The Barbie song “I’m Jut Ken,” which features guitar by Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen, has won the Critics Choice Award for Best Original Song.
The Ryan Gosling-sung tune beat out two other Barbie tracks, Billie Eilish‘s “What Was I Made For?” and Dua Lipa‘s “Dance the Night,” as well as Lenny Kravitz‘s “Road to Freedom” from Rustin, “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie and “This Wish” from Wish.
“I’m Just Ken” was also nominated for a Golden Globe and is up for a Grammy.
Will we be getting new music from Mumford & Sons this week?
The “Little Lion Man” outfit has shared a Facebook post teasing something called “Good People,” which is set to arrive Tuesday, January 16.
Mumford & Sons’ most recent album, Delta, was released in 2018. Since then, frontman Marcus Mumford released his debut solo album, (self-titled), in 2022, while banjo player and guitarist Winston Marshall left the group in 2021.
Meanwhile, fans are theorizing that Mumford is set to be featured on an upcoming collaboration with Noah Kahan. The “Dial Drunk” artist recently teased that he’s releasing a new version of his Stick Season song “Homesick” alongside a guest who “inspired this entire record.”
Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, stirred up a little drama after the teaser was released for the new episode of The Cutting Room Floor podcast. In the clip, he said he considers Drake’s music “pop” – not hip hop – and called it compatible with shopping at Target. His comments prompted an online debate between fans of both artists.
Travis Scott hinted he’s been working on a new album while on the road for his Utopia tour. After a fan account tweeted that Travis has been recording new music before every show, another fan speculated, “Imagine an album where each song is the city it was made in on the tour.” The rapper responded, “R u in my brain or what ????”
Sexyy Redposted photos from her maternity shoot on Instagram over the weekend. The pics feature her wearing a pink silk kimono. “Loading… Baby,” she captioned it.
Lecrae is not a fan of Lil Nas X’s latest song, “J Christ.” “Okay I gotta admit Lil Nas is playing with fire mocking Jesus,” he wrote on social media. “He’s getting the attention he wants from folks at the risk of searing his conscious. Still if God can transform King Neb, murders [sic], slave masters, sex workers, etc. he can add another Blasphemer to the list.”
Ever wondered how HARDY soared to become the country and rock-melding superstar he is today? Well, he’s detailing that journey and more in a new short film, becoming THE CROW.
Out now on YouTube, the film document’s HARDY’s fast-rising career, live shows and all that went into conceptualizing his latest studio album, the mockingbird & THE CROW.
“It’s an era of my life and artistry that has perfectly encapsulated who I am,” HARDY says of the project in the film’s trailer.
Most recently, HARDY dropped “QUIT!!” and announced its namesake 15-date summer tour. Kip Moore, Travis Denning, Ella Langley and Stephen Wilson Jr. will serve as openers on select dates.
Tickets go on sale Friday, January 19, at 10 a.m. local time, with select fan presales starting Tuesday, January 16.
The Eagles landed their third #1 with their fifth studio album, Hotel California.
The album spent eight nonconsecutive weeks in the top spot and went on to become one of the bestselling albums of all time, selling over 32 million records and being certified 26-times Platinum by the RIAA.
Hotel California was the Eagles first album with guitarist Joe Walsh. Songs like the title track, “Life in the Fast Lane” and “New Kid in Town” went on to become iconic songs for the band.
A hit with critics, the title track of Hotel California won the Grammy for Record of the Year; the album was nominated for Album of the Year but lost to Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours.
Is Bruce Springsteen looking to make a movie? Well, Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman reports that it may be happening, with sources noting The Boss is looking into making a film about his 1982 album Nebraska.
Friedman says Springsteen has been working with Crazy Heart writer/director Scott Cooper on the project, which would focus on the making of the album. There’s no word on who may play Springsteen, but Friedman says Cooper “has someone in mind,” noting it’s “definitely not Timothee Chalamet,” since he’s playing Bob Dylan in the upcoming film A Complete Unknown.
So far, there’s no official word on the project.
Nebraska, released in September 30, 1982, featured 10 acoustic songs that Springsteen originally recorded as demos on a four-track recorder. Springsteen had planned to rerecord the songs with the E Street Band but instead opted to release it as a solo acoustic record.
Nebraska peaked at #3 on the Billboard chart, with his biggest hit being “Atlantic City,” which reached #10.
