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Successful recording artists often require years to develop their unique talents and find their space in the marketplace. When they finally arrive, they usually discover that they make the most enduring connection with their fan base by simply being their authentic selves. As it turns out, what works for people on the concert stage also works for adults at the head of a classroom. “When you teach, you don’t turn into a teacher,” says Carolyn Hankins, band director for Page Middle School in Franklin, Tenn. “The reason that you’re teaching is because you’re you, and you share your heart and your strengths and your weaknesses with your kids. If you genuinely can be you, then it’s not a struggle.” Related Hankins is one of 30 instructors from 11 states who will be honored Sept. 10 during the Country Music Association’s annual Music Teachers of Excellence event at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Had her life gone the way she anticipated, Hankins would have been — like the staff at the CMA — a professional in the music business. But she ultimately found teaching was her best way to make a difference, just as country music’s creatives typically aspire to bring positivity into their fans’ lives. The effusive Hankins has certainly done that — in 24 years as a music teacher, she counts numerous former students among her success stories. Some have gone on to become band directors themselves, others have gone into the music business, and one is even performing in a Broadway production in New York. Hankins and her fellow music instructors are clearly assisting the next generation in finding its way, but the CMA’s investment isn’t just altruistic. The more that music finds its way into curricula around the country, the better prepared future music pros will be when they take the industry’s reigns. “The more that we can uplift and inspire teachers, the more students they will impact over time and the better society will be,” says CMA senior vp of industry relations and philanthropy Tiffany Kerns. “But it’s also [ensuring] a pipeline for our future.” Hailing from the coal-mining town of Hazard, Ky., Hankins had a better view of the music business than most. Her father, Bernard Faulkner, was a founding member of Exile, playing with the band in the 1960s and early ’70s prior to its breakout with “Kiss You All Over.” Carolyn Hankins Courtesy of CMA “My dad had perfect pitch,” Hankins says. “He could go into a room and say, ‘Oh, the air conditioner is in F-sharp.’ ” Billy Ray Cyrus and Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry were among the artists who showed up at the Faulkner house during their developmental years, and Hankins expected to join them in Nashville after high school. She enrolled in Belmont University’s entertainment program and landed a job with producer-publisher Rob Galbraith, who’d worked with Ronnie Milsap and Elvis Presley. She was discouraged by the disillusioned hopefuls who showed up with demo tapes and desperate dreams, only to grow angry when she was unable to secure them a meeting. Galbraith ultimately supported her when she decided to segue into education. “He persuaded me to follow my heart and to follow the gifts that I had — not what I thought my dad expected or to make more money,” she recalls. Related It turned out that Hankins was a natural in the classroom. She found inventive ways to encourage the kids’ creativity, and her boundless enthusiasm bolstered the students’ self-confidence. After teaching initially back in Kentucky, she joined the staff at a series of Middle Tennessee schools, introducing instruction on wind instruments first at a school in Leiper’s Fork, which had previously been limited to guitar, piano and the like. “I never really asked permission,” Hankins says. “I just brought the instruments I had from my house or whatever, and before you knew it, we had a little concert band. And so then that program grew.” When the principal was recruited to Sunset Middle School in Franklin, he brought Hankins along to establish a program at the brand-new learning center. Between 60% and 70% of students ultimately joined the band, an impressive figure given that only 11% of kids join a school band nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Education. She’s also taught at Brentwood Middle School and Page Middle School in Franklin, where the seventh grade band swelled to 140 musicians. A former drum major, Hankins also works with the Page High School marching band, a role she particularly relishes. “Marching band is actually what made me fall in love with band,” she says. “I love the physicality of it. I love the intensity of it. I also really value the discipline and the strictness, and I just love the uniformity and to see kids work together. It is hard to do marching band. It is very hard to sit still and play an instrument, let alone run around on a field with a wool uniform on, while playing in tune and watching left to right and not running into somebody and remembering what step you’re on.” The coordination of mind, body and soul involved in learning music leads to stronger students, setting the stage for them to become capable adults. The Music Teachers of Excellence event supports that mission, with artists and Music Row executives — most of whom benefited from music classes as kids — showing their own appreciation. “We ask their principal to attend, and we typically ask their superintendent to attend, because we want those key decision-makers to understand the value that that teacher has in their community,” CMA’s Kerns says. “If they allow it, music will bring people together. It will build community.” Related The music business is about building fan bases and revenue. It has the ability to influence, even change, lives. But teaching music is arguably a more noble cause, directly making a difference in future generations by helping students learn a discipline that incorporates multiple skills and personal traits. Hankins’ high school instructor, Pauletta Smith,

