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QUEENSRŸCHE’s TODD LA TORRE: ‘We’re Very Honored’ To Be Supporting JUDAS PRIEST On North American Tour
Todd La Torre has confirmed that QUEENSRŸCHE pulled out of SCORPIONS‘ rescheduled “Sin City Nights” Las Vegas residency in order to support JUDAS PRIEST on the “50 Heavy Metal Years” North American tour dates in March-April 2022. JUDAS PRIEST was forced to postpone around two dozen North American shows on its 50th-anniversary tour in late September after the band’s guitarist Richie Faulkner suffered an acute cardiac aortic dissection during a performance at the Louder Than Life festival. Ticketmaster has since revealed that QUEENSRŸCHE will serve as the opening act on the rescheduled dates, which will tentatively kick off on March 7 in West Valley City, Utah and conclude in late April. La Torre, who has been fronting QUEENSRŸCHE for nearly a decade, disc...
Chance the Rapper and Dionne Warwick Share New Single “Nothing’s Impossible”: Stream
Chance the Rapper has a song out with Dionne Warwick. Yes, you read that right: the Chicago rapper has teamed up with the R&B legend, TV host, and Twitter personality for the new single, “Nothing’s Impossible.” We can safely assume that Chance and Warwick made their first interaction via Twitter back in December 2020, when the singer wrote: “Hi, @chancetherapper. If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this.” Not long after, she teased that the duo would be in the studio together to put out a song benefitting both their charities (Chance’s SocialWorks and Warwick’s Hunger: Not Impossible). The result was “Nothing’s Impossible,” a slinky ballad that feels right in line with Warwick’s hits from the late ’70s and ’80s. And, ri...
Kanye West and Taylor Swift Were Last-Minute Grammy Nominees for Album of the Year
An 11th hour decision by the Recording Academy to expand the number of finalists in the Grammys’ “Big Four” categories from eight to 10 resulted in Kanye West and Taylor Swift each receiving Album of the Year nominations. According to the New York Times, West’s Donda and Swift’s evermore were absent from an early version of nominees that had been circulated prior to last week’s official announcement. Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, told the Times that the last-minute expansion in the number of Grammy nominees was done “to make room for more music, more artists and more genres, and to embrace the spirit of inclusion.” Mason said that the artists added to the list were the ninth and tenth most voted by the Recording Academy’s members. “For us this is all positive movement,” M...
Dwayne Johnson Gifts Navy Vet His Custom Truck
Dwayne Johnson turned the attention back to a very special fan during a recent screening of his Netflix movie Red Notice. “I invited fans to a special theater screening of Red Notice and I wanted to do something cool for all of them,” Johnson wrote on social media. “I also wanted to do something BIG… something MASSIVE… something unforgettable for one fan. My original idea was to give away the Porsche Taycan, that I drive in the movie, Red Notice. So we reached out to Porsche, but they said no. But I still said, yes. I’ll do one better. I’ll give away my personal custom [Ford F-150] truck as the gift. My baby.” The lucky fan in question was a Navy veteran and personal trainer named Oscar, who in addition to taking care of his 75-year-old mother, also volunteers as a leader at his churc...
Jenny Lewis Performs “Puppy and a Truck” on Fallon: Watch
Jenny Lewis took to the stage of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thanksgiving night to performed her new single “Puppy and a Truck” as the episode’s musical guest. Watch the performance below. “Like a shot of good luck/ I got a puppy and a truck/ If you see us rolling up/ Thumbs up/ Puppy and a truck,” she sang on the track’s optimistic chorus. The Thanksgiving episode also featured Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell chatting about their new Apple TV+ comedy series The Shrink Next Door and an interview with comedian Sebastian Maniscalco. Advertisement Related Video In the last 12 months, the singer-songwriter has rolled out a string of collaborative singles with rapper Serengeti, including “GLTR,” “IDIOT,” “Vroom Vroom,”, and “Unblu.” She also just wrapped serving as the opening act on H...
Billboard Buys: Get This Polk Soundbar and Subwoofer Combo for $149
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Your TV speakers probably deliver decent sound, but if you really want to experience the content you’re listening to, you’ll want to upgrade to a soundbar. The best soundbars help to amplify sound across your room, in a way that regular TV speakers just can’t do. A good soundbar will also create more finely-detailed sound, whether you’re listening to music, want to feel the effects from a big action movie, or want to pick out hard-to-hear dialogue from a TV show or newscast. One of the best soundbar deals online is this soundbar and subwoofer combo from Polk...
