Starset has premiered another new song from the band’s upcoming album, Horizons.
The latest cut — or, as the sci-fi-themed group refers to them, “transmission” — is called “Earthrise,” and is available now for digital download.
Horizons also includes the previously released tracks “Infected,” “The Breach” and “Leaving This World Behind.” “Infected” currently sits in the top 25 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
You’ll be able listen to all of Horizons when it drops in full on October 22.
Moody Blues singer/bassist John Lodge revealed earlier this year that he planned to release a live album featuring performances from his stint as an opening act on the Yes-headlined 2019 Royal Affair Tour. Now official details about the record have been announced.
Titled The Royal Affair and After, the album will be released on December 3 on CD and digital formats, with a limited-edition blue-vinyl LP version due out January 28, 2022.
The 10-track collection, which you can pre-order now, features performances by John and his 10,000 Light Years Band from a Las Vegas stop on the tour, as well as select songs recorded during Lodge’s subsequent U.S. solo trek.
The Royal Affair and After includes renditions of several well-known Moody Blues songs written by Lodge, including “Steppin’ in a Slide Zone,” “Isn’t Life Strange,” “I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)” and “Rise My See-Saw,” the latter of which features a guest appearance by current Yes frontman Jon Davison.
Also on the album, John pays tribute to his Moody Blues band mates Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge, Mike Pinder and the late Ray Thomas. Davison lends guest lead vocals to a version of the Hayward-penned classic “Nights in White Satin,” while Lodge and his group also perform The Moodies’ “Sunset” and “Legend of a Mind,” written by Pinder and Thomas, respectively.
In addition, The Royal Affair and After boasts a version of the Edge-penned Days of Future Passed interlude “Late Lament,” featuring a recording of Graeme reciting the spoken-word piece made especially for Lodge’s tour.
In other news, Lodge has announced initial dates for a 2022 solo tour that’s currently scheduled to kick off March 16 in Annapolis, Maryland.
Here’s the The Royal Affair and After live album’s full track list:
“Steppin’ in a Slide Zone”
“Saved by the Music”
“Legend of a Mind”
“Sunset”
“Late Lament” (with Graeme Edge)
“Nights in White Satin” (with Jon Davison)
“Gemini Dream”
“Isn’t Life Strange”
“I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)”
“Ride My See-Saw” (with Jon Davison)
You heard Megan Thee Stallion join BTS on a remix of their hit “Butter,” but now you get see the first time the rapper and the K-pop group met.
In a new video posted to BTS’ YouTube, we see them officially hanging out in person for the first time on a rooftop in New York City last month.
They take turns gushing over each other, with BTS members saying they were so “impressed” and “grateful” when they heard Megan’s verse on the track.
“No, I was so happy and I was so grateful,” Megan tells them. “I had already told my manager. I was like, ‘I wanna do a song with BTS,’ and then when it came up, I was like, ‘They know me?’ I was so happy.”
She leaves the possibility open for another collaboration as well. “Whenever we do another song, I feel like we gotta do it big,” Megan tells them. “We gotta do a video, and it’s gonna be happening.”
Primus has postponed a trio of dates on the band’s ongoing A Tribute to Kings Rush tribute tour due to a “confirmed COVID-19 case within the Primus touring party.”
Affected dates include tonight, October 8, in Milwaukee, October 9 in Kansas City, Missouri, and October 10 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“The safety of our fans, crew, venue staff and band are our top priority so out of an abundance of caution, we are postponing our shows in Milwaukee, Kansas City, and Cedar Rapids this weekend,” Primus says. “We are working to reschedule the dates and your tickets will be valid at the new dates.”
The tour is expected to pick back up October 13 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Primus first scheduled the A Tribute to Kings tour for 2020 before it was postponed due to the pandemic. The outing features the “My Name Is Mud” rockers performing Rush’s 1977 album A Farewell to Kings in full.
Two Aaliyahalbums that were released after her death became available on digital platforms for the first time on Friday.
I Care 4 U, from December, 2002, features 14 tracks, including Aaliyah’s hits “Back & Forth,” “Are You That Somebody?,” “One in a Million” and “Try Again.” It also has songs that were previously unreleased, including “Miss You,” “I Care 4 U” and “Come Over.” The compilation debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart.
Ultimate Aaliyah originally arrived in May 2005 as a posthumous box set. The first disc is a greatest hits collection. The second, titled Are You Feelin’ Me?, has songs from the Romeo Must Die soundtrack and additional tracks produced by Timbaland. The third disc is a DVD documentary titled The Aaliyah Story.