With the 2025 NFL season kicking off Thursday night (Sept. 4), fans of all 32 teams are filled with hope that this could finally be their year. The league leaned into that blind hopefulness with the launch of the “You Better Believe It” campaign, which features Normani performing a remix of Quad City DJ’s “Come On, Ride the Train,” this time with the lyrics “C’mon ride the float.” The Fifth Harmony singer is part of the football zeitgeist these days, as she got engaged to Pittsburgh Steelers star D.K. Metcalf during the offseason. We’ll see if she pulls up to MetLife Stadium to support her boo against the New York Jets on Sunday. Normani is seen sporting the wide receiver’s black and gold No. 4 jersey in the gridiron-themed clip, which combines live action with AI as wild fans celebrate the start of a new season. “Being part of the NFL Kickoff commercial is such a monumental and personal moment for me,” Normani said in a statement. “I cannot remember a time when football was not a huge part of my household growing up, so now that I’m part of an NFL campaign, it means the world to my family.” Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts makes an appearance, along with The Rizzler, who’s repping the New York Giants, and Druski, who’s hilariously riding a dolphin in a teal Ricky Williams No. 34 jersey. “I’ve always been an NFL fan, so getting the chance to be part of this season’s Kickoff campaign was a no-brainer,” Druski added in a statement. Tune in for the first game of the NFL season on Thursday night, with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Dallas Cowboys. Watch the campaign below. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

UPDATE (Sept. 4): Daniel Blumberg, who won an Oscar for best original score in March for The Brutalist, is nominated for the Discovery of the Year Award at the 2025 World Soundtrack Awards. Blumberg is competing with Robin Carolan (Nosferatu), Jung Jae-il (Mickey 17), Dave Metzger (Mufasa: The Lion King) and Hania Rani (Sentimental Value). The first round of nominations were announced by Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy on Aug. 5. This second wave of nominations also includes the Public Choice Award, WSA Game Music Award, and Belgian Film Composer of the Year. Winners will be announced on Oct. 15 at the annual WSA Ceremony & Concert during Film Fest Gent, Belgium’s biggest international film festival. PREVIOUSLY (Aug. 5):“I Lied to You” from Ryan Coogler’s box-office smash Sinners is nominated for best original song at the 2025 World Soundtrack Awards, which boosts its chances of being nominated for an Oscar. A song from each of writer/director Coogler’s last two films was nominated in that marquee Oscar category – “All the Stars” from Black Panther and “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Sinners was released in April and ranked No. 1 at the box office in each of its first two weekends. It’s the fifth-highest grossing film so far in 2025 domestically, behind A Minecraft Movie, Lilo & Stitch, Jurassic World: Rebirth and Superman, and No. 12 for the year so far worldwide. Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq co-wrote “I Lied to You,” which was performed by Miles Caton, one of the stars of the film. Both writers are past Oscar nominees for best original song. Göransson was nominated for co-writing the aforementioned “Lift Me Up”; Saadiq for co-writing “Mighty River” from Mudbound. In addition to his best original song nod, Göransson is a two-time Oscar winner for best original score, for Black Panther and Oppenheimer. The other four nominees for best original song at the World Soundtrack Awards are from 2024 films and thus can’t be in the running for Oscars next year. (One of them, “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez, won the Oscar earlier this year. Of the others, “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late, was nominated; “Winter Coat” from Blitz was shortlisted but not nominated; and “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl wasn’t even shortlisted.) German composer and pianist Volker Bertelmann is nominated for both film composer of the year (for Conclave and The Amateur) and television composer of the year (for The Day of the Jackal, Dune: Prophecy and The Count of Monte Cristo). Bertelmann won film composer of the year at the 2023 World Soundtrack Awards. Philip Glass and Michael Nyman are set to receive lifetime achievement awards. Here’s the full list of nominations. Best Original Song     “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl – written by Andrew Wyatt, Lykke Li, Miley Cyrus; performed by Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Matt Dunkley     “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez – written by Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard; performed by Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón     “I Lied to You” from Sinners – written by Ludwig Göransson, Raphael Saadiq; performed by Miles Caton     “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late – written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, Bernie Taupin; performed by Elton John, Brandi Carlile     “Winter Coat” from Blitz – written by Nicholas Britell, Steve McQueen, Taura Stinson; performed by Nicholas Britell, Saoirse Ronan Film Composer of the Year     Volker Bertelmann – Conclave; The Amateur     Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist     Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot     Clément Ducol and Camille – Emilia Pérez     Alberto Iglesias – The Room Next Door     John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon Television Composer of the Year     Volker Bertelmann – The Day of the Jackal; Dune: Prophecy; The Count of Monte Cristo     David Fleming, Gustavo Santaolalla – The Last of Us (Season 2)     Ariel Marx – Dying for Sex     Bear McCreary – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season 2)     Martin Phipps – Black Doves     Theodore Shapiro – Severance (Season 2) Discovery of the Year Award Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist Robin Carolan – Nosferatu Jung Jae-il – Mickey 17 Dave Metzger – Mufasa: The Lion King Hania Rani – Sentimental Value Public Choice Award Buio come il cuore (Dark is the Heart) – David Cerquetti Hola Frida – Laetitia Pansanel-Garric Ni chaînes ni maîtres – Amine Bouhafa Reagan – John Coda The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim – Stephen Gallagher WSA Game Music Award Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Lorien Testard Doom: The Dark Ages – Alex Klingle, Brian Lee White, Brian Trifon, Jay Wiltzen Dune: Awakening – Knut Avenstroup Haugen Farewell North – John Konsolakis Neva – Berlinist Belgian Film Composer of the Year Vincent Cahay – Maldoror Ruben De Gheselle – Young Hearts; There was, There was not Frédéric Vercheval – Largo Winch: Le prix de l’argent Best Original Composition by a Young Composer Neville Bharucha Théo Cascio Bongseob Kim Lifetime Achievement Award Philip Glass Michael Nyman Source link

We don’t know where, or when, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will get married, but we do know that one legendary band is raising a hand to offer up their reception rocking services. On Wednesday (Sept. 3), Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Foreigner shot their shot with the superstar couple in an Instagram post in which they volunteered to be their wedding band. “Dear Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, we know what love is,” they wrote. “We spent 40 years figuring it out… and now you guys have too. Please accept this as our formal offer to be your wedding band. Best wishes, Foreigner.” “I Want To Know What Love Is,” the lead single from the band’s 1984 album Provocateur is their only No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 tally, spending two weeks at the top in December of that year. The beloved ballad has been covered by everyone from Australian singer Tina Arena and country star Wynonna Judd to Mariah Carey, who released it as a single in 2009 from her Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel album. A week after announcing their engagement, Kelce pulled back the curtain on the proceedings on this week’s episode of his New Heights podcast with brother Jason. “You gotta know your gal,” he said when asked for advice on pulling off the perfect proposal. “You can’t let how somebody else does it make you feel like you need to do it that way. I would just say, know your partner, know who you’re doing it for, and do it for the right reasons. Everything else will be beautiful.” See the pitch from Foreigner below.    Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Lil Jon may want to reconsider his diminutive stage name after his shocking finish in the annual Muscle Beach championship in L.A.’s Venice Beach. The 53-year-old, Grammy-winning “Turn Down For What” MC took home the third place trophy in the annual Men’s Physique Masters Over 45 category on Monday (Sept. 1). Explore See latest videos, charts and news Looking super shredded thanks to his years long fitness journey, Jon pumped iron, flexed and posed with the best of them as the showed off his winner’s medallion in an impressive Instagram video from the competition. “3RD PLACE! ALHAMDULLIAH. THANKS TO ALL THAT SUPPORTED ME ON THIS JOURNEY!!” he wrote. “It’s been a lot physically, just in the gym, dedication, eating, focus. I’m winning just by being here and changing my lifestyle, mentally and physically,” Jon said in an interview with ABC 7 during the competition. “One of the things I hope is that I can be an inspiration to so many people who say, ‘Oh, I don’t have time. I can’t do it.’ If I can do it, then you can do it too.” The annual Labor Day tradition in Venice Beach is billed as the greatest outdoor bodybuilding show on Earth and is open to amateurs only. Athletes from around the world descend on the famed stretch of beach every year to compete in categories including bodybuilding, physique, bikini and wellness. Jon has been chronicling his wellness journey over the past year, posting videos of fasting cardio, his impressive pull-up skills and ridiculously jacked triceps. In addition to his dedication to eating well and working out, Jon has been feeding his mind as well via two albums of guided meditations, 2024’s Total Meditation and Manifest Abundance: Affirmation of Personal Growth and teaming up with Peloton last summer for a new Artist Series, bringing his catalog to six of the workout company’s live classes, including cycling, tread, row, meditation and strength. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

As festival season comes to a close, fans still have one more big fest to look forward to — and they just added plenty of new names to get excited about. On Thursday (Sept. 4), Global Citizen announced that Adam Lambert, Bill Nye, Liza Koshy and Danai Gurira will join the 2025 Global Citizen Festival lineup as co-hosts on Sept. 27. The quartet of stars will join actor-singer Hugh Jackman, who was previously announced as the host for the annual benefit festival. Additionally, the organization also announced a number of guest speakers that are set to appear at this year’s festival — including Kristen Bell, Tony Goldwyn, Laurie Hernandez, Nate Burleson and Vladimir Duthiers among others — while adding Latin superstar Camilo to the lineup of performers. The news comes months after the organization announced that The Weeknd and Shakira would serve as headliners at the festival, with stars like Tyla, Mariah the Scientist and Ayra Starr also set to perform. “I’m honored to headline the incredible Global Citizen Festival in Central Park this September,” Shakira wrote in a statement at the time. “I can’t wait to perform, unite, and inspire action.” Fans who are unable to come see the concert live in New York City will be able to watch the show via livestream on YouTube, Apple Music and Apple TV on Sept. 27. Earlier this summer, Lambert made headlines for his breakout performance as Judas in a three-night presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl, where he starred alongside Cynthia Erivo as Jesus. Speaking to Billboard before the show’s run, Lambert praised his co-star’s performance, while adding that he was “excited by the challenge of presenting the audience with a production led by a female, Black ‘Jesus,’” and encouraged the audience who came to see the show to “expand their minds a bit.” Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

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Oasis are on a glide path to wrapping up their brief run of U.S. reunion shows. After kicking things off on Aug. 28 at Chicago’s Soldier Field, then rocking more than 140,000 ecstatic, bucket hat-wearing fans during a double-down at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, the Gallagher brothers will hit the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday (Sept. 6) and Sunday (Sept. 7). But before that, the band shared the latest live track from their get back run on Thursday morning (Sept. 4) with the release of “Wonderwall (Live from Dublin, 15 August ’25).” Recorded last month during a double-down at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland on the first of two sold-out nights that saw them playing to more than 160,000 fans, the shows were the group’s first gigs in Ireland since 2009. The recording opens with singer Liam Gallagher’s existential question: “Where the f–k would we all be without ‘Wonderwall?’ Where would we be? Selling carpets or some s–t like that.” Backed by brother Noel Gallagher’s acoustic guitar at the top, the recording is the perfect encapsulation of the energy and enthusiasm the group has been me with on their triumphant reboot, with the audience lustily singing along to every iconic line from the song that ran up to No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1996, giving Oasis their highest charting song to date on the tally. The new live “Wonderwall” joins a handful of other live songs they’re released so far, including: “Bring It On Down (Live from Edinburgh, 9 August ‘25),” “Slide Away (Live from Cardiff, 4 July ‘25),” “Cigarettes & Alcohol (Live from Manchester, 11 July ‘25),” and “Little By Little (Live from London, 2 August ‘25).”  Oasis are 22 dates into the 41-show tour that nobody thought would ever happen given the Gallaghers’ legendarily fractious relationship. Instead of the old rancor and unpredictability, so far the tour has been all hugs, hand-holding and pithy quips from Liam, with fans reveling in the joy of seeing the band roar back in top form and conquer the U.S. on a scale they never achieved during their initial late 1990s-early 2000’s run. After the L.A. shows, the tour will move on to two nights in Mexico City (Sept. 12-13) and another pair of gigs at Wembley Stadium in London before moving on to South Korea and Japan in late October and then Australia and South America in November. Listen to Oasis’ live version of “Wonderwall” below.    Source link

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