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Trisha Yearwood has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a statement from the country star and her husband, Garth Brooks, revealed on Wednesday (Feb. 24). Brooks, meanwhile, remains negative for the virus.Brooks and Yearwood were already quarantined because someone within their "inner circle" tested positive for COVID-19 around Feb. 11. They were tested about one week after their initial exposure to the virus, and then continued to quarantine. The statement explains that "subsequent tests" revealed Yearwood's positive diagnosis.“The Queen and I have now tested twice. Officially, she’s diagnosed as ‘on her way out...

Coldplay’s “Fix You” was always something of a hymn, and last night, the song finally got the choir it needed. On their MTV Unplugged performance, the seven members of South Korean pop powerhouse BTS delivered an angelic, meticulously arranged, goose-bump-inducing cover of the song. It was a ridiculously perfect performance that should convert any remaining skeptics of K-pop, Coldplay, soaring balladry, and/or the power of the human spirit. “This song gave us comfort,” BTS’ Jimin said, “so we wanted to prepare this cover to comfort you as well.” In BTS’ rendition, what...

Sunny War first met her friend Zach while busking on Los Angeles' Venice Beach Boardwalk. They were both around 22 years old, and were both talented street musicians who liked to hang out and drink coffee together on their breaks from performing."He was really, really good," War remembers of her old friend. "He played piano and guitar, and sang. You could always tell that something was a little off, but it was really just in the last couple of years that he really went crazy."Zach -- and the complicated relationship War has with...

BTS made their MTV Unplugged debut on Tuesday, where they performed from Seoul, South Korea. The septet — RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook — delivered a five-song acoustic set that included live premieres of songs from 2020’s Be as well as a cover of a Coldplay hit alongside their own Number One hits. They launched their set in a room where they played arcade games and sang Be track “Telepathy,” which marked the first time the band has performed the upbeat song live. “Blue & Grey” was...

Blake Shelton and his fellow The Voice coaches are bringing the '80s back in a new promo video for the show's upcoming 20th season. The musical quartet — Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Nick Jonas — covered Rick Astley's "Together Forever" and its totally '80s music video in fairly spectacular fashion.Between Shelton's slightly-too-big suit, Legend's George Michael-esque getup, Clarkson's sky-high shoulder pads and Jonas' casual, acid-washed Canadian tuxedo, there's a lot going on in this new music video-meets-show promo. The performance portion of the clip pulls quite a bit directly from Astley's...

In 1981, John Prine and his manager launched their own record label to directly serve Prine’s fans. Forty years later, Oh Boy Records is still in business, carrying on the musical legacy of Prine, who died last year due to Covid-19, and the artists he inspired. Oh Boy Records marks its anniversary in 2021 with a series of new projects, including a centerpiece documentary about the label’s origin and history. Via candid archival footage, Prine himself appears in the trailer for the film, talking about how he came up with...

Macy Martin's single "Stupid" is all about letting go in a relationship -- a carefree, mid tempo-love song -- and now, it's got a colorful music video to match. Press play above to watch; it's premiering exclusively on The Boot.Martin filmed her "Stupid" music video in Nashville in late 2020. The song, she says, is an acknowledgement that everyone acts at least a little out of character when they're in the "honeymoon phase" of a new relationship. "We lose our inhibitions and fall into a fever dream of sorts," she describes.""Stupid" is...

Justin Bieber added an electronic glow to “Lonely,” his stripped-down collaboration with Benny Blanco, during Spotify’s virtual Stream On event. The singer also played his other recent singles “Holy” and “Anyone” for the three-song set, which premiered Monday.  “I want to thank my friends at Spotify for asking me to perform exclusively at Stream On,” Bieber said in a statement. “This event is a first, so I wanted to do something I hadn’t done before with this special version of Lonely. I’m always inspired by creativity, and Spotify Stream On shared...

The last time country fans heard from Chase Bryant, he was apologizing for letting success go to his head. It's now clear that there was much more to the story. The "Little Bit of You" hitmaker is opening up about his attempted suicide, the miracle that saved him and his last three years, in hopes he can save other people's lives.Talking to People, Bryant — who had two Top 10 hits on Red Bow Records in 2014 and 2015 — shares how he drove to a Nashville gas station with a...

Colombian superstar Maluma has announced a United States tour that will tentatively kick off this fall. The arena trek — which is arguably one of the biggest to be announced since the Covid-19 pandemic brought touring to a halt last year — is scheduled to start September 2nd at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. It will wrap on October 24th at the Allstate Arena in Chicago. In a statement, per Billboard, Maluma said: “I couldn’t be more excited to announce my return to the concert stage. It’s what...