It will be available digitally; you can purchase downloads of the individual songs or the entire album on sites like iTunes. But why avoid the streaming services? It's almost expected, at this point, that nearly anything you'd want to listen to is available for streaming, without the financial commitment that used to be necessary to hear music on demand. You know, back when you used to have to pay for an LP, cassette, CD or even a mp3 file.
Billboard is reporting that the album will ship 3.6 million physical copies in the United States, and that it could sell 2.5 million units in the United States in its first week.
Adele's representatives haven't commented on this, but the answer probably lies in the unique position that the British singer finds herself in right now. Coming off of the 11 million selling 21, the response to 25's first single "Hello" was overwhelmingly positive. It created a pop culture moment that we don't experience very much anymore: everyone seemed interested in the song, from the youngest music fans to the oldest across many demographics. In the three weeks since the video has been posted, it has been viewed over 419,000,000 times on YouTube. That's four hundred nineteen million times. Read more here.
"It was a stem-cell operation," he says. "It's supposed to help the lungs. Over the years I've smoked a lotof cigarettes, and I've had emphysema and pneumonia four or five times, so my lungs were really screwed up, and I had heard that this stem-cell operation would be good for them.
"So I said, 'Well, I'm gonna try it out.' But I'm still so sore that I can't say that it was a success. I'll have to wait until all the soreness goes away." He echos that same sentiment when answering the question of whether it has affected his singing. "I'll let you know," he says with a laugh. Read more here.
The song tackles the subject of parental relationships and their effects on the family unit, as the singer's own parents divorced when she was 5. "I like to think of 'Piece By Piece' as the happy ending to 'Because Of You'," says Clarkson. "It's not the happiest story in the beginning, but it's a real one that I decided to write after a conversation with my sister.
"So many of us had to grow up without parents to model a healthy relationship for us, so we often get into dysfunctional relationships because it is what is familiar. We end up settling instead of being with someone who is worthy of our hearts and our time. We all deserve to feel worthy of love. We all deserve to be truly loved.
"This song is basically my past, present, and future. It's my love letter celebrating and thanking my husband for being a man that knows how to love me and our children without expecting anything in return. Also, this is a promise to my kids that I will never cease to love them, and be present in their lives always."
The video closes with footage of Clarkson and her own daughter, River Rose. Watch the video here.
The pair even sing along to Alanis Morissette's "Ironic," which Bieber claims to one of his favorite songs. He also admits that The Notebook is one of his favorite movies, admitting, "It did make me cry. I'm an emotional guy."
On a more serious note, Corden asks Bieber about the nude photo leak. "It definitely felt, like, really invasive," Bieber said. "It's funny to joke about it now because what else can you do�when I first saw the picture, it was covered, it had censorship on it. I thought, 'oh my god, I could have just got out of the water. I could have had shrinkage.' I finally find the unedited thing, and I'm still p-- because there's shrinkage." Watch the "Ironic" cover here.
The new effort, entitled "Down to My Last Bad Habit" is the follow-up to his 2011 release "Guitar Slinger." Gill made the album announcement and song premiere on NPR Thursday morning. Listen to the new single here.
Gill had the following to say, "Forty years into this, it's still as much fun as it's ever been to play music. At the end of the day, what I get excited about is doing something I haven't done before. When I record a song, I feel successful if I've accomplished something new." See the tracklisting
Staples will be kicking off the first leg of the tour on December 2nd in Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer and wrapping up the trek on December 19th in San Diego, CA at Observatory North Park.
The second leg of the Circa '06 tour is set to launch on February 26th in San Francisco, CA Social Hall and will conclude on March 12th in Louisville, KY at Headliners. See the tour dates here.
In addition to Lil Wayne providing a track, Nas and Juicy J collaborated for "Friends," which has a decidedly old school feel. Playing off the line, "With friends like that I don't need enemies," the lyrics bemoan those supposed friends who disappear during and after a jail sentence.
