College of the Ozarks is set to host an open house for the public to sample student made products, and view the students at work.
The event is to be held on Saturday, October 15th from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and guests will experience special promotions, new Fall merchandise, recipe tastings, and a tour around a day at Hard Work U.
“We are excited for this year’s Student-Made Fall Open House,” said Kiley Hutcheson, director of retail operations. “Fall warms people’s hearts, and we are excited to showcase what we are offering this fall.”
The college released that during a visit to the Open House, the public may attend the fall play, a free patriotic play performed by students. A Flight to Faith: The Story of a Vietnam P.O.W. will be performed in the Royal Oak Forum at The Keeter Center at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. The play is open on a first come, first served basis. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. For groups of 15 or more, call (417) 690-2120.
Looking for some motivation to help power you through the start of another work week? We feel you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered.
These 10 tracks from artists including Baby Queen, Daniel Seavey, Honey Dijon with Channel Tres and Sadie Walker and more will get you energized to take on the week. Pop any of these gems into your personal playlists — or scroll to the end of the post for a custom playlist of all 10.
Baby Queen, “Lazy”
Fresh off opening for Olivia Rodrigo in Europe, rising UK star Baby Queen channels her pop cheekiness toward a slacker anthem (“I could be a hero, baby / But I’m too f–king lazy,” she shrugs) marked by cozy guitar strums and a clap-along rhythm. Baby Queen’s singles thrive most clearly when Bella Latham’s singular quirks are in full view, and “Lazy” gives us a gloriously unvarnished persona. – Jason Lipshutz
VeeAlwaysHere feat. Ian360, “Ego”
VeeAlwaysHere’s story is impressive — a native of Siberian Russian, he’s a self-taught producer/mixer who picked up English thanks in part to American pop music — and so is his ability to create genre pastiches like “Ego,” the best track from his eight-song release of the same name. “Ego” gallops, hoisting up pop-punk, alt-rock, hip-hop and bubblegum influences into a sleek two minutes about romantic frustration. – J. Lipshutz
Men I Trust, “Billie Toppy”
Montreal group Men I Trust’s latest sounds something like the Cocteau Twins trying to re-create Parquet Courts’ “Stoned and Starving”… in other words, post-punk bliss, but in a crunchy shell. The drums and bass line push “Billie Toppy” downhill, but Emmanuelle Proulx’s voice elevates this affair into something mysterious and gorgeous; the result is a studio masterclass that also begs to be experienced in cancert. – J. Lipshutz
Madison McFerrin, “Stay Away (From Me)”
Singer-songwriter Madison McFerrin’s new track contains straightforward declarations — “I don’t know / How to go / Unrestricted / I’m conflicted,” she sings — that leap off of the lyrics page as McFerrin twists her voice around each syllable, climbing into her upper register as the self-produced rhythmic pop track finds a sensual groove. “Stay Away (From Me)” sounds simple, but there’s a ton to like underneath the surface here. – J. Lipshutz
First Aid Kit, “Turning Onto You”
Like all great First Aid Kit songs, “Turning Onto You” opens with the duo’s engulfing harmonies — which here are just a brief warm up before the production and their voices grow even more powerful. With lyrics like “I’m listening out for the sound of my sanity tuning out,” and “Fell in love with a dream, I guess,” this latest single off upcoming album Palomino proves the pair is successful as ever at patching up emotional wounds through their music. – Lyndsey Havens
Reneé Rapp, “Don’t Tell My Mom”
While many songs capture the highs and lows of a mother-daughter relationship, Reneé Rapp’s “Don’t Tell My Mom” stands apart for the way in which she sings of the most delicate dance of all:the point when a daughter begins to protect her mom. As Rapp chronicles, over a steadying yet stripped down backbeat, the various weak points she wishes to hide from her mom, she repeats the sentiment that “at least in her mind her daughter is fine.” – L.H.
Daniel Seavey, “Can We Pretend That We’re Good?”
The slinky and electric “Can We Pretend That We’re Good” ushers in a new era for Why Don’t We co-founder Daniel Seavey: his solo chapter. Blending hits roots of rock, pop and alternative with enticingly sharp and experimental production, Seavey co-wrote and produced the track, saying in a statement, “It’s fun to dive into who I am … I consistently try to take different sounds and assemble something you’ve never heard before. I’ve always wanted to do this, and I’m excited to be able to now.” – L.H.
