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03 Nov 2022

Billboard to Begin Using Mediabase Radio Airplay Data for Charts Dated Nov. 12

Data and insights company Luminate, which provides data for Billboard’s charts, has partnered with airplay monitoring service Mediabase, and the latter’s radio tracking data will begin fueling Billboard surveys reflecting airplay activity dated Nov. 12.

Luminate previously provided radio data for Billboard airplay charts as monitored by BDS.

Airplay charts (based on audience and/or plays) finalized Monday, Nov. 7 (dated Nov. 12), will be the first using Mediabase data. Individual-format airplay charts dated Nov. 12 will reflect airplay tracked Monday, Oct. 31, through Sunday, Nov. 6. The Nov. 12-dated Radio Songs chart, which serves as the airplay chart component to the all-genre, multi-metric Billboard Hot 100 (which also blends streaming and sales data, as compiled by Luminate), and reflects a Friday-Thursday cycle, will incorporate BDS data for Oct. 28-30 and Mediabase data for Oct. 31-Nov. 3 (with Mediabase data to power Radio Songs thereafter).

Billboard will continue to maintain unique charts and reporter panels, separate from Mediabase’s, for all formats. Upon the change, Billboard will continue to incorporate all current reporting stations that are also monitored by Mediabase for Billboard’s charts. Billboard and Mediabase aim to add additional reporting stations going forward.

Meanwhile, weekly and year-end Billboard charts will continue to be compiled via the same parameters previously applied with BDS data. (Year-end airplay rankings will continue to reflect songs’ activity while on corresponding weekly charts.)

Along with Radio Songs, Billboard’s United States-based airplay charts encompass: Pop Airplay (Mainstream Top 40); Adult Pop Airplay (Adult Top 40); Adult Contemporary; Country Airplay; Rock & Alternative Airplay; Alternative Airplay; Adult Alternative Airplay (Triple A); Mainstream Rock Airplay; R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay; Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay; Adult R&B Airplay; Rap Airplay; Rhythmic Airplay; Latin Airplay; Regional Mexican Airplay; Latin Pop Airplay; Latin Rhythm Airplay; Tropical Airplay; Christian Airplay; Christian AC Airplay; Gospel Airplay; Dance/Mix Show Airplay; Smooth Jazz Airplay; and the seasonal Holiday Airplay chart. (View all Billboard charts here.)

Click here for more information, via Luminate, about the BDS/Mediabase transition (for Luminate subscribers with access to Luminate’s Music Connect platform).

“Mediabase has proven itself to be the most trusted and referenced radio data provider in today’s fast-moving, ever-changing music industry,” said Luminate CEO Rob Jonas in a statement earlier this year. “At Luminate, we pride ourselves in being able to provide our clients – whether they be major record labels, tech companies, film studios, TV networks or indie music powerhouses – with the absolute best information they need to operate and grow their businesses. This new partnership allows us to do just that.”

Said Mediabase president and CEO Philippe Generali, “This new strategic partnership allows us the opportunity to be innovative in our approach to radio monitoring and to further ours and Luminate’s positions as undisputed experts in music data.”

03 Nov 2022

Selena Gomez Describes Depths of Mental Health Struggles: ‘I Thought the World Would Be Better If I Wasn’t There’

Selena Gomez has been very open about her mental health struggles and feelings of despair as a child, and then young woman, growing up in front of the cameras. But in a new Rolling Stone cover story the Only Murders in the Building star opens up about the depths of her battle against depression and bipolar disorder, subjects she takes on with her signature no-BS style in the new Apple TV+ documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me (Nov. 4).

According to the piece, just minutes into the series, we see Gomez cancelling her 2016 Revival tour early in order to tearfully check-in to a treatment facility, as well scenes in which she is, “unable to get out of bed, scenes of her lashing out at friends, scenes of her roaming her house aimlessly [and] scenes of her coming apart in the middle of a press tour.” In fact, it was so real that up until a few weeks ago Gomez said she considered pulling the plug on the doc.

