Grammy-nominated country artist Jelly Roll debuted a new music video Friday for his song "Hands Up," filmed entirely inside San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, a setting that carries personal weight for a singer who spent time behind bars himself before breaking into mainstream music. The video, released on YouTube, shows the artist born […] The post Jelly Roll films 'Hands Up' video inside San Quentin with incarcerated musicians appeared first on American Almanac .
Grammy-nominated country artist Jelly Roll debuted a new music video Friday for his song "Hands Up," filmed entirely inside San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, a setting that carries personal weight for a singer who spent time behind bars himself before breaking into mainstream music. The video, released on YouTube, shows the artist born Jason DeFord arriving at the prison, reciting a prayer in voiceover, and performing alongside incarcerated men who serve as his backing band. In footage described by Good Morning America , Jelly Roll greets inmates in the prison canteen, shakes hands, and joins them as they hold instruments, a visual that lands differently when the man on camera has worn the same kind of uniform. Jelly…Open
Bruno Mars stepped onto the Wembley Stadium stage on July 18 for the first time in eight years, opened with a prayer video filmed in a church, and then spent two hours and fifteen minutes reminding 75,000 fans why he set the record for the largest single-day ticket sales in Live Nation history. The six-night […] The post Bruno Mars returns to London with hits, romance, and a Paddington Bear at Wembley appeared first on American Almanac .
Bruno Mars stepped onto the Wembley Stadium stage on July 18 for the first time in eight years, opened with a prayer video filmed in a church, and then spent two hours and fifteen minutes reminding 75,000 fans why he set the record for the largest single-day ticket sales in Live Nation history. The six-night London residency marks Mars' first UK appearance since July 2018, a gap the performer filled by launching Silk Sonic with Anderson.Paak, racking up global hits with Lady Gaga and Rosé, and building a live-show reputation that apparently translates into record-breaking ticket demand across North America, Europe, and the UK. In a cultural moment when legacy pop acts routinely sell out stadium residencies, the Wembley run is worth…Open
Michigan democratic candidate for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed talks about the contrast between his campaign and his opponent's, Rep. Haley Stevens. When asked about the message of his campaign, he says, "I think if more politicians stop thinking about the future of a party and start thinking about the future of the people that they represent, I think we make a lot better decisions, and we might actually find a future that the party needs and deserves." He says he cares about the future of Michiganders, not specifically the Democratic Party. #michigan #elections #primary #democrats
