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Faye Webster Announces New EP, Listen to ‘Car Therapy’
Faye Webster has a new EP on the way. Titled Car Therapy Sessions, the EP is set to be released on April 29 via Secretly Canadian. The collection is comprised of new and re-imagined songs performed with a full 24 piece orchestra. To accompany the EP announcement, Webster is sharing the title track “Car Therapy” and its music video directed by Sean Valdivieso. On the EP, there are three reimagined orchestral arrangements of songs from Webster’s 2021 release I Know I’m Funny, Haha and 2019’s Atlanta Millionaires Club. The tracks “Kind Of,” “Sometimes” and “Cheers” will undergo a lush and whimsical transformation. The accompanying music video for “Car Therapy” features an inside look into the recording process with the full orchestra and Webster. [embedded content][embedded content] “I chose ...
Rick Springfield and Zoot Cancel Australia Tour
Rick Springfield’s long-overdue homecoming reunion tour with Zoot has been scrapped. “It is with much sadness and disappointment that we must announce that the Zoot tour of Australia is cancelled,” reads a statement issued Wednesday (April 13) from DRW Entertainment, producer of the multi-city trek. “Much has changed in the two years since we announced the tour, and individual members of the band, whilst excited about the potential offered by the tour, are now unfortunately not in a position whereby they can move forward with the tour as scheduled,” the message continues. The reunion dates were scheduled to visit Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne this October, for Zoot’s first Australian shows in over 50 years. Springfield was to be joined on stage by Rick Brewer, Beeb Birtle...
Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, Wu-Tang Clan & More Selected for 2022 National Recording Registry: See the Full List
The 25 recordings that were added to the National Recording Registry on Wednesday (April 13) run the gamut from the Disneyland Boys Choir’s 1964 earworm “It’s a Small World” to Wu-Tang Clan’s 1993 rap classic Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The selections span 89 years — from 1921 (James P. Johnson’s “Harlem Strut”) to 2010 (an episode of the popular podcast WTF With Marc Maron featuring guest Robin Williams). This year’s inductions bring the number of titles in the registry to 600. The roster of 2022 honorees includes two albums that topped the Billboard 200 – Bonnie Raitt’s Nick of Time (1990) and Alicia Keys’ Songs in A Minor (2001) — and two singles that topped the Billboard Hot 100 – The Four Tops’ “Re...
Kelly Clarkson & Melissa McCarthy Are Among 2022 Gracie Awards Winners
The Kelly Clarkson Show, Pose, Melissa McCarthy and acclaimed programs that looked at Aretha Franklin and Janet Jackson are some of the music-related programs and personalities that will be honored at the 47th annual Gracie Awards. The awards will return in-person on May 24 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Gracies, presented by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, recognize outstanding programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, cable and interactive media. Honorees are selected in national, local and student markets, including both commercial and non-commercial outlets. “Throughout this past year we have seen a number of remarkable projects by and about...
Jennifer Lopez Spills Details on Ben Affleck Bath Tub Proposal: ‘I Was Quite Literally Speechless’
The second time seems to be the charm for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. The Marry Me singer shared the details of the couple’s sequel engagement in her “On the JLo” newsletter on Tuesday (April 12), which included Affleck popping the question while Lopez was in her happy place. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Saturday night while at my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed,” she wrote in the newsletter (which requires registration). “I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again. I was quite literally speechless and he said, ‘Is that a ‘yes?R...
Indigo De Souza Expands 2022 Tour
2021 breakout star Indigo De Souza is continuing to capitalize on the success of her sophomore album, Any Shape You Take, by announcing a new run of 2022 tour dates. De Souza has become an in-demand tour mate, having wrapped a trek with Lucy Dacus last month and with plans to join My Morning Jacket and Courtney Barnett on the Here and Now touring festival this summer. Now, the North Carolina native has unveiled a new run of headlining dates beginning in the fall. After finishing with Here and Now in Austin on September 1st, De Souza will embark on a solo jaunt starting September 2nd in Houston, Texas. The eight-stop tour will see her sweep through the southeast and up along the east coast, including a performance in New York and an appearance at Firefly Music Festi...