Some of the songs on the demo that didn’t make it on Nebraska were later rerecorded with the band and wound up on Springsteen’s multi-Platinum #1 record, Born in the U.S.A.
Usher opened up about his upcoming 2024 Super Bowl halftime performance, sharing his preparation leading up to the event and teasing a surprise.
Sitting down in an interview with Good Morning America entertainment contributor Kelley L. Carter, which aired on Monday, the eight-time Grammy award-winning artist discussed his feelings after landing the monumental gig.
“It’s been a dream of mine and a bucket list, you know, thing to be able to get it,” he said. “You know, they say what is it, Oscar, Tony, Grammy, Emmy, right?
“You should put [the] Super Bowl there too, right?” he continued with a laugh.
With decades of experience, nine number-one singles and more than 65 million albums sold worldwide, Usher, 45, shared how he plans to compile those accomplishments into his upcoming 13-minute performance.
“I try to get back as far as I can,” he explained. “Go back to the first album if I could. But, you know, it’s literally 13 minutes.”
“I think I just start it by making certain that — my kids approved, I got my portion of it from, for the, you know, the 30 and up, I got them,” the R&B legend said.
“But for my young’uns, Cinco and Naviyd, I’m taking notes,” he added, referring to his teenage sons, whom he shares with ex-wife Tameka Foster. “They’ve been like taking conference calls with my entire team, giving notes.”
Asked if this will be a solo show or one featuring friends, the singer replied without revealing any spoilers, saying, “it’s gonna be a great show.”
Super Bowl LVIII takes place Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale has shared that his dog Chewy has died.
“This is the last post I ever wanted to write,” Rossdale writes on Instagram. “So regretfully…We buried chewy today. We lost him suddenly a few days ago. [It’s] been a rough few days. Me and the fam are pretty heartbroken.”
The post includes a slideshow of Chewy, an 11-year-old Pomeranian, hanging out with Rossdale in a variety of places, including on an empty stage before a show.
“I never been around small dogs before and at first I never expected to connect with such a supermodel but within a short time, I was smitten,” Rossdale writes. “He was my absolute little furry bestie. I can’t stop thinking about him even if I look like I’m doing something else. He was the one there through all my hardest and loneliest times. He was magic.”
The Black Crowes just announced they’ll be releasing their first album of new music in 15 years, Happiness Bastards, on March 15. Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson called it quits on The Crowes in 2015 before reuniting in 2019. While you’d think their past relationship problems may have been an issue when they went to write music again, Rich says that wasn’t really the case.
“I wouldn’t say we had to repair our writing relationship, because that was never an issue,” Rich tells Rolling Stone magazine. “That was always the one natural thing, with very little volatility — when we would sit down to write, for whatever reason.”
Of course they still had work to do so they didn’t run into the problems they’ve had in the past.
“Everything else was just making the decision to be adults, and not fall back into those sort of old patterns,” Rich adds. “But us getting back together and being cool and just getting it to that place lifts everything up.”
It’s been almost 34 years since The Black Crowes released their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, but Rich says fans shouldn’t expect a drastically different sound on the new album.
“I write how I write, like it or hate it. I think Chris is the same way,” he says. “We have always followed our heart, followed our ears where we choose to. Sometimes to our commercial detriment.”
And Rich assures fans they will like what they hear on the record, noting, “Chris sounds f****** better than ever, in my opinion.”
In addition to his work with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chad Smith has played drums with a lot of other artists. In a new video for the YouTube channel Drumeo, Smith takes a walk down memory lane and plays along to some of his past collaborations.
Among the songs Smith spotlights are Eddie Vedder‘s “Invincible” and Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Patient Number 9.” He notes how he was inspired by U2 for “Invincible,” which appears on the Pearl Jam frontman’s 2022 solo album, Earthling, and that he was playing “Patient Number 9” for the first time since he recorded it for Ozzy’s 2022 solo effort of the same name.
Smith also played along to tracks including Iggy Pop‘s “Frenzy,” Dua Lipa‘s “Break My Heart” and Wu-Tang Clan‘s “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit.”
Drumeo previously released a video of Smith drumming to Thirty Seconds to Mars‘ “The Kill” while listening to it for the first time. That has over 10 million views on YouTube.
Meanwhile, you can catch Smith play his main gig on Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2024 tour, which includes headlining U.S. dates and performances at festivals including Bonnaroo.
