When Hanson released its Middle of Nowhere album in 1996, the family band became virtually inescapable. First single “MMMBop” was everywhere, while follow-up singles “Where’s The Love,” “Weird,” “I Will Come to You,” and “Thinking of You” also helped led Nowhere to sell more than 10 million copies worldwide. Fast-forward two decades and Hanson – brothers Taylor, Zac, and Isaac still collaborate – is headlining concerts at sold-out venues around the world, while releasing a new studio album every few years. The trio is currently on the road supporting their second Christmas full-length album, the recently-released Finally, It’s Christmas.
Hanson made headlines again a few years back when the brothers launched the Hanson Brothers Beer Company and released its first beer, obviously named Mmmhops. Proving their beer business is not a one-note venture, additional varieties have since come out, including some launched at their annual Tulsa, Oklahoma, beer-and-music festival, Hop Jam Beer and Music Festival.
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‘The Bodyguard’ turns 25: Kevin Costner remembers Whitney Houston, ‘the perfect choice’ for the role
Whitney Houston was said to be “declining in terms of her popularity” when her name came up as a possible co-star/romantic partner for Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard, the hit drama that opened 25 years ago, on Nov. 25, 1992.
“That didn’t really matter to me. I just thought she was the perfect choice,” Costner told Yahoo Entertainment about the late pop icon during a 2014 Role Recall interview (watch clip above). “It wasn’t her ‘in’ moment. … Everybody alerted me to the fact that she was black, which I knew. It might have been easier two years earlier at her peak. But after that movie, she became, I think, one of the biggest stars in the world.”
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Usher accuser “claps” back in herpes lawsuit response.
One of Usher‘s herpes accusers is firing back at his claim she assumed the risk of catching an STD when she got in bed with him — and says there was nothing for her to assume.
Laura Helm is the accuser from Georgia who’s suing him for $20 million — and in new docs, obtained by TMZ, she says it’s preposterous Usher is calling her out, saying she should’ve assumed STDs were a possibility when they hooked up.
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Tina Turner announces debut of new musical about her life entitled “Tina”
“I am so excited to be bringing my musical to the West End! London is a place that means so much to me and had such a big impact on my music and my life,” said music legend Turner in a statement. “Returning now to tell my full story, in the city I love, feels like an important chapter and is truly exciting.”
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