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Paul McCartney kicked of his 2022 Got Back tour last night in Spokane, Washington, with a marathon set that saw him celebrating the legacy of his famous former band The Beatles, while also digging into his solo catalog.

Rolling Stone reports that a highlight of the show was McCartney singing a virtual duet with the late John Lennon on the Fab Four’s “I’ve Got a Feeling,” using Lennon’s isolated vocals from The Beatles’ famous 1969 rooftop concert at Apple Records’ London headquarters.

Sir Paul explained to the crowd that Peter Jackson, director of The Beatles Get Back documentary miniseries, told him, “‘We can extract John’s voice [from the concert footage] and he can sing with you.’ I said, ‘Oh, yeah!'”

According to Setlist.fm, McCartney also dusted off a few Beatles songs he hadn’t played live for many years, including “Getting Better” and “You Never Give Me Your Money,” both of which he hadn’t performed in concert since 2003. He also played “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window” for the first time since 2008.

The rock legend, who turns 80 in June, also showcased some newer material in his set, performing “Woman and Wives” from his latest solo album, 2020’s McCartney III, for the first time ever live, and also playing two songs from his 2018 album Egypt Station — “Come On to Me” and “Fuh You.”

The Spokane show was Paul first concert since July 2019, and, according to Rolling Stone, he shared his excitement about returin to the stage while also referencing the name of his tour.

“Well, we said we’d come back, and we got back,” he declared. “And believe me, we’re really happy to be back.”

McCartney’s Got Back tour continues Monday in Seattle.

Here’s the Spokane show’s full set list:

“Can’t Buy Me Love”
“Junior’s Farm”
“Letting Go”
“Got to Get You into My Life”
“Come On to Me”
“Let Me Roll It”
“Getting Better”
“Women and Wives”
“My Valentine”
“1985”
“Maybe I’m Amazed”
“I’ve Just Seen a Face”
“In Spite of All The Danger”
“Love Me Do”
“Dance Tonight”
“Blackbird”
“Here Today”
“Queenie Eye”
“Lady Madonna”
“Fuh You”
“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite”
“Something”
“Ob La Di Ob La Da”
“You Never Give Me Your Money”
“She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”
“Get Back”
“Band on the Run
“Let It Be”
“Live and Let Die”
“Hey Jude”

Encore:
“I’ve Got a Feeling”
“Birthday”
“Helter Skelter”
“Golden Slumbers”/”Carry That Weight”/”The End”

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PSY‘s officially entered his comeback era and released his new song, “That That,” which features BTS‘ Suga.

The “Gangnam Style” rapper even addressed his extended absence from Western radio, with him saying both in English and Korean during the song’s opening, “2022!  PSY coming back/ Long time no see, huh?/ It’s been a minute, huh?/ We’re back to laughing, crying, living, loving/ Let’s get loco!”

As we’ve come to expect from PSY, the music video for “That That” is over-the-top both in theme and in choreography.  The rapper is transported to the Wild West and dances in cowboy attire around the town until Suga sidles up.  The two combine forces and take over the small town, but not without pulling some additional shenanigans.

One particular scene sees PSY throwing it back to his “Gangnam Style” days by dressing in the same outfit and busting a few moves.  That character is eventually beaten up by Suga, and the past PSY seemingly passes out in the BTS singer’s arms.

The catchy song, paired with its energetic music video, is a hit on YouTube, with the clip amassing over seven million views six hours after it was released.

Suga previously revealed he was originally approached to produce PSY’s music, not to feature on it. But things turned into a full-blown collaboration and Suga remarked, “I seriously didn’t expect to be dancing with PSY… I thought I was only writing the song!”

The two now describe themselves as “besties,” and their friendship is made apparent in the hilarious stunts seen in the music video.

“That That” is the second track off PSY’s new album, PSY 9th, which is out now. 

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The 7th annual Black Music Honors returns to Atlanta this year, with some of the biggest stars of today to be honored for their contributions to American music.  

This year’s batch of remarkable honorees include award-winning group Dru Hill who rose to stardom in the 90s for number-one hits like “In My Bed” and “Never Make a Promise.” The group will receive the Urban Music Icon Award.

Five-time Grammy nominee Tevin Campbell will be honored with the R&B Icon Award, Grammy winning gospel duo Mary Mary will be presented with the Gospel Icon Award, and NAACP Image Award-Winner Karyn White will be recognized with the Soul Music Award. The Music and Songwriter Icon Award will go to Keri Hilson for her contributions as a writer on some of the biggest songs in music history, and the legendary R&B Group The Whispers will take home the Legends Award for their work over the last six decades. 

“We are more than excited to return to in-person taping for the first time in nearly three years with a live studio audience,” founder and Executive Producer Don Jackson said. “The pandemic had an unprecedented impact on the music industry and we’re honored to celebrate, commemorate and honor music trailblazers who have paved the way for the next generation of music and culture.”

The two-hour live celebration will be hosted by singer LeToya Luckett along with comedian DeRay Davis and will air via national broadcast syndication from June 4 through July 3. It will also air on June 25 on Bounce TV, the same network that will present the 30th Annual Trumpet Awards a week prior, on Juneteenth. 

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Halestorm has released an acoustic version of “The Steeple,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Back from the Dead.

The unplugged performance gives a twangy, Western feel to the hard-rocking original. You can listen to it now via digital outlets.

