including “Good Dogs,” “Missing One” and “Girls that Smoke” are also on the album.
“Being from a small town in Mississippi, I’m well aware that not everyone gets to do music for a living. I’ve been waiting to announce and release my debut album ever since I moved to Nashville 11 years ago,” Jameson shares in a statement. “I’m extremely grateful for this day to be here and I can’t wait to see and hear how people react to these songs and this album.”
The singer continues on his Cold Beer Calling My Name Tour through a December 16-17 stand in Nashville at Exit/In.
With KISS set to relaunch its End of the Road farewell tour this Wednesday in Mansfield, Massachusetts, the rock legends have now announced plans for a new Las Vegas residency, scheduled for this December and January and February of 2022.
The 12-date engagement, which will take place at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, will kick off on December 29 and also will include performances on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, as well as shows on January 19, 21, 22, 26, 28 and 29, and February 2, 4 and 5.
Tickets for the Las Vegas dates go on sale to the general public this Friday, August 20, at 10 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster.com.
KISS Army fan-club members will be able to purchase pre-sale tickets starting this Tuesday, August 17, at 10 a.m. PT. A pre-sale for Citi card members will begin Wednesday, August 18 at 10 a.m. PT via CitiEntertainment.com.
Additional pre-sales will be on Thursday, August 19, at 10 a.m. PT. VIP packages also will be available, offering fans a photo with KISS, access to a pre-show soundcheck and Q&A session, and more.
The upcoming U.S. leg of KISS’ End of the Road runs through an October 9 show in Tampa, Florida. The band also will be performing on its KISS Kruise X event, which is scheduled from October 29 to November 3, and then will head Down Under for an Australian trek mapped out from November 14 to December 4.
Check out the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ full tour schedule at KISSOnline.com.
“Stay,” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber, is spending a second week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 — but Olivia Rodrigo is making the most news in the number-two spot, with “Good 4 U.”
While “Good 4 U” isn’t currently at number one on the Hot 100, it just rose to number one on Billboard‘s Radio Songs chart, which means it’s the most-heard song on U.S. radio. But more interestingly, its now spent 11 weeks at number two, tying with Whitney Houston‘s “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” as the song that’s spent the longest time in the runner-up spot in Hot 100 history.
Like the Whitney hit, “Good 4 U” debuted at number one before slipping to number two. It’s been there ever since, shut out from the top by BTS‘ “Butter” and “Permission to Dance” and, now, “Stay.” “Exhale” never actually got to number one again; it remains to be seen whether “Good 4 U” will.
Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran‘s “Bad Habits,” which debuted at number five more than a month ago, now rises to a new high of number three. In the U.K., it’s been number one for seven weeks.
Finally, The Weeknd‘s new single “Take My Breath” debuts at number six. It’s the Canadian star’s 13th top-10 hit.
Barack Obama’s star-studded 60th birthday party a week ago in Martha’s Vineyard was the place to be, with nearly 200 guests enjoying a weekend of activities, including a boy’s night, a Sunday brunch, and golf. It was so much fun, Erykah Badu forgot the rules and now is apologizing to the 44th president.
The celebration at Obama’s sprawling estate was attended by a who’s who of entertainment including Beyoncé, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Oprah Winfrey, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, according to the Washingtonian.
Erykah posted photos and video of the big, private bash, but then then quickly deleted them, then tweeted an apology to Barack and his wife, Michelle.
“Mr. and Mrs. Obama, Please forgive me 4 being the ‘terrible guest’ at such a sacred event for your family. I was so inconsiderate. Thank you for all your love. What an example of “how NOT’ to be….. erica.”
One fan commented, “They made you take down the video and apologize publicly.”
The four-time Grammy winner replied, ‘Naw sis. It’s just the right thing to do.”
Mr. And Mrs. Obama , Please forgive me 4 being the “terrible guest “ at such a sacred event for your family. I was so inconsiderate, Thank you for all your love. What an example of ‘how NOT ‘ to be …… erica
The Voice just got a whole lot of country star power: Dierks Bentley and Jason Aldean have been selected as Battle Round advisors for season 21.
