Jack White: Celebs Rumors

Jack White has thanked Beyoncé after she sent him a bunch of flowers.The former White Stripes man took to his Instagram page to share an image and message sent by the ‘Cowboy Carter’ singer.He wrote: “What a sweet gesture to receive here in Nashville this morning from the talented and gracious @beyonce celebrating her new Cowboy Carter album. Much love and respect to you Madam, and thank you kindly.

Beyoncé fans are speculating that her next album could see her venture down a rock route.The rumours about potential new directions for Bey arrive less than a week after ‘Cowboy Carter’ dropped – the second part of her ‘Renaissance’ trilogy, which saw her experiment with country music.The album has made countless headlines already, including for Beyoncé becoming the first Black woman to reach Number One on the US country chart with ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’, the first Black woman to score a Number One country album in the US charts, and gathering support from huge names including Michelle Obama and Paul McCartney.However, eager fans are already getting their eyes set on what part three will hold, and many are convinced it will see Beyoncé turn her focus to rock music.Rumours have run rampant for a while, although got a huge boost back in February after the singer donned an impressive mullet for a CR Fashion Book photo shoot. Since the release of ‘Cowboy Carter’, they have continued to expand – particularly after the ‘Lemonade’ singer sent flowers to Jack White, and personally thanked him for how much he influenced her on the new record.As highlighted by Complex, her nods towards the rock genre have also been seen throughout her career, including her close relationship with rock and roll legend Tina Turner, time working alongside Prince, and a surprise appearance at the Coldplay Super Bowl Halftime Show.Now, fans have begun sharing their thoughts on who Bey could collaborate with to make the album into a reality, and shared their suggestions for who could work with her sound.“Now if Beyonce’s does do a Rock album imma need to see Paramore on it,” one fan wrote on X, urging the singer to lock in a duet with Hayley Williams.

Beyoncé has shared a new remix of her ‘Cowboy Carter’ single ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ – you can listen to it below.Arriving today (April 4), the surprise fresh spin on the track brings some energetic New Orleans bounce production, as well as a new verse, extra vocals, harder-hitting electronic drums and samples.A rootin’ tootin’ breakdown sees the singer call “all [her] cowboys to the dancefloor” before demanding: “Get to the dancefloor!”The new verse features the lines: “Woke up this mornin’, my heart keeps racin’/ Straight to the bottom, we all need salvation (Come take it to the floor now, ooh)/ Need you to in this drought, take me downtown/ Gon leave the truck, whiskey, baby/ Let’s get weekend wasted/ Might as well just throw it all (Woo-woo)/ And pony up, bitch, don’t hold back on me.” (via Genius).In the outro, Bey sings: “Pony up and salute your town/ Chasin’ our sins away, way brown/ And I’ll be damned if I cannot dance with you/ Baby, pour that sugar and liquor on me, too/ Furs, spurs, boots.”Listen to ‘Texas Hold ‘Em (Pony Up) Remix’ here:In a glowing five-star review of ‘Cowboy Carter’, NME wrote: “It’s an undeniable thrill to see [Beyoncé] swing so big on a project that dares her to be so intimate and vocal-focused.”The album features a re-working of Dolly Parton’s classic hit ‘Jolene’, a cover of The Beatles’ 1968 song ‘Blackbird’, and collaborations with the likes of Miley Cyrus and Post Malone.Beyoncé recently revealed that Stevie Wonder played harmonica on ‘Jolene’, with Raye also credited as a co-writer on one ‘Cowboy Carter’ song.In other news, Bey’s past collaborator Jack White has shared that the singer sent him a bunch of flowers and a handwritten note to thank him for “how much you inspired me on this

Jack White has paid tribute to Dexter Romweber of Flat Duo Jets, describing him as a man who was “rock n’ roll inside and out”.Romweber’s death at 57 years old was announced by his family on Facebook yesterday, who stated that he passed away at his home on February 16. They said they “believed he died of natural causes”, although a medical examination is still pending.

