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Machine Gun Kelly's biopic, Good Mourning has been nominated for seven Razzies for the Golden Raspberry Awards. Though this may sound positive, it's quite the opposite. The award show's goal is to honor the year's worst movies.

Good Mourning is nominated for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, and two nominations for Worst Supporting Actor. Those nods going to Mod Sun and Pete Davidson. The movie is also up for Worst Actor, Worst Director, and Worst Onscreen Combo.

The only film that had more nominations than MGK was the Marilyn Monroe biopic called Blonde.

TL;DR:

• Machine Gun Kelly's biopic, Good Mourning has been nominated for seven Razzies for the Golden Raspberry Awards.
• The award show's goal is to honor the year's worst movies.
• The only film that had more nominations than MGK was the Marilyn Monroe biopic called Blonde.

Axl Rose has broken his silence after eulogizing his friend, the late-Lisa Marie Presley. The Guns N' Roses frontman surprised many by not only speaking at Presley's January 22nd memorial at Graceland -- but by performing "November Rain," a song she had previous suggested be played at her funeral.

Lisa Marie, the 54-year-old mother of four and only child of Elvis Presley, died in Los Angeles on January 12th after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Speaking to ET, Axl Rose shed light on his emotions while paying tribute to Lisa Marie: "I didn't really know I was going to speak, or anything, and I still feel like don't know that I deserved to be here, but, y'know, I wanted to do right by her and the family and the fans. So, it meant a lot. I was pretty nervous and emotional up there about it. Y'know, when I wrote it, I was calm -- but not saying it. It was my understanding she had actually talked about if this situation. . . so that's why, y'know, I was asked to do it. Of course, I had to be here." (29 OC: . . . to be here)

Fortnite is launching The Kid Laroi interactive experience, where fans attending a jam-packed concert can join him on an island for the Afterparty and listen to new music.

About the game, Laroi posted, "My Fortnite Island Experience is launching with my new single, ‘Love Again,' and some other surprises!"

The immersive experience features a custom-built quest across the cyber city Laroitown and will be available for a limited time through April 27th.

The Kid Laroi's Wild Dreams will be available starting this Friday, January 27.

TL;DR:

• Fortnite is launching The Kid Laroi interactive experience.
• The Kid Laroi's Wild Dreams will be available starting this Friday, January 27.

Paul McCartney has just posted a teaser for his first-ever book of Beatles-era photos, which chronicles early-"Beatlemania," titled, 1964: Eyes Of The Storm. The tome, which will be published on June 13th, features 275-shots of long unseen "Macca" photographs spotlighting six city portfolios -- Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C. and Miami -- along with McCartney's personal recollections of the photos.

An exhibit of the photos will be shown in England's National Portrait Gallery this summer.

On April 15th, 1964, the then-21-year-old Paul McCartney sat down with David Frost and spoke candidly about the Beatles' recent accent to the top of the charts: "We used to, sort of, think of things in stages -- still do, I think. When we first started off playing in the Cavern and things, I thought, 'First of all let's get a record contract' -- we all did. We got record contract and thought, 'Let's get a Number One hit' -- 'got one of them (laughs) and went on. Y'know, we do it in stages."

SZA posted online to Miley Cyrus and congratulated her on her recent chart success. She followed it with a big surprise to her fans, she wrote that she was excited "to work together." It isn't clear if by "work together," SZA meant a collaboration on Miley's new album, which is due in March, or maybe something else. Miley's new single "Flowers" just debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In a new Instagram photo, Lizzo shared yet another new hairdo. The 34-year-old is now sporting a shoulder-length bob haircut with flipped-out edges. She posed in cat-eye sunglasses and showed off her streaks of platinum blonde and bangs. Last month, Lizzo had a mullet cut, which she raved was her new obsession.

Guinness Book of World Records announced that Blackpink's Lisa has three new entries for last year's accomplishments. First, she became the very first solo K-pop winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Second, she was technically nominated twice in the same category, thanks to Blackpink's own nod. And third, she set the new high water mark on Instagram with a massive 86.3 million followers.

Blues Traveler is heading back out on the road for a 17-city spring tour. The band hits the road on April 25th in Hutchinson, Kansas at the Fox Theatre and wraps things up on May 24th at Plymouth, New Hampshire's Flying Monkey. Jambands.com reported the band is currently taking pre-orders for its new archival live set, Live And Acoustic Fall Of 1997.

