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reunited Sunday on CBS’s “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” to belt out a few tunes such as “Hillbilly Bone” and “Hell Right.” However, many eagle-eyed fans pointed out that the supposed live segment took place mere minutes before Shelton, 47, took the stage at a WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. “How’s Blake Shelton “live” in Nashville for #CBSNashvilleNYE when he’s about to go on stage at @WinStarWorld in 5min? He must have one fast ass tour bus!” one user slammed on X (formerly Twitter).“What happened to REAL country music,” a second person slammed.

posted on Monday and has received nearly 171,000 views, the “Super Bass” singer can be seen unenthusiastically singing a few of the song’s opening lyrics before waving her hand to stop the song altogether. “Hold on,” Minaj, 41, can be heard saying over the roar of the crowd. “I don’t perform that song no more, y’all.”The response drew outrage, prompting Minaj to explain: “I don’t like it.” “What y’all want me to do? Stupid song,” she added, before launching into 2010’s “Super Bass.”The Post reached out to Minaj for comment.

Page Six on Friday in a joint statement. “Our mutual respect for one another remains. We wish each other the best and will always appreciate our time together.

Country Heat Weekly“podcast, the “Head Over Boots singer, 38, revealed to hosts Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson that he’s cut out alcohol.“I’ve been 112 days sober,” he said. “I’ve lost a bunch of weight.”“I was pre-diabetic, and I was just like, ‘I gotta stop.’ I was really getting to the point where every picture, every video I was so unhappy with myself,” he went on. “And where I was going, I needed to just take a break.”Pardi, who tied the knot with hairstylist Summer Pardi in 2020 and welcomed a daughter this year, said that his weight loss has left him feeling more confident.

Kelly Clarkson stronger.The singer, 41, got candid about her early work struggles, including the time when she left her Fort Worth, Texas, hometown to audition for a little show called “American Idol.”On a recent episode of her eponymous talk show, “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” with guest Kevin Bacon, she revealed that she had to sleep in her car after her apartment burned down.“I actually moved out to L.A. with some random person I did not know,” the “Miss Independent” crooner said.“Really?” the “Footloose” star, 65, inquired.“Yeah, she just needed a roommate. I was like, ‘I’ll do it,’ and I moved from Texas to L.A.

The Hall & Oates musician — who is entangled in a legal dispute with former music partner Daryl Hall — has “moved on” from the band.“I don’t like to live in the past,” Oates said during a recent podcast appearance on David Yontef’s Behind the Velvet Rope. “I make the analogy of what it’s like when you go to a great museum and you’re really excited to go and see all the beautiful paintings or the exhibits or whatever it might be, and then near the end, your feet start to hurt and you say, ‘You know what? I can’t wait to get out of here.’ That’s kind of how I feel about it.”Oates, 75, and Hall, 77, met as undergrads at Temple University in Philadelphia.

on Instagram. “It was not my intention to hurt or disrespect, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused.” According to the post, which was written in Hebrew, West said that he was “learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future.” “Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity,” the rapper concluded. West’s bizarre statement left several fans divided on whether or not the post was genuine.

Oprah Winfrey, was even the Queen of Talk.And the very same year, Stephen Bray — executive music producer of the new “Color Purple” movie musical that opens on Christmas Day — scored his first hits with the future Queen of Pop, Madonna, as co-writer of both “Into the Groove” and “Angel.”But Bray and Madonna shared a different kind of rhythmic history even before that — when they were both living in Ann Arbor, Michigan.“I used to play percussion in some of the dance classes that she was in,” Bray told The Post. “And then she moved to New York and was playing drums for [the band] Breakfast Club in ’79.

backin 1990. The Texan-born songstress recorded three albums with the band before leaving in 1993. Lynch originally played upright bass for the wildly popular country group, before providing lead vocals on their third album, “Shouldn’t a Told You That.”She was replaced by Natalie Maines in 1995.

the 90-year-old country music icon — who is still on tour at his advanced age. The four-part series covers everything from his early days in Texas to his troubled drinking days, affairs and shoot-outs with former family members, accompanied by commentary from Nelson and his kids.

