Music

Lose Yourself Slim Shady walked the undefeated boxer to the ring in Las Vegas, where Crawford dominated Errol Spence Jr. to become undisputed welterweight champion For the second time this month, Eminem made a surprise appearance at a packed arena that wasn’t one of his own concerts. Two weeks after popping up onstage at Ed Sheeran’s concert at Detroit’s Ford Field, Slim Shady was in Las Vegas to walk boxer Terence Crawford to the ring for his title fight Saturday against Errol Spence Jr. “Las Vegas, make some noise for...

Dolly Parton's rock 'n' roll album, Rockstar, features an inspirational cover of Queen's "We Are the Champions." The uplifting track is now a part of NBC Universal's campaign for their wall-to-wall coverage of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.The country veteran collaborated with the network on a video promoting the biggest sporting events in the world, the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The nearly four-minute visual features Parton singing the song wearing gold, silver and bronze dresses in front of the Eiffel Tower. Highlights from Olympics past are scattered in between...

With his baritone tenor and cheeky lyrics, Darell has become one of the most recognizable figures in the Latin urban landscape. His ad-libs are some of the catchiest — not since Alexis & Fido have grunts and barks becoming such a major part of an artist’s brand. He’s go-to when it comes to the genre’s hottest remixes, appearing on everything from the megahit “Te Boté” to the recent smash “Baby Schai (Remix).” All of it has solidified him as a dependable fan favorite. His sophomore album, Everybody Go to the...

The sick Chick is still not healthy enough to take the stage, so the country trio has rescheduled two additional concerts.Saturday night's (July 29) show in Knoxville, Tenn., and Sunday night's concert in Greensboro, N.C., have been bumped, "due to illness.""We are so sorry for the inconvenience, but our priority is to put on a show you all deserve," a statement from the Chicks reads. Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison shared new dates for all three affected shows with this latest update.Related: The Chicks Announce 2023 World Tour DatesJuly 27: Nashville,...

'K = Death!' Minute-long reprise that soundtracks Margot Robbie's existential crisis hits streaming services A week after Barbie smashed box office expectations, Lizzo has dropped the “Bad Day” version of her soundtrack cut “Pink.” Lizzo’s “Pink,” the movie’s opening number, already featured on the Mark Ronson-curated soundtrack, but the rapper’s darker (albeit still bubbly) version popped up amid Margot Robbie’s existential crisis in the film. The one-minute reprise of sorts wasn’t included on The Barbie Album and was otherwise unavailable before hitting streaming services Saturday. “Hey Barbie / Why so...

Ricky Skaggs and his band, Kentucky Thunder, put a major win on the scoreboard for real, live music during their sold-out set at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium on Thursday night (July 27).The Grammy, CMA and ACM winner — who's also a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee — performed at the "Mother Church" of country music as part of the Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series, which he told the sold-out audience was his "favorite show of the year."The 69-year-old country music icon is like a living representative of bluegrass...

G Herbo, born Herbert Wright, admitted to participating in a scheme that used stolen credit card information to fund private jet excursions, a trip to a villa in Jamaica, exotic car rentals, and “designer puppies.” On Friday, Wright pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield, Massachusetts, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements to a federal official. In a written statement, Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy said Wright “used stolen account information as his very own unlimited funding source” in order to fund “an extravagant...

Last summer, Garth Brooks expressed a desire to open a police station alongside his Friends in Low Places bar. This summer, he's turning that dream into reality.Photos show Brooks and Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake touring the new bar and substation. Both are under construction, and it's not clear when either will be complete.News of the police station plans came last August, with Brooks saying he'd develop the substation at no cost to taxpayers. His goal, he said, was to control traffic and safety, but he still needed Metro Council...

The calls to producer David Holmes’ Belfast home studio arrived sporadically, sometimes a week or a mere few days in advance. “Are you around?” Sinéad O’Connor would say. “Do you have time?” If Holmes did, O’Connor would then take the nearly three-hour drive from her home in Bray, the Irish coastal town where she was then living, to continue work on what would be the last album of her life. On July 11, just two weeks before she was found unresponsive in her new home in London, O’Connor announced that...

Randy Meisner has died. The bassist and founding member of the Eagles is best remembered for his high harmonies on early Eagles hits like "Take It Easy" and "The Best of My Love," and for his original lead vocals on "Take It to the Limit."The band shared the news on social media, calling him an integral part of the Eagles."His vocal range was astonishing," they say, "as is evident on his signature ballad, 'Take It to the Limit.'"Meisner's cause of death was related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). For years he'd battled...

Burna Boy has shared a new single, “Big 7,” ahead of his seventh studio album, I Told Them… The LP is set for release Aug. 24 via Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Record. “Big 7” arrives along with a music video directed by Benny Boom. It was shot in New York City and features appearances from RZA, Busta Rhymes, Junior Mafia, and actor Shameik Moore. “‘Big 7’ is a melodic tribute to embracing new heights in my musical journey,” Burna Boy explained in a statement. “The title represents a symbolic aspiration to reach greater horizons,...

Lainey Wilson is on a hot streak when it comes to making her dreams come true. In addition to awards and No. 1 songs, now she can cross "Meet Reba McEntire" off of the bucket list.The special moment was captured backstage at CMA Fest. In the video, shared recently by the "Watermelon Moonshine" singer, you can see the two women embrace before exchanging a few words."I'm gonna cry," Wilson says, holding McEntire's hands. "You mean so much to me. You have, you have.""Well, congratulations on everything you've been doing," the country veteran...

Tori Amos is honoring the legacy of Sinéad O’Connor the way she knows best: performing a few of her songs. During her show on Wednesday night, hours after O’Connor’s death, in San Francisco, the songstress performed O’Connor’s tracks “I Am Stretched on Your Grave” and “Three Babies.” She described O’Connor as “one of the most important songwriters” that has lived as she honored her for warning the world about the abuses of the Catholic church. “This is a person who was powerful, who wrote incredible music, and we honor her...

Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" music video is now six seconds shorter, as images of a Black Lives Matter demonstration have been removed. The decision is the latest in a series of discoveries about the making of and promotion of a clip that now has 19 million views.It's not clear when the footage was removed. Several outlets, including the Washington Post, report that a news clip from Fox 5 in Atlanta was edited out. The clip in question depicted a violent confrontation during a 2020 BLM protest.The snippet appeared twice, including on...