Former White Stripes frontman Jack White has shared a preview of his contribution to the soundtrack for the upcoming Elvis Presley biopic, Elvis.
The song is a combination of Presley’s 1969 recording of “Power of My Love” and White’s new vocals.
“It is an incredible honor to be a part of this ‘duet’ with the king of rock n’ roll,” White writes in a message posted on his social media sites, along with a video playing a clip of the track.
Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann, stars Austin Butler in the title role and Tom Hanks as his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Both the film and its soundtrack, which also features Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak, Rufus Thomas, Gary Clark Jr., Eminem, CeeLo Green and many others, will be released this Friday, June 24.
Adele has announced the lineup for her two shows on July 1 and 2 at London’s Hyde Park, and she predicts it’s going to “blow your socks off!” The all-female bill includes Kacey Musgraves; Gabrielle — who Adele says is “one of my favorite artists of all time — and “new artists that I’m obsessed with.” Those include Mahalia, Self Esteem, Nilüfer Yanya, Tiana Major9, Chrissi,Bonnie Kemplay, Ruti and Tamzene.
Don’t ever steal from Ed Sheeran because he might just stab you — if you take his new TikTok video seriously. He shared a clip of someone sneaking into his dressing room and snagging a cold one from his cooler before turning around to find Ed angrily posing with a knife. Ed joked he’s “always watching.”
Have you ever failed to recognize a celebrity in public? Leslie Jordan admitted to the Trailblazers Radio podcast he thought Lady Gaga was an extra when they starred in an episode of American Horror Story: Roanoke together. He admits he told her, “Nice to meet you. Welcome aboard” when they met — and he walked away. Oops!
The Kid LAROI‘s “Stay” and “Without You” weree among Australia’s top songs of 2021, according to The Music Network. “Without You” was number one, while “Stay” was the fourth-most popular song on Australian radio.
Selena Gomez has another Rare Beauty drop on the way, called “Use Kind Words.” She previewed a new lipstick color and shared a new makeup tutorial soundtracked to bestie Taylor Swift‘s “The Man.” The new line drops July 7.
Troye Sivan is the next U.S. ambassador of Yves Saint Laurent and will help promote its new “Nu Lip & Cheek Balmy Tint” offering. Troye, who will star in a series of beauty campaigns, said in a statement he’s happy to rep YSL because it’s a brand that “emboldens and inspires boundary-breaking edge, community and attitude.”
Adele has announced the lineup for her two shows on July 1 and 2 at London’s Hyde Park, and she predicts it’s going to “blow your socks off!” The all-female bill includes Kacey Musgraves; Gabrielle — who Adele says is “one of my favorite artists of all time — and “new artists that I’m obsessed with.” Those include Mahalia, Self Esteem, Nilüfer Yanya, Tiana Major9, Chrissi,Bonnie Kemplay, Ruti and Tamzene.
Michael Bublé wants to know if other dads feel his pain when he’s alone with the kids in a hilarious new video. Lipsyncing Silk Sonic‘s “Leave the Door Open,” Michael’s kids overwhelm him as he pleads with his wife on the phone. “Any other dads feel like this when your wife leaves for 5 minutes,” he asked.
Dua Lipa was sued again for posting paparazzi photos of herself to Instagram, reports Billboard. Photographer Robert Barbera claims he shot the photos Dua posted online. He previously sued Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber for the same reason. This marks the second time in a year Dua was accused of copyright infringement.
Have you ever failed to recognize a celebrity in public? Leslie Jordan admitted to the Trailblazers Radiopodcasthe thought Lady Gaga was an extra when they starred in an episode of American HorrorStory: Roanoke together. He admits he told her, “Nice to meet you. Welcome aboard” when they met — and he walked away. Oops!
If you wonder whether those so-called cotton candy grapes taste any good, just know Joe Jonas is a fan of them. He took to his Instagram Stories to share a photo of his recent haul and raved, “My mind is blown!”
