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Superstars The Weeknd and Post Malone are teasing a collabo they will release Friday.

Malone’s manager, Dre London, posted a clip of the song, “One Right Now,” Tuesday night and commented, “What I couldn’t wait to tell the world This Friday!! I’m excited for u to finally here what I been talking about!! @postmalone & @theweeknd ‘One Right Now’ #DreVision in full effect!! #Shutdown Ting!!! Crazy Movie Video comes next week!!!”

“One Right Now” follows The Weeknd’s team-up with house music supergroup Swedish House Mafia on “Moth to a Flame,” which dropped two weeks ago. This week, the “Blinding Lights” singer was nominated for six American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Favorite Male Pop Artist.

While Malone completes his fourth solo album, “One Right Now” will be his first release since the single “Motley Crew” he dropped in July. He’s also featured on DJ Khaled‘s “I Did It,” which was released in June and which featured Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby and DaBaby.

Both Malone and The Weeknd were recently forced to postpone major events due to the pandemic. The “Rockstar” rapper’s third annual Posty Fest, which was scheduled for October 30-31 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, has been moved to next year, while the Toronto star’s After Hours tour was postponed once again, this time to summer 2022.

 

 

 

 

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Before Thomas Rhett became a country superstar with a string of number-one hits and sold-out tour dates, he was a budding teenage songwriter who learned important lessons about country music from his dad, Rhett Akins.

Back in the ‘90s, Rhett had a successful career as a recording artists with top-10 hits like “Don’t Get Me Started” and “That Ain’t My Truck.” But in the years that followed, he found greater success as an in-demand Nashville songwriter, writing for the likes of Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean and Justin Moore.

This week, Rhett officially joined the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and his superstar son accompanied him to the ceremony. Afterward, Thomas hopped on social media to share a few words about what his dad has meant to him as a songwriter over the years.

“Dad, I can’t express how amazed I am at your talent, creativity, drive and even though you have all that drive how calm you are through the process,” he wrote, alongside a picture of himself and Rhett at the induction ceremony.

“I have learned so much from you and will continue to learn from you,” TR continues. “It’s mind blowing that we get to work together as songwriters and we have such a blast doing it. I love you and tonight was so well-deserved.”

Not only do the father-son duo often write together, but they tour together, too: Rhett most recently joined his son as an opening act on Thomas’ Center Point Road Tour.

 

 

 

 

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Milky Chance has released a collection of covers, demos and remixes titled Trip Tape.

The 10-track set features the “Stolen Dance” duo putting their spin on songs including Soft Cell‘s “Tainted Love,” Dua Lipa‘s “Levitating” and The Weeknd‘s “Save Your Tears.” You’ll also find Milky Chance’s current single, “Colorado,” and an accompanying remix, as well as demo recordings of four songs.

“We spent so much time in the studio the past couple of years working on new music and ‘Colorado’ was the big kick-off,” Milky Chance says.

“But in lockdown two things happened,” the band explains. “Next to ‘Colorado’ we found ourselves with so many new songs we love and we also got into making our own versions of other artists’ songs we enjoy. On top of that Icarus made a remix of ‘Colorado’ that we’re absolutely buzzing about!”

Trip Tape is available now via streaming platforms.

Milky Chance released “Colorado” over the summer. It currently sits in the top 10 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart.

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The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Glasgow, Scotland through November 12, and some of the world’s top musical artists are using their social platforms to help spread the word about the importance of taking action against the global threat.

Cher, Jason Mraz, Melissa Etheridge, Pentatonix, Natasha Bedingfield, Cyndi Lauper, Camila Cabello and more have teamed up with the Right Here, Right Now Climate Alliance; throughout the end of the conference, they are posting messages aimed not just at world leaders, but at their millions of followers.

The goal is to mobilize half a billion people to urge the leaders to accelerate action against climate change, which can cause flooding, fires, extreme weather and destruction of species, not to mention its impact on poor and marginalized populations.

“We’re grateful for all of the celebrities who are helping promote climate change as a human rights crisis,” says David Clark, founder of Right Here, Right Now. “It is critically important that we humanize the issue through a human rights lens, as people need to understand the choices they make, have real impact on the lives of others.”

Join the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance & global partner @UNHumanRights in calling for the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow @COP26 to treat #ClimateChange as the #HumansRight crisis it is. Learn more & get involved: https://t.co/Pq0UfRJR1M #RHRN #COP26 pic.twitter.com/u3iQamHBPl

— Jason Mraz (@jason_mraz) November 2, 2021

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After being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Saturday, Jay-Z apparently realized his life was lacking something millions of people have. Now, finally, he has an Instagram account.

Hova kicked off his life on IG Tuesday night with a poster for The Harder They Fall, the film he co-produced which debuts Wednesday on Netflix. The Western stars Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, LaKeith Stanfield and Delroy Lindo.

Jay has two songs on the soundtrack: “Guns Go Bang” with Kid Cudi, and “King Kong Riddim,” featuring Jadakiss, Conway The Machine and BackRoad Gee. Other artists on the album include Ms. Lauryn Hill, CeeLo Green and Seal.

The Roc Nation mogul was quickly followed on Instagram by nearly two million people, while he at last check follows only one person: his wife, Beyoncé, who has 216 million followers.

As Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, promotes The Harder They Fall, he’s being sued by a perfume company for alleged breach of contract. Parlux Fragrances accuses him of failing to promote the Gold Jay Z fragrance line as part of a 2012 agreement.

During a court appearance Monday in New York City, Carter blasted the company “for crappy, lazy work” and for allegedly violating their agreement by selling the fragrance at the Superdrug discount drugstore chain in the United Kingdom without his knowledge, as reported by the New York Post. 

“We are trying to build a brand,” Jay-Z testified. “You’re almost cutting the legs off from the brand [by] putting it in discount stores.”

He also denied the accusation that he failed to promote the product. “It was a tough relationship,” he said, “but I was still trying to create something amazing.”

 

 

 

 

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When Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor sings “I challenge you to all out life,” this probably isn’t what he meant.

During the Knot’s show in Phoenix Tuesday, a large bonfire erupted in the crowd during their performance of the song “All Out Life.” Footage taken by an attendee and posted to YouTube shows fans cheering around the blaze and throwing chairs towards it, all while Slipknot performs in the background.

It’s unclear what exactly started the fire — maybe someone in the audience had just watched the Woodstock ’99 documentary — but according to Setlist.fm, the show was put on hold for 30 minutes to deal with it before Slipknot eventually returned to the stage to finish the shortened set.

The Phoenix show was the closing date on Slipknot’s U.S. Knotfest Roadshow tour. The band will return to the stage this Friday to headline their Knotfest Los Angeles festival

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Last year, Dan + Shay treated fans to original Christmas songs “Take Me Home for Christmas” and “Christmas Isn’t Christmas.” After releasing those tunes, the duo hinted that they weren’t quite done spreading Christmas cheer, and sure enough, they’re back for more festive original Christmas music in 2021.

The band released a new tune, “Pick Out a Christmas Tree,” as an Amazon Music Original song this week. In a behind-the-scenes clip shared with People, Dan + Shay admit that it’s especially daunting to write a new Christmas song since there are already so many classics in the canon.

“One day we sat down to write it and it sort of poured out of us,” they explain about their newly released song. “It’s just the soundtrack for folks going out [with] families, friends, going to a Christmas tree farm or going to a store down the street and picking out Christmas trees — so that’s how this song came about.”

“Pick Out a Christmas Tree” is available on Amazon now.

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Lady Gaga‘s upcoming CBS special One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga isn’t airing until November 28, but we’ve got our first peek at it now — plus all the details of the set list.

The special was filmed at two sold-out shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall this past August, which served as both Bennett’s birthday celebration and his last hurrah: The 95-year old legend has now retired from performing.  The one-hour special features Gaga and Bennett singing songs from their two duet albums: 2014’s Cheek to Cheek and their new one, Love for Sale.

In the sneak peek, which you can watch on Instagram, Gaga, in a glamorous gold gown, and Bennett, in a dapper suit, perform their first-ever joint recording, “The Lady Is a Tramp,” which appeared on Bennett’s 2011 album, Duets II. 

In the clip, Bennett, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016 but began showing symptoms two years ago, has no problems handling the lyrics; his family has said his long-term memory is intact.

CBS has also released the set list for the special, which features each singer performing solo before teaming up to close the show with a few duets.

Gaga solo
“Luck Be A Lady”
“Orange Colored Sky”
“Let’s Do It”
“New York, New York”

Bennett solo
“Watch What Happens”
“Steppin’ Out”
“Fly Me to the Moon”
“I Left My Heart in San Francisco”

Gaga & Bennett together
“Lady is a Tramp”
“Love For Sale”
“Anything Goes”

One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga airs November 28 on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and will also be available to stream on Paramount+.

 

 

 

 

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Demi Lovato is teaming up with a video-sharing platform called Gaia, which describes itself as “the largest online resource of consciousness-expanding videos.”

The subscription-based platform features “content for the mind, body, and soul,” including documentaries, original shows and yoga and meditation classes.

“I am excited to be one of Gaia’s first celebrity ambassadors and honored to join a platform I have been a fan of for some time,” Demi says in a statement. “Understanding the world around us, both known and unknown, and diving deeper into areas that expand our consciousness is exciting to me and I am honored to be able to be a part of a community of people who want to do the same.”

Demi first became interested in Gaia thanks to their fascination with extraterrestrials. The singer was introduced to one of the platform’s show hosts, Dr. Steven Greer, founder of the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence, and has used his meditation techniques for “making contact.” Demi is also a fan of Gaia original series Ancient Civilizations and Deep Space.

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Pixies have announced Live in Brixton, a new box set capturing the band’s 2004 concerts at London’s Brixton Academy.

The eight-disc collection will be released January 28. The vinyl version, which will be limited to 2,000 pieces, features different colored LPs for each of the four shows.

Pixies played the Brixton run as part of their 2004 reunion tour, which marked the first time the “Where Is My Mind?” rockers took the stage together since breaking up in 1993.

“It was an amazing reception, I guess they had missed us over all those years,” recalls guitarist Joey Santiago. “I particularly remember getting word that the balcony was swaying, and seeing that the crowd didn’t want to leave long after we had finished the show.”

Pixies would continue to play shows together following the reunion tour, but didn’t release any new music until after bassist Kim Deal left the group in 2013. Deal was replaced by Kim Shattuck of the punk band The Muffs, and then by ex-A Perfect Circle bassist Paz Lenchantin, who remains in Pixies to this day.

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