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Ana Popovic Releases "Lasting Kind Of Love" Video Featuring Keb' Mo'

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The video for the first single off her latest album shows Popovic's light, romantic side and features GRAMMY-winner Keb' Mo'
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Aug 10, 2018 - 12:43 pm

Blues-rock maven Ana Popovic shows off her guitar playing skills and carefree side in the video for her first single, "Lasting Kind Of Love," featuring GRAMMY-winner Keb'Mo' off her latest album.

In the video, the guitarist calls upon Mo' before she heads out in a car to an unknown destination. The song is about a no strings attached, temporary kind of love and is the first single from her upcoming album, Like It On Top.

We find that Popovic's trip takes her to the beach where she takes out her guitar and strums away. Mo' appears in separate shots singing back to her. The beachy vibes compliment the easy-going vibes of the song, which ultimately sends the message that it's okay to go with the flow when it comes to love, even if it ends in nothing serious.

Recorded in Nashville, the song features Mo', who also produced her new blues influenced album. Other features include Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Robben Ford. Like It On Top is part autobiographical, part statement aimed to empower women. Popovic, who is an influential and respected musician, felt strongly about covering desire and fantasy, getting out of an abusive marriage, feeling empowered doing a craft, and confronting macho attitudes. In all, the album explores ten different aspects of women's empowerment.

"'Being on top' is about achieving your own potential. Succeeding in juggling work, family, social life, expectations of the others, of the society, while pushing limits. Renewing yourself and inspiring others," Popovic said in a statement. "[The album] celebrates those women who take initiative, develop, inspire and motivate. It's about feeling good about yourself and what you do."

While her album is out Sept. 14, you can catch her on tour across the U.S. now. More info here. 

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Aerosmith Announce Deuces Are Wild 2019 Las Vegas Residency

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The GRAMMY-winning band's Sin City stint will begin April 2019 at the MGM
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Aug 15, 2018 - 4:44 pm

Aerosmith fans rejoice! The GRAMMY-winning band is headed to Las Vegas with their Deuces Are Wild Las Vegas Residency beginning April 2019 at the MGM.

"We’re taking Sin City by storm with our Deuces Are Wild Las Vegas Residency," the band said of their 18-show announcement. Live Nation has said the residency is the "world's first THX Certified live performance presented in L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound," according to Billboard.

Last fall, the band, whose song "Dream On" was a part of the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame class of 2018, canceled shows due to Steven Tyler's health. The residency is the first set of consecutive performances since Tyler's medical issues.

Pre-sale tickets are on sale Aug. 16. Ticket prices begin just under $70. VIP meet and greet as well as a pre-show Q&As with the band are also available for fans who want a more intimate experience. For more information on purchasing tickets go to the Ticketmaster website.

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Dolly Parton

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Dolly Parton Honored With Leadership Excellence Award In Her Name

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Tennessee non-profit presents Parton with an award for leadership excellence "for her transformational & selfless work to improve lives across" the state
Jennifer Velez
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Aug 13, 2018 - 3:58 pm

Dolly Parton has won many prestigious awards, including multiple GRAMMYs, and now the country icon has an award named after herself to add to her collection.

Leadership Tennessee, a state leadership education program that prepares and works with a network of leaders, has established a Dolly Parton Excellence in Leadership Award.  On Saturday, Aug. 11, the organization gave Parton the first one "for her transformational & selfless work to improve lives across Tennessee" at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Parton, whose home state is Tennessee, received the award during the program's fifth year anniversary. Rep. Mark White (R- Tenn.) presented the award to the singer. "Thank you Dolly for everything you do for our great state!" he tweeted out.

The singer has helped many causes in and out of Tennessee, including with her Imagination Library organization, which gifts children books up until they are five-years-old. Parton was honored with the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and has had two songs, "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.  

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ASAP Rocky Helps Set The Mood For Tyler, The Creator's "See You Again"

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In the video for "See You Again," Tyler plays into the theme of the love song with Kali Uchis and ASAP Rocky on board
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Aug 9, 2018 - 11:45 am

The latest single from GRAMMY-nominated Tyler, The Creator's Flower Boy, "See You Again," is a love song, and its video, released Aug. 8, totally plays into that theme with the help of fellow GRAMMY-nominees Kali Uchis and ASAP Rocky.

Like a scene right out of a war-torn love story, Tyler wakes up on an aircraft carrier in a day dreamy mood. "You live in my dream state/ Relocate my fantasy/ I stay in reality/ You live in my dream state/ Anytime I count sheep/ That's the only time we make up, make up," he sings as he gets ready for his day. ASAP Rocky, as one of Tyler's shipmates, passes through a couple of times as Tyler makes his way throughout the day.

Later in the video, Tyler looks out from a window below deck and into the blue waters of the ocean. Miles away, Kali Uchis appears in a small boat wearing a yellow rain coat and begins singing the chorus. Eventually, Tyler ends up on the deck of the ship rapping as a group of men march around in red pants and matching hats.

The video ends in the most Tyler way possible. Through his last verse, he appears wearing a white sheet over himself with only holes for his eyes and a bucket hat on his head. Ghost Tyler raps until he gets the sheet pulled off him and the viewer gets a surprise.

This is not the first time Tyler and Uchis team up musically. Other collabs include "Perfect" and "After The Storm." This past weekend both artists played at Lollapalooza in Chicago, where Uchis was one of the standout female acts.

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Cardi B To Headline Mala Luna Festival in Texas

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The rapper will headline her second festival since her tour cancellation and she'll be joined by Tyler, The Creator, Nicky Jam, Lil Pump, Becky G, Dillon Francis and more
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Aug 6, 2018 - 1:28 pm

Cardi B may have canceled her tour with GRAMMY-winner Bruno Mars to prioritize mommy duties, but that doesn't mean she's not giving her fans what they want. The GRAMMY-nominated rapper is headlining another music fest, Texas' the Mala Luna Festival, in October.

Cardi will play the San Antonio, Texas-based festival with other performers that include GRAMMY-nominated rapper Tyler, The Creator, Nicky Jam, Lil Pump, Becky G, Dillon Francis and more on Oct. 27 and 28. Cardi B will also headline the Arkansas' MusicFest a few days before.

Cardi B's success hasn't slowed down, even though she has. She became the first female rapper to earn two No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in July. 

More information on how to get tickets at the Mala Luna Fest site.