Brody Dalle has been sentenced to 60 hours community service for contempt in her court battle with former partner Josh Homme.

Last month (November 19), Dalle was convicted of one count of contempt by a Los Angeles judge for “wilfully” failing to hand her five-year-old son over to former partner Homme as part of an agreed custody deal.

The ruling came after Dalle testified in court in an ongoing criminal contempt trial earlier this month that she tried to convince the couple’s three kids to go to Homme’s house for his court-ordered custodial time on September 4, but the kids “refused”.

Yesterday (November 30), Dalle was sentenced to 60 hours of community service and a $1,000 fine, after Homme’s lawyers asked for a more severe five-day jail term.

“I’m relieved by the court’s decision,” Dalle told Rolling Stone. “I don’t believe anyone should go to jail or pick up trash for protecting her children. “As a mother, I will always put my children first and protect them at all costs.”

Brody Dalle and Josh Homme in 2019. Credit: Getty Images.

Homme was called as a witness to the trial, which began last month (October 29), following his accusation that the The Distillers frontwoman violated an equal custody agreement and was “alienating” Homme from his sons by allegedly not allowing him to see them.

On November 19, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff found Dalle guilty of contempt for “willfully” violating the court order by not handing the five-year-old child over to Homme on September 3.

However, she was acquitted of the same charge relating to her and Homme’s 10-year-old child, who the judge said made his decision to not want to see his father of his own volition. Dalle was also found not guilty of depriving Homme of previously agreed FaceTime calls with his children.

As Rolling Stone reports, Homme told the court: “I followed every single order you gave. Why did I do that?”

Judge Riff responded: “I know how disappointed you are, and I know you think this system has let you down.”

Ahead of the trial, the Queens Of The Stone Age frontman claimed that Dalle did not let him see their sons, who are aged five and 10, despite court orders allowing him to do so. Dalle previously pled not guilty to the contempt charge and denied Homme’s allegations, with her lawyers reportedly claiming that she had tried to convince the elder son to visit Homme, but he refused.

At the end of September, the couple’s daughter had her restraining order against Homme extended until at least November. Homme is required to keep a distance of at least 100 yards between himself and his daughter, and will not be allowed to make any contact with her.

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Kai has opened up about the work that went into his newly released sophomore mini-album ‘Peaches’.

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The EXO member made his solo comeback yesterday (November 30) with ‘Peaches’, alongside a dreamy new music video for its lead single of the same title. On the same day, the K-pop idol held an press conference where he spoke about the creation of his latest release.

“It wasn’t a relaxed production process,” he said, as translated by Soompi. “It took some time because we needed constant evaluation in order to make good songs and a good album. The tough thing was the conflict between not having enough time despite all the things I wanted to do.”

Kai also noted that he and his team had to “keep negotiating what to make our main focus”, but noted that he ultimately thinks that they managed to “achieve a balance between something new and what I wanted to do”.

During the press conference, Kai also spoke about how he didn not intent for ‘Peaches’ to be released exactly a year after he made his solo debut with ‘KAI (开)’. “I didn’t put out the album to commemorate it. It just took a long time to prepare,” he said.

Kai also currently stars in Netflix’s new reality show New World, alongside SUPER JUNIOR‘s Heechul, Lee Seung-gi, Park Na-rae, Eun Ji-won and Jo Bo-ah. The show follows the celebrities as they find ways to earn virtual currency on a utopian island before their stay draws to a close.

During the ‘Peaches’ press conference, the star shared that he enjoyed how fans are able to see more of him through his appearance on New World. “I also like that I can make myself known to those who don’t know me yet,” he added. “I started on [variety shows] by chance but I’m showing my honest self.”

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Glass Animals have covered Lorde‘s ‘Solar Power’ for Radio 1’s Live Lounge – watch the performance below.

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The Oxford band took on the title track from the New Zealand singer’s recent third album, as well as playing their own tracks ‘I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)’ and ‘Heat Waves for the session.

