After teasing a new song last week, Yeah Yeah Yeahs have delivered that and more.
As promised, the track, titled “Spitting Off the Edge of the World,” is out today and features indie pop artist Perfume Genius. Not only that, but Karen O and company have also announced their first album in nine years, Cool It Down.
“To all who have waited, our dear fans, thank you, our fever to tell has returned, and writing these songs came with its fair share of chills, tears, and euphoria when the pain lifts and truth is revealed,” O says of the upcoming record. “Don’t have to tell you how much we’ve been going through in the last nine years since our last record, because you’ve been going through it too, and we love you and we see you, and we hope you feel the feels from the music we’ve made.”
O adds, “No shying away from the feels, or backing down from what’s been gripping all of us these days. So yes we’ve taken our time, happy to report when it’s ready it really does just flow out.”
Cool It Down will be released September 30. In the meantime, you can listen to “Spitting Off the Edge of the World” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs will play Montreal’s Osheaga festival in July and Chicago’s Riot Fest in September, followed by headlining dates in New York City and Los Angeles in October.
Here’s the Cool It Down track list:
“Spitting Off the Edge of the World” feat. Perfume Genius
“Lovebomb”
“Wolf”
“Fleez”
“Burning”
“Blacktop”
“Different Today”
“Mars”
Muse has released a new song called “Will of the People,” the title track off the band’s upcoming album.
“‘Will of the People’ is a fictional story set in a fictional metaverse on a fictional planet ruled by a fictional authoritarian state run by a fictional algorithm manifested by a fictional data center running a fictional bank printing a fictional currency controlling a fictional population occupying a fictional city containing a fictional apartment where a fictional man woke up one day and thought ‘f*** this,'” says frontman Matt Bellamy.
Somehow, we think the inspiration for “Will of the People” isn’t entirely fictional.
You can listen to “Will of the People” now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video, which very much lays out the scenario Bellamy describes, is streaming now on YouTube.
The album Will of the People arrives August 26. It also includes the previously released songs “Won’t Stand Down” and “Compliance.”
In other news, Muse has announced a limited run of North American tour dates, making stops in Los Angeles on October 4, Chicago on October 11, Toronto on October 14 and New York City on October 16.
Tickets go on sale June 24 at 10 a.m. local time. For all ticket info, visit Muse.mu.
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Justin Bieber is back at it again with Tim Horton’s — the Canadian equivalent of Dunkin’ — and dropped the first commercial teasing his new cold brew offering that’s appropriately named Biebs Brew.
The hilarious commercial, which dropped Wednesday, shows just how excited the Grammy winner is to finally taste the new menu item. The commercial opens with Justin staring intently at glass jar filled with the first batch of Biebs Brew and a Tim Horton’s employee named Pam asking why he hasn’t gone home.
Justin firmly replies, “I haven’t tried the final product,” so he cannot leave because his job isn’t done.
Pam tries to persuade the “Ghost” singer against waiting because cold brew takes longer to make than your average cup of coffee, explaining, “It takes 16 hours for it to steep before it’s ready.” She adds Tim Horton’s plans on calling him back in about 15 hours so he can be first to taste it.
“Yeah, not a chance I let someone put their lips on the Biebs Brew before this guy,” Justin argues, adding, “I’m a stayin'” as he gets cozy in an office chair.
The two part ways while sharing awkward good nights, with Justin shouting to the employee that he loves her.
“I love you, too,” she giggles. “I’m glad you said it first!”
Justin’s all new Biebs Brew — which comes with a limited-edition French vanilla flavoring — drops June 6.
This isn’t his first collaboration with Tim Horton’s. Last year, the singer teamed with the chain to make his own Timbits, which is their name for doughnut holes, and dubbed them Timbiebs. That partnership was a smash and even sparked some head-scratching headlines when ecstatic customers tried reselling them for thousands of dollars on eBay.
(EDNA, Texas) — A Texas man worked for days on end to customize caskets for the 19 children who were killed after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, last Tuesday.
Trey Ganem, the owner of SoulShine Industries, a company that specializes in custom caskets and urns, said he was contacted by a trooper and funeral directors after the shootings to see if he could help.
“They know I deal with a lot of children and that I can make sure that things get done as far as doing customization and doing something special because this wasn’t your typical funeral arrangements,” Ganem, 50, told Good Morning America.
SoulShine Industries teamed up with Cherokee Casket Company of Griffin, Georgia, and trucking companies to acquire the child-sized caskets and ship them to Texas. The caskets were donated and arrived for Ganem and his team in Edna, Texas, on Friday, ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
“We got to talk with the families and the funeral directors have helped us, and it’s just been wonderful to be able to know exactly what they wanted and [ensure] each one [is] personalized to that specific person,” Ganem said.