The band announced the new set, which ships in the spring, by posting, "The limited-edition double LP is a selection of many of the highlights from our legendary 1997 fall tour that produced the only acoustic sets that the original line up of Blues Traveler, including our beloved friend and bassist, Bobby Sheehan ever played on tour. These previously unheard and uncirculated tracks are remastered from the original 2-track soundboard recordings for the ultimate Blues Traveler live and acoustic experience."

Frontman John Popper told us that sometimes it's easy to forget that Blues Traveler's music has been a mainstay for three decades "We're surprised about the fact that people know who the hell we are at all really 'cause we spent the whole time playing. It's almost like you get on sort of a circuit, and that's what you go and do. So you figure you got a little audience that comes to see you. And then you realize you've played just about everywhere and you've actually had been on the radio a bunch and 'Oh yeah. I remember doing that.'"

JUST ANNOUNCED: Blues Traveler tour dates (subject to change):

April 25 - Hutchinson, KS - Fox Theatre
April 26 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Jones Assembly
April 28 - Wisconsin Dells, WI - Crystal Grand Music Theatre
April 29 - Nashville, IN - Brown County Event Center
April 30 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
May 2 - Bowling Green, KY - Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKYPAC)
May 3 - Lexington, KY - Manchester Music Hall
May 5 - Montgomery, AL - Montgomery PAC
May 6 - Cullman, AL - Cullman Strawberry Festival
May 12 - Richmond, VA - The National
May 14 - Stroudsburg, PA - Sherman Theatre
May 16 - Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall
May 17 - Lynn, MA - Lynn Auditorium
May 20 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Concert Venue At Harrah's
May 21 - Bethel NY - Bethel Wood Center For The Arts Bethel,
May 23 - Waterville, ME - Opera House
May 2 - Plymouth, NH - Flying Monkey

Pharrell Williams visited Élysée Palace to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron for a discussion about internet safety and human rights.

Macron tweeted a picture of them from a palace room that showed a reflection of a giant chandelier in the window behind them. He posted that Pharrell is "very involved in the issues of the harmful effects of the internet and smart phones on young people" and asked other artists to "speak out". He also thanked Pharrell for his commitment.

Pharrell retweeted the image and added a prayer hands emoji.

On Wednesday evening (1-25) Pharrell attended the Yellow Pieces gala, a musical charity event that raises funds for the Hospital Foundation. The charity is chaired by the country's First Lady, Brigitte Macron.

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Back by popular demand is beloved singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, who's returning to the U.S. for an eight-city run. O'Sullivan kicks things off on March 11th in Boston with the trek winding down on March 22nd in Nashville. Along the way he'll be making stops in New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago, and Atlanta.

Gilbert O'Sullivan is best remembered on this side of the pond for his five Top 40 hits, including 1973's Top Ten favorite "Get Down," the previous year's Top Two smash, "Claire," and his six-week 1972 chart-topping classic -- "Alone Again" (Naturally)." The track topped the American charts for a whopping six weeks, displacing yet another monster 1972 classic "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers, which enjoyed a three-week run on top of the Billboard Hot 100.

Gilbert O'Sullivan's recent studio set, Driven, snagged highly-coveted four-star reviews from both Mojo and Record Collector with a five-star rave from Shindig! Among the many highlights on the set are collaborations with guest performers KT Tunstall on "Take Love" and Simply Red's Mick Hucknall on "Let Bygones Be Bygones."

We caught up with O'Sullivan and pressed him on how he's been able to remain ageless as a singer, world-class songsmith, and record maker: "Y'know, you have to have the melody. Without the melody -- it's all very well being a good lyricist, but getting the melody is the hardest thing. So, therefore, if you're up for doing it -- if you're up for working hard, up for looking for the melody, working hard to get it, then I think you can compete with anybody. As long as you can come up with that, there's no reason why you need to be discounted and looked upon as the past as opposed to the present."

JUST ANNOUNCED: Gilbert O'Sullivan North American tour dates (subject to change):

March 11 - Boston, MA - City Winery Boston
March 12 - New York, NY - City Winery New York City
March 15 - Philadelphia, PA - City Winery Philadelphia
March 16 - Cleveland, OH - Music Box Supper Club
March 18 - St. Louis, MO - City Winery St. Louis
March 19 - Chicago, IL - City Winery Chicago
March 21 - Atlanta GA - City Winery Atlanta
March 22 - Nashville, TN - City Winery Nashville

Metallica has announced a global listening party for its upcoming album, 72 Seasons. The entire album will be played at the April 13th event -- one day before its street date.

