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Netflix shares trailer for Karol G documentary ‘Tomorrow Was Beautiful’

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Netflix is previewing the documentary Tomorrow was Beautiful about Colombian singer and actress Karol G (born Carolina Giraldo Navarro) set for release May 8.

Directed by Cristina Costantini and produced by R.J. Cutler’s This Machine (a Sony Pictures Television company), the documentary chronicles Karol G’s inspiring journey to global stardom, giving fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse behind her stadium tour. The film follows her rise from her modest roots in Medellín, Colombia, as she defies the odds—and the doubters—who told her she wouldn’t succeed because of her gender, her background, or the scale of her dreams.

Karol G says in the trailer: “The fact that I’m a woman was already a huge obstacle for my career. Everyone could see I was at the top of my career, but inside, I felt like I was losing who I really was. As much as I’d like to explain how difficult it was, I wouldn’t have enough time.”

See the trailer for Tomorrow was Beautiful – HERE.

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Nashville notes: Kacey Musgraves' Hank Williams cover + Castellows' 'Homecoming'

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Kacey Musgraves has recorded her cover of the Hank Williams‘ classic “Lost Highway” to mark her return to Lost Highway Records as part of the reorganization of UMG Nashville. She was originally signed to Lost Highway in 2011.

Sister-trio The Castellows will release their seven-track Homecoming EP on May 30, ahead of their headlining tour of the same name this fall. It kicks off Sept. 13 in Austin, Texas. 

“Copperhead Road” hitmaker Steve Earle recently became the first artist invited to join the Grand Ole Opry during the year it celebrates its 100th birthday, as Vince Gill extended the invitation from the legendary stage. You can relive the moment on YouTube.



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Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery and more to celebrate CMA Fest at the Opry

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As the Grand Ole Opry continues marking its 100th birthday this year, it’s also taking some time to celebrate CMA Fest.

The festivities kick off June 3 with two special shows starring Carrie Underwood, Bill Anderson and more. 

The star power only grows on June 4, with Scotty McCreery, Justin Moore, Mitchell Tenpenny, Colbie Caillat and more set to take the stage.

A special June 5 show has just been added featuring Christian artist Brandon Lake, with the Opry’s regular June 6 and June 7 shows to follow, as well. 

Tickets are on sale at Opry.com now, where you can also check out the nightly lineups, which are continually updated.

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Jelly Roll reveals who'll join him at Billy Bob's Texas

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We now know who some of Jelly Roll‘s friends are. 

Lainey Wilson, Riley Green, ERNEST, Russell Dickerson, Dasha and Ashley Cooke are definitely on board to join him for his Tuesday, May 6, show at Billy Bob’s Texas at the Fort Worth Stockyards.

The Jelly Roll & Friends show is one of the big lead-up events to the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, which air live from Frisco, Texas, May 8 on Prime Video.

Both Lainey and Dasha played Jelly’s benefit for ACM’s charitable arm, Lifting Lives, last year. 

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Post Malone's Big A** Stadium Tour gets bigger with new LA date

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With only one show already under its belt, Post Malone‘s Big A** Stadium Tour is already expanding. 

Posty’s adding a Thursday, June 19, date at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with tickets going on sale Friday. 

The trek kicked off Tuesday with a sold-out show in Salt Lake City featuring Jelly Roll, Sierra Ferrell and Chandler Walters.

Jelly Roll’s set included his hits “I Am Not OK,” “Liar” and “Save Me.” He also returned during Posty’s set to do “Losers.” 

As for the headliner, Post Malone performed “Circles,” “Congratulations,” “I Had Some Help,” “Texas Tea,” “Pour Me a Drink” and more. 

The Big A** Stadium Tour sets up shop at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday. 

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The 60th ACMs promise 12 minutes of music to start + superstar collabs

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The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards will start with 12 nonstop minutes of music, as the show pays tribute to six decades of ACM songs of the year. 

Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, host Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes and Sugarland are all set to take part in the performance. 

The Frisco, Texas, show also has several superstar pairings on tap: Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts, Jelly Roll and Shaboozey, and Brooks & Dunn and Cody Johnson.

Megan Moroney also joins the lineup, which already includes Alan Jackson, Chris Stapleton, Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley and Zach Top.

You can watch the 60th ACM Awards live from Ford Center at The Star starting at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, May 8, on Prime Video. 

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Trisha Yearwood looks in 'The Mirror' for first new album in six years

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Trisha Yearwood‘s first new album in six years, The Mirror, will arrive July 18.

In more than three decades of making music, it’s the first one she’s co-produced and had a hand in writing every song. 

“Creating this music has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,” she says of the new undertaking.

You’ll get a preview as two new songs from the album, “The Wall or the Way Over” and “Bringing the Angels,” drop on Friday.

The new record is also the beginning of a new partnership with Virgin Music Group, which means Trisha is back at home with the same company where she started, recording for MCA from 1990 to 2006.

Trisha’s currently in the middle of her first headlining tour in six years.

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Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma religious charter school can be publicly funded

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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh a pivotal case that could determine whether a Catholic school in Oklahoma can become the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school.