“Because I have the platform I have, it’s kind of like I’m sacrificing myself a little bit for a greater purpose,” she told the magazine. “I don’t want that to sound dramatic, but I almost wasn’t going to put this out. God’s honest truth, a few weeks ago, I wasn’t sure I could do it.”

But, she tells RS, sharing the story was important, which might explain why she also revealed some of the most difficult struggles she’s faced in her life off-camera. “I’m going to be very open with everybody about this: I’ve been to four treatment centers,” Gomez said. “I think when I started hitting my early twenties is when it started to get really dark, when I started to feel like I was not in control of what I was feeling, whether that was really great or really bad.”

Those high and low periods sometimes found her not sleeping for days, or convinced that she should buy everyone she knows a car and that she had a gift she wanted to share with the world. That mania, however, would then give way to the lowest lows, which she said would begin with depression and then tip into scary isolation. “Then it just was me not being able to move from my bed. I didn’t want anyone to talk to me,” she said. “My friends would bring me food because they love me, but none of us knew what it was. Sometimes it was weeks I’d be in bed, to where even walking downstairs would get me out of breath.”

And though she said she never attempted suicide, Gomez told RS she spent several years contemplating it. “I thought the world would be better if I wasn’t there,” she said. Between her mental health struggles and a diagnosis of the autoimmune disease lupus that required a 2017 kidney transplant which triggered a potentially fatal complication, Gomez said she worried that the life she’d once dreamt of was not in the cards.

“I grew up thinking I would be married at 25,” she said. “It wrecked me that I was nowhere near that — couldn’t be farther from it. It was so stupid, but I really thought my world was over.” A year after the surgery, Gomez said she began hearing voices, which eventually triggered an episode of psychosis. Though her memories of the period are hazy now, the RS piece describes her ending up in a treatment center and spending “several months in paranoia, unable to trust anyone, thinking they were all out to get her.”

That led to her bipolar diagnosis, which helped her make sense of what had just happened, but also meant she was so heavily medicated that she began to lose her essential self. “It was just that I was gone,” she said of the drugs’ effect on her. “There was no part of me that was there anymore.” A psychiatrist scaled back all but two of the meds and as Gomez began to detox she said she had to “learn how to remember certain words. I would forget where I was when we were talking. It took a lot of hard work for me to (a) accept that I was bipolar, but (b) learn how to deal with it because it wasn’t going to go away.”

Aware that the psychosis could return and that her bipolar diagnosis will have to be managed for the rest of her life, Gomez said after her initial concerns she felt the AppleTV+ doc was a part of her story she wanted to share. “I know it has a big message, but am I the right person to bring it to light? I don’t know,” she recalled wondering. “I wanted someone to say, ‘Selena, this is too intense.’ But everyone was like, ‘I’m really moved, but are you ready to do this? And are you comfortable?’”

She couldn’t bring herself to watch the doc at an Apple+ screening, but she did keep an eye on the audience and immediately sensed the right answer. “I was like, ‘OK, if I can just do that for one person, imagine what it could do,’” she recalled thinking. “Eventually I just kind of went for it. I just said, ‘Yes.’”

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.

03 Nov 2022

Grammy Museum Presents ‘The Rolling Stones 1972: Photographs by Jim Marshall’

It’s only rock n’ roll, but the Grammy Museum likes it.

The Rolling Stones’ 1972 tour of the U.S. and Canada, which coincided with the band’s classic album Exile on Main St., is legendary. The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in Los Angeles is paying tribute to that tour with “The Rolling Stones 1972: Photographs by Jim Marshall,” which opens on Saturday, Nov. 5, and is scheduled to run through June 2023.

The exhibit showcases backstage scenes and performance stills from the California leg of the tour as well as the band’s visits to Sunset Sound recording studios in Los Angeles.

“Once Jim was in, he was another Stone,” Keith Richards said in the foreword of 50th anniversary edition of The Rolling Stones 1972. “He caught us with our trousers down and got the ups and downs. I love his work, which must have been frustrating to do at times, but that is what happens on gigs like this. Wonderful work, and a great guy. He had a way with the shutter and an amazing way with the eye!”

