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Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain to lead this year's Glastonbury Festival in June
Read full article: Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain to lead this year's Glastonbury Festival in JuneOrganizers of the Glastonbury Festival have announced the lineup so far for arguably the worldโs most famous music festival.
New Jersey comes West to kick off Grammy weekend with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen
Read full article: New Jersey comes West to kick off Grammy weekend with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce SpringsteenNew Jersey was front and center in Los Angeles two nights before the Grammy Awards.
CBS game show 'Superfan' celebrates musicians like Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Pitbull
Read full article: CBS game show 'Superfan' celebrates musicians like Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and PitbullCBS' latest game show, โSuperfan,โ premiering Wednesday, gathers one musical act and their fans each week into a studio and gradually whittles the contestants down to two, giving online voters the final say on who will be crowned the ultimate superfan.
What to stream this weekend: Gal Gadot, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' and 'Only Murders in the Building'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Gal Gadot, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' and 'Only Murders in the Building'This weekโs new entertainment releases include Gal Gadot in the international espionage thriller โHeart of Stone,โ the return of the comedy โOnly Murders in the Buildingโ on Hulu and โPainkiller,โ a new Netflix limited series detailing the rise of opioid use in the United States from various perspectives.
New this week: Shania, 'Princess Power' and Pamela Anderson
Read full article: New this week: Shania, 'Princess Power' and Pamela AndersonThis weekโs new entertainment releases include a fresh album from Shania Twain, the megahit film โBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverโ lands on Disney+ and a new PBS โFrontlineโ documentary delves into Russian President Vladimir Putinโs interaction with the last five U.S. presidents.
New this week: John Legend, 'Serpent Queen' and 'Pinocchio'
Read full article: New this week: John Legend, 'Serpent Queen' and 'Pinocchio'This weekโs new entertainment releases include fresh music from John Legend and Kane Brown, Samantha Morton stars as the 16th-century queen Catherine de Medici in an edgy Starz series and a race between two upcoming โPinocchioโ films begins with Robert Zemeckisโ adaptation.
New this week: Harry Styles, 'Angelyne' and 'The Valet'
Read full article: New this week: Harry Styles, 'Angelyne' and 'The Valet'This weekโs new entertainment releases include Harry Styles' third solo album, a reboot of โChip โn Dale: Rescue Rangersโ that has attracted some top โSaturday Night Liveโ alums, and Emmy Rossum stars in a series about media personality Angelyne.
Morgan Wallen tells fans not to defend his racist language
Read full article: Morgan Wallen tells fans not to defend his racist languageFILE - Morgan Wallen arrives at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7, 2019, in Las Vegas. Wallen fans are buying up his latest album after he appeared on a video shouting a racial slur. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ Country star Morgan Wallen asked fans not to downplay the racist language he was caught saying on camera and said that he accepted the punishments he faced. TMZ posted a video last week of Wallen saying a racial slur and Wallen apologized at the time. It is the first country album to spend four weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart since 2003, when Shania Twainโs album โUp!โ spent five weeks at the top.
Album sales surge for Morgan Wallen after racist comment
Read full article: Album sales surge for Morgan Wallen after racist commentFILE - Morgan Wallen arrives at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7, 2019, in Las Vegas. Wallen fans are buying up his latest album after he appeared on a video shouting a racial slur. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLLE, Tenn. โ Fans of Morgan Wallen are buying up the country star's latest album after a video showed him shouting a racial slur last week. Billboard reports that his latest album sold 25,000 copies during the week ending Feb. 4, an increase of 102%, according to MRC Data. His album was already setting streaming records and is the first country album to spend four weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart since 2003, when Shania Twain's album โUp!"
Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond album
Read full article: Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond albumThis cover image released by Arista Records shows "Whitney" by Whitney Houston. The late singer has earned her third diamond certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that Houston's 1987 sophomore album, Whitney," has reached diamond status, which is equivalent to selling 10 million albums. (Arista Records via AP)
Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond album
Read full article: Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond albumThis cover image released by Arista Records shows "Whitney" by Whitney Houston. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that Houston's 1987 sophomore album, Whitney," has reached diamond status, which is equivalent to selling 10 million albums. (Arista Records via AP)NEW YORK โ The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that Houston's 1987 sophomore album, โWhitney," has reached diamond status, which is equivalent to selling 10 million albums. Others with three or more albums that have reached diamond status include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Shania Twain and the Eagles.
Carrie Underwood named top artist at CMT Music Awards
Read full article: Carrie Underwood named top artist at CMT Music AwardsIn this video image provided by CMT, Carrie Underwood accepts the female of the year award for Drinking Alone during the Country Music Television awards airing on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (CMT via AP)NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ Carrie Underwood already had the most CMT Music Awards of any artist, but she'll need to make more room on her shelf. The superstar picked up two more trophies for video of the year and female video of the year in a remotely shot awards show. "I am so proud to be a part of this legacy of women in country music with you. Singer Granger Smith won for his on-the-nose music video called โDon't Cough On Me!"
Shania Twain reflects on breakout album that changed country
Read full article: Shania Twain reflects on breakout album that changed countryFILE - Shania Twain appears during a portrait session in New York on June 14, 2019. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ The record that turned Shania Twain from a struggling singer-songwriter from Canada into a global superstar also changed country music for years to come. But her life changed after โThe Woman in Me,โ her Grammy-winning second album released in February 1995, which was the best-selling release by a woman in country music at the time. But she was also taking a risk as a country artist to be so forward with her sexuality and her classic supermodel looks. Despite taking a long break from recording between 2002โs โUp!โ and 2017โs โNow,โ Twain is still the best-selling female country artist, according to the Recording Industry of America.
Apple Music launching shows with Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain
Read full article: Apple Music launching shows with Snoop Dogg, Shania TwainNEW YORK Apple Music is launching several new radio shows hosted by A-list musical acts, including Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood. The streaming service announced that it will debut two new radio stations Tuesday: Apple Music Hits, focused on popular songs of the 80s, 90s and 2000s, as well as Apple Music Country, dedicated to the country music genre. Both channels will have daily on-air hosts but will also include several shows hosted by well-known musicians. Apple Music Hits will include shows hosted by Snoop Dogg, Twain, Alanis Morissette, Backstreet Boys, Meghan Trainor, Ciara, blink-182s Mark Hoppus and Huey Lewis. Apple Music also announced Tuesday that its popular Beats 1 radio station featuring shows hosted by Billie Eilish, Elton John and Lil Wayne will be renamed to Apple Music 1.