Morgan Wallen will headline three shows at Lexington, Kentucky’s Rupp Arena on Dec. 3-5.

The “Sand in My Boots” singer sold more than 36,000 tickets in less than 90 minutes after they went on sale at 10 a.m. ET on Friday morning (Oct. 29), according to the venue; the Dec. 5 show was added due to fan demand. The three shows will feature openers — and Wallen’s Big Loud Records labelmates — HARDY and Ernest.

While Wallen has yet to announce an official tour, he’s got quite a full slate coming up this fall. On Saturday, Wallen will headline Country Thunder Bristol (Tenn.), followed by concerts at Coosa Valley Fairgrounds in Rome, Ga., on Nov. 6 and 7; a Nov. 12 show at The Grounds in Mobile, Ala.; and two concerts in North Little Rock, Ark., at Simmons Bank Arena on Nov. 19-20.

The dates have been added piecemeal as Wallen continues to deal with the fallout of TMZ posting a video of the country star saying a racial slur in February, including not being allowed to perform or attend Nov. 10’s CMA Awards.

Consequences also included his booking agency, WME, dropping the artist. As previously reported by Deadline, even though WME said it dropped WME after the incident earlier this year, some concerts that were booked prior to Wallen’s controversial incident were recently  re-booked through WME’s internal system, though no new shows have been booked through WME. The agency also told Deadline that commissions from Wallen’s concerts were being donated to charity. WME confirmed to Billboard that they are not booking new shows for Wallen.

Fans and venues, however, are ready to welcome Wallen back. “Lexington loves country music! The overwhelming response for this show indicates that Lexington is a hot concert market,” said Oak View Group Facilities’ Brian Sipe, general manager of entertainment complex Central Bank Center, which includes Rupp Arena. “With Lexington being a new member of the Oak View Group Facilities family, we are thrilled that country music superstar, Morgan Wallen, is coming here to Rupp Arena for three back-to-back nights! We can’t wait to show why Lexington is one of the top cities for artists to play, and for fans to come see some of the greatest performers in the world.”

Next year, Wallen will headline three of the five Country Thunder festivals, including Country Thunder Arizona (April 7-10), Country Thunder Wisconsin (July 21-24) and Country Thunder Florida in Kissimmee (Oct. 21-23).

If you need a Halloween cover song, who you gonna call? Obviously Kelly Clarkson, who killed her Kellyoke cover of “Ghostbusters” on Friday’s (Oct. 29) Kelly Clarkson Show.

The theme song from the 1984 film — a No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit for Ray Parker Jr. — was the perfect spooky fit for Clarkson’s Halloween episode. Her band got in on the fun too, with Clarkson dressed as a Ghostbuster and her backup singers and musicians portraying ghouls from the classic comedy, including Slimer on drums.

The production value was turned up for the special episode, with lasers and smoke flooding the stage. Clarkson had the Ghostbusters’ car parked on the stage — oh, and she was joined by O.G. ‘Buster Ernie Hudson, who played Winston in the film series.

Later in the episode, Clarkson was joined by her guests Meghan Trainor and Mckenna Grace, who were dressed as a Ghostbuster and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, respectively. See their costumes and watch Clarkson’s cover below:

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J-pop group Wednesday Campanella, featuring new vocalist Utaha, released two new songs called “Alice” and “Buckingham” on Wednesday, along with accompanying music videos.

Both songs were produced by member Hidefumi Kenmochi. The lyrics of “Alice” draws from the narrative of Alice in Wonderland, expressing how ordinary daily life was greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The song suggests that maybe what made us happy was the little things in life, and that our days could become special by celebrating such details. The accompanying visuals were helmed by Yuichiro Fujishiro, who has directed many of the group’s videos in the past.

“Buckingham,” contrary to its title, is about a particular neighborhood in Setagaya City of Tokyo. The video for this track was directed by Mai, an up-and-coming visual artist and longtime friend of the group’s new lead singer, Utaha.

“It’s been a while since Wednesday Campanella last released a new song, and it’s also the first release with Utaha,” shares the singer and model born in 2001. “It’s been a fresh and valuable experience for me to learn how sounds come together to make a song, and how everyone works together to create a video… The band is restarting with these two songs, and I hope our music is listened to, enjoyed by, and loved by many people.”