According to the official announcement:

The metal titans have partnered with Trafalgar Releasing -- which previously helmed the 2019 cinematic release of Metallica's S&M2 concert -- to premiere their 12th album and first since 2016's Hardwired ... To Self-Destruct. Each song on the album will feature a music video and commentary from the band.

Tickets for the event can be purchased via https://www.metallica.film/.

Frontman James Hetfield told us a while back that the loyalty that fans show for Metallica really goes both ways for them: "Y'know, when I see three generations out in the crowd, and they're all three singing, like, 'Master Of Puppets,' it's like, 'Really? You guys really like this? Okay.' I've got to believe them at some point (laughs). But it still blows my mind to go out there and, no matter what country you're in, they are trying hard to sing along with it, and they just want to be a part of, man."

Live Nation's President and CFO Joe Berchtold apologized to Taylor Swift and her fans for the Eras Tour ticketing debacle during a Senate Judiciary Committee held in a hearing on January 24th.

In her opening statement, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said, "As million of Taylor Swift fans found out last fall there are few consequences for failing to deliver the services."

She added, "To have a strong capitalist system, you have to have competition You can't have too much consolidation — something that, unfortunately for this country, as an ode to Taylor Swift, I will say, we know ‘all too well.'"

In November 2022, Ticketmaster repeatedly crashed during the Eras Tour presale when 14 million people hit up the site when it was only supposed to be open to 1.5 million verified Swifties.

Berchol blamed scalpers and commented, "We apologize to the fans. We apologize to Ms. Swift. We need to do better and we will do better."

During the hearing, Klobuchar wasn't the only senator who quoted Swift's lyrics when addressing the CFO.

As documented by Mother Jones, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said. "May I suggest, respectfully, that Ticketmaster look in the mirror and say, ‘I'm the problem. It's me,'" he added, citing lyrics to Swift's 2022 hit, "Anti-Hero."

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) also chimed in with a quote from Midnights, saying, "Karma's a relaxing thought, Aren't you envious that for you it's not."

'EYES OF THE STORM' PHOTO BOOK

Set for release just five days before his 81st birthday is Paul McCartney's first photo book, titled Eyes Of The Storm. The book -- culled from photos discovered from his Beatles days -- will be published on June 13th and features 275 photos shot as "Beatlemania" began to take the world by storm as seen-through the lens of "Macca's" 35mm camera.

Showbiz411.com reported, "The photos were taken in six cities: New York, Washington, London, Liverpool, Miami, and Paris. The book will have an introduction by Paul, plus essays by Jill Lepore and Nicholas Cullinan."

Paul McCartney was asked why he thinks that 60 years after the first Beatles recording sessions, their music continues to inspire the generations: "I'm not sure why -- it's really quite an amazing thing. When we started with the Beatles, we thought we might last two years. But then it was 10, and the music, it was 20, 30, 40 (years). And I think the only answer that I can come up with is that the music's well structured, it's well written. And so, when I play it now, I think, 'well this isn't bad, this is good -- y'know, whoever wrote this was clever.'"

CARNEGIE HALL TRIBUTE

"The Music Of Paul McCartney" tribute concert will take place on March 15th at New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall. The annual benefit concert produced by Michael Dorf will have current Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan serving as the event's musical director with performances by Graham Nash, Natalie Merchant, Lyle Lovett, Glen Hansard, Lake Street Drive, and Bettye LaVette, among others.

"The Music Of Paul McCartney at Carnegie Hall" is the 18th annual "Music Of" benefit for music education for underserved youth. For ticket info, log on to: https://musicof.org/

We caught up with Paul McCartney not too long ago and asked him what he considered his greatest achievement: "My most significant achievement is my children, they are very significant and boy. But it was easy achieving that (laughter). But work? Y'know, I don't know. It's a very difficult question 'cause I've been lucky to have been involved in so many cool things. I think one of the most magical things, I think a lot of people in music, you kind of end up believing in a kind of a mystery and a magic, 'cause there is that to it."

Justin Bieber has sold his entire song catalog to Hipgnosis Song Management for just over $200 million.

Sources tell Billboard the sale is the biggest for any artist of the "Peaches" singer's generation.

The acquisition covers all 290 titles in Bieber's catalog, including his most recent album Justice, as well as his artist royalties from his master recordings and neighboring rights.

Kanye West recently had a few words for paparazzi as they were filming him and his new wife Bianca Censori. When a paparazzi approached him, asking how his honeymoon went with Censori, Kanye said, "Just stop!… Bro, just stop…" He told the pap that their actions were "antagonistic." He explained, "You don't even know. You guys just jump up on people like this…"

He continued, "The first time I ever took medication — was because I got mad at paparazzi… the same one that shot Britney Spears… There has to be some kind of balance, some type of conversation."