One casket was painted a glossy blue and prominently features the bright red and yellow shield of Superman, DC Comics’ legendary superhero.
Another blue casket has a cheery green dinosaur chasing a green bat on its lid.
A third casket is coated in white paint with pink accents and includes a TikTok logo on top.
“When they’re telling me that their son or daughter loved baseball or softball or TikTok, they light up because now they’re remembering the good things and the fun times that they had when they were alive and here, and we incorporate all that into the caskets,” Ganem said.
He said he feels speaking with the families and parents of the children directly has started the healing process.
“We’re bringing light to this time,” he said. “When they start talking about a dinosaur holding a flashlight with a pickle, that’s gonna put a smile on your face. It’s kind of one of those things where we listen to what they have to say. We cry with them. We hug each other but in the end, we make the most beautiful creation and the last resting bed for their loved ones.”
Ganem and his team rushed to complete the special caskets in time for the scheduled funerals and visitations in Uvalde. The first two funerals were held Tuesday, one for Amerie Jo Garza and another for Maite Rodriguez, both 10 years old.
“Our emotions when we finished the last casket, we all just looked at each other and we started crying and when you’re hugging, it was like, ‘we did it and they all turned out beautiful.’ We did 19 caskets in three and a half days. But it was just a relief.”
Twenty-one individuals — 19 third and fourth grade students and two teachers — were killed in the May 24 shooting after 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered Robb Elementary School with an AR-15 style rifle and opened fire.
Ganem estimates at least 30 people chipped in to help sand caskets, make deliveries, brought food and offered a hand in some way.
“The community was fantastic just trying to help us and they wanted to do whatever they could to help the families in Uvalde also,” he said.
“It’s beautiful, to be able to know the joy that we’re going to bring for them.”
Blake Shelton is teaming up with Jimmie Johnson to honor our nation’s veterans.
Before the Indy 500 race last weekend, where Blake was the grand marshal, he was tasked with the special honor of helping former NASCAR driver and longtime friend Jimmie decorate the helmet he wore during the Indy 500, which marked Jimmie’s first time competing in the race.
Designated the “Helmet of Heroes,” it features symbols that honor their family members who’ve served in the U.S. armed forces. Blake’s late father, Richard Shelton, served in the Korean War and then became part of the honor guard. His brother Richie was a member of the Army before he died in a car accident at the age of 24 in 1990.
After Jimmie wore the helmet during the race, Blake and Jimmie signed it. The helmet will be given away as part of a contest raising money for the American Legion, a nonprofit that supports veterans. A $48 donation to the American Legion equals one entry into a drawing for the Helmet of Heroes. The winner will be announced on September 13.
“What an honor, especially with the American Legion involved and it’s [Jimmie’s] first Indy 500. There’s so much that this helmet represents,” Blake said, adding that it’s a “big deal” for him to have input on the Helmet of Heroes.
The helmet will be on display at the IndyCar Series races and other events in the American Legion mobile unit until the end of racing season.
The Rolling Stones launch their SIXTY tour June 1 at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
The first leg of the trek, which celebrates the British rock legends’ 60th anniversary, will feature 14 concerts in 13 European cities, including a pair of concerts in London’s Hyde Park on June 25 and July 3. The tour winds down on July 31 in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Stones will also visit France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands, and will play their first show in Liverpool, England, in over 50 years.
According to a press release that announced the outing, the SIXTY tour will feature “a spectacular new … production, including a massive stage, cutting edge lighting and state of the art video design.”
Steve Jordan, who stepped in for longtime Stones drummer Charlie Watts on the band’s 2021 No Filter tour of the U.S. after Watts’ death last August, will once again will be behind the kit for this trek.
The launch of the SIXTY tour also coincides with Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood‘s 75th birthday. The band posted a message on its socialmediasites that reads, “Happy birthday Ronnie Wood!! We’ll see you on stage tonight in Madrid to celebrate!”
The opening acts for tonight’s show are Sidonie and Vargas Blues Band. The latter act features John Byron Jagger, who is Stones frontman Mick Jagger‘s nephew.
As they have done for the last several years, The Stones are offering fans the chance to choose one song that they play prior to each show on their tour via an online vote.
Yesterday, Mick posted a series of photos on his Facebook page capturing him visiting various sites around Madrid.
The Academy of Country Music announced its Special Awards nominees on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on artists, songwriters and industry members.
