MUSIC NEWS: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015
LIVE MUSIC THIS WEEKEND IN THE PARKLAND
This weekend kicks off with JUNO Award winning Blues Artist of the Year, Steve Hill, who plays the Watson Art Centre in Dauphin TONIGHT!
On Saturday night, it's the Chris Barker Band live at the Watson Art Centre for the annual Hoedown for the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, Hoof 'n' Holler Days start today in Ste. Rose du Lac. Don't miss MCMA nominated recording artist Ryan Keown perform on Sunday night.
SELENA GOMEZ - LUPUS
Selena Gomez has revealed the reason she went into rehab in January 2014 was not for drugs, but for lupus. Gomez tells Billboard she wanted so badly to lash out at the people who suspected she was on drugs but she felt angry for even feeling the need to say it. She says she locked herself away until she was confident and comfortable again. Her lupus is in remission and she says she controls it with ``diet, routine and medication,'' and by having the right friends. Gomez's new album, ``Revival,'' is out today.
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SELENA GOMEZ - ``REVIVAL'' - COVER
Selena Gomez generated a lot of buzz for her new album, ``Revival,'' and not because of the new music. Gomez appears nearly nude in the cover shot. Gomez defends that choice by saying she could have had designer clothes and had great hair and makeup for the cover photo, but the album is called ``Revival'' and the cover is supposed to be as bare as the music. She says she's proud of that shot and it's one of the best pictures she's ever taken.
``Revival'' is out today.
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CHIC - ROCK HALL
Maybe Nile Rodgers wants Chic (SHEEK) to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a little bit more this time. He's encouraging visitors on social media to vote for Chic as part of the fan vote. It's the 10th time Chic has been nominated for the Rock Hall, more than any other artist. N.W.A has been nominated for a fourth time, but the group now has the momentum of a hit movie behind them. Deep Purple and The Spinners have each been nominated for a third time. Nine Inch Nails, The Smiths and Yes are other repeat nominees this year. First-time nominees include Janet Jackson, Steve Miller, Chicago, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Los Lobos, Chaka Khan and James Brown's backing band, The J-B's. The inductees will be announced in December. The Rock Hall inductions are set for April in New York.
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MELISSA ETHERIDGE - WOMEN'S PRISON
Melissa Etheridge was so impressed with a video that female inmates made of her song that she went to the prison to sing for them. The Columbus Dispatch reports Etheridge performed for about 23-hundred inmates at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio, on Wednesday. Inmates in an addiction-recovery group had made a video of themselves singing Etheridge's song, ``A Little Bit Of Me.'' Etheridge invited the members of the group to sing it with her. She later visited their dormitory, left her autographed handprints in paint on the wall and encouraged the inmates to contact her when they're released.
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SCOTTY McCREERY - BOOK
Scotty McCreery is writing an inspirational book based on his life. McCreery says his autobiography will be called, ``Go Big Or Go Home: The Journey Toward The Dream.'' It will discuss his life growing up in North Carolina, his win at age 17 on ``American Idol'' and his career in music. It comes out May 3rd. McCreery turns 22 today.
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SLIPKNOT - HALLOWEEN MASKS
Here's a Halloween costume idea for you: get eight of your friends and go as Slipknot. The band is now offering their masks for sale through their websites. The Sid mask has a removable face plate, and the Corey mask has a removable upper face that reveals another creature.
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``SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN'' - RIGHTS
The rights to the song ``Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'' are back in the family. The 2nd U-S Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has reversed a lower-court ruling and called for the song to go to the family of John Frederick Coots. He co-wrote the song in 1934. The family had gone to court, saying the E-M-I record label was due to lose title to the song in December 2016. E-M-I had argued it could hold the copyright until 2029. The appeals court agreed with the family.
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JENNIFER HUDSON - FAMILY MURDERS
Jennifer Hudson says a simple message to anyone who might want to talk with her about the 2008 murders of her mother, sister and nephew: ``don't even bother.'' She says it's _ quoting here _ ``frustrating as hell'' to have someone who hasn't experienced what she has to start talking to her about the killings.
She made the comments to Glamour magazine. She also says giving birth to her son, David, a year after the tragedy was ``the best therapy'' for her. She also says it was bittersweet, because she went from being an aunt, having a mom and being a child to not having a mom, becoming a mom and raising her own child.
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NETFLIX - PRICES
Want Netflix? It's going to cost you more for a streaming addiction. The site is raising its price for new customers in the Canada, the U-S and some Latin American countries.
The increase means the Netflix standard plan will cost ten-dollars _ up one-dollar from its current monthly fee. Netflix says it is raising prices to cover its costs for original programming like ``House of Cards.''
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``STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON'' - DIRECTOR
F. Gary Gray is heading from ``Straight Outta Compton'' into the ``Fast and Furious'' franchise. The director has been named to do the eighth installment of the Furious series. He announced the news on his Facebook page _ and Universal Pictures confirms it. The eighth installment of Furious is due out in April, 2017.
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