Billboard Buys: The Latest Fitbit is Under $100 for the First Time
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The Fitbit Luxe was first released this past April, as a newly-styled fitness tracker that combines the look of a modern bracelet with the functionality of a smart watch. Now, Amazon has the Fitbit Luxe on sale as part of a Cyber Monday deal. Regularly $149.95, the Fitbit sale brings the price down to just $99.95. This is the cheapest price we’ve spotted online for this Fitbit and the first time the all-new Fitbit Luxe has been priced under $100. Shop: Fitbit Luxe Fitness and Wellness Tracker $99.95 The deal gets you the Fitbit Luxe in your choice of three c...
Fire Destroys Up to 60 Guitars, 100 Paintings at House of Avett Brothers’ Father
A fire has destroyed 60 guitars and up to 100 paintings at the North Carolina home of Jim Avett. He is the father of Scott and Seth Avett of the Avett Brothers band. The Charlotte Observer reports that the fire occurred Friday (Nov. 26) in the city of Concord. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “The fire started from a golf cart,” Jim Avett posted on Facebook. “Half the house is totally beyond repair.” Officials said that arriving firefighters saw “heavy fire from the garage” and entered the house to keep the flames from spreading. No one was hurt, although Jim Avett said a cat was missing. The Avett Brothers, three-time Grammy Award nominees, are based in North Carolina and have a national following. Jim Avett said on Facebook that the blaze is “not a knockout punch.” “We have the...
Australian TV Host Apologizes to Adele for Not Listening to ’30’ Before Interview
Weekend Sunrise host Matt Doran has issued a very public, on-air apology to Adele after he seemingly showed up unprepared for an interview with her about new album 30. Last weekend, it was reported that the Australian Channel 7 news reporter admitted to Adele that he hadn’t listened to 30 — which has captured the biggest week of 2021 for any album in the U.S. — prior to their chat, and as a result Sony withheld their interview footage. Explore Explore Adele See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “This is a story that has sparked a torrent of abuse and mockery from around the world and, if I’m being honest with you, the bulk of this savaging, I deserve and I totally own,” Doran said on the show this weekend, speaking to Adele and Weekend Sunrise‘s viewer...
TOM MORELLO And ACE FREHLEY To Perform At ALICE COOPER’s 19th Annual ‘Christmas Pudding’ Concert
Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE), Ace Frehley (KISS), Ed Roland (COLLECTIVE SOUL) and Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY) are among the musicians who will take part in Alice Cooper‘s Christmas Pudding on Saturday, December 4 at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Alice will also perform at the event, along with members of his touring band with the exception of guitarist Nita Strauss. According to Arizona Republic, Alice‘s wife Sheryl Cooper, a choreographer and dance instructor who sings and dances in her husband’s shows, will dance at Pudding. Proceeds from Alice Cooper‘s 19th annual Christmas Pudding fundraiser directly benefit the free music, dance, arts, and vocational programs for teens 12-20 at Alice Cooper‘s Solid Rock Teen Centers. “As always, ...
TRACII GUNS Recalls Hanging Out With ‘Drunk’ JAMES HETFIELD At New York City Bar
In a recent interview with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program “Wired In The Empire”, L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns said that he has had a number of pleasant run-ins with the members of METALLICA over the years. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “When we released our first album at the police academy here in L.A., everybody showed up but Jason [Newsted, bass], I think. They were all there. And they’ve always been really cool guys. And every time I see any of those guys, it’s always, like, ‘Hey, man. What’s going on?’ Super-friendly, down-to-earth guys. I really like the METALLICA guys.” Guns also recalled the time three decades ago he spent an evening at a bar in New York City with a particularly ineb...
EXODUS’s GARY HOLT Says Clickbait Culture Is More Of ‘An Annoyance’ Than A Problem
In a new interview with Finland’s Chaoszine, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt spoke about the band’s new song “Clickbait” which decries the fact that the 24-hour entertainment news cycle has forced clickbait journalists to come up with sensationalized headlines for stories that are often misleading. “Everything you read, just about, nowadays, it’s clickbait,” Gary said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “It’s very seldom that a headline is actually what is said. Or at least it’s wildly taken out of context. Especially in politics — everything is designed to make you hit that click, because that’s how they’re generating their income and their money. They don’t care if you read it; they just want you to click the link...