“Jim’s masterful eye and unlimited access captured the Stones in the iconic rockstar way we now visualize the band,” said Kelsey Goelz, associate curator at the Grammy Museum. “This exhibit will transport you to an era of wild rock n’ roll energy at its best.”

There is an irony here: Grammy voters were resistant to The Stones — and to rock in general — in the 1960s and well into the ’70s. Incredibly, the Stones didn’t receive a single Grammy nomination until 1978, when Some Girls received an album of the year nod.

But the Academy has long sought to make amends. The Stones received a lifetime achievement award from the Academy in 1986. Eight years later, they won their first competitive Grammys – best rock album for Voodoo Lounge and best music video, short form for “Love Is Strong.” Five years ago, they won their third Grammy in competition, best traditional blues album for Blue & Lonesome.

The band’s albums Beggars Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971), and Exile on Main St., along with the classic singles “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965), “Paint It Black” (1966) and “Honky Tonk Women” (1969) have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The Hall is meant “to honor musical recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance,” but it sometimes functions as a second chance for the Grammys to do right by recordings they might have undervalued when they were current.

Marshall, too, has been honored by the Academy. In 2014, he became the first (and remains the only) photographer to be presented with the Trustees Award, an honorary award presented to individuals for nonperformance contributions to the music industry. He was saluted that year alongside film composer Ennio Morricone, and producer Rick Hall.

In 2013 the Grammy Museum hosted a screening of the then-new documentary, Charlie Is My Darling, which was filmed during the band’s 1965 tour of Ireland.

03 Nov 2022

Travis Barker Mourns Death of Dog Blue: ‘Love You 4Ever Boy’

RIP, good boy. Travis Barker mourned the death of his family’s dog Blue on social media Wednesday (Nov. 3).

“I’ll miss you Blue,” the Blink-182 rocker wrote in a heartbreaking Instagram Story of the French bulldog. “You were the best dog. I was always waiting for you to say something. Love you 4ever boy.”

He also tagged daughter Alabama Barker in the video, who posted her own heartfelt tribute to the pup on her Instagram account, even changing her bio to read “Forever blue.” “I love you blue,” she wrote, “you will never understand how much you helped me on my darkest days, you slept next to me, the way I would throw your ball and you would run with excitement, or the eyes you had that just touched everybody, I’ll never forget you my baby, I know you’ll have the most amazing time up in doggy heaven, until we meet again my love.”

Prior to Blue’s passing, the elder Barker’s social media as of late had consisted mainly of posts with wife Kourtney Kardashian, including a trio of snaps of the reality star posing in the bathtub while her hubby fawned over her “angel feet.”

In October, the drummer and Mark Hoppus reunited with their Blink-182 bandmate Tom DeLonge to drop “Edging,” their first new single together since 2014. The rock band will also embark on an international tour starting in March with stops headlining Lollapalooza Chile, Brazil and Argentina, as well as When We Were Young 2023.

Watch Barker and his daughter’s tributes to Blue here and here before they expire.

03 Nov 2022

‘A Strange Loop’ Creator Michael R. Jackson Presented With ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award

The ASCAP Foundation recognized playwright, composer and lyricist Michael R. Jackson, creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop, with The ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award.

The award was presented to Jackson by ASCAP Foundation president Paul Williams, composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, The Prince of Egypt) and composer/lyricist Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza) at a private luncheon in New York City. Also on hand to honor Jackson were Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land) and ASCAP chief executive officer Elizabeth Matthews.

The annual award is given to encourage promising young ASCAP composers of musical theater and is funded by Mary Rodgers and the Rodgers Family Foundation. Previous recipients include Lin-Manuel Miranda; Pasek & Paul; and David Hein & Irene Sankoff (Come From Away).

“Michael R. Jackson is a fearless storyteller whose stellar work is a gift to audiences and the creative community,” Williams said in a statement. “We love having him as part of our ASCAP family and are excited for him to receive this well-deserved award.”

