Shut up and get ready to dance to new WALK THE MOON this week.
The group is planning to release not one, not two, but three fresh tracks on Wednesday, July 14. One of the singles, titled “Can You Handle My Love??”, will be accompanied by a video, which premieres Wednesday at noon ET.
The new tunes are the first preview of WALK THE MOON’s upcoming album, titled Heights.
Heights, the fifth WALK THE MOON album, will be the follow-up to 2017’s What If Nothing, which spawned the single “One Foot.”
If you’re looking to hear the new stuff live and in-person, you’re in luck: WALK THE MOON has also announced a headlining tour, set to kick off September 20 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit WALKTHEMOON.com.
Garth Brooks’ latest single off his Fun album is “That’s What Cowboys Do,” a gentle waltz-time ballad about a cowboy who winds up falling in love during what he thinks is going to be nothing more than a one-night stand.
The song is nothing if not true to the roots of country music, Garth explains during a recent installment of his Inside Studio GFacebook Live Series.
“If you’ve got a local country radio station, this is the most country thing you’re gonna be hearing on it for sure — no offense to any other artist,” the singer says with a grin. In fact, Garth — who penned the song solo, according to Amazon Music credits — originally wrote it hoping that one of the genre’s most traditional modern acts might record it.
“It was written for Midland,” he reveals. “It was written for the boys from Midland. ‘Cause I thought they would kill it. We sat down and wrote something for them, because they do a lot of George Strait-feeling stuff.”
But once Garth finished “That’s What Cowboys Do,” he knew he wanted to record the song. “It ended up feeling so good we just did it ourselves,” he said.
Garth will bring his new single on the road as he launches his next round of Stadium Tour shows. After a pandemic-induced, year-plus hiatus, the Stadium Tour resumed last weekend in Las Vegas.
Fans of Disney’s The Little Mermaid are one step closer to watching its live-action reboot. Star Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel, confirmed that filming on the flick just wrapped.
Taking to Instagram on Monday to share a sunset photo of her lounging at the beach while in costume, the singer reflected on starring in her first breakout role.
“And just like that..that’s a wrap,” Bailey remarked. “After auditioning for this film when i was 18 just about to turn 19, to now finishing filming through a pandemic when i turned 21 ..we have finally made it.”
“I feel so grateful to have experienced this film in all of its glory..it has been the toughest experience being away from everything and everyone i’ve ever known, to feeling self doubt/ loneliness, but also feeling such freedom and perseverance as i’ve reached the end,” the Chloe x Halle singer continued. “This experience has made me so much stronger than i ever thought i could be.”
Bailey shouted-out her fellow cast and crew mates who worked on the movie, noting how proud she was to have worked alongside such professionals.
“I cannot wait for time to speed up so you all can watch this film because it was made with so much love (plus blood sweat and tears),” the Grammy-nominated singer expressed before further shouting-out the movie’s filming location in Sardinia “for a wonderful ending.”
While The Little Mermaid‘s release date has yet to be announced, the movie is slated to swim into theaters next year.
Besides Bailey, the movie will also star Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Awkwafina as Scuttle and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric.
Metallica is spotlighting “The Unforgiven” this week as the celebration of The Black Album‘s upcoming 30th anniversary continues.
The metal legends have unearthed a “Rough Mix” of the Western-themed power ballad, which was released as the second single from The Black Album. The recording is one of many bonus tracks included on the upcoming 30th anniversary Black Album reissue, due out September 10.
Additionally, Metallica has released three covers of “The Unforgiven,” recorded by the artists Ha*Ash, Diet Cig, and Vishal Dadlani, DIVINE and Shor Police. Those will all appear on The Metallica Blacklist, a 53-track tribute to The Black Album, which will also arrive September 10.
In previous weeks, Metallica has focused on the Black Album tracks “Sad but True” and “Holier than Thou.” They’ve also shared an all-star cover of “Nothing Else Matters” featuring Miley Cyrus, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Elton John, guitarist/producer Andrew Watt and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour live broadcast on Saturday, September 25, will feature performances from many of the music world’s top stars, including Duran Duran and Green Day.
The broadcast will be filmed across six continents, with a goal of uniting the world in order to defeat poverty and defend the planet. It’ll air on ABC, ABC News Live, FX, Hulu, YouTube, Twitter and more. The musical performances will take place at “iconic locations” in New York, Paris, London, Seoul, Los Angeles, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro.
Other artists on the bill include Adam Lambert, Alessia Cara, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, BTS, Coldplay, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran, Keith Urban, Lorde, Metallica, Ricky Martin, Usher and The Weeknd.
The broadcast is part of Global Citizen’s Recovery Plan for the World in the wake of the pandemic. It calls on governments, the private sector and philanthropists to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine, contribute $6 billion to famine relief efforts, donate $400 million to education, give $250 million to support COVID-19 response efforts for marginalized communities, and get the world’s biggest companies to commit to reaching net zero emissions to fight climate change.
“COVID-19 has drastically reversed the progress toward achieving the United Nations’ Global Goals, pushing upwards of 160 million people back into extreme poverty,” said Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans. “There are now more than 40 million people on the brink of famine. Progress on climate change has halted, as the majority of the Fortune 500 fail to set science-based carbon reduction targets. We must rectify the damage done and hold world leaders and businesses accountable for ensuring that the entire world recovers from this pandemic together.”
