Monthly Archives: April 2019

Beyoncé Signs Deal With Adidas

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Adidas may have completed its greatest coup ever, and the signing isn’t even an athlete. On Thursday, the company announced a partnership with Beyoncé and her Ivy Park clothing imprint. The word came in the form or simple Instagram post that flashed “Adidas", “Beyoncé” and “Ivy Park” against a yellow background. Yesterday on the ESPN’s basketball-focused "The Jump,” writer Nick DePaula revealed that the legendary singer has been courted like a premiere athlete by major shoe brands for the last few years. In the end, it appears she has decided to go with the shoe company that Run-DMC rapped about in the 1980s

“For her, it’s more than putting her name on a shoe,” he said. “It’s about having an imprint on the company and an impact as far as diversity.”

DePaula says he heard Reebok really dropped the ball.

“She had a meeting at Reebok and they had a whole presentation of everything, potential products, how this could all look, and she kind of took a step back and said, ‘Is this the team that will be working on my product?” he revealed. “Somebody said, ‘Yes,’ and she said, ‘Nobody in this room reflects my background, my skin color, and where I’m from and what I want to do.’ So, she took a step back and left and then it did not come to terms.”

As for the next superstar that has brands frothing at the mouth, it seems that Duke University basketball superstar Zion Williamson has the lead. He’s projected to declare for the NBA draft soon and widely expected to be the number one pick. In the meantime, it’s Beyoncé who’s rocking the shoe industry’s rim.

Here Come The ACMS

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The ACM Awards are this Sunday (4/7), and the list of performers and presenters is getting really big and really good.

Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Old Dominion, and Keith Urban have been added to the performance lineup that already includes reigning Entertainer of the Year and this year’s Dick Clark Artist of the Decade winner Jason Aldean, along with Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Khalid, Miranda Lambert, LANCO, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, George Strait and Carrie Underwood.

If that list isn’t enough for you, check out the collaborations that will be happening on the show:

The presenting of awards to the winners will be done by artists and actors that include Lauren Alaina, Beth Behrs, Clint Black, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jessie James Decker, Hunter Hayes, Jay Hernandez, Lady Antebellum, Midland, Nancy O’Dell, Danica Patrick, Carly Pearce, Dennis Quaid, Michael Ray, Cole Swindell, and Wilmer Valderrama.

And once again, the legendary Reba McEntire will host.

You can listen to all the nominated artists and songs, hear artist reactions to their nominations, stories behind the songs and more on Slacker’s ACM Awards 2019 here. 

And after the show, head back to that station to hear the winners, show highlights and the songs performed on the awards!

Killers Defend Woodstock Performance

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You can kill the messenger, but you can't kill The Killers. The band’s frontman, Brandon Flowers, recently said that performing at the 50th anniversary of Woodstock was a no brainer once the promoter agreed to their financial terms. As for their set list being influenced by the ideals of the original festival, which was fueled by what was seen as hippie ideals of togetherness and love? Well, it sounds like they're pretty much going to do what they are known for: be The Killers.

“I think that’s always a good message,” he told NME earlier this week. “It makes sense. Is that what people are trying to get across at this 50th anniversary? I don’t know. When they asked us to play, it wasn’t like, ‘Oh, are we going to keep the tradition alive?’ I didn’t have to sign a waiver to deliver that message. They offered us a certain amount of money and we said yes. I don’t know what you want. It’s not 1969 anymore, but we’re gonna do our best.”

The original Woodstock took place in 1969 in Upstate New York. It was advertised as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music,” taking place August 15, 16, 17 and the morning of the 19th. Legendary performers such as The Who, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, and Santana graced the stage, with a legendary headlining performance by Jimmy Hendrix that is still revered to this day. Over 400,000 people attended throughout that weekend.

In 2019, Santana returns to the Woodstock stage, but this time he’ll be joined by a modern megaroster anchored by Chance The Rapper, Miley Cyrus, The Black Keys, Common and Jay-Z. This iteration takes place August 16, 17th and 18th at New York’s Watkins Glen, and only time will tell how much of a message around togetherness and love is delivered by the entire lineup, including The Killers.