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Ted Nugent Denies He’s Racist, Citing a Reverence for His Numerous Black Musical Heroes
While a sponsor — who Ted Nugent won’t name — pulled out of his Spirit of the Wild TV show over accusations of racism, Nugent says that he’s not a racist. Speaking on Facebook Live over the weekend, citing his history with and reverence for the Black heroes of music, Nugent said that being called a “n—–” by a member of Black Detroit session band the Funk Brothers remains one of the biggest compliments of his life. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> In a “campfire” chat...
TikTok Country Star Priscilla Block Signs Booking & Management Deals: Exclusive
“I’m so excited to be working with Priscilla,” Foster tells Billboard. “She has spent the last 6-to-7 years in Nashville writing, working on her music and building her own creative team of writers and musicians. While one song may have blown up on Tik Tok and gotten her a record deal, she’s the real deal and a killer writer. She knows who she is and what she wants to sing about. We’re looking forward to getting out on the road with the new music and watching this grow with the new team in place.” Foster’s F2 Entertainment Group roster also includes Kelli Pickler, Jessie James Decker, Levi Hummon and Runaway June. “Priscilla is such a star,” adds CAA’s Rod Essig. “She’s an incredible person, writer, performer and vocalist – and she’s hilarious! Priscilla knows exactly who she is and where s...
Carrie Underwood Announces Easter Livestream Concert
Carrie Underwood will celebrate Easter with the virtual live performance “My Savior: Live From the Ryman,” during which she’ll perform songs from her upcoming gospel album, My Savior, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The set of gospel hymns Underwood grew up singing will stream on the country star’s Facebook page at noon ET on April 4, with donations from the show earmarked for Save The Children. The free show will feature a special appearance from gospel legend CeCe Winans, Underwood’s duet partner on “Great Is They Faithfulness,” as well as singer/songwriter and Needtobreathe frontman Bear Rinehart,” who will join in on the hymn “Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking fo...
Kelly Clarkson Kicks Off the Week With Powerful Adele Cover: Watch
The original track, produced by Greg Kurstin, was the fourth and final single from Adele’s most recent album, peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 2017. Clarkson warmed up for Monday’s performance by appearing at this weekend’s “We’re Texas” all-star fundraising concert benefitting those impacted by February’s devastating winter storms. At the event organized by Matthew McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, the Fort Worth native brought the thunder with her rendition of “Whole Lotta Woman,” the soul-stirring anthem from Clarkson’s eight studio album, 2017’s Meaning of Life. Watch “Water Under the Bridge” below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we r...
Here’s an Exclusive Look at Sturgill Simpson’s Sound & Fury Graphic Novel
When Sturgill Simpson released Sound & Fury back in 2019, it wasn’t just one of the best albums of that year, it created a whole world. The record was paired with a Netflix anime film of the same name, showcasing the visual styles of Jumpei Miszusaki, Takashi Okazaki, Kôji Morimoto, and other animators to depict a post-apocalyptic corporate hellscape. Now, a new graphic novel is set to reveal how the greed of Slick and Slim’s 1,000 Likes Corporation brought about the world of Sound & Fury and the wrath of the mysterious samurai driver. Coming via Z2 Comics (the same folks behind the recently announced Blondie graphic novel), the graphic novel was written by acclaimed comic writers Jason Aaron (Avengers vs X-Men, Thor, Southern Bastards) and Ryan Cady (MAGDALENA, Infinite Dark). An ...
John Prine and Friends Live at Newport Folk Festival 2017 Vinyl Announced
John Prine’s headlining set at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival is receiving a special vinyl release. Full of whit and grace, Prine’s set at the 2017 Newport Folk Fest was a guest-heavy affair. Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon (making his first appearance at the Fest with the Bill Withers tribute Grandma’s Hands Band) came out for “Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)”, followed by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James on “All the Best”, Margo Price for the duet “In Spite of Ourselves”, and Nathaniel Rateliff on “Sam Stone”. The biggest surprise of all, however, was when Roger Waters and Lucius appeared for “Hello in There”. Waters, who had headlined the fest two years prior, was in the middle of his “Us + Them Tour”, but he and his collaborators flew in from the Midwest to sing with Prine on “Hello in There”. ...
