LOS ANGELES (AP) – Tory Lanez will be sentenced today in Los Angeles for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet in 2020. He was convicted in December of three felonies, including assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Prosecutors are seeking a 13-year prison sentence for Lanez and deportation to his native Canada. Lanez has been in custody since his conviction.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Keith Urban spent most of a year working on a new album and was about two-thirds done when he scrapped the whole thing. Urban says he looked at what he had created in February and decided the songs were not speaking to him. He's never had that happen while making a record. Urban says after he wrote new music, he realized they were the “missing heart of the body of songs” he had recorded. As for that scrapped album, he kept three of the songs. His new album is mostly finished and will likely come out next year. In the meantime, Urban will do a residency in Las Vegas starting in November.
LONDON (AP) – Keyboardist John Gosling, who played with The Kinks in the 1970s, has died, according to the band. The Kinks announced Gosling’s death on social media but did not give details. Gosling was 75. He played on such Kinks songs as “Lola” and “Celluloid Heroes.” Guitarist Dave Davies calls Gosling a “great musician and a great man,” while drummer Mick Avory says Gosling had a fantastic sense of humor, which made him a popular member of the band. Singer Ray Davies sends his condolences.
CHICAGO (AP) - Upsahl says in a roundabout way, she shared a bill with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and that's something she plans to “flex until the day I die.” The Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey and A Boogie With Da Hoodie played last night at Lollapalooza. Rosa Linn says when she sees the names of acts who have played Lollapalooza, it's crazy that her name is there too. Freddy Kennett of Louis The Child says playing Lollapalooza after coming as a fan is “a dream, but not a nightmare, like literally the best dream ever.”
LONDON (AP) – The Who album “Life House” never was completed, but you can follow the story in a new graphic novel. Pete Townshend collaborated with writer-artist James Harvey to create the 172-page graphic novel, which foretells the future from a 1970s point of view. The novel will be included as part of the “Who’s Next/Life House” super deluxe edition that comes out in September.
