Alice in Chains is digging through the archives leading up to the 30th anniversary of the band’s 1992 album, Dirt.
The grunge rockers have unearthed video from their May 1993 appearance on the BBC’s Later…with Jools Holland program, including renditions of the Dirt tracks “Them Bones” and “Would?” You can watch video of performances streaming now on YouTube.
Dirt, Alice in Chains’ sophomore album, officially turns 30 on September 29. The five-times RIAA Platinum-certified record spawned singles including “Them Bones,” “Down an a Hole,” “Rooster,” “Would?” and “Angry Chair.”
AiC will be celebrating the milestone with a vinyl reissue of Dirt, due out September 23. They’re also collaborating with Funko to make a Dirt-themed collection of Pop! figures.
Lil Nas X released the commercial he shot for his new Yves Saint Laurent Beauté (YSL Beauty) campaign. The Grammy winner previews some of the new offerings, like perfume, lipstick and mascara. Lil Nas X was named YSL Beauty’s newest U.S. brand ambassador in August.
BLACKPINK released their own Target-exclusive BORN PINK box sets to celebrate their new album. The ladies teased the exclusive on Twitter. That’s not all: the “Pink Venom” singers have also expanded their North American tour by adding new dates in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Tickets are on sale on Ticketmaster.
Britney Spears is asking fans if they see a difference in the photos of her taken before and during the conservatorship. Britney has previously accused her family of releasing the least-flattering images of her to prey on her low self esteem during the conservatorship. “Those 15 years of safety were so good for my confidence y’all !!! They made me feel so PURTY !!!” she said sarcastically while sharing her conservatorship-era snaps.
Even Lance Bass struggles with his sweet tooth when on a diet. The NSYNC singer shared a video of him rationalizing that he could eat Oreos even though it’s not his cheat day. Lance stacked four cookies and dunked them in a glass of milk, adding he’s “not mad” he broke his diet — he’s “just disappointed” in himself.
Ed Sheeran is running around with his Pokémon again and shared the hilarious video to Instagram. But, if you also find yourself sprinting with a ton of plush toys in your arms, Ed recommends you proceed “with caution.” Fans are wondering if this is his way of teasing a new Pokémon collab in the works.
Ed Sheeran is running around with his Pokémon again and shared the hilarious video to Instagram. But, if you also find yourself sprinting with a ton of plush toys in your arms, Ed recommends you proceed “with caution.” Fans are wondering if this is him teasing that he has a new Pokémon collab in the works.
Spice Girls‘ Melanie C is working on her ninth studio album. She told Retro Pop magazine, “It’s had to take a bit of a back seat because writing and promoting the book has been a lot more work than I anticipated. But I’ve done some sessions, there are some new songs and I’ve begun the process for the next album.” She is working on a memoir, Who I Am.
Even Lance Bass struggles with his sweet tooth when on a diet. The NSYNC singer shared a video of him rationalizing that he could eat Oreos even though it’s not his cheat day. Lance stacked four cookies and dunked them in a glass of milk, adding he’s “not mad” he broke his diet — he’s “just disappointed” in himself.
Andy Grammer teamed up with Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying to mash up their respective songs “Saved My Life” and “Mars.” Scott shared the video to Instagram and explained, “Both of these songs are about celebrating the people who have made a profound impact on your life so we decided to mash them up!”
Motionless in White frontman Chris Motionless lends his vocals to the new entrance theme for WWE wrestler Rhea Ripley.
The track is titled “Demon in Your Dreams” and is available now via Apple Music.
“I am so grateful for the opportunity to sing the entrance theme for one of my heroes,” Motionless says of Ripley.
Ripley previously teamed up with Ash Costello, of New Years Day, for her last entrance theme, “Brutality.”
Motionless in White, meanwhile, released their latest album, Scoring the End of the World, in June. They’ll return to the road Halloween night for the third leg of their Trinity of Terror tour with Black Veil Brides and Ice Nine Kills.
Harry Styles continues to make history with “As It Was.” The song is now the fourth longest-running #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song has notched an impressive 14th week in the top spot and is now tied with seven other major hits. Among the numerous songs to amass over three months in the #1 spot are Mariah Carey‘s 2005 hit “We Belong Together,” Whitney Houston‘s 1992 smash “I Will Always Love You” and “Candle in the Wind 1997″/”Something About the Way You Look Tonight” by Elton John.
Other hits include “Uptown Funk,” “Macarena,” Boys II Men’s “I’ll Make Love to You” and The Black Eyed Peas‘ 2009 song “I Gotta Feeling.”
To further boil this down, Harry is only one of four solo artists to have a song reign for 14 weeks, as all other entries come from music groups or collaborations.
Harry has a ways to go before besting Lil Nas X‘s record-smashing “Old Town Road,” which ruled the chart for 19 weeks.
Harry released “As It Was” in April and the song has spent 23 of its total 24 weeks on the chart in either the #1 or #2 position — more weeks than any other song. Previously, Justin Bieber and The Kid LAROI‘s “Stay” made history after spending a record 22 weeks in the top and second-highest spots.
It should also be noted “As It Was” is the only song to have spent its first 23 weeks in the Hot 100’s top three spots.
Over the past week, fans streamed the single 14.4 million times and purchased 3,000 copies.
