Month: December 2023

Machine Gun Kelly shares ‘lofi chill vibes’ compilation

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Post date December 7, 2023
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Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly attends Tribeca Film Festival

Machine Gun Kelly has released a new compilation, titled ‘lofi chill vibes with Machine Gun Kelly,’ recorded in collaboration with producer lonelyboy.

lofi chill vibes with Machine Gun Kelly includes new versions of songs from MGK’s last three albums — Hotel Diablo (2019), Tickets to My Downfall (2020) and mainstream sellout (2022), and takes them in a quieter, more ‘chill’ direction.

Check out a teaser for ‘lofi chill vibes with Machine Gun Kelly’ – here. To stream, head here.

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Taylor Swift is named Time Magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year

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Post date December 7, 2023
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Taylor Swift at the iHeart Radio Music Awards 2019 on March 14^ 2019 in Los Angeles^ CA

TIME Magazine announced that they have named Taylor Swift their ‘2023 Person of the Year,’ beating out a host of finalists (including Barbie and King Charles III) who over the last 12 months dominated in politics and entertainment

TIME called Swit a person with “singular influence” who has found a way to “transcend borders” and be “a source of light” in the world. TIME said in its profile on Swift: “While her popularity has grown across the decades, this is the year that Swift, 33, achieved a kind of nuclear fusion: shooting art and commerce together to release an energy of historic force.” The publication added that Swift was selected because she found a way to give people around the world hope in such dark times: “No one else on the planet today can move so many people so well. Achieving this feat is something we often chalk up to the alignments of planets and fates, but giving too much credit to the stars ignores her skill and her power.”

Swift revealed to TIME: “This is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free I’ve ever been. Ultimately, we can convolute it all we want, or try to overcomplicate it, but there’s only one question … Are you not entertained?”

Part of Swift’s incredible achievements across 2023 was her “Eras Tour,” which grossed about $2.2 billion in North American ticket sales alone. She has dominated not only arenas, but local movie theaters as well with her concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” which raked in about $96 million in the box office in the United States and Canada, making it the highest-grossing concert film domestically for an opening weekend. The singer/songwriter also has more No. 1 albums than any other woman in history, including three this year; and she broke her own Spotify record by becoming the most-streamed artist in a single day in the streamer’s history, with “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” becoming Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day this year.

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Nashville notes: Adam Doleac's baby news + Niko Moon's festive shoutout

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Post date December 6, 2023
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Adam Doleac has announced that he and his wife, MacKinnon, are expecting their first child in March. “I'm trying to play it cool right now but I haVE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED AB ANYTHING IN MY LIFE!!!!” Adam captioned his Instagram carousel, showing heartwarming photos of him and MacKinnon. You can check out the full post on Instagram.

Ever wanted a personalized video shoutout from Niko Moon? Well, you’re in luck. As part of his 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways, Niko and his wife, Anna, will be giving away a personalized video message to one lucky fan. To enter to win, visit Niko’s website.

Aaron Lewis has announced that he’s postponing his remaining 2023 American Patriot Acoustic Tour dates due to doctors-ordered mandatory vocal rest. “After recording a new Staind album, a new solo album and playing 150-plus shows this year, my doctors have insisted I take this month off to give my voice some much needed rest before I do damage to my cords,” shares Aaron. “It kills me to say this, but I have to listen to the professionals. Have a great holiday season and I look forward to seeing everyone in 2024.”

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Celebrate Christmas with The Pioneer Woman's gingerbread muffins

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Post date December 6, 2023
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Heads up, muffin lovers: The Pioneer Woman‘s Ree Drummond has a festive treat for you.

Tired of the typical muffin flavors? You can spice things up this holiday season with Ree’s delectable gingerbread muffins.

Ree’s recipe serves up 12 muffins and includes Christmas-ready ingredients such as cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, ginger and cloves. It has a prep time of 20 minutes and a total of 1 hour 40 minutes.

“Ahhh, these muffins are lovely!! Lovely holiday flavors…so good with a cuppa coffee! Print and put this recipe in your stack of “must makes!” Ree captions her post on Facebook.

You can check out the full recipe now at thepioneerwoman.com.

