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Ahead of the release of his new album, Higher, Michael Bublé  has launched Higher Radio on Apple Music. In the first two episodes, he reveals his favorite vocal performances of all time, including a couple of hits he wishes he had written — one of which made him feel “jealous, insecure and bitter,” and also made him “cry his eyes out.”

Among his choices for his personal 24 favorite vocal performances are some you’d expect Michael to pick — songs by Dean Martin, Nat “King” Cole and Elvis Presley — and some you’d probably never expect, like Eminem‘s “Lose Yourself,” Aerosmith‘s “What It Takes” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Speaking about “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Michael explains, “The other day, I played this song for my kids. My kids are eight, five, and three, and instantly it became their favorite song, and I think in the last week…they have asked me 10 times a day if I could play that song.”

One of Michael’s other choices is “Perfect” by his “good buddy” Ed Sheeran. He admits, “Sometimes a concept is born and it’s just executed perfectly, and this is one of those moments. I only wish that I had written it.” 

Another one Michael wishes he’d written is Bruno Mars‘ “When I Was Your Man,” which he says made him experience “bitterness, jealousy and insecurity.”

“I was insecure that I couldn’t sing it as well as he had, I was jealous that I hadn’t written it and bitter that this dude going to be a massive, massive star,” Michael reveals, adding, “I’m not afraid to say that I cried my eyes out a few times listening to this.”

The first two Higher Radio episodes are available now; the third features an in-depth look at the making of Higher, which is out this Friday.

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Glass Animals‘ “Heat Waves” is number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week in a row. One reason for the song’s popularity may be that even though front man Dave Bayley specifically wrote it about a friend’s death, it’s general enough that any one who misses someone can relate to it — which Dave says is exactly the point.

“That’s always a goal,” Dave tells ABC Audio about giving “Heat Waves” a universal message. “I think a lot of my favorite songs that have kind of helped me get through things…all best songs in the world do that…they give you a way in.”

“I feel like they’re not so specific that you can’t fit part of your own life into them,” he notes. “You relate to them and you feel like that whoever’s written it is, like, on a similar page to you. And that’s always the goal.”

But Dave says that when fans reach out to him to tell them that “Heat Waves” has helped them get through their own hard times, or even saved their life, he’s quite overwhelmed by the idea of it.

“It really means so much. All of my favorite songs, the songs that really like saved me, I think about those when people say that to me,” Dave says.

He adds, “I think it’s so strange that I’ve maybe written something that did that for someone else. It’s hard to wrap your head around sometimes…maybe when I’m older, I’ll be able to digest all of it.”

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Don’t look now, but alternative bands are taking over the Billboard Hot 100.

Following Glass Animals‘ historic ascension to the top of the chart with their hit single “Heat Waves” earlier this month, Imagine Dragons has once again returned to the Hot 100’s top 10.

Dan Reynolds and company now sit at number eight on the ranking with “Enemy,” a collaboration with hip hop artist JID recorded for the animated Netflix animated show Arcane. That gives ID their fifth top-10 Hot 100 hit, and their first since “Thunder” reached the milestone in 2017.

“Enemy” is also the number-one single on Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay chart.

“Heat Waves,” meanwhile, remains at number one on the Hot 100 for the third week. Glass Animals took the spot after 59 weeks on the chart, the longest any song has ever taken to reach number one.

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Halsey‘s about-face line of cosmetics has a brand-new collection dropping Wednesday, called Saturation Nation.  You can see Halsey sporting some of the new colors on their Instagram.

An advance clip of Olivia Rodrigo‘s Disney+ documentary Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film) is now available to watch on YouTube. In the clip, which first premiered on Billboard, Olivia and her band perform “Jealousy, Jealousy” under a freeway overpass in Southern California.

Is Miley Cyrus putting out a live album?  In response to a fan tweeting “Girls don’t want boys. Girls want a full Miley Cyrus live album,” the singer replied, “Girls get what girls want.” She added the hashtags #MileyLive and #ATTENTION.

Apeaking of Miley Cyrus live, she posted footage of her show in Chile over the weekend, in which she hilariously reads out what’s written on the signs that her fans are holding up in the audience. When she reads a sign that reads, “F**k Nick Jonas” — Miley’s ex-boyfriend from her Disney days — the crowd cheers and screams, to which Miley responds, “I didn’t say it!” When the crowd cheers louder, she clarifies, “I didn’t say it!  It’s just one of the other signs!”