"No pictures, no commissary, money to eat / and now you think it's all good since I'm back on the streets," goes the track. Long Live the Pimp drops December 4. Listen to Nas and Juicy J do their thing here.
It's a fictionalized account of Parton's young life, based on her 1971 hit song "Coat of Many Colors," which tells the story of a patchwork coat Parton's mother made for her. Taking on the role of Dolly is the young Alyvia Alyn Lind, who has appeared on The Young and the Restless since 2001.
"I have so many memories of growing up here," says Parton at the start of the clip, as we see footage of her native East Tennessee. "This Christmas I would love to give a gift to you-my favorite song that I've ever written-tells the true story of my childhood."
Coat of Many Colors premieres Thursday, Dec. 10, at 9:00 p.m. ET on NBC. Watch the preview here.
The clip follows both the behind-the-scenes movements of Nail and his band as well as the live concert experience from a fan's perspective. The tune is the first single from Nail's upcoming album Fighter, which is taking a different direction that his past projects.
"I joke and tell people it's my 'love-making record,'" David tells Rolling Stone Country. "I played it for my parents and I realized that in every song there was references I wasn't too crazy about them hearing. At 36, you're not supposed to care so much about what your parents think - especially your work. But I was raised in a conservative fashion where I guess I don't want my mom to be too embarrassed when she goes to the salon to get her hair done." Watch the video here.
"After three number ones from the debut album I don't know how you follow that up. Knowing what we have coming on the next album in 2016, I kind of wanted to end [this cycle]� with something fun. [With] 'Chillin' It,' people didn't care who was singing it, they just said, 'I want to turn this up, who is this?' And I got my name out there. So I'm ending with something [else] fun, 'Let Me See Ya Girl.'"
"It's not breaking ground, lyrically," he smiles. "It's just wanting to get to know a girl outside a club. It's not a 'Ain't Worth the Whiskey' or 'Dozen Roses and a Six-Pack' that hits you here [in the heart], it just makes you dance and move and have fun, and you need those songs in your set to make sure that everyone gets their money's worth. 'Let Me See Ya Girl' is one of the biggest live songs I have in my set, that's why we decided to make it a single, and it's doing well."
But he's just kicked off a new tour, which is why he wanted a new EP out. "We're ending [the album cycle] with ['Let Me See Ya Girl'], we're kind of going into the holiday season, and we've released this EP to kind of build this tour around. We're playing these songs in clubs for the first time. And early in 2016, we're going to have a brand new single, something I'm more proud of than I've ever done in my career. As soon as this album's done, I've already got stuff for my next album that's gonna set me apart and help people to see that I'm growing as an artist and as a songwriter."
While waiting for that next album, fans can dig into the new EP. One of the highlights is "My First Radio." Read his comments about that here.
"This is one of my favorite TV performances," posted the singer after the show. Bieber also participated in the first annual Tonight Show 500, a relay race competition around New York City's Rockefeller Plaza.
The race featured Bieber, Fallon, NASCAR stars Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Bush and Kevin Harvick, Tariq Trotter from Tonight Show house band The Roots and actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson from Modern Family.
"Purpose" features guest appearances by Travi$ Scott, Big Sean, Nas, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Skrillex, Diplo and Ed Sheeran. "Sorry" is currently No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 while "Purpose" will make its debut on the Billboard 200 album chart next week. Check out video from the TV appearances here.
Tinashe and her crew are seen sneaking into an abandoned building. They throw a massive party and it's a wild one. Tinashe gets her sexy on rocking a fur coat, bra, and a skirt. Her friends dance and take pictures until they hit the couch for some rest when everything is said and done. Young Thug, who is featured on "Party Favors," is noticeably absent from the visuals.
"Party Favors" will appear on Tinashe's upcoming album Joyride. The project, which boasts production from heavy hitters including Boi-1da, is scheduled for release in January. Watch the video here.
