NME reports she recently sat down Zane Lowe for an in-depth interview and also cleared up a rumor that's been spreading about shutting down a possible duet between her and Beyonce.
According to Adele, she never turned down a Beyonce collaboration. In fact, the Grammy winner says she would never do such a thing. Adele told Zane Lowe, "There's a rumor going round that I turned Beyonce down. Which I would never be so disrespectful as to do. I'd never disrespect her like that. Obviously, like, Queen B 'til the day I die." Read more here.
"Still thinking about Paris and my friend Thomas who we lost in the tragedy," read a statement Bieber shared via his Twitter account on Monday (Nov. 16).
"He was part of the team for years and I wish I would've had more time to thank him," Bieber continued. "Make sure you appreciate people while you have them."
Check out the entire message here.
"Life influences are really influences for the album, and just stuff that I've been through, especially in the last five years with being in the band and everything," he said in a preview video. "Yeah, it's quite a personal album."
"It's a nice feeling to come out of a place where you are being told what to do, and, you know, to behave a certain way because of certain expectations or certain things that people want to see," he said about his time in One Direction. Speaking about this new project, he admitted, "It is just my perspective, and that is fully liberating."
Malik told FADER, 'I don't feel like people really know what I'm going to give them, musically. And once they hear it, I feel like they will understand me a little bit more, and they'll understand why I did what I did, and why I left the band, and why I had to write this sh*t down. Because for five--not even for five years, for ten years, this album has been in my brain, and it's just been there, sat with me, needing to be out." Read more here.
In a move that shocked fans, Hodgy Beats called Tyler a "fraud" while they both performed at Odd Future's Camp Flog Gnaw festival over the weekend. After the show, Hodgy posted a series of Tweets about his motives, in which he expressed his disappointment in Tyler's apparent sleight to their Odd Future crew.
The beef seems to have its beginnings with Tyler's comments earlier this year, in which he virtually announced the disbanding of Odd Future. "Although its no more, those 7 letters are forever," he tweeted. The cryptic message was taken as a reference to OFWGKTA, short for Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. Check out the video here.
The band returns to the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, where they became the first country act to have a residency at the venue in 2015. 'We had such a great time at the Joint earlier this year," said the group's Joe Don Rooney in statement.
"Being the first country act to have a residency there, we didn't really know what to expect. The shows were wild, and we knew that if given the chance, we would come running back." Read more here.
Mustard did a Twitter Q&A on Monday night (Nov. 16). A fan asked if the Britney song would be dropping soon and Mustard replied with a simple, "Yep."
Not only has Spears been working with the "2 On" producer, she's been in the studio with Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter, who are the songwriting duo behind Selena Gomez's hit "Good For You." Spears has also logged studio time with Simon Wilcox. Read more here.
The pairing delivered a medley of the band's hits under the banner of "Jewel & The Gang." The performance included snippets of "Hollywood Swinging," "Ladies' Night" and "Celebration."
Formed as The Jazziacs in Jersey City, NJ in 1964, Kool & The Gang released their self-titled debut album in 1969. The funk, soul and R&B band began a string of US hits with 1973's "Funky Stuff", while "Jungle Boogie" reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Hollywood Swinging" peaked at No. 6 the following year.
Kool & The Gang brought a smoother sound to the late-70's disco-era and delivered hits like "Ladies' Night" and the 1980 No. 1 smash "Celebration." Check out video of the performance here.
Adele co-wrote the song with Canadian singer/songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr., and called it her favorite track on the album in a recent Rolling Stone interview.
Due November 20 and produced by Greg Kurstin, "25" has been launched with the lead single "Hello." Already a worldwide smash, "Hello" has been certified UK platinum as it tops the UK and US charts for a third straight week. Watch the video here.
Minaj and the Philly rapper will share the stage for an epic one-night-only performance. The event will take place on a rooftop venue complete with music, fireworks, views of the iconic Las Vegas Strip and a lot of champagne. Tickets cost $150, but the price is subject to change. They are on sale now here.