Jack White and Cat Power are amongst those who have paid their respects to the rockabilly musician – read their tributes below.From the Romweber Family, "It is our sad duty to inform the world that our beloved youngest brother John Michael…Posted by Dex Romweber on Friday, February 16, 2024Described by his family as a “singer, guitarist, artist and bon vivant”, Dexter was a significant figure in the roots-rock underground. Born in Batesville, Indiana as the youngest of seven and growing up in Florida, the Romweber family eventually settled in Chapel Hill, North Carolina when Dexter was eleven.From there, Dexter would play in a number of bands, but come to notoriety with the Flat Duo Jets.

Bradley Cooper has revealed that he considered getting Adele to star opposite him in A Star Is Born. Cooper made his directorial debut with the 2018 romantic musical drama, in which he played struggling country rock singer Jack opposite Lady Gaga‘s up-and-coming singer Ally.At the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thursday, Cooper revealed that he had contemplating asking Adele to play Gaga’s role.“I thought about Adele for a while,” he said, before explaining his thought process for how the plot would go with Adele: “It was like, his career’s not great. He goes abroad.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Brittany Howard is not one for the easy path. A dozen-odd years ago, she burst onto the scene as the fiery lead singer of Alabama Shakes, a rootsy combo that brought hope to rock fans, just as the uneasy realization set in that there weren’t many interesting traditional rock bands coming up anymore.

Jack White has teased new music for 2024.The former White Stripes man took to his Instagram page on New Year’s Day (January 1) to share a new snippet of what appears to be new music.The clip doesn’t contain any vocals but features White’s trademark guitar riff.

Sheer Mag have this week (November 9) unveiled details of their upcoming new album’s title track. Check out ‘Playing Favorites’ below.The band’s new album will arrive on March 1 via Jack White’s Third Man Records.

Valerie Wu Intern Variety has been nominated for 97 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards including nominations for best entertainment publication and best entertainment news website. “We are incredibly proud of the Variety newsroom for another outstanding year as the No. 1 news organization covering the business of Hollywood,” said co-editors-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh and Cynthia Littleton.

Olivia Rodrigo will soon release all four of her “secret” ‘Guts’ tracks on a single record – find out more below.Last night (October 18), the singer-songwriter took to social media to share that her upcoming special vinyl for Record Store Day’s Black Friday celebrations will include four “secret tracks” that aren’t available on streaming platforms.Previously, the singer released four variants of her ‘Guts’ LP, each of which included one “secret” track. The Black Friday variant of the vinyl will for the first time include all four bonus tracks on one record.See Olivia Rodrigo’s post below.A post shared by Olivia Rodrigo (@oliviarodrigo)For the release of ‘Guts: The Secret Tracks’, Rodrigo has teamed with Jack White’s Third Man Records to press the four songs, titled ‘Obsessed’, ‘Scared of My Guitar’, ‘Stranger’, and ‘Girl I’ve Always Been’.‘Guts: The Secret Tracks’ will be made available in limited quantity on November 24.

The Cover on NME, HotWax, have shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – listen to it below.The Hastings trio are on this week’s (October 16) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read HotWax’s profile here, featuring photography by Fiona Garden.The trio, composed of Talulah Sim-Savage, Lola Sam and Alfie Sayers, have compiled ‘You Are Invited…’, their key influences that inform the band’s sound.

Jack White is set to release his collaborative live version of ‘Ball and Biscuit’ with Bob Dylan – find all the details below.Back in 2004, White joined Dylan on stage in Detroit, Michigan to perform a joint rendition of The White Stripes‘ 2003 song from the band’s fourth studio album, ‘Elephant’.White announced yesterday (October 5) that an official recording of the team-up will be released as part of a new vinyl collection, ‘The White Stripes – Live In Las Vegas’. The 3xLP package is due to arrive on October 31 via Third Man Records.To order the special set, fans are required to subscribe to the label’s ‘Vault’ by October 31.

Louis Cato, who took over from Jon Batiste as bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, is getting to drop his sophomore record.

Punk band Sheer Mag have shared their first new music since 2019. "All Lined Up" is a raw and melancholic garage rock song delivered from the very last moments of closing time. Check out the video below.

Jack White has shared a moving tribute to his “good friend” Paul Reubens following the actor and comedian’s death last week.Reubens, who is best known for portraying Pee-wee Herman on the big screen and TV, died on Sunday (July 30) following a private bout of cancer. He was 70 years old.Among those to pay their respects online were US television host Jimmy Kimmel, actor Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll) and director Tim Burton, the latter of whom helmed Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985).Taking to Instagram yesterday (July 31), White posted an image of Reubens in the music video for The Raconteurs‘ debut single ‘Steady, As She Goes’ (2006).

