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Lana Del Rey Debuts First Single From Forthcoming LP ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’
After releasing two albums in 2021, March’s Chemtrails over the Country Club and October’s Blue Bannisters, Lana Del Rey is set to make her return in 2023 with another new record. The crooning singer has shared that she’ll be putting out an LP called Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd in March through Interscope. The new album boasts a fleet of producers, including Del Rey’s longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, along with Drew Erickson and Zach Dawes. When it comes to features, Del Rey is typically selective, with most of her projects composed entirely of solo singles. This latest one, however, will see the singer link up with Jon Batiste, Father John Misty, Judah Smith, SYML, Tommy Genesis and Antonoff’s band Bleachers. In June, Del Rey released a stunning cover of Misty’...
What’s Your Favorite Song of 2022? Vote!
2022 is coming to a close, and Billboard celebrated the music of the year by compiling our 100 ranked, favorite songs. From TikTok-viral hits like Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit,” Dove Cameron’s “Boyfriend” and Gayle’s “abcdefu” to new tracks from top artist like Harry Styles’ “As It Was,” Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” and Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero,” there was a little something for every type of music lover this year. We want to know which 2022 hit is your favorite. Check out our picks here, and let us know by voting below. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_ti...
Kevin Bacon Is a Billboard-Charting Hitmaker Thanks to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Holiday Song
Kevin Bacon scores his first solo entry on a Billboard songs chart as “Here It Is Christmastime,” from The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, debuts at No. 7 on Holiday Digital Song Sales, No. 10 on Rock Digital Song Sales and No. 27 on the all-genre Digital Song Sales chart (all dated Dec. 10). The song, on which he’s co-billed with the Old 97’s, debuts with 2,000 downloads sold in the Nov. 25-Dec. 1 tracking week, according to Luminate. The Guardians special, in which Bacon plays a fictionalized version of himself, premiered on Disney+ Nov. 25. While Bacon makes his first solo appearance on a songs ranking this week, this isn’t his first-ever appearance on any Billboard chart. He charted for the first time in 2014 with his band The Bacon Brothers — his folk-rock group with his brot...
An Appreciation of Stax Records’ Jim Stewart: ’One of the Great Label Chiefs of the 20th Century’
Steve Greenberg, founder/CEO of S-Curve Records, produced “The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968,” and box sets devoted to Stax artists Otis Redding and Sam & Dave. He wrote album notes for “Stax ’68: A Memphis Story.” Below, he reflects on a 30-year friendship with Stax co-founder Jim Stewart, who died Dec. 5. I first met Jim Stewart when I was producing the 9-CD Complete Stax/Volt Singles:1959-1968 box, which came out in 1991. While consulting with him over the phone about the project, he mentioned that legendary Stax songstress Carla Thomas still lived in Memphis, and that he’d really love a chance to work with her again on a record—something he hadn’t done in over 20 years. Almost immediately, I flew down to Memphis, meeting Jim and Carla at the stately Peabody H...
Here’s Why H.E.R. Is Going by Her Real Name to Promote ‘Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration’
H.E.R. officially wants you to call her by her name. The singer, who was born Gabriella Wilson, appeared on Good Morning America Wednesday (Dec. 7) to discuss how it feels to be starring as Belle in ABC’s Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, and why the project has since led her to go by her birth name. Host Michael Strahan introduced the singer, kicking off the interview by using her legal name, and inquired about her decision to go by that. “I’ve been re-finding my voice. Now I’m not wearing glasses. I can’t be acting and wearing glasses, so I think it’s time for people to really get to know the person behind H.E.R.,” the singer explained. “H.E.R. is me, but at the same time it’s a new chapter of my life, and I think I’m really finding that connection and I’m allowing people to see ...
Imagine Dragons and Armin van Buuren Confirmed as Headliners for UNTOLD Festival 2023
It’s looking like 2023 will be a monster year for Romania’s beloved UNTOLD Festival. Following the release of their official 2022 aftermovie, UNTOLD, one of Europe’s largest electronic music festivals, has announced the first major artists for next year’s fest: Imagine Dragons and Armin van Buuren. The chart-topping electro-pop and rock outfit are known for their deep discography of contemporary hits, like “Demons,” “Enemy,” “Thunder,” “Radioactive,” “Whatever It Takes” and many more. Since their inception nearly a decade ago, Imagine Dragons have won one Grammy and 10 Billboard Music Awards, among other accolades. By enlisting Imagine Dragons, UNTOLD’s organizers are making a stat...
