Music

Thirty-three years ago today (July 14, 1990) is a day that Garth Brooks will likely not forget. It was on that date that his hit "The Dance" soared to the top of the charts, where it stayed for three straight weeks."The Dance," which was Brooks' second No. 1 single, comes from Brooks' self-titled debut album. Written by songwriter Tony Arata, the tune helped both Brooks and Arata find their place in country music."We were both doing whatever we could to stay in Nashville, trying to get our songs heard by anybody," Arata recalls. "The...

ALBUM REVIEW Songwriter El Kempner turns pandemic-era stress into great songs The latest release from Palehound is one hell of a ride. The album was inspired by the “apocalypse road trip” across the U.S. that the indie Boston band took mid-tour to get safely back home as the pandemic hit in early 2020. The stress and tension of that moment informs the album, even when the song’s aren’t specifically about the pandemic. In a larger sense, the greatest adventure on Eye on the Bat is Palehound’s musical evolution: they’re sharper,...

Dan + Shay just announced their next studio album. The duo's fifth album is called Bigger Houses and it will be available later this summer."Save Me the Trouble," "Heartbreak on the Map" and "Bigger Houses" are three songs fans who pre-order the album will get immediately. It goes on sale Sept. 15, but the pre-order begins at 12AM ET July 14.Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney and their loved ones quickly filled the comments section of an Instagram post revealing the news:attachment-Dan and Shay albumInstagramloading...Good Things was the last Dan + Shay album,...

Gabe Lee has managed to package a prayer, a truth, and a dream in one album. Drink the River, his fourth studio album, delivers this trifecta through each of its nine songs, doling them out in a way that feels like both a fever and a fairytale.  He’s here to tell stories, after all. Specifically, ones he’s collected since Farmland in 2019 and left Nashville, only to come back again. While his 2022 album The Hometown Kid solidified Lee as one of the city’s most promising contenders, Drink the River...

Jimmie Allen says Jane Doe defamed him during an interview in which she accused him of sexual assault. The singer also says Jane Doe 2 stole his cellphone after agreeing to allow him to record video of their sexual encounter.Two new lawsuits filed on Thursday (July 13) in Nashville find Allen countersuing for unspecified monetary damages. Billboard broke the news of the lawsuits, detailing the filed documents in great detail.Variety shared Jane Doe's story and revealed news of her lawsuit against him in May. She is identified as Allen's former day-to-day manager,...

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman plans spring release for autobiography that includes passages on her bandmates, Kurt Cobain, and others Kathleen Hanna will look back on her turbulent formative years and success as the singer for Bikini Kill and Le Tigre in a new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, out May 14. The book will chronicle the tumult that surrounded Hanna’s childhood, as well as her epiphanies at Olympia, Washington’s Evergreen College where she launched a fanzine called Bikini Kill and...

Few things fit together quite like college football and country music. This year, the Allstate Sugar Bowl will host its first-ever Country Kickoff to the 2023 NCAA football season. The lineup this year features Garth Brooks as the headliner with Lainey Wilson and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band opening the musical event.The Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff will take place Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La. The event is open to the public, with tickets on sale starting Friday, July 21.“Being asked to be part of the first-ever...

J Noa, the Dominican teen rap dynamo, drew expressions of wonder and joy from a quartet of rap’s founders with an intricate, sometimes lightning-paced freestyle that stretches on and on. In video, filmed at the birthplace of hip-hop in the Bronx this week, she went off verse after verse, boasting about her freestyle skills, how no one can compare to her, and how she’s always repping the Dominican flag. Her audience included DMC, Grandmaster Caz, the Funky 4 + 1’s Sha-Rock, and the Fearless Four’s Mighty Mike C — four...

Reba McEntire lived the high life in a 13,000-square-foot mansion on 83 waterfront acres in the Nashville suburb of Lebanon, Tenn. Dubbed Starstruck Farm, the elegant Southern manor home offered every top-notch amenity.The country legend's former mansion features seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms, a chef’s kitchen, a home theater, a wine room, an eight-car garage, a swimming pool, a separate guest house, a barn and more. The exterior of the luxury estate includes beautiful brick and rock work, meticulous landscaping and sweeping views of Old Hickory Lake.McEntire sold the stunning...

Britney Spears is speaking out against the people saying she “deserved to be hit” in a new Instagram video, following the incident involving NBA player Victor Wembanyama’s security. Last week, a security guard for the San Antonio Spurs allegedly slapped her when she approached Wembanyama from behind for a photo at a Las Vegas restaurant. She filed a police report alleging battery, but the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police ultimately decided not to press charges against the security guard. The incident attracted widespread media attention and scrutiny, some of which rubbed...

America’s Got Talent returned from a brief holiday break Tuesday night (July 11) ready for action. With only a fraction of the Golden Buzzers left to award, all eyes were on the judges to see if any contestants piqued their interest enough to automatically advance to the live rounds.When contestant Lavender Darcangelo took the stage, it was clear that she had the perfect combination of talent and a heartwarming story to claim a buzzer for her own. During her introduction, Darcangelo let the judges and audience know that she is both blind...

A Los Angeles judge said Monday that Lady Gaga will not have to pay Jennifer McBride — the woman who pleaded no contest to receiving stolen property after Gaga’s French bulldogs were stolen at gunpoint — after she sued her over a $500,000 reward to return the pups. “The allegations in the complaint are directly related to wrongful conduct that plaintiff pleaded guilty to in the criminal proceeding,” the judge wrote in their ruling. “Under the circumstances, plaintiff’s successful pursuit of her current claims would allow her to benefit from...

Kelsea Ballerini has been through the experience of going through a divorce in the public eye. Still, she wasn't gun shy about sharing her new love interest with fans.In late February of 2023, Ballerini officially confirmed that she was dating Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes, and the couple made their relationship red carpet official early that April when they walked the red carpet together at the 2023 CMT Music Awards.Now, in a new cover interview with Stylecaster, the singer explains that she and Stokes didn't hesitate to make their relationship...

No Way In Norway The musician accidentally shut down part of the massive underground road system running beneath Norway's capital Lil Nas X inadvertently flouted Norwegian traffic laws when he rode an electric scooter through Oslo’s massive downtown tunnel system late Monday, July 11. The musician was one of four Americans stopped for scooting along the Festning tunnel, which is part of a giant underground road system known as the Opera Tunnel. On Twitter, the Oslo police wrote (via Google Translate), “Four people on scooters have lost their way into...