Yungblud had released the video for his new song, “Fleabag.”
The black-and-white clip finds the U.K. rocker snarling his way through of a number of less-than-ideal scenarios, ranging from street fights to being burned alive. You can watch it now streaming on YouTube.
“I wrote “Fleabag” in a really dark time of my life, when a lot of people around me had an expectation about what I should be,” Yungblud said when the song premiered last week. “To tell you the truth it’s about being f***ing gutted about people judging me and trying to tear me down.”
“Fleabag” follows Yungblud’s sophomore album, Weird!, which dropped last December.
The Grateful Dead and the Rhino label have partnered with Amazon Prime’s music-themed streaming The Coda Collection to launch a series of archival concert films.
Three professionally filmed Grateful Dead performances from the latter part of the band’s career have been confirmed as part of the series. The first, which is available now, documents a July 2, 1989, stadium show in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The concert, which is available via streaming for the first time, featured Dead classics like “Playing in the Band,” “Friend of the Devil,” “Truckin'” and “Sugar Magnolia,” a medley combining Traffic‘s “Dear Mr. Fantasy” and The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude,” and covers of Bob Dylan‘s “Queen Jane Approximately” and “Quinn the Eskimo.”
Upcoming Dead concert films will include a Live in Washington, D.C. 7/12/89 and Live at Giants Stadium 6/17/91, which will premiere on September 8 and September 29, respectively.
The latter show, held at the now-demolished East Rutherford, New Jersey, football stadium, saw Bruce Hornsby joining the band as guest keyboardist and included a rare performance of “Dark Star Jam.”
Future installments of the series will feature performances from various other eras of The Grateful Dead. Fans can explore more information about the shows at the free CodaCollection.co website.
The Coda Collection is available to Amazon Prime members for $4.99 a month. A seven-day free trial also is offered.
After teasing she was dropping solo music, Chloe Bailey of Chloe X Halle is loving the anticipation of performing for the first time as a solo artist at the upcoming MTV VMAs.
“I’m so excited. Thank you @MTV,” she commented on Instagram. “Told y’all it was coming.”
As previously reported, the 23-year-old entertainer will debut her upcoming single, “Have Mercy,” at the awards show on September 12 at Barclays Center in New York City. Last year, she and sister Halle performed their song “Ungodly Hour” during the VMAs pre-show.
Chloe will return to Barclays Center in October for the Lights On Festival, hosted and curated by H.E.R. The list of performers for the two-day event on October 21 and 22 also includes Maxwell, SWV, Bryson Tiller, Skip Marley, Ari Lennox, Queen Naija and many more.
While Chloe prepares her solo debut album, 21-year-old Halle completed production last month for her starring role as Princess Ariel in Disney’s new version of The Little Mermaid. The sisters also appear together in the black-ish spinoff, grown-ish, starring Yara Shahidi.
Of all Trent Reznor‘s many different, out-of-left-field projects, producing a Halsey album is perhaps the most surprising. As the Nine Inch Nails frontman tells Entertainment Weekly, he felt the same way.
“It was completely unexpected,” Reznor says. “‘Would you be interested in working on this project that was not something that you had planned or even thought about?’ And it caught me in the moment, where I said, ‘Let me hear what you’re talking about.'”
“To my surprise, I really had fun writing material in a format I’d never thought about before,” he continues. “I found myself excited. I wanted to get up even earlier to start working on it.”
Reznor produced the album, which is titled If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, alongside his NIN band mate and scoring partner Atticus Ross. What attracted him to the project, Reznor explains, was how artistically genuine it felt.
“I thought, ‘Well, I haven’t thought through all the repercussions of what it means to my career or to my people or to her people or how I’m f***ing myself in this, but it’s exciting to me as an artist for the right reasons,'” Reznor says. “It’s not for a trophy or a paycheck or anything. The end result of working on that Halsey record is Atticus and I went into it with a set understanding of what we thought we were doing and we came out the other end realizing we don’t know everything.”
Reznor’s main concern about the project now, though, is that he hopes “other people won’t think it’s a piece of s***.”
“Maybe I f***ed it up a little bit much,” he says.
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power arrives this Friday, August 27.
Future announced Tuesday he’s hosting a benefit concert in Miami to raise money for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.
“I would love for all my friends, family, music industry, fashion ad all other industries, and people as a whole to stand up for Haiti,” he tweeted.
“I want to use my voice for whatever I can to support Haiti doing these tragic times,” the “Life Is Good” rapper added.
The September 3 concert at Oasis Wynwood will also feature Lil Uzi Vert and many others. Tickets begin at $100 and are available on the Oasis Miami website.