Jack White is auctioning off his Tesla car after publicly calling out Elon Musk on several occasions in recent months.The former White Stripes singer, once an avid Tesla fan, has made his souring feelings towards Musk known over the past year, including hitting out at the SpaceX and Tesla boss for Trump’s return to Twitter, calling it “absolutely disgusting” and “an asshole move” on Musk’s part.White then quit Twitter, and later mocked Musk’s “free speech” hypocrisy after Kanye West’s Twitter ban.Now, the musician is auctioning his Tesla along with a selection of other items for a virtual garage sale with his label Third Man, having partnered with Everything But The House. A portion of proceeds will go towards Southwest Detroit’s Clark Park Coalition.A post shared by Third Man Records (@thirdmanrecords)The car listing reads: “Whoa daddy. Ain’t no joke here, what you’re bidding on is Jack White’s personal Tesla model S.

The Kills have released dual singles ‘New York’ and ‘LA Hex’, marking their first new music in seven years.The rock duo – consisting of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince – have returned with ‘New York’, a dark and heavy track which features The Kills’ signature style with its sticky guitar riff and Mosshart’s iconic croon. ‘LA Hex’ is a brighter tune that includes layered warp trumpets over a glitchy, captivating beat.Both singles have accompanying videos directed by Andrew Theodore Balasia.

The Kills have taken to social media to tease their return, sharing a photo of the duo along with a caption of a date.Consisting of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, The Kills have teased their potential return to music by posting a photo to their official band Instagram which sees the duo posing with a black car in a parking lot of sorts.The photo’s caption read “7.25.23”, hinting that something new will be coming on July 25. Fans immediately took to the comments to express their excitement for the band’s return.A post shared by Alison Mosshart & Jamie Hince (@thekills)One fan said: “If it’s not a new album I’m rioting”, while another fan shared: “Oh my God, tell me this is gonna be an announcement for a new album finally!” American film director Jim Jarmusch shared his excitement by commenting a fire emoji and Journalist Kim Taylor Bennet added: “YES!”.The band’s last release was the 2018 single ‘List Of Demands (Reparations)’ and 2016’s LP ‘Ash & Ice’.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Bridget Jones actress Renée Zellweger has been pictured for the first time with her boyfriend Ant Anstead's teenage children, as the foursome posed in formal attire. Renée, 54, looked incredible in a skintight sparkly gold dress as she posed alongside partner Ant and his son Archie, 16, and daughter Amelie, 19.

tirade against celebrities who “normalize” Donald Trump with polite greetings and his own public BFF relationship with the late country legend Loretta Lynn – who herself was a Republican and open Trump supporter.“An army of seven nations can’t stop his Trump frustration,” host Greg Gutfeld said in a standard rhyming stanza to open his Fox News late-night show Tuesday.Earlier this week, White called out Mark Wahlberg, Guy Fieri, Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan in an Instagram post after footage showed them interacting with Donald Trump during his appearance at a UFC fight in Las Vegas. “Anybody who ‘normalizes’ or treats this disgusting fascist, racist, con man, disgusting piece of s—t Trump with any level of respect is ALSO disgusting in my book,” White wrote.The “Gutfeld!” didn’t have to do too much research to find a flaw in White’s logic.“Well too bad, Jack, because you are a big phony,” Gutfeld said.

Jack White has called out Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson for meeting “fascist” Donald Trump at a recent Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event.The soloist and former The White Stripes singer and guitarist shared images of the actors chatting to the former US president at UFC 290 in Las Vegas over the weekend, criticising them for normalising a “racist con man”.He wrote on Instagram: “Anybody who ‘normalizes’ or treats this disgusting fascist, racist, con man, disgusting piece of shit Trump with any level of respect is ALSO disgusting in my book.”White went on to namecheck podcast host and UFC commentator Joe Rogan and restauranteur Guy Fieri alongside Gibson and Wahlberg.A post shared by Jack White (@officialjackwhite)“That’s you Joe Rogan, you Mel Gibson, you Mark Wahlberg, you Guy Fieri. This is a statement from me, not a discussion/debate,” he wrote.It’s not the first time that the songwriter has been vocal about Trump.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jack White is taking aim at celebrities such as Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson for “normalizing” Donald Trump by meeting him at public events. The two actors, along with Joe Rogan and Guy Fieri, were photographed interacting with Trump at the UFC 290 event in Las Vegas over the weekend. White shared photos of the interactions on his Instagram account while calling out the four men. “Anybody who ‘normalizes’ or treats this disgusting fascist, racist, con man, disgusting piece of shit Trump with any level of respect is ALSO disgusting in my book,” White wrote in his post. “That’s you Joe Rogan, you Mel Gibson, you Mark Wahlberg, you Guy Fieri. This is a statement from me, not a discussion/debate. -Jack White III”