Over the summer Meek Mill and Drake, Minaj's label mate and friend, got into a heated war of words via social media which played out, among other places, through free style raps. Things have simmered down a bit since Drake called Mill "dead." Read more here.
'When you first hear the song, your mind automatically goes to a relationship, like you're leaving somebody, but I just think it's interesting in life how many different types of bombshells we have to drop," Monroe tells Vulture.
'There are so many. When my dad had cancer, my uncle came into a room to tell me he died. That's a bombshell. And the older you get, the more you have to start doing them yourself, which is hard." Watch the video here.
The video shows Ty Dolla $ign wearing all white and sitting atop a golden throne in the clouds. He's surrounded by beautiful women who are all trying to "get saved," but as he repeats in the song, "I ain't gonna save her." He ignores each and every one while they claw towards him.
The imagery takes on a heightened religious tone towards the end when, against a dark backdrop, Ty Dolla $ign's heart glows and he appears to wear a crown of light. In the end, though, even he seems to fall from grace. Watch the video here.
The "Dibs" singer's promotion rep caught her rendition of the song and posted it on Instagram to the delight of fans and industry folks alike. Ballerini can be seen checking her phone for the lyrics, but it doesn't take away from her performance.
Kelsea isn't the only country artist to tackle the song. Thomas Rhett and Brett Eldredge sang it together during a recent tour stop. Check out Kelsea Ballerini's cover performance here.
The track is the second single from Ross' upcoming album Black Market, which drops December 4 and features a host of big names, including Nas, Chris Brown, Future and Mariah Carey. Ross' collaboration with Chris Brown, the smooth and slick "Sorry," is the first.
As for Ross and Nas, the rappers have previously collaborated on "Triple Beat Dreams" and "Accident Murderers." Their talented partnership comes across in "One of Us" between the track's hyped up beat and subtle horns.
Listen to the track here.
Rule, who has a new MTV show, Follow the Rules, gave some insight into his heavy hit making days, in which he penned raps for R&B artists and flowed alongside Jay Z.
When asked about his hit record "Holla Holla," from his debut 1999 album Venni Vetti Vecci, he said, "It [the beat] had this funny sound to it. So I'm like, 'What could I do to this to bring out what the beat is?' I created the double-flow, which I called it at the time. 'Holler Holler, anybody that's ready to get dollar, dollar-dollar.' I said, You know what, I'm gonna do verses like that."
Ja went on to explain how Jay Z borrowed his style for the "Holla Holla" remix. "Jay heard it and he was like, 'dope.' We on the bus and Jay is like, 'I got my verse right.' I was like, 'Let me hear it.' This is how ill Jay is: He spit it and it was double-time like my verse. Then when he did it, he changed it. Only did the double for the first two'The verse was still dope."
Ja explained that the energy between he and his Def Jam counterpart, Jay-Z, was all love, despite the friendly competition. Read more here.
The three-hour event features a star studded cast that includes Mary J. Blige (as the Wicked Witch of the West), Common (as the Bouncer), Ne-Yo (as the Tin Man), Elijah Kelley (as the Scarecrow) David Alan Grier (as the Cowardly Lion), and Queen Latifah (as the Wiz).
The Wiz is an urbanized reimagining of the classic tale The Wizard of Oz. The musical won the 1975 Tony Award for Best Musical. Based on the theatrical success, a film was released in 1978 featuring an equally impressive cast, including Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Lena Horne.
The Wiz Live takes place on December 3 at 8pm EST. Watch a preview of the event here.
At first, fans wondered if it was an actual freestyle, considering a lot of rappers write raps and then just put the word 'freestyle' in the title. However, the New York native proved he was really rhyming off the top of his head by including mentions of Lil B and the city he was in.
While Tyler, the Creator is on tour with A$AP, he didn't appear on stage when A$AP spit his freestyle over his sinister beat. Check out the freestyle performance here.
"Hello" is just the fourth song to earn three straight weeks of more than 400,000 in digital sales, following Pharrell Williams' "Happy" (2014), Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" featuring Williams and T.I. (2013), and Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," featuring Kimbra (2012).
