Halsey just unveiled another new way to experience her upcoming album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power.
After previously announcing an IMAX “film experience” set to the music of the album, the singer has now announced a one-night-only “global performance experience.”
The digital performance, presented by Moment House, takes place on August 29. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET at MomentHouse.com/Halsey.
The album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, comes out August 27. The If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power film experience will be screened in select IMAX theaters in the U.S. for one night only on Wednesday, August 25.
Mary J. Blige rocks a stylish plaid suit for the September cover of InStyle magazine…”The Fashion Issue.”
“IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME!” the Grammy-winning singer writes on Instagram, sharing photos from her cover shoot. “This black woman finally got her first @instylemagazine cover and a spread.”
In other photos, 50-year-old Blige wears a tiger-print jumpsuit, a leather hooded jacket, and a golden three-piece Gucci set paired with a long cape.
During the interview, the Queen of hip-hop soul reveals that she keeps her phone close by her bed to write down any inspirational lyrics that come to mind, especially in the wee hours of the morning. Lately, Blige has taken inspiration from other R&B vocalists, including H.E.R., whom she says “has a phenomenal voice and is a great writer.”
Blige continues, “Jazmine Sullivan moves me, EllaMai moves me, [and] Lucky Daye. So many dope artists out there are doing something great.”
As a veteran in the music industry, Blige bluntly advises younger artists, “Stay on your business. Know the state of your money. Get life insurance. Get all kinds of insurance.”
Along with preparing new music, Blige says she’s finally embracing her single status after divorcing her husband of 13 years in 2018.
“Divorce, that took a load off. The day that I began to lighten up is the day my skin began to brighten, my eyes began to brighten,” she says. “Now I keep beautiful people around me. I’m single, without a kid, and I’m having a good time. I’m doing the most.”
Scotty McCreery is hoping to bring fans together with his brand-new “Same Truck,” a song that points out that we’ve all got more in common than we might realize.
“But we’re all in the same truck / Heading down a different two lane / Kickin’ up the same dust / Praying for the same rain,” Scotty sings in the song’s soaring chorus. “Closing down the same bars / Different wishes on the same stars…”
The song is the title track of his upcoming album, which is due to arrive on September 17. Also on the project’s track list is “Why You Gotta Be Like That” and his current top-ten hit, “You Time.”
The truth behind “Same Truck” is one that’s become clearer to Scotty the more he tours and travels, he says.
“We’re all more alike than we are different. I’ve witnessed that on almost a daily basis as I talk with people and watch them while traveling around the world to perform,” he reflects. “This is my way of saying that we’re all on the same team here; let’s all work toward getting along again. Let’s build each other up.”
While Scotty’s fans may all be driving the “Same Truck,” they’ve got the chance to pre-order a different — and exclusive — version of the new album starting this week. The limited-edition version of Same Truck features alternate cover art.
After their two shows at Radio City Music Hall this week, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have released a new music video for their duet of the Cole Porter-written classic, “I Get a Kick Out of You.”
In the video, the two are seen in the studio trading verses on the jazzy tune. Whenever Tony starts singing, Gaga looks at him lovingly with tears in her eyes. She even goes to embrace him at one point.
Tony, who turned 95 this week, has been battling Alzheimer’s disease.
Bennett and Gaga’s two-night engagement at Radio City Music Hall, One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, marked Tony’s last live performances in New York City. It was recorded for an upcoming TV special.
Gaga and Tony’s new duets album, Love for Sale, will be out October 1.
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Michael Bublé is postponing his U.S. tour dates as COVID-19 cases in the country continue to rise.
The Canadian native announced on Friday that his live shows for August in the U.S. have been moved to October “due to concerns over the rising number of Coronavirus infections,” according to a statement shared on his official Twitter account.
The new dates begin on October 15 in Uniondale, New York and conclude on October 28 in Jacksonville, Florida. All previously purchased tickets will be honored at the rescheduled dates.
The “Haven’t Met You Yet” singer is currently scheduled to resume the tour on September 9 at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with more shows set for October and November.
The announcement comes as COVID-19 cases surge in the U.S. due to the Delta variant. In July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that more than 80 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the country were caused by the Delta variant. The CDC is now recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks in indoor public places in areas of high transmission.
Brown recorded the updated rendition of “Fire” with Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice, Stooges guitarist James Williamson, veteran U.K. jazz-rock keyboardist Brian Auger, and Jürgen Engler of the German industrial-metal band Die Krupps.
The single can be purchased on either red or yellow vinyl. The track also is available as a digital download and for streaming.
