Mick Jagger has united with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl for a new track inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic titled “Eazy Sleazy.” Jagger released a music video of himself and Grohl performing the song virtually on his official YouTube page with Jagger on guitar and singing, while Grohl plays the drums, bass and guitar.
Jagger said on Twitter, “I wanted to share this song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown, with some much needed optimism – thank you Dave Grohl @foofighters for jumping on drums, bass and guitar, it was a lot of fun working with you on this – hope you all enjoy ‘Eazy Sleazy.”
Barenaked Ladies have released a brand new single and music video called “Flip,” the first new music from the group in four years which will be included on their forthcoming album “Detour de Force”.
The band shared the new stop-motion animation video ahead of their appearance on the Today show this Friday, April 16th where they will be performing the song. On April 17th, the group will be staging their Flip n’ Hits with BNL: A Night of Monster Jams of Pandemic Proportions streaming event that will feature a 60 minute program and will include special guest KT Tunstall.
Rina Sawayama has released a new version of her song “Chosen Family,” featuring Elton John. The new track comes with a music video featuring Sawayama and Elton John performing together at the piano.
“Chosen Family” was originally released on the artist’s 2020 album SAWAYAMA. Sawayama said on the new collab: “It was such a joy and honour to rework “Chosen Family” with the legendary Elton John. The song means so much to both of us, and recording it together was such a special experience I will never forget. I got shivers when I heard his voice through the monitor and became emotional when he added the piano parts. Elton has been such a huge supporter from before the album, and when we finally met to record this song we clicked from the get go. I hope people can hear the magic!
Check out the video for the new version of “Chosen Family” – here.
Demi Lovato performed a three-song set in her backyard for NPR’s latest Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (which can be viewed here).
Accompanied only by a keyboardist, Lovato opened with “Tell Me You Love Me,” the title track from her 2017 album, then delivered renditions of the two songs that make up the title of her latest album, “The Art of Starting Over” and “Dancing With the Devil.”
Lovato released Dancing With the Devil… the Art of Starting Over at the beginning of April. The singer has already released a deluxe version of the album, which includes four new songs, including a bonus track, “Sunset,” and three live acoustic performances of the first three songs on the album.
President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, According to sources, Biden is expected to make the official announcement Wednesday. The full withdrawal will happen before or by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, extending the May 2021 deadline set by the Trump administration.
The Taliban had threatened an increase in violence should the United States keep armed forces in the country beyond May 1. Sources said that the Biden administration hoped that by setting a new, specific date, it could avoid that violence.
A senior administration official told CNN that U.S. officials told the Taliban that any attack on U.S. troops in the meantime would be met with retaliation. There are currently more than 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
The police chief and the officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn. who fatally shot a 20-year-old black man during a traffic stop resigned on Tuesday. Officer Kimberly Potter submitted her resignation letter to the Law Enforcement Labor Services, a public safety labor union. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott said the city didn’t ask Potter, a 26-year veteran, to resign. Police Chief Tim Gannon also issued his resignation in the wake of Sunday’s shooting, which resulted in two days of protests.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a statement that Potter discharged her firearm Sunday afternoon during a traffic stop that resulted in the death of Daunte Wright. She was placed on administration leave before her resignation. Authorities released a brief video clip of the incident from her body-worn camera. During a news conference, police chief Gannon said Potter accidentally shot Wright with her firearm and believed that she “had the intention” to deploy her Taser.
The officers pulled Wright over Sunday afternoon and discovered he was wanted on a misdemeanor warrant. In the footage, Wright appears to struggle with the arresting officer and Potter is heard repeatedly saying “Taser” before discharging her weapon, firing a single bullet.
Gov. Tim Walz declared a curfew for the four counties of Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota and Anoka from 7 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday after protesters and police clashed in the Minneapolis suburb for a second night.
The Denver Nuggets announced Tuesday that guard Jamal Murray has suffered a torn ACL of the left knee and will be out indefinitely, with no timetable set for his return; however, t is likely he’ll miss the remainder of the season. Murray suffered the injury in Monday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors, when he tried to attack the basket, but as soon as he tried to elevate off his left leg, he immediately fell to the floor and looked to be in serious pain.
Murray had a breakout performance in the NBA bubble last season, where he averaged 26.5 points and 6.6 assists in the Nuggets’ surprise postseason run to the Western Conference Finals. Murray carried over that production into this season, where he was shooting 51 percent from the field and 46 percent from deep.
The Denver Broncos players announced on Tuesday that they will not participate in the team’s voluntary offseason workouts due to COVID-19 concerns.
A statement by the NFL Players Association read: “With offseason programs starting in less than a week and without adequate protocols in place in order for us players to return safely, we will be exercising our right to not participate in voluntary offseason workouts. COVID-19 remains a serious threat to our families and to our communities, and it makes no sense to us as players to put ourselves at risk during this dead period. Positivity rates in our city are higher than they were at this time last year and we know players have been infected at club facilities in recent weeks.”
The Seahawks joined the Broncos’ mass opt-out on Tuesday afternoon. Seattle’s players said they will return to the field if they see “a positive shift in the COVID-19 data,” per an NFLPA statement.
The teams’ decision follows the recommendation from NFLPA president JC Tretter, who urged players not to show up to voluntary offseason activities. The NFL currently plans to begin its offseason program on April 19.
Thomas Rhett has dropped his new single, “Country Again,” and it finds the artist going back to his country roots.
“Country Again,” written by Rhett alongside Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell, follows his recent chart-topper “What’s Your Country Song.” “Country Again” is also the title track to his upcoming two-part project; the first project, Country Again: Side A releases April 30.
Take a look at Rhett’s video for “Country Again” – here.
Miranda Lambert and Elle King will open the show at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony with a performance of “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).” The collaboration is just one of many that were announced by the Academy of Country Music.
Mickey Guyton, who will co-host alongside Keith Urban, will perform “Hold On.” Last year, Guyton performed “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” with Urban assisting on piano. Other performances include Carly Pearce with Lee Brice on their chart-topping hit “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” and Carrie Underwood and CeCe Winans performing a medley of gospel hymns from Underwood’s album My Savior. Kenny Chesney will also perform with Kelsea Ballerini on the new track “half of my hometown.”