“In a cultural climate when so many have confused activism and/or being a savvy businessperson with artistry, it has been a brutal, lonely time to believe in making art for art’s sake,” Jackson said in a statement. “And yet, making art for art’s sake is the one life raft I’ve had since 23-year-old me first put pen to paper to begin writing A Strange Loop. Receiving the Richard Rodgers Award from ASCAP is deeply meaningful to me and gives me a much needed second wind to keep paddling the stormy high seas,” said Jackson.

A Strange Loop, which was billed as “the big, Black, and queer Great American Musical for all,” received 11 Tony nominations and won two – best musical and best book of a musical for Jackson.

In 2020, Jackson joined The ASCAP Experience for “The Making of a Groundbreaking Black Queer Musical.” The discussion about the creation of A Strange Loop with Kobalt Music’s Sue Drew is available on demand on @ASCAP YouTube.

Founded in 1975, The ASCAP Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education, talent development and humanitarian programs.

03 Nov 2022

Drake & 21 Savage Unveiled the ‘Her Loss’ Album Cover … Or Did They?

Drake and 21 Savage just revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming joint album Her Loss … maybe?The two rappers debuted the cover — a portrait of model Qui Yasuka, or Suki Baby — on Instagram Wednesday night (Nov. 2), though it could actually be just another fake piece of promo for the record.

Confused? Join the club. Drake and 21 Savage have spent the past few days hyping their album, slated to drop Friday (Nov. 4) after a one-week delay, by trolling fans and the media with everything from a faux Vogue cover to an imitation “interview” with Howard Stern. They even recreated the set of NPR’s hit Tiny Desk series and filmed a counterfeit introduction, pretending like they were about to perform live, acoustic versions of their music — which NPR afterward confirmed never actually happened.

Now, they may have continued their prankster antics with the Her Loss artwork. The supposed cover features a photo taken by Paris Aden, a headshot of Yasuka with multicolor eyelashes, a Chanel earring and a small Band-Aid taped under her right eye. A white “Parental Advisory” label sits at the bottom right corner of the photo.

“Her Loss ?? Front Cover,” Drake captioned the photo, which 21 Savage also shared in a separate post on his account.

The two hip-hop titans first announced Her Loss in late October via their music video for “Jimmy Cooks,” their No. 1 single off Drizzy’s June album Honestly, Nevermind. Savage was the only guest artist on the record, and has previously collaborated with Drake on songs such as “Knife Talk” in 2021, “Mr. Right Now” in 2020 and “Sneakin’” in 2016.

Just a few days after the initial album news, however, the pair announced that Her Loss would drop Nov. 4 instead of its original release date of Oct. 28. This was because producer Noah “40” Shebib had caught COVID-19, delaying the mixing and mastering process of the record, according to a statement posted on Drake’s Instagram story.

See Drake and 21 Savage’s (possibly fake) Her Loss album cover reveal below:

03 Nov 2022

12 Lesser-Known Latin Grammy Nominees You Should Know Beyond the Best New Artist Category

There are a handful of achievements that many musicians dream of: obtaining a Platinum-certified record, entering the “Billions Club” on a streaming platform, topping the Billboard charts, and of course, winning a Grammy. For the Bad Bunnys, Karol Gs, and Ozunas of the world, those feats come in abundance, especially as música urbana continues to increasingly gain momentum worldwide. 

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While the urbano greats continue to dominate with some of these achievements, Billboard below highlights a dozen lesser-known Latin Grammy nominees, beyond the best new artist category. Whether it’s Mireya and Roman Rojas competing for best regional song against musical monoliths like Christian Nodal, Christina Aguilera, Grupo Firme and Maluma, or giving indie artists more shine in categories not aired during the telecast — like flamenco newcomer Carmen Doorá, or tango revivalists Spinettango (who channel their love for Argentine rock legend Luis Alberto Spinetta) — we got you covered. 

Here are 12 lesser-known artists you should know in the running for a Latin Grammy, in alphabetical order.