World Club Dome: Winter Edition Set for Big 2022 Return With Axwell, Boris Brejcha, More
Almost three years since its last fest in Düsseldorf, World Club Dome: Winter Edition is finally making its long-awaited return to the Merkur Spiel-Arena. The brainchild of BigCityBeats—the long-running German label, radio show and event company—World Club Dome has been taking the world by storm for nearly two decades now. With their expert production and curation, BigCityBeats has taken the brand to Asia, Hollywood and the Caribbean, and even into space back in 2019 in collaboration with the European Space Agency. World Club Dome: Winter Edition is coming to Düsseldorf December 16-17 with a staggering lineup, which features over 150 artists. Curated within its enormous arena, the festival also spans an impressive 15 stages. World Club Dome: Winter Edition c/o World Club Dome Scroll to Con...
EDM.com’s Best of 2022: Performances & DJ Sets
EDM.com proudly publishes four installments of annual year-end coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers and Songs. To honor their creativity and deeply influential work to challenge the boundaries of performance, we’ve recognized 10 of the year’s best sets from around the electronic music world. Alison Wonderland Alvarado Laundry, Los Angeles If you asked us to think of a rarer show than a rave with Alison Wonderland in a laundromat, our hands would be Tide. In celebration of her remarkable third album, Loner, the superstar DJ and singer-songwriter rinsed out a slew of filthy tracks live from a vacant L.A. laundromat. Organized by Brownies & Lemonade, the pie-in-the-sky performance was attended by less than 100 people, who raved away as strobe l...
MDLBEAST Welcomes 600,000 Fans to Rave the Night Away at Soundstorm Festival
You can do a lot with over 5 million square meters of festival space. Just ask MDLBEAST, the Saudi Arabian entertainment company behind the massive Soundstorm festival. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, they welcomed over 600,000 people to the capital of Riyadh for the giant festival, which they’ve dubbed “the loudest week in the Middle East.” The three-day Soundstorm fest was the culmination of a weeklong celebration of music via MDLBEAST’s XP Music Futures conference. Perhaps the festival’s most notable feat was BIG BEAST, the largest of its seven stages at a towering height of 135.5 feet. It’s here where a slew of electronic music superstars threw down electrifying DJ sets, including Tiësto, DJ Snake, Swedish House Mafia, R3HAB and Dav...
Eddie Murphy Keeps Jonah Hill On His Toes In New Trailer To ‘You People’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy might be the comedy duo we never knew we needed as in the new trailer to Kenya Barris’ You People, the two seem to have some special chemistry with each other in the few short seconds they shared. Source: Netflix / Netflix Basically an interracial version of Meet The Parents, Hill finds himself head over heels for Lauren London but first has to convince her parents, Eddie Murphy and Nia Long that he’s a good man at heart and only wants the best for their daughter. Still, Murphy has to counter with skepticism and asks, “So do you hang out in the hood all the time or do you just come up here for our food and women?” Related Stories That is a legit question for Hill especially with that hipster looking hairstyle ...
HHW Gaming: Microsoft Commits To 10-Year Deal With Nintendo For ‘Call of Duty,’ Gamers React
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Infinity Ward / Call of Duty Microsoft really wants this Activision deal to happen and to ensure it does. The company has reached a 10-year agreement with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo consoles. It’s been nine years since the world’s most popular game, not called Fortnite, was on a Nintendo console, but that has all changed thanks to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, currently walking on thin ice. To prove to regulators that Microsoft is not trying to keep the competition from being able to compete, the company agreed to a 10-year deal with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo consoles if the Activision Blizzard acquisition clears the hurdles in front of it. Microsoft has also agreed to bring Call of Duty games to Steam on th...
A$AP Rocky “Sh*ttin Me,” Meek Mill ft. Fridayy “Don’t Give Up On Me” & More | Daily Visuals 12.6.22
HipHopWired Featured Video After taking a little break to play daddy daycare with his newborn son, A$AP Rocky seems ready to get back on his grizzly and Source: Manny Hernandez / Getty churn out some new work now that he has a new mouth to feed (though with Rihanna as his baby mama we’re sure the child won’t starve). Coming through with some new visuals to “Sh*ttin Me,” Pretty Flacko takes an office job only to emasculate his co-workers before hitting the road with his homie and getting a tad bit too turnt up. Meek Mill meanwhile seems to be living his life regardless of the hate he garners on social media and in his Fridayy assisted clip to “Don’t Give Up On Me” Meek shows everyone how fulfilling his life is whether he’s on stage or just rolling with his peoples through the cities they vi...