Before Lizzo hit it big, she struggled with being homeless and lived in her car. In a new question and answer session with fans on TikTok, one asked how she stayed positive during that difficult time.
“I didn’t stay positive. It was really hard,” the Grammy winner emotionally admitted. “There were times when I was in that position when it was like, there was really no way out.”
“I didn’t know what my life was going to be [and] what it was going to amount to. More than scared, I was just — I felt broken,” Lizzo confessed.
The Emmy winner noted that she didn’t want to end the video on a serious or sad note, so she revealed what “got me out” of that mental spiral. “It was the idea that this was just a part of my story,” said Lizzo. “When I look back at my life, I’m in a better place. I could look back and say, ‘Wow, I survived.'”
She then spoke directly to the fan who asked the personal question, as they said they needed “hope.”
“You’ll get through this,” Lizzo wrote in the caption that was filled with red heart emojis. “This is only part of your journey. You are loved and protected. If this is your lows then imagine the highs.”
She closed by telling the fan, “I believe in you.”
Speaking of Lizzo’s “highs” — she discussed what it’s like to have a Grammy win in a separate video. “It feels the same,” she expressed. “The drive and ambition and belief in myself that I had to have to get to the point – to win an award… I just keep going.”
As for the physical award, she joked, “I do pass it out at parties and make my friends do speeches.”
The singer celebrated the one-year anniversary of her critically acclaimed album, 29, with a show in Glasgow on the European leg of The 29 Tour. She shared a video of the crowd singing along to the title track, which she wrote in the wake of her divorce from Michael Ray in 2020.
“To say I wrote this song out of pain is an understatement … wondering if anyone would ever care about a song that was my heart on my sleeve in the middle of the biggest heartbreak of my life. Then tonight of all nights, hearing the beautiful people of Glasgow sing it back to me, reminded me that from pain comes healing and from healing comes beauty,” she writes alongside the video. “I’ll forever be grateful for the year I was 29.”
The album earned Carly a win for Female Vocalist of the Year, and a nomination for Album of the Year, at the 2021 CMA Awards, in addition to winning Female Artist of the Year at the 2022 ACM Awards.
Her duet with Ashley McBryde, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” which is featured on the album, became a #1 hit and was named Music Event of the Year at the 2022 ACM Awards.
The hitmaker is debuting a new song called “Midnight Crisis” on Friday, and he’s sharing a teaser of with fans. During a show at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, over the weekend, Jordan performed the song live for the first time with duet partner Danielle Bradbery.
The country track finds the singers reminiscing about a lost relationship.
“I’m wide awake and playing back our history/Ain’t never felt nothing like this/This is a midnight crisis,” they sing in a video showing them performing onstage.
“Midnight Crisis” arrives as Jordan’s current single, “What My World Spins Around,” is climbing the top 20 on country radio.
Jordan continues to travel as part of Luke Combs‘ Middle of Somewhere Tour through December 10.
Derek Hough is not only excited Dancing with the Stars‘ new season is going live on the Disney+ streaming service Monday night — he’s counting down the days until Michael Bublé Night.
“I directed Michael Bublé’s video ‘Higher’ earlier this year. We’ve become really good friends,” the dancing professional told ET Canada. “I had said to him, ‘Dude. I want to thank you. Your music has been so important to the dance community.'”
By that, Hough means, “Whenever we are at a loss and can’t find a song, I’m like, ‘Well, what’s Michael Bublé got? Let’s go down and look at his catalog.’ You will always find a great song to dance to.”
To thank the Canadian crooner for all he’s done, Hough invited him to “come on the show” for a night dedicated to his music.
The Grammy winner was in. “I called up the producers and said, ‘Guys, we have to do Michael Bublé Night. He’s hilarious and so much fun, and he’s down,'” Hough said.
Hough cannot wait to sit behind the judges table with his buddy, adding, “He’s going to judge. He’s going to perform. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
Michael Bublé Night takes place October 24. To further hype fans for the adventure, Michael revealed on Instagram, “I’m running a dance contest with my boy @derekhough ANY skill level can enter.”
To enter, share a video of yourself dancing to Michael’s song “Higher” on the contest’s website. The grand prize winner will be flown to LA to have a private dance lesson with Hough and see the DWTS season finale on November 21 — among other cool prizes.
The new season of DWTS premieres Monday at 8 p.m. ET on Disney+.
Lil Nas X decided to combat hate with kindness — and comedy — when protesters showed up at his concert in Boston. Instead of ridiculing the critics, he decided to feed them and fall in love.
The Grammy winner took over MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park on Sunday night and shared footage of the small protest outside of the venue. “Just told my team to send them pizza,” he wrote and cheekily added, “this is really good promo!”
The protesters were allegedly religious and were attacking the singer’s sexuality and calling upon his fans to repent.
Lil Nas X later revealed the protesters weren’t interested in the free meal and shared footage of the naysayers thanking him for the gesture. “Update: they didn’t want the pizza,” he announced before admitting one attractive critic did catch his eye. “I accidentally fell in love with one of the homophobic protestors.”
The video slows down to focus in on a protestor wearing a “Christ’s Forgiveness Ministries” T-shirt.
A fan joked, “suddenly i agree with them” in terms of the good-looking protestor. “Yeah they kinda have a point,” the “Star Walkin'” singer replied.
When the protests ended after the show, Nas added, “I miss him already.”