Afro-Andean Funk

Nominated for: The Sacred Leaf (Best Alternative Album) 

Perú is celebrated for its vibrant Andean roots music, colorful indigenous art, and sacred medicinal rituals. Mix these elements with hints of psychedelia, and the result is Afro-Andean Funk’s debut, the Sacred Leaf. Comprised of singer Araceli Poma and producer/bassist Matt Geraphty, the Spanish- and Quechua-language duo embrace these traditional trademarks, all the while paying respect to millennia-old practices — like healing through coca leaves, shamanism and sacred water. The album is experimental and introspective, but above all, it’s a love letter to the ancient Andean culture.

Bala Desejo 

Nominated for: Sim Sim Sim (Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album)

Composed of Julia Maestre, Dora Morelenbaum, Zé Ibarra and Lucas Nunes, Brazilian band Bala Desejo bring a carefree spirit and warmth to Sim Sim Sim. The Rio de Janeiro four-piece moved in together during quarantine to unite their artistic abilities and concoct this poptimistic delight. Combining jubilant choruses, groovy beachside ballads, and a dash of experimentation, their debut full-length album is a refreshing continuation of the feel-good and forward-thinking vibe of late-‘60s tropicalia. 

Bruses

Nominated for: Monstruos (Best Pop/Rock Album) and “Qué voy a hacer conmigo???” (Best Pop/Rock Song) 

Mixing goth rock, rawness and lyrical introspection, Bruses’ Monstruos intrigues. The Tijuanense singer-songwriter tackles delicate themes with grit against a propulsive, glimmering sound that combines contradictory elements that pair well together (think Nightmare Before Christmas, or BABYMETAL). “For me, these songs represent 13 of my monsters, which I also know are not only mine, they are everyone’s monsters — and we have somehow learned to survive with them,” said the artist in a statement. 

C4 Trío

Nominated for: Back to 4 (Best Instrumental Album)

Back to 4 equals cuatro virtuosity, where C4 Trío’s nylon dexterity takes a front row seat. Consisting of cuatro masters Edward Ramírez, Héctor Molina, Jorge Glem, and bassist Rodner Padilla — who are all producers and songwriters — all navigate through jazzy experimentation, Caribbean and joropo rhythms. Ultimately, the quartet showcases the various facets of the native Venezuelan instrument at its peak. 

CA7RIEL 

Nominated for: El Disko (Best Alternative Album) and “Bad Bitch” (Best Alternative Song)

Formerly of cloud rap duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, the eccentric Buenos Aires artist has been wreaking havoc in the crossover Argentinian trap scene as a charming goofball with a sinister edge. Since he launched his solo career with two EPs in 2018, the quirky trap star has been building a loyal following. But his debut album El Disko sees him expanding his sonic palette in abstract ways filled with thrilling complexity. Funky grooves (“Bad B–ch”), old school hip-hop-meets-ominous distortions (“Polvo”), and glowing synths (“Chanel Maconha”) collide against lo-fi minimalism. It’s half an hour of unpredictable excitement.

Carmen Doorá

Nominated for: Orgánica (Best Flamenco Album)

The charm of Orgánica lies in its bewitching simplicity. Carmen Doorá’s dynamic rasp and Paco Hereida’s riveting guitar fretwork make a powerful pair. Together, they revitalize the essence of flamenco with utmost respect for the centuries-old tradition. With original material and beautiful renditions by Nina Simone, Spain’s nueva canción singer Joan Manuel Serrat, and Argentine tango singer Carlos Gardel, the Murcia-basad singer performs ten tracks live in the studio with gut-wrenching delivery — like agony and ecstasy.  

Isabel Marie 

Nominated for: Una ilusión (Best Tejano Album)

Isabel Marie is a promising new voice pushing tejano forward. Born in Chicago and based in Texas, the 19-year-old singer entered the music business as a child competing for La Voz Kids, and since 2014, she’s been busy releasing a steady stream of rancheras, tejano songs, and mariachi. With her 2022 Latin Grammy-nominated EP, Una Ilusión, the sultry-voiced singer adds co-producer to her title, and claims inspiration from Selena, Vicente Fernández, and Mariah Carey.

