.
antiMusic's Page Too logo

Page Too Report for 10/10/2017


Kodak Black Indicted For Sexual Assault

(Radio.com) Rapper Kodak Black was indicted on Monday (October 9th) on first-degree sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in 2016 (via Pitchfork).

Born Dieuson Octave, the rapper was released from jail and put on probation earlier this year on separate charges.

He was originally arrested in November 2016 for the assault on a woman at a Comfort Inn and Suites in Florence County, South Carolina earlier that year in February. Read more here.

More Kodak Black News - Kodak Black Music, DVDs, Books and more - Kodak Black T-shirts and Posters

Jason Aldean Returns To Las Vegas A Week After Shooting

(Radio.com) A week after the Las Vegas country music festival massacre that killed 59 people and injured more than 500, Jason Aldean, who was onstage when the shooting began, returned to the city to visit survivors in the hospital.

On Sunday (Oct. 8), Aldean's wife, Brittany, shared a photo of her and her husband arm in arm as their plane landed on the Vegas strip. "Feels surreal being back in Vegas today," she wrote. "Visiting some of the strongest people we have ever met� fighting the toughest battle of them all� for their lives. You have helped us try to begin the healing process by seeing the strength each one of you have. Thank you for today. We will never forget."

While the Aldeans were in Vegas, they visited UMC Hospital, the state's only Level I Trauma Center. The hospital shared their thanks to Aldean for his visit on social media. Read more here.

More Jason Aldean News - Jason Aldean Music, DVDs, Books and more - Jason Aldean T-shirts and Posters

Miley And Billy Ray Cyrus Pay Tribute to Tom Petty

(Radio.com) Miley Cyrus brought out a very special guest for her performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last Thursday night (Oct. 5) It was none other than her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus.

The daughter-dad pair teamed up to perform a cover of Tom Petty's "Wildflowers." The fiddle and family harmonies gave the folk-rock tune more of a country feel.

Dressed in a light pink feminine strapless dress, Miley sang with passion and sensitivity, leaving a lump in the throats of Petty's fans, who lost the legendary rocker October 2 after he suffered a heart attack. Watch the performance here.

More Miley Cyrus News - Miley Cyrus Music, DVDs, Books and more - Miley Cyrus T-shirts and Posters

Migos Announce Collaborations With Drake, Big Sean, Travis Scott

(Radio.com) Migos released their second studio album Culture in February and its followup Culture 2 could drop as soon as this month (via XXL). Culture 2 still doesn't have a release date, but Quavo, Offset and Takeoff sat down with MTV News to discuss the album's A-list guest appearances.

"We got a lot of records. We got records with Ty Dolla $ign, records with Big Sean, records with Drake, records with Travis--we gon' keep it going," Quavo said.

While Culture 2 gets the finishing touches, Quavo said in a recent Beats 1 interview that he's working on some movie scripts for the Migos crew, in the tradition of great '90s hip-hop movies. Read more here.

More Migos News - Migos Music, DVDs, Books and more - Migos T-shirts and Posters

Garth Brooks Donates Play Area To Children's Hospital

(Radio.com) Garth Brooks is for the children. Over the weekend (Oct. 6), Brooks and his Teammates for Kids Foundation set up a state-of-the-art outdoor play space at the Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health in Indianapolis, IN.

Brooks and his team were on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Backyard, the name of the new play area. "It's how thankful you are that your children are healthy, but if your children face that challenge, how thankful we are to have someone like Riley here for your children. We're all very lucky," Brooks said at the ceremony.

"My promise to you, if they wear it out, we'll get you another one," he added about the new outdoor play area. "It's this community," said Brooks' wife, fellow country music star Trisha Yearwood. "This is a community that loves and wants this program." Read more here.

More Garth Brooks News - Garth Brooks Music, DVDs, Books and more - Garth Brooks T-shirts and Posters

Taylor Swift Remembers Tom Petty's 'Complex Simplicity'

(Radio.com) Count Taylor Swift among the countless musicians paying tribute to rock legend Tom Petty in the wake of his death last week. Swift spoke to Rolling Stone about Petty's tremendous influence on her.