Honey Dijon & Channel Tres ft. Sadie Walker, “Show Me Some Love”
Channel Tres’ alluring, laid-back flow is a perfect complement to Honey Dijon’s swirling mix of ‘90s house and Detroit techno on “Show Me Some Love,” while boasts a gorgeous guest vocal from Sadie Walker and leaves us hungry to experience the full Black Girl Magic when the DJ’s album drops Nov. 18. – Joe Lynch
Softee, “Molly”
A funky indie-pop vibe-fest, “Molly” finds Softee (Nina Grollman) pondering if she’s falling in love or just buzzed atop a percolating rhythm section that’s punctuated by soulful horns. The lyrics might suggest confusion, but there’s a sweet sincerity to her delivery that makes it clear: love is the drug she’s tripping on here. – J. Lynch
Little Fuss, “Guardian Angel”
Hailing from Little Fuss’ debut album Girls at Parties, “Guardian Angel” paints a picture of a woman crying in front of the bathroom mirror at a soireé, praying “to a god I don’t believe in” as she tries to find some grace during an emotional low point, which the art-pop duo brings to life with painful clarity and beauty. – J. Lynch
It’s been six years since Gwen Stefani and her now husband Blake Shelton made their public debut — and she still gets sentimental over that night. During her Monday (Oct. 3) appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the 53-year-old star opened up about the details of the red carpet event at which she and Shelton appeared for the first time as a couple, from the stunning gown she showed up in to what the weather was like.
The impromptu relationship story came after Kelly Clarkson asked Stefani to react to throwback photos of fabulous dresses she’s worn throughout her career. When shown a picture of herself in a sheer crimson gown decorated with petals of fabric, the “Hollaback Girl” singer shared that it had been taken at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscars party — which turns out to have been a very special moment in her and Shelton’s love story.
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“That was my first public date with Blake Shelton, actually,” Stefani said, eliciting joyous screams from Clarkson’s audience. “It was, it was that night. It was the Oscars Vanity Fair party. I think I played at the party, then we went out that night.”
The three-time Grammy winner went on to say that the night was particularly special because her country star beau doesn’t typically step out at red-carpet events, but that night with her was an exception. “He never does red carpets, now that I know him,” Stefani continued. “It was kind of a red carpet. It was raining that night.”
“That melts me when I see it because that was such a moment for me,” she added. “A good one.”
Shelton and Stefani are both currently serving as coaches on The Voice — on which they met back in 2014 — with the “Sweet Escape” singer returning in place of Clarkson this season after a three-year break. Stefani and the country star began dating in 2015, and the couple tied the knot in 2021.
Watch Gwen Stefani reminisce on her first red carpet with Blake Shelton above.
Reba McEntire will keep her Reba: Live in Concert tour going through 2023, she revealed on Monday (Oct. 3), announcing a batch of 14 new shows. The 2023 tour dates will launch March 9 in Jacksonville, Fla., and will conclude April 15 with a show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, marking McEntire’s first performance at the venue.
“I’m just having so much fun out on the road that we’ve decided to add more dates and continue the fun on into 2023,” McEntire said via a video announcement.
For the new batch of tour dates, McEntire will welcome Terri Clark and gospel group The Isaacs as openers.
“I am very grateful we’re continuing this tour on into 2023,” McEntire added via a statement. “I’ve had so much fun being back out on the road and doing what I love to do most, entertaining people. And now getting to headline places like Madison Square Garden and bring my buddies Terri Clark and The Isaacs with me? Well, that’s just the extra icing on an already triple-layered, stuffed and filled, iced and frosted cake!”
Tickets for the new dates go on sale Friday (Oct. 7). See the full list of McEntire’s newly released Reba: Live in Concert tour dates for 2023:
March 9: Jacksonville, Fla., VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
March 10: Columbia, S.C., Colonial Life Arena
March 11: Charlottesville, Va., John Paul Jones Arena
Ringo Starr has tested positive for COVID-19 and is canceling several shows in Canada.
“It has been confirmed today that Ringo has COVID and the tour will be on hold while Ringo recuperates,” the Monday (Oct. 3) announcement shared. The former Beatle has been on tour with his All Starr Band, and is canceling five upcoming shows in Canada:
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Oct. 4 at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Oct. 5 at Sasketel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Oct. 6 at Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta
Oct. 8 at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, B.C.
Oct. 9 at South Okanagon Events Centre in Penticton, B.C.
The weekend’s shows at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Mich., and Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minn., had been canceled “due to illness.”
“Ringo hopes to resume as soon as possible and is recovering at home,” the announcement said. “As always, he and the All Starrs send peace and love to their fans and hope to see them back out on the road soon.”
