Tom Sandoval cracked a sex joke when asked about reports that he and ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix refuse to make eye contact during season 11 of Vanderpump Rules.
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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent In 2020, Mishaal Tamer became the first aspiring global pop star from Saudi Arabia to sign a major record deal in the U.S., where he released his debut EP, “Life’s a Ride,” via RCA Records. This summer, he’s touring Europe as the opening act for OneRepublic — a major milestone for an artist from his country. Tamer, whose father is Saudi and mother is Ecuadorian, started playing guitar when he was 9, at a time when religious police in his country were prone to smashing instruments and Western pop music was basically banned. But in 2017 and 2018, just as Tamer began posting his songs online, Saudi Arabia lifted its bans on movies and musical events, prompting a cultural sea change.
Now the country has a thriving concert scene, reflected in Riyadh’s Soundstorm, which is among the biggest music festivals in the world. In 2022, Tamer was a headlining act, alongside Bruno Mars, David Guetta and DJ Snake. Besides touring with OneRepublic in venues such as London’s Wembley Arena, Tamer is readying his first album, titled “Home Is Changing.” He spoke to Variety about the journey that led him to become the first Saudi artist to support a global act on tour. How did you get your gig with OneRepublic? It was this guy named Drew Chaffee [who handles musical direction and playback for artists including OneRepublic]. He was shopping my stuff around, and eventually it reached the ears of Ryan Tedder, the lead singer of OneRepublic. He loved it. Basically, I still can’t believe it and can’t tell you how much this means to us, man. This band, obviously we [Saudis] all grew up with it. But also — I don’t know how many people know this — this was the first rock band to ever come to Saudi Arabia
Tom Sandoval cracked a sex joke when asked about reports that he and ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix refuse to make eye contact during season 11 of Vanderpump Rules.
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Scheana Shay and Lala Kent are defending themselves. After a photo surfaced on Instagram of some of the cast posing with Tom Sandoval following his cheating scandal, the friends took to Instagram to speak out about the situation.A fan snapped the picture with the cast during their trip to Lake Tahoe, which is being filmed and will be featured on season 11 of the show.The shot — which also includes Tom Schwartz, James Kennedy, Ally Lewber and Brock Davies — features Shay standing next to Sandoval with her arm around him.That fact irked fans who are still reeling from the news that Sandoval cheated on his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with Raquel Leviss, who has started going by her birth name, Rachel, in the wake of the scandal.«I don't know why I feel the need to defend taking a photo with my hand [in a fist] in the back of someone,» Shay began, before Kent chimed in, saying, «People are so stupid.»«It still blows that people don't realize we're filming a show,» Kent said. «And it was that girl's birthday.
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