Ye added, "I can't live in California — and in my life — like I'm some sort of caged animal to be judged and photographed…"

Motley Crue have officially started rehearsals for their pair of warm-up U.S. dates with Def Leppard -- before embarking on a massive joint South American and European and trek. The shows feature the debut of guitarist John 5 stepping in as Mick Mars' permanent live replacement, after retiring from the road due to a type of debilitating arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis.

Nikki Sixx was clearly pumped, posting on Instagram: "42 years and I still get excited about the first day of band rehearsal. Here we go..........." John 5 was among the commenters, added: "I'm more excited can't wait buddy."

Frontman Vince Neil posted a message to fans on Instagram letting them know he's recovered from his recent bout with Covid, writing: "Feeling better and ready to conquer the world thanks to Rain Hannah for getting me through this dam (sic) Covid!!!"

Nikki Sixx told us he's always been proud of Motley Crue being known as an L.A. band: "Y'know, I used to say we were from Hollywood because we started in Hollywood, but we're from Los Angeles. Y'know, of course, being the 'Saints Of Los Angeles' is a little. . . tongue in cheek? 'Just doesn't have the same ring as the 'Sinners Of Los Angeles,' y'know."

Panic! At The Disco will part ways once they complete the European leg of their world tour.

Brendon Urie announced on Instagram Tuesday (January 24th) that he will be taking time to focus on his family because he is about to become a father.

The band's front man wrote, "Sarah and I are expecting a baby very soon! The prospect of being a father and getting to watch my wife become a mother is both humbling and exciting. I look forward to this next adventure.

"That said, I am going to bring this chapter of my life to an end and put my focus and energy on my family, and with that Panic! At The Disco will be no more."

He continued, "Whether you've been here since the beginning or are just finding us, it has been a pleasure to not only share the stage with so many talented people but also share our time with you. I am looking forward to seeing everyone in Europe and the UK for one last run together."

The band will wrap the European leg of their Viva Las Vengance Tour in Manchester, UK on March 10th.

Rihanna has earned her first Oscar nomination for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever original song "Lift Me Up." The song has been nominated for Best Original Song. It was writted by Nigerian singer Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, and ‘Wakanda Forever' director Ryan Coogler -- who are all nominated for the award alongside Rihanna.

Tems revealed in a statement, "After speaking with Ryan and hearing his direction for the film and the song, I wanted to write something that portrays a warm embrace from all the people that I've lost in my life. I tried to imagine what it would feel like if I could sing to them now and express how much I miss them… Rihanna has been an inspiration to me so hearing her convey this song is a great honor."

The song serves as a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman who played King T'Challa in the original "Black Panther."

Boseman died in 2020 at the age of 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer.

Elvis Costello & The Imposters along with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons will headline a benefit show on March 12th at the Brooklyn Bowl Nashville. The concert, which also features Imposter Charlie Sexton on his own, as well as Bill Evans, Keith Carlock, and Rolling Stones bassist Daryl Jones, will benefit the Musician Treatment Foundation.

Elvis Costello shed light on his decades as a hard working musician, songwriter, singer, and bandleader: "I don't really have a choice, but I know people who really feel that way about music and don't have the opportunities that I have. So, some of it is luck, some of it is what you've been given -- and some of it just is work. That is the part of it that people miss that there is just a lot of work. The playing the show is joyfully or maniacally or whatever frame of mind you're in. . . There's a lot of miles and there's a lot of thinking. I have to tell people, 'When it looks like I'm just sitting still, I'm pondering sometimes. 'Cause that's what I do. I live on my wits."

ZZ Top kicks off its 2023 dates on February 4th in Taupo, New Zealand at Taupo Amphitheatre Riverside Park.

Elvis Costello next performs on February 9th at Manhattan's Gramercy Theatre.

MILEY CYRUS' FLOWERS DEBUTS AT NO. 1: "Flowers" has become Miley Cyrus's first single to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during her 17-year career. The singer thanked fans in her Instagram Story Tuesday (January 24th), writing, "THANKFUL THAT FLOWERS IS NUMBER 1 AROUND THE WORLD. THIS SONG IS DEDICATED TO MY FANS & THE STEADFAST SELF LOVE I WISH FOR EACH OF YOU." The new single is from her forthcoming record Endless Summer Vacation, due March 10th.

