Gary Allan And Sheryl Crow Announce Co-Headlining Tour
Gary Allen and Sheryl Crow have announced their Free And Easy co-headlining tour this fall. "Sheryl and I met while doing some guitar pulls earlier this year and started talking about doing something together. The timing seemed right and 'Free and Easy' just came natural to us both," Allan says in a press release. "If we're near you, come on out. It's going to be a good time."
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Foo Fighters Starting Follow-Up To Wasting Light
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins says that the band is getting to work on the follow-up to their 2011 release Wasting Light. He broke the news in an interview with Billboard, hinting that the new release may be a concept album of sorts. "We're getting started," Hawkins said. "We're getting our ideas together."
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Lionel Richie Appears In Aussie Beer Ad
Lionel Richie has lent his image to a comical new beer commercial that is currently airing in Australia. The new ad, for the Tap King beer dispenser, finds Richie giving an impromptu performance from within a refrigerator. The spot begins with a man heading to the fridge for a cold one. He discovers Lionel hanging out within the fridge.
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Mick Jagger Mentions Obama's NSA Surveillance During Concert
Rolling Stones fronter Mick Jagger took a shot at the Obama administration's much maligned NSA surveillance program during a Sunday night concert at Washington D.C.'s Verizon Center. "I don't think President Obama is here tonight . . . But I'm sure he's listening in," Jagger joked to the crowd, according to various reports.
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Miley Cyrus Tells Dad To 'Tell The Truth,' Issues Ultimatum On Twitter
Miley Cyrus has taken to Twitter to demand that her father open up about his split from her mother. The former Hannah Montana star, 20, posted a photograph of herself with a woman identified as Dylis Croman, who co-starred in the Broadway production of Chicago with Billy Ray Cyrus . . .
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Kellie Pickler And Derek Hough Hint At Collaboration
Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough recently hinted at a new collaboration. The country singer and ballroom dancer claimed the top spots as winners on the latest season of Dancing with the Stars. Even though there has not been an official statement made regarding the collaboration, Hough did post a picture of the two in a dancing pose together on Twitter.
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Brad Paisley Loves Car Radios
Nowadays there are plenty of alternatives to the car radio, but Brad Paisley, in a recent interview with CMT Radio, says the AM/FM dial is still his number one option when he's cruising down the road. In particular, he says he likes it when one of his songs comes on the radio, allowing him to judge its reception by a friend: "They should be able to have that reaction without me . . ."
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Radiohead's Colin And Jonny Greenwood To Sit In On BBC Radio 6
Colin Greenwood, bass player for Radiohead, will be filling in for Jarvis Cocker on the latter's BBC 6 Music Sunday Service show. Beginning July 7, the bassist will take over three consecutive weekend programs. On the first installment, he'll be joined by brother and bandmate Jonny Greenwood.
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Thompson Square's Keifer Thompson Fully Recovered From Vocal Cord Injury
After dealing with a series of vocal maladies, Thompson Square's Keifer Thompson says he's ready to start singing again. He hit Twitter to tell fans he got the go ahead from his docs: "Going to rehearsal to test out the ol pipes today #pumped." While T-Square's fans must all be excited with the news, fellow country star Kip Moore says he likes the quiet version of Keifer.
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Fantasia Releases Video For 'Without Me' With Kelly Rowland And Missy Elliott
Fantasia has released the music video for "Without Me," the latest single from her most recent album, Side Effects of You. The vid, directed by Gomillion & Leupold, features assists from Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott. "The directors have captured Fantasia and myself in a video style that we've never done before," Kelly told Access Hollywood.
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