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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Eric Clapton Announces Brief U.S. Tour

Eric Clapton has announced a brief U.S. Tour of five cities spanning 12 days in September.

Clapton's band for these shows will include regular collaborators Doyle Bramhall II, Paul Carrack, Nathan East, Sonny Emory and Chris Stainton with Sharon White and Katie Kissoon on backing vocals.

The shows will feature Texas blues man Jimmie Vaughan as special guest.

Tickets for the September 12, 13, and 16 shows will go on sale on May 20, while tickets sale for other shows in the U.S. Tour will be held on June 10.

Clapton announced the new U.S. Tour after revealing that he as tested positive for Covid shortly after his second concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.

The viral infection forced the iconic English rock and blues guitarist/singer to postpone his next two concerts of the ongoing European tour.

U.S. Tour Dates:

Sep 08: Columbus Schottenstein Center, OH Sep 10: Detroit Little Caesars Arena, MI Sep 12: Chicago United Center, IL Sep 13: Chicago United Center, IL Sep 16: Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena, PA Sep 18: New York Madison Square Garden, NY Sep 19: New York Madison Square Garden, NY

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Elton John & Dua Lipa's 'Cold Heart' Tops Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart

Elton John and Dua Lipa's collaborative song "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)" has topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart dated May 21.

It marks Elton John's 18th No. 1 song on the Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart. In all, 42 of the legendary musician's songs have entered the chart's top 10.

John's other chart-toppers are "Daniel," "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," "Mama Can't Buy You Love," "Little Jeannie," "Blue Eyes," "That's What Friends Are For" "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That," "Healing Hands," "You Gotta Love Someone," "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," "The One," "Simple Life," "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," "Believe," "Something About the Way You Look Tonight," and "Merry Christmas".

John also extends the longest span of an artist leading the AC chart: 49 years and a week, from "Daniel" to "Cold Heart."

For Dua Lipa, Cold Heart marks her second Adult Contemporary leader after "Levitating" reigned for 14 weeks last year.

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Kelly Osbourne Expecting First Child With Slipknot's Sid Wilson

Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne, has revealed that she is expecting her first child.

"I know that I have been very quiet these past few months so I thought I would share with you all as to why. I am over the moon to announce that I am going to be a Mumma," she announced on Instagram along with a picture of her holding her ultrasounds photos. "To say that I am happy does not quite cut it. I am ecstatic!"

Osbourne is currently in a relationship with Slipknot's Sid Wilson, who commented on Instagram with with a string of heart emojis.

Kelly had previously opened up about her wish to become a mother during her 2021 appearance on Red Table Talk.

"I feel very behind," she said at the time. "As a woman, I would have loved to be married and have children by now. My brother [Jack] has three daughters and I would have loved to have kids by now, but that wasn't what was in the cards for me yet."

She added, "I would have been no kind of mother at all, because I was that crazy addict that was like, 'Oh yeah, I'll stop doing drugs when I get pregnant because I have to.' Like, that's insane that I would ever even think that."

(Photo: The Heart Truth)

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