Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx and more team for charity version of “This Christmas”

Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx and more team for charity version of “This Christmas”
Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx and more team for charity version of “This Christmas”

A star-studded lineup of famous singers have come together for a new charity version of one of the most popular modern Christmas songs: Donny Hathaway‘s “This Christmas.”

Michael McDonald and his frequent collaborator Kenny Loggins plus Richard MarxMelissa Manchester, former 5th Dimension singer Florence LaRue, “Band of Gold” singer Freda Payne and Lamont Dozier Jr. — son of the late Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier — are among those singing on the track. They’re backed up by The Tribe, a group of Los Angeles musicians.

Proceeds from the song will go to the Donny Hathaway Legacy Project, which was set up by Hathaway’s daughter Donnita to help those who suffer from mental illness. 

Hathaway died by suicide in 1979 at the age of 33.

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Are Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner dating?

Are Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner dating?
Are Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner dating?
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Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde recently parted ways after two years of dating, but reports are already claiming Harry found a new squeeze: Kendall Jenner.

Several outlets claimed the pair were spotted cozying up during the Thanksgiving holiday, with Harry leaning on the model for emotional support following his breakup.

E! News looked into the rumor to see if that’s truly the case. Although Harry and Kendall were reportedly an item years ago, a source tells the outlet, “They are not rekindling at this moment.”

“She and Harry are just good friends,” the spy, who claims to be close with Kendall, continued. “They remained friendly over the years and have kept in touch. There’s nothing romantic going on, but they do catch up from time to time and have hung out in social setting.”

The pair is believed to have dated off and on between 2013 and 2019. In addition, the two have spoken out about their friendship. Harry previously said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show back in 2019 that he and Kendall have “been friends for a while now. Like, several years.” 

Kendall was previously linked with basketball star Devin Booker, but reports claim the pair recently called it quits.  

As for Harry, he and Olivia dated from January 2021 until last week, with sources telling People the two are “taking a break.”

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Reissue of Motörhead’s final album announced, featuring unreleased songs

Reissue of Motörhead’s final album announced, featuring unreleased songs
Reissue of Motörhead’s final album announced, featuring unreleased songs
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Motörhead‘s 2015 album, Bad Magic, is getting the reissue treatment.

An expanded edition of the record, dubbed Seriously Bad Magic, will arrive February 24, 2023. It includes three bonus tracks — the previously unreleased songs “Bullet in Your Brain” and “Greedy Bastards” and a cover of David Bowie‘s “‘Heroes'” — as well as a full live recording of Lemmy and company’s 2015 performance at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival.

You can listen to “Bullet in Your Brain” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.

Bad Magic was originally released in August 2015, four months before Lemmy died in December at age 70. Motörhead has since disbanded, making Bad Magic the “Ace of Spades” group’s final studio effort.

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Paramore teases new ’This Is Why’ track, “The News”

Paramore teases new ’This Is Why’ track, “The News”
Paramore teases new ’This Is Why’ track, “The News”
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Paramore is getting ready to deliver “The News.”

That’s the title of another track off the “Misery Business” trio’s upcoming album This Is Why, which, judging by a recent Paramore TikTok, will arrive next week on December 8.

The TikTok features a disembodied hand packing an envelope with a CD labeled “The News” and “12/8.” It also tags the handle of a Paramore fan, suggesting that Hayley Williams might be doing a repeat of when she hand-delivered a CD featuring a new solo song to a fan’s house last year.

Paramore has also updated the cryptic calendar on the band’s website, which has been teasing This Is Why announcements over the last couple months. The next listed date is this Thursday, December 1, which reads, “break the news,” while “delivery” happens on December 8.

This Is Why, the follow-up to 2017’s After Laughter, arrives February 10. “The News” will be the second track to be released off the record following the title track.

Paramore will launch a world tour in 2023, which will come to the U.S. in May. They’ll also be opening for select dates on Taylor Swift‘s 2023 U.S. stadium tour.

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Rolling Stones dropping guest-filled live album, ‘GRRR Live!’

The Rolling Stones are dropping a new live album. The band is set to release GRRR Live!, a recording of their guest-filled December 15, 2012 concert from their 50 & Counting Tour.

The concert at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center was the final of four shows in the New York area and was a pay-per-view event. It featured guest appearances by such big names as Bruce Springsteen on “Tumbling Dice,” Lady Gaga on “Gimme Shelter,” John Mayer and Gary Clark, Jr. on “Going Down,” Mick Taylor on “Midnight Rambler,” and The Black Keys on “Who Do You Love?” The DVD and Blu-Ray also include three songs from the December 13 show, including “Respectable,” with Mayer, “Around and Around” and “Gimme Shelter.”

The album will be released February 10 on a variety of formats, including a two-CD set, a three-LP set (classic black, limited red and a white indie exclusive), Digital, a DVD and two-CD combo set and a Blu-Ray and two-CD combo set. But that’s not all. Fans can also order a limited-edition Ronnie Wood set list print from the show. All formats are available for pre-order here.

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For Luke Combs, life’s “completely different” since his son Tex arrived

For Luke Combs, life’s “completely different” since his son Tex arrived
For Luke Combs, life’s “completely different” since his son Tex arrived
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Just three weeks ago, Luke Combs picked up his second consecutive Entertainer of the Year trophy from the Country Music Association. 

But even that pales in comparison to the new title he took on June 19 when his son Tex arrived: father. Luke admits it’s been quite a life change.

“Oh, man, it’s — I would say 180 [degrees], but it’s like 360, you know,” he tells ABC Audio. “It’s completely different.”

“I still have to do all this [music business] stuff,” he adds. “And then like the rest of my time — the small amount of free time that I did have is just squandered. It is completely gone.”

