Blind American Idol Contestant Shayy Brought Lionel Richie to Tears With Her Cover of Andra Day “Rise Up”
Many American Idol contestants have inspiring back stories, but Shayy’s in particular was especially emotional on Wednesday (March 6th).
Shayy told judges that she has been legally blind for a little over a year, after suffering from hydrocephalus and tumor in her brain. She then dove into a powerful cover of Andra Day’s “Rise Up,” which immediately brought the judges to tears, especially Lionel Richie.
“You have wrecked me,” he told her, red faced from crying. “Lionel you look like you’re walking your daughter down the aisle,” Luke Bryan commented, before telling Shayy, “You have what we cannot teach. We cannot teach letting the music flow straight from the soul, and that’s what you did.”
As expected, the judges made the unanimous decision to send Shayy to the Hollywood round. Watch her audition below.
How To Set Up An Instagram Ad For Your Music
Since Facebook now owns Instagram, you will need to set up your Instagram ad through Facebook Ads Manager. If you know how to run a Facebook ad, you will know how to run an Instagram ad. If you do not know how, you will need to start by creating aFacebook page and link it to your Instagram account.
Here’s a condensed step-by-step guide to setting up an Instagram ad:
1. Define your goal
You need to have a way of measuring the success of your Instagram ad, so the first step is to set a specific goal. Attach concrete numbers and a deadline to it. The more detailed you make your goal, the better.
Here are the objectives you can choose from in Facebook Ads Manager that are applicable to Instagram.
2. Determine your budget
You can set either a daily budget or a lifetime budget (meaning day-to-day spending will vary slightly, but you won’t exceed the total budget you allocate for the lifetime of the ad set).
Facebook and Instagram ads work on an auction, so the cost is determined by your targeting and the amount of competition among other advertisers for that audience. Depending on the goal you’ve set, you can choose to pay for your ads by cost per thousand impressions (CPM) or cost per click (CPC).
3. Identify your target audience
If you’re new to advertising on Facebook or Instagram, you’ll probably need to play around with different targeting options for a bit until you hit on the right combination. In Ads Manager, you’ll be able to see in real time how your estimated reach changes as you make tweaks. Here’s an overview of all of Facebook’s audience targeting options.
4. Create your ad
You have several options for the format of your Instagram ad, including photo, video, carousel, and Stories. For musicians, we’d recommend starting out with a simple photo or video ad, depending on what your objective is. Be sure to review the design requirements and recommendations for Instagram ads.
When you create a new ad in Ads Manager, you’ll be guided through selecting your objective, audience targeting, budget, schedule, and placement (i.e., where it’s going to be displayed). By default, all of the placements will be selected, but if you only want your ads to run on Instagram and nowhere else, uncheck all of the placements except for Instagram.
After you finalize your settings, you’ll then be taken to the section where you choose the format, media, and text for your ad. Once you’ve reviewed all of the details, click the “place order” button.
5. Measure your ad’s performance
The work isn’t over once your Instagram ad is active! While it’s running, you need to track its performance and make any necessary adjustments to have the best chance of success. Ads Manager provides all the metrics you need to help you figure out how well your ads are doing.
John Legend & Adam Levine Amazed By Betsy Ade’s Performance On “The Voice” – Watch
Betsy Ade stood out during the blind auditions on Tuesday night, March 5th. She took the stage and performed Hunger by Florence and the Machine. She caught the attention of the Judges; Adam and John. They both turned their chairs for her and she chose Legend as her coach for this season.
Check out the full audition below:
Jim James & The Claypool Lennon Delirium Co-Headline A Tour This Summer
Jim James will be taking Les Claypool and Sean Lennon on the road with him this summer for a tour that will be kicking off in June
Here’s the announcement that he just posted to his social media:
friends! for over 150 years, the firm of The Claypool Lennon Delirium has been providing clients with only the finest in rock and roll delirium and stark raving madness. this summer i am excited and honored to say that we will be teaming up to offer a brand new twist on one of the most time tested and proven methods for inducing beautifully swirling and whirling delightfully delicious delirium: the healing power of rock and roll!Pre-sale for tickets begin this Wednesday, March 6th at 10am with local pre-sales on Thursday, March 7th at 10am. General tickets are on sale starting this Friday, 8th. Click the following link: jimjames.com/events for more info.
Jim James + The Claypool Lennon Delirium Tour Dates
JUNE 21 Salt Lake City, UT Eccles Theater JUNE 22 Bonner, MT Kettle House Amphitheater JUNE 24 Seattle, WA The Showbox JUNE 25 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom JUNE 27 Portland, OR Oregon Zoo Amphitheater JULY 2 Anaheim, CA House of Blues JULY 3 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern JULY 5 Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles AmphitheatreThe National Drop New Hit Song “You Had Your Soul with You”
Today, The National released their new hit single “You Had Your Soul with You.” Get ready because they will be releasing their newest album “I Am Easy to Find” on May 17.
