Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram & Jon Randall Set to Release ‘The Marfa Tapes’

Miranda Lambert and fellow singer-songwriters Jack Ingram and Jon Randall are joining  together to release The Marfa Tapes, out May 7.

“In His Arms,” the first of the 15 tracks, is out Friday.

Lambert broke the news on her socials Thursday (March 4), writing on Instagram, “They’re raw. You can hear the wind blowing, the cows mooing… We wanted you to feel like you were right there with us, sitting around the campfire, escaping the world, disappearing into the music.”

She hinted at the release Wednesday, posting a photo of her playing guitar on the back on a truck, with the caption, “Every time I need an escape, I go to Marfa, TX. @JackIngram, and @jonrandallmusic come. We recharge. We get inspired by its beauty. We write songs. ‘Tin Man’ was the 1st one we shared with you. ‘Tequila Does’ was the 2nd. In between, we’ve written 13 more. And it’s about time to start sharing them with y’all…”

Lambert has also been collaborating with Elle King. Last week, the pair released the rollicking “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).”

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Christina Aguilera Is ‘Excited & Inspired’ to Be Back in the Studio

Good things come to those who wait — and for Christina Aguilera’s fans, they might not have to wait much longer for her new music.

She addressed her fans in two new pictures that revealed she’s getting back to work in the recording studio. “So excited & inspired right now!! Fighters – I can’t wait to share everything with you in time. The craft & commitment to creative is key,” she wrote on her socials Wednesday.

The Grammy-winning pop superstar hasn’t released an album since 2018’s Liberation, which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. The last time the Fighters heard new music from their hero was almost exactly a year ago on March 6, 2020, when she released the single “Loyal Brave True” for the Disney live-action remake of Mulan. 

Then 22 years after the release of her stirring classic “Reflection” from Disney’s 1998 Mulan soundtrack, she breathed new life into the song, which she tweeted in September “represents exciting and new chapters & energy for me,” and dropped an equally stunning music video.

The Fighters will have to keep waiting and see what exciting and new chapter Aguilera will be ushering in following her latest studio sessions.

See her updates straight from the studio below.

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Lil Baby Is as ‘Real as It Gets’ in New Music Video, Featuring EST Gee

Lil Baby enlists up-and-coming Louisville rapper EST Gee for his latest “Real As It Gets” music video.

The two count up their respective stacks while rolling with a large entourage before debating where to keep rolling in the Caleb Jermale-directed video. Before wrapping his lyric about being impatient, someone discusses shooting one more scene, to which Lil Baby nonchalantly replies, “We finna shoot it right here.”

The 26-year-old rapper is showing no signs of slowing down, as his new single joins the other two loosies, “On Me” and “Errbody,” he dropped following his ultra-successful run with My Turn. His sophomore album My Turn was declared the most popular album and most-streamed album of 2020 in the U.S., according to MRC Data. It also earned the rapper his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, where it logged five nonconsecutive weeks at the peak.

EST Gee recently linked up with fellow Louisiana MC Jack Harlow on the music video for their hometown anthem “Route 66″ from the latter’s debut album Thats What They Say, where Lil Baby is also listed as a featured artist for “Face of My City.” Lil Baby and Harlow will face off against each other in the first’s Atlanta hometown for a star-studded two-on-two game of hoops set for this Saturday during All-Star Weekend, with Quavo teaming up with Harlow and 2 Chainz backing up Lil Baby.

Watch the “Real as It Gets” music video below.

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Vanessa Hudgens Reunites With Pregnant Ashley Tisdale for a Sweet Photo

Before they had to go their own way again, High School Musical co-stars Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens came together for the first time in nearly a year.

“It’s taken 9 months but safely we got a picture before my girl left again. Love you @VanessaHudgens,” Tisdale captioned their picture, which shows Hudgens hugging her baby bump.

“I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUUUCCCCH,” Hudgens commented underneath her Instagram post, to which Tisdale replied, “@vanessahudgens I LOVE YOUUUUU.” Hudgens also shared MTV’s tweet comparing their most recent picture to a throwback shot of the two from 2005 before the first installment of HSM aired on Disney Channel on her IG Story, writing, “periodt.”

Hudgens has been super supportive from day one of Tisdale’s pregnancy journey, from congratulating her when she made the big announcement in September to commending her for her uplifting message about self-love in February.

Tisdale is expecting her first child with her husband of six years, Christopher French, the lead singer of Annie Automatic. She announced her pregnancy last fall with a set of baby bump pics featuring French, and the couple revealed they were having a girl after cutting into a white cake with pink candies on the inside in October.

See their sweet reunion photo below.

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South Beach hotel manager was beaten on video. Facebook photos led detective to a suspect.

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South Florida loses media ‘icon’ as former Hurricanes, OB executive Larry Wahl dies

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Ellington, backups help Pistons beat depleted Raptors

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Kelly Clarkson Could ‘Use Somebody’ & You Could Use This Kings of Leon Cover

Kelly Clarkson’s voice is big enough to fill an arena, and that’s exactly where Kings of Leon’s anthemic hit “Use Somebody” belongs — so the singer’s latest Kellyoke cover is a perfect match.

On Wednesday’s (March 3) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the multi-talented host tackled the Billboard Hot 100 top five hit from Kings of Leon’s 2008 album Only by the Night. In addition to peaking at No. 4 on the Hot 100, “Use Somebody” also topped the Alternative Airplay and Adult Alternative Airplay charts. Coincidentally, Kings of Leon are back atop the Triple A chart this week with their latest single “The Bandit.”

Clarkson was joined by a full band and a harmonizing backup singer for the rocking cover, with appropriately epic lights flashing all around to the song’s driving beat.

KoL’s latest single, “The Bandit,” is the lead track from When You See Yourself, Kings of Leon’s eighth full-length and first since 2016’s Walls, the band’s first Billboard 200 No. 1 album. The new set is due Friday via RCA Records.

Watch the Kellyoke cover below:

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