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AC/DC: hard rocking, head-banging… and good for your health? It’s true – and the science proves it. The latest episode of the ‘AC/DC Beyond The Thunder’ podcast featured Dr. Mark Judge Tramos, a Harvard University professor who studies the impact of music on the brain. He says that AC/DC’s music can release endorphins and dopamine, brain chemicals that lead to “feelings of happiness and well-being”.
Diddy’s anticipated new album will come with star power. “The Love Album: Off The Grid” features The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Jazmine Sullivan, H.E.R, Summer Walker, Babyface, John Legend, Teyana Taylor, and others. It drops on September 15th.
If you ever doubted that the NFL was big business, just look at the TV money coming in over the next decade. The league is set to rake in upwards of $126 billion in TV revenues through the year 2033, based on estimates from Forbes. The total includes recent big-money deals with YouTube for the NFL Sunday Ticket package and Amazon for Thursday Night Football.
“Margaritaville” legend Jimmy Buffett died this past Friday at the age of 76. He’d been battling a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma for about four years. Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell passed away yesterday from liver failure. He was 56. “Dream Weaver” singer Gary Wright passed away yesterday, at the age of 80. He was suffering from Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia.
Chris Rock and Diplo escaped Burning Man in Nevada by walking six miles in mud and hopping in the back of a fan’s pickup truck. The festival was hit with heavy rain on Friday night so people were prevented from driving out until Monday.
Zach Bryan’s new self-titled album has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 . . . after selling about 200,000 copies. Billboard classifies the album as country AND rock . . . so if that’s the case, this is the first rock album to top the albums chart since Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Unlimited Love” in April of LAST year.
Kane Brown recently talked about his upcoming music, and it includes a song that George Strait was sleeping on. He said, “So far, this album has been pop country, and then we have some really traditional country songs . . .”George Strait had one ‘on hold’ that [he didn’t get to], so I took it. So I’m really excited for that one.”
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are reportedly headed for divorce. But for what it’s worth, Joe wore his ring during Sunday’s Jonas Brothers concert. There’s no trouble in paradise for Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. On Sunday, the actress shared a photo of her husband looking out an airplane window and wrote in the caption, “Dreamy.” This comes shortly after it was reported that Joe Jonas hired a divorce lawyer, signaling a possible split from his wife of four years, actress Sophie Turner.
Meg Ryan’s comeback “What Happens Later” will now hit theaters November 3rd, so it doesn’t have to compete with Taylor Swift’s concert film. Afterall, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” has now raked in an more than $37 million in presales.
Kevin Costner commented on “Yellowstone” for the first time. He said he’ll probably go to court over it. Also, he did have a “win” in court, and was ordered to pay his estranged wife $63,000 a month in child support. She had asked for $248,000.
Taylor Swift‘s revived track “Cruel Summer,” from her 2019 album “Lover”, is now her latest song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify. Taylor took to her Instagram Story to mark the milestone. “Summer just got a BILLION TIMES CRUELER,” she wrote under a repost of Spotify’s congratulatory message. “Love you all so much for this.”
A rumor was going around about 60-year-old Johnny Depp dating 20-year-old Jenna Ortega. The actress reportedly addressed these claims on her Instagram stories in a since-deleted post. “This is so ridiculous I can’t even laugh,” she wrote. “I have never met or worked with Johnny Depp in my life … Please stop spreading lies and leave us alone.”
On the final weekend of the summer box office season, “The Equalizer 3″ took top spot with a solid 4-day long weekend take of $42 million domestically, when Monday estimates are included. Meanwhile, “Barbie” became the 14th film in box office history to pass $600 million in domestic grosses, adding $13 million over the 4-day weekend to bring its total to $612 million in North America.
Bradley Cooper appears to have another winner on his hands. The actor-director’s latest film, “Maestro”, made its debut at the Venice International Film Festival over the weekend, and received a rousing reception at its festival premiere. The Cooper-directed biopic — in which he also portrays famed composer Leonard Bernstein — was met with a standing ovation that went on for a full 7 minutes.
Miley Cyrus shared a TikTok where she spoke about her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth and herself during the filming of 2010’s “The Last Song”. “it was watching two very young people fall in love with each other, which was happening in real time and real life. So, the chemistry was undeniable, and that was the beginning of a long, 10-year relationship.”
Aerosmith kicked off its “Peace Out” farewell tour on Saturday in Philadelphia with an impressive 18-song set. After a 20-minute history of the band played on the video screens, the stage was revealed, a giant 3D version of the Aerosmith logo, complete with inflatable wings. Black Crowes are the opening act for the tour, currently slated to end Jan. 26 in Montreal.
Luke Combs announced on Insta that on Aug. 15, his wife Nicole gave birth to Beau Lee Combs, writing “We couldn’t love you more”. Beau joins his big brother, Tex Lawrence Combs, who was born June 19, 2022.
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