This April the band is staging a series of shows across the globe to promote their new release.
Listen to their latest and greatest “You Had Your Soul With You”:
Khruangbin Announce East Coast Shows This Summer With Kikagaku Moyo
Khruangbin has announced a new set of shows for this upcoming June, including a headlining gig in Central Park with psychedelic travelers Kikagaku Moyo and Connan Mockasin.
Along with the Central Park show, the band also confirmed two shows with Kikagaku Moyo immediately following. Again, more impressive artwork here:
Khruangbin w/ Kikagaku Moyo
6/20 – Central Park – New York, NY 6/21 – State Theatre – Portland, Maine 6/22 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QBPink Sweat$ New Apocalyptic Song “I Know”: Listen
Pink Sweat$ looks to build on his strong Volume 1 EP in 2019. Just days after releasing his latest single, which is expected to lead into Volume 2, Sweat$ unleashed the cinematic “I Know” video on Monday (March 4) with Complex. If the apocalypse happened to be near, many would probably envision themselves on the “good” side attempting to save the world from its end.
That’s exactly the scenario the Philly native found himself in for the “I Know” visual. The clip kicks off with Sweat$ acting lethal with the sniper, taking out those infected with some sort of virus that mummifies its victims. Think This Is the End or the White Walkers from Game of Thrones, but taking place in the Wild West.
Upon returning to the safe zone, the place quickly becomes ransacked by adversaries, which then sends the 26-year-old back into action. The short film takes a final turn when Sweat$ is ambushed by a former friend who is now infected with the virus, but is eventually shot and killed. The “Honesty” singer doesn’t seem to make it out unscathed, as the clip comes to a close with his eyes illuminated in purple.
Back in January, Pink Sweat$ confirmed that Volume 2 is indeed complete. “It’s done. I finished it. I’m just trying to figure out the right timing,” he said.
Get familiar with Sweat$ by listening to “I Know” below.
Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood & More Will Perform at CMA Fest 2019
The upcoming lineup for the 2019 CMA Fest has been revealed!
Country superstars Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, and more, are set to perform at the festival, which will be held June 6th – 9th in Nashville, Tennessee.
Additional country stars Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Pistol Annies, Rascal Flatts and Thomas Rhett will be performing as well.
Four-day passes are available @ CMAfest.com or through the CMA box office at 1-800-CMA-FEST.
Several other venues around the Nissan Stadium located in the downtown area in Nashville will also have a versatile lineup of country music! The Chevy Riverfront Stage will be happening each day from 10am to 5pm; featuring artists include A Thousand Horses, Lauren Alaina, Jimmie Allen, Danielle Bradbery, Lee Brice, Easton Corbin, Jordan Davis, Devin Dawson, Jessie James Decker, Gavin DeGraw, Russell Dickerson, Eli Young Band, Lindsay Ell, Tyler Farr, Gone West, Riley Green, Hunter Hayes, and so many more!
The Budweiser Forever Country stage will also be holding performances each day from 11am – 4:45pm. This year’s lineup includes Keith Anderson, Deana Carter, John Carter Cash, Joe Diffie, George Ducas, Charles Esten, Andy Griggs, Halfway to Hazard, Ty Herndon, Little Texas, Lonestar, Kendell Marvel, Neal McCoy, Montgomery Gentry, Lorrie Morgan, and many more are all planning to perform.
For additional information, visit the festival’s website, CMAfest.com.
Morrissey Announces Broadway Residency
For the first time in his career, Morrissey is ready to shine on Broadway. He will be coinciding with California Son, which released on May 24th via Étienne Records/BMG.
He will be playing a show at Lunt-Fontanne Theater in New York City, and performing from May 2nd – May 11th. He is promising “an intimate yet exciting exploration of Morrissey’s career.”
After last year’s “heartfelt” (Rolling Stone) cover of the Pretenders’ “Back on the Chain Gang” gave fans a taste of what was to come, Morrissey follows his acclaimed eleventh studio album ‘Low in High School’ with ‘California Son’ that will see Moz take on luminaries of the 60s and 70s like Joni Mitchell, Dionne Warwick, and Bob Dylan while also delving into more obscure musicians of the time, such as early gay icon Jobriath and political activist Phil Ochs. The collection also boasts collaborations with alt-rock royalty including Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), Ed Droste (Grizzly Bear), Sameer Gadhia (Young the Giant), and LP.Morrissey released a tease of ‘California Son’ recently by dropping his rendition of the Roy Orbison classic “It’s Over” (with LP).