Aaliyah’s third album, which was self-titled, was released on streaming services September 10. That weekend, a special two-day pop-up event was held in New York city. Dubbed “More Than a Woman: The Aaliyah Experience,” it honored the three-time American Music Award winner’s iconic career and her influence on music, fashion and pop culture.
Aaliyah’s second album, One In a Million, made its debut on streaming services on August 20.
August 25 marked the 20th anniversary of Aaliyah’s death at the age of 22. She died in 2001 with eight other people in a plane crash after shooting the “Rock the Boat” video in the Bahamas.
In one of the songs on his Born Here Live Here Die Here album, Luke Bryan pays homage to world-renowned angler and TV show host Bill Dance.
Now, in honor of the legendary fisherman’s 81st birthday, Luke has dropped a music video to further share Bill’s influence on his life and love of fishing.
The clip for “Bill Dance,” which was shot on Luke’s own Tennessee farm, makes clear that fishing is a family affair. The singer’s sons Bo and Tate even make an appearance. At the beginning of the clip, the two boys are sitting on a couch watching Bill fish on TV when Bill himself walks through the door and takes them out on the water for a real fishing trip.
The video marks Luke’s first time co-directing one of his music videos. Also sitting in the director’s chair was Michael Monaco, who directed and executive produced the singer’s new docuseries, Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary.
Emmy-winning actor and singer Darren Criss is hitting the road for a holiday tour in support of his new album, A Very Darren Crissmas, which is out today.
The album features guest appearances by Adam Lambert, actress Evan Rachel Wood and country singer Lainey Wilson. It’s a collection of classics like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” off-kilter holiday tunes like “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” and one original, “Drunk on Christmas.”
Meanwhile, his A Very Darren Crissmas Tour kicks off December 3 in Indianapolis, IN and is set to wrap up December 22 in Hershey, PA. Tickets go on sale October 15th at DarrenCriss.me/avdctour.
On Instagram, Criss writes, “Who wants to live on a tour bus during the coldest time of year? THIS GUY. Wanna know why? Cuz I wanna take A Very Darren Crissmas on the road and play these tunes for you live and in person! The real question is- will you join me?“
The former Glee star also already has plans for 2022: He’ll be starring in the Broadway revival of David Mamet‘s classic 1975 drama American Buffalo, along with Sam Rockwell and Laurence Fishburne. Performances begin March 22, 2022, with the opening set for April 14, 2022.
Viral kid music sensation Nandi Bushell has released a new song in collaboration with Tom Morello and his son, Roman.
The track, which is titled “The Children Will Rise Up,” is a protest anthem about the dangers of climate change. It’s accompanied by a video starring Bushell and both Morellos, as well as Jack Black and teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
“I am so proud of myself and Roman Morello for writing our EPIC song with Tom Morello!” Bushell says. “We hope you love it and we really hope our song helps raise awareness for climate change!”
You can download “The Children Will Rise Up” now via digital outlets, and watch its video streaming now on YouTube.
On the same day his concert doc Justin Bieber: Our World is released on Amazon, Justin also drops the new music video for “Ghost.”
As previously reported, the visual features Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton, who plays Justin’s grandmother or mother — it’s not entirely clear. The video opens with the two mourning the loss of the family’s patriarch. It then jumps to two years later, as we see them try to move past their grief while keeping the memory of their loved one alive.
Earlier this week, Keaton shared her excitement about being involved in the project, writing on Instagram, “AM I DREAMING??? WHAT AN HONOR IT WAS TO WORK WITH JUSTIN BIEBER AND HIS INCREDIBLE TEAM!!!”
This Saturday, October 9, marks what would’ve been John Lennon‘s 81st birthday, and to commemorate the special day, the third annual “Dear John” charity tribute concert will be held virtually at Veeps.com starting at 3 p.m. ET.
The star-studded event, which is organized by U.K. rock band Blurred Vision, will feature performances or appearances by Peter Frampton, ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Lennon’s pre-Beatles group The Quarrymen, former David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick, actors Martin Freeman and Matt Lucas, and many others.
In addition to paying homage to Lennon, the show raises funds for the War Child UK charity, which seeks to help children affected by war around the world.
Tickets for the virtual concert can be purchased at BlurredVision.Veeps.com. The event will be available to watch on demand until October 17.
To raise additional money for War Child, a new song called “Dear John” that Blurred Vision recorded with Frampton and Mollie Marriott — the daughter of late Small Faces/Humble Pie frontman Steve Marriott — has been released and is available now digitally and via streaming at OpenEyesRecords.com.
You also can check out a music video for the tune at Blurred Vision’s official YouTube channel.