For the ‘Solar Power’ performance, Glass Animals were backed by a number of backing singers and turned the baggy acoustic song into a danceable number, as Griff also did recently, while backed by a big red sun on a screen.

Watch the three performances, including the ‘Solar Power’ cover, below:

Glass Animals recently made chart history with ‘Heat Waves’, which reached Number 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 for the first time last month, having spent 42 weeks on the chart.

It’s the longest climb to the top 10 in US chart history – beating American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, whose 2006 single ‘Before He Cheats’ took 38 weeks to reach the same position.

The single’s slow-burning success has been attributed to an increase in popularity on TikTok. Earlier this year, fans shared video clips on the platform based around the ‘Heat Waves’ line, “Sometimes, all I think about is you“.

Back in September, Glass Animals returned with a new single called ‘I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)’ – their first release since last year’s ‘Dreamland’.

Speaking about the inspiration behind the track, frontman Dave Bayley explained: “Talking is great, don’t get me wrong. But this pandemic has made so many of us look inwards in a way we maybe haven’t before.

“The uncertainty in the world and the inability to go out and create new memories makes you dig deep into the past. It really fed people’s deepest insecurities and rattled our foundations in so many ways. Relationships changed, friendships altered, and self-confidence was warped.”

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Anthony Davis scored 25 points, Malik Monk shot 6 of 10 from 3-point range en route to 22 points off the bench, and a Los Angeles Lakers team playing without LeBron James rode a big third quarter to a 117-92 defeat of the host Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Trailing 72-68 midway through the third quarter, […]

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Host Brooklyn Nets blew a 16-point lead, survived a wild fourth quarter and outlasted the New York Knicks for a 112-110 victory in front of a raucous crowd Tuesday night. The game was tied at 110-110 after New York’s Evan Fournier hit a 3-pointer over Bruce Brown with 17 seconds left. Brooklyn used its last […]

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Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 25 points and blocked a season-best five shots — two in the fourth quarter — and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Toronto Raptors 98-91 on Tuesday night. Desmond Bane scored 13 of his 23 points in the first quarter for the Grizzlies, who lost at home to the Raptors last […]

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Apple Music has revealed that BTS’ 2020 single ‘Dynamite’ is the platform’s most-streamed song of this year.

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On November 30, Apple Music released its official list of Top 25 most-streamed songs of 2021. According to data recorded between October 16, 2020 and October 15, 2021, the platform placed the boyband’s 2020 song ‘Dynamite’ as its most-streamed track of the year.

The K-pop hit is followed by Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘drivers license’ and Ariana Grande’s ‘positions’ in the second and third spots respectively, as reported by Variety. Taking fourth and fifth place are Pop Smoke, Lil Baby and DaBaby collaboration ‘For The Night’ and The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’, the latter of which was released in 2019.

Additionally, BTS’ May 2021 single ‘Butter’ also made it onto Apple Music’s most-streamed songs list, comes in at Nuremberg 21, between ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’ by Masked Wolf and Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’.

Over the weekend, BTS had concluded two of four shows for their ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’ LA concert. The K-pop juggernauts had surprised fans on the second night of the concert (November 28) with an appearance by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. She had joined the boyband on stage to perform her verse from their hit ‘Butter’ remix.

Megan was originally due to perform the ‘Butter’ remix alongside BTS at the 2021 American Music Awards last weekend, but later dropped out due to personal matters. “I’m so sad! I really can’t wait to hit the stage with my guys and perform #BTS_Butter real soon!,” she had said.

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Dave Grohl is keeping the momentum going for his second annual Hanukkah Sessions, today offering a smooth rendition of Barry Manilow‘s ‘Copacabana’.

Released as part of he and producer Greg Kurstin’s ongoing series where they cover Jewish musicians every day of the Festival Of The Lights, the Foo Fighters frontman dons a sequined smoking jacket for his cover of the ’70s classic.