After releasing The Cookbook in 2005, Elliott slowly stepped back from all she had built. Part of that had to do with her 2008 Graves' disease diagnosis, which caused rapid weight loss, hair loss and other issues related to her thyroid. After getting to a place where she could manage her condition, Elliott said she "quietly" released two tracks produced by Timbaland in 2012, but they didn't garner much attention so she didn't pursue any kind of comeback.
That didn't mean she lacked material, though. "If I wanted to do The Missing Files of Missy Elliott, I have probably six albums just sitting there," she said. "But it was much needed," she admitted of her break.
"People hadn't realized that I haven't just been an artist, I've been a writer and a producer for other artists. When you're writing that much, your brain is like a computer. You have refresh it." Read more here.
I was in the middle of writing and recording my album when this melody kept coming to me. It probably lasted about a week and eventually I recorded the 10 second melody into my phone. I put it aside and wrapped up the first half of the album (which at this point was only supposed to be 4 songs). I gathered all the almost-final cuts of my songs and sat in my apartment and listened through them. They were moody, dramatic, and synth-driven. They sounded cohesive but they didn't quite tell a story. I wanted a story. I needed that heartbreak song. Something that made you and me feel something, in a very real way.
That's when I remembered this little diddy that I couldn't escape. I pulled out my phone and listened through the rough humming pattern and the production started coming together in my mind. Even though I was almost out of money, I decided the song had to get recorded, even if it was only 10 seconds long. I called my engineer and booked some studio time for the next day and hoped I could pull a song together in the meantime.
I turned off all the lights in my apartment. And I thought about what kind of song Adele and Alabama Shakes would come up with if they were male, alone, and almost broke. I'll admit, that's usually how my songs start anyway. I felt like they'd write a song about their pain, so why not write a song about my pain? Of course I've never set anything on fire, but I've sure wanted to. So I wrote about what crazy Clinton would do if he had a broken heart and lighter fluid.
I started hearing an organ and a raw production of live instruments. Maybe even some tambourine. It started to take this shape of an organic sing-along, with stacked harmonies and layered melodies. I wrote the lyrics with a rough idea of verse melody and a strong idea of the chorus and hook. Now, it was just a matter of putting all these ideas together.
The next day, I went to the studio and worked with the brilliant Nick Miller, who made the song come to life as we built the song piece by piece. We spent all day fine-tuning the builds and progressions and rewriting what eventually became the anthem for my album. It's a song I still love singing along with because although the story is dark and heated, the melody and instrumentation is fun and interesting. I feel like I should include a final reminder that I don't actually burn things down (but it's fun to sing about).
Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album right here!
Dominique Revert, the club's co-manager gave the following statement to Billboard "It will reopen, no question about it," he says. "Hearts will be heavy for a few months, a few years.
"But we will reopen. We will not surrender." Just yesterday Eagles of Death Metal, who were playing Le Bataclan at the time of the attack, released their own statement. Read more here.
Justin shows off some fancy evasive maneuvers, but is eventually gunned down. He uses his last breath to take a selfie with his version of "blue steel" the "look" that Ben Stiller made famous as Derek Zoolander in the cult classic comedy Zoolander.
Bieber is in good company, a quick shot in the trailer indicates the other "beautiful people" who have been taken out include Demi Lovato, Usher, Miley Cyrus and Lenny Kravitz.
Watch the new trailer for Zoolander 2 here.
The time she spent with producer Danger Mouse was an experience she'd like to duplicate. "He's like a sponge, he just soaks everything up all around him," she said. "I went to his studio in L.A. When I was there--I just love him. Next time I'll probably spend a month to six weeks just working with him."
If she'd had her way, the first single from 25 would have been "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)," but ultimately that "more poppy" song was less representative of the album as whole.
Many of her new tracks are love songs, which she describes as focusing on "overcoming obstacles in relationships." She added, "And that's actually the best feeling in the world. I've never really had that. I'm also super fascinated by going from loving someone so much to hating them." Read more here.
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