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Lady Gaga has taken time out from her hip surgery recovery to attend the wedding of her best friend Bo. The event took place in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and pictures of the Monster Mother serving as a maid of honor are currently circulating the web. In the images, Gaga is seen wearing a pale pink dress, flanked by fellow bridesmaids in the same gown.
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Taylor Swift says she's starting to think about new songs for the follow up to her smash hit release Red. She is currently still on the road supporting that album but spoke with reporters back stage at the CMA Festival in Nashville on Friday, saying she can feel the creativity starting to flow: "It's starting. All the anxiety is starting . . ."
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With less than one week until the release of Kanye West's new album Yeezus, he decided to post a video on KanyeWest.com. The video shows him recording one of the tracks from his new album. The track is called "I Am a God," and was recorded alongside executive producer Rick Rubin.
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Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife Tish have announced that they are getting a divorce. The couple, who have been married for 19 years, issued a statement to Extra: "This is a personal matter and we are working to find a resolution that is in the best interest of our family. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time."
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Paul McCartney took over The Colbert Report for a special hour-long episode earlier this week. During the interview portion of the show, McCartney talked about his time with the Beatles, the early days of his band Wings, and the reissue of his 1976 album Wings Over America, telling Colbert of his band's beginnings: "There were times I was begrimed."
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Following bassist Ted Dwane's surgery, Mumford & Sons canceled their weekend appearance at Bonnaroo. But ticket holders shouldn't despair as organizers have filled the slot with Jack Johnson. "I called my band and asked if they were up for it," Johnson said in a statement. "Long story short - they are headed this way."
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Keifer Thompson, one half of the husband-wife Thompson Square duo, is still suffering from the vocal malady he came down with last month, leading the band to cancel several more gigs, beginning with a June 13 date in Illinois. "Update . . . I can talk now. Just started therapy. Not quite ready to sing yet," Keifer told his fans via Twitter.
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Paul Foster, an English Pink Floyd fan, was jailed after ignoring the complaints of his neighbors and cranking his favorite band's tunes late into the night. According to SWNS, the 50-year-old has been hit with a 28 day jail sentence for his failure to head past warnings and injunctions from authorities.
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Usher made a trip to Conan this week to talk about the upcoming The Voice finale along with a host of other topics. In addition to plugging his Voice prot
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Kelly Rowland has released a new promotional photo for her upcoming album, Talk A Good Game. In the image, Kelly is seen sitting on an industry style stool in front of a gradient backdrop. She's draped with a knitted brown shawl in grey underwear and grey wool socks. The new pic comes at a busy time for Kelly, who just confirmed that her new album is set for release on June 18.
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Current KISS drummer Eric Singer says he has grown weary of fans routinely asking for the original lineup to reunite. During a recent interview with Radio Nova, Singer said that fans are often more than willing to share their opinions about the band's future and direction. "The people that want to complain about 'I don't like this,' or 'I don't like that. . .'"
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Mumford and Sons bassist Ted Dwane has been released from the hospital following brain surgery to remove a blood clot. The band released news on their Facebook page, assuring fans that Dwane is expected to make a full recovery: "It is with great joy that we can announce that Ted has been discharged from hospital and is on the road to a full recovery."
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R. Kelly took the stage at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee over the weekend, offering up a mix of party jams and soulful ballads. Kellz offered up his headlining set on Saturday night, playing favorites including "Bump N Grind" and "I Believe I Can Fly." In a constant back and forth with the crowd, Kelly fired up the audience before playing the "I Believe I Can Fly."
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Brad Paisley has been confirmed as the headliner for the 2014 Taste of Country Music Festival. The second iteration of the annual event goes down at Hunter Mountain in New York from June 13-15. The announcement came on Saturday night during the final night of performances of the inaugural TOC fest. This year's acts included Billy Currington and Montgomery Gentry.