Starr had announced the second leg of his All Starr Band tour in April. It kicked off Sept. 23 in Bridgeport, Conn., and is scheduled to end Oct. 20 in Mexico City. The dates had been initially planned for 2020, but as with many other tours, it was sidelined by the global coronavirus pandemic.
Starr is among numerous artists who have had to cancel shows due to contracting COVID-19 since touring resumed. Drake, The Rolling Stones, Alan Jackson, Melissa Etheridge and Justin Bieber are among those who have postponed shows this year after contracting the coronavirus.
Snoop Dogg is gearing up to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his 1993 Dr. Dre-produced solo debut album, Doggystyle, with another sure-to-be-epic collaboration. Speaking to Stephen A. Smith on Friday for the ESPN commentator’s Know Mercy podcast, Snoop revealed that “me and Dr. Dre been working on an album for the past two months.”
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Snoop said he’s slated to wrap recording on the Dre-helmed album in Nov. adding that the title is Missionary. Smith cheekily asked what inspired the name, with Snoop explaining, “the first album was Doggystyle.” At press time no additional information was available on the album or its potential release date.
When Smith asked Snoop how he came to own his former label, Death Row Records, the rapper explained that in the process of trying to acquire the masters for his debut album the previous owners were charging more for the Doggystyle masters than for the entire label. “I had to ask myself, ‘Do I want the masters now, or do I really want to go back and get that legacy?’,” Snoop said.
So, he hatched a plan to buy the label and then his Doggystyle masters back, which made him think about all the other artists on the label co-founded by imprisoned former CEO Marion “Suge” Knight, inspiring a plan to get all their masters back as well and make sure they get properly paid. “I bought all of those, but then there was one more piece missing,” he said. “The publishing, because you’ve got the masters, but you gotta have the publishing. So I said give me that too.”
Snoop said it costs “a whole lot” to secure all that, but it was worth it. “The legacy of Death Row Records should be one of the most prolific, dominant, business-minded companies to come out of the West Coast that comes and stays with you for a lifetime,” he said. Snoop’s most recent album was this year’s BODR (Bacc on Death Row), which was his third release on his former label and the first after a 26-year gap; his previous release on Death Row was 1996’s Tha Doggfather.
Listen to Snoop on Know Mercyhere (Dre talk begins around 34:30 mark).
With the 2022 midterm elections coming next month, communities across the country are being galvanized to vote, and the electronic music community is on board with the cause.
In a video produced by music and sports agency Wasserman, electronic clients including A-Trak, Gryffin, Lane 8, Jai Wolf, Kill the Noise and Frenship are encouraging everyone to get out and vote in in order to address issues such as climate change, mental health and inclusion.
“If you don’t vote in November, they are muting your voice,” A-Trak says in the clip
Other appearances come from Wasserman’s sports clients including soccer star Zack Steffen, sportscaster Charly Arnolt, and Wisconsin Badgers Marisa Moseley.
The video is a part of Wasserman’s initiative with HeadCount, a national non-profit that works with musicians to promote participation in democracy. The partnership is encouraging Wasserman staff, clients and their extended communities to understand and use the power of their vote.
The 2022 midterm elections will happen on Tuesday, Nov. 8. More information about Wasserman’s initiative with Headcount (and instructions on registering to vote!) is available here.
“We’re so grateful to our talented music and sports clients who generously donated their time to speak up on the importance of voting in all elections,” says Wasserman Director of Social Impact Denise Melanson. “Midterm voter turnout tends to be lower, and that needs to change – especially with so many issues on the ballot that are determined at a state and local level. No matter where you stand, these elections are important and their outcomes directly affect you. This collaboration of voices from across the world of music, sports and entertainment reflects how the elections are connected to culture and personal expression.”
BLACKPINK‘s management company, YG Entertainment, has threatened serious legal action against the person or people who allegedly leaked private photos of band member Jennie. According to BBC News, YG has asked police in South Korea to investigate how images of Jennie ended up on Twitter and the Telegram app, including shots that appeared to show her at dinner with BTS’s V.
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“Photos that were circulated online were illegally released, regardless of the intentions behind them and without the consent of the individual involved,” YG reportedly said in a statement, in which it said Jennie has faced “personal attacks” and “sexual harassment” due to the leak. YG reportedly asked police to track down the “original distributor” of the photos, promising to take “all possible legal action without any leniency to prevent further damage in the future.”