The justices heard arguments on Wednesday regarding whether St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, established in 2023 by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa, can receive public funding despite its religious affiliation. At issue is whether the First Amendment’s principle of separating church and state prohibits charter schools with religious missions from receiving public money. The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision by the end of June.

The case highlights the ongoing debate between protecting religious freedom and upholding the constitutional separation of church and state. Supporters of the school argue that Oklahoma already provides charter school funding to qualified institutions, and denying access to religious schools amounts to unconstitutional religious discrimination. Critics warn, however, of serious legal and constitutional consequences.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond contends that charter schools are essentially public institutions due to six defining characteristics: they are free, open to all, state-funded, regulated by the government, nondiscriminatory, and secular—guidelines similar to those followed by 45 other states and the federal government. According to Drummond, these features classify charter schools as public entities subject to constitutional constraints, including the prohibition on state-sponsored religion.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that using taxpayer money to support a religious charter school violates both the state and U.S. Constitutions. The court cautioned that permitting St. Isidore to operate as a publicly funded religious school could have far-reaching implications across the country. A ruling in favor of St. Isidore, the court noted, could undermine federal charter school regulations and create confusion for millions of students nationwide.

Last year, Oklahoma’s top court ruled that allowing public funds to go to religious charter schools would violate both state and federal constitutional provisions. Rachel Laser, president of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said that “according to our state law, charter schools are defined as public schools. That alone settles the issue.” Laser also raised additional concerns about the religious nature of the proposed school: “this school is backed by the Catholic diocese and plans to follow Catholic doctrine, including moral codes that, implicitly or explicitly, could lead to discrimination against LGBTQ students and families.”

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'Same Moon' bridges the distance for Mitchell Tenpenny + Meghan Patrick

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For Mitchell Tenpenny, “Same Moon” is more than just his new single. It’s an autobiographical reflection on how he and his wife, Canadian country star Meghan Patrick, often feel.

“I had that title I wrote down because I was, like, out somewhere (on the) West Coast, and she was somewhere else,” he remembers. “And I was just, like, cliche joking. … ‘Just look up at the moon, baby, and it feels like we’re a little bit closer.'”

It didn’t take long before the joke started to seem like a pretty good song idea.

“I was like, that’s kind of a cool title,” Mitchell says. “I wrote down ‘Look Up at the Moon,’ and then I just kind of … (liked) the way the ‘Same Moon’ kind of flowed.”

Tenpenny confesses it took a couple tries before any of his co-writers saw the vision. Finally, though, Paul DiGiovanni, Derrick Southerland and Dallas Wilson came around.

“That day everyone was kind of on board,” Mitchell tells ABC Audio, “and I was like, ‘Man, I’m really feeling this. I’m missing her right now. I kind of want to write this song about the life me and my wife are living.’ And so it kind of just fell out because it’s where my head was.” ?(AUDIO IS ABC 1-ON-1)

These days, Mitchell’s particularly proud because Meghan just charted her first top-40 hit in the States with “Golden Child.”

“Same Moon” is from his third studio album, appropriately titled The 3rd. 

Mitchell’s currently on tour with Kane Brown, ahead of his run with Jordan Davis this fall.


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Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi released on bail from ICE detention

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Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi has been released on bail following a federal judge’s order on Wednesday. The move comes weeks after Mahdawi, 34, was taken into custody by armed agents from the Department of Homeland Security during a naturalization appointment in Vermont. Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford ordered Mahdawi’s release on bail as his habeas corpus case proceeds through the court. The government had asked for a seven-day delay to the release order, which Crawford denied.

Mahdawi,  a lawful U.S. permanent resident originally from a refugee camp in the West Bank, had been detained since April 14. He was held at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans, Vermont, under the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Court documents reveal that Mahdawi spent his early years in al-Fara, a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank, where much of his family still resides. At the age of 15, he was shot in the leg by an Israeli soldier. He immigrated to the United States over ten years ago and began studying at Columbia in 2021.

Mahdawi was an active organizer of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University last year and has a green card. In a DHS-issued notice requiring Mahdawi to appear, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the detention, claiming Mahdawi’s presence and actions in the U.S. posed a significant threat to U.S. foreign policy and could negatively impact diplomatic interests.

After his release, Mahdawi stood outside the Burlington, Vermont courthouse and addressed reporters, saying, “I want to say this loudly and clearly to President Trump and his administration: I am not afraid. What we are witnessing echoes what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned about: that injustice in one place endangers justice everywhere .. Yes you might think I am free, but my freedom is interlinked with the freedom of many other students.”

Outside the courthouse, Mahdawi’s legal team argued that the Trump administration of using retaliatory tactics against his right to express political views, as he helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia University’s campus in the early months of the Israel-Hamas war.  Luna Droubi, a partner at Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, said: “The government’s actions are baseless, unsupported, and violate constitutional principlesThis is far from over—we will keep pushing until Mohsen’s freedom is fully secured.”

Speaking to the press on Wednesday, Mahdaw urged an end to the war in Gaza and criticized U.S. military aid to Israel: “We have a duty to defend human dignity. The eyes of the world, not just Palestine, are on America. What happens here will shape the future for everyone.”

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