Aerosmith scored their first and only #1 hit with “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing,” which was written by DianeWarren.
The song was the theme to the hit action flick Armageddon, which starred Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler’s daughter Liv.
Three other Aerosmith songs were included on the movie’s soundtrack, “What Kind of Love Are You On,” a cover of TheBeatles‘ “Come Together” and a remix of “Sweet Emotion.”
“I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” spent four weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the charts in several other countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and more.
Metallica‘s second concert at Phoenix’s State Farm Stadium has been postponed due to frontman James Hetfield catching COVID-19.
The show, which was originally set to take place on Sunday, September 3, will now take place Saturday, September 9. All previously purchased tickets for September 3 will be honored for the rescheduled date.
If you need proof of Hetfield’s diagnosis, you can check out a photo of his positive COVID test via Metallica’s Facebook.
Metallica is currently on their M72 world tour in support of their latest album, 72 Seasons. For each stop on the tour, Metallica is playing two shows with completely different set lists.
The first Phoenix show, which took place Friday, September 1, was slightly shorter than the past M72 shows, featuring only 14 songs played instead of the usual 16.
In other, happier Metallica news, the metal legends’ All Within My Hands charity foundation has teamed up with the dessert company Enlightened to create a signature ice cream bar to raise money for local food banks.
The frozen treat will be available starting Wednesday, September 6, and is shaped like Hetfield’s signature ESP Truckster guitar.
Gary Wright, best known for his seventies hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive,” passed away Monday, September 4, at the age of 80. Wright’s son Justin confirmed his father’s passing to ABC News, revealing the cause of death to be Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, which Wright had been diagnosed with six years ago.
Wright cofounded the British blues band Spooky Tooth in 1967 and left the group in 1970 after three albums, staging several reunions over the years. He departed the group to pursue a solo career, releasing his breakthrough solo album, The Dream Weaver, in 1975, which went on to be certified double Platinum by the RIAA.
The song “Dream Weaver” was a huge hit for Wright, peaking at #2 on the Billboard singles chart. The song saw renewed popularity over the years thanks to its appearance in movies. In fact, he actually rerecorded the song twice, in 1986 for the film Fire and Ice and again in 1992 for Wayne’s World.
In addition to his solo career, Wright had a long relationship with BeatleGeorge Harrison. He first played piano on Harrison’s 1970 album, All Things Must Pass,and later appeared on all of his other ’70s albums. Wright also worked with Harrison’s bandmate Ringo Starr, appearing on the songs “It Don’t Come Easy” and “Back Off Boogaloo,” and in 2008, touring with Ringo as part of his All-Starr Band.
Wright’s neighbor, Ambrosia’s David Pack paid tribute him on social media, sharing, “I truly believe Gary is in paradise and he and George are already working on new music.” Singer Stephen Bishopalso remembered Wright sharing, “Gary’s vibrant personality and exceptional talent made every moment together truly enjoyable. His legacy will live on for many years to come.”
Nirvana‘s third and final album, In Utero, is being reissued in honor of its 30th anniversary.
The set will be available in various formats on October 27, the most expansive of which being the super deluxe eight-LP vinyl and five-CD editions. In those, you’ll find the original album remastered, various bonus tracks and B-sides, such as the Dave Grohl-written song “Marigold,” and a total of 53 previously unreleased recordings, including full live shows from a 1993 Los Angeles show and a 1994 New York City performance, which notably took place just months before Kurt Cobain‘s death.
Originally released September 21, 1993, In Utero had the difficult and unenviable task of following Nirvana’s world-conquering 1991 album Nevermind, which launched Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl into superstardom and brought the grunge scene into the mainstream. The album lived up to the task, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 and spawning the singles “Heart-Shaped Box” and “All Apologies.”
Cobain died by suicide in April 1994, effectively ending Nirvana. Grohl soon went on to form Foo Fighters.
If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or worried about a friend or loved one, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for free, confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Beyoncé hosted the ultimate Renaissance birthday celebration at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Monday evening, as thousands of fans, celebrity friends and special surprise guests honored the singer on her 42nd birthday.
Bey sprinted to the front of the stage to greet, hug and thank legendary singer Diana Ross who led the audience of approximately 60,000 in singing “Happy Birthday.”
“I’m here to celebrate Beyoncé’s birthday,” Ross said in video shared to the internet. She instructed the crowd to shine their phone flashlights before they all broke out in song.
In 2019, the roles were swapped when Beyoncé helped Ross celebrate her 75th birthday. Video shared by the Hollywood Palladium, where Ross rung in the milestone in 2019, shows Bey singing a special rendition of “Happy Birthday” surrounded by Ross’ family and celebrity friends.
Bey had a surprise of her own for concertgoers when she brought out Kendrick Lamar for a joint performance of “America has a Problem.”
Some of the many celebrities who sported their sparkly silver attire in attendance of the special show included Zendaya and Tom Holland, Keke Palmer, Yara Shahidi, Kerry Washington, Brandy, Lizzo, Chris Rock,Quinta Brunson and many more.
The singer ended the show with an emotional speech where she expressed gratitude to a plethora of important people in her life, including her three children, husband Jay-Z, dad, MathewKnowles and her mom, TinaKnowles.
