Lenny Kravitz has shared another preview of his upcoming album, Blue Electric Light.
The rocker just dropped the new song “Paralyzed,” the third tune he’s released from the album, following “TK421” and “Human.”
“All you gotta do is keep on loving me/ I’m under your spell I’m hypnotized,” he sings in the chorus. “All you gotta do is keep on loving/ Babe without your love I’m paralyzed.”
Blue Electric Light, Lenny’s first new album since 2018’s Raise Vibration, is set to drop May 24, two days before the rocker’s 60th birthday. It is available for preorder now.
Bruce Springsteen is getting another shot to land that “E” for the EGOT.
Variety reports that for the 12th and final season, Larry David’s HBO/Max comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm has submitted 35 names for Emmy consideration, including Springsteen, who played himself in several episodes.
The Boss is actually one of 15 actors submitted in the guest acting categories, along with Steve Buscemi, Conan O’Brien, Ted Danson, Vince Vaughn, Allison Janney and Jerry Seinfeld.
Should Springsteen get nominated and win, he will join the 19 other artists who have landed an EGOT — an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar.
Throughout his career, Springsteen has won 20 Grammys, nabbed an honorary Tony in 2018 for Springsteen on Broadway and won an Oscar in 1994 for Best Original Song for “Philadelphia.”
He had previously been nominated for three Emmys: in 2001 for the HBO concert special Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in New York City, in 2009 for his Super Bowl halftime show and in 2019 for his Springsteen on Broadway Netflix special. He lost all three times.
Wang Chung‘s 1985 song “To Live and Die in L.A.” was used as the theme song for John Mulaney’s recent Netflix talk show Everybody’s in LA, and it turns out they had no idea it was gonna happen.
“It’s a total surprise that it’s blown up in the way that it has,” Wang Chung lead singer Jack Hues tells Variety, noting he found out the song was being used for the six-episode show from “the guy who does our merch.”
“It’s so nice to see it get used in such a cool way,” guitarist Nick Feldman adds. “The way it’s placed into the show — which I’ve watched a couple of episodes and I really liked — it really works well.” He notes, “That collage of images from Los Angeles, with our music it feels like they placed it exactly right. It’s extremely gratifying for us to see.”
Wang Chung is scheduled to play Los Angeles in August, and they tell Variety they hope to hook up with Mulaney in some way.
“We’re going to have to reach out to him and set something up. I’d like to have a conversation with John. At least just to thank him,” Hues says, adding, “It’s been great for us. And it clearly kind of put a stamp on his show that gives it something strong.”
Meanwhile, Mulaney is giving the band props for their song on social media, responding to the Variety interview withthe comment, “There was no second choice for theme song. Thanks @WangChungMusic for the whole vibe.”
Jon Bon Jovi is giving fans insight into the music he loves and listens to in an “honest playlist” interview with The Guardian.
Asked to name the song that changed his life, Jon gave props to his friend and fellow New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen, citing his “Born to Run.” “I grew up in New Jersey, so the E Street Band was how you were indoctrinated to rock ’n’ roll – they were the local heroes,” he says.
Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer” is the song Jon wishes he’d written, sharing the lyrics and melody resonated with him. “I ran into Don last week, put my arm around him after he had just sung that song, and said: ‘I really wish I’d written that,’” he shares.
Of course, Jon had some things to say about some Bon Jovi tunes, including “Livin’ On A Prayer,” which he calls the best song to play at a party. He adds, “How do I feel when I hear it on the radio or a party? Amazed and amused!”
As for the song of his he can’t listen to anymore, it’s “R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas” from Christmas in the Stars, the 1980 Star Wars-themed album.
“I was a gopher in a recording studio, running errands, and the producer needed a young voice,” he says. “People have only just recently rediscovered I was the singer. Now it gets played to me all the time.”
Jon also reveals that PSY’s “Gangnam Style” is the song he secretly likes, although he tells people he hates it, and picks “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham! as the song he wants played at his funeral.
Ray Manzarek, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors, passed away at the age of 74. Earlier in the year, the rocker had been diagnosed with a rare form of bile duct cancer.
Manzarek co-founded The Doors with Jim Morrison in July 1965. Drummer John Densmore joined in August of that year, followed by guitarist Robby Krieger.