Miranda Lambert is being honored for her career-long ACMs success, receiving this year’s Triple Crown Award. She qualifies for that honor because throughout her career she was won ACM Top New Female Vocalist, ACM Female Vocalist of the Year and ACM Entertainer of the Year.
The most controversial honoree in the bunch, Morgan Wallen, will win the Milestone Award for his outstanding achievements in the country music field over the past year. It’s a major turnaround for Morgan, who was barred from eligibility at the 2021 ACM Awards due to his racist slur scandal, which took place in February of that year.
Chris Stapleton is also being recognized: He’ll be awarded the ACM Spirit Award, which draws inspiration from country legend Merle Haggard. The honor is presented to an artist who most exemplifies Haggard’s legacy, writing great songs and following their own path.
Shania Twain and legendary songwriter Sonny Throckmorton are the two recipients of the ACM Poet’s Award, which they are winning for lyrical contributions and impact on country music culture.
TV series Yellowstone is winning the ACM Film Award; and Paul Barnabee and Dwight Wiles are this year’s ACM Lifting Lives Award recipients. Connie Bradley will receive the ACM Icon Award, and Duane Clark will receive the ACM Service Award. Hardy, who won ACM Songwriter of the Year at the most recent awards show, will be recognized, too.
The ACM Honors ceremony will take place Wednesday, August 24, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. This year’s show will also celebrate some of the ACM Awards winners who weren’t televised during the major awards show, like studio recording and industry honorees.
When superstar singer Chlöe Bailey isn’t producing Grammy-nominated hits like “Do It,” she’s lending her vocals to covers of other popular hip-hop songs such as Capella Grey‘s “Gyalis.” After posting her rendition of the 2021 “summer anthem” last month, Grey called upon Bailey to record an official cover version, called “Gyalis (Shemix).”
“Ya asked for it,” Grey said on Instagram, sharing the cover art and a snippet of the new single.
Bailey also posted the single art on her socials with the caption, “go be a gyalis official remix out now.”
Her original video, which was shared on social media and now has over 3 million views, joins a collection of covers from the 23-year-old R&B artist. Fans seemed to have really enjoyed her version of Minnie Riperton‘s classic 1970s hit “Lovin You,” posted in January, and her most recent cover of Kanye‘s “24,” off his 2021 Donda Deluxe album.
With hits like Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness raking in the dough in theaters, it’s safe to say movie fans are back after the dark days of the pandemic.
With that in mind, Fandango polled 2,500 U.S. moviegoers about the second-biggest attraction at their local theaters: the concession stand.
Eighty-three percent of those polled say movie theater popcorn just tastes better than eating it at home, according to the company’s Concession Confessions Survey. In fact, 76% say they usually only eat popcorn at the movies.
And apparently, they can’t get enough: 66% of respondents say they order large or extra large sizes of popcorn every time — and 47% wish there was a “bottomless bucket” option at their local theater.
However, sometimes popcorn just isn’t enough: Nearly half of those polled mix in concession candy with their popcorn, with moviegoers confessing to dumping everything from M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces and Raisinets to Goobers and Milk Duds into their buckets or bags.
And while everybody gripes about the prices at their concession stand, they’re not doing without: 47% say they’ll wait in line even if they’re late for their movie.
However, there could be drama ahead — even before you take your seat. A recent report in the Wall Street Journal noted that supply chain issues and other economic factors are making popcorn harder to come by. Suppliers have noted they’re paying more just to ensure farmers keep planting corn to pop.
Survey questions, methodology and results have not been verified or endorsed by ABC News or The Walt Disney Company.
This! is not a drill: Panic! at the Disco is officially back.
The Brendon Urie-led outfit has announced a new album called Viva Las Vengeance. The follow-up to 2018’s Pray for the Wicked arrives August 19.
“Viva Las Vengeance is a look back at who I was 17 years ago and who I am now with the fondness I didn’t have before,” Urie says. “I didn’t realize I was making an album and there was something about the tape machine that kept me honest.”
You can listen to the Viva Las Vengeance title track now via digital outlets, and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.
Along with the album news, Panic! has announced a U.S. headlining tour, running from September 8 in Austin, Texas, to October 25 in San Francisco.
Tickets go on sale next Friday, June 10, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit PanicattheDisco.com.
Here’s the Viva Las Vengeance track list:
“Viva Las Vengeance”
“Middle of a Breakup”
“Don’t Let The Light Go Out”
“Local God”
“Star Spangled Banger”
“God Killed Rock and Roll”
“Say It Louder”
“Sugar Soaker”
“Something About Maggie”
“Sad Clown”
“All By Yourself”
“Do It to Death”
