NEW YORK (AP) – Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz have recorded football songs for their favorite teams. Aerosmith has created a song called “Legendary Child” for the New England Patriots. Kravitz has made one for the New York Jets. They’re available for free download at PepsiAnthems.com and they’re used during CBS broadcasts. Kid Rock created a song for the Lions, Kelly Clarkson for the Cowboys, Travie McCoy for the Giants, Ice Cube for the Raiders, and Wiz Khalifa for the Steelers.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Environmental activists say Sting should practice what he preaches with the environment, and Sting agreed. Sting has moved his concert in the Philippines after environmentalists circulated a petition saying the original venue is owned by a conglomerate that plans to uproot 182 trees for a parking lot and mall expansion. The SM Mall of Asia Arena says Sting himself made the decision to change the site of his December 9 concert. The original arena’s business manager says the venue became “collateral damage” in the environmentalists’ campaign.
LONDON (AP) – Keith Richards says he may not recall the order of events in his life, but he remembers the girls. Richards saw footage from the Rolling Stones documentary “Crossfire Hurricane” and says, “I’m looking at the chicks in the background – oh yeah, I remember them.” What he may not remember is the guys in the foreground. Ronnie Wood says he sat next to Richards while they were watching early footage included in the film and Richards said, “Who’s that?” Wood said, “That’s Mick.” Richards then asked, “Who’s that bloke?” and Wood said, “That’s you.”
Downtown Alliance Trick or Treating will be Wednesday, October 31, from 3 pm to 5 pm.
Businesses that are participating will have an orange sign in the window that says Trick or Treaters Welcome Here.
Businesses if you need a sign for your window please contact the Chamber.For more information contact the Alliance Chamber of Commerce at 305 Box Butte Ave, 762-1520, or [email protected]
The 22nd annual Miss Chadron/Miss Northwest Scholarship Pageant is this Sunday afternoon at 2:00 in the Chadron High auditorium, the first time it hasn’t been held on a Saturday night.
Co-director Marleta Hastings says the change should be more convenient for contestants, judges, and audience members alike…just one reason she’s excited about the event, which has the theme Glitz and Glam as well as having Miss Nebraska Mariah Cook as co-MC
Hastings’ co-director is Renae Noble, who says this year’s pageant…their second…has even more of a family feel for her and Hastings because their daughters are the choreographers for the dance numbers featuring the contestants.
The winners of the two titles…Miss Chadron and Miss Northwest…not only advance to the Miss Nebraska Pageant and a possible shot at becoming Miss America, they receive one-year tuition waiver scholarships to Chadron State College. Contestant Chelsea Riggs of Bridgeport says that’s the primary reason she entered.
Allison Hooper, a CSC junior, is an example of another major reason for entering the pageant…getting encouraged to do so, in her case by a former contestant. Hooper says she tried the same tactic this year to get some of her friends to enter, but got a good-natured turn down from them.
The most successful of this year’s Miss Chadron and Miss Northwest contestants is Megan Dimmitt of Alliance, who already has two titles under her belt and is a former Box Butte County Fair Queen.
Again, the Miss Chadron/Miss Northwest Pageant moves this year to Sunday afternoon at 2:00, still at the Chadron High School Auditorium. Tickets are still $5 and will be available at the door.
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LONDON (AP) – Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is teasing that they could play more shows than the ones they have planned for London and Newark, New Jersey. Wood attended the premiere of the Stones documentary “Crossfire Hurricane” and says he can’t believe how good the band is sounding in rehearsals. Wood says once the wheel is turning he doesn’t think they’ll be able to stop. The London shows are in November, and the Newark shows are set for December 13 and 15.
NEW YORK (AP) – Maybe you won’t be able to hear the changes Jeff Lynne has made to Electric Light Orchestra songs, but he does. Lynne listened to each song about a hundred times to painstakingly remake them for his album, “Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra.” Lynne says the changes may be technical but the sound is different and “much more powerful.” Lynne has also done an album of standards called “Long Wave.” They’re both out now.
JERROD NIEMANN "GETS ON UP"
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jerrod Niemann is cruising. Literally. He's currently performing on the open seas as part of the Blake Shelton and Friends Cruise through October 21. But life wasn't always so easy. Niemann scored a No. 1 hit with the song "Lover Lover" from his major label debut album in 2010, but he says the road to success wasn't easy.
JASON ALDEAN MAKES SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT
BOSTON (AP) - Jason Aldean will be the first country music artist ever to perform at Fenway park, the iconic home of the Boston Red Sox. Aldean made the announcement yesterday from Fenway and said the July 13, 2013, concert is "going to be a fun night." He'll be joined by Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett for the concert which kicks off his first stadium tour.
TAYLOR SWIFT EXACTS REVENGE WITH HIT SONGS
UNDATED (AP) - Taylor Swift says "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is a portrait of how she felt when she finally stopped caring what an ex boyfriend thought of her. In an interview with USA Today, Swift says that ex whose identity she doesn't reveal, made her feel that her music was "not as good or as relevant" as the "hipster bands he listened to." So, Swift says she set out to write a song that she "knew would absolutely drive him crazy when he heard it on the radio."
KRISTIN CHENOWETH STILL RECOVERING FROM ACCIDENT
UNDATED (AP) - After being seriously injured on the set of the CBS TV show "The Good Wife," Kristin Chenoweth says she's "doing great" but it's an "ongoing recovery." She tells People magazine that she recently discovered that she has three cracked teeth from the accident, in addition to having neck issues and a 5-inch skull fracture that she says is healing. Chenoweth calls the experience "life changing" and says now she is "only doing things that really matter." On November 1 she'll head to Las Vegas to co-host the American Country Awards with Trace Adkins.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD'S SWEET 16
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Carrie Underwood's latest single "Blown Away" took the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Country charts this week. The title-track off her most recent album is now her 16th No. 1 single. The album made history this spring by debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart making Underwood only the second country artist in the 47-year history of the chart to have each of her first four albums debut at No. 1. "Blown Away" also debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre chart.
AMY GRANT OPENS UP TO KATIE COURIC ABOUT HER PARENTS' DEMENTIA
UNDATED (AP) - Amy Grant says dealing with her parents' dementia at first felt like being on a "slippery slope." In an interview with Katie Couric on Couric's new talk show "Katie," Grant opens up about her journey with her aging parents. Their diagnosis initially left Grant feeling angry and she says she cried a lot. But on the advice of a friend she learned to have a sense of humor. She came to realize that her parents' condition and how she handled it was going to be "the last great lesson" she would learn from them.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – You can’t possibly have a Memphis Music Hall of Fame and not put Elvis Presley in. He’s among the first 25 inductees, along with B.B. King, Three 6 Mafia, Al Green, Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. and the MGs, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Howlin’ Wolf, The Staples Singers, ZZ Top and Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. The Memphis Daily News reports the first class will be inducted November 29 as part of the Memphis Rock n’ Soul Museum.
NEW YORK (AP) – When Steven Van Zandt gets an award named after Clarence Clemons, it makes sense that Bruce Springsteen should present it to him. Springsteen gave Van Zandt the Big Man of the Year Award in New York Tuesday during a benefit for Little Kids Rock, a music education charity. Springsteen joked about Van Zandt’s poor housekeeping skills when they were roommates, a charge Van Zandt claims with a smile is a lie. Darlene Love, Elvis Costello and Dion performed at the event. Van Zandt says music as a career is fun, but it requires a lot of work.