“Barry Pincus – not only one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th (or any) century, but a mega-mensch to boot!” a tweet from Foo Fighters read, along with a video of the cover.

“So, like a good neighbor, you deserve a break today. So grab a bucket of chicken and let’s get stuck on…”

Grohl and Kurstin’s Hanukkah Sessions, launched last year, lasts for eight consecutive days, with a different cover being performed each day. So far this year, they’ve given renditions of Lisa Loeb’s ‘Stay (I Missed You)’ and the Ramones’ ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’.

Acts Grohl and Kurstin have covered as part of the series last year include Drake, Peaches and Beastie Boys. On the final day of last year’s instalment, the Foo Fighters frontman shared a cover of The Velvet Underground’s ‘Rock And Roll’ alongside a caption explaining what the series meant to him.

“As 2020 comes to a close and another Hanukkah ends (my first!) I am reminded of the two things that have gotten me through this year: music and hope,” he said.

“This project, which initially began as a silly idea, grew to represent something much more important to me. It showed me that the simple gesture of spreading joy and happiness goes a long way, and as we look forward, we should all make an effort to do so, no matter how many candles are left to light on the menorah.”

Foo Fighters have just announced a US stadium tour set for 2022, though have already had to change their Minneapolis venue due to the original venue not complying with the band’s COVID-19 safety requirements.

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Band Of Horses have shared their second single of 2021, entitled ‘In Need of Repair’.

The track, released today (December 1), was premiered by Zane Lowe on his Apple Music radio show prior to its official release. It follows on from the release of ‘Crutch’ earlier in the year.

Both songs will feature on ‘Things Are Great’, the band’s forthcoming sixth studio album which is slated for a January release. It will arrive five-and-a-half years after their previous album, 2016’s ‘Why Are You OK’, marking the longest gap between Band Of Horses albums to date.

The band have shared a lyric video for the single, which depicts a man sitting by the fire with his dog while writing out the words of the song in permanent marker. Watch the video below:

The album marks the first appearances of bassist Matt Gentling and guitarist Ian MacDougall on a Band of Horses record. Gentling had previously played with the band in 2007 as a touring musician, but rejoined as member in earnest circa 2017. MacDougall, meanwhile, was also brought in that same year as a replacement for previous guitarist Tyler Ramsey.

To support the release of ‘Things Are Great’, the band will tour through Europe and the UK in February and March of 2022.

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Mary J. Blige has spoken about her as-yet-untitled new album, projected for a 2022 release, in a new interview.

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The album, which follows 2017’s ‘Strength of a Woman’, was teased on Blige’s recent appearance on the talk show Tamron Hall. Speaking with eponymous host Hall, Blige claimed that the new material she was working on was amongst the best of her 30-plus-year career.

“Wait ’til you hear it – it’s gonna blow everybody’s mind,” said Blige.

“It’s something I had to do, and something I had to say, when I was in my darkest moments… [I had] to build myself up to this person that I can see and accept my nose, accept my eyes, accept my cheeks… accept all the things that I used to hate.”

Watch the full interview with Blige below:

Earlier this year, Blige released a tell-all documentary with the title of Mary J. Blige’s My Life, produced by Sean “Diddy” Combs and named after her breakthrough 1994 album.

She has also been announced as one of the performers at the 2022 Superbowl half-time show, joining the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre on the line-up.

She has, however, turned down an appearance on the web series Verzuz, which pits two artists’ best songs against one another. “Right now, it’s not something that’s on the top of my list,” she told The Breakfast Club back in June.

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The host Phoenix Suns went on to win the Pacific Division showdown versus the Golden State Warriors 104-96 for a franchise-record-tying 17th consecutive victory Tuesday night. Jae Crowder hit a pair of jumpers, including a 3-pointer, after the Warriors had closed within one point in the fourth quarter. Deandre Ayton (24 points, 11 rebounds) and […]

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