Loretta Lynn’s ‘Still Woman Enough’ debuts in top 10 of Top Country Albums charts

Loretta Lynn has earned her 42nd top 10 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with Still Woman Enough The album debuted at No. 9 on the ranking dated April 3, with 11,000 equivalent album units (10,000 from album sales). In the chart’s 57-year history, only Willie Nelson (53) and Dolly Parton (46) have notched more …

Take a look at Miranda Lambert’s acoustic performance of “Settling Down”

Miranda Lambert has released a solo acoustic rendition of her latest single “Settling Down,” which originally appeared on the 2019 album Wildcard. For her solo rendering, Lambert is seated in front of a microphone with her acoustic guitar, stripped of all the instrumental support on the Wildcard recording.  You can take a look at the …

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ tops box office with $32.2M in opening weekend

Godzilla vs. Kong was the No. 1 movie at North American theaters this weekend, earning $32.2 million in receipts. The opening is the highest amount a film has raked in during its debut in the past year, where the coronavirus pandemic has kept people out of theaters and watching films at home. Wonder Woman 1984 held …

S&P 500 closes above 4000 for the first time

The S&P 500 crossed the 4,000-point threshold for the first time on Thursday as the major U.S. indexes reported gains to start the month of April. Markets responded to President Joe Biden unveiling his $2 trillion infrastructure plan on Wednesday, which would include a provision to raise the corporate tax rate to 28% to fund …

Virginia Supreme Court rules that Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues

On Thursday, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that state law does not ban Charlottesville from removing Confederate statue. At issue was the Confederate statues of Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, which white nationalists rallied to protect in an August 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Va. One White supremacist plowed his car into the crowd and …

Eric Church poses for cover of “Billboard” magazine while getting the COVID-19 vaccine

Eric Church appears on the cover of the latest issue of Billboard Magazine while getting his second COVID-19 vaccine shot. The Billboard cover story reveals that Church approached the publication with the idea, as a way to encourage music fans to get their vaccines as soon as they can so that live concert tours can …

Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley launches new label to pursue solo music

Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley is pursuing his solo music career under a new label. Kelley has a new partnership with Warner Music Nashville and formed Nashville South Records, with plans to release a full album by the end of the year. Kelley teased his new solo music on social media saying: “There’s a new …

Dan Stevens replaces Armie Hammer in the upcoming Starz series ‘Gaslit’

Actor Dan Stevens is joining the cast the upcoming Starz Watergate series Gaslit, replacing Armie Hammer. Stevens will portray former White House counsel John Dean, a role Hammer was first cast in before he exited the project in January. Gaslit will follow the untold story of Martha Mitchell, a celebrity Arkansan socialite who was married …

Snoop Dogg joins Season 20 of ‘The Voice’ as a Mega Mentor

Snoop Dogg will serve as ‘Mega Mentor’ on Season 20 of NBC’s musical competition series, The Voice. Snoop joins coaches Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, John Legend and Blake Shelton to mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds, as each team prepares for the Knockouts, beginning Monday, April 19/ Snoop Dogg …

Biden administration lifts restrictions on transgender policies in the military

On Wednesday, the Pentagon lifted restrictions on transgender troops imposed by the Trump administration, and unveiled a new policy to end discrimination and provide medical care for those service members. The Defense Department’s new policy will permit troops to serve openly under their self-identified gender and will offer access to medical treatments for gender transition. …