The statement also noted that YG had been keeping mum on the photo leak until publicly acknowledging it on Monday (Oct. 3). “YG has been consistently monitoring the matter and filed a lawsuit in September after collecting information. We have refrained from mentioning the matter or making an official statement in order to minimize any further damage,” read the statement. “However, there have been indiscriminate rumors, criticism, personal attacks, sexual harassment and violations of personal life sparked by those private photographs. We are now announcing that we will take legal action and correct the situation.”
BTS’ management, Big Hit Music, has also reportedly filed a separate criminal complaint over posts it said contain “false information” and “ill-intentioned rumors” without specifically naming the photos of V and Jennie as the cause of the action.
While YG has asked fans to not share the images more widely, BBC reported that two accounts associated with sharing them have already reportedly been suspended. One of the leakers reportedly claimed the photos were originally posted to a private account and appeared to feature a personal message from one of the singers to the other; BBC noted that none of the pictures are explicit and that the star’s faces are partially obscured or blurry in many of the images, leading some fans to speculate that they are fakes.
South Korea’s defamation laws allow individuals to be sued for posting malicious rumors or any words — even if they are true — that harm another person; punishment includes fines or possible imprisonment. Unlike in the U.S., in South Korea civil liability can be criminally punished. The country’s laws also give individuals a legal right to retain ownership of their image, which could lead to prosecution for anyone who leaks photos without permission.
At press time spokespeople for BLACKPINK and YG had not returned requests for comment.
The regional Mexican genre is comprised of multiple subgenres including mariachi, norteño, banda, quebradita, duranguense, grupero, tejano and corridos tumbados, to name a few. Each of these subgenres are also representative of different regions of Mexico.
The different sounds and styles of regional Mexican music is reflective of Mexico’s rich and diverse culture. Influenced by European sounds such as polka and folk music as a result of the fusion of indigenous, Spanish and African musical elements, today’s regional Mexican music carries the genre’s historical roots melded with contemporary sounds.
Such is the case of corridos tumbados, or trap corridos, a new regional Mexican subgenre ushered by chart-topping artist Natanael Cano, who cites the late sierreño singer Ariel Camacho and Anuel AA as the artists who have inspired him throughout his young, yet fruitful, career.
But let’s go way back in time — to the 1940s to 1960s, to be exact — when bolero rancheras were the soundtrack to Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema. Lucha Reyes, Jorge Negrete, Pedro Infante, Javier Solis, José Alfredo Jiménez, Lucha Villa and Chavela Vargas all belted out anthemic songs, often accompanied by a mariachi, such as “Ay Jalisco, No te Rajes,” “México Lindo y Querido,” “Camino de Guanajuato” and “Amorcito Corazón.”
By the early 1970s to the 1980s, we were introduced to a new wave of artists, such as Vicente Fernández and Antonio Aguilar, who carried on the legacy of dramatic mariachi music. Aguilar also recorded tamborazo, similar to banda, that originated in Aguilar’s native Zacatecas, Mexico. Juan Gabriel successfully crossed over to pop from regional Mexican, but not without first popularizing the ranchera ballad with classics including “Déjame Vivir” with Rocio Durcal and “Hasta Que Te Conocí.”
Then there were the artists who were placing bets on norteño sounds that depended heavily on an accordion, including Ramon Ayala, Los Cadetes de Linares, Carlos y José, Los Invasores de Nuevo León and Los Tigres del Norte. Meanwhile, Joan Sebastian was known for his fusion of Latin pop, ranchera and grupero such as “Veinticinco Rosas.”
In the 1990s, the grupero genre, which incorporated cumbias and ballads, banda and quebradita, became popular in the U.S. and identifiable thanks to its fusion of electric guitars, keyboards and drums. Leaders in the genre include Bronco, Los Bukis, Grupo Límite, Banda Machos, Banda Maguey and Los Tucanes de Tijuana. Intocable and the “Queen of Tejano” Selena were also leading the genre by fusing it with tejano.
Parallel to the rise of grupero, corrido pioneer Chalino Sánchez from Sinaloa was revolutionizing the genre with his corridos, or Mexican folksongs that often depicted real-life events, and narcocorridos, influenced by the narco (drug cartel) culture of Mexico.
Singers Pepe Aguilar and Alejandro Fernández were also making waves with their take on mariachi following in the footsteps of their respective dads.
