Sam Smith and Kim Petras reign atop the Official Singles Chart for a third consecutive week with their hit Unholy.
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Melinda Sheckells The iHeartRadio Music Festival, after 12 years as a staple event in Las Vegas’ datebook, took over the T-Mobile Arena Friday and Saturday with the top stars of music and podcasting, radio and streaming, canvassing both the audience, onstage and backstage. Known for its surprise collaborative performances and world premieres, the iHeartRadio Festival crosses genres and formats. This year belonged to country stars, legacy acts and viral sensations. Featuring performances from Black Eyed Peas, Lionel Richie, Morgan Wallen, Diplo, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Pitbull, Sam Smith and the Black Keys, the action behind the scenes began to roll around 6 p.m. on night one, all leading into a 7:30 p.m. showtime.
To loosen up the nerves and spark the ultimate cross-marketing opportunity, Casa Dragones, the tequila brand co-founded by iHeart CEO Bob Pittman and Bertha González Nieves, gifted each artist performing at the event a custom-wrapped bottle of its newly launched fourth expression, Tequila Casa Dragones Reposado Mizunara. Libations aside, those backstage knew it was almost curtain-time when a parade of bubbly dancers in blue-sequined mini-dresses rushed the stage to hit their marks for Pitbull, the evening’s opener. The Cuban-American rapper roused the crowd with more than half-dozen of his biggest hits, including 2022’s “Can’t Stop Us Now” with Zac Brown. “Nobody would’ve ever thought we would have a record with Zac Brown,” Pitbull told the audience. As the Miami hitmaker took the stage, on the sidelines, iHeartRadio Festival producers took a celebratory selfie with Mr. Worldwide as their background. While action kicked into gear in the front of the house, backstage, Sam Smith and Kim Petras, who
Sam Smith and Kim Petras reign atop the Official Singles Chart for a third consecutive week with their hit Unholy.
"American Idol" judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie honored runner-up Willie Spence on social media after the singer died at the age of 23. Spence was killed in a car crash on Tuesday afternoon in Jasper, Tennessee, after he drove his SUV off a highway and collided with the back of a parked tractor-trailer. "I love you Willie … purest soul.
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judges are paying tribute to Willie Spence. The season 19 runner-up recently died at the age of 23. According to local media outlet Douglas Now, which is located in Spence's hometown of Douglas, Georgia, the singer died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Willie Spence, a runner-up of last year's American Idol, has died in a car crash at the age of 23. The singer's Jeep reportedly "left the roadway" and collided with the back of a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the hard shoulder near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Luke Bryan is mourning the sudden and tragic death of former American Idol runner-up Willie Spence, as is the American Idol community.MORE: Luke Bryan shares personal family news that may disrupt his careerThe 23-year-old's death was first reported by TMZ on 12 October, citing a car accident on 11 October as the cause of death. He participated on American Idol in 2021.The country singer was one of the judges that oversaw the late singer's success on the singing competition show, alongside Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.WATCH: Luke Bryan shares helpful farming tip with fansMORE: Luke Bryan admits to difficulties with balancing work and his family lifeLuke took to Instagram to pay tribute to the young talent, sharing a clip the official American Idol page shared of his audition in light of his death.He wrote: "Willie really did light up every room he walked into.
Facebook.NBC reports that the accident happened around 4 p.m. local time in Marion County in East Tennessee.
Willie Spence, the American Idol runner-up in the 2021 Season 19 of the competition series, died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a car accident in Tennessee. He was 23.
Ethan Shanfeld This year’s When We Were Young hasn’t even happened yet, but the throwback music festival has already announced its lineup for 2023, which boasts Green Day and the newly reunited Blink-182 as headliners. The headliners mark a noticeable shift from emo (this year’s headliners are My Chemical Romance and Paramore) to pop-punk, with the lineup also featuring 30 Seconds to Mars, the Offspring, Good Charlotte, 5 Seconds of Summer, All Time Low, Pierce the Veil, Rise Against, Yellowcard, Sum 41, Simple Plan and New Found Glory. When We Were Young, which takes place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, has announced an Oct. 21, 2023 date, but considering this year’s edition added two extra dates after the first one sold out, it’s likely that next year will follow suit. Tickets are on presale starting Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. PT. When We Were Young’s website notes that those who signed up for the 2022 presale will automatically receive a 2023 presale code on Friday morning.
Ethan Shanfeld This year’s When You Were Young hasn’t even happened yet, but the throwback music festival has already announced its lineup for 2023, which boasts Green Day and the newly reunited Blink-182 as headliners. The headliners mark a noticeable shift from emo (this year’s headliners are My Chemical Romance and Paramore) to pop-punk, with the lineup also featuring 30 Seconds to Mars, the Offspring, Good Charlotte, 5 Seconds of Summer, All Time Low, Pierce the Veil, Rise Against, Yellowcard, Sum 41, Simple Plan and New Found Glory. When You Were Young, which takes place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, has announced an Oct. 21, 2023 date, but considering this year’s edition added two extra dates after the first one sold out, it’s likely that next year will follow suit. Tickets are on presale starting Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. PT. When You Were Young’s website notes that those who signed up for the 2022 presale will automatically receive a 2023 presale code on Friday morning.
An evening with Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan hosting the CMA Awards – now that might be a country fan's "kind of night." In a promo video for the 56th annual CMA Awards, which will be co-hosted by the former NFL quarterback and the country crooner, Manning and Bryan get into crunch mode to prep for their hosting duties, entering into a "bootcamp." The clip shows the men doing exercises like picture-association with famous country stars, including Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker. In a cheekily executed moment, Manning draws on a white board, as if he's going over a football route showing the direction he would go in if someone were to attack him from the audience, in what was likely a nod to Will Smith's now infamous slap of Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.
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“Hold On to the Nights” and “Right Here Waiting” — as well as hits for everyone from ’N Sync (“This I Promise You”) to Luther Vandross (“Dance with My Father”).But even he had to defer to one legendary tunesmith on his new album, “Songwriter,” out Friday. That would be Burt Bacharach — the 94-year-old composer behind classics such as “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and “That’s What Friends Are For.”“I’m supposed to go to his house to write with him.