“No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public,” according to a quote widely attributed to H.L. Mencken.
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Zach Bryan is the latest star to embrace the “Hawk Tuah” craze!
The 28-year-old musician brought out the newly famous 23-year-old Hailey Welch on stage Saturday night (June 29) during his concert at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on his The Quittin Time Tour.
They performed his song “Revival” together, and she gave a “Hawk Tuah” for the crowd.
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Hailey went viral earlier this month when she shared her explicit thoughts on oral sex during a woman-on-the-street spot with Tim & Dee TV, and is now cashing in with merch and celebrity moments.
“What’s one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?” she was asked, to which she said: “You gotta give’em that Hawk Tuah and spit on that thang.”
Hailey was dressed in white cowboy boots, cut-off jeans and a cowboy hat as she sang along.
Tennessee-based apparel company Fathead Threads has already sold more than 2,000 “Hawk Tuah ‘24” hats, owner Jason Poteete told Rolling Stone.
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Taylor Swift.The ‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ has become a viral sensation on social media, after an entertaining street-interview video made way for multiple memes, edits and a desperate search to try and identify the girl in the clip.The video, which was posted by creator duo Tim and Dee TV on June 11, shows a young woman, reportedly named Hailey Welch, and her friend being asked questions as they enjoy the aftermath of Nashville nightlife.In the video, the interviewer asks Welch to name a “move in bed [that] makes a man go crazy every time?”Welch confidently replies: “You gotta give ’em that ‘hawk tuah’ and spit on that thang!” in a strong southern accent, the ‘hawk tuah’ mimicking the sound of spitting.The video has been reposted, edited and shared over the last few days, turning Hailey, or the ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl into a fully fledged meme.“YA GET ME”
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic It’s difficult to believe that JD McPherson, one of the great classic-minded rock ‘n’ roll singer-songwriters of the modern age, hasn’t had a new album of non-seasonal material out in seven years. That absence of fresh recordings hasn’t caused anyone to issue any missing-person alerts for him in the past few years, though. He’s been quite visible, serving as both the band leader and opening act for three successive Robert Plant/Alison Krauss tours.
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Alanis Morissette sang the Canadian and US national anthems at the Stanley Cup final last night (June 24).The Canadian singer-songwriter performed renditions of ‘O Canada’ and ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ ahead of Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers’ NHL showdown. You can view footage of both below.The Panthers went on to beat the Oilers 2-1 in Florida to take the series after seven matches.
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Sabrina Carpenter has announced her 2024 North American “The Short N’ Sweet Tour” which is set to kick off later this year.The ‘Nonsense’ singer is set to begin her arena tour at the Nationwide Arena in Colombus, Ohio on September 23. From there, she will make stops in major cities such as Toronto, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Orlando, Austin, Dallas, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and more.Carpenter’s tour will wrap up at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on November 15.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Tanner Adell, one of the artists at the forefront of the new wave of Black country music, has inked a new recording contract with Love Renaissance, aka LVRN Records. Adell had been independent since splitting with Columbia Records last year, and her profile increased exponentially when she was one of the artists featured on Beyoncé‘s blockbuster “Cowboy Carter” album this spring, leading to an influx of interest in Adell’s recent catalog, like the signature song “Buckle Bunny.” LVRN is an Atlanta-based label and management company whose roster includes such artists as Summer Walker, 6LACK, DVSN, Spinall and TxC.
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Fred Again.. stopped his first headline stadium show in the US while performing a song in the crowd to tell fans to get off the stage – check out the footage below.The South London-born producer, born Fred Gibson, brought a synthesiser into the stands to perform ‘Adore U’ with Obongjayar during Friday’s (June 14) show, but had to pause the song to tell fans to get off the stage after they decided to turn it into a spontaneous rave.Also at the show at the 77,500-capacity Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, he brought Romy out for her 2022 single ‘Strong’, which he appeared on.The following day, he posted photos from the show on social media, saying, “I will never forget that, thank you.”Fred again..