MUSIC NEWS: FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015
TYLER HUBBARD OF FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE MARRIES
Wednesday was wedding day for Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line. People magazine reports Hubbard married Hayley Stommel in an outdoor ceremony in Sun Valley, Idaho. Bandmate Brian Kelley was Hubbard's best man. The couple's golden retriever was the ring bearer. The couple are on their honeymoon in Turks and Caicos.
Florida Georgia Line will pick up their tour next Thursday in Fort Loramie, Ohio.
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ELVIS PRESLEY CD WILL GO ON SALE AT POST OFFICE
The U.S. Postal Service will sell music to go along with the new Elvis Presley stamp. The CD ``Elvis Forever'' will be available online and in select post offices beginning August 12, the same day the new Elvis stamp goes on sale. The CD includes 18 Elvis hits and a new performance of ``If I Can Dream.''
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ALIEN ANT FARM, CLAY COOK, FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS SING AT CUBS GAMES
The Chicago Cubs will have some well-known singers for the seventh-inning stretch in upcoming games. Alien Ant Farm will lead the singing of ``Take Me Out To The Ballgame'' for Monday's game. Clay Cook of Zac Brown Band will do the honours on Tuesday. Fitz and the Tantrums will sing for next Friday's game.
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ROBIN THICKE
Robin Thicke admits his heart wasn't into defending himself during the trial over the song ``Blurred Lines'' that resulted in a $7.4 million judgment against him and Pharrell Williams. Thicke tells The New York Times he was careless in his deposition because it came two weeks after he separated from his wife, actress Paula Patton. Thicke says the trial just wasn't as important to him as what was going on in his personal life. His attempt to win Patton back, the 2014 album ``Paula,'' was a commercial and critical flop. Thicke says the only thing he would have done differently with that album is give it away.
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STYX VISIT NASA SCIENTISTS
Styx have met with the scientist who discovered Styx. Styx the band visited NASA's New Horizons team in Laurel, Maryland, on Wednesday and met with Dr. Mark Showalter, who discovered Pluto's faintest moon, also called Styx, in 2012.
Showalter is a fan of the band and turned the tables on them by giving them an autographed poster of Pluto and its moons. New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern told the band, ``When Pluto's moon was named, it was for the river Styx, but no kidding, we really had you guys in mind too.''
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NO FELONY CHARGES FOR P.DIDDY
Sean ``Diddy'' Combs won't face felony charges for an alleged kettlebell attack at UCLA, but the case isn't over.
The Los Angeles County District attorney's office has decided instead to turn the case over to the L.A. city attorney's office, which could consider lesser misdemeanour charges. The 45-year-old Combs was arrested last month for the alleged assault at UCLA's athletic facilities. Combs' son goes to school and plays football there. The hip-hop mogul says he was defending the two of them.
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LIONEL RICHIE GOES NUMBER ONE IN UK
The Brits are going crazy for Lionel Richie. His ``Definitive Collection'' greatest hits album has gone number one on the UK's midweek chart following his appearance at the Glastonbury music festival on Sunday that ran on national TV. Richie tells the BBC when he heard the news he was ``screaming like a kid with his first hit record.''
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STEPHEN COLBERT INTERVIEWS EMINEM ON PUBLIC ACCESS SHOW
It was a surprise in itself that Stephen Colbert (kohl-BEHR') hosted a public access show in Monroe (mun-ROH'), Michigan, this week. It was more of a surprise when he introduced his guest, ``local Michigander'' Marshall Mathers, AKA Eminem. Colbert quizzed Eminem on his knowledge of Bob Seger songs, told him he has a ``cute face'' under his hoodie and suggested that rap is no way to pay the rent. Eminem said, ``It sort of does.''
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JANIE FRICKE STARTS TEXTILE LINE
Janie Fricke is starting her second career based on her childhood love of sewing. Fricke has created a line of throw pillows, table runners and blankets she's selling as The Janie Fricke Collection. Fricke says she's been sewing since she was very young and she has made things for family and friends over the years. The items are for sale in specialty boutiques and through www.JanieFricke.com.
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WALK THE MOON PREPARE FOR BIG GIG WITH ROLLING STONES
Walk The Moon will open for The Rolling Stones in Detroit on Wednesday, and it took every ounce of strength they had not to tell anyone before it was announced officially. Bassist Kevin Ray says it was ``pretty exciting stuff.'' Guitarist Eli Maiman says the guitar parts of their song ``Shut Up And Dance'' are influenced by Keith Richards. He says it's cool that they will play with the Stones just as ``Shut Up And Dance'' is doing so well.
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ANTHRAX CREATE ANOTHER BOURBON
Anthrax are back in the bourbon business. They have teamed up again with Atlantic City Bottle Company to create a small batch of bourbon they are calling The Devil You Know. Their Indians blend of bourbon sold out. The Devil You Know Bourbon sells for $59 plus shipping through the Atlantic City Bottle Company's website.
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