Bad Wolves, its manager Allen Kovac and the label he founded, Better Noise Music, have settled their lawsuits with the metal band’s former singer, Tommy Vext, they tell Billboard.

Vext, a former hardcore punk singer formerly of the bands Divine Heresy and Westfield Massacre, announced he was leaving Bad Wolves on Jan. 8 to launch his own solo career, but later claimed he was forced out because of his politics. He filed a lawsuit against Kovac in July on this claim, alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, saying that he was pushed out after criticizing Black Lives Matter protests and endorsing former President Donald Trump’s re-election.

The next month, Better Noise filed its own lawsuit against Vext, accusing him of copyright infringement, breach of contract and unjust enrichment. The suit claimed Vext was trying to block his former bandmates from using the Bad Wolves name, while promoting his own tour under the “confusingly similar name ‘B@D W8LV3S’ in a blatant attempt to confuse concertgoers.” He also allegedly breached the exclusivity agreement in his recording contract with Better Noise by posting new music on social media and on his OnlyFans account, including existing recordings owned by the label.

Now, ahead of Bad Wolves’ new album, Dear Monsters, out Friday, the band is trying to put this chapter past it and has settled with Vext. The band can now continue to release music and tour under the Bad Wolves name and Vext his able to release new music independently or with another label. Other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

“Bad Wolves and its co-founder John Boecklin, alongside their label Better Noise, manager 10th Street Entertainment, and publisher 5-19, have collectively resolved their disputes with Tommy Vext,” the parties said in a joint statement. “A partnership can sometimes lead to divorce. Artists have creative differences and argue over songs, credits, and much more; however, if both sides believe in their own talents, they find a path to go their separate ways. This is a settlement with no winners and no losers; it’s beneficial to everyone in order to move on and bury the hatchet. This is a new beginning and a bright future for all those concerned. We’re all excited to get back to what’s important, and that’s the music. Bad Wolves and Tommy wish each other the best going forward, and ask that their fans respect this decision.”

Vext formed Bad Wolves in 2017 with drummer Boecklin, lead guitarist Doc Coyle, rhythm guitarist Chris Cain and bassist Kyle Konkiel.

Bad Wolves is now fronted by Daniel “DL” Lasckiewicz, formerly of The Acacia Stain, and currently has the No. 7 song at Mainstream Rock radio, “Lifeline” — it’s latest hit on the chart dating back to the band’s platinum-selling cover of The Cranberries’ “Zombie.”

Bad Wolves is co-managed by Zoltan Bathory, founder and guitarist for Five Finger Death Punch. The band is represented by attorney Sasha Frid. Vext is represented by attorney Tim Parlatore.

LiSA’s “Akeboshi” (“Morning Star”), her new opener for the latest story arc of the popular anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, blasts into No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Oct. 18 to 24.

“Akeboshi” was released digitally on Oct. 18 and racked up 71,182 first-week downloads to rule the metric this week. The track also came in at No. 6 for radio airplay and No. 19 for streaming and Twitter mentions, accumulating enough points to hold STU48’s new release at bay. The veteran anime singer is set to drop the CD version of “Akeboshi” coupled with “Shirogane” — the ending theme of the same anime — as a double-A-side track on Nov. 17, which will probably keep the momentum going for the “Homura” hitmaker.

STU48’s seventh single “Hetaretachiyo” launches at No. 2. The girl group’s new CD sold 235,157 copies to hit No. 1 for the physical sales metric this week, but the track didn’t perform as well as needed in the other metrics of the chart’s methodology and was unable to overtake LiSA’s new release. “Hetaretachiyo” sold about 40,000 more copies than the group’s previous single called “Hitorigoto de kataru kurainara” (194,207 copies).

Gen Hoshino’s “Cube,” the theme of the Japanese remake of the movie by the same name, debuts at No. 4. The “Fushigi” singer-songwriter’s latest single was digitally released on Oct. 18 and scored 17,558 downloads to hit No. 2 for the metric. The track ruled radio and also came in at No. 14 for Twitter and No. 42 for video views.

The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, Twitter mentions, YouTube and GYAO! video views, Gracenote look-ups and karaoke data.

See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, dated Oct. 18 to 24, here.