Duran Duran has a new album coming out at the end of the month, and they are in the mood to celebrate.
The band has just announced a series of listening parties to coincide with the release of their gothic-themed album, Danse Macabre, dropping October 27. The parties are being held October 24 at record stores across the country, with participating locations revealed on their Instagram page.
Danse Macabre features three new songs along with covers and new takes on old Duran Duran tracks. It also features guest appearances by original Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, former Duran Duran guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and Nile Rodgers.
The track, which was penned by Kurt Allison, Jonathan Edwards, Tully Kennedy and John Morgan, finds Jason personifying his favorite glass of liquor as he drowns his post-breakup woes.
“Come on, kick in, whiskey drink/ I don’t wanna think, think, think/ About who she’s with or where she is/ Or how bad I miss her now/ Come on, cigarette/ Yeah, smoke out that regret/ Pour it straight and strong, make her memory gone/ Before you let me leave/ Come on, whiskey drink, oh/ Come on, whiskey drink,” Jason sings in the chorus.
U2 launched their Las Vegas residency, U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere, on September 29. Now that they’ve done a few shows, guitarist The Edge seems to be thrilled with how things are going.
“I’m just so happy with the fact that it’s landed. It’s exceeded our wildest expectations in many ways,” he tells Wired. “You don’t really know how it’s gonna play until you have an audience in the house. Within about four songs of the opening night, I was like, this is definitely working.”
The Edge says he could tell there were times the visuals may have taken the spotlight off their performance, noting, “it’s a fistfight between the band and the immersive screen. We kind of win most nights, but it’s almost an even fight.”
Still, he says the songs are a crucial element to what fans see on the screens behind them, sharing, “That’s still the core of this event. Without the music, it would be an empty spectacle.”
Right now, the residency is set to wrap on December 16, but it sounds like the band may be open for more.
“We always thought in the back of our mind that we might do some additional shows next year. But we haven’t even started the discussion,” The Edge says. “There’s this kind of balance between keeping this show going, which is, in many ways, a one-off to commemorate Achtung Baby. So we’re weighing whether to push forward with a new album, new material, and a new tour versus extending this run.”
U2’s next show is happening Saturday, October 7. A complete list of dates can be found at U2.com.
Multihyphenate entertainer Leslie Odom Jr. announced his upcoming studio album, When a Crooner Dies, expected out on November 17.
Marking his first album of all-new original music since 2019, the new collection was written and recorded over the course of the last few years and serves as his “most personal body of music to date.”
“On we go,” Odom Jr. wrote in his Instagram announcement. “There’s a lot I could say. But I hope you can hear it all in the music.”
Along with news of the album comes the release of the first single and accompanying visualizer for “Show Me.”
When a Crooner Dies is available for presave on major streaming platforms.
Donna Kelce is speaking out about what it’s like to suddenly be thrust into Taylor Swift’s orbit amid the pop star’s rumored involvement with her son, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
While Donna said that Travis and Taylor’s relationship is too new to comment on, she did give her feelings on the uptick in media attention her son has received.
“Every week it’s something new. Like, really? I feel like I’m in some kind of an alternate universe,” Donna told Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie on the Friday, October 6, episode of Today. “It’s really strange. But it’s fun – it’s a great ride. At times it gets a little annoying, but most of the time people are just so sweet, so kind, so generous. What mother doesn’t want to hear that their kids are great?”
When the co-hosts pressed Donna again for her opinion on Taylor, she gave them a short response about what it was like to watch the game alongside her. “It was okay,” Donna said.
According to Donna, Travis didn’t explicitly warn her against speaking about Taylor, but rather, she felt she didn’t have anything to tell.
“It’s not so much a warning,” Donna said. “It’s his personal life. I’ll talk about my life and when the kids were little and I was with them, but they’re men now, they’ve got their own lives, and there isn’t a man alive that’s going to talk to their mom about their personal life.”
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are celebrating 27 years of marriage on October 6.
Tim, who wedded Faith in 1996, shared the couple’s first photo together, before dedicating an Instagram post to his wife.
“This is the very first picture ever taken of us, the very first time we ever met back in spring of 1994. This was backstage of the ‘New Faces’ show at the Country Radio Seminar……I fell for you in an instant!” Tim captions his heartfelt post alongside a throwback picture.
