By Mariel Turner
6:00am PDT, Jun 15, 2018
CMA Fest stadium concert highlights from Nashville
The 2018 CMA Fest was filled with unexpected and exciting moments, including Luke Bryan's fan-boy acknowledgment of country legend Randy Travis, who was seated in front of the stage, during his concert at Nashville's Nissan Stadium on June 10. Other spectacular moments included Old Dominion's rock star performance, Blake Shelton's do-over after mic trouble, Carrie Underwood's sparkling "Cry Pretty" moment and "American Idol" alum Lauren Alaina's No. 1 duet with Kane Brown, "What Ifs."
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Paris Jackson scrubs graffiti off dad Michael Jackson's Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Paris Jackson cleaned graffiti off dad Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after someone defaced it with red paint on June 13. "I was at my friend apt that lives basically next door this morning and another buddy of mine said he saw this last night. thankfully there was a walgreens half a block away," the model wrote on Twitter.
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Former employee claims Martina McBride abused unpaid interns, files lawsuit
A former employee filed a lawsuit against Martina McBride and husband John claiming he was fired for reporting their alleged mistreatment of unpaid interns to authorities. Richard Hanson, who headed the couple's internship program until 2017, is seeking more than $1 million in damages, according to documents obtained by TMZ on June 12.
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Celebrity deaths this week
Danny Kirwan, a singer and former Fleetwood Mac guitarist (pictured), died on June 8 at age 68. No cause of death was announced. Elvis Presley's longtime drummer, D.J. Fontana, died in his sleep in Nashville at age 87 on June 13. Lorraine Gordon, the longtime owner of New York's Village Vanguard jazz club, died of complications from a stroke at age 95 on June 9.
Kanye West's "Ye" debuts at No. 1
Kanye West's album "Ye" debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart on June 12 after selling 205,000 equivalent album units. If that wasn't enough reason for Kanye to smile, all seven tracks from the album debuted in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Taylor Swift's dancer apologizes after posting sexist memes
Kim "Toshi" Davidson, a longtime dancer for Taylor Swift, issued an apology on June 9 after he was called out for posting a series of sexist memes — one of which joked about sexual assault. "I would like to offer my sincerest apologies for the insensitivity of my social media posts," Toshi wrote. "While they are not a reflection of my views, they are offensive and in bad taste. I deeply regret my action, and I'm heartbroken that I hurt my fans and followers who have encouraged me and have always believed in me."
Kid Rock apologizes for 2017 Senate campaign publicity stunt
While endorsing Republican Senate hopeful John James at a rally in Michigan on June 12, Kid Rock apologized for a 2017 publicity stunt in which he launched a fake Senate campaign. "You know, I was hearing from the White House weekly. There were governors and senators that endorsed me. There were people that wrote me letters from all over… So to those people, I apologize," the singer said of his "Kid Rock for Senate" campaign.
Eight-year-old drummer perfectly covers Led Zeppelin in viral video
An 8-year-old girl is on her way to becoming a superstar after expertly covering Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times" on drums. Yoyoka Soma, a Japanese prodigy who's been playing since she was 2, performed the entire song flawlessly (complete with cowbell) in a video posted on June 12.