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Megadeth address more emotional topics on their new album Super Collider than they have done on past records. Megadeth fronter Dave Mustaine explained that he wanted to take a "new angle" on the band's fourteenth release, and human relationships wound up being more of a focus: "[The album is] a little bit more about human politics this time . . ."
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Art Garfunkel walked off the stage at a show in Long Island after an audience member's cell phone repeatedly went off. The shows, dubbed "An Intimate Rehearsal," took place on June 7-8 and, according to the New York Post, Garfunkel did not appreciate that audience etiquette. The Post reports that the offending fan was none other than the Town of Hampstead Supervisor.
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Blink-182, the Replacements and Iggy & the Stooges have all been confirmed for the upcoming Riot Fest at May Farms in Byers, Colorado. The fest goes down from September 21-22. Other acts set to play the event include Rancid, AWOLNATION, Brand New, Airborne Toxic Event, Capital Cities, Guided by Voice, Bad Religion and more.
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Mariah Carey has confirmed that her forthcoming album will be titled The Art of Letting Go. The LP follows her 2010 release, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, and is set for release on July 23. "The Art of Letting Go. The new album will be available for all the lambs on July 23," wrote producer Jermaine Dupri on his website, announcing the title.
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The British auction house Bonham is putting a lock of Mick Jagger's hair on the block. The tress was pilfered by the grandmother of a former girlfriend of Mick's. "Unbeknown to her at the time, this lock was saved by her grandmother when Mick and Chrissie were staying at her parents' farm," read the auction house's description of the item.
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Kerry King, guitarist for Slayer, says that the band will carry on following the sudden death of guitarist and co-founder, Jeff Hanneman. The band has since recruited Gary Holt (Exodus) to replace the departed axeman. King, who spoke with Entertainment Daily News, said that the band will always have a place for Hanneman.
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Members of Lady Antebellum recently rocked their last show before a hiatus for the birth of Hillary Scott's daughter. The show took place during upstate New York's Taste of Country Music Festival at Hunter Mountain, and was the last live performance scheduled for the band before Scott is due in July.
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Cheap Trick and Pat Benatar (featuring Neal Giraldo) hit the Pearl at the Palms Hotel & Casino over the weekend, giving fans "a powerful show," according to the Las Vegas Sun. CT played a set full of hits including "The Flame," "On Top of the World" and "I Want You To Want Me," and also reworked a version of the Big Star song "In the Street."
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Shinedown has released "I'll Follow You," the latest single from the band's fourth studio album, Amaryllis. The LP was released last year but has continued to generate hits for the band. The group also announced its upcoming U.S. tour, alongside Papa Roach, Skillet, In This Moment and We As Human.
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Toby Keith took time out of his concert at Detroit's DTE Energy Music Theater on Sunday night to administer the re-enlistment oath for Operations Specialist 2nd Class Jessie Siordia. Siorda wrote to a local radio station to request that Keith get involved with his re-enlistment. He had attended one of Keith's USO concerts in Afghanistan . . .
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Brandon Boyd, fronter for Incubus, is set to debut his sophomore solo album under the Sons of the Sea moniker on June 25. The EP features four new tracks: "Space & Time," "Come Together," "Lady Black" and "Where All the Songs Come From." The last song is currently streaming freely at Rolling Stone magazine's website.
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Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have both been confirmed as performers at the upcoming BET Awards, along with Ciara and India.Arie. Fans of American Idol will remember the inability of Carey and Minaj to get along. "BET Awards! Ow! Super Turnt Up!" tweeted Ciara, whose music vid, "I'm Out," featuring Minaj, will get its world premiere during the pre-show.
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Little Big Town spoke with the Tennessean from the 2013 CMT Music Awards, discussing their latest single, "Your Side of the Bed." "It's a heart wrencher, you know, but I think if you've been in any kind of relationship for a long long time, you have to, at some point, have felt a disconnect, you know, with the one that you love, and that song touches on that nerve," said the band.