Julian Lennon, the son of Beatles guitarist John Lennon, revealed Tuesday that he hates the song “Hey Jude” because it reminds him of his parents’ bitter divorce in 1968, when John left her for Yoko Ono.Julian, 60, remarked that Sir Paul McCartney penned the song to comfort both Cynthia Lennon and himself following the split. “It’s a beautiful sentiment, no question about that, and I’m very thankful — but I’ve also been driven up the wall by it,” the Beatles scion told Esquire.

diagnosed with the extremely rare neurological disorderthat causes the body to attack its nerve cells last December. “She’s working hard, but she doesn’t have control over her muscles. What breaks my heart is that she’s always been disciplined,” her older sister, Claudette, told French magazine 7 Jours, per Hello! “She’s always worked hard.

snowplow incident nearly cost him his life last year.“New musical diary — story of life, death, recovery, all things learned along the way,” Renner, 52, wrote on Instagram next to a picture of himself and his daughter, Ava, sitting on a dock and looking out on the water of Lake Tahoe in Nevada. (He shares Ava with ex-wife Sonni Pacheco.) According to the Saturday post, Renner plans to release the diary, which is titled “Wait,” on Jan 1, 2024 — the one-year anniversary of his accident.“I can’t wait to share more with you,” the “Hawkeye” actor concluded.

according to a video obtained by TMZ on Friday. During this outburst, he shouted, “Jesus Christ, Hitler, Ye! Sponsor that!”He also made the antisemitic claim that Zionist Jews own all the banks, hospitals and private schools in Los Angeles.“It’s 60 million of us in America, 60 million Jews in the world,” he falsely told the crowd, later stating: “I don’t give a f–k.”According to the outlet, he allegedly made a reference to “my daughter” — presumably North West, 10, since she was with him in Vegas.

he would cry a river. Britney Spears threw some serious shade at ex Justin Timberlake on Friday, less than 48 hours after the 42-year-old singer performed “Cry Me A River” during his set at the opening of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Wednesday evening.Before he began the 2002 breakup ballad rumored to be about his former flame’s suspected infidelity, Timberlake seemingly cautioned the crowd and gave a small disclaimer.

told ET on Thursday. “We’ve done something over a 50-year period of time that not many people ever can say they’ve done in their lives or careers.”“It’s been a great thing for me to do, I’m really proud of it, and I’m really happy about it,” he continued. “And I know that those songs are going to live forever.”However, Oates went on to make it clear that the group appears to be far behind him.

justified during his set at the opening of the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening.The 42-year-old *NSYNC member seemingly cautioned concertgoers before singing his 2002 hit “Cry Me a River.”“No disrespect,” he yelled to the audience before performing the single.The Timbaland-produced track was mentioned in Timberlake’s ex-girlfriend Britney Spears’ recent memoir, “The Woman in Me.”“Cry Me a River” was off of the “Mirrors” singer’s solo album “Justified” and the lyrics crooned about his breakup with Spears.“I felt there was no way at the time to tell my side of the story,” the “Toxic” songstress, 42, penned in her bombshell autobiography.She went on: “I couldn’t explain, because I knew no one would take my side once Justin had convinced the world of his version. I don’t think Justin realized the power he had in shaming me.

pop star posted on social media. “Very happy to be able to tell you that the extended version of the film including ‘Wildest Dreams,’ ‘The Archer’ and ‘Long Live’ will be available to rent on demand in the US, Canada & additional countries to be announced soon starting on … you guessed it, December 13.” The songs that Swift named — “Wildest Dreams,” “The Archer” and “Long Live” had originally been cut from the theatrical release of the concert film, which recently earned a Golden Globe nomination for box office achievement — having raked in over $250 million at the global box office. The tour itself is reportedly the first to cross the billion-dollar mark.

Patti Smith has been reportedly forced to cancel a show after being hospitalized in Bologna, Italy, with an unknown illness. According to local media outlet TGCOM24, Smith, 76, was slated to take the stage at Teatro Duse, the oldest theater in the city, before taking ill. “With great regret, we inform the kind audience that the [Patti Smith] concert scheduled for today 12 December 2023 at 9 pm will not be able to go on stage due to a sudden illness that struck the artist,” the venue wrote in an Instagram post.

John Oates is still performing amid his nasty court battle against former Hall & Oates music partner Daryl Hall — on “The Masked Singer.”Oates, 75, was revealed as the Anteater during the Fox show’s latest Season 10 episode on Wednesday. Although his name rhymed with his hit 1982 song “Maneater,” no one on the panel managed to guess his true identity.“That was the first thing I thought of. They were trying to make a connection between ‘Maneater’ and Anteater, but no one else seemed to get that for some reason, which I found kind of surprising,” he told Entertainment Weekly of the clue.

wrote Monday alongside several photos of his and Beyonce’s visuals. In one of the photos, the “Break My Soul” singer, 42, can be seen wearing a chrome — which later became the tour’s unofficial dress code — headpiece with what looks to be wires sticking out from the side.It is currently unclear if Sorayama is pursuing any legal action against the “Halo” songstress.

