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Gwen Stefani Is a Spring Break Cowgirl in New Selfie: See the Pic
Gwen Stefani‘s latest transformation is nothing short of B-A-N-A-N-A-S. On Monday, the pop singer posted a photo of herself decked out in an ivory cowboy hat, bright-red bandana and flannel shirt as she gazes off into the distance. Never fear, though: She kept her signature California style in tact with her diamond jewelry, wearing a diamond cross and choker spelling out “GXVE,” the name of her cosmetics line GXVE Beauty. Stefani looks wistful in the snap, but captioned it simply using a smiling cowboy and a sparkle emoji, adding “#Oklahoma #Springbreak” before signing off with a “gx.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news While The Voice coach didn’t specify where, exactly, in Oklahoma she’d brought her three boys for spring break, her husba...
Last-Minute Coachella Accessories to Buy Online: Hats, Scarves, Bags & More
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. Heading to Coachella? Before you set out on a trek to the desert, you’ll need the right festival accessories and travel gear. There’s nothing worse than being stuck in the desert heat without the proper sunglasses, a hat to keep your head cool, an external phone charger just in case you’re low on juice, hand sanitizer (yes, we’re still in a pandemic), face masks and bandanas, and a bag to carry everything from your identification to water bottles. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news To help you out, we rounde...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Score Their First No. 1 Album in 15 Years — Who Else Waited a Decade-Plus?
With Unlimited Love‘s debut atop the Billboard 200 this week, the Red Hot Chili Peppers scored their first No. 1 album in almost 16 years, dating back to 2006’s Stadium Arcadium. So just how rare is it to wait that long between Billboard 200 chart-toppers? Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about other acts who have waited at least 10 years between No. 1 albums. We searched through every No. 1 on the Billboard 200 going back to January 2010 and found 12 other acts who waited at least a decade, including Backstreet Boys, A Tribe Called Quest and Paul McCartney, who waited a whopping 36 years to get back to the top. Who else is on the list? You’ll have to listen below ...
Chioma Jesus – Agidigba
This unique song titled Agidigba is a new special track released by one of the top-rated gospel music songstresses in Nigeria. The song was derived from one of her albums titled, The Prophetic Praise. This special album is power-packed. It houses about ten special melodies. Her official name is Amaka Okwuoha although she’s popularly known by her stage name, Chioma Jesus. Chioma Jesus was born in Aba, Abia state but she is originally from Imo State, Nigeria. She’s the first daughter and also the eldest amongst her three siblings. Growing up wasn’t all rosy for Chioma Jesus because she had to grow with the absence of her parents. Despite everything she passed through, she never gave up on herself, and her faith in the Lord. TOP SONGS FOR YOU: Ever since she hit the spotlight in 2003, Chioma ...
Watch Chance the Rapper Perform “Child of God” on ‘Colbert’
Chance The Rapper performed his new track “Child Of God” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The song initially arrived in late March and featues vocals from Moses Sumney. The original music video saw Chance rapping in the same room his 2021 music video for “The Heart & The Tongue” was filmed in. The visuals feature artist Naïla Opiangah in the background painting on a canvas behind him. Chance and Opiangah first met on a trip to Accra, Ghana and recently debuted their joint contemporary art project titled Child Of God at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art. In his performance on Colbert, Chance brought Opiangah’s artwork with him to set the stage. Opiangah’s painting can also be seen as the single’s cover art. Elsewhere in the interview, Chance spoke about collaborating with Sumne...
TED NUGENT Endorses DR. OZ For U.S. Senate In Pennsylvania
Ted Nugent has endorsed TV personality-turned-politician Dr. Mehmet Oz for the U.S. Senate ahead of the Republican primary in Pennsylvania. The outspoken conservative rocker voiced his support for the celebrity heart surgeon-turned-politician during Monday’s (April 11) edition of “The Nightly Nuge”, a news-style clip in which Ted offers his take on the news of our world every night. Appearing on the program alongside Dr. Oz, Nugent said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Dr. Oz is running for U.S. Senate in the great Keystone State of Pennsylvania. And I know Pennsylvania. And there’s been a lot of lies about me over the years. And I wanna help someone who clings tenaciously and absolutely to those conservative values of God, family, country, law a...