“Today is our 27th wedding anniversary and I fall for you everyday, every time you walk into the room, every time I see you in our 3 beautiful daughter’s smiles. I just keep falling and always will,” he professes. “Happy anniversary my love! @faithhill.”
Tim previously sang his wife’s praises in an August interview with Yahoo Entertainment, noting he wouldn’t be where he is today without her.
“She’s always been my rock. She’s my rock in everything that I do. I don’t think I could stand up straight without leaning on her in everything that I do,” he said.
Tim’s latest album, Standing Room Only, is out now. Its title track is currently #6 and ascending the country charts.
Guitar legend Eddie Van Halen is being immortalized with a new Funko Pop.
Pop Eddie Van Halen with Guitar is a collectible of the late Rock & Roll Hall of Famer with his signature black and white striped guitar. The vinyl figure measures just under four-inches tall.
The collectible is available now at Funko.com and will be coming to Funko flagship stores soon. There is a limit of two per household.
The release coincides with the third anniversary of Van Halen’s death. He passed away October 6, 2020, after a long battle with cancer.
Meanwhile, Van Halen has just released a newly remastered version of the video for their classic track “Right Now.” It is one of many songs that appear on the just-released box set The Collection II, which features remastered versions of the band’s four #1 albums with Sammy Hagar as well as a Studio Rarities album featuring eight non-album Hagar-era tracks.
From hardcore drill anthem to collaborative remix tracks and mixtape projects, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music.
Wiz Khalifa, Khali Sober— Created entirely by Wiz and hometown producer Big Jerm, the new project sees the rapper revisiting his mixtapes roots with 12 fresh, new tracks.
Fivio Foreign, “Why Would I” — Fresh off his GloRilla collab, “Cha Cha Cha,” the New York native released his latest single, a follow-up to his usual hardcore drill anthems, on which he questions the unnecessary opinions of others.
Kevin Gates, “God Slippers” — Following the release of “I Don’t Apologize,” the Louisiana rapper dropped off his latest track, a song that tells the story of turning to spirituality for guidance when dealing with self-related issues.
Janelle Monáe ft. Quavo and Latto, “Champagne S***(Remix)” — Monáe tapped the Atlanta natives for a star-studded remix of her hit song off The Age of Pleasure,which drops the same day as the sold-out Atlanta stop of her TAOP tour.
Drake will soon be stepping away from music for a while.
He said so just hours after releasing his highly-anticipated latest album, For All the Dogs.
“I probably won’t make music for a little bit,” Drake said during an episode of his Table for One show on SiriusXM’s Sound 42, per People. “I got some other things I need to do for some other people that I made promises to, but I probably won’t make music for a little bit. I’m gonna be real with you. I need to focus on my health first and foremost and I’ll talk about that soon enough.”
With the update, Drake revealed he’s been having the “craziest” issues with his stomach.
“I want people to be healthy in life,” he said. “And I’ve been having the craziest problems for years with my stomach. So I need to focus on my health and get right, and I’m going to do that.”
He added, “I have a lot of other things that I would love to focus on. So I’ma lock the door in the studio for a little bit. I don’t even know what a little bit is. Maybe, maybe a year or something, or maybe a little longer.”
After weeks of delay, fans can finally enjoy what may be Drake’s last album for a bit, For All the Dogs. His eighth studio album features J.Cole, Chief Keef, Sexyy Red, SZA, 21 Savage and more.
Drake delivered the 23-track collection at 6 a.m. ET on October 6, writing in an Instagram announcement, “FOR ALL THE DOGS IS YOURS NOW.”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers fans are getting a preview of the upcoming expanded remastered edition of the band’s 2010 album, Mojo.
The rocker’s estate just released Petty’s cover of the Sonny Boy Williamson II song “Help Me,” one of two previously unreleased songs that will appear on the digital release, Mojo (Extra Mojo Edition). The other unreleased track is “Mystery of Love.”
Both the digital Mojo (Extra Mojo Edition) and a limited edition Mojo on ruby red translucent vinyl will be released October 20. They are available for preorder now.
Released June 15, 2010, Mojo was Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ 12th studio album. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
