Motionless in White has released a cover of the ’80s hit “Sunglasses at Night,” originally by Corey Hart.
The track is included on the metalcore outfit’s new album, Decades, which dropped Friday.
In case you don’t know all the words to “Sunglasses at Night,” or maybe only know the “I wear my sunglasses at night” part, you can watch Motionless in White’s lyric video for the cover on YouTube.
Motionless in White previously referenced another ’80s hit, Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me,” on “Werewolf,” a song off their 2022 album, Scoring the End of the World.
Decades, the follow-up to Scoring the End of the World, also includes the single “R.I.P” featuring Skylar Grey and a collaboration with Slipknot’s Corey Taylor.
Motionless in White is currently on a U.S. tour in support of Decades.
Lauren Alaina & Kane Brown (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
It’s time for a high school reunion with Lauren Alaina and Kane Brown.
Having first met during their teen years in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, the two went on to top the chart with “What Ifs” in 2017, and now they could do it again.
“I wrote ‘Never Been in Love’ about the stage of life I’m in now,” Lauren says. “I remember falling for my husband and feeling different than I’ve ever felt before. When you find true love and happiness, you realize how much you never had it in past relationships.”
“I’m so excited to sing this song with my boy, Kane Brown,” she adds. “We’ve come a long way from those two kids singing ‘What Ifs’ ten years ago. It’s so exciting to sing this song to celebrate the love we have with our spouses and children.”
“Never Been in Love” will appear on Lauren’s Stages album, which drops Aug. 28.
“What Ifs” was included on Kane’s debut album from 2016 and went on to become his first #1. It was Lauren’s second, following “Road Less Traveled.”
The duet would go on to be certified Diamond, signifying 10 million in sales.
If you’re thinking Lauren seems to be gifted at duets, you’re right: She currently has a top-15 hit with Chase Matthew and “All My Exes.”
Big Sean and E-40 perform at Amazon Music Live Concert Series 2024 – Big Sean at East End Studios on October 24, 2024, in Glendale, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Amazon Music )
Big Sean and E-40 came together earlier this week to celebrate the Diamond certification of their hit song, “I Don’t F*** With You.”
The track, which was released in September 2014, was certified by the RIAA on Wednesday. The rappers celebrated with a rooftop dinner, where they were presented with plaques and a cake. Posting a video of the event on Instagram, Sean described the moment as a “Rare celebration, rare occasion,” during which they discussed “how it all went down.”
“Congratulations to you, congratulations to our families because it’s something that’s so special, you know what I’m saying, is so organic. It’s so natural how it all happened,” Sean told E-40 over dinner. “This song has just been carried over the ages, has carried over the years … it go Platinum like ever year.”
“It just is a true testament, how much of the soundtrack it’s been for a lot of people,” he continued.
E-40 recalled reaching out to Sean, only to learn he had a record in mind for the two of them. He also remembered Kanye West adding his production to the track.
Elsewhere in the convo, Sean hinted at a future collaboration, adding, “It’s to the point that obviously we gon’ do another song.”
He also reflected on how meaningful the moment was, recalling how he grew up in Detroit, was introduced to E-40’s music by his stepbrother and eventually got to work with the rap star.
“To imagine going from there to not just doing the song but it being such a colossal song,” he said.
“I Don’t F*** With You” was the lead single on Sean’s 2015 album, Dark Sky Paradise.
Ariana Grande, The Eternal Sunshine Tour (Katia Temkin)
Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine tour has been going on for a while now, but she’s just welcomed her first special guest of the trek.
Ari’s been performing the song “Safety Net,” from her album Positions, on the tour. During her Thursday show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, she brought out Ty Dolla $ign, who’s featured on that track, to join her onstage. You can see the footage on the official Team Ariana Instagram account.
“brooklyn night three … I have no words,” Ariana wrote on her Instagram Story. “love you with all my heart thank you.”
The surprise appearance has fans calling for other artists with whom Ari has collaborated to pop up on the tour, including her “Rain on Me” duet partner Lady Gaga and The Weeknd, with whom she’s recorded several times.
Ariana’s tour has so far been a totally solo endeavor. She doesn’t have an opening act, and until now, nobody else has been onstage with her except her backup band and dancers. She wraps up her string of Brooklyn shows Sunday, before moving on to Boston Thursday.
Mariah Carey, ‘Daydream: 30th Anniversary Edition’ ( Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings)
Mariah Carey is celebrating the 30th anniversary of her 1995 album, Daydream, which, she writes on Instagram, “marked an era of firsts for me.”
“My first rap collaboration on the iconic ‘Fantasy’ remix with O.D.B., my first time working with [Jermaine Dupri], my first world tour, my first time directing a music video on my own, and so many more,” she continues.
An expanded digital 30th anniversary edition is out now, featuring some unique bonus tracks.
“It’s only fitting to include some ‘firsts’ on this anniversary edition too!” Mariah writes. “Most notably, this is the first time I’ve ever agreed (or rather, been convinced) to release my private writing sessions for ‘I Am Free’ … and ‘Melt Away’ … . I hope you enjoy this lil’ glimpse into the making of these songs.”