JOHN 5 Explains 2003 Onstage Incident With MARILYN MANSON: ‘I Just Snapped’
During an appearance on Monday’s (April 11) episode of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, John 5 reflected on the infamous 2003 video (see below) of the former MARILYN MANSON guitarist throwing down his guitar on stage and pushing the shock rocker after he kicks John 5 in the chest during a live performance of “The Beautiful People” at the Rock Am Ring festival in Germany. “What happened was my sister passed away, my sister died unexpectedly,” John 5 explained (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “And I was shocked. I was in Europe and I was coming down the stairs, off a stage after a concert, and they told me my sister died. And I was in a state of shock; you just go into a state of shock. And here’s the strange thing t...
GENE SIMMONS On KISS’s Upcoming ‘End Of The Road’ Shows: ‘This Is Going To Be The Last Tour. We’re Done.’
Gene Simmons spoke to ET‘s Kevin Frazier about KISS‘s “End Of The Road” farewell tour, which launched in 2019 and is scheduled to end sometime in 2023, 50 years after the band’s formation. “We start playing the outdoor stadiums of South America, literally within two weeks, and continue on to Europe and Australia and eventually North America, Japan, all that stuff. Mexico,” Simmons said. “And this is going to be the last tour. We’re done.” “We’re approaching 50 years of doing this, which is unbelievable because we never thought we’d last more than a few years,” he added. Gene went on to say that he and fellow KISS co-founder Paul Stanley are in agreement that it’s time to retire from the road. “T...
New SKID ROW Frontman ERIK GRÖNWALL: ‘When I Wanted To Become A Singer, I Was Trying To Sing Like SEBASTIAN BACH’
New SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall spoke to Liz Berg of Smarts & Entertainment about what it’s been like for him to join his favorite band and immediately start working on a new album, along with beginning to prepare for SKID ROW‘s current Las Vegas residency as the support act for the SCORPIONS. “It’s insane,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “Surreal, definitely. I grew up listening to SKID ROW, and when I wanted to become a singer, I was trying to sing like [former SKID ROW singer] Sebastian Bach. And that’s what I did. I did that at karaoke nights [back home in Sweden]. So it’s just surreal, because I come into the band and I started to do a new album straight away. I don’t just have to rehearse the old songs; I̵...
Snoop Dogg Hints at Possible Collab Between Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records
Snoop Dogg has even bigger plans for Death Row Records, and one of them involves its East Coast rival, Bad Boy Records. In an upcoming Drink Champs episode, the new owner of Death Row shared that it’s time for the two labels — which led the bitter hip-hop rivalry between the East and West Coast in the ’90s — to reconcile on positive terms.“We can show growth and progression that we can move forward, and we can take this Bad Boy—Death Row what it used to be and make it a collaboration on peace and love,” Snoop said. “‘Cause that’s who I am. I’m Suge and Puffy.” He also took this opportunity to shut down those who are opposed to the positive collaboration, “Shut the f*ck up and stop being brainwashed. I love Puff. I love his kids now n***a, what’s happening? I own Death Row so I do what the ...
Golf Wang Drops Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ Vinyl Set
Golf Wang has dropped the official vinyl, CDs, cassette tapes, and posters for Tyler, the Creator‘s sixth studio album Call Me if You Get Lost. Initially released in June of last year, the album went on to win the BET Hip Hop Award for Best Album of the Year in 2021 and a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2022. The 12” vinyl sleeve features the album’s alternate album cover, an acrylic painting done by artist Gregory Ferrand of Tyler traveling in Europe while the CD and cassette artwork features a driver’s license shot said to pay tribute to rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s cover from 1995. The name on the ID card displays “Tyler Baudelaire,” one of artist’s new fur cap-wearing character creations that some speculate may be a reference to French poet Charles Baudelaire. Rounding out the offerin...
JAY-Z Brings Out Michael Jackson in Unearthed Summer Jam 2001 Footage
Future Proclaims He’s Bigger Than JAY-Z “In the Streets” “Ima run me a B up easy.” Dec 20, 2021 14,687 Hypes JAY-Z Admits ‘In My Lifetime, Vol. 1’ Still “Haunts” Him to This Day Telling Questlove that he knew “what could have been.” Jan 17, 2022 22,380 Hypes Pusha T Confirms JAY-Z Feature on New Album Announcing the news during his appearance on ‘Million Dollaz Worth of Game.’ Feb 22, 2022 4,354 Hypes Pharrell Reveals That JAY-Z Writes His Rhymes in a Falsetto Tone Calling Hov’s creative process “odd” yet “amazing.” Nov 30, 2021 5,792 Hypes
