Minnesota Songwriting Vet Caitlyn Smith Is Firing Up Nashville

Miss Teen USA, UmaSofia Srivastava, 17, announced that she would be stepping down from her role, saying that her personal values “no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.” “After months of grappling with this decision, I have made the choice to resign from the title of Miss Teen USA 2023,” she said in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon.“I will always look back on my time as Miss NJ Teen USA fondly, and the experience of representing my state as a first generation, Mexican-Indian American at the national level was fulfilling in itself.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In a statement posted to Instagram, Miss Teen USA said they “respect and support” Srivastava’s decision, and will look to transfer her responsibilities to a successor.

Steve Albini, an alternative rock pioneer and legendary producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work with Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey and more, has died. He was 61. Brian Fox, an engineer at Albini’s studio, Electrical Audio Recording, said Wednesday that Albini died after a heart attack Tuesday night. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In addition to his work on canonized rock albums such as Nirvana ‘s “In Utero,” the Pixies’ breakthrough “Surfer Rosa,” and PJ Harvey’s “Rid of Me,” Albini was the frontman of the underground bands Big Black and Shellac. He dismissed the term “producer,” refused to take royalties from the albums he worked on, and requested he be credited with “Recorded by Steve Albini,” a fabled label on albums he worked on. At the time of his death, Albini’s band Shellac were preparing to tour their first new album in a decade, “To All Trains,” which releases next week.

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