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Alesso and Katy Perry Announce New Single and Music Video, “When I’m Gone”
Alesso‘s latest crossover hit is officially on the horizon, and it features one of the biggest artists in pop music. The Swedish DJ and hit-maker has teamed up with Katy Perry for a new single called “When I’m Gone,” which will hit streaming platforms globally on Wednesday, December 29th. An official music video will then drop on January 10th, 2022 in a worldwide premiere on ESPN during halftime of the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, according to a press release issued to announce the single. Artwork of Alesso and Katy Perry’s upcoming single, “When I’m Gone.” The famed “Firework” singer is no stranger to the electronic dance music scene, teaming up with Zedd back in February 2019 for “365” before ...
Mura Masa Opens Up About Mental Health and Music Production In Candid Reddit AMA
In a candid Reddit AMA (“ask me anything”), Mura Masa has opened up about his mental health journey. After a fan asked him about noteworthy achievements that have helped his creative process and anything that’s helped his mental wellbeing, Masa said he started going to therapy, fixed his sleep, and started eating healthier and more regularly. “But to be honest after all that I was still feeling mentally exhausted and ended up getting on Anti-depressants and that’s really changed my life,” he explained. “Anxiety was basically dictating all my descisions/movements [sic]. I can only say to anybody reading, if you’re feeling like things aren’t going right for you mentally then do reach out and make some changes. I had no...
Sony Music, Anghami Form Arabic Record Label With a Global Scope
Sony Music Middle East and top Arab music streamer Anghami have teamed up to launch Vibe Music Arabia, a new joint-venture record label designed to support the Arabic artist community in Saudi Arabia and the Levant and wider GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) regions. The wholly independent label, which was first announced at MDLBEAST’s XP Music Conference in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, this week, “will act as a creative, accelerator and educational hub” aimed at empowering Arabian musicians, songwriters, producers and content creators both regionally and globally, according to a press release. Music put out by Vibe Music Arabia will be released on all streaming platforms and services around the world in an effort to score breakthroughs for its artists in countries outside the Middle East. Taking t...
Flow La Movie’s Death Mourned by J Balvin, Juan Magan & More
The producer behind chart-topping hits such as “Te Boté” and “AM,” Flow La Movie has died at age 38 in a tragic plane crash on Wednesday (Dec. 15), and the music world is mourning his loss. The producer/artist, born José Angel Hernandez, was one of the seven passengers in a private plane that crashed near Las Américas International Airport in the Dominican Republic. “For Helidosa, this accident causes us great pain and sorrow. We stand in solidarity with the affected families that, along with us, are going through a difficult time,” the company that operated the plane said in a statement. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Flow’s partner Debbie Von Marie Jimenez Garcia and his son, Jayden Hernandez, were also among the victims. Spanish artist Juan...
Darren Criss Calls ‘A Very Darren Crissmas’ Album ‘Cheeky’ With ‘Pathos’: ‘It Is a Very Me Thing’
“I didn’t want it to be, or seem in the slightest, like a surface-level, sort of commercial cash grab,” Darren Criss says of his first holiday album, the aptly titled A Very Darren Crissmas. “That was like, the anti-what I wanted to do.” So what makes a Darren Criss Christmas album especially Crissmas-y? Explore See latest videos, charts and news “It had to be very, very, very me,” the entertainer tells the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen to his full 40-minute interview, below). “Which requires a few things. It has to have left-of-center choices musically, things that people don’t know at all. It’s gonna be seemingly cheeky but hopefully (have) a lot pathos. Just a lot of stuff that I subscribe to. “And trying to whittle that down to make it the most sort of honed version of what I just...
Khalid Says Soulful New EP ‘Scenic Drive (The Tape)’ Is the ‘Perfect Representation of the Person I Became’
R&B sensation Khalid is back with his all-new EP Scenic Drive (The Tape), which comes as a follow-up to his 2018 debut EP Sun City. The Grammy-nominated artist has also partnered with Coca-Cola to launch an all-new TikTok challenge that aims to give BIPOC creators more visibility and recognition. As part of Coke’s TikTok Challenge, which is an extension of the brand’s Real Magic philosophy, Khalid released his tune “Open,” featuring Canadian duo Majid Jordan, to which fellow creative Jalaiah Harmon launched a new “Real Magic” dance to the track. “Growing up, Coca-Cola has always been in my life, and with the release of my EP, it felt like the stars aligned themselves,” Khalid says of his new partnership. “They told me they were fans of my music as much as I’m a fan of them, so it’...