The band released their self-titled debut in January 1967, containing future classics “Light My Fire” and “Break On Through (To The Other Side).” “Light My Fire” has since been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, with the album chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2015.
The Doors went on to sell over 34 million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
Manzarek released his memoir, Light My Fire: My Life with the Doors, in 1998.
Lenny Kravitz is headed to Vegas. The rocker just announced an exclusive engagement at the Park MGM in October.
Kravitz’s Blue Electric Light Las Vegas will consist of five shows, October 18, 19, 23, 25 and 26, at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
A Citi ticket presale kicks off Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, followed by a fan presale Wednesday at 10 a.m. Tickets will then go on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m.
The residency news comes as Kravitz is getting ready to release his 12th studio album, Blue Electric Light, on Friday. It is available for preorder now.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are currently on tour overseas, so it only seems fitting that the latest installment in The Boss’ live series would be a playlist of international performances.
The Live Series: Songs from Around the World, Volume 2 features Springsteen performances from international tour stops over the course of his career. The 15-song playlist includes performances of “Growin’ Up,” performed in London, November 24, 1975; “Tunnel of Love,” performed in Stockholm, July 3, 1988; “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” performed in Dublin, May 7, 2023; and “Human Touch,” performed in Barcelona, April 8, 2023.
There are also deeper cuts, including “Brothers Under The Bridge,” performed in Nice, France, May 18, 1997; “From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come),” performed at The Hague, June 14, 2016; and “None But The Brave,” performed in Zürich, July 3, 2016.
Up next, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band bring their tour to Sunderland, England, on May 22. They launch the next U.S. leg of the tour on August 15 in Pittsburgh. A complete list of dates can be found at brucespringsteen.net.
U2 continues their recently launched digital series, U2 To Love and Only Love – Deep Dives and B-Sides, with the fourth installment dedicated to the track “Please,” from their ninth studio album, Pop.
The series consists of 12 newly remastered collections, released throughout the year, which are made up of songs that until now were only available on vinyl, CD or cassette.
The latest collection includes a 2024 remastered version of the track, along with a live cut from a 1997 Popmart show in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They’ve also released a video of a “Please” performance from another 1997 Popmart show in Mexico City, which previously appeared on the Popmart Live from Mexico City DVD, released in 1998.
Previous U2 To Love and Only Love – Deep Dives and B-Sides collections were dedicated to Pop songs “Discothèque,” “Staring at the Sun” and “Last Night on Earth.”
Sir Paul McCartney has once again made The Sunday Times’Rich List — and passed a new milestone in the process.
McCartney is one of 350 individuals and families to make the list, and this year he became the first U.K. musician to be crowned a billionaire.
Paul and his wife, Nancy Shevell, rank at #165 on the Rich List with a wealth of 1 billion pounds, which equates to more than $1.27 million in the U.S. Their income comes from Paul’s touring, his back catalog and more, as well as Nancy’s family money.
McCartney isn’t the only artist on the Rich List, though. Elton John lands at #291, with a wealth of almost $600 million. So are members of The Rolling Stones, with frontman Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards both at #316, with earnings of more than $527 million.
Cher and son Elijah in 2001; Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
After a legal battle over whether or not Cher‘s son Elijah Blue Allman should be placed in a conservatorship, Cher and Elijah have agreed to settle the matter privately.
According to court documents obtained by ABC News, Cher and Elijah — whose father was Cher’s second husband, the late Gregg Allman — had a private mediation session on May 7. Both of them have agreed to “pause all legal proceedings and related activities.” Instead, they will work together “privately and confidentially” to “resolve this matter.”
At the beginning of 2024, a judge denied Cher’s request to have Elijah placed under a temporary conservatorship, citing his drug use and mental health issues. Her request said she had been told by doctors that if she didn’t put him under a conservatorship, he’d “end up on the street” and “would not be alive within the year.”
The judge denied the request because Elijah was drug free, had his own home and was able to manage his finances. Elijah subsequently filed an objection to Cher’s request and stated that even if he needed one, Cher shouldn’t be in charge of it — his wife, Marieangela King, should be.
A hearing to review the case, originally scheduled for June 11, has now been moved to September as Cher and Elijah try to work out their differences.