"To me, Tom Petty represented a kind of songwriting I idolized: complex simplicity," she revealed. "It said so much in the lyrics, the concepts, the stories, the message, the nuances � but always brought you back to a hook that got stuck in everyone's head. He motivated thousands of guitarists to learn to play just because they wanted to be able to play 'Free Fallin." Count me as one of them."

Swift famously covered Petty's timeless 1977 single, "American Girl," releasing it as a single and performing it on her Fearless tour in 2009. Check it out here.

More Taylor Swift News - Taylor Swift Music, DVDs, Books and more - Taylor Swift T-shirts and Posters

Brett Eldredge Goes Emotional Cover Of Coldplay's 'Fix You'

(Radio.com) Country star Brett Eldredge has shared a touching acoustic cover of Coldplay's 2005 hit, "Fix You." "Music medicine for tough times," the singer captioned the video.

While he never explicitly mentions it, it's easy to read the affecting cover as a heartfelt response to the tragedy at the Route 91 festival in Las Vegas. "Love yall, hang in there," Eldredge says as the short clip ends.

Eldredge's famous dog, Edgar, is seen resting his head on the singer's leg while he plays. See the tweet and watch the video of the cover performance here.

More Brett Eldredge News - Brett Eldredge Music, DVDs, Books and more - Brett Eldredge T-shirts and Posters

The Weeknd Unveils 'Starboy' Marvel Comic Book

(Radio.com) The Weeknd can now add Marvel comic book hero to his ever-growing list of career achievements. After teasing the Marvel collaboration, the singer finally made the big reveal over the weekend (Oct. 7) via social media.

"The Weeknd and Marvel presents: STARBOY� comic book coming soon," he shared. "I'll be signing autographs in the Marvel Booth, he added in regards to the New York Comic Con.

It was at the NYCC signing where The Weeknd was snapped sharing a moment with comic book legend (and fellow Canadian) Todd McFarlane. See both posts here.

More The Weeknd News - The Weeknd Music, DVDs, Books and more - The Weeknd T-shirts and Posters

Charley Pride Appearing On The View This Week

Country music legend Charley Pride has announced that he will be making a special appearance on ABC's The View this Thursday, October 12th to promote the release of his first album in six years "Music In My Heart". We were sent the following details.

Pride and Whoopi Goldberg ran into each other at the Recording Academy� Special Merit Awards when Pride received the Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this year. The honor comes after Pride's recent celebration of his 50th year in country music.

"Whoopi and I spent some time together in New York at the Special Merit Awards where she was also accepting an award. We had a nice conversation and I'm looking forward to seeing her again and performing on 'The View' October 12," Pride said. See his upcoming tour dates here.

More Charley Pride News - Charley Pride Music, DVDs, Books and more - Charley Pride T-shirts and Posters

Amy Winehouse's Family Pursing Musical Based On Her Life

(Radio.com) The family of late singer Amy Winehouse is in talks to turn her life story into a musical. Her father, Mitch Winehouse, is keen on seeing his daughter's story portrayed in light of her artistic achievements, not her personal demons.

"A musical celebrating her life and music is being talked about for the near future," the elder Winehouse told The Sun at the Amy Winehouse Foundation Gala last week. "It is something I'd really like to happen and I've said I'm happy for it to go ahead."

"We want to do something that remembers Amy for what she was, there's so much more to her than just the drugs and the alcohol," he added. "We want to do something positive about how she developed her music. What we don't hear is that she was clean of drugs for three years when she died." Read more here.

More Amy Winehouse News - Amy Winehouse Music, DVDs, Books and more - Amy Winehouse T-shirts and Posters

Chris Stapleton Remains Defiant in the Face of Las Vegas Shootings

(Radio.com) Country star Chris Stapleton has responded to the tragic incident at the Route 91 festival in Vegas with a strong message of resilience in the face of fear.

"Where does someone go in their mind to do these unthinkable things? I don't understand it," Stapleton asked during a radio interview earlier this week (via CMT News). "You want to look for reasons or some explanation even, and I don't know that there is one. There's a certain amount of innocence that gets lost from it when these things happen."

The singer went on to echo the sentiments of many other country artists in saying that he's not going to let the tragedy stop him from enjoying his life and his music.