"Hello" is the lead single from Adele's long-awaited third album, "25", which was produced by Greg Kurstin and is due November 20. The UK singer's last record, 2011's "21", was a worldwide smash with worldwide sales of more than 30 million copies. Read more and watch the "Hello" video here.
Duran Duran frontman Simon LeBon responded to a tweet from the campaign's Twitter account on Monday (Nov 16) to announce that all proceeds raised by the single will be donated.
The band is currently considering which charity will receive the funds, The singer wrote: "@EODMforNo1 @DuranDuran will donate all proceeds due to us, from this version. Considering options that are useful, peaceful & uniting." See the tweet and check out a live performance here.
The first show at the stadium will take place on August 26th of next year with the newly announced second show set to happen the following night. Tickets for both shows will go on sale to the general public this Friday, November 20th at 10 a.m. EST.
Chesney had the following to say about the new date, "You never want to just assume people are as into you are you are to them. The people of New England, and especially Boston, have been so good to us for so long - and after this year, I didn't want to assume we could do those kinds of numbers a second straight year. But once we went up on sale, we realized this year could be even bigger than last year� which is crazy.
"Then again, we named the No Shoes Nation at Foxborough. We've sold out 13 shows over eight years, and the heart, strength and passion of the people of Boston is what inspired me to start the Spread the Love Fund after the Boston Marathon bombing. So, I don't know why I ever hesitated. Here's to two rocking nights with some of my dearest friends in one of my favorite places in the world."
The new show will mark Chesney's 15th performance at the home of the New England Patriots. He will be joined by Miranda Lambert, Sam Hunt and Old Dominion joining him for the weekend.
"Gillette Stadium holds so many special memories," Chesney says. "Last year when the Kraft family brought the Super Bowl trophies on stage with us� It was crazy. Not to mention playing 'Happy on the Hey Now' with Gretchen Rhodes, one of the original island girls who were a bridge to this city. Places like that really stand out, really give a reason to keep going during the summer - because as good as it is, you know there is something even better ahead."
The new tour leg will be kicking off on January 13th in Memphis, TN at the Minglewood Hall and will conclude on February 13th in Seattle at the Showbox. Porter expects to announce additional dates soon.
Porter has also lined up a couple of North American festival appearances including next year's Songwriters Festival in Miramar Beach, FL on January 17th and the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival in Okeechobee, FL on March 4th.
Following the North American trek, Potter will travel to Australia to play the Byron Bay Bluesfest and New Zealand for the inaugural Auckland City Limits festival in March. See the announced tour dates here.
The tour is scheduled to kick off on December 13th at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston and will conclude at Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville on December 21st.
India.Arie has lined up a number television appearances include a performance at the Hollywood Christmas parade, airing on The CW on December 11, an appearance on the nationally syndicated show "Steve Harvey" during the week of December 14, as well as an appearance on an episode of PBS' "Tavis Smiley" that will air in December. See the tour dates.
The song will be available at all DSPs starting November 20. Already a phenomenon in their homeland of Iceland, Kaleo is making a name for themselves Stateside with their current single, "Way Down We Go," which itself was featured in promos for HBO's "The Leftovers" as well as the FIFA 16 soundtrack.
VINYL kicks off its ten-episode season with a two-hour premiere, directed by Martin Scorsese, on SUNDAY, FEB. 14 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). From Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter, this new drama series is set in 1970s New York City. Watch the trailer here.
The single, which features special guest Chali 2na of the alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5, is the is the follow-up to Savoy's chart topping single "Leaving You."
"'Love is Killing Me' is a special track to us," says Savoy. "We had the idea a while ago, and right then we knew we had something really cool. It's got a relaxed, grooving vibe, yet still packs a ton of energy as well.
"We're so glad we waited on releasing the track because Chali 2na (Jurassic 5) heard it backstage at a show and we both knew it would be an amazing collaboration. Chali just adds that smooth vibe that makes you feel like, 'we got this.' It's now shaped into something that we absolutely love - it works just as well on a mellow morning as it does on the big stage live at night - and to us, that's what's up."
Stream the song here.
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