The electric “The Steeple” currently sits in the top 10 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. It follows the Back from the Dead lead single and title track, which hit number one on the ranking.

Back from the Dead the album will be released May 6.

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Hayley Williams is hosting a new audio program on BBC Sounds called Everything Is Emo.

Each episode will find the Paramore frontwoman running through “the very best emo music from the ’90s until now.”

“You can expect to hear classic tracks, new music from new artists, and personal stories from me,” Williams says.

The first episode’s playlist includes Panic! at the Disco‘s “I Write Sins Not Tragedies,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ “Maps,” Linkin Park‘s “Leave Out All the Rest,” and My Chemical Romance‘s “Helena.”

You can listen to Everything Is Emo now via BBC.co.uk/sounds.

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Dolly Parton’s Grace and Frankie cameo is getting closer, according to the Netflix show’s co-stars, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.

Jane, Lily and Dolly all co-starred in the classic workplace comedy 9 to 5 back in 1980, so it seems only fitting that they’d reunite on Grace and Frankie. Now that the show’s in its final season, time is running out for Dolly to make her appearance — but she’s showing up in the nick of time.

Jane and Lily offered some details on the reunion to ET Online recently, explaining that Dolly’s cameo will be in the series finale, and her story line is truly something special.

“It’s not just the fact that Dolly shows up. It’s how she shows up. What the story is that brings her on. It’s just beyond perfect,” Jane explained. “We were both just so moved when she turned that chair around and there she was.”

Grace and Frankie, Netflix’s longest-running original series, concludes this year after seven seasons. The final episodes will drop April 29.

And though Jane and Lily — frequent collaborators since the ‘70s — are sad to say goodbye to their characters, their time working together isn’t done yet.

“Over the last few months, we made a movie together, right after, and we are working on another movie right now,” Jane explains.

So who knows? Lily and Jane might get another shot at sharing the screen with Dolly in the years to come, even after the curtains close on Grace and Frankie.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ headlining performance at the New Orleans Jazz Fest this weekend will be a “celebration” of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

“We’re going to play our hearts out,” drummer Chad Smith tells Billboard.

The Peppers joined the Jazz Fest lineup in place of Foo Fighters, who canceled all of their upcoming tour dates following Hawkins’ unexpected death on March 25.

“We’re taking Alison, [Hawkins’] wife, with us and it’s going to be a celebration,” Smith says. “That’s what she wants. She doesn’t want it to be anything other than, ‘Let’s celebrate music, let’s celebrate our friends, let’s celebrate Taylor. This is what he would want and he would be very happy that you guys are playing and he would want it be nothing but a positive experience.'”

Smith adds, “So we’re going to do all that and she’s going to be part of that and I’m very honored that we can do that with her.”

As previously reported, Nine Inch Nails will be replacing Foo Fighters at the Boston Calling and Welcome to Rockville festivals, while Arcade Fire will be stepping in for them at Osheaga. Arcade Fire’s Win Butler has said that his band will be dedicating their set to Hawkins.

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After multiple teases, Sam Smith has finally dropped their new single and video, “Love Me More.”

In the song, Sam starts out full of self-doubt, singing, “Have you ever felt like being somebody else?/Feeling like the mirror isn’t good for your health?” but then, they turn a corner, singing, “Every day I’m trying not to hate myself/but lately it’s not hurting like it did before/Maybe I am learning how to love me more.”

The video opens with footage of Sam as a toddler, cuts to them alone in their house while a friend leaves a voice mail urging them to come out, and ends with them dancing with a crowd of people at a club and getting cozy with a guy on the dance floor.

“I wrote this song for anyone who feels different, anyone who has to stop themselves every day from saying unkind things to themselves, in their head, all the time,” Sam explains in a statement. “I felt like that for the longest time and slowly I’m learning how to just be nice to myself.”

“I wanted to share that because I captured it in this song,” they add. “Over the last two years, music has been my therapy more than ever. So I hope this song can be your friend.”

“Love Me More” is described as “the beginning of what will undoubtedly be yet another remarkable chapter for Sam.” No word yet on a new album, though.

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After teasing it earlier this week with a goofy teaser video called “I Feel Funny,” Justin Bieber has now officially dropped his new single, “Honest,” featuring Houston rapper Don Toliver.

Speaking to Ebro Darden on Apple Music 1 about why he collaborated with Toliver, Justin explains, “I just love his melodies…he has a really amazing cadence to his songs and his music. And I’m just a genuine fan. He’s very unique. And he just is himself. And that’s what I love about any artist that can just has a lane and does what they do and does it well.”

In the video, Justin and Toliver, along with two women, ride snowmobiles through mountains and hang out in the snowy woods, wearing a variety of fabulous puffer coats. In one James Bond-ish moment, a man in black starts shooting at them, but the woman riding with Justin on the back of the snowmobile takes him out.

Lyrically, the song seems to be another tribute to Justin’s love for his wife, Hailey: “You’re modest, I like it/You stay down and you the baddest/You kept it real with me from jump” he sings. “I like that hazel on you/I look straight in your eyes, holy matrimony.” 

When Toliver comes in, he raps about “me and JB smoking skunk” and hands Justin what appears to be a joint, from which he takes a hit. The clip ends with Toliver, Justin and the two women sitting around a fire in the snowy woods, smoking.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

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