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Adam Lambert Needs a Hero for His Moody New Bonnie Tyler Cover: Listen
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a new cover song by Adam Lambert! On Friday (Dec. 30), Lambert shared his latest in a new string of covers with “Holding Out for a Hero,” his rendition of Bonnie Tyler‘s 1984 hit. For his version, Lambert brings the tempo down from its frenetic original pace, and replaces the iconic, chunky piano chords with a syncopated, sinister bass and guitar section that permeates the track. When it comes to his voice, though, the singer keeps the pure glam-rock sound alive with his signature growl as a choir joins him for the chorus. The new cover comes as Lambert preps his next album, High Drama, for release in the new year. The LP will consist entirely of covers, two of which the star has already shared with the world (his renditions of Noël Cowa...
2022 Kennedy Center Honors: How to Watch & Stream for Free
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The 45th annual Kennedy Center Honorswill air on Wednesday (Dec. 28) at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream on Paramount+. The list of esteemed honorees include Gladys Knight, Amy Grant, U2, George Clooney and Tania León, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, conductor and educator. The 2022 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was held at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4. Read on for on ways to watch and stream for free. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news How to Watch the 45th Annual Kennedy Cen...
Fitness Gear: The Best Exercise Equipment to Kickstart Your Home Workout Routine for 2023
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. What’s your New Year’s resolution? Exercise and weight loss top the list of resolutions for 2023, but you don’t have to wait until New Year’s Day to kickstart your workout routine. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The benefits of working out regularly extend beyond the physical body. For example, exercise helps relieve stress and can improve your overall mental health and help you feel more accomplished (it’s not easy sticking to a workout routine!). It also stimulates endorphins in the brain to boost your...
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5: How to Watch & Stream the Hit Series for Free
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Yellowstone is getting good! The mid-season finale premieres on the Paramount Network on Sunday (Jan. 1). Season 5 of the hit series about the Duttons — a fictitious (and dysfunctional) family who owns and operates the largest cattle ranch in the country — premiered on the Paramount Network on Nov. 13. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the premiere drew a series high of 12.1 million viewers. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the two-hour premiere episode, John Dutton (Kevin Costner) gets sworn in as g...
24 interesting facts about Colombia
We didn't plan on staying a month in Colombia. After spending longer than we had planned in the South Pacific, we were wary that we had only six months for an area far larger than what we had seen thus far. Of course, our journey through Cartagena, Santa Marta, Taganga, Medellin, Popayán and San Agustin warranted more than the two weeks we had planned. Our friends and family were worried about us staying in this historically volatile land but we found a lively, absorbing and intriguing country that was as enchanting as its more frequented neighbours. Along the way, we learnt some interesting facts about Colombia we thought it useful to share. The post 24 interesting facts about Colombia appeared first on Atlas & Boots.
2023 New Year’s Eve Specials: All the Ways to Watch & Stream
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Out with the old, in with the new! It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2022 and welcome a new year. The global pandemic has made the last few years challenging (to say the least), but 2023 offers us another chance to start fresh. What are the best ways to celebrate New Years Eve? That depends on whether you prefer to stay in or go out. While there are plenty of New Year’s Eve parties, concerts and other events happening this weekend, such as New Year’s Eve with The Roots, Weekends with Adele and other Las Vegas residencies and Bruno Mars’ New Years’ Eve conce...
Lava La Rue’s Big Year: How the U.K. Indie Upstart Rendered Their Artistic Vision in ‘Hi-Fidelity’
As 2022 draws to a close, Billboard Pride is taking a look back at some of the queer indie artists who saw their stars rise over the last 12 months. Below, U.K. genre-bender Lava La Rue breaks down their big year. It’s the end of a busy trip to New York for Lava La Rue. The buzzy, much talked-about indie artist from West London has been in and out of studio sessions and supporting their partner’s gigs around the city, but as they log onto a Zoom call from a Brooklyn hotel room, they look mildly bummed. “It’s super rainy and gross,” they say, swiveling their camera around to show a cloud-choked skyline just outside their window. “Normally I get this very cute view of everything corny, like the Empire State. Now, it’s just kind of looking like Gotham.” But ...
11 best things to do in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
From the world’s longest zipline to desert bedouin camps, these are the best things to do in Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE, is an intriguing blend of the modern world and old Arabia. Unlike its neighbouring emirates, overdevelopment is yet to engulf Ras Al Khaimah, more commonly known as RAK. This, along with its sandy coast and craggy interior, makes it a beguiling Middle East destination. Meaning ‘headland of the tent’, Ras Al Khaimah is located in the northeastern part of the UAE, bordering Musandam, an exclave of Oman. Its position between the Persian Gulf and the Hajar Mountains reveals a range of landscapes from dramatic hilltop forts and dusty rose-red ridges to wind-hewn deserts and a glittering coastline of sandy beaches and mangrove...
Sia Gives Her Favorite ‘Survivor’ Season 43 Players Major Cash Prizes
Turns out Survivor contestants don’t necessarily have to outwit, outplay or outlast in order to win a big cash prize. That’s because Sia has once again given away huge spoils of her own to her favorite season 43 contestants. In a video shared by Entertainment Weekly on Friday (Dec. 23), the pop star doled out $200,000 to three players who fell short of the CBS competition’s $1 million grand prize when the Sole Survivor was announced on Dec. 14. “Hi, Jesse! It’s your biggest fan, Sia!” she begins during a video chat with Jesse Lopez, who finished in fourth place. “I really think that you deserved to win, and I think you just played the most epic, sneaky, wonderful game in the whole world. … So I wanted to give you $100,000.” “Oh my god!” a shocked Lopez exclaimed. The pop star then went on ...
Attention, Last-Minute Shoppers! These Retailers Offer Curbside & In-Store Pickup
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Waited until the last minute to finish your holiday shopping? With just two days before Christmas, last-minute shoppers plan to hit the streets in droves but procrastination isn’t the only thing driving this seasonal shopping ritual, ” target=”_blank”>inflation has a lot do with why many people waited until the last minute. If you’re a last-minute shopper, we rounded up a list of more than a dozen retailers that offer in-store and curbside pickup, plus their store hours on Christmas Eve. However, some stores close early on Christmas Eve, so you might need...
‘The Best Man: The Final Chapters’: How to Stream the Limited Series for Free
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. “Just like old times, only better.” Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Regina Hall, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Terrence Howard and Harold Perrineau reunite in The Best Man: The Final Chapters. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The limited series, based on the film franchise written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, will premiere on Peacock on Thursday (Dec. 22). Fans of The Best Man will get a chance to catch up with the lives of Harper (Diggs), Robyn (Lathan), Jordan (Long), Lance (Chestnut), Quenti...
‘Smooth Like Butter’: This BTS Collab Is Perfect for Beauty Lovers
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The Bangtan Boys dropped a new collaboration for beauty-loving members of the BTS Army! BTS and the South Korean beauty giant Laneige teamed up for a special edition of the brand’s lip sleeping mask set. The Laneige BTS x Amorepacific Lip Sleeping Mask Lip & Pop Edition Set features three delicious scents inspired by the BTS singles “Butter,” “Permission to Dance” and “Dynamite.” Available at Sephora.com and Laneige.com, the $35 set includes an exclusive “Butter” flavor (that smells like buttered popcorn) along with a couple of fan-favorite scents: ...