The B-side of the disc features a new tune titled “Zombie Yelp,” which Brown originally released last October digitally and via streaming services.
The track also features Vanilla Fudge keyboardist Mark Stein and former Hawkwind bassist Alan Davey. Brown co-wrote the monster-themed song with Davey.
Meanwhile, a companion music video for Brown’s new version of “Fire” is streaming now at Cleopatra Records’ official YouTube channel. The clip features scenes from the 2017 horror film The Black Room.
Both “Fire” and “Zombie Yelp” also will be part of a star-studded new Arthur Brown album that’s due out in 2022.
Arthur says of the forthcoming project, “It’s a great pleasure being involved in making this high quality, imaginative piece of terror and fun.”
“Fire” originally peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the U.K. and Canadian singles charts.
Blink-182‘s Travis Barker and The All-American Rejects‘ Tyson Ritter have united with “Mood” rapper iann diorr for a new song from LILHUDDY.
The track is called “Don’t Freak Out,” and is a bit more laid back then perhaps its early 2000s pop-punk pedigree suggests — basically, it sounds like a more sensitive, earnest version of “Gives You Hell.” You can download “Don’t Freak Out” now via digital outlets.
“Don’t Freak Out” will appear on LILHUDDY’s upcoming album, Teenage Heartbreak, due out September 10. The record also includes the previously released single “21st Century Vampire.”
If you don’t recognize LILHUDDY from that song, you may know him as Chase Hudson, aka the star of Machine Gun Kelly‘s Downfalls High musical film.
Megan Thee Stallion says there is no room in rap for homophobia, and is calling upon her fellow rappers to stand up for their LGBT+ fans.
Talking with People on Thursday, the “Body” artist was asked about the controversy surrounding DaBaby‘s remarks at Maimi’s Rolling Loud Festival last month that many deemed hateful and homophobic. Meg focused on the backlash and the resulting outpouring of support for the LGBT+ community that forced a national conversation about acceptance.
“It is about time,” the 26-year-old Grammy-winner declared. “Representation is important, and it is really crucial for us all to have compassion and acceptance of every human.”
Later in the conversation, Meg teased her upcoming project but declined to give much information about it, except for “it will be a complete shock and complete surprise.”
“I am just creating things that feel good to me right now,” she added.
The “WAP” rapper opened up about how busy she’s kept herself over the past two years and revealed how she doesn’t become overwhelmed by her rising fame and responsibilities.
“School has kept me grounded,” she said, referring to the degree in health administration that she’s currently pursuing at Texas Southern University.
Adds Meg, “I might have an amazing night but knowing I have to finish a paper, project or my homework to graduate, keeps my head on straight.”
Few country stars can write a tender love song or a reflective ode to family life quite like Thomas Rhett. But even the sweetest balladeer likes to crank things up with a party song now and again, and that’s exactly what the singer does with his newest song, “Redneck Be Like.”
From eating fresh-caught catfish and skinny-dipping in a farm pond to blowing past small-town stop signs in a lifted truck, Thomas namechecks all the high points of living life out in the middle of nowhere.
“This song is all about summertime and getting a chance to unwind and let loose,” he explains. “We wrote it about the towns where I grew up in Georgia and Tennessee, and honestly every town we live in for the night when we go on tour. We can’t wait to see y’all on the road and turn this one up.”
A lyric video for “Redneck Be Like” shows a montage of scenes from Thomas’ live show, and for good reason: The country star is anxiously anticipating the return of his The Center Point Road Tour, which re-launches next week.
Foo Fighters have some advice for the Westboro Baptist Church: why not try dancing, instead?
The Kansas-based hate group, known for its inflammatory homophobic and racist remarks and demonstrations, set up a protest against Dave Grohl and company’s concert in Bonner Springs Thursday. In response, the Foos drove past the protest while blasting their cover of the Bee Gees song “You Should Be Dancing.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve got something to say,” Grohl can be heard saying in footage capturing the interaction. “Because you know what? I love you. I do! They way I look at it, I love everybody. Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do? Can’t you just love everybody?”
“‘Cause I think it’s about love!” he continued. “That’s what I think. I think we’re all about love, and you shouldn’t be hating. You know what y’all should be doing? You should be dancing!”
You may recall that the Westboro Baptist Church set up similar protests when Foo Fighters played Kansas City, Missouri, in 2011 and 2015, which were met with similar responses. For the 2015 show, the Foos shot back with an IRL Rickroll by driving by the crowd while playing Rick Astley‘s ’80s hit “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