New remixes, plus live versions of hits like “Always Be My Baby,” “Fantasy” and “One Sweet Day,” round out the package.
On Oct. 16, the package will be available as a 3 LP or 2 CD set. The vinyl includes Mariah’s full 1995 concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden, as well as a number of tracks making their vinyl debuts. You can preorder those now.
A limited-edition single LP pressed on baby pink vinyl will be available exclusively on Amazon and is also available for preorder. Fans can also listen to an exclusive track-by-track explanation recorded by Mariah for the original Daydream album.
Daydream has been RIAA-certified 11 times Platinum. Among its #1 hits was “Fantasy,” the first song by a female artist ever to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100. A “Making of ‘Fantasy'” featurette, which goes behind the scenes of the song’s iconic video, premieres on Mariah’s YouTube channel July 20 at 10 a.m. ET.
Journey released their seventh studio album, Escape, which hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and went on to become a huge hit for the band.
The record was the band’s first with keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who replaced founding member Greg Rolie after his departure in 1980.
Escape featured the track “Don’t Stop Believin’,” written by frontman Steve Perry, guitarist Neal Schon and Cain, which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and went on to become a signature tune for the band. In 2022, the song was chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.
The album also featured the hit power ballad “Open Arms,” which peaked at #2 on the singles chart, becoming Journey’s highest charting single ever, and “Who’s Crying Now,” which peaked at #4.
The album launched the band into superstardom. It has been certified Diamond by the RIAA and is the band’s most successful studio album.
Michael “Mike D” Diamond has released a new song called “Crypto,” which will appear on the Beastie Boy’s upcoming debut solo album, Thank You.
“Have we got what we need/ Never stops indeed/ Bring you down on your knees/ Where’d you go with that greed,” Mike sings in the chorus.
Thank You is due out Aug. 28 and also includes the previously released songs “Switch Up,” “What We Got” and “True Colors.” It marks the first full-length release from the Beastie Boy since the group disbanded in 2012 following the death of Adam “MCA” Yauch.
Mike will launch a run of U.S. solo shows Aug. 30 in Boston.
Bonnie Tyler of the United Kingdom attends a photocall for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 at Malmo Arena on May 15, 2013 in Malmo, Sweden. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images)
Funeral arrangements have been announced for singer Bonnie Tyler.
The official obituary notice, shared on the late singer’s Facebook page, reveals that Tyler’s body will be brought to William Pressdee Funeralcare in Mumbles, Wales, on Aug. 15 at 3:30 BST. The pubic has been invited to “pay their respects” to Tyler by lining Newton Road in Mumbles starting 15 minutes prior.
Two days later, on Aug. 17 at noon, a Celebration of Life for Tyler, born Gaynor Sullivan, will be held at St. Mary’s Church in Swansea, Wales. She will then travel through her hometown of Skewen, en route to a private family service.
The notice notes that Tyler’s “legacy lives on in the timeless songs that made her a legend.”
Tyler, best known for hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out For A Hero,” died July 8 in a hospital in Portugal, where she was being treated for an illness. She was 75.
Tyler’s family shared a statement in May saying that she was in “seriously ill but stable” condition after being put in a medically induced coma as she recovered from emergency intestinal surgery.
A month later, her family shared another statement, saying Tyler was still recovering and that she “remains very unwell and in intensive care” in a hospital in Portugal.
The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has released a new song called “Paradise,” a track off his upcoming solo album, Thrasher.
“It’s just another day in paradise,” the “Mr. Brightside” rocker sings on the countrified track. Flowers previously teased the song in a social media post, reading, “Back in October ‘89, Phil Collins took ‘Another Day In Paradise’ from the working man. This Friday the 17th, I’ll be returning it to its rightful owner.”
Thrasher, Flowers’ third solo album and his first in 11 years, is due out Aug. 21. It also includes the previously released single “Plans.”
Flowers will launch a U.S. solo tour in September.
In This Moment has announced a new album called Witch.
The ninth studio effort from Maria Brink and company is due out Aug. 28. It’s the follow-up to 2023’s Godmode.
“Witch is my declaration of inner transformation,” Brink says in a statement. “It’s about embracing the duality within — taking pain, persecution, and struggle — and alchemizing them into strength and power.”
She adds, “The album reflects both ancient trials and my own journey — where being a ‘witch’ means being a creator, connected to the universe, manifesting my own reality.”
Witch includes the previously released songs “Sleeping with the Enemy” and “Heretic.” A third cut, titled “Crawl,” is out now alongside a video, which you can watch streaming on YouTube.
The album also features a collaboration with Dayseeker and a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” alongside famed tattoo artist Kat Von D.
In This Moment will launch their Taste of Chaos U.S. tour alongside Hollywood Undead in September.
Here’s the Witch track list: “Shame” “I Want to Believe” feat. Dayseeker “Crawl” “Into the Dark” “Sleeping With the Enemy” “Wrapped Around Your Finger” “Heretic” feat. Kim Dracula “Father” “Without Me There’s No You” “Another Brick in the Wall” feat. Kat Von D “Something I Can Never Have”