Don’t ever steal from Ed Sheeran because he might just stab you — if you take his new TikTok video seriously. He shared a clip of someone sneaking into his dressing room and snagging a cold one from his cooler before turning around to find Ed angrily posing with a knife. Ed joked he’s “always watching.”
Ellie Goulding says she’s “a nature nerd” in a new op-ed to The Guardian. She opened up about her climate activism and the repercussions she faced since speaking out. The “Love Me Like You Do” singer adds she is happy to use her platform to raise awareness of climate change.
Paul McCartney turned 80 on Saturday, June 18, but the former Beatles star has even more to celebrate: He recently surpassed the $1 billion mark in total grosses over the last 30-plus years as a solo touring act, according to Billboard.
In addition, Sir Paul landed at #1 on Billboard‘s Top Tours chart for May, according to data reported to Billboard Boxscore from nine concerts that McCartney played last month as part of his Got Back Tour. His tour brought in $52.4 million and sold 206,000 tickets.
Macca’s full U.S. trek featured 15 dates, running from an April 28 show in Spokane, Washington, through a June 16 performance in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The outing grossed $101.7 million with 416,000 tickets sold.
After his May 31 concert in Knoxville, Tennessee, McCartney’s reported total career grosses increased to more than $1 billion. Paul becomes just the 11th artist to reach the $1 billion mark in the 30-plus-year history of the Billboard Boxscore.
Meanwhile, McCartney’s May 13 show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, brought in over $12 million alone, making it the second-highest-grossing concert event last month, according to Billboard‘s Top Boxscores. In addition, the rock legend’s May 28 show in Orlando, Florida, landed at #6 on the list, while his May 2-3 stand in Seattle was at #8; his May 6 and 8 engagement in Oakland, California, was at #9; and his May 21 show in Charlotte, North Carolina, was at #10.
In other news, McCartney just announced that he’ll be playing an intimate show on Friday, June 24, at the Cheese & Grain venue in Frome, England, as a warm-up gig for his headlining performance Saturday at England’s famed Glastonbury Festival.
A person who was barred from going within 800 feet of Harry Styles in 2019 pleaded guilty on Thursday to violating that restraining order.
The Evening Standard reports that the stalker, Pablo-Diana Orero Tarazaga, forcibly entered Harry’s house — his actual house in London, not his hit album — on February 16.
After breaking in, the stalker, who identifies as bi-gender — meaning that they identify as both male and female — allegedly pushed a woman who was working in the house into a wall and damaged a planter while scuffling with a security guard. In a north London court on Thursday, Orero Tarazaga agreed that they’d violated their restraining order, but denied being violent.
According to the paper, they said, “I declare myself guilty for breaching the restraining order and entering the house but not guilty to the assault.” Orero Tarazaga is being held in a hospital. A trial has been set for August 1, according to the Evening Standard.
Six years ago this week, in 2016, Tim McGraw was at the top of the country charts with his fan-favorite ballad “Humble and Kind.”
Penned by in-demand songwriter Lori McKenna, the song is a message to a younger person about the most important things in life: first and foremost, to be “humble and kind” in every situation.
Now, Tim says that his song’s message is more relevant than ever. “To me, the message of that song and the scope of that song grows exponentially every day in the world that we live in now,” he says in an interview with his record label.
Tim says when he recorded it he was thinking about his three adult daughters, who were then on the cusp of leaving home and going out to start their own lives. But as he saw the fan response, the meaning behind the song grew even more expansive.
“And then it turned into this worldview of how the world needs to look at each other, and how people in general need to look at each other differently than they look at each other now,” Tim continues.
“We all could use a little grace, and look at each other with a little humility and a little kindness.”
Lizzo had one heck of a way of debuting her brand new song — she crashed a drag queen show in West Hollywood to perform her new track, “Everybody’s Gay.”
It was the perfect opportunity because the tribute show’s theme was Night of 1,000 Lizzos, and Drag Race star Kornbread, who is known for a spot-on Lizzo look, shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the night.
“ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME! A Night of 1000 Lizzos was a success!@lizzobeeating stepped in our shoes and gave a drag performance. Sang live. And debut a new song from her album. Baby tonight was epic!” they raved. “Dreams do come true with hard work!!”
Entertainment Weeklyreports how the song’s debut went down. Lizzo was invited on stage and told the crowd, “Happy Pride ya’ll!” She also joked she has “been a diva since I came out of the f***ing womb, b****.”
That aside, the Grammy winner also spoke of the importance of mental health, adding, “I feel like I’m family, so we can all understand. I’ve been feeling so down, so depressed, and so stressed lately, I feel so much hate from the world sometimes.” She praised the LGBTQ+ community for showing her nothing but love since she first pursued a music career.
Lizzo then asked all the queens in the joint — consisting of past Drag Race stars — to join her on stage to debut her new song, “Everybody’s Gay.” She told the crowd the track is about “living your best life, turning up, and dancing and just having some f***ing fun.”
Aside from debuting her new song, which will appear on her new album Special, Lizzo also treated the crowd to a performance of “Cuz I Love You” and “About Damn Time.”
Post Malone and 21 Savage‘s blood-soaked video for “Rockstar” has just scored membership in YouTube’s Billion Views club.
The clip for the 2017 #1 hit has racked up more than 1 billion views on the streaming platform. It’s also Posty’s third clip to do so, after “Sunflower” and “Congratulations.”
“Rockstar” was the lead single from Post’s 2018 album, Beerbongs & Bentleys, and was Post’s first #1 hit; it ended up spending eight weeks at #1.
Posty’s new album, Twelve Carat Toothache, is out now. After spending the summer performing at festivals, he’ll kick off his headlining tour September 10 in Omaha, Nebraska. Tickets are on sale now.
While getting ready for a show on Kenny Chesney’s Here and Now Tour earlier this week, Carly Pearce decided to hop on TikTok and share a few fun facts with her fans — 14 fun facts, to be exact.
“I have been 5’8″ since I was in the fifth grade,” Carly begins, going on to list a number of little-known facts, as well as some things that fans probably already know.
For example, many listeners already know that Carly is a proud dog mom to two shih tzus named Johnny and June — they make frequent appearances on her social media account — but did you know that they aren’t her only pets named after country legends? Her chocolate lab is Retta Lynn, after Loretta Lynn, and she also has a cat named after Emmylou Harris.
“I sing country music, I guess I have a full country band,” Carly jokes.
The singer also admits to a “small addiction” to Orbit chewing gum, holding up three packages for the camera. “I go through one of these every day, and yes, that’s a three-pack,” she admits.
Carly also says that she lives with 12 people on her bus, including “a lot of boys,” but out of all of them, “I’m the raunchiest and the grossest,” she says with a smirk. That might explain her love of fart jokes, she goes on to say: “I think farts are the funniest thing in the whole world.”
At the end of the video, Carly’s makeup is on and she’s ready for her show, including her signature wavy blond locks.
“And last but not least, see all this hair?” Carly concludes. “She’s fake.”
Details have been unveiled for the second annual Monsters on the Mountain festival, a three-day hard-rock extravaganza that will take place August 19-21 at The Gatlinburg Convention Center in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Set in the scenic Great Smoky Mountains, the event will feature over 30 performers, including Night Ranger, Quiet Riot, Extreme, Nelson, Cinderella‘s Tom Keifer, Ratt‘s Stephen Pearcy, Kip Winger, ex-Mötley Crüe frontman John Corabi, Autograph, Queensrÿche and Firehouse.
In addition to the performances, Monsters on the Mountain will offer a variety of interactive events and activities, including photo opportunities with the performers, a rock ‘n’ roll merchandise vendor market and a rock-themed art gallery.
Tickets for the festival are available now, with three-day packages starting at $349 per person, and single-day tickets starting at $175 for August 19 and 20, and at $155 for August 21.
The Monsters on the Mountain festival is organized by the same people who bring you the Monsters of Rock Cruise, the next installment of which is scheduled to set sail in April 2023.
