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❤️ 2 ❤️ The Grammy-Award winning artist also discussed about how female rappers are "doing some of the most exciting commercially" J. Cole sat down with Kevin Hart for his show Hart To Heart on Peacock, and opened up about how meditation and staying off social media has benefited his mental health. The Off-Season artist said that his new publicist had helped him find his way back to utilizing the art of meditation. “So I got with this new publicist, Kathryn Frazier, and she’s amazing woman. She was telling me...

During the 11 years that they shared hosting duties at the CMA Awards, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood practically became the awards show's prom king and queen: Their rapport, chemistry and ever-dazzling costume changes made them a fan-favorite, year after year.The two stars haven't co-hosted since the 2018 show, but Paisley says he'd jump at the chance to do it all over again — and it doesn't need to be at a CMA Awards show, either."I would host anything with Carrie that they want us to host," the singer says...

Sinéad O’Connor, the fiery Irish singer and songwriter whose striking voice briefly made her an unlikely pop superstar in the early Nineties, while her bold public stances on child abuse, war, and organized religion kept her in the news, has died at the age of 56.  O’Connor’s family confirmed the singer’s death in a statement to Irish news network RTE, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.” No...

Maddie Poppe and Caleb Lee Hutchinson, an American Idol fan-favorite couple, have gone their separate ways.The pair never formally announced their breakup, but it seems that they called it quits some time ago: Poppe debuted a new relationship with singer-songwriter and guitarist Gabe Burdulis on her Instagram on Monday (July 24), sharing a photo of them together and captioning it "Happy."Poppe and Hutchinson first met while both were competing on Season 16 of American Idol. They got to know each other during Hollywood Week and made their relationship official during...

A Good Cause White, once a fan of Elon Musk, is also auctioning off White Stripes-era gear and other personal items to benefit Detroit’s Clark Park Jack White, who once called Elon Musk “the Henry Ford of the 21st century,” is relinquishing ownership of his personal 2013 Tesla Model S. for his second Third Man Garage Sale auction. In collaboration with his label Third Man Records, White is also auctioning White Stripes-era gear and other personal items. The portion of the auction’s proceeds will benefit Southwest Detroit’s Clark Park Coalition. Last year, White...

The lyrics to Jason Aldean's new song "Try That in a Small Town" deliver a low-key threat to anyone wanting to "round up" his guns. In real life, the singer isn't so definitive."Try That in a Small Town" is embroiled in controversy partially because of a lyric that is pro-gun rights and a message that — at best — supports vigilante justice, and at worst, encourages gun violence.Additionally, some people feel the lyrics use racist dog whistles to attack urban life, a charge that Aldean has labeled as "meritless" and "dangerous."Since...

WGA and SAG-AFTRA both being on strike has been hell for everyone in Hollywood. The writers and actors just want to receive fair compensation for their work, which lines the pockets of the same higher-up executives who oppose granting that request. With both sides locked down, planned release dates for film and TV projects have been pushed, the future of both industries has grown more uncertain, and tens of thousands of people are out of work — including Snoop Dogg, apparently, who has canceled two of his forthcoming concerts at...

One Miranda Lambert fan attended her Velvet Rodeo Las Vegas residency show on Saturday night (July 22) wearing a custom-made shirt with a timely message -- and caught the attention of the star herself."Her shirt says 'Shoot Tequila, Not Selfies,'" Lambert said during the show, bending down to get a good look at the message on the tee. "She did it, I didn't!"Of course, the t-shirt is a reference to another recent Velvet Rodeo show, in which Lambert stopped the music during a performance of "Tin Man" to call out...

Ken-to-Ken There were no hard feelings after Gosling previously apologized for copying the pop star's "Permission to Dance" outfit After Ryan Gosling gifted Jimin with Ken’s guitar as a peace offering for breaking the Barbie cardinal rule, the BTS member took to social media on Monday to let the world know that there are no hard feelings between the two. “Hi Ryan and hi Ken, it’s Jimin,” the Face singer said in an Instagram video while brandishing Ken’s signature black acoustic guitar. “Congrats on your big release. My fans are excited...

The love is strong for these 30 controversial country songs. The hate is strong, too.Country music's biggest hitmakers took on sensitive social subjects in ways that became anthemic to one group of fans, while leaving another snarling. The 1970s were a particularly controversial era in country, but the early 2000s populate this list quite a few times, as well.There aren't very many controversial country songs from the last five years, which begs the question: Why is everyone afraid to take a risk today?Find controversial hits from Loretta Lynn, Tim McGraw, Merle Haggard,...

😆😂🤣 Swift surprise-performed "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" during her first show in Seattle this weekend When it comes to Taylor Swift’s 2017 album Reputation, the song “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” — with lyrics such as “you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand” and “friends don’t try to trick you” — stands out as an almost-direct callout to Kanye West, and his yearslong feud with Swift. During her show at Seattle’s Lumen Field Saturday, the “Ready for It” singer performed the...

Lee Greenwood is publicly defending Jason Aldean amid a firestorm of controversy over his "Try That in a Small Town" song and video. In an interview on Jesse Watters Primetime, the "God Bless the USA" singer says Aldean has been unjustly accused of racism.“I am a Jason Aldean fan. He is the biggest patriot, like a lot of us," Greenwood says. "It has nothing to do with racism. This is about people trying to take away the freedom of expression. It is a great song. I wish I had it.”Aldean...

The 1975 have called off the remainder of their Asian tour following the band’s performance that resulted in the cancellation of a Malaysian music festival. Matty Healy and company were scheduled to play at Jakarta, Indonesia’s We the Fest on Sunday as well as in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, but the band announced in a statement that both shows were now off. “The 1975 regret to announce that their forthcoming shows in Jakarta and Taipei will no longer be going ahead as planned,” the group said. “The band never takes...

The robots have come for the Man in Black. An AI-generated recording of Johnny Cash singing Aqua's 1997 hit "Barbie Girl" in the style of "Folsom Prison Blues" sprung up on YouTube on Thursday and racked up over 500,000 views in four days.YouTube channel There I Ruined It garnered a following with renditions of pop songs set to the AI voices of classic crooners.(Because, really, who hasn't wondered how it would sound for Frank Sinatra to belt out Lil Jon's "Get Low" ?)How the AI Johnny Cash Version of "Barbie...