Leaked ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Mid-Credits Scene Reveals Upcoming Addition to MCU
*SPOILERS AHEAD* Ahead of the December 17 official United States theatrical premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home, a leak of a mid-credits scene from the movie has now surfaced. The mid-credits scene for Marvel Studios‘ upcoming blockbuster serves as an homage to the post-credits scene from Venom: Let There Be Carnage. The post-credits scene from the recent film centered around Eddie Brock and his Venom symbiote teased an upcoming meeting with Peter Parker/Spider-Man. The mid-credits scene from Spider-Man: No Way Home shows Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) reportedly having a conversation with his alien symbiote. The two go back and forth while discussing the universe (MCU) that they are visiting. After an encounter with the barmen, Eddie makes his leave but a small droplet of the Venom symbiote...
Who Wore The Leather Biker Look First: ROB HALFORD Or FREDDIE MERCURY? The JUDAS PRIEST Singer Weighs In
In a recent interview with Spain’s Mariskal Rock, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked who wore the “leather biker look” first — him or late QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I remember seeing a picture of Freddie with his leather jacket and a cap and a motorcycle, and I’m, like, ‘What the fuck is going on, Freddie?’ [Laughs] “I love him. Freddie is a god — he’s a god,” Rob continued. “His music, his voice, his showmanship, his personality, his charisma. There’ll never, ever be another Freddie Mercury. “But as far as who wore it first, I think I did probably — maybe by a year or two,” Halford added. “Yeah, if that’s important. I don’t ...
DAVE NAVARRO Didn’t Join GUNS N’ ROSES Because He Was ‘Immersed’ In His Drug Addiction
During an appearance on a recent episode of the GUNS N’ ROSES-centric “Appetite For Distortion” podcast, JANE’S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro once again spoke about the fact that he nearly became a member of GN’R two decades ago after Izzy Stradlin‘s departure from the Axl Rose-fronted group. “Axl really wanted me to join the band,” Dave said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “And we talked nearly every day about ideas and the way the band could work with me in it. [But] at that time in my life, I was just simply not present enough to do it. I had an audition with the band that I actually didn’t show up to because I was immersed in my drug addiction and I just simply couldn’t show up in that shape. But it happened the...
Former METALLICA Bassist RON MCGOVNEY Dismisses BIFF BYFORD’s ‘Electric Fan’ Anecdote As ‘Total Fiction’
Former METALLICA bassist Ron McGovney has dismissed SAXON singer Biff Byford‘s anecdote about the first show the two bands played together nearly four decades ago as “total fiction.” During a new appearance on “The Chuck Shute Podcast”, Byford recounted a funny incident that allegedly happened when METALLICA was the support act for SAXON at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California in March 1982. “I think we were out having dinner or something before the gig or doing something,” he recalled. “And METALLICA was setting up on stage. And I wasn’t there. I was there later for their show, but I wasn’t there [when they were setting up]. And I had a huge electric fan there in front of me, and I think METALLICA asked if they could ...
JUDAS PRIEST’s RICHIE FAULKNER Records Guest Solo On DEMON HUNTER’s Upcoming Album
JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner has recorded a guest solo on DEMON HUNTER‘s upcoming album, “Exile”, to be released next year. Faulkner tracked his parts last night (Tuesday, December 14) at his home studio, The Falcon’s Nest, in Nashville, Tennessee with the help of DEMON HUNTER guitarist Jeremiah Scott, who is producing the LP. A short video of Richie laying down his guitar lead can be seen below. Most of “Exile” is being recorded at Jeremiah‘s studio in Nashville, The Southern Oracle. Scott is an experienced producer, audio engineer and musician who built The Falcon’s Nest for Richie after the PRIEST guitarist moved to Tennessee in 2019. In addition to producing the last few DEMON HUNTER albums, Jeremiah has helmed various recording...
Catfish: The TV Show To Return — And It’s ‘Going Global’
Catfish is “going global” in the new year. MTV announced Catfish: The TV Show will return on January 5 — and for the first time, it will be an international evening of fishy internet scams. Viewers in the United States will be able to catch Season 1 of Catfish UK: The TV Show immediately following the U.S. version. As the first look below reveals, it’s “all-new lures, all-new pond”! First, on Catfish: The TV Show, Nev Schulman and Kamie Crawford are “getting to work.” In the final days of quarantine, the catfish are extra crafty, but they’re no match for the dynamic duo’s spectacular sleuthing. As restrictions eventually begin to lift, Nev and Kamie log out of Zoom and head back on the road again. Binoculars included. Then it̵...