KURT

Nominated for: La Vida (Best Traditional Vocal Pop Album) 

KURT knows how to craft a dazzling pop ballad. With his poetic prowess and guitar plucking skills, the Mexican musician is making a name as a compelling singer-songwriter to know. On his Latin Grammy-nominated album, La Vida (2021), his second studio album, the Sinaloa native, born Kurt Schmidt Ramos, displays the perfect mix of open-hearted wordplay and catchy melodies. “KURT’s songs are not dedicated to just anyone,” writes one of his twitter followers in Spanish. 

Marilina Bertoldi 

Nominated for: Mojigata (Best Rock Album)

Dissonant piano stabs, screeching guitar melodies, and drum syncopation collide throughout Marilina Bertoldi’s 2022 release Mojigata. Although her confidence and attitude pours out of her, her voice is as cutting as ever, shouting verses like “I spent my time sharping knives” (Spanish lyrics of “La Cena”). She enlists Chilean electro-pop artist Javiera Mena on the dazzling “Amuleto”, and distorts the mood with reved-up power chords on “Beso Beso Beso.” In 2019, Bertoldi became the first female rock artist to win the Premio Gardel de Oro in the history of the award ceremony. 

Mireya & Roman Rojas

Nominated for: “Nunca te voy a olvidar” (Best Regional Song)

It begins with a riveting joropo rhythm in the hands of Jorge Glem’s cuatro (also of C4 Trío), and transitions into a fierce mariachi anthem. Led by a pulsing guitarrón and a dense vihuela, the song marks Mireya Ramos’ first nomination as a solo artist — she usually co-fronts and plays violin for the New York mariachi ensemble Flor de Toloache. Produced by Venezuelan alchemist Román Rojas, and co-written by Ramos and Rojas, this is Mexican tradition-meets-Venezuelan folk at its finest. 

Nico Cotton

Nominated for: Producer of the Year; Ya no somos lo mismo by Elsa y Elmar (Album of the Year and Best Engineered Album)

Nico Cotton is one of the most sought-after beatmakers behind many booming tracks coming out of the Argentine trap scene. A movement that began to accelerate just a few years ago, it has seen acts like Cazzu, María Becerra, and Tiago PZK break into global prominence, partly thanks to the producer’s darkly compelling beats. Catapulted by dissonant trap and Latin drill configurations — like on Cazzu’s Trampa Nena (2022) — the three-time nominee has also lent his craft to Colombian pop singer-songwriter Elsa y Elmar and Conociendo Rusia’s indie-rock splendor, showcasing his impressive versatility. This year, he competes against Tainy, Eduardo Cabra, last year’s winner Edgar Barrera, and Julio Reyes Copello for producer of the year.

Spinettango 

Nominated for: Spinettango (Best Tango Album)

Spinettango’s eponymous debut is a charming reimagining of Luis Alberto Spinetta’s songs with a deep affinity for tango. Arriving ten years after the passing of the late influential Argentine rocker, the band sets out to explore the tango side of El Flaco. For example, “Muchacha (Ojos de Papel)” and “Seguir Viviendo Sin Tu Amor” are captivating reworkings. The album also features legendary Argentines such as Litto Nebia and Daniel Melingo, as well as the Uruguayan murga troupe Falta y Resto. Spinettango is the creation of the Los Altiyeros collective, formed by Hernán “Don Camel” Sforzini together with Damián Torres Quintet and Santiago Muñiz.

03 Nov 2022

Reba McEntire Is on ‘Vocal Rest,’ Postpones Upcoming Shows

Reba McEntire has been placed on vocal rest by her doctor and is rescheduling three upcoming shows, the Country Music Hall of Fame member told fans via social media on Wednesday (Nov. 2).

“My doctor has advised me to go on vocal rest, so I have made the difficult decision to reschedule this weekend’s shows,” McEntire said in a statement on Instagram. “Thank you for understanding.”

She was set to bring her Reba: Live in Concert tour — featuring Terri Clark — to Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday (Nov. 3), Friday (Nov. 4) in Columbus, Ohio, and Saturday (Nov. 5) in Indianapolis, Ind.