EXCLUSIVE: Woody Harrelson (True Detective) and Owen Wilson (Loki) have been cast as leads in feature thriller Lips Like Sugar, which will be directed by Grammy-winner Brantley Gutierrez and has been written by Anthony Tambakis (Warrior). 

Vampire Weekend‘s new album is inspired by raga and “close to being done” according to drummer Chris Tomson.The band last released an album with 2019’s ‘Father of the Bride’ and recently announced a new vinyl-only live album series.In a newsletter revealing the news, Thomson shared what frontman Ezra Koenig has been up to since the band’s ‘Father Of The Bride’ tour finished, and what it could mean for the new material.“Ezra [Koenig] took a raga singing lesson with Terry Riley in rural Japan and wrote what he considers to be 7 of his all-time top 10 best songs,” he added.Discussing how the band were then able “to connect, jawbone, and jam” together, Thomson said: “I personally found an immense peace and pleasure from creating with the guys like we had in the Ruggles days. The vibe was strong.”He added that the album is “close to done,” with Thomson promising updates before the end of the year and saying: “I feel like it just might be our best yet.

Vampire Weekend have announced a series of limited vinyl-only live albums with the release already selling out its 2,500 copies.The first release of the series titled ‘Frog On The Bass Drum Vol. 01 Live In Indianapolis’ was made up of recordings from the band’s June 2019 show in Indianapolis, Minnesota. It was limited to 2,500 copies and included their 10-minute cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Jokerman’.

The White Stripes have announced details of their upcoming book The White Stripes Complete Lyrics.According to Third Man Books, The White Stripes Complete Lyrics is a “300+ page hardbound book documenting all of Jack White’s original words written for the six-time Grammy Award-winning duo he and Meg White formed in 1997 through the release of their final album in 2007.”The lyric collection also features never-before-seen and rare rough drafts, alternate lyrics and photographs as well as essays by American poet Hanif Abdurraqib (official White Stripes archivist and Third Man Records co-founder Ben Blackwell) and American author Caroline Randall Williams.A post shared by The White Stripes (@thewhitestripes)There is also a limited edition version that comes with a signed bookplate by Jack Whiteavailable directly from Third Man Books. The White Stripes Complete Lyrics is set for release on October 3.Last month, the band released a deluxe edition of their seminal fourth studio album ‘Elephant’ to celebrate its 20th anniversary.Back in March, journalist Lachlan Markay sparked discourse after posting a now-deleted tweet which read: “The tragedy of The White Stripes is how great they would have been with a half decent drummer.Numerous public figures stepped in to defend drummer Meg White, such as The Roots’ drummer Questlove, who said: “I try to leave ‘troll views’ alone but this right here is out of line af.

Renée Zellweger and Ant Anstead are celebrating two years together as a couple. Anstead took to his social media on Sunday to post a photo of the pair on romantic sunset desert walk, holding hands. The post also quickly flashed two other photos of the couple kissing and looking cozy and happy.

Metallica have responded to the recent revelation that Bob Dylan has seen the band perform live twice.Last December, the legendary singer-songwriter recalled in a rare interview with the Wall Street Journal that he has attended two Metallica concerts previously, as well as gigs by Oasis and Klaxons.Speaking to NME this week, drummer Lars Ulrich said: “I saw that.”He continued: “I don’t know if Bob reads the NME or not, but I have one thing to say to him: ‘Bob, you’re welcome at any Metallica show anywhere in the world at any time – but please come backstage and say hello. We’d love to meet you and pay our respects!'”The same WSJ interview saw Dylan reveal that he’d “made special efforts” to see Jack White and Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner.