Dierks will advise Blake Shelton‘s team while Jason will mentor the contestants on Kelly Clarkson‘s team.
“Everybody is really different, and really great in their own way,” Jason remarks to Entertainment Tonightabout the powerhouse singer’s team members. “I think as young artists, it’s one of those things where there’s a lot of stuff they’re doing for the first time, there’s a lot of things that they are not sure of,” he says. “You can have all the talent in the world, but having that confidence and things like that to go out and know how to use that talent, I think is the tricky part.”
This isn’t the first time Jason and Kelly have worked together. The two teamed up for the hit duet “Don’t You Wanna Stay” that topped the country charts and was named Musical Event of the Year at the 2011 CMA Awards.
Longtime friends and colleagues, Dierks describes Blake as a “great mentor.” “He’s been doing it for a while and I learned a lot from how to help people get better,” he said during an interview with Access.
“Dierks knows when to hold them and I know when to fold them,” quipped Blake.
Camila Cabello and Kristin Chenoweth also join as Battle Round advisors for coaches John Legendand Ariana Grande, respectively.
The new season of The Voice premieres on September 20 on NBC.
George Harrison‘s classic 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass, which spent seven straight weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 after its original release, has returned to the top 10 of the chart for the first time in over half a century following the recent release of its 50th anniversary reissue collections.
All Things Must Pass reenters the chart at #7 after earning 32,000 equivalent album units in the U.S., 28,000 of which were from album sales, during MRC Data’s most recent tracking week, which ended August 12.
All Things Must Pass was Harrison’s third solo album and his first following The Beatles‘ breakup. Released in November 1970 as a three-disc set, the album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and sat at #1 from January 2 to February 13, 1971. The last time All Things Must Pass was in the top 10 of the chart was on March 27, 1971, when it held the #9 spot.
The album featured two top-10 hits: The chart-topping double-sided single “My Sweet Lord”/”Isn’t It a Pity,” and “What Is Life,” which peaked at #10.
The All Things Must Pass reissue was released on August 6 in a variety of formats and configurations. They include a Super Deluxe box set version featuring either eight vinyl LPs or five CDs and Blu-ray-audio disc, all of which offer a new mix of the original 23-track album, plus dozens of demos, outtakes and studio jams. Forty-two of the tracks were previously unreleased.
The last time that Harrison had an album in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 was 1988, when Cloud Nine reached #8 on the tally.
George died from complications of lung cancer in November 2001. He was 58.
Nicole Kidman said her upcoming Hulu seriesNine Perfect Strangerswas the most difficult project she’s ever completed.
Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald, the Oscar winner said she worked under “an enormous amount of stress” to enforce COVID-19 safety measures, because the series was the first major Hollywood production to film in Australia during lockdown.
“There’s an enormous amount of stress being responsible for people’s safety and health,” said Kidman, 54. “We took that really seriously. There was testing, mask wearing and if someone had a sore throat – even if the test came back negative – we rescheduled, or we shut down. We couldn’t put anyone at risk. And we got through without one case, which is extraordinary,” she recalled.
Kidman admits no one realized “what we were taking on” when production started — which she says is why the series got off the ground.
“If we’d known how high the risk was in terms of the whole thing being shut down and being destroyed like that, I don’t think the financiers would have taken the risk,” she reflected. “We kind of played Russian roulette in that way.”
Kidman also opened up about living and working in a “bubble” when filming took place between August and December 2020.
“You basically create a bubble, you don’t go outside of it but you do have a very strong, safe place,” the Australian actress said.
Kidman also revealed that she and the whole cast wanted “to buy property in Byron Bay” because of their experience.
“It was one of those things where I think it was almost like being in a dream because we were separate from the rest of the world, working together, in that place for that long a time,” she revealed.
Nine Perfect Strangers premieres August 18 on Hulu.
