MUSIC NEWS
BRYAN SLAPS HECKLER
Country star Luke Bryan took care of a heckler without skipping a beat during a concert this week by taking a swing at the man from the stage with his microphone still in hand.
Bryan was performing his single Move at the Charlie Daniels’ allstar Volunteer Jam in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday when the outburst occurred. Fan video shows Bryan shouting, “Come on!” before stepping forward and slapping the man with his fingers while still holding onto the mic.
Bryan then continued with the song while seemingly unfazed by the incident.
Bryan’s publicist said in a statement that the man was making “crude hand gestures” toward Bryan and that security personnel saw the man’s “disruptive actions” and escorted him out. J. COLE KEEPS FANS GUESSING
A track off J. Cole’s forthcoming album has some people playing the guessing game on who he’s taking shots at. Cole doesn’t mention anyone by name on
False Prophets, but some on social media are speculating he’s rapping about a few stars, including Kanye West. One verse goes: “Ego in charge of every move, he’s a star. And we can’t look away due to the days that he caught our hearts.” He also rhymes, “When he tell us he a genius but it’s clearer lately. It’s been hard for him to look into the mirror lately.”
Other lyrics allude to rappers who don’t write their own lyrics and are quick to jump on new musical styles. Drake has been accused of not writing some of his own rhymes this year.
Reps for Cole didn’t immediately return requests for comment. False Prophets was released Friday and is included on Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only, which is set to drop Friday. (AP) GIRL SCOUTS MAKE MUSIC
The Girl Scouts of the USA are used to making people smile with sweet cookies, but now they’re hoping to soothe ears with sweet music.
The organization announced Thursday that they’ve recorded an original song for the first time, featuring backup vocals from actual Girl Scouts.
Watch Me Shine was written by Liz Rose, who has won Grammys for her work with Taylor Swift and Little Big Town, and Emily Shackleton, who sings lead on the song.
The track is being used in a Girl Scouts PSA called I’m Prepared, which praises girls for being leaders, problem solvers and innovators.
It’s available on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon Music. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Girl Scouts organization.
The top 10 songs in the Billboard Hot 100 charts are the same as last week with just a few movements in the rankings. But the top three artists remained rock steady: Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane at number one with Black Beatles, The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey with Closer on the second spot, and The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk with Starboy on third. They had better watch out for Drake, though, as the rapper is slowly creeping back up to the top 10 with his new song Fake Love, now on the 11th spot. Here are the week’s top 10 songs:
1. Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane: Black Beatles 2. The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey: Closer 3. The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk: Starboy 4. Bruno Mars: 24K Magic 5. Zay Hilfiger and Zayion McCall: Juju on that Beat 6. Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj: Side to Side 7. twenty one pilots: Heathens 8. DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber: Let Me Love You 9. D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty: Broccoli 10. Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar: Don’t Wanna Know
LEGENDS:
- up from last week - down from last week - same as last week - new in the top 10