Those shows have been rescheduled for December, with the Columbus and Raleigh shows taking place Dec. 2 and 3, and the Indianapolis show set for Dec. 16.

The tour had also previously been extended into 2023, including a stop at the Hollywood Bowl on April 1, and New York’s Madison Square Garden on April 15.

McEntire recently told Billboard that the Madison Square Garden show will be a special one.

“My dad roped there in 1946 and ‘47, maybe more years than that,” she said. “And my grandpa [1934 PRCA World Champion steer roper John Wesley McEntire] did, too. I have two pictures in my living room in Nashville of my daddy being there with all the contestants competing at the Madison Square Garden rodeo.”

McEntire headlined her first solo show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena in October, thrilling fans with a string of hits including “Fancy,” “The Greatest Man I Never Knew,” and a collaboration with Clark on a medley of Linda Ronstadt hits.

Meanwhile, the star can be seen in the ABC series Big Sky, which also features her boyfriend and actor Rex Linn.

“When [Big Sky writer and executive producer] Elwood Reid came to me and said, ‘We’d love to have you on Big Sky,’ I said, ‘Doing what?’ And he said, ‘Playing the villain,’” McEntire told Billboard. “I immediately wanted to do it and Rex was sitting at the table and said, ‘That’s what she’s been waiting for.’ He said, ‘Is that Rex? We want you on this, too.’ It’s so much fun that we are in these together.”

See her announcement about her postponed shows below:

03 Nov 2022

Thomas Rhett Welcomes Cole Swindell, Nate Smith for Home Team Tour 23

Thomas Rhett will bring his Home Team Tour 23 to 40 cities next year, launching May 4 in Des Moines, Iowa. “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” hitmaker Cole Swindell and newcomer Nate Smith will open shows on the tour, which will wrap in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena on Sept. 29.

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“Being on the road is one of my favorite places to be,” said Thomas Rhett, who won entertainer of the year at the 2020 ACM Awards, alongside Carrie Underwood. “I can’t wait to see the joy on y’alls faces next year and with my buddies Cole Swindell and Nate Smith. We’re definitely gonna have a good time.”

Thomas Rhett announced the tour via a humorous video that finds the “Half of Me” singer and company wearing sports jerseys representing teams from cities on the tour. The clip comes complete with a mock press conference.

Pre-sale tickets first go on sale to members of Thomas Rhett’s fan club (also named Home Team) and Citi cardmembers on Tuesday, Nov. 8, while general public tickets will go on sale beginning Friday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. local time at ThomasRhett.com. 

Thomas Rhett previously embarked on a Home Team Tour in 2017. That same year, he partnered with Roc Nation, his longtime manager Virginia Bunetta and his father and fellow songwriter Rhett Akins to launch his own publishing company, Home Team Publishing.

HOME TEAM TOUR 23 Dates Include: 
5/4/2023 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
5/5/2023 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena
5/6/2023 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
5/18/2023 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
5/19/2023 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
5/20/2023 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
6/8/2023 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena
6/9/2023 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
6/10/2023 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
6/15/2023 – Tupelo, MS – Cadence Bank Arena
6/16/2023 – Lafayette, LA – CAJUNDOME
6/17/2023 – Bossier City, LA – Brookshire Grocery Arena
6/22/2023 -Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
6/23/2023 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum
7/6/2023 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
7/7/2023 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mohegan Sun Arena
7/8/2023 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
7/13/2023 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
7/14/2023 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
7/15/2023 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
7/20/2023 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum 
7/21/2023 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
7/22/2023 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
7/27/2023 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
7/28/2023 – Chicago, IL – United Center
7/29/2023 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
8/3/2023 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
8/4/2023 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
8/5/2023 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
8/17/2023 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
8/18/2023 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
8/19/2023 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
9/14/2023 – Estero, FL – Hertz Arena
9/15/2023 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
9/16/2023 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
9/21/2023 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
9/22/2023 – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
9/23/2023 – Toledo, OH – Huntington Center
9/28/2023 – Birmingham, AL – The Legacy Arena at The BJCC
9/29/2023 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena