Genre Report: Blake Shelton Demands Tour Sponsorship & More
COUNTRY: 'The Voice' Star Demands Rum Sponsorship
Country superstar and The Voice mentor Blake Shelton is demanding that Bacardi rum sponsor his tour because he drinks a lot of it. If they don't, he will stop drinking the rum. His wife Miranda Lambert has his back on this. We'll let you know how it all shakes out. [Country Weekly]
COUNTRY: 2012 ACM Performers Announced
The 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards are a few weeks away, and they've announced which country stars are set to take the stage at the big event: Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Eric Church and Toby Keith. Are you psyched? Sounds like a good time! [The Boot]
HIP HOP: Sensitive Fashion Designer Bans Critics From His Show
Kanye West, the rapper-turned-fashion designer whose first fashion show was panned by fashion critics, banned critics from attending his second show earlier this week (March 6). Kanye said, "I don't know about this. I got treated unfairly by the press last time. Why would I want to do this?" Sensitive thugs, y'all all need hugs. [NME]
HIP HOP: Wu-Tang Clansman Announces New Album
GZA just announced his new album Dark Matter, and it's apparently influenced by his love for quantum physics, the galaxy, space, stuff like that. The GZA said, "I will take a quantum leap and discuss the universe while taking us on a journey through deep space. Traveling at lightspeed from the galactic center of one galaxy to the farthest corners of another. I hope my listeners will enjoy this cosmic adventure within a world of colossal planets, gas giants, meteorites, comets, and asteroids in the most extreme conditions." [Prefix]
ROCK: Jack White's First Side-Project Dropping DVD
The Raconteurs, Jack White's first side-project (before The Dead Weather and now Jack White solo) that hasn't put out an album in four years, is now releasing a live CD/DVD of a concert they played at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in 2008. It comes out June 18. [Consequence of Sound]
ROCK: Former QOSTA Bassist Pleads Innocent to Drug, Gun Charges
Nick Oliveri, the hard-partying and famously mercurial bassist of Queens of The Stone Age, has pleaded not guilty to charges related to domestic violence, firearm and drug offenses. The charges stem from an incident in which his girlfriend claimed he wouldn't let her leave his apartment. Oliveri could face up to 15 years in jail. [NME]
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