MADONNA PUTS BIOPIC ON HOLD: Madonna's self-directed biopic has been put on hold so that she can focus on her upcoming Celebration Tour. Reps for The Material Girl told Billboard that she's still planning on making the film at some point. The project, initially announced in 2020, was rumored to star Inventing Anna's Julia Garner.

New bronze statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are set to be erected this April in their hometown of Dartford, England, according to the BBC. Both Rolling Stones co-founders attended Wentworth Primary School in Dartford, with Jagger going on to study at Dartford Grammar. The pair reconnected in 1961 on a platform at Dartford Train Station.

Dartford Borough Council leader Jeremy Kite explained, "We want to demonstrate that people can come from a very small town like Dartford and go out and change the world. The town has a really good relationship with them. I think people are going to love it."

Sculptor Amy Goodman added: "Out of the blue I was shortlisted. There was no particular remit. I thought their music is their love, their passion. So I thought them actually performing, the chemistry of them on stage -- I thought that's how I wanted it."

Although Jagger and Richards were casual friends as schoolboys -- Keith Richards admitted it was only in their teens with a shared love of rock and blues that they truly became "brothers": "We used to live very close, y'know, so we used to meet in a little corner of the block, a little place to play and that's where we'd, y'know, 'Hi Mick,' Hi Keith.' We re-met -- I was heavily into exactly the same thing that Mick was into."

Van Morrison has dropped his latest single, "Worried Man Blues," as a teaser to his upcoming album, Moving On Skiffle, set to drop on March 10th. The album focuses on Morrison's childhood favorites from the "skiffle" era. The UK-based skiffle genre was an early-1950's, fast-paced, slightly Celtic folk music played primarily on bathtub bases and old washboards.

For the new set, Morrison has brought the traditional classics into the now with full arrangements and proper instrumentation.

Van Morrison was asked if albums are still relevant to him in the age of digital downloads and streaming: "They're still relevant to me, because I'm not a download artist. Download is a very small percentage of what the people want (from) my product. It's a very small percentage, so, it's mainly CD's and some vinyl. I just kind of go back. . . I just listen to the stuff that got me into it in the first place, y'know, the jazz, some blues. There's nothing new, no."

Coldplay is adding a West Coast run of shows to their North American leg of the Music of the Spheres World Tour.

The band will bring their stadium show to Seattle, Vancouver, San Diego and Los Angeles in September. Support will be provided by H.E.R. and 070 Shake.

Tickets go on sale Friday (January 27th).

Sam Smith needs you to know that they're not Adele in drag.

The "Unholy" singer dropped by The Drew Barrymore Show Monday (January 23rd) where the host asked about one of the craziest rumors they've ever heard about themselves.

The pop star answered, "Everyone seems to think that I'm Adele…drag. Cause we've never been seen in the same room together. And if you slow down her voice, it sounds maybe a bit like mine. So people think that we're the same person, and I'm just in drag right now."

Stevie Nicks has just announced 14 solo arena shows interspersed between her upcoming joint stadium gigs with Billy Joel. New stops include dates in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Sacramento, New Orleans, Birmingham, Raleigh, Knoxville, Atlanta, Orlando, Toronto, Chicago, and Louisville.

After 40-plus years of juggling both solo work and Fleetwood Mac band duties, Stevie Nicks told us that she's finally come to terms with the difference between the two jobs: "Being in a band -- you're not the boss. And I always wanted to be in a band, from the very beginning when I was 17; I wanted to be in a band. And when you're in a band, you're a team. When you're in your solo work -- I'm the boss. And I've decided that I actually do like being the boss; but, I've been in Fleetwood Mac for so long that I understand how to not be the boss, and to be part of the team, and to be a team player."

UPDATED: Stevie Nicks tour dates (subject to change):

March 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Sofi Stadium (with Billy Joel)
March 15 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
March 18 - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
March 23 - San Francisco, CA - Chase Center
March 26 - Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
March 30 - Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center
April 2 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
April 5 - Birmingham, AL - The Legacy Arena at BJCC
April 8 - Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium (with Billy Joel)
May 12 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena
May 16 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena
May 19 - Nashville, TN - Nissan Stadium (with Billy Joel)
May 22 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
May 25 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
June 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field (with Billy Joel)
June 20 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
June 23 - Chicago, IL - United Center
June 27 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
August 5 - Columbus, OH - Ohio Stadium (with Billy Joel)
August 19 - Kansas City, MO - Geha Field At Arrowhead (with Billy Joel)
September 23 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium (with Billy Joel)
November 10 - Minneapolis, MN - U.S. Bank Stadium (with Billy Joel)