Toby Keith announced Thursday that his Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert will be held July 6 at the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. Joining Keith is fellow Oklahoman Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood. Other performers include Willie Nelson and Ronnie Dunn.
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It's official. Robin Thicke's funky, new jam "Blurred Lines," featuring Pharrell and T.I., is now the No. 1 song in America. The addictive track, which soars from No. 6 to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 this week, is also No. 1 on Digital Songs, gaining 38% with 315,000 downloads sold in the past seven days, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It also jumps 17-8 on the Radio Songs chart (with 73 million impressions) and 24-8 on the Streaming chart (with 3.5 million U.S. streams, up 66%), according to Nielsen BDS.
The National on Wednesday announced that they have been forced to cancel their June 23 show in Istanbul, Turkey, because of ongoing unrest in the region. Their cancellation comes as protestors and police continue to clash violently, with police using tear gas and grenades in attempts to clear the streets.