Girls5eva Enter Album Mode in Season 2 Trailer: Watch
At the beginning of the Season 2 trailer for Girls5eva, the quartet seemingly try to use Instagram Live for the first time, only to find out nobody’s interested in a surprise first look at them in the studio. That doesn’t bode well for the eponymous group, who are now tasked with making a new album. The women of Girls5eva are excited at the prospect of the undertaking at first. “Finally we’re in charge of the sesh!” exclaims Dawn (Sara Bareilles). “Half our old songs weren’t even spell-checked,” remembers Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry). However, the record needs to be done in six weeks, and Girls5eva’s producer could be another “toxic dude.” Still, they’re determined to “make the most undeniable album of all time,” with Wickie consulting her “riff Rolodex” for assistance and Dawn putting ...
The Flight Attendant Season 2 Keeps the Story Going — and Soars: Review
The Pitch: When the first season of The Flight Attendant hit HBO in late November of 2020, it signaled a bit of a shift for star Kaley Cuoco (who also acts as an executive producer on the series). Known best for her longtime role on The Big Bang Theory, Cuoco entered new territory for many viewers with the twisty, darkly comedic mystery, and stuck the landing as an alcoholic flight attendant, imbuing the title character with something so human the audience couldn’t help but be sympathetic to her antics. Season 1 caught on quickly through word of mouth as the puzzle unfolded. Season 2, premiering on HBO with the first two episodes on Thursday, April 21st, picks back up with Cassie (Cuoco) living her very best life. Things are a bit different for our chaotic heroine — she’s relocated to Los ...
Druski Slammed After Some Say Creepy Dude At Party Skit Glorifies Sexual Assault
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Druski made his mark in the social media space via his comedic skits and penchant for bringing humor into almost any situation. However, many on Twitter are aiming cancel darts toward the funnyman after a now-deleted skit prompted many to say that he’s glorifying sexual assault. In the clip, Druski depicts a situation where a man is at a party completely ready to turn up and handing out shots to a bunch of women who all are unsuspecting of his insidious intentions. The caption of the skit was “That Friend that tries to make the girls OVERLY drink,” complete with a crying laughing and facepalm emoji. Because of this caption, some believe Druski was only going for cheap laughs instead of calling out men who behave in that fashion...
David Lynch Denies Rumors of New Film With Laura Dern That Will Premiere at Cannes
David Lynch publicly denied the rumors of a new film with Laura Dern, confirming with Entertainment Weekly that the supposed Cannes-premiering film is not his. “I have no new film coming out. That’s a total rumor. So there you are,” the esteemed filmmaker said with a laugh. “It is not happening. I don’t have a project. I have nothing at Cannes. It’s unfortunate. It got built up that people thought, ‘Oh, that’d be nice.’ But there is something new, but it’s not mine. I don’t know whose it is. They say there’s something new at Cannes, and they don’t say whose it is, and some people thought it was my film, but it’s not. So we’ll wait and see, and see whose it is. Instead, Lynch is spending his time working on his 1997 neo-noir film Lost Highway and certain hobbies. “I’m working on painting an...
‘One Piece Film: RED’ Releases a Second Teaser Trailer
Following the official debut of One Piece Film: Red last November which revealed the involvement of the legendary pirate Shanks and a mysterious new female character, One Piece now drops a second teaser trailer unveiling the identity of the unknown figure. “Her name is Uta, the world’s greatest diva, Her voice will change the whole world,” the trailer writes in the opening headlines. The video further reveals that Uta, the world’s most beloved singer in the world, is in fact Shanks’ daughter. Uta is set to hold a live concert in front of the public for the first time with a massive venue full of pirates and the navy in attendance. Her singing voice, which is described as from “another dimension,” seems to hold more power than providing mere entertainment, and Luffy appears alarmed saying, ...
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Writer Explains the Show’s Timeline in the ‘Star Wars’ Universe
Disney+‘s new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi is set to arrive late next month, and now the show’s writer Joby Harold has explained the timeline that Ewan McGregor finds himself thrust into. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Harold revealed that the series will take a deep dive into the galaxy post-Order 66, where darkness reigns. “It takes place 10 years after Revenge of the Sith, in a time of darkness in the galaxy,” the creative explained. “The Empire is in the ascendancy. And all the horrors that come with the Empire are being made manifest throughout the galaxy. And the Jedi Order as we know them are being all but wiped out. So everything that was in the prequels has crumbled.” Harold went on to explain that Obi-Wan’s faith in the Jedi Order gets tested as Vader begins ...
