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Portugal. the Man has premiered a new song called “What, Me Worry?”

The track is the first single off the “Feel It Still” outfit’s next album, the follow-up to 2017’s Woodstock. It’s set to be released this June.

“While recording this album and hanging in LA, we got into a conversation with [producers] Jeff Bhasker and Ryan Tedder about how much we missed laughter,” says frontman John Gourley. “The last few years it’s been so easy to forget the fun in what we do.”

“We talked about childhood memories of laughing at the world and ourselves while flipping through Mad magazine,” Gourley continues. “We missed those days and remembered that we all make music. So we took that afternoon to make a song about it.”

“What, Me Worry?” is available now for digital download. You can watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.

Portugal. the Man will give “What, Me Worry?” its TV debut February 23 on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!

In other news, Portugal. the Man has launched a new initiative called Night Out in an effort to make concerts more accessible to fans with disabilities. For select shows on their upcoming tour with Alt-J, PtM will be giving away pairs of ADA accessible tickets that will provide transportation to-and-from the venue, a concierge service and a meet-and-greet with the band.

Portugal. the Man’s tour with Alt-J launches February 25 in Pittsburgh.

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A full, official video of Bring Me the Horizon‘s surprise performance alongside Ed Sheeran at Tuesday’s BRIT Awards is streaming now on YouTube.

As previously reported, the “DiE4u” outfit joined the British pop star to open the ceremony with a hard-rocking rendition of Sheeran’s single “Bad Habits,” complete with heavy guitars and screams from Horizon frontman Oli Sykes.

While we don’t know what inspired the collaboration, we’re hoping it’s because of Sheeran’s reported love of death metal. You may remember that Sheeran was quoted by the U.K. tabloid The Sun as being a big fan of the band Cradle of Filth, and saying that he wouldn’t “be opposed” to making his own metal album.

As it just so happens, Bring Me the Horizon collaborated with Cradle frontman Dani Filth on a song off their 2019 album, Amo. Perhaps the BRIT Awards will be the catalyst that leads to an Ed Sheeran metal record.

Bring Me the Horizon, meanwhile, has previously dipped into the pop world for collaborations with Halsey.

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Katy Perry insists she’s still a bride-to-be and has yet to take that trip down the aisle.  After reports surfaced that she and fiancé Orlando Bloom secretly tied the knot, the “Roar” singer cleared the air.

During an appearance on the Australian-based Kyle and Jackie O show Wednesday, the hosts asked Katy if she’d secretly jumped the broom or if she’s, quote, “just dragging this out?”

Katy responded, “Well, no.”  Katy explained that her nuptials have been repeatedly delayed by the pandemic, saying, “It’s a destination location, you know, we’re still trying for it to work out. But, every couple of months it’s like, new variant! New variant! New variant!”  

It’s been previously reported that Katy, 37, and Orlando, 45, had planned to marry in Japan.

Katy added that once the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer an issue, she and the Pirates of the Caribbean star will “go party.”

The two became engaged in February 2019 and welcomed a daughter, Daisy Dove, in August 2020.

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After igniting social media on Tuesday with a NSFW sex video, Nelly has issued a public apology to the woman in the clip

A video of the “Hot in Herre” rapper engaged in oral sex with a female appeared on his Instagram Story, and after going viral, it was deleted.

“I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family, this is unwanted publicity for her/them,” Nelly said in a statement to TMZ. “This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public.” A rep for the three-time Grammy believes the video was posted after his account was hacked.

Nelly was also trending last month when he criticized Madonna for exposing her buttocks on Instagram. He inspired a male/female social media battle when he commented about her photo, “Somethings just should be left covered up.”

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Nine Inch Nails, Metallica and Imagine Dragons are taking part in a new charity initiative called F-COVID.

