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Chris Stapleton has postponed a handful of live dates, on doctor’s orders.
The country music star has been ordered to rest his voice, which means he’ll skip dates Thursday (Oct. 21) at the Riverbend in Cincinnati, and his sold-out shows Friday (Oct. 22) and Saturday (Oct. 23) at Nashville’s Bridgestone.
Stapleton had some quiet time of late, to allow his voice time to mend. Unfortunately,” he writes, “the progress I made is not enough.”
On medical advice, Stapleton will “continue my vocal rest through the weekend in order to fully heal. I am sorry that so many of you have been inconvenienced and I’m truly thankful for your patience and understanding.”
He continues, “Nothing is more personal to me than the experience of music. I’m eternally grateful for the privilege of sharing in that journey with all of you night after night. Thank you for your continued support and I hope to see you all very soon.”
The Nashville, TN shows have been rescheduled for Dec. 10 and 11, and a replacement date for Ohio’s Riverbend will be locked in for 2022 and announced “as soon as possible.”
The Lexington, Kentucky native is touring in support of his fourth full-length album Starting Over, which blasted to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart in 2020, and No. 6 on the all-genre Billboard 200.
Away from the road, Stapleton has been busy in the studio with a string of collaborations, including a Christmas song “Glow” with Kelly Clarkson, “The War Inside” with Tom Morello, and Carlos Santana’s “Joy.”
Triller and veteran music executive Steve Rifkind’s Spring Sound label are partnering on a new artist discovery platform called Spring Singles. The partnership was announced Wednesday (Oct. 20) during a keynote conversation between Rifkind and rapper-producer David Banner at Triller’s inaugural monthly Assembly for Black Creators virtual conference.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, and every two weeks through the year, Spring Singles will release a new track from a different undiscovered artist on Triller — resulting in 26 new artists across various genres being introduced through all Triller platforms. In addition to the main Triller platform and all Triller social channels, the artists’ songs will gain exposure through Triller’s Rising Star and Soundcloud playlists, in-app advertising, exclusive artist spotlights, push notifications, Triller influencer support, and Triller House content activations, events and brand partnerships. Spring Singles will also encourage emerging artists to submit their work directly to Springsingles@spring-sound.com.
“We’re creating a new pathway to finding and launching the kind of raw talent that makes people stop and say, ‘Whoa, there’s a new star,’” said Rifkind in a statement. “Triller’s ability to amplify these new voices to the right audiences using their AI tools and sophisticated marketing is the way we hope to empower new voices so they can have a very real opportunity to potentially break through. We want to create a rhythm to our song releases. By scheduling them every two weeks, we will hopefully have created something that people pay attention to and look forward to. We have already found some amazing talent that we can’t wait to introduce.”
Added Mahi de Silva, CEO of TrillerNet, parent company of Triller, Verzuz, FITE, Triller Fight Club, TrillerVerz and Amplify.ai, “Steve Rifkind is synonymous with discovering incredible new talent and having a deep understanding of the cultural moment, two qualities directly aligned with the Triller mission. As a premier music discovery platform, we’re excited to launch Spring Singles and empower the next generation of artists in their journey to fully expressing themselves and finding their audience.”
Best known for establishing pioneering labels such as Loud Records and SRC Records, Rifkind has introduced several iconic artists over the course of his career, among them Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Big Pun, Akon, Three 6 Mafia and Busta Rhymes. He founded Spring Sound in 2021 in homage to father Jules Rifkind’s legendary Spring Records, whose roster included James Brown and Millie Jackson.
Swizz Beatz and Migos’ Quavo were also among the keynoters at Triller’s first Assembly for Black Creators, speaking before a private audience of more than 250. Focused on bringing Black creators together with leading brands to foster more Black-owned content integrations and Black-owned media, subsequent virtual events are slated for Nov. 10 and Dec. 3 — culminating in 2022 with the Black Creator Conference. For more information visit AssemblyForBlackCreators.com.
Who says sports can’t be “Fancy”?
Iggy Azalea performed during the halftime show at Wednesday’s (Oct. 20) New York Knicks home opener against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden, backed up by the Knicks City Dancers.
In addition to her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Fancy” — which featured Charli XCX and topped the chart for seven straight weeks back in 2014 — Azalea also performed “Black Widow,” her No. 3 hit in 2014 that featured Rita Ora. She performed breakthrough 2013 hit “Work,” which was the lead single from her debut album The New Classic.
“I have never been so scared in my life but I had fun!” Azalea tweeted Wednesday alongside video of the halftime performance. She also retweeted several fan videos from inside MSG.
In August, the Australian rapper dropped what she called her final album project, the EDM-heavy The End of an Era.
Watch some of her halftime show below:
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