While dad’s on track to claim his fifteenth consecutive number one with “Going, Going, Gone,” he thinks his son’s latest accomplishment is just as impressive.

“He started holding his own bottle, which was pretty sweet,” Luke brags. “I mean, he’s only four months old, so I feel like he’s kinda ahead of the curve there. But yeah, he started doing that like this past week, so that was exciting.”  

Tex has since hit the five-month mark, meaning he’ll celebrate half a year right before Santa visits for the first time.

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Neil Young has a plan for sustainable touring

Neil Young has a plan for sustainable touring
Neil Young has a plan for sustainable touring
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Neil Young hasn’t been on tour since before the pandemic, and while he has no immediate plans to hit the road, when he does, he hopes to do so in a more environmentally friendly way. In fact, in a new interview with The New Yorker, Young says he already has a plan for a more sustainable tour.

“I’ve been working on it with a couple of my friends for about seven or eight months. We’re trying to figure out how to do a self-sustaining, renewable tour,” he shares. “Everything that moves our vehicles around, the stage, the lights, the sound, everything that powers it is clean. Nothing dirty with us. We set it up; we do this everywhere we go.”

He adds, “This is something that’s very important to me, if I’m ever going to go out again… and I’m not sure I want to, I’m still feeling that out. But if I’m ever going to do it, I want to make sure that everything is clean.”

Young’s plan also includes the food people eat at shows. He notes, “I’ve been working on this idea of bringing the food and the drink and the merch into the realm where it’s all clean. I will make sure that the food comes from real farmers.” He insists, “It’s about sustainability and renewability in the future, loving Earth for what it is. We want to do the right thing. That’s kind of the idea.”

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Rivers Cuomo channels Dave Grohl in Weezer’s new “What Happens After You?” video

Rivers Cuomo channels Dave Grohl in Weezer’s new “What Happens After You?” video
Rivers Cuomo channels Dave Grohl in Weezer’s new “What Happens After You?” video
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Weezer has premiered the video for “What Happens After You?” — a track off their new SZNZ: Autumn EP.

The clip finds frontman Rivers Cuomo in the recording studio and channeling his inner Dave Grohl as he performs all the instruments on the song.

“Why have one Rivers when you can have many?!” the visual’s description wonders.

You can watch the “What Happens After You?” video streaming now on YouTube.

Weezer released SZNZ: Autumn in September, on the first day of fall. It’s the third installment in the group’s ongoing seasonally themed SZNZ series following Spring and Summer. The fourth and final EP, Winter, is expected in December.

You can catch Weezer live in 2023 at the baseball-themed Innings Festivals, taking place in Arizona and Florida in February and March, respectively.

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Greta Van Fleet announces rescheduled dates for concerts postponed due to Josh Kiszka’s ruptured eardrum

Greta Van Fleet announces rescheduled dates for concerts postponed due to Josh Kiszka’s ruptured eardrum
Greta Van Fleet announces rescheduled dates for concerts postponed due to Josh Kiszka’s ruptured eardrum
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Greta Van Fleet has announced the rescheduled dates for the concerts postponed due to frontman Josh Kiszka‘s ruptured eardrum.

The shows will now run from March 6 in Jacksonville, Florida, to March 28 in Sacramento, California. Tickets purchased for the originally scheduled dates will be valid.

As previously reported, Kiszka suffered the injury during GVF’s October show in Bangor, Maine. After several postponed concerts, Kiszka and company returned to the stage in late October, only to postpone more dates in November as the vocalist’s condition persisted.

Greta Van Fleet has been touring throughout the year in support of the group’s new album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate, which dropped in 2021. They’ll close out 2022 opening for Metallica‘s Helping Hands benefit concert, which takes place December 16 in Los Angeles.

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Music notes: Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Pentatonix, Harry Styles, Dua Lipa and Adele

Music notes: Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Pentatonix, Harry Styles, Dua Lipa and Adele
Music notes: Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Pentatonix, Harry Styles, Dua Lipa and Adele

Michael Bublé helped Kylie Jenner get into the holiday spirit. Jenner shared a video of the massive Christmas tree being set up in her foyer and soundtracked it to Michael’s “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” He shared it on his Instagram Story and added a heart and Christmas tree emoji.

Josh Groban loves his father’s cooking and called him a “grill master.” Josh told Yahoo Life, “I don’t eat a lot of red meat, but food is love… If my dad is cooking it, I’m eating it.” He also saluted his mother’s chili and his family’s Jewish background. “I learned to love matzo balls and pickled fish,” he declared.

Pentatonix released the official video for their “Kid on Christmas” duet with Meghan Trainor. The video throws it back to a ’70s holiday variety show and recreates the lavish outfits, decorations and ultra stylized microphones singers used.  

Harry Styles’ “As It Was” was the second-biggest song on Apple Music this year, reports Variety. Other songs making this year’s top 10 were Adele’s “Easy on Me,” Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” and “Cold Heart” by Elton John and Dua LipaJustin Bieber‘s “Stay” collab with The Kid LAROI was the #1 song for this year.

Speaking of Dua, more than 200,000 fans attended her final Future Nostalgia tour concert in Tirana, Albania, on Monday, reports Pop Base. The free concert coincided with Albania’s 110th anniversary of independence and Dua being granted Albanian citizenship.  

Adele isn’t a fan of filters. Entertainment Tonight shared a video a fan took of Adele reacting to seeing herself digitally enhanced. “Oh my god, what have you done to my face?” Adele quipped. “Whoa girl, get that filter off my face. That’s so weird!… Why do you use filters like that? We don’t look like that, darling.”

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