The new track, “I Don’t Wanna Talk About It,” itself leans into emotion rather than rap bragging. There is a maturity in the delivery that shows DeRay is not treating this like a vanity project.

Country's Wynonna Judd and rock's Melissa Etheridge will headline the Bank Five Nine Stage at the fair, which runs Aug. 6-16.

Little Shop of Horrors runs now through March 29. Shows are on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at DMTC.org or at the box office.

Chet Davis joined the mid-Michigan community in October 2024 after spending seven years in Albany, New York. Originally from Upstate New York, Chet stayed in the Empire State for college to attend the ...