“I’m thankful for KellyRowland, Michelle Williams, LeToyaLuckett, LaTavia Roberson,” she said. “I’m thankful for all of you guys who have been with me since 1997. I’m thankful for every flaw, for every stretch mark, every FUPA. I thank you that I’m here at f****** 42. I’m grateful for joy and I thank God. I thank you, God.”
Selena Gomez probably never expected she’d be a winner at the Headies Awards — which honors the best in Afrobeats, African music and culture — but she and her “Calm Down” duet partner, Rema,took home multiple awards at the ceremony held over Labor Day weekend.
Selena was named International Artist of the Year at the ceremony, while Rema was named Best Male Artiste and Digital Artiste of the Year. On her Instagram Story, Selena reposted Rema’s announcement of her award along with his sweet message: “Nigeria celebrates you @selenagomez.”
The remix of “Calm Down” featuring Selena was released over a year ago and went on to hit number one on Billboard‘s Pop Airplay, Radio Songs and Adult Pop Airplay charts. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in June. It currently stands at #6 on that chart.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to receive the Global Icon Award at the 2023 MTV VMAs.
In addition to the award honoring his lengthy career, Diddy will make his return to VMAs stage with his first performance at the ceremony since 2005. He’s also nominated for four other awards this year, including two for Best Collaboration for “Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)” and his feature on Metro Boomin’s “Creepin” remix, as well as Best Rap for “Gotta Move On” and Best R&B for “Creepin.”
Diddy made his debut VMAs performance in 1997 with “Mo Money Mo Problems.” He returned in 2002 to perform a medley of “Bad Boy For Life,” “Pass the Courvoisier (Part 2)” and “I Need a Girl (Parts 1 & 2).” In 2005, he hosted the show from Miami, as well as performed.
The MTV VMAs take place September 12. Diddy’s new album, The Love Album: Off the Grid, drops a few days later, on September 15.
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are teaming up for another song.
Taking to social media on Monday, September 4, Cardi announced, “BONGOS Cardi x Megan Thee Stallion 9/8.”
The post included the artwork for the single, which features the rappers in matching one-pieces with high heels, curly multi-colored hair and lollipops.
Megan also shared the artwork along with the caption, “BONGOS 9/8 @iamcardib,” with the purple smiling face with horns emoji.
The new track will be the duo’s second collaboration after 2020’s “WAP.”
Songwriter Desmond Child had a hand in co-writing some of the biggest stadium anthems and sing-alongs of our time, including Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer” and Aerosmith’s “Dude Looks Like A Lady.” But some of those may never have happened had it not been for KISS’ Paul Stanley.
Child tells ABC Audio that Stanley was his “main mentor,” noting, “He taught me how to write stadium anthem songs the KISS way. … Songs had to be uplifting. The singer could never be a victim. They couldn’t be a loser. It was always about victory and success.”
But while Stanley supported Child, KISS’ Gene Simmons didn’t feel the same way about him. Child co-wrote one of the band’s biggest hits, “I Was Made For Lovin’ You,” but he says Simmons was initially very resistant to the tune.
“I think that he appreciates my contribution to KISS now, but at that time that song was a kind of oddball,” Child says, noting Simmons thought the song sounded like dance music. And he wasn’t completely wrong.
“It was a dance beat with rock guitars, and it actually changed the course of pop music,” Child says, suggesting it paved the way for artists like Prince and Madonna to experiment with all types of sounds.
“From that moment on, all things were possible,” he says. “I just think that that song was revolutionary.”
You can read more tales of Child’s work with Bon Jovi, KISS, Aerosmith and more when his new memoir, Livin’ On A Prayer: Big Songs Big Life, comes out September 19. It is available for preorder now.
If you didn’t get tickets to the October 13 premiere of the TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR movie, you might have a lot more opportunity than you’d think to catch it at a theater near you.
According to Puck’s Matthew Belloni, the Taylor movie, which was filmed at one of her LA shows, is pretty unprecedented: Her camp paid for it to be made, then her parents went directly to AMC and asked the theater chain to distribute it, bypassing Hollywood studios entirely.
What’s more, Belloni cites sources as saying theaters that agree to play the Taylor film must agree to do so for a minimum of four weeks, but they have the option to play it for as many as 26 weeks. After 13 weeks, the Swifts can make it available on streaming, but so far, there haven’t been any negotiations on that front.
The film is already setting records for advance ticket sales. Belloni cites sources as saying theaters will keep 43% of the gross, while the Swifts and AMC get 57%. Plus, AMC and participating theaters get all the concession revenue, including sales from a small selection of merch that will be offered.
Compare this to the usual model for film rollouts, where a major studio can take up to 70% of the opening weekend box office. Belloni’s sources say the Swifts are settling for less, because they want to make the film a true event that’s accessible to as many fans as possible, with affordable ticket prices.
Belloni says AMC is already considering which other artists might want to follow this new Taylor Swift model, while Hollywood studios are furious that AMC is wreaking havoc on their carefully planned release schedules. Already, two major films have moved their release dates to avoid being crushed.