Rumored odd couple of the moment Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet damn near broke the internet with news of their alleged pairing.As one Twitter user lamented, surmising the vibe of the whole of humanity, “timothee chalamet and kylie jenner dating wasn’t in my 2023 bingo card what the f–k is going on.”The tea was spilled by Instagram account Deuxmoi, which claimed that myriad sources confirmed that the Kylie Cosmetics CEO was indeed dating the Oscar-nominated actor.Deuxmoi doubled down on the allegations by posting a video of Jenner and Chalamet together at Paris Fashion Week in the clip our young Cap heartthrob can be seen sweetly laughing whilst close talk the youngest member of the Kar-Jenner clan. Ain’t love grand?Prior to her alleged dalliance with Chalamet, Jenner dated Taurus rapper Travis Scott on and off for six years.

Be Your Own Pet have shared their their first new song in 15 years – listen to the explosive ‘Hand Grenade’ below.The Nashville band reunited last year to play a handful of dates supporting Jack White and today (March 30) release ‘Hand Grenade’ via White’s label, Third Man Records.The song marks their first new music since the release of their 2008 album ‘Get Awkward’. It was written and recorded by the three founding members Jemina Pearl Abegg (vocals), Jonas Stein (Guitar), Nathan Vasquez (bass), and longtime drummer John Eatherly.Abegg said in a statement: “’Hand Grenade’ started out as a threat to the people who harmed me, that I will make them suffer as I have suffered, but the song grew like a mirror to my own grief process, through anger, denial, sorrow.

Martin Scorsese‘s Killers Of The Flower Moon has received its theatrical and Apple TV+ release dates.The new film, which stars Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, will be released in select cinemas on October 6, before hitting the streaming service globally on October 20.Adapted from David Grann’s true-crime thriller of the same name, Killers Of The Flower Moon details the real-life killings of the native Osage people in 1920s Oklahoma, where oil deposits were discovered.De Niro plays powerful rancher William Hale, while DiCaprio plays his nephew, Ernest Burkhart. The rest of the cast features Lilly Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, and country music stars Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson.Jack White also features in the cast, but like the other musicians in the film, he won’t be playing music.The film has a reported budget of over $200million (£141,840), making it Scorsese’s most expensive project to date.

Jack White has praised Metallica for their recent acquisition of Virginia-based vinyl pressing plant Furnace Record Pressing, while also urging the major record companies to start building their own vinyl pressing facilities as production delays continue.“Huge congratulations to the boys in Metallica for purchasing their own vinyl record pressing plant”, wrote White on Instagram. “Welcome to the cause gents! And thank you for putting your money to amazing creative use! Here’s hoping the major labels will also see this as further proof, and finally start investing in themselves.

Tom Morello has joined the chorus of stars defending Meg White, calling her “one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock n roll”.The White Stripes drummer has been at the centre of a debate in recent days after journalist Lachlan Markay called her “terrible” and suggested the band would have fared better “with a half decent drummer”.Numerous musicians and fans rushed to White’s defence online, with the Rage Against The Machine guitarist now joining them. “I hear there’s some controversy on this matter lately so let me set fools straight: #MegWhite is one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock n roll,” Morello wrote on Instagram.“It’s not even a debate.

Jack White has responded to Metallica buying their own vinyl pressing plant, calling it an “outstanding” move.This week, the metal icons purchased a majority stake in Furnace Record Pressing in Alexandria, Virginia, one of the largest pressing plants in the United States.White, who owns the Nashville-based Third Man Records and last year, wrote an open letter to major record labels urging them to build their own vinyl pressing plants, has welcomed the news in a message directed to the band.“Welcome to the cause gents!” And thank you for putting your money to amazing creative use!” White wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of Metallica.“Here’s hoping the major labels will also see this as further proof, and finally start investing in themselves,” he added. “Outstanding.”In the comment section of the post, Metallica replied: “So unbelievable and grateful to be able to do this after all these years.

Elon Musk's best efforts to crater Twitter hasn't quite happened just yet and, as such, there are still countless people logging on every day to fire off their takes and start a new cycle of discourse about just how wrong they are. This week a big subject between music fans on Twitter has been the relative merits of The White Stripes drummer Meg White.