Sarah McLachlan is “swapping singing for puppies for singing to people” next summer.The popular Canadian singer took to Instagram to share that she’s taking her ‘Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour’ with special guests Feist and Allison Russell on select dates to venues all over North America from May through July.Along the way, the two-time Grammy winner will swing into Lewiston, NY’s Artpark Mainstage Theater on Tuesday, June 18 and New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Monday, July 24.“I’ll be playing the album ‘Fumbling Towards Ecstasy’ in its entirety, along with some of my greatest hits, hopefully all of your favorites and maybe a few new ones,” she added.“I’m in the process of writing,” the 55-year-old told USA Today. “I could not tell you when a new record is coming, but there will be some new songs played on the tour.”And if you want to hear what McLachlan has cooking as well as “Possession,” “Angel,” “Building A Mystery,” “I Will Remember You” and other gems from the Lilith Fair founder’s catalog, you can pick up your tickets as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Dec.

who still goes on tour, has revealed the real meaning behind his hit song “Summer of ’69,” which first came out in 1984. Fans have long argued about whether he was talking about the year 1969, or the more salacious double-entendre for that number.According to the Daily Mail, the song’s co-writer Jim Vallance, 71, has previously said, “I don’t pretend to speak for Bryan. Two of us wrote the song .

Cardi B and Offset have officially split — again.The “Up” singer revealed that she’s been “single for a minute” in a new Instagram Live on Sunday, and said she doesn’t “think” her now-estranged husband cheated on her with fellow rapper Chrisean Rock.“I don’t know if y’all have been getting clues from me from my Live, I mean… or from my Instagram Stories, where I put certain music. When it comes to events and stuff, I don’t think it’s true, I don’t care to find out because I have been single for a minute now,” she told her fans.“I have been afraid to… not afraid but I just don’t know how to tell the world.

The “Yellowstone” star, 68, has been in the spotlight lately for his bitter divorce from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner, and for his alleged feud with “Yellowstone” showrunner Taylor Sheridan, which has left his future on the series uncertain. Now, he’s sparking romance rumors with singer Jewel, 49. On Friday, TMZ obtained photos of Jewel (whose real name is Jewel Kilcher) speaking into a microphone as Costner, 68, wrapped his arms around her.Sources told the outlet their relationship is “rather new.”They were both on the British Virgin Islands for a week last month as part of a tennis fund-raiser for the Grammy winner’s Inspiring Children Foundation.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar’s 2023 year-end charts.Not only was Swift’s landmark Eras Tour the No. 1 tour both worldwide and in North America, but she also brought in a whopping $1.04 billion with 4.35 million tickets sold across 60 tour dates, the concert trade publication found.Pollstar data is pulled from box office reports, venue capacity estimates, historical Pollstar venue ticket sales data, and other undefined research, collected from Nov.

Mick Jagger is celebrating his son Deveraux’s seventh birthday in some very rare family photos. The rocker’s girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick, shared a collage of the couple in honor of their little one’s big day on Friday.“December 8th !!!!!!! Happy Birthday sweet, energetic, silly, smart, wild and beautiful Devi! I can’t believe you’re 7 !!!” the 36-year-old gushed via Instagram.“We love you more than anything! ❤️You truly are my sunshine ☀️,” she added.In the photos, the Rolling Stones frontman, 80, looks relaxed and happy.

“Stars Are Blind” singer, 42, revealed on Tuesday’s episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she’s returned to the recording booth.“I’ve been in the studio [with] Sia executive producing my full album,” Hilton said. “She’s going to be here tonight, I love her so much.”The hotel heiress noted that her forthcoming album will drop next year and how “honored” she was to collaborate with Sia, 47.The “Chandelier” vocalist is the “most brilliant songwriter of our time,” she added.“All About That Bass” singer Meghan Trainor also penned some “epic” tunes for the “sick” album.

Morgan Wallen — who has ruled the country and pop charts this year — is offering “no excuse” for the racial-slur scandal that threatened to get him canceled in 2021.“There’s no excuse. I’ve never made an excuse.

interview with Time for being named 2023’s “Person of the Year,” published on Wednesday, Swift, 33, said, “You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar. That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before.”Swift was referring to her feud with Kardashian and her then-husband, West, which started with the rapper’s infamous 2009 interruption of Swift’s acceptance speech at the VMAs, and continued in 2016, when West released the song “Famous.” In the song, he rapped the line “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that bitch famous ” and claimed that Swift had consented to the lyrics.