"I'm not saying not to be afraid and not be terrified of things like that, but' I want to step out there with a certain degree of defiance against things like that and not let fear and hate and just evil run my decisions and how I carry myself," he said. "If we do that, then we're letting that win and rule us and that's exactly what people who would commit heinous acts like that would want. Personally, I can't give in to that. I can't do it." Read more here.

More Chris Stapleton News - Chris Stapleton Music, DVDs, Books and more - Chris Stapleton T-shirts and Posters

Rachel Platten Announces New Album 'Waves'

(Radio.com) Pop singer Rachel Platten is set to return with a new album, Waves, which will be released on Oct. 27. Among the producers on Waves include OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder and Stargate.

"I loved making this album, I've never felt so free creatively," Platten revealed in a press statement. "I wrote all of these songs without getting in the way, and I just let whatever needed to come through me just come.

"I worked out a lot of heavy stuff on some of the songs and cried on my piano at 3 a.m. some nights, but I also woke up some days and jumped into the ocean and felt amazing and just wanted to write songs I could dance to. This album is raw and it's emotional, but it's also fun and sweet and it's real. It's honestly just all of me and I am so damn proud of it." Check out the full tracklist here.

More Rachel Platten News - Rachel Platten Music, DVDs, Books and more - Rachel Platten T-shirts and Posters

Justin Timberlake Designs New Trucker Jacket

(Radio.com) To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Levi's trucker jacket, the brand asked pop superstar Justin Timberlake to help give the staple a redesign. He shared a couple of photos of the new piece via Instagram.

Timberlake posted, 'For the 50th bday of the trucker jacket, @Levis asked me to redesign one. I did and ever since, it's been my favorite drinking buddy. #Denim #Flannel #LiveInLevis."

The jacket features a Hank Williams patch that says, "Why don't you mind your own business." Timberlake has some experience as a clothing designer, having launched the William Rast brand with Trace Ayala in 2005. Check out the Timberlake-redesigned Levis trucker jacket here.

More Justin Timberlake News - Justin Timberlake Music, DVDs, Books and more - Justin Timberlake T-shirts and Posters

Faith Hill And Tim McGraw Go Behind The Of New Video

(Radio.com) Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are celebrating their 21st wedding anniversary with the announcement of their first collaborative album The Rest of Our Life, which will be released on November 17.

The country music power couple have also shared the album's lead single and title track, which was co-written by Ed Sheeran. "It made it us a little nervous, to be honest, Hill said. "When you get songs from other artists it kinda makes you a little nervous because�," "You don't want to ruin it," McGraw said with a smile.

Turns out there was no need to be nervous. "This was a no-brainer," said Hill. "Such a beautiful song," added McGraw "the melody in it was just incredible."

"Both Tim and I agreed the first time we heard that song, it reminded me of us, and the feeling that we had the first time that we admitted and decided that we were gonna be married," Faith revealed.

"There was a comfort and a security about that moment that resonates in this song," she continued. "It's got such an intimacy to it, I think that's what really attracted us as well," McGraw added. Read more here.

More Faith Hill News - Faith Hill Music, DVDs, Books and more - Faith Hill T-shirts and Posters

Lady Gaga Pays Tribute to Late Friend Lost To Breast Cancer

(Radio.com) Lady Gaga lost her best friend, Sonja Durham, earlier this year after a battle with breast cancer. Saturday (October 7), would have been Durham's 42nd birthday and the singer honored her late friend with several heartfelt posts on Instagram.

"Happy Birthday to my late best friend @sonjad7777 Sonja Durham Dubois. #breastcancerawareness month is so important. Share your stories of survival and treatment plans with each other. Everyone's cancer is different. But the More we talk and share the more we learn. I have no words for you girl, just tears and dreams. & I know you're running Haus of Gaga from Heaven," Gaga captioned an illustration of her best friend.

October is breast cancer awareness month and Gaga doing her part. Understandably upset about her friend's death, Gaga said she struggled to get off the couch on Saturday. Regardless, she forced herself to get dressed and post about it, knowing all too well the importance of raising awareness for the disease. Read more here.

More Lady Gaga News - Lady Gaga Music, DVDs, Books and more - Lady Gaga T-shirts and Posters

Share this article

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it Share on Reddit email this article

Click here to read today's Day in Rock report