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Usher in 2024 with Old Dominion

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Post date December 6, 2023
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Get ready for an exciting countdown to 2024 with Old Dominion.

The “Memory Lane” hitmakers will take the stage at the official New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash watch party at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville on Sunday, December 31. Throughout the party, they’ll perform their hits and usher in the new year with fans.

“We’ve had such an amazing 2023-we can't think of a better way to ring in the New Year than by doing what we love the most, playing music and making sure there are no bad vibes! What a great way to set the tone for 2024,” shares Old Dominion lead vocalist Matthew Ramsey.

Tickets, which include the champagne toast and two additional drink tickets, are available for purchase now at ticketmaster.com.

New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash, featuring performances from Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson and more, airs live on CBS December 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET. It’ll also be available to stream on Paramount+.

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Watch Carly cover Tim + Faith's “It's Your Love”

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Post date December 6, 2023
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Tim McGraw‘s Standing Room Only Tour opener Carly Pearce recently put her spin on Tim and Faith Hill‘s hit “It’s Your Love.”

The Instagram video, which Carly shared, featured her singing the song’s spellbinding chorus as her acoustic guitarist strummed the chords.

“It’s your love/ It just does something to me/ It sends a shock right through me/ I can’t get enough/ And if you wonder/ About the spell I’m under/ Oh it’s your love,” Carly sang.

“I literally can't wait to hear this song live every night next year on tour. Hey @thetimmcgraw if you ever need a duet partner, I know a girl [wink emoji],” she captioned her post.

Tim gave his stamp of approval by commenting, “Beautiful!!” Chris Stapleton‘s wife, Morgane, also left an awestruck comment, writing, “Whoa ohhh ohh ohhh ohhh bay-bay [dance emoji].”

You can grab tickets to Tim’s upcoming Standing Room Only Tour now at timmcgraw.com.

Carly and Chris are currently #23 and ascending the country charts with their single, “We Don’t Fight Anymore.”

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Keith, Vince, Kelsea, HARDY + more unite for All for the Hall

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Post date December 6, 2023
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Some of country music’s biggest stars came together on December 5 for Keith Urban‘s All for the Hall benefit concert.

The event, which raised funds for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, featured performances from hosts Urban and Vince Gill as well as Kelsea Ballerini, HARDY, Old Dominion, Riley Green, ERNEST, Mickey Guyton, Trisha Yearwood, Brooks & Dunn, Patty Loveless, Brenda Lee and The War and Treaty.

In line with the night’s theme “The Song Remembers When,” artists performed two songs: one from their catalog and one that defined a memorable time in their life.

Here’s the full list of songs that were performed:

Keith Urban – “Wild Hearts,” “Blue Ain’t Your Color” and “Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)”
Vince Gill – “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away” and “Rocky Mountain Way”
Kelsea Ballerini – “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)” and “You’ve Got a Friend”
HARDY – “Truck Bed” and “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive”
Old Dominion – “Memory Lane” and “Alive”
Riley Green – “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” and “Dixieland Delight”
ERNEST – “Kiss of Death” and “That’s the Way Love Goes”
Mickey Guyton – “Better Than You Left Me” and “Blame It on Your Heart”
Trisha Yearwood – “The Song Remembers When” and “You’re No Good”
Brooks & Dunn – “My Maria” and “I Ain’t Living Long Like This”
Patty Loveless – “Nothin’ But the Wheel” and “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”
Brenda Lee – “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree”
The War And Treaty – “Mr. Fun” and “O Holy Night”

This year's event brought in over $900,000, the largest amount raised in All for the Hall’s history. Proceeds support the nonprofit museum’s various education programs.

A full recap of the event can be found at countrymusichalloffame.org.

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Morgan Wallen opens up about life, career setbacks, growth + more

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Post date December 6, 2023
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Morgan Wallen is the latest artist to grace the cover of Billboard magazine.

In the latest issue, arriving December 9, the global superstar candidly reflected on his life, 2021’s racial slur, career setbacks, personal growth, fatherhood, crossover success and more.

“There's no excuse. I've never made an excuse. I never will make an excuse,” Morgan says of using the slur, which TMZ published on video. “I’ve talked to a lot of people, heard stories [about] things that I would have never thought about because I wasn’t the one going through it. And I think, for me, in my heart I was never that guy that people were portraying me to be, so there was a little bit of like, ‘Damn, I'm kind of actually mad about this a little bit because I know I shouldn't have said this, but I'm really not that guy.'”

