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Watch Harry Styles Bring Out Lizzo to Cover “I Will Survive” at Coachella
On Friday night, Harry Styles headlined Coachella again following his debut performance last weekend. During his second set at the festival, Styles brought out Lizzo as a special guest for a joint cover of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 hit “I Will Survive” and the One Direction single “What Makes You Beautiful.” The two walked out in matching faux-fur coats. Watch those moments below, and follow along with Pitchfork’s full coverage of Coachella 2022. Styles was previously joined by Shania Twain for covers of “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and “You’re Still the One” during his Coachella debut last weekend. That headlining set also marked his first-ever live performance of “As It Was,” the lead single off his upcoming album Harry’s House, and saw Styles debut two new unreleased songs: “Boyfriends” and “...
MEGADETH’s KIKO LOUREIRO Shares Video From Rehearsal Sessions For 2022 Leg Of ‘The Metal Tour Of The Year’
MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has shared behind-the-scenes video from the rehearsal sessions for the 2022 leg of the band’s “The Metal Tour Of The Year” with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES. Check out the 11-minute clip below. The 49-year-old Brazilian musician, who lives in Finland with his wife and kids, and his MEGADETH bandmates kicked off the 2022 leg of “The Metal Tour Of The Year” on April 9 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last month, MEGADETH bassist James LoMenzo discussed the band’s setlist for the 2022 leg of “The Metal Tour Of The Year” during a bassist roundtable video chat with Knotfest‘s Ryan J. Downey. “You have to take into account that Dave‘s [Mustaine, MEGADETH frontman] been through a ...
DREAM THEATER’s 2002 Performance Of IRON MAIDEN’s ‘The Number Of The Beast’ Album To Be Made Available On Streaming Services
DREAM THEATER‘s 2002 performance of the entire “The Number Of The Beast” album by IRON MAIDEN will be made available for the first time ever on vinyl and streaming services on June 10 via InsideOut Music. Originally released on DREAM THEATER‘s YtseJam Records in 2005, this one-of-a-kind performance sees the progressive metal giants again paying tribute to some of their historic musical icons. This unique 2002 performance in front of a French audience at La Mutualite in Paris, France is the only available recording of this one-off historic event, forever preserved in the YtseJam collection as part of the growing “Lost Not Forgotten Archives” series. A few days before the Paris show, DREAM THEATER also performed the entire “The Number Of The Beast...
LAMB OF GOD’s JOHN CAMPBELL To Miss Next Couple Of Shows; PHIL DEMMEL To Step In
LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell will miss the next couple of shows on the band’s “The Metal Tour Of The Year” in order to “take care a family matter back home.” He will be temporarily replaced by former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel, who previously stepped in for LAMB OF GOD guitarist Willie Adler during LOG‘s January appearance on the ShipRocked cruise. Demmel already played his first show as the bassist for LAMB OF GOD Friday night (April 22) at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Fronting LAMB OF GOD at the same gig was Joe Badolato, vocalist for New Jersey deathcore outfit FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY. Badolato was filling in for LAMB OF GOD‘s regular singer Randy Blythe, who was taking a few days off from the road afte...
K.K. DOWNING: ‘MOTÖRHEAD Were Responsible For The Creation Of Thrash And Speed Metal’
In a new interview with Rhys Bowler, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing spoke about the advent of thrash metal in the early 1980s and the impact that it had on the evolution of PRIEST‘s sound. “Other than heavy metal, I think thrash metal, obviously because around about the time in the ’70s and early ’80s, we saw some very good stuff coming around [from] the U.K., with bands like VENOM, but obviously we had METALLICA, which had a great relevance and [later on] great bands like MACHINE HEAD,” Downing said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “MOTÖRHEAD, to me… I have to say MOTÖRHEAD was to blame for all of that, I think,” he continued. “Well, I say ‘to blame’ — I’d change that to ‘thank’ for that, ’...
DaBaby Tries To Deliver Fade To His Own Artist, Wisdom, Twitter Comes With Jokes
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Koerner / Getty DaBaby is back trending once again for reasons far outside his musical career. The North Carolina rapper was seen on video trying to deliver the fist fade to Wisdom, an artist signed to his imprint. A video posted on Instagram from user @prince_mazani shows DaBaby facing off backstage at the Spring Jam event at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C. DaBaby was a co-headliner with Kodak Black at the show and with Billion Dollar Baby entertainment signee Wisdom hanging out behind the scenes. In the video, DaBaby can be seen trying to smack or hit Wisdom, with the artist firing back with swings of his own before the clip erodes into a chaotic scene. DaBaby’s penchant for getting into public spats and scuffles has followed him for m...
