Music

Clay Walker and Tracy Lawrence will be hitting stages together in the spring of 2022, performing with the same band. Their nine-date tour launches next March, kicking off in Charlotte, N.C., and wrapping in Owensboro, Ky.The billing promises a career-spanning selection of both artists' greatest hits, such as Walker's "She Won't Be Lonely Long" and "If I Could Make a Living," and Lawrence's "Alibis," "Paint Me a Birmingham" and "Sticks and Stones." Not only are the two singers both country music stalwarts of multiple decades standing, but they're good pals,...

Iron Maiden has teamed up with Marvel for a new collection of exclusive merchandise themed around iconic Marvel characters. This collaboration interweaves the universes of both brands, with designs that pay tribute to characters like Wolverine, Venom, Thanos, and Deadpool. The characters will appear in variations of the band’s album and single artwork, including for Fear of the Dark, Killers, and “The Trooper.” Iron Maiden’s iconic mascot, Eddie, will also appear in the artwork. “Eddie has long stood shoulder to shoulder with the greatest super heroes and we’re also pretty proud...

Lana Scott has been treating viewers to country covers ever since the beginning of her journey on Season 21 of The Voice. But on Monday night (Nov. 29), fans got to see a whole new side of her when she tackled a song outside of her usual genre of choice as part of the show’s “Challenge Week.”Stepping on the stage and out of her comfort zone, Scott performed a live rendition of Katy Perry’s “The One That Got Away.” Turning the pop hit into a countryfied version, she used her...

Travis Scott’s offer to cover the funeral expenses for nine-year-old Ezra Blount, the youngest victim to die at Astroworld, was rebuffed Monday in a heartbreaking letter from the Blount family’s lawyer. “Your client’s offer is declined. I have no doubt Mr. Scott feels remorse. His journey ahead will be painful. He must face and hopefully see that he bears some of the responsibility for this tragedy,” attorney Bob Hilliard said in the Monday response obtained by Rolling Stone. The offer was sent to Hilliard and his co-counsel Ben Crump last...

The Avett Brothers' immediate circle suffered a massive loss on Friday night (Nov. 26): Jim Avett, who is the father of the group's Scott and Seth Avett, experienced a house fire at his Concord, N.C. home, the Charlotte Observer reports.The blaze, which seems to have originated from a golf cart, claimed 60 guitars and up to 100 paintings. In a Facebook post, Jim shared that "half the house is totally beyond repair.""Everything alive that resided at our house escaped the fire with the possible exception of one unaccounted cat," he...

Chance The Rapper and soul icon Dionne Warwick have joined forces for a new song “Nothing’s Impossible.” The inspiring duet features Warwick’s breathy vocals juxtaposed with uplifting verses from Chance. The duo’s track materialized after one of Warwick’s kooky tweets last December where the pop legend wrote, “Hi @chancetherapper. If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this. Hi, @chancetherapper. If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I...

Fifty-seven years ago today (Nov. 28, 1964) was an unforgettable day for Willie Nelson: It was on that date that the singer made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry.Nelson's appearance on the renowned Opry stage came less than two weeks after he had his first recording session at RCA Studio B in Nashville, with Chet Atkins producing. The first song that Nelson recorded in that session was the Christmas tune "Pretty Paper."By the time Nelson first took the Grand Ole Opry stage, he had already released two albums: And...

As December nears, the husband and wife duo of King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and singer/actress Toyah Willcox are getting in the holiday spirit with a cover of “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer,”  the latest installation from their series Sunday Lunch. While Fripp and Willcox take turns trading lyrics to the classic holiday jingle, with humbug written across the former’s forehead, a sign in the far back of the room peeks out, reading: “Frippmas Christmas Bitch!” Last week, the couple offered up a high-spirited and slightly disjointed sing-along of “Silent Night,”...

Actor and singer-songwriter Rita Wilson gets an assist from Vince Gill in a new, gratitude-focused holiday track called "Count Your Blessings." String-filled and sweeping, the new song finds Gill and Wilson trading verses over a gentle piano line, sharing a holiday message of the importance of being thankful."Every day really is a gift," Wilson reflects. "As long as we are alive, each day offers hope. Every person has endured some kind of hardship. That is a part of life. To be able to see and recognize the blessings that life...

Ghostface Killah shared two new tracks with “Bob James Freestyle” (featuring Raekwon) and “I Got Soul Freestyle.” In teasing the tracks’ release on Twitter earlier this week, the rapper said that the songs were “a little something to help y’all enjoy the holiday weekend,” in reference to Thanksgiving. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Wu-Tang rapper’s solo debut, Ghostface released Ironman 25 in October, which brought a collection of rarities, remixes and radio edits to streaming services for the first time. Currently, Ghostface is on the road throughout North...

The viral "Fancy Like" is not as easy as it looks — just ask LeAnn Rimes and her husband, Eddie Cibrian.These days when you open up social media, chances are you'll hear Walker Hayes' chart-topping hit about Applebee's. "Fancy Like" has taken the world by storm — Hayes is a country artist by definition, but this song has definitely crossed over into other genres and blown up TikTok in unprecedented ways.It's that catchy.What's especially genius is that Hayes enlisted the help of his daughter, Lela, to create a super fun dance to go...

Meek Mill is set to release his final Dreamchasers mixtape — the fifth installment in his series — as an NFT. The Philly rapper revealed he would be taking this approach with his work for the first time via Instagram. “#DCPOUNDCAKE LAST DREAMCHASER MIXTAPE A NFT …. LOYALTY CLUB STARTS JANUARY.1st 2022,” he wrote while jamming out to the music. He also added that fans “can invest merch albums and shows and get marketed.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Meek Mill (@meekmill) Though Meek doesn’t explain...

As a genre-transcending country superstar, actor and businesswoman, Dolly Parton's gotten to meet all kinds of different people over the course of her life. But she says there's something special about the hosts of late-night talk shows — and in particular, Jimmy Fallon."Well, I have a crush on Jimmy Fallon...I think he is precious," the singer reveals during a cover story interview with W Magazine. "He's so funny. We get along so good."In 2020, Parton and Fallon collaborated on a version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" for Parton's...