On August 22, Haiti was devastated with a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, which killed more than 2,000 people and injured over 12,000 more.
Mariah Carey doesn’t seem too impressed with Ryan Reynolds‘ attempt at lip-syncing her song “Fantasy.”
In a new TikTok video, Mariah “duets” to an earlier video made by Ryan. The two appear in split screen as Mariah begins lip-syncing to her 1995 hit. As Ryan begins lip-syncing with some overly dramatic choreography, Mariah jokingly shoots him the side eye before the clip ends.
“#Duet with @vancityreynolds,” she captioned the video. “That wasn’t part of the plan!”
Ryan’s initial video was posted last week as part of his promotion for the movie Free Guy, in which Mariah’s “Fantasy” is featured prominently.
“Go see Free Guy this weekend so I can stop doing this,” he captioned the video.
Mariah previously gave her stamp of approval to the song being used in the film. Before it hit theaters on August 13, she tweeted a clip from the movie in which Reynolds’ character hears “Fantasy” when Jodie Comer‘s character passes him and says, “I love that song.”
“I love that song too!” Mariah captioned the clip. “Come see #Fantasy on the big screen in @FreeGuyMovie, in theaters Friday!”
When Halsey announced Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross as the producers of her new album, many were surprised by the news. As the Nine Inch Nails frontman Reznor tellsEntertainment Weekly, he felt the same way.
“It was completely unexpected,” Reznor says. “‘Would you be interested in working on this project that was not something that you had planned or even thought about?’ And it caught me in the moment, where I said, ‘Let me hear what you’re talking about.'”
“To my surprise, I really had fun writing material in a format I’d never thought about before,” he continues. “I found myself excited. I wanted to get up even earlier to start working on it.”
Reznor explains that what attracted him to the project, titled I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, was how artistically genuine it felt. He adds that he hopes “other people won’t think it’s a piece of s***.”
“Maybe I f***ed it up a little bit much,” he says.
Halsey, meanwhile, made her first post-baby red carpet debut Tuesday night to celebrate the premiere of her If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power film, which hits select IMAX theaters Wednesday night. She sported an all-black Dolce & Gabbana dress and black veil.
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, the album, arrives this Friday, August 27.
Jason Aldean is mourning the loss of his security guard, Ryan Fleming, a longtime friend who stood by the singer during some of his most difficult moments.
On social media, Jason looked back at his long relationship with his guard, whom he fondly refers to as Rhino. The pair were friends who grew up together in Georgia, Jason details, and Ryan worked as a bouncer at the singer’s favorite bar when they were both young adults.
“When it came time for me to hire a security guy that I knew would always look out for me and my family, there was no question for me that person was Rhino,” Jason goes on to say. “He came out and traveled the world with us and for years if you saw me, Rhino wasn’t too far away.”
In fact, it was Fleming who stepped in during the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting, when a gunman opened fire on the crowd during Jason’s headlining set.
“He was the person who pulled me offstage during the Route 91 shooting and put his life in danger to take care of me and my crew,” Jason reflects. “He was a good man and an even better friend.”
Fleming’s date and cause of death were not immediately available.
The “Kiss Me More” singer, who’s up for five trophies this year, announced the news on her Instagram Wednesday.
“I’m hosting the 2021 #VMAs this year Wowowowowowow,” she captioned the post, along with the mind blown emoji.
The gig marks her hosting debut. She’ll also be performing during the ceremony, along with Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Lorde, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo and more.
The 2021 MTV VMAs will air live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on September 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Joni Mitchell will be honored as the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year at the charity’s 31st annual Person of the Year benefit gala, which will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 29, two nights before the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
“I’m honored to be chosen as Person of the Year by this great charity,” the 77-year-old Canadian singer/songwriter, an eight-time Grammy winner, says in a statement. “I look forward to being part of this gala that will help MusiCares continue their inspired work in providing a support system for those in need.”
The event traditionally features a tribute concert where many artists from across a various musical genres perform the songs of the honoree. The gala also features a dinner and a silent auction offering VIP experiences, celebrity memorabilia and more.
“We are so excited to bring together an amazing lineup of artists to celebrate the musical legacy of Joni Mitchell,” says MusiCares executive director Laura Segura. “She is being honored not only for her iconic music and lyrics, but for her trailblazing spirit and the inspiration she’s brought to so many artists.”
The Person of the Year gala benefits the MusiCares Foundation, which provides medical, financial and personal assistance to in-need members of the music community.
Last year’s gala was replaced by the virtual Music on a Mission event because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation featured highlights from past Person of the Year galas.