Role Model Has Found Love and Wants Everyone to Hear About It
Tucker Pillsbury — better known by his stage name, Role Model — is ready to ditch his indie sad-boy persona for a more optimistic look. The 24-year-old musician told HYPEBEAST that after building a brand off of “being anti-love, hating everyone and not leaving the house,” his new album Rx leans fully into the power of love. “I started the album process at the same time that I fell in love for the first time in my life,” Pillsbury told HYPEBEAST, explaining the shift in his sonic style. “That was something I was always very closed off to my whole life, which I think you can hear in my earlier music. It was something scary to me, always, and when it happens, it hits you like a train.” His private-but-not-secret relationship — teased in his “neverletyougo” music video — is the seedling that h...
deadmau5’s 720Mau5 Venture Fund Joins $10.4 Million Raise to Support Future of LimeWire
The music industry and major cryptocurrency institutions are getting behind LimeWire‘s quest to forge a new path. LimeWire, the company synonymous with online piracy, closed up shop a dozen years ago, but under new management, the brand has returned to embark on a new initiative that may just right the wrongs of its past. Limewire’s new mission statement is to “bring digital collectibles to everyone, no matter the budget or the tech-savviness,” the company writes. The advent of Web3 and NFT technology has given LimeWire a new lease on life and—this time around—a means to get artists their fair share of the metaphorical pie. A new funding round led by Arrington Capital, Kraken Ventures, and GSR Ventures has provided the LimeWire team with over $10 million to ex...
Coachella 2022: Kendrick Lamar Joins Baby Keem for “Family Ties” and “Vent”
Kendrick Lamar made a surprise appearance at Coachella on Friday, joining his cousin Baby Keem to perform “Family Ties” and “Vent.” The on-stage collaboration came at the end of Baby Keem’s Friday night set during weekend two of the festival. After rapping the opening verse to “Family Ties,” Baby Keem introduced his cousin by simply proclaiming, “Oh shit!” Kendrick proceeded to perform his own rapid-fire verse in front of a large video screen of fire and water. The two then closed the set with the live debut of their collaborative track “Vent.” Watch fan-captured footage below. Earlier this week, Kendrick announced the release of his long-awaited new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, which is due out on May 13th. Next month, Lamar is also set to headline Miami’s Rolling Loud. ...
The Who Kick Off 2022 North American Tour in Florida: Recap + Setlist
When it comes to playing guitar, Pete Townshend makes it look easy. Noodling up and down the frets and whipping his right arm about for a round of his signature windmills, he still looks every bit the rock star who once dramatically smashed his instrument onstage in a bid to outperform Jimi Hendrix at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. “This is what I do,” boasted The Who’s mastermind at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Friday night (April 22nd), as he kicked into the recognizable guitar groove of the band’s “Who Are You.” It was the ninth song from a cathartic 24-song set on the first night of “The Who Hits Back!” tour (grab tickets via Ticketmaster), and the band’s first proper concert in more than two years. The setlist mirrored that of 2019’s “Moving On!” tour, and for good rea...
Coachella 2022: Lizzo Joins Harry Styles for “What Makes You Beautiful”
Harry Styles was joined by Lizzo for a surprise on-stage collaboration during his Friday night headlining set at Coachella. The longtime friends teamed up for performances of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” and One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful.” Watch footage below. Earlier in the day on Friday, Lizzo teased her appearance on TikTok, writing, “I’m bored otw to Coachella.” Following the performance, she posted a photo of the two together to Instagram, writing as the caption, “Proud of you @harrystyles. Thank u for having me.” Advertisement Related Video During his weekend one set at Coachella Harry Styles was joined by Shania Twain for performances of “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and “You’re Still the One.” Meanwhile, Lizzo was in New York City last weekend, pulling double duty as ...
Kirk Hammett Explains Why New Solo EP ‘Portals’ Shows a Musical Side of Him ‘Much Bigger Than What People See in Metallica’
As a member of Metallica for nearly 40 years, Kirk Hammett is one of the most accomplished and influential lead guitarists in hard rock. Even so, he’s about to venture into uncharted territory: On April 23, he’ll release Portals (via Blackened Recordings), his debut solo EP. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Part of the reason for Portals is, there’s always been a musical side to me that was much bigger than what people see in Metallica,” Hammett tells Billboard during a phone chat from his Hawaii home. “I’m way into all sorts of music: jazz, blues, country, classical, reggae. I’ve been a music fan for so long, and I’ve learned to play all different sorts of styles. So this is a way for me to show that.” Still, Hammett admits, releasing thi...
