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Marilyn Manson’s former assistant, Ashley Walters, has filed a lawsuit against the singer, whose real name is Brian Warner, alleging a number of crimes including sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual harassment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other claims. Warner is one defendant in the suit along with a company he runs, Marilyn Manson Records, Inc. Walters is one of more than a dozen women to come forward with allegations of sexual impropriety against Warner and the second woman to submit a legal claim against him, following Game of...

Jordan Matthew Young secured a last-minute place in The Voice's season finale during the semi-finals episode on Tuesday night (May 18). That means that not only will there be two country-leaning contestants in the show's Top 5, but also Team Blake will have two chances to win this season, giving Blake Shelton a leg up over all three other coaches on the show.Tuesday night's episode revealed the results of viewer voting over the past 24 hours, which moved four of the Top 9 contestants directly through to The Voice's finale episode. One of...

Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke have announced new dates for an extensive tour giving praise to their musical heritage. The Georgia group’s headlining Spirit of the South Tour: A Celebration of Southern Rock N Roll will kick off July 30th and feature guests the Allman Betts Band, the Wild Feathers, and founding Allman Brothers Band member Jaimoe. Originally slated to launch in summer 2020 but thwarted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Spirit of the South will now keep the band on the road through late October. Outdoor venues make up the bulk...

Brantley Gilbert is back in the studio. The "Bottoms Up" singer revealed in a Facebook photo on Monday (May 17) that he was joined by a special guest: none other than his friend Jason Aldean.Teasing the collaboration with a selfie, Gilbert writes, "Excited about this one."It's not the first time that Gilbert and Aldean have joined forces. Aldean's certified-platinum 2010 hit "My Kinda Party" was written and originally recorded by Gilbert, and that wasn't the only hit from Aldean's fourth studio album of the same name that was penned by Gilbert, either: He also...

Nile Rodgers, New Order’s Peter Hook, and Run-D.M.C.’s Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels are among the artists who have contributed to a new zine about addiction, sobriety, and staying clean, Sober 21, out Tuesday, May 18th. Published by the Creative Independent, the editorial arm of Kickstarter, Sober 21 features a mix of essays, interviews, and as-told-tos with sober musicians. The collection was spearheaded and edited by Elia Einhorn, the frontman for Scotland Yard Gospel Choir and Fashion Brigade, who has been sober for 24 years now. In an introduction to the zine,...

During The Voice's Monday night episode (May 17), Season 20's Top 9 finalists performed live as they vied for viewers' votes. But that wasn't all the show had in store: It also featured a blast from The Voice's past in the form of Season 19 finalist Ian Flanigan.Repping the country genre for Team Blake with performances of songs by the likes of Jamey Johnson and Travis Tritt, Flanigan made it all the way to the finals last season, ultimately ending his time on the show in third place. He impressed not only...

Happy 50th anniversary to Paul and Linda McCartney’s Ram, an album so divisive that it’s either despised or defended to the death — there is no in-between on this one. Rolling Stone famously described Macca’s second solo LP as “incredibly inconsequential” and “monumentally irrelevant,” while John Lennon called it “muzak” and mocked the pastoral cover on a postcard inside the sleeve of Imagine. But half a century later, it’s now regarded as a whimsical masterpiece, often credited for influencing the entire genre of indie pop, not to mention sitting pretty at...

Chase Rice will complete the release of The Album this spring, finishing a project that he started when he first dropped Part I over a year earlier.On Monday (May 17), the singer revealed that the final chapter of The Album will arrive on May 28. The new musical addition consists of three brand-new songs, plus his current single, "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen."The brand-new songs are titled "Bedroom," "If I Didn't Have You" and "The Nights." Rice's next musical output promises a diverse blend of musical influences and stylistic themes, which he has hinted at throughout...

Janet Jackson’s black “bubble” shirt from her and Michael Jackson’s iconic “Scream” video sold for $125,000 at an auction this weekend featuring over 1,000 items from the singer’s personal collection. Janet wore numerous outfits in the “Scream” video — which, upon its release in 1995, was the most expensive music video ever — with all of those ensembles hitting the Julien’s Auction block as part of the “Iconic Treasures” sale. All together, Janet’s “Scream” wardrobe combined to sell $270,000. The auction’s highest-bid item was Janet’s most notable “Scream” ensemble —...

American Idol Top 4 finalist Chayce Beckham returned to the country genre -- not once, but twice -- on Sunday night's episode (May 16.)  He kicked things off with a tender cover of Zac Brown Band's 2010 hit, "Colder Weather," early on in the show.It was the first of three songs that Beckham was scheduled to perform Sunday night, falling into the "Personal Idol" song category. Each of the show's four finalists sang three songs, including a duet chosen by the episode's mentor, pop singer-songwriter Finneas.Much like Zac Brown Band, Beckham has shown both country roots and...

Eric Clapton detailed his “disastrous” health experience after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine and blamed “the propaganda” for overstating the safety of the vaccine in a letter the guitarist shared with an architect/anti-lockdown activist. Clapton previously shared his thoughts on the Covid-19 shutdown when he appeared on Van Morrison’s anti-lockdown song “Stand and Deliver” in December 2020; two months later, in February, Clapton received his first of two AstraZeneca vaccinations, he wrote in his letter to Robin Monotti Graziadei, who shared the letter on his Telegram with the guitarist’s permission. (Rolling...

Jason Aldean and his band are getting back in the saddle. The country superstar has announced the cities and dates for his upcoming 2021 Back in the Saddle Tour, which is set to launch in Virginia Beach, Va., on Aug. 5.Aldean announced the tour during his live set at the Bonnaroo Farm on Saturday night (May 15), the second of two nights at the Manchester, Tenn. venue. The dates run through late October and cover much of the South and the Midwest, and include a few shows in the Northwest. The...