By the new millennium, it was Banda El Recodo making a splash thanks to their chart-topping banda hits along with artists such as Valentin Elizalde, Lupillo Rivera, Jenni Rivera and La Arrolladora Banda El Limón. In 2004, the duranguense movement was introduced with Grupo Montéz de Durango, K-Paz de la Sierra, Alacranes Musical, Horóscos de Durango and Diana Reyes, who were the leaders of the new genre.
Julión Álvarez, Espinoza Paz, Banda MS, El Komander, La Adictiva Banda, Voz de Mando, Gerardo Ortiz, Roberto Tapia, El Fantasma and Calibre 50, among others, represented a new wave of regional Mexican singing banda, corridos and rancheras.
In the past five years, the regional Mexican genre has seen young artists take it on and make it their own. Late singer Ariel Camacho placed all bets on the traditional sierreño music. Joss Favela, Luis Coronel, Carin León, Virlan García and Chiquis Rivera all work in banda music, with Christian Nodal modernizing the norteño sound. Rising singers and bands including Cano, Eslabon Armado, T3R Elemento, Los Dos Carnales and Junior H are all heavily influenced by sierreño or norteño music, but each have created a distinct version of it.
In May, Nodal and Mexican rapper made history with their “Botella Tras Botella” collab, which became the first-ever regional Mexican title to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart in its almost 63-year history.
Below, listen to the 35 songs that tell the story of regional Mexican.
Lucha Reyes, “Canción Mexicana”
Pedro Infante, “Amorcito Corazón”
Jorge Negrete, “México, Lindo y Querido”
José Alfredo Jiménez, “Camino de Guanajuato”
Javier Solis, “Payaso”
Chavela Vargas, “Paloma Negra”
Vicente Fernández, “Tu Camino Y El Mío”
Antonio Aguilar, “Un Puño de Tierra”
Los Tigres del Norte, “Contrabando Y Traición”
Juan Gabriel, “Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez”
Ramon Ayala Y Los Bravos del Norte, “Tragos Amargos”
Joan Sebastian, “Veinticinco Rosas”
Bronco, “Que No Quede Huella”
Chalino Sánchez, “Las Nieves de Enero”
Banda Machos, “Al Gato Y Al Ratón”
Selena, “No Me Queda Más”
Intocable, “Y Todo Para Que”
Pepe Aguilar, “Por Mujeres Como Tu”
Alejandro Fernández, “Como Quien Pierde Una Estrella”
Banda El Recodo, “Yo Sé Que Te Acordaras”
Valentín Elizalde, “Vete Ya”
Grupo Montéz de Durango, “Lágrimas de Cristal”
K-Paz de la Sierra, “Mi Credo”
Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda, “La María”
Jenni Rivera, “De Contrabando”
Gerardo Ortiz, “Damaso”
Ariel Camacho, “El Karma”
La Adictiva Banda San José de Mesillas – Después de Ti, ¿Quién?
Team Beto! Harry Styles showed his support for gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke during his Love on Tour Austin concert on Sunday (Oct. 2) at Moody Center.
In fan-captured video, the “Late Night Talking” singer is shown on a big screen standing quietly in front of a mic, his brown and black guitar in contrast with his brightly colored polka-dot ensemble. Styles then begins shaking his guitar back and forth, and the camera zooms in on the black-and-white sticker he has on the instrument’s bottom right corner: It reads “Beto for Texas.”
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Still saying nothing, Styles then points repeatedly at the sticker before drawing circles around it with his fingers. O’Rourke, who is running for governor against Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the Nov. 8 general election, then appears on the screen from his seat in the audience, a big smile on his face, clapping and waving.
The politician, who made a presidential run in the 2020 election, also shared videos of himself at Styles’ concert on his Instagram Stories. Clips show him high-fiving fans as he walks through the arena and taking photos with them. One video also appears to show the moment Styles shared his support.
Earlier in the day, O’Rourke also received star support for his campaign from a country icon. In video also shared on his Instagram Stories, none other than Willie Nelson came out — in a Beto T-shirt — to show his support for the politician during an event at the Moontower Saloon in Austin, singing “On the Road Again.”
“We’re going to win because we’re fighting for every woman to make her own decisions about her own body, her own future, her own health care,” O’Rourke said during the event. “We’re gonna win because we prioritize the lives of our kids over the interests of the NRA, any politician, any political consideration whatsoever.”
After the May shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, Styles shared his support to end gun violence. In an Instagram post, the pop superstar announced that his tour had partnered with Everytown, a non-profit organization that works to end gun violence, by announcing that he was donating profits from the tour, with Live Nation matching.
Watch the moment Harry Styles showed his support for Beto O’Rourke below:
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