Lifestyle FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016 Eminem re-emerges to savage Donald Trump

ap superstar Eminem re-emerged Tigre-a band of Kathleen Hanna, a leader of the Wednesday with a loaded lyrical attack riot grrrl movement of feminist rock-released Ron Donald Trump, in a nearly eight- its first song in more than a decade. An minute song in which he also identifies with unabashed endorsement of Hillary Clinton, Le the Black Lives Matter cause. The top-selling Tigre’s song “I’m With Her” the title refers to rapper of all time, Eminem has been relatively one of the Democrat’s campaign slogans-hails quiet in the past several years but wrote on her stance on abortion rights and gun regula- Facebook that he was working on a new tions. “She’s ready with a plan / And she’s album. Eminem uploaded on YouTube the new always got to work twice as hard as every song, entitled “Campaign Speech,” in which he man,” the song goes. “Bye, bye, bye bye-Trump offers his take on America in 2016 in a freestyle has got to go!” rap largely without a musical backdrop. Clinton, who would be the first woman Kelsea Ballerini, from left, Jill Scott and Meghan Trainor perform a tribute to Shania Twain during The notoriously foul-mouthed rapper stays president, separately announced that she the CMT Artists of the Year awards show at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. — AP photos true to his provocative style but says that would enlist several top stars including Katy tycoon turned Republican presidential candi- Perry and Jennifer Lopez at events in the run- date Trump poses the real threat. “Consider me up to the November 8 election. Trump has a dangerous man / But you should be afraid of faced heated opposition from the music world. Female singers rock the this dang candidate,” Eminem raps. “You say Rock legend Bruce Springsteen this week Trump don’t kiss ass like a puppet ‘cause he ripped into Trump’s allegations that the elec- runs his campaign with his own cash for the tion is rigged. Trump knows he is going to lose funding. “And that’s what you wanted-A but “he’s such a flagrant, toxic narcissist that he f*****g loose cannon who’s blunt with his hand wants to take down the entire democratic sys- CMT Artists of the Year on the button, who doesn’t have to answer to tem with him,” Springsteen told the BBC’s no one,” he raps, concluding: “Great idea!” The Channel 4. Trump, however, has found support ountry singers Shania Twain, Carrie McKenna. “Aren’t we blessed?” Underwood said. 44-year-old rapper, whose last full-fledged in the 74-year-old Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Underwood and Kelsea Ballerini honored “God is good and he has definitely been good to album came out in late 2013, has rarely been Newton, who has said he will join the candi- Ceach other and celebrated their shared suc- me.” overtly political in the past although he has date at his debate with Clinton on Wednesday cesses at the CMT Artists of the Year show. Also honored as an artist of the year was Chris made known his left-leaning sympathies in in Sin City. — AFP Female singers rocked the stage, geeked out over Stapleton, who held the crowd’s attention interviews. on another and showcased women’s impact on singing a solo rendition of “Whiskey and You.” He country music’s past, present and future during said that CMT let him fill in for Luke Bryan on the Avenging deaths of African Americans the award show held Wednesday at the show two years ago when Bryan had to cancel In “Campaign Speech,” Eminem makes no Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, because of the death of his brother-in-law. “I claim to moral high ground, graphically Tennessee. filled in for Luke sitting up here singing a song I explaining the sexual fantasies on which he Twain, who is country music’s most successful wrote called ‘Drink a Beer,’ and that was one of would embark if he were president instead of female singers, was given the artist of the lifetime the first times anybody put me on national televi- Trump, who has faced multiple allegations of award and was serenaded with a medley of her sion,” Stapleton said. Bryan, who was also hon- assaulting women. But Eminem, by the far the songs by female artists across three genres. ored at an artist of the year, was teased by his most prominent white artist in hip-hop, also Grammy winners pop singer Meghan Trainor and tourmates Little Big Town for his recent fall from raps at length about violent incidents that R&B singer Jill Scott joined Ballerini to sing a bicycle that ended up breaking his collarbone. have galvanized the Black Lives Matter move- Twain’s classic anthem to female strength, “Man, I “Luke, we have all made fun of you for falling off ment. Eminem imagines himself taking Feel Like a Woman,” while Twain sang along from stages here and there and you can hardly hold revenge on George Zimmerman, the volunteer her seat in the crowd. Twain made her name in yourself upright,” said Phillip Sweet. “What in neighborhood watchman in Florida who in the mid-’90s with her big pop country songs and god’s name makes you think you should start rid- 2012 shot dead African American teenager her music videos that combined sex appeal, ing a bicycle?” Trayvon Martin as he walked home with iced female empowerment and high fashion. “I want Before giving him his trophy, the country tea and candy. to thank CMT for being such a huge support all group presented him with a kid’s bicycle with The rapper envisions Zimmerman back in these years even in my more rebellious years in training wheels. The duo Florida Georgia Line court and dressed in drag “with a bullseye on the beginning when I was probably considered also was honored as an artist of the year and per- his back.” “His whole chest and torso are left on controversial, but you still put me on the air,” formed “May We All.” And artist of the year hon- the doorsteps of Trayvon’s dad as a present for Twain said. oree Thomas Rhett and Swedish pop singer Zara him,” Eminem raps. Eminem also takes on New Ballerini, who was given the breakout artist Larsson performed a mashup of his song “Die a York police officer Daniel Pantaleo, who put his honor, was in the middle of her speech noting all Happy Man,” with her song “Never Forget You.” “I arm around the neck of cigarette vendor Eric the other young female singers she has worked am honored to be here because all the artists that Garner, who died after shouting, “I can’t with when she stopped to have a fan-girl are honored here in this room, they didn’t get breathe.” “I’m giving Daniel Pantaleo a refresh- moment. “Whoa, I am nervous,” Ballerini said. here by chance, they got here by taking chances,” er course on excessive force and pressure “That is Shania Twain,” pointing to the Grammy Rhett said. — AP points,” Eminem raps. winner in the audience. Underwood, who was one of the artists of the year, performed “Like I’ll Riot grrrl act all out for Clinton Eminem Never Love You Again,” backed up by hit song- In another political track Wednesday, Le writers Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey and Lori Cher Cher goes classic for new tour starting in Las Vegas

eteran singer and performer Cher is not slowing down at and then you make it as entertaining as you can,” Cher told 70, bringing her catalog of classic pop hits to a new North Reuters. The Oscar and Grammy-winning performer, known for VAmerican residency show early next year. The singer her eccentric and flamboyant costumes and her sultry vocals, has announced her “Classic Cher” tour on Tuesday, which will open in adopted numerous musical genres over her career spanning five February for three weeks at the Park Theater in Las Vegas’ Monte decades, dabbling in dance and pop to rock and folk sounds. Her Carlo venue, then move to Maryland in March before returning to hits over the years have included “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Las Vegas in May. Down,” “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “The Shoop Shoop Song” and “You try to take the most important things from each decade “Believe.”—Reuters and you try to distill them into a story about yourself and you try to do it with film clips and music and movement and costume