Beyoncé was high over her hometown crowd in Houston, Texas when her flying car, a tour prop — visibly slowed down and started to tilt to the side during her performance of “16 Carriages” Saturday night. Typically, Beyoncé takes a quick spin in a little red convertible over the heads of her audiences when performing the song. But Saturday the flying car malfunctioned, slanted to one side and left the singer stuck above the crowd. Beyoncé held on and kept singing until she was forced to direct her crew to “stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.” The song came to a halt, and fan concern over the car’s tilt — which looked quite alarming from certain angles in the stadium could be heard on uploaded video footage. She was quickly lowered and no one was injured. The show continued without incident. 

Beyoncé was safely lowered after her flying car unexpectedly tilted mid-air at the Cowboy Carter tour in Houston while performing ‘16 CARRIAGES.’ pic.twitter.com/FOgl9DIfFR

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Kane Brown is heading to the big screen.  The country singer is part of the cast for a new movie called "The Token Groomsman."  Production hasn't begun yet, but Brown will be acting alongside Taylor Lautner.  According to IMDB, the film centers around Lautner's character, "Scott," while Brown has been cast as his friend "Neil."  The synopsis reads "Scott is invited to be a groomsman," and  "the wealthy hosts might just be the investors he needs to save his career. The only problem is, he doesn't remember who the groom is."  A release date for "The Token Groomsman" has yet to be confirmed. 

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Sammy Kershaw was stopped by Louisiana airport security last month for having a loaded handgun in his carry-on. The singer was on his way to a show, May 28 when Lafayette Airport security stopped him. The TSA flagged his bag after finding a wayward firearm, and the FBI even got in on the action. In a statement, Kershaw said "it was early" and he was "clearly not thinking straight". He was fined $5,000 for the offense but could have faced jail time and fines in excess of $10,000 for what he said was a simple oversight.

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Ashley McBryde marked a personal milestone last week.  The singer-songwriter celebrated 1000 days of sobriety. She decided to get sober in 2022 but initially kept it private, not wanting to publicly commit to something she might not succeed at. Though she allows for an occasional cigarette (which, she admits, makes her “feel like garbage”), she’s mostly given up that habit, too. Add in generous amounts of therapy, healthier eating and exercise — including a new passion, boxing — and McBryde says, she’s now the happiest she's ever been. 

 

 

 

 

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24-year-old singer-songwriter Conner Smith was behind the wheel of a truck that hit and killed a 77-year-old Nashville woman on Sunday (6/8). The accident happened at the north end of downtown Nashville, away from the final day of CMA Fest activities. The victim, Dorothy Dobbins, is said to have lived nearby. She was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she died of her injuries. Dobbins was walking her dog within a crosswalk when she was hit by the truck around 7:30 that night. The “Creek Will Rise” singer showed no signs of impairment and reportedly was not on his phone. While the investigation is ongoing, the cause of the accident is currently listed as failure to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian. Smith had previously played the Chevy Riverfront Stage at CMA Fest on Saturday. His next scheduled show is this weekend in Florida, touring with Luke Bryan. He was nominated for New Male Artist of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards. 

 

 

 

 

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Nate Smith has been ordered to stay on “strict vocal rest” through the end of June.  That takes him off the stage at CMA Fest in Nashville this week. Smith is in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime tour supporting Jason Aldean.  What should have been a thrilling month for the artist has taken a turn for the worse, as he’s been struggling with vocal issues. Smith will now properly rest his voice for the first time in almost five years. The doctor’s orders don’t appear to affect his Indiana tour dates though: July 4th at the Jay County Fairgrounds and Jason Aldean’s Full Throttle Tour at Ruoff in August.

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