Thomas Middleditch Accused of Sexual Misconduct: Report
Silicon Valley actor Thomas Middleditch has been accused of sexual misconduct. In a report published by the Los Angeles Times, a woman named Hannah Harding detailed an incident that allegedly took place at the now-shuttered Hollywood club Cloak & Dagger on October 22nd, 2019. Harding accused the 39-year-old actor of making “lewd sexual overtures” toward her and her girlfriend. After she turned him down, he allegedly “kept pursuing her, groping her in front of her friends and several employees, including the club’s operations manager, Kate Morgan.” Morgan told The Times that she asked her bosses, co-founders Adam Bravin and Michael Patterson, to kick Middleditch out and ban him — to no avail. “I felt like they dismissed it,” she said. “I told Adam that he needed to listen...
Perry Farrell Hints Lollapalooza Could Be Back This Year
As the warm weather begins to arrive and vaccines become more readily available, fresh hope for live music arises with it. On Saturday (March 20) Perry Farrell shared a video of himself where he wrote, after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, “My heart smiled a little more this morning. We’re growing closer.” While Farrell made the most of the circumstances last year by facilitating the four-day Lolla2020 livestream, which is covered here, we’ve all been waiting for him to say those seven magic words, “I will see you at Lollapalooza – soon.” Soon is even closer than had been previously predicted. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width̶...
Post Malone Goes Country, Kacey Musgraves Covers Willie Nelson for ‘We’re Texas’ Concert
The virtual event on Sunday night (March 21) brought to life “songs, stories and traditions that define the DNA” of Texas, McConaughey said, to encourage viewers to make donations to help Texans facing hardship get back on their feet after the cold weather snap in February that devastated much of the state. The winter storm left thousands without heat, water and electricity. Kacey Musgraves gave a nod to another Texan, Willie Nelson, with her performance on Sunday. “I don’t answer unknown numbers, but for some reason I did and it was Matthew,” Musgraves said, recounting the invitation to participate she received over the phone. “Obviously it was a hell yes for me.” “Anything I can do to support and lend a hand,” she said. “I miss ...
‘American Idol’ Judges Deliver Timely Cover of Beatles Classic: Watch
Chayce Beckham’s might’ve made the best of his moment. The California native has struggled with alcoholism in the past. He channeled the battles on that “rough, rocky road” into a lightning cover of Tyler Childers “All Or Nothing,” the video for which has gone viral on YouTube. Watch below. Not to be outdone, the judges joined forces for an uplifting rendition of a Beatles classic, “All You Need Is Love!” It’s all you need right now. American Idol is now in its 19th season. Watch below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their...
Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ Spends 10th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
Of Dangerous’ 69,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending March 11, SEA units comprise 64,000 (down 10%, equaling 88.85 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs), album sales comprise 4,000 (down 30%) and TEA units comprise 1,000 (down 9%). Dangerous is the first album to spend its first 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since 1987, when Whitney Houston’s Whitney album logged all 11 of its weeks at No. 1 from its debut week (from the June 27 through Sept. 5, 1987-dated charts). Before that, the only other album to spend its first 10 weeks at No. 1 on the chart, which began regularly publishing as a weekly survey in March of 1956, was Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life. It spent its first 13 weeks at No. 1 (of a total of 14 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1...
Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch: Week of March 22
See which other artists are performing virtually for fans the week of March 22-28. We’ll update this list as more notable events are announced. March 22-28: Korean culture festival KCON:TACT 3 continues with more performances. Shows begin at 8 a.m. ET. March 25: Ha Sungwoon, iKON, Jessi, JO1, and P1Harmony March 26: A.C.E, EVERGLOW, HyunA, Lee Jin Hyuk, and Stray Kids March 27: ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, ITZY, and SUNMI March 28: BTOB, Kang Daniel, MAMAMOO, and TOO Visit KCon’s website for more information. March 25: Trisha Yearwood, Kelsea Ballerini, and Carly Pearce are performing for Radio.com’s “Leading Ladies Live” special hosted by Hillary Scott of Lady A. The show kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on Radio.com. iHeartRadio is ...