Created by the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund charity organization in partnership with fundraising platform Fandiem and concert database Bandsintown, F-COVID seeks to raise money for musicians and music industry professionals that continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the music industry, shutting down touring, festivals, and live performances,” a press release reads. “Though we are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, the financial damage from missing two years of touring and work is unprecedented. Sweet Relief created the F-COVID fundraising campaign to help provide immediate assistance to artists and crews who have been financially devastated by the pandemic.”

The campaign is raffling off a number of unique prizes, including a signed guitar that Nine Inch Nails smashed onstage during a 2007 concert, and VIP passes to the NIN-headlined Primavera Sound Los Angeles festival, tickets to Metallica’s upcoming sold-out show in Las Vegas, and an autographed Imagine Dragons guitar.

The more you donate to the initiative, the more entries you’ll receive in the raffle.

Other artists participating include Social Distortion, Clairo, AWOLNATION, Billy Idol, Oliver Tree, Bad Wolves, Chicago and The Zombies.

For more info, visit Fandiem.com.

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In between stops on his Gather Again Tour, Eric Church is mounting a special Memorial Day Weekend event in Milwaukee.

The “Hell of a View” superstar will play the city’s American Family Field, a stadium with seating capacity of over 40,000. To make the event even more special, he’s bringing supporting acts Brothers Osborne and Parker McCollum along for the ride.

For Eric, the Milwaukee date is a homecoming of sorts: It dates back to a very early gig he played in the city, when he was a young artist performing for a crowd of less than 100 people by the volleyball courts at a bar called Kelly’s Bleachers.

“Back in 2006, I think I was first-of-six booked at Country Thunder, but it was the big stage,” he recalls. “Sinners had just been released…and the next year I remember playing Kelly’s Bleachers and half the room was there to see us play, the other half had no idea who we were. The next time we played, those 378 people brought friends…and that never really stopped. This time I’m bringing friends with me, too.”

Tickets go on sale February 18 at 10 a.m. CT.

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It’s safe to say that many Lady Gaga fans thought the star was “robbed” when she failed to capture an Oscar nomination for her performance in House of Gucci.  But it turns out that even the director of the movie that grabbed the most nominations thought her name should have been called on Tuesday.

Jane Campion directed The Power of the Dog, which has a leading 12 nominations. She’s also now the only woman ever to be nominated for Best Director twice. She tells The Hollywood Reporter, “One of the actors that I thought — in the lead female actress category — who I missed being there was Lady Gaga. I thought she was extraordinary.”

That being said, Campion says she approves of Nicole Kidman — whom she’s known since Kidman was 14 — getting a nod for Being the Ricardos, and Kristen Stewart being included for Spencer. “She was incredible,” notes Campion of Stewart.

As for why and how Lady Gaga missed out on a nomination, Entertainment Weekly has a highly technical breakdown of the voting scenarios that could have led to that outcome.  One of EW’s scenarios is the same one that’s led to your favorite American Idol contestants being voted out too early over the years: Voters may have assumed that Gaga had such strong industry support that she didn’t need their votes, so they voted for Kristen Stewart, whom they may have felt needed support after she was snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Pollstar, the publication that tracks the concert industry, gave Harry Styles its top award Tuesday night at the 33rd annual Pollstar Awards.

Harry’s Love on Tour arena trek was named Major Tour of the Year. In a video message, Harry said, “I loved being back out on the road, and I’m very much looking forward to going out again this year.”

“I’d love to say a massive thank you to my band and my crew for everything they did during this tour,” he added. “Given the circumstances, it was very difficult, and a very different touring environment than everyone was used to.”

Harry’s manager Jeffrey Azoff was named Personal Manager of the Year, and Harry took the opportunity to rib him, joking, “It’s been an absolute pleasure to have watched from afar as you have achieved everything from the comfort of your own home while I toured…you’re welcome.”

Other winners included Maroon 5 for Best Pop Tour, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin for Best Latin Tour, Lady Gaga‘s Jazz & Piano Las Vegas production for Best Residency, Foo Fighters for Best Rock Tour, Earth, Wind & Fire for Best R&B Tour, and Chris Stapleton for Best Country Tour.

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