“I put myself in just such a s*** spot, you know?” he continues. “Like, ‘You really messed up here, guy.’ If I was that guy, then I wouldn’t have cared. I wouldn’t have apologized. I wouldn’t have done any of that if I really was that guy that people were saying about me.”

Of his lack of CMA Award wins, including this year’s losses despite the success of One Thing at a Time and his headlining tour, Morgan said they “bothered me for like five minutes.” “And then I'm like, Why am I mad? I'm about to go play for 80,000 people in Atlanta,'” he recounts.

You can check out Morgan’s full feature interview now at Billboard‘s website.

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Reba takes 'The Voice' to “Heaven”

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Post date December 6, 2023
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Reba McEntire delivered a soul-stirring performance of her “Seven Minutes in Heaven” on The Voice‘s December 5 result show.

Wearing a brown leather top with fringes, the country icon and season 24 coach took the stage to sing the Olivia Rudeen and Matt Wynn-penned tune. She was accompanied onstage by a live band and autumn trees, which added to the song’s emotional sentiment.

“If I had seven minutes in Heaven/ I know just what I’d do/ Take a walk down those golden streets/ And find a quiet corner booth/ I wouldn’t spend all my seconds asking God questions/ ‘Cause He knows I’d be back soon/ If I had seven minutes in Heaven/ I’d spend them all with you,” Reba sang in the heartfelt chorus.

Her performance closed with a photo of her late mom, Jacqueline Smith, shown onscreen. “Oh, I miss you, mama,” Reba shared.

You can find “Seven Minutes in Heaven” on Reba’s latest album, Not That Fancy.

The Voice airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET and Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.

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Panera Bread’s ‘Charged Lemonade’ blamed in second lawsuit as alleged cause of death

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Post date December 6, 2023
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According to a new lawsuit, Panera Bread’s highly caffeinated ‘Charged Lemonade’ is now being blamed for a second death. The suit, which was filed in Delaware (where Panera is incorporated) alleges that 46-year-old Dennis Brown of Fleming Island, Florida, drank three Charged Lemonades from a local Panera on Oct. 9, and later suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on his way home. The suit, filed on behalf of Brown’s mother, sister and brother, says that Brown had an unspecified chromosomal deficiency disorder, a developmental delay and a mild intellectual disability but lived independently, and frequently ate at Panera after his shifts at a supermarket. According to wrongful death lawsuit, due to hypertension (high blood pressure), Brown did not consume energy drinks. Brown had consumed Charged Lemonades in the days leading up to his death.

The new lawsuit comes less than two months after Panera was hit with a separate lawsuit regarding Sarah Katz, an Ivy League student with a heart condition who died in September 2022 after she drank a Charged Lemonade. That lawsuit called the beverage a “dangerous energy drink” and argued that Panera failed to appropriately warn consumers about its ingredients, which include the stimulant guarana extract. It is unclear whether Brown knew how much caffeine and other stimulants were in the drink, which at the time of his death was available in self-serve dispensers and “offered side-by-side with all of the store’s non-caffeinated and/or less caffeinated drinks.”

Panera has advertised its Charged Lemonade as “plant-based and Clean with as much caffeine as our Dark Roast coffee.” However, the 390 milligrams of caffeine in one large, 30-fluid-ounce Charged Lemonade contains more caffeine in total than any size of Panera’s dark roast coffee. One large Charged Lemonade contains more than the caffeine content of standard cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, plus the equivalent of nearly 30 teaspoons of sugar, according to the lawsuits.

Panera said that it expressed “our deep sympathy for Mr. Brown’s family” but stood by its products safety: “Based on our investigation we believe his unfortunate passing was not caused by one of the company’s products. We view this lawsuit, which was filed by the same law firm as a previous claim, to be equally without merit. Panera stands firmly by the safety of our products.” Panera put more detailed disclosures in all of its restaurants after the first lawsuit and on its website warning customers to consume the Charged Lemonade in moderation, stating that ‘it is not recommended for children, people sensitive to caffeine or pregnant or nursing women.’

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