Month: May 2023

Jack Harlow officially launched The Jack Harlow Foundation, which will serve as the Louisville, KY native’s primary philanthropic vehicle to reinvest, uplift and support organizations aiming to make the city that raised him a better place. Upon its launch, The Jack Harlow Foundation announced gifts to four Kentucky-based organizations who are actively working to make their community a better place — Adelante Hispanic Achievers, Centro Latino, Russell: A Place of Promise, and Sponsor4Success.

• Sponsor4Success helps disadvantaged kids with educational and athletic expenses, improves living conditions for senior citizens, and funds programs for schools and churches.
• Centro Latino improves the lives of Latinos in five Kentucky counties.
• Russell: A Place of Promise focuses on Black wealth building in Louisville; and
• Adelante Hispanic Achievers empowers Hispanic and Latinx youth.

Said Harlow: “With all I have done and will do in my career, my home is where my heart is, my refuge, and the place that shaped me. Giving back to Louisville represents the dream I have of making a difference. My vision is to make Louisville a better place. Know that this is just the start of my philanthropic legacy and I look forward to transforming our community and, as a result, the success and happiness of its citizens. The launch of my foundation is represented by gifts to four organizations that I believe are doing the work of making Louisville a better place; helping under resourced families remove obstacles to higher education, supporting a new start in a neighborhood that has been lacking investment, giving hands on assistance to the poorest of the poor, and making safe housing affordable for families.”

Harlow celebrated the release of his third studio album, Jackman, by visiting multiple JCPS schools in Louisville, including his alma mater, Atherton High School. The album cover of Jackman  features Harlow standing in front of an alley in his old neighborhood.

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Lionel Richie has announced “Lionel Richie’s Dancing on the Sand,” a one-of-a-kind Bahamas travel experience taking place from November 30 through December 3, 2023.

“Dancing on the Sand” (in partnership with Vibee) will celebrate Richie’s multi-decade music career while offering fans a luxury weekend at the world-renowned Atlantis Paradise Island.  Said Richie: “I’m beyond excited to spend the weekend with my fans beachside in the Bahamas later this year. We’ve personally curated ‘Dancing on the Sand,’ a concert destination experience that I’ll be headlining, joined by phenomenal performances by some very talented friends of mine, so this party will be going All Night Long!”

Vibee President Harvey Cohen adds: “Lionel Richie is one of the greatest performers of our time, so having him curate an unforgettable weekend with Vibee has been truly specialLionel Richie’s Dancing on the Sand’ will celebrate the superstar’s influential career while giving guests a unique inside look at his life. We’re excited for fans to get closer to Lionel than ever before as he performs his hits on the shores of Paradise Island.”

Guests can expect a headlining performance by Lionel Richie with Sheryl Crow. In addition, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Vanessa Carlton, Megan Moroney, and Jake Wesley Rogers will take the stage throughout the weekend. The fan club presale for experience packages begins Tuesday, May 16 at 10am EST followed by Vibee’s presale Thursday, May 18 at 10am EST. The experience goes on sale to the general public starting 10am EST on Friday, May 19 at dancingonthesand.com.

For more information, head to Richie’s official Vibee website.

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Post Malone is being honored at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala (SHOF), and will be bestowed with the ‘Hal David Starlight Award’ at the annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner on June 15 in New York City.   The award, named after former SHOF Chairman Hal David (who was also a songwriter of hits by Dionne Warwick and more) is given to “young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs.”

Current SHOF Chairman Nile Rodgers says in a statement: “Over the last few years I have had the pleasure of watching Posty become one of the biggest artists in the world and he’s done it by writing phenomenal songs. Way before Post Malone was a superstar, he was a great songwriter, and this is his first step into the Songwriters Hall of Fame!”

Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X, John Mayer, John Legend and Drake are among the other esteemed artists who’ve received the award since it was instituted in 2004. Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Glen Ballard, Jeff Lynne, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose are the 2023 inductees into the SHOF.

Over the past decade, Post Malone’s four albums have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the Top 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200, and have spawned the hits songs “Rockstar,” “Circles,” “Psycho,” “Better Now,” “Sunflower” and many more.

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Harry Styles has dropped the visual for “Satellite,” directed by Styles’ video collaborator Aube Perrie.

The video follows the perspective of a Wall-E-esque robot, who works as an automatic vacuum cleaner backstage at one of Styles’ concerts. We see the robot cleaning the floors of a green room as Styles leaves to perform, and he accidentally rolls onstage while the star is singing mid-show. The little vacuum exits the venue and explores the world outside, eventually reuniting with Styles at the end of the video clip.

The 29-year-old Styles confirmed that “Satellite” would be the fourth single off his May 2022 album Harry’s House, following his Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers “As It Was,” “Late Night Talking” and “Music For a Sushi Restaurant,” all three of which were turned into music videos as well. The singer is currently gearing up for the European leg of his ongoing Love on Tour, which has been running since September 2021 and will conclude after nearly two years this July.

Watch Harry Styles’ new video for “Satellite” – here.

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The Academy of Country Music announced Tuesday that Ed Sheeran will take the stage at the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM Awards), taking place on Thursday, May 11th. Sheeran just released his sixth studio album, Subtract, on Friday. The album features the singles “Eyes Closed” and “Boat.”

Sheeran, 32, will be performing at the annual awards show for the first time this year. In a video, Sheeran said he is “super pumped” to be performing at the ACM Awards: “Who said the Brits don’t have a little bit of country in them? I’m really excited to be at the Academy of Country Music Awards this week. This is the first time that I’ll be performing on it and I am super pumped about it. And I hope to see you there.”

The ACM Awards, hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, will take place Thursday at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, and stream at 8 p.m. EDT on Prime Video.

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