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Phoebe Bridgers says she stands by the statements she made in an October 2020 Instagram post that led recording studio owner Chris Nelson to sue her for defamation. In a series of filings in Los Angeles on Monday, the “Motion Sickness” singer asked the court to strike Nelson’s complaint on the basis the lawsuit is “seeking to chill” her allegations of abusive conduct in violation of her First Amendment right to free speech. “I believe that the statements I made in my Instagram story are true. My statements were made...

If you turn 21 years old in 2022, then you were born in a Brooks & Dunn year. Those turning 40 will find a Willie Nelson song as the most played song from their birth year.Anyone turning 75 years old got an earful of bad advice from Tex Williams the year they were born."Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" was the most played country song from 1947, and if you're bewildered by how such a blatant piece of cigarette propaganda could have risen above stories of love and loss in country music,...

The angel number 222 is said to be a sign of hope and positivity with a promise of harmony and balance in life. And after a weekend of chaotic Instagram posts in a fight to reunite his family, maybe Kanye West is turning toward manifestation as he schedules his Donda 2 listening party for Feb. 22, 2022, at Miami’s LoanDepot Park. A Ticketmaster listing for the Donda Experience Performance appeared on the platform over the weekend with the official announcement arriving Monday. Last year’s collection of Donda listening parties drew...

If it weren't for sad love songs, country music just wouldn't be the same.Whether reliving sweet memories or bidding a bitter farewell, the saddest love songs are universal, sharing emotions to which we can all relate. And the best (or worst?) of them are those we can't quite make it through without shedding a few tears.Keep a box or two of tissues handy as The Boot counts down the tear-stained Top 10 Sad Love Songs in Country Music.10"Whiskey Lullaby"Brad Paisley and Alison KraussTissue-Worthy Lyric: "We found her with her face...

Well, that was awesome. The Super Bowl halftime show finally opened up to hip-hop—this was the first time the rappers got to bumrush center stage, instead of serving as a sideshow. And it was a triumph. Dr. Dre presided over an all-time great Super Bowl blowout, rocking alongside Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, and Anderson .Paak on drums. It was a celebration of West Coast rap history at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, in a battle between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals....

Mickey Guyton helped kick off Super Bowl LVI on Sunday (Feb. 13) with a powerhouse performance of the national anthem. Wearing a belted blue dress and backed by a vocal choir and piano, Guyton's version of the anthem pulled out all the stops for a dazzling performance.Still, the star of the show was Guyton's voice itself, complete with acrobatic vocal runs and a pitch-perfect delivery of the anthem's octave-spanning finish. A packed stadium watched on during the country star's performance, as did the two NFL teams facing off at this...

When we phoned up Pete Townshend last week at his new home in the English countryside, our only real goal was to talk about the Who’s upcoming American tour where the band will be paired with local symphonies. Before we knew it, an hour had passed and we’d covered everything from the Neil Young–Joe Rogan spat to the inflation crisis, the unlikelihood of a new Who record or solo LP, the brilliant use of his music on Freaks and Geeks, and his hatred of NFTs. In typical Townshend fashion, the...

It may not seem as though country music has taken center stage at the Super Bowl all that often, but throughout the big game's history, more than a dozen of the genre's artists have performed during pre-game festivities and at halftime.Super Bowl organizers have more often selected country stars to sing the National Anthem (or, occasionally, "America the Beautiful") before the game's kickoff. Over the years, everyone from Charley Pride to Carrie Underwood has helped attendees and viewers feel some patriotic pride; in 2017, that was Luke Bryan's job, and...

Kanye West made a surprise last-minute appearance at a Los Angeles screening Friday of the upcoming Netflix docuseries Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy.  Ye showed up about 15 minutes into the screening of the first part of the film, sitting on a chair in the front corner of the room, Variety reports. The rapper’s slightly tardy appearance at the screening likely caught attendees — including Usher, Offset and Roddy Ricch — off-guard as West had previously demanded (and was denied) editing access to the three-part documentary prior to its premiere at...

If Luke Bryan knows how to do one thing well, it's how to put on a good time for his fans. Bryan brought his high-energy, rump-shaking and personable approach to the Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas for his brand-new residency, and pictures show what a memorable experience it was for the fans in attendance.During Friday night's (Feb. 11) debut, Bryan showed the audience that he's capable of navigating more technical elements than his fans are used to. One main focus of the show is a series of risers that smoothly go up...

Three people were injured following a shooting outside a Los Angeles hotspot that was hosting an afterparty for a Justin Bieber concert early Saturday morning. Following Bieber’s invite-only Super Bowl Weekend performance at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, celebrities — including rappers Kodak Black, Lil Baby and Gunna — gathered at the popular restaurant The Nice Guy for a post-show afterparty; Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin, Drake, Khloe Kardashian and Tobey Maguire were also among the celebs seen entering the afterparty, the Hollywood Reporter writes. At approximately...

It's one thing to be nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award. It's an entirely different experience to be the most-nominated artist on the list. Chris Young found his name among the 2022 ACM Awards nominees seven times when they were announced on Thursday (Feb. 10)."I've never been the most nominated at any awards show ever in my career," Young shares in a "thank you" video on Instagram.Young's seven nominations in 2022 actually tie his previous total for career nominations at the ACMs. Despite those nods, he has yet...