The 2022 CMA Awards are coming up in a few weeks, and while in recent years it’s been pretty bland, the history of the show is ripe with awesome stories and iconic moments that helped shape the genre’s image. Like Alan Jackson walking out during a Beyoncé performance, Sturgill Simpson busking outside of Bridgestone Arena,
Month: November 2022
Runaway June are ushering in a new era with their new song “Broken Hearts (Do Broken Things).” The upbeat singalong offering is the first with new lead vocalist Stevie Woodward, who joins Natalie Stovall and original member Jennifer Wayne and replaces previous frontwoman Naomi Cooke. “Broken Hearts (Do Broken Things” is a playful confessional on
A Federal Court has blocked Penguin Random House’s acquisition of one of its main rivals, Simon & Schuster. The ruling by judge Florence Y. Pan was announced late in the day on October 31, but the full order is temporarily sealed to protect confidential information. The case has been watched closely by the publishing industry
Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal are not happy with the NBA’s decision to not suspend Kyrie Irving for his antisemitic actions on Twitter. Last week, Irving promoted a venomously antisemitic book on Twitter, which Rolling Stone first reported. On Inside the NBA Tuesday, the former pro players said they believed that Irving should have been
Play video content BACKGRID Diddy‘s ultimate transformation into Heath Ledger‘s Joker this Halloween was so well done, his antics almost baited an actor into fighting him on the street!!! The Bad Boy Records mogul was making his rounds in Los Angeles over the weekend … when he almost came to blows with actor Michael J.
With the X Fold, Vivo has made its debut in the foldable smartphone segment. The phone was released in April 2022 solely for the Chinese market at a price of CNY 8,999 (about Rs. 1,02,600). If we directly compare this pricing to the foldable options in India such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 (Review),
Boris Johnson is in talks with one of Hollywood’s most prominent talent agencies about a lucrative speaking deal following his aborted run for a second stint as Britain’s prime minister. Sky News has learned that Mr Johnson has been holding detailed talks with Endeavor, the group founded by American businessman Ari Emanuel. Sources said that
EXCLUSIVE: Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn has signed a two-year first look deal with CBS Studios via her Après Productions. Under the pact, Après Productions’ Vonn and partner Claire Abbe will develop content across all television and digital media. Widely regarded as the greatest female ski racer in history, Vonn is an Olympic Gold and Bronze winning
From festivals and costume contests to trick-or-treating across town, there were plenty of festivities Los Angeles County residents participated in on the spookiest night of the year — Halloween. At the southeast corner of Walden Drive and Carmelia Avenue, for example, about 5,000 visitors were expected to visit “The Witch’s House” in Beverly Hills, according
Rapper Takeoff has been shot dead at a party in Houston, Texas, his representative has confirmed. The 28-year-old Migos star was fatally shot at the private event, which was held at a bowling alley. Image: Takeoff performs on stage with Migos in 2018 PIC:AP Takeoff – whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball – was
Boris Johnson has told Sky News that he does not think Vladimir Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon in his war in Ukraine. There have been suggestions that the Russian president could carry out such a military strike as his forces continue to lose territory which they captured earlier in the invasion. But in
The OpenSSL project has rolled out fixes to contain two high-severity flaws in its widely used cryptography library that could result in a denial-of-service (DoS) and remote code execution. The issues, tracked as CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786, have been described as buffer overrun vulnerabilities that can be triggered during X.509 certificate verification by supplying a specially-crafted
This must be a dream… Zach Bryan and Tyler Childers were just announced as the headliners at the 2023 Two Step Inn festival lineup, which will take place April 15th-16th at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown, Texas. In addition, the stacked lineup also includes Wynonna Judd, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Charles Wesley Godwin, Ben Burgess,
Adeem the Artist encounters the unexpected in their brand new music video for “Run This Town,” which is premiering exclusively at The Boot today (Nov. 1). The East Tennessee native’s infectious, shuffling tune is a timely declaration for change, with lyrics that cleverly call out those who use their power to uphold and expand the
Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York is hosting Joan Didion’s estate sale from now until November 15. Included in the sale are all kinds of Didion’s possessions, including her iconic sunglasses, unused notebooks, decorations and artwork, portraits of the author, and more. Many of the lots are made up of her library, loosely divided by
Shevyn Roberts releases an upcoming album “High On Frequency” with the lead single “Runnin Outta Time,” which features Robert Eibach remix. Robert Eibach—DJ, Producer, Remixer, Songwriter—who has worked with Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, and many others. “I had a great experience working with Shevyn, as she has high energy and a life-loving spirit. We were able to be
Westside Boogie is objectively cool. Before you even consider the unmistakable voice or the slow beats-driven songs, the Compton-born rapper is the rare case of someone who completely turned his life around after once being part of a gang. These days, he makes it a point through his music to set an example for other
Twitter, which was officially acquired by Elon Musk last week, has frozen access to content moderation tools for all but a handful of employees, Bloomberg reports. As the U.S. election nears, this may hamper the staff’s ability to prevent misinformation. The news follows a string of company upheavals that have taken place since Musk took
Kylie Jenner dressed up as Elvira for Halloween — and she’s got the horror queen’s stamp of approval, with one proviso. Elvira tells TMZ … “I didn’t get a heads up that Kylie was doing the costume, but she did the costume justice and it was very flattering.” While it sounds like Elvira was digging
Lava Blaze 5G was announced earlier in October during the India Mobile Congress 2022 (IMC). The company is teasing the imminent first sale of this smartphone exclusively via Amazon. A leaked poster for this upcoming handset has now seemingly revealed the sale date to be a couple of days away. It is said to be