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It's going to be difficult to find a vocal performance as honest as Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson's throughout "Save Me," the newest single from Whitsitt Chapel.There's a dark cloud over the song that represents Jelly Roll's troubled past and some still-to-be-learned torment from Wilson's. Both understand that by accessing those memories, they'll be able to free fans from some amount of pain and suffering.It's been happening since he dropped the song as a solo track in 2020. This new version is even stronger.There's familiarity in the way Jelly Roll pleads "Somebody save me" before...

Inside Story The film, directed by Cosima Spender, will go behind the scenes of the singer's success Entertainment One has announced an upcoming documentary on Italian singer Andrea Bocelli. The documentary Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe is currently being filmed in Italy and the U.S. and will be released next year. Directed by Cosima Spender, the film will go behind the scenes of Bocelli’s personal life and work, including never-before-seen insights into his story and off-the-stage scenes with his family and friends. Bocelli and his wife Veronica Bocelli are acting as...

Oliver Anthony took the nation by storm when he dropped his song "Rich Men North of Richmond" on YouTube. It went viral and put the singer-songwriter on the map, and most recently, landed the previously-unknown singer on the Billboard Artist 100 list.On the list dated Aug. 26, Anthony is in the third position ahead of both Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs. The two country artists each dropped a chart position — to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively — to accommodate the YouTube sensation.Ahead of Anthony are Taylor Swift at...

The woman who fatally shoved 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach Barbara Gustern in New York pleaded guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge. Pazienza, 27, will be sentenced to eight years in prison followed by five years of supervision after her release under the terms of the plea, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. She is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 29. “Lauren Pazienza aggressively shoved Barbara Gustern to the ground and walked away as the beloved New Yorker lay there bleeding. Today’s plea holds Pazienza accountable for her deadly actions,”...

When it comes to sharing one's true feelings on just about any subject, you can count on Toby Keith to do just that. For example, I have interviewed Keith before, and when I asked him if he ever thought one of his singles wasn't going to make it to the top of the charts, he replied with, "No, the system got so easy for me, I'd write an album and I would tell the promotions staff, here's your four singles, go work 'em."Keith was recently asked his true feelings on...

New Version The musician, Sophie Allison, will release a covers EP in September Soccer Mommy has covered Taylor Swift’s 2006 track “I’m Only Me When I’m With You.” The emotive, punk-tinged rendition will appear on the musician’s forthcoming five-song covers EP, Karaoke Night, out Sept. 22 via Loma Vista. “I really wanted to cover this song because it’s one of my favorites from Taylor’s first album,” Sophie Allison, a.k.a. Soccer Mommy, explained in a statement. “I listened to that record so much when I was a kid and I think...

Jon Pardi is postponing the U.K. and European shows on his 2023 Mr Saturday Night World Tour.The trek was originally scheduled to begin on Friday (Aug. 25) with a stop in Ireland, before Pardi headed to the U.K., the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia. But those overseas shows have been scrapped for the time being, according to a statement the singer released on social media."I'm sorry to announce that we've had to postpone the U.K. & European leg of the 'Mr. Saturday Night' World Tour," Pardi writes, explaining that rescheduled dates...

Noname has announced a fall tour in support of her celebrated album Sundial, her first tour in four years. The rap poet will kick things off in her hometown, Chicago, at the Riviera Theatre on Oct. 11, with stops in New York, Toronto, Oakland, Los Angeles, and other North American cities to follow. Sundial is Noname’s third full-length album and follows 2018’s Room 25 and her 2016 debut mixtape, Telefone. The record features guests including Common, Jay Electronica, Billy Woods, Eryn Allen Kane, Ayoni, $ilkmoney, Stout, and more, and was produced alongside longtime collaborator Saba, Gaetan Judd,...

Oliver Anthony went from amateur singer-songwriter to having the No. 1 song in America in less than two weeks. "Rich Men North of Richmond" topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week and made history.Anthony becomes the first artist to debut at No. 1 after having not appeared on the chart ever before, in any capacity. His meteoric rise comes as record labels clamor for his attention, and fans scour for new songs and tour dates.Related: Here Are the Lyrics to Oliver Anthony's "Rich Men North of Richmond"Per Billboard, "Rich Men North of Richmond" sold...

The group's former frontman announced he was opening his own independent practice in California Ed Droste, former Grizzly Bear frontman, is starting a new career path as an associate marriage and family therapist. The artist announced the pivot in an Instagram post on Monday, sharing the news about his new independent practice in Los Feliz, California. “I’m thrilled to announce the next stage of my career and the commencement of my independent practice as an associate therapist,” wrote Droste. “I provide virtual and in-person counseling for adults and teenagers in Los Feliz....

I recently had the chance to sit down with Brett Eldredge to talk about life, music and what the country music star has been up to all year.Eldredge was in great spirits and happy to discuss what has been going on in his 2023.I asked him if he was working on new music, and if he has been playing shows this year. He hasn't — he explained that he has only played four shows so far this year, and they were overseas."I've really been spending time reflecting on my life," he says. "I've...

"It was all very tense, uneasy, and unpleasant," the singer writes on Instagram Miguel Bosé is safe after he said he and his family were tied up as their home was ransacked by 10 allegedly armed men at his home in Mexico City on Friday. The Spanish music legend shared a statement on his Instagram Monday revealing that a group of men had allegedly “tied up” the singer, his two children, and his home personnel for more than two hours while the suspects took “all” of the singer’s belongings. “It...

A long-awaited independent debut album from Nashville star Charles Esten is finally taking shape. The 14-track project, titled Love Ain't Pretty, is scheduled to arrive on Jan. 26, 2024, but the actor-turned-singer won't be waiting that long to share some of it."I am so proud to finally announce that I’ve recorded my 14-song debut album, and it’s being released January 26th," he writes on social media.Ten years in the making, Love Ain't Pretty is the result of a lifetime of work that essentially began when Esten arrived in Nashville for an acting role. He played Deacon...