Thom Yorke is giving Radiohead‘s “Creep” a makeover for the times.
The newly released, nine-minute “Very 2021” remix of the alt-rock staple slows the tempo considerably, while also adding electronic elements and vocal effects to make the song even more, well, creepy. You can download it now via digital outlets.
Yorke had recorded the “Very 2021” remix of “Creep” earlier this year for designer Jun Takahashi‘s new clothing collection. Takahashi also created the artwork for the remix’s cover.
The original “Creep,” of course, was the breakout single off Radiohead’s 1993 debut album, Pablo Honey.
Just weeks after announcing the lineup for his 2021 Seven Peaks Festival, Dierks Bentley has had to cancel this year’s event. The change comes as a result of capacity restrictions from local health officials in Chaffee County, where the Buena Vista, Colorado festival was scheduled to take place.
“I am so sorry to announce that we are going to have to cancel 7P for this year. I really could not be more bummed about it,” explained Dierks on social media.
“It cannot be overstated how much time, thought, effort and energy has gone into gearing up for the festival this year,” Dierks continued, going on to thank his team members, the artists who signed on to play the event and the fans who bought tickets. “Together we built something really special and it’s going to be a big celebration when our 7P family is together again. We will be back!”
2021 passes that have been purchased will be automatically refunded within 30 days. Also, a post from the festival indicates that a new location for 2022 will be announced in the months ahead.
Per a tweet from Denver-based reporter Marshall Zelinger, 6,000 tickets to Seven Peaks Festival were sold before the event obtained its permit from Chaffee County. Local guidelines from the county currently cap outdoor events at 5,000 people due to COVID-19 protocol.
Keith Urban had previously been announced as a headliner for Seven Peaks, on a bill also including acts such as Kip Moore, Travis Denning and Ingrid Andress.
Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour live broadcast on Saturday, September 25, will feature performances Green Day, Metallica, Lorde, Coldplay and Billie Eilish.
The broadcast will be filmed across six continents, with a goal of uniting the world in order to defeat poverty and defend the planet. It’ll air on ABC, ABC News Live, FX, Hulu, YouTube, Twitter and more. The musical performances will take place at “iconic locations” in New York, Paris, London, Seoul, LA, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro.
Other artists on the bill include The Lumineers, Alessia Cara, Demi Lovato, BTS, Ed Sheeran, Adam Lambert, Duran Duran, H.E.R., Lizzo, Doja Cat, Rag’n’Bone Man, The Weeknd and Usher.
The broadcast is part of Global Citizen’s Recovery Plan for the World in the wake of the pandemic. It calls on governments, the private sector and philanthropists to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine, contribute $6 billion to famine relief efforts, donate $400 million to education, give $250 million to support COVID-19 response efforts for marginalized communities, and get the world’s biggest companies to commit to reaching net zero emissions to fight climate change.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen VAX LIVE
Selena Gomez is a lot of things — an actress, singer, beauty mogul — and now she can add designer to the list with the launch of her swimwear collection with La’Mariette.
The 28-year-old “Lose You To Love” singer recently dropped a six-style swimsuit collection with the brand after being approached by its founders, Theresa Mingus and Morgan Brutocao, OK! Magazinereports.
Speaking about the design process, Selena explained, “I wanted to stay away from colors I’m used to, like red and white,” before sharing that she landed on purple.
“Purple felt different for me,” she said. “And we added pops of color like green and neons here and there; it really becomes your own suit, however you wear it.”
The tie-dye print they came up with, called “Aura,” is featured on all six pieces of Selena’s collection, which includes a cross-back one-piece, a wrap halter top, a bralette top, a sarong and two different bottoms.
“The Aura print is inspired by Selena, her aura shines through in everything she does and we want everyone else to feel that sort of transformative feeling of being their most authentic self,” said Brutocao. “Selena’s confidence is unmatched and being able to design a print with her which embodies that is so rewarding.”
The collection is available exclusively on la-mariette.com. Prices range from $49 to $119.
Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour live broadcast on Saturday, September 25, will feature performances from music’s top stars, including Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, The Weeknd, BTS, Billie Eilish, Adam Lambert and Coldplay.
The broadcast will be filmed across six continents, with a goal of uniting the world in order to defeat poverty and defend the planet. It’ll air on ABC, ABC News Live, FX, Hulu, YouTube, Twitter and more. The musical performances will take place at “iconic locations” in New York, Paris, London, Seoul, LA, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro.
Other artists on the bill include Alessia Cara, Andrea Bocelli, Demi Lovato, Duran Duran, H.E.R., Lizzo, Lorde, Ricky Martin, Usher and Doja Cat.
The broadcast is part of Global Citizen’s Recovery Plan for the World in the wake of the pandemic. It calls on governments, the private sector and philanthropists to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine, contribute $6 billion to famine relief efforts, donate $400 million to education, give $250 million to support COVID-19 response efforts for marginalized communities, and get the world’s biggest companies to commit to reaching net zero emissions to fight climate change.
“It is very important to me to be a part of this historic event to spread awareness and encourage action toward helping the people of Ethiopia during this devastating humanitarian crisis they are faced with,” says The Weeknd, whose parents are from Ethiopia. “It’ll be an honor to perform and help bring support to these citizens who are suffering so severely.”
