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Keith Urban, Jason Isbell, Travis Tritt & Others Mourn Death of Country Music Legend Tom T. Hall
Nicknamed “The Storyteller,” Hall — who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019 — was renowned for his songs’ rich narratives, vivid descriptions and homespun observations. “My second concert (at the age of 5 !!) was Tom T. Hall,” Urban added on Twitter. “What a gifted literary musical artist he was. Peace be with all of his friends, family, and admirers today. Thank you Mr. Hall.” Tritt paid tribute to Hall, tweeting, “RIP to Tom T. Hall. One of the greatest story telling songwriters ever! I used to pick and sing with him every year at Earl Scruggs’s home.” Luke Bryan also showed his appreciation for Hall. “Literally one of the finest song writers to ever live,” the singer wrote on Instagram. “Truly the most ...
MEGADETH Plays First Show With Bassist JAMES LOMENZO In Nearly 12 Years (Video)
MEGADETH played its first show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years last night (Friday, August 20) in Austin, Texas. The opening concert of “The Metal Tour Of The Year” at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and HATEBREED. MEGADETH‘s setlist was as follows: 01. Hangar 18 02. The Threat Is Real 03. Tornado Of Souls 04. Sweating Bullets 05. Trust 06. Conquer Or Die! 07. Dystopia 08. Symphony Of Destruction 09. Peace Sells 10. Mechanix 11. Holy Wars… The Punishment Due Produced by Live Nation, the rescheduled trek will hit a further 27 cities before wrapping in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on Saturday, October 2. LoMenzo joined MEGADETH in 2006 and appeared on two of the group’...
Watch LAMB OF GOD Kick Off ‘The Metal Tour Of The Year’ In Austin
LAMB OF GOD kicked off “The Metal Tour Of The Year” with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED last night (Friday, August 20) at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. Fan-filmed video footage of LAMB OF GOD‘s performance can be viewed below. Produced by Live Nation, the rescheduled trek will hit a further 27 cities before wrapping in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on Saturday, October 2. During a appearance on the “Making Waves: The ShipRocked Podcast”, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton stated about “The Metal Tour Of The Year”, which was originally scheduled to take place last year but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic: “It was gonna be summer of 2020, and, obviously, the lockdown happened, the COVID stuff happened. And th...
The Killers Perform “Mr. Brightside” Backstage at We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert: Watch
The massive We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert was shut down early due to severe weather caused by Hurricane Henri. But before the event was officially canceled, several artists stuck around backstage, holding out hope that they’d be able to perform once the weather cleared. In an especially surreal scene, The Killers staged an intimate performance of “Mr. Brightside” in their dressing room backstage — which was aired live on CNN, courtesy of CBS This Morning anchor Gayle King, who may or may not have been heavily intoxicated. CNN, which was the broadcast home of We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert, had Anderson Cooper anchor the rain delay. Several of the participating artists called in via cell phone to chat with Cooper, including Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, and Elvis Costello. But the ...
Kanye Goes The Joker on Drake: “You Will Never Recover. I Promise You”
From Jesus to the Joker? Kanye West has seemingly reignited his feud with Drake with a Joker-themed meme directed at the 6 God. In a since deleted Instagram post, Kanye posted a screen capture of a group text message thread. Though Drake’s name is not specifically mentioned in the thread, it’s evident he is the target of Kanye’s ire. For one, Kanye made a point to add Drake’s arch nemesis, Pusha-T, to the group thread. He then tweeted a photo of Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker and wrote, “I live for this. I’ve been fucked with by nerd ass jock n****s like you my whole life. You will never recover. I promise you.” Kanye’s post was seemingly made in response to a new Drake verse included on Trippie Redd’s song “Betrayal.” Addressing rumors that Kanye is aiming to steal Drake’s thunder by releas...
The Drake-Kanye West Beef Has Been Reignited
The short-lived truce between Drake and Kanye West is officially off. It seems like the beef could hit an all-time high with the latest jabs the artists are taking at each other. While it has been lightly brewing with the speculation for both of the artists’ album release dates, it was Drake‘s recent bars on Trippie Redd’s “Betrayal” that really reignited the flames. In the track he raps, “All these fools I’m beefin’ that I barely know // Forty-five, forty-four (Burned out), let it go // Ye ain’t changin’ sh*t for me, it’s set in stone.” While “Ye” could be head as “They,” the clear indication of West’s age is pretty clear. Shortly after the release of the track, West shared a screenshot of a group chat where he adds Pusha-T along with an image of Joaquin Phoenix as Joker, and the words “I...
