Willie Nelson is set to resume his tour soon after canceling several shows due to “doctor’s orders.”

Nelson, who turned 91 in April, could not return to the stage on Wednesday night.

Willie Nelson Cancels Recent Performances Due To Illness

“Willie Nelson will not be performing at tonight’s show in Virginia Beach,” a posting on Nelson’s social media pages stated. “We expect Willie to return to the tour shortly.”

Nelson postponed his Outlaw Music Festival Tour dates last week due to sickness. His management said in a statement, “We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and has been advised by doctors to rest for the next four days.” He is expected to recuperate quickly and rejoin the tour next week.

Willie Nelson Cancels Recent Performances Due To Illness

Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, and Nelson’s son, Lukas Nelson, together with his band, all performed as planned.

Nelson’s next tour stop is in New York on Friday and Saturday.

Nelson released “The Border” in May and was featured on Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album.

Willie Nelson Cancels Recent Performances Due To Illness

He was honored in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year and has played alongside Sheryl Crow, Chris Stapleton, and Dave Matthews.

SOURCE – (CNN)

Cyndi Lauper is still going strong.

The singer and songwriter has a new documentary, is headlining the Royal Albert Hall in the UK this week, will perform at Glastonbury, and will embark on a farewell tour later this year.

Cyndi Lauper Never Wanted To Be Pitted Against Madonna

In a recent interview with The Guardian, Lauper discussed her route to success and some of the hurdles she has overcome along the way. Her advisors first tried to position her as the next Barbra Streisand.

“Look, you already had a Streisand,” Lauper remembered telling them.

Next, she claimed that they pitted her against Madonna because the two women rose to prominence around the same time.

“As if there could only be one successful lady. “What the hell is that about?” Lauper informed the publication. “That woman has entertained us for years. She’s written excellent pop songs. I want to be competitive, but not against other women. “I’m not into that.”

Lauper claimed her primary goal was the art hence she battled with management.

“It may have been easier for a while, but I wanted to learn.” And, honestly, I’ve always wanted to be a great artist,” she explains.

Lauper’s debut album, “She’s So Unusual,” featured big successes such as “Time After Time,” “She Bop,” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” which she claimed she rewrote lyrically to be more political and “champion female joy.”

Executives labeled it “disposable.”

“It didn’t matter about the suits,” she remarked. “So long as you can get by the gatekeepers, you’re OK.”

In 2022, Lauper founded the Girls Want to Have Fundamental Rights group to advocate for women’s rights and healthcare access.

“We do not have autonomy,” Lauper stated. “We pay the same taxes as any man, but that guy has autonomy while we don’t.” How does that sit with you? How does it feel to have the government in control of your body? It doesn’t feel nice to me. I want to be free and have the same civil liberties as everyone else in my country, and then we can achieve equality. If we aren’t equal, then none of us are because things can always turn against you.”

Cyndi Lauper is still going strong.

Cyndi Lauper Never Wanted To Be Pitted Against Madonna

The singer and songwriter has a new documentary, is headlining the Royal Albert Hall in the UK this week, will perform at Glastonbury, and will embark on a farewell tour later this year.

In a recent interview with The Guardian, Lauper discussed her route to success and some of the hurdles she has overcome along the way. Her advisors first tried to position her as the next Barbra Streisand.

“Look, you already had a Streisand,” Lauper remembered telling them.

Next, she claimed that they pitted her against Madonna because the two women rose to prominence around the same time.

“As if there could only be one successful lady. “What the hell is that about?” Lauper informed the publication. “That woman has entertained us for years. She’s written excellent pop songs. I want to be competitive, but not against other women. “I’m not into that.”

Lauper claimed her primary goal was the art hence she battled with management.

“It may have been easier for a while, but I wanted to learn.” And, honestly, I’ve always wanted to be a great artist,” she explains.

Cyndi Lauper Never Wanted To Be Pitted Against Madonna

Lauper’s debut album, “She’s So Unusual,” featured big successes such as “Time After Time,” “She Bop,” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” which she claimed she rewrote lyrically to be more political and “champion female joy.”

Executives labeled it “disposable.”

“It didn’t matter about the suits,” she remarked. “So long as you can get by the gatekeepers, you’re OK.”

In 2022, Lauper founded the Girls Want to Have Fundamental Rights group to advocate for women’s rights and healthcare access.

“We do not have autonomy,” Lauper stated. “We pay the same taxes as any man, but that guy has autonomy while we don’t.” How does that sit with you? How does it feel to have the government in control of your body? It doesn’t feel nice to me. I want to be free and have the same civil liberties as everyone else in my country, and then we can achieve equality. If we aren’t equal, then none of us are because things can always turn against you.”

SOURCE – (CNN)

The lead singer of the rap rock band Crazy Town, Shifty Shellshock, who was responsible for the smash hit “Butterfly,” has died, he was 49 years old. Shifty Shellshock was best known for the 2001 single Butterfly, which was a US number one hit, and reached number three in the UK.

Seth Binzer aka Shifty Shellshock, better known by his stage name Crazy Town, was born in 1995. He and DJ Paul Oakenfold had a hit with the club single Starry Eyed Surprise. He struggled with addiction throughout his life, addressing his condition on reality shows such as Celebrity Rehab and its follow-up, Sober House, the BBC reports.

On Monday, June 24th, they discovered his body at his Los Angeles residence. The exact reason for the demise is still unknown.

Brett Mazur, Shellshock’s Crazy Town co-founder, was someone he first met in 1992. By 1999, the band had changed their name to Crazy Town and welcomed Rust Epique, James Bradley Jr. (as JBJ), Doug Miller, Adam Goldstein (aka DJ AM), and Antonio Lorenzo “Trouble” Valli, who had previously played in the band under the Brimstone Sluggers. Crazy Town opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers on tour soon after the release of their debut album, “The Gift of Game,” in November 1999.

Crazy Town hit “Butterfly”

In October 2000, Crazy Town dropped “Butterfly”—the third track off “The Gift of Game.” As Shellshock raps, “Come my lady, come-come my lady, You’re my butterfly, sugar baby,” the song deftly combines elements of both rap and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Pretty Little Ditty” sample.

As the band’s most successful single, the song spent two weeks (not consecutively) at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, according to NBC.

The band disbanded after Crazy Town’s “Darkhorse” (2002) failed to inspire the same level of passion as their debut album. Shellshock went on to release solo material, including a collaboration with Paul Oakenfold on the No. 41 single “Starry Eyed Surprise” in 2002.

After releasing his debut solo album, “Happy Love Sick,” in 2004, Shellshock had considerable success in Europe.

Shellshock had been candid about his battles with addiction and made appearances on multiple reality shows centered around the subject, such as “Celebrity Rehab” (which aired on VH1) for two seasons and “Sober House,” the spinoff for the same network, for two seasons.

He went into a coma and lost consciousness in 2012; he eventually woke up and made a full recovery. In 2022, he was most recently taken into custody for Dui.

Phoenix, Halo, and Gage are the musician’s children.

Source: BBC, NBC