Britney Spears fans who were hoping that the deletion of the singer’s Instagram last week was a sign that something big was being announced were no doubt left confused when the account was restored, with all the same photos as before.  Maybe it was just an accidental delete?

Get-well wishes go out to BTS‘ Jin: According to Billboard, the fan community platform Weverse announced over the weekend that the singer damaged the tendons in his left index finger and had to undergo surgery to repair them. The update noted that Jin “will wear a cast for the time being for stabilization and a speedy recovery.”

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Last summer, Adam Levine and wife Behati Prinsloo invited fans to tour their gorgeous mansion in Pacific Palisades, California, in an Architectural Digest video.  But now, TMZ is reporting that the couple are unloading the place for $25 million more than they paid for it.

As TMZ notes, Adam bought the house from Ben Affleck and his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, for $32 million in 2019, and he’s now listing it for a whopping $57.5 million.  Of course, Adam and Behati did extensively renovate the estate and grounds after purchasing the place.

According to the real-estate website Dirt, the estate sits on more than three acres of land and includes a main house and a four-bedroom guest house, for a total of 10 bedrooms and 14 baths in 16,000 square feet of living space.  It’s also got every amenity, from a pool, fire pit and basketball court outside, to a sauna, fireplaces, a gym, a combination movie theater/arcade and a gourmet kitchen.

Dirt also notes that when Adam and Behati made the video for Architectural Digest, Adam announced that he was “never leaving” and said the house wasn’t for sale…”for at least a year.”  The couple has a history of flipping homes: They’ve done it twice before, making millions in the process.

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Greta Van Fleet has postponed the rest of its Dreams in Gold spring U.S. tour as guitarist Jake Kiszka continues to battle with a bout with pneumonia that hospitalized him last week.

As previously reported, the “Highway Tune” rockers pushed back two shows in Michigan scheduled for last Wednesday and Thursday after Kiszka and his brother, vocalist Josh Kiszka, “woke up ill.” While Josh had “mostly recovered,” by Thursday evening, Jake was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with pneumonia, forcing GVF to delay a third show, which had been set to take place this past Saturday in West Virginia.

Now, in a statement posted Monday evening, the band has announced that the remaining dates on the current tour, scheduled from March 22 in Madison, Wisconsin, to April 2 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will not go on as planned.

“We recognize how upsetting this news is and share your disappointment,” the statement reads. “While Jake has been discharged after being hospitalized for four days, he is still struggling with pneumonia and its symptoms.”

The message continues, “The healing process is long and slower that anticipated. Jake wanted to push through, however doctors have advised doing so could potentially lead to further complications and a longer recovery.”

In the meantime, GVF is “actively working” to reschedule the affected dates, though the March 22 show in Madison had to be canceled.

“To the fans, friends, and family that planned to travel great lengths to be with us — your unwavering support has not gone unnoticed,” Greta writes. “We appreciate your dedication, understanding, grace, and sympathy.”

Greta Van Fleet currently plans to return to the road for a South American tour beginning in late April. A new North American leg is scheduled to kick off in August.

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces four days of high-profile confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Monday’s session kicked off with up to 10-minute opening statements from Senate Judiciary Committee members, five-minute statements from outside introducers, and then 10 minutes from Jackson herself.

She noted her professional experience and how it has prepared her for the role and she also acknowledged those who came before her.

“I stand on the shoulders of so many who have come before me, including Judge Constance Baker Motley, who was the first African American woman to be appointed to the federal bench and with whom I share a birthday,” Jackson said. “And like Judge Motley, I have dedicated my career to ensuring that the words engraved on the front of the Supreme Court building ‘equal justice under law’ are a reality and not just an idea.”

In closing she said, “Thank you for this historic chance to join the highest court to work with brilliant colleagues to inspire future generations — and to ensure liberty and justice for all.”

Jackson, 51, who currently sits on the nation’s second most powerful court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, will face questions from the committee’s 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats over two days, starting Tuesday. On Thursday, senators can ask questions of the American Bar Association and other outside witnesses.

While Democrats have the votes to confirm President Joe Biden‘s first Supreme Court nominee on their own, and hope to by the middle of April, the hearings could prove critical to the White House goal of securing at least some Republican support and shoring up the court’s credibility.

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