Hilary Duff Reveals She Tested Positive for COVID-19: ‘Happy to Be Vaxxed’
Hilary Duff announced she has tested positive for the coronavirus. The actress and singer posted a picture of herself lying in bed on her Instagram Stories Friday (Aug. 20) with a caption calling the Delta variant a “little b—-.” She added, “Symptoms: bad headache. No taste or smell. Sinus Pressure. Brain fog. Happy to be vaxxed.” Duff is currently filming How I Met Your Father, the Hulu spinoff to How I Met Your Mother. Her diagnosis comes just days after Duff shared a picture of her on location alongside fellow cast members Chris Lowell, Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran, Suraj Sharma, and Brandon Michael Hall. The caption teased, “Who’s ready for us??? We may or may not have been sitting in front of a certain someones apartment.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are loo...
Kelsea Ballerini Covers Taylor Swift’s ‘Teardrops on My Guitar’ on Jonas Brothers Tour: Watch
In fan-filmed videos from the show, Ballerini seemed delighted to return to the stage as tours begin to resume, with safety precautions, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Following CDC guidance and Nevada state requirements, events at the Park Theater on the grounds of the Park MGM require masks for all attendees, regardless of vaccination status. “Is this anyone else’s first show back?” Ballerini asked the crowd. “Well how about this: How about I promise for the next 15 minutes I will give you 110% of everything have if you’ll do it back for me?” The week before the first show, a masked up and ready Ballerini tweeted, “I’m thankful to be back at it.” Before the concert began on Friday, she posted a series of rehearsal photos on Instagram, wr...
New York’s Central Park ‘Homecoming Concert’ Closes Down Due to ‘Approaching Severe Weather’
“This is NOT an emergency,” clarified New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio via his official Twitter account when the announcement was made. According to local news, tropical storm warnings were issued for New York City, with hurricane warnings from Long Island to Rhode Island. Amid CNN’s continued coverage after the event was stopped — while it was unclear whether it would continue — Anderson Cooper spoke on the phone with stars including Elvis Costello, Patti Smith and Colbert. “I am watching historic broadcasting right now,” said Colbert from the performance tent. “I am enjoying this moment of you killing time. You are spinning straw into gold.” Smith, who told Cooper that she was “on-call” offsite with her band as they waited for further instructions, shared a message she felt was importa...
Kacey Musgraves ‘Sets the Scene’ for New Song With Some Heartbreaking Lyrics
The words described the heartache of a relationship that’s ended, perhaps alluding to her own divorce from Ruston Kelly. Put together, her posts read: “Let me set the scene/ Two lovers ripped right at the seams/ They woke up from the perfect dream/ And then the darkness came/ I signed the papers yesterday/ You came and took your things away/ Moved out of the home we made/ And gave you back your name/ What have we done? / Did we fly too high?/ Just to get burned by the sun?/ No one’s to blame/ ‘Cause we called all the angels to save us/ But I guess they got lost…” Comments ranged from sad faces to announcements about being “all in” and “ready” for the new tune. “They see me as this starry-eyed, rose-colored glasses kinda girl...
TRIVIUM’s MATT HEAFY: SLIPKNOT’s First Album ‘Changed My Life’
In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station, TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy was asked which musician deaths in the past year he’s been most affected by. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s been so many. There’s three I wanna go over. Joey Jordison, obviously. SLIPKNOT‘s ‘(sic)’ was the first song TRIVIUM ever played. I remember being in middle school and high school hiding my headphones underneath my hair during class to listen to that first SLIPKNOT record. That record changed my life. I got to do ‘Family Values’, and Joey Jordison was on that tour, playing drums for KORN. And I’m so happy I was able to tell Joey that. I told Joey those stories, about what an impact SLIPKNOT had on my ...
LIGHT THE TORCH Cancels Tour Due To COVID-19 Concerns
LIGHT THE TORCH (formerly DEVIL YOU KNOW), the band fronted by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, has scrapped its previously announced tour dates due to the coronavirus pandemic. LIGHT THE TORCH shared the news of the cancelation in an announcement on social media earlier today (Saturday, August 21). The group wrote: “We are sorry to announce that we are pulling off of the September tour with MOTIONLESS IN WHITE and all of the festivals along the tour. We have concerns about the ability to keep ourselves and our crew healthy and the ramification we could incur if shows need to be cancelled in this current climate. “We were really looking forward to playing for all of you again, supporting our new album, and sharing the stage with MOTIONLESS IN WHITE. Ultimately it w...