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Justin Timberlake has been confirmed for a performance at the upcoming BET Awards, the network announced via its Twitter page: "Justin Timberlake, yes you read right, Justin Timberlake (@Jtimberlake) will be performing at the 2013 #BETAwards!!!!!!!!" Previously announced performers on the night include Chris Brown, Miguel, R. Kelly and Mariah Carey.
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Metallica's Lars Ulrich has opened up about plans for a new album, saying that the band has over 600 song ideas. During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the drummer acknowledged that some fans are starting to get restless waiting for a new album: "I understand there are people waiting for a new record, and so are we."
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Jennifer Lopez was honored with the 2,500th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this week. The emotions involved in the ceremony had J-Lo choked up, according to the Telegraph: "A star on Hollywood boulevard, I said I wasn't going to cry. I really am overwhelmed - it all feels kind of, I don't know, surreal," she began.
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Robin Thicke is taking some heat from a U.K.-based anti-rape group for his "Blurred Lines" video. In an official statement blasting the vid, Rape Crisis spokesperson Katie Russell says the track reinforces damaging stereotypes. "The lyrics of 'Blurred Lines' seem to glamorize violence against women and to reinforce rape myths, which we strive to dispel," the group wrote . . .
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Luke Bryan debuted the music video for "Crash My Party" on the Today show earlier this week. The track serves as the first single from Luke's forthcoming album, due August 13. The vid follows two girlfriends who are making plans to see one another at a party. One friend is apprehensive about attending out of fear that an ex-boyfriend will be there.
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Chris Brown has reportedly elected to leave his collaboration with Rihanna off of his upcoming release, X. An unnamed source close to Breezy checked in with HollywoodLife.com, noting that he's seen the tracklisting and the Riri collab is nowhere to be found. "Just saw the working track list for X yesterday - Rihanna is not on there," dished the insider.
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Queens of the Stone Age have added a second night at London's Wembley Arena. The first show, scheduled for November 22, sold out in a matter of minutes, so a second show was added for the following night. The band's U.K./Ireland run kicks off on November 16 at the Hydro Arena in Glasgow and concludes with the November 23 date at Wembley.
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Bret Michaels escaped serious injury after his tour bus hit several deer. The former Poison rocker (50), who was traveling in a new bus between Abilene (Texas) and Biloxi (Mississippi) on Friday, was with his driver (who is also his head of security) when the crash happened. All the deer involved were killed in the collision, while Michaels and his driver suffered minor scrapes.
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Jay-Z has released the tracklisting for his forthcoming album Magna Carta Holy Grail. The LP, Jay-Z's 12th studio release, hits July 4. The album will feature Nirvana lyrics after Courtney Love gave permission to use words from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to Jigga. "I'm letting Jay-Z use lyrics - Frances [Bean Cobain] would freak [if she knew about it]."
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Rascal Flatts have announced plans to head to Europe for a series of dates next month. The European tour kicks off with the band taking the stage at the Country Music Festival Vinstra in Norway on July 5 and wraps July 14 in Dublin, Ireland. Additional dates include Gothenburg, Sweden, on July 6 and Stockholm on July 7, as well as two dates at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.
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TLC were honored at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan this past weekend, and were presented with the Legends Award, which has only been given to Michael Jackson in the past. Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas were on hand to accept the prestigious honor, and also performed a medley of their hits including "Silly Ho," "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" and more.
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Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach and Sevendust have been confirmed for appearances at ShipRocked 2014, which takes place aboard the Norwegian Pearl cruise liner from January 26 through the 30. The ship leaves port in Miami, sailing to a private island in the Bahamas. Other acts to rock the boat include Device and Three Days Grace.
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Mariah Carey has pushed back the release date of her forthcoming album, The Art of Letting Go. In a Twitter post, Mimi admitted that she and her production team need more time to make a few final tweaks. The release was initially scheduled to drop on July 23, but Carey says that delaying the record will make for a better product in the end . . .
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