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Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Debbie Harry Team For ‘Gonna Be You’ Single
A superstar A-team of iconic singers have teamed up for the upcoming single “Gonna Be You.” The Diane Warren-written song featuring Dolly Parton, Go-Gos singer Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Blondie’s Debbie Harry will be released on Jan 20 in advance of the upcoming Paramount Pictures road trip comedy 80 For Brady. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “When I wrote ‘Gonna Be You’ for 80 FOR BRADY, I wanted to write a song that celebrated these women’s deep friendship,” said Warren in a statement. “Since 80 was in the title I got a crazy idea, why not get some of the most iconic singers from the 80s, who are still amazing and always will be, to all sing it?!!!! Everyone I approached said yes and was just as excited as m...
Shania Twain Reveals How She & Harry Styles Became Friends ‘Before He Really Blew Up’
Harry Styles completely surprised his fans last April when he brought out the one and only Shania Twain as a guest performer at Coachella. But it turns out, the two go way back. In a recent appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Twain opened up about how her friendship with the 28-year-old “As It Was” singer began long before their partnership at the music festival. “He was playing a show in New York,” she explained on Wednesday (Jan. 4). “This is before he really blew up.” “I went backstage to meet him became,” she continued. “We became texting friends.” Later, the “You’re Still the One” musician was asked by Styles to wish his mom a happy birthday over the phone, she recalled. “‘My mom was a big influence on me and why I grew up with your music,’” Twain remembered Styles...
Miley Cyrus Announces Eighth Studio LP ‘Endless Summer Vacation’
Miley Cyrus describes her next album as a “love letter to LA.” Endless Summer Vacation, slated to drop on March 10 via Columbia Records, is the follow-up to 2020’s pop-rock Plastic Hearts. The album was recorded in the city to which it was dedicated and produced by Kid Harpoon, Greg Kurstin, Mike WiLL Made-It and Tyler Johnson. Cyrus bills it as a “very personal” project that finds her at “strongest and most confident.” The album is reflective of “the strength she’s found in focusing on both her physical and mental well-being,” she says. A trailer for Endless Summer Vacation, over which the singer reads a spoken word poem, features sunny cuts of Cyrus laying by the pool before cutting to her vibing out at night. The first single from the album is called “Flowers” and will drop next Friday,...
Nirvana, The Supremes, Slick Rick and More To Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Recording Academy on Thursday announced its latest slate of Life Achievement Award recipients. This year, the honorary Grammys will go to Nirvana, The Supremes, Ma Rainey and Slick Rick, as well as Nile Rodgers, Bobby McFerrin and Heart’s Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson. The highly-coveted trophies will be presented to each winner at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on February 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. Marking the ceremony’s first iteration since 2020, the Special Merit Awards will commence just one day prior to the 65th annual Grammy Awards. At the event, the academy will present additional awards, including the Trustees Award, which will go to Stax Records founder Jim Stewart, jazz pianist and teacher Ellis Marsalis and music phot...
Frankie Rose Announces First Album in 6 Years, Shares Song: Listen
Frankie Rose—who previously played in Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls, and Crystal Stilts—has announced her first solo album in six years. Love as Projection is out March 10 via Slumberland. Today, Rose has released lead single “Anything,” which you can check out below. Scroll down to view the tracklist. Rose’s last full-length, Cage Tropical, came out in 2017. That same year, she released a full-album cover of the Cure’s 1980 record Seventeen Seconds. Prior to Cage Tropical, Rose issued her 2012 solo album Interstellar and 2013’s Herein Wild, as well as Careers, the 2014 LP by her band Beverly. Along with the new album, Frankie Rose has a pair of tour dates in the near future: She’ll play Montreal’s Casa del Popolo on February 11 and Brooklyn’s Union Pool on March 11. All products f...
Migos’ Quavo Shares New Takeoff Tribute Song “Without You”: Watch the Video
Migos’ Quavo has shared his tribute song to Takeoff, “Without You.” On the track, the Atlanta rapper remembers his late nephew and group member who was killed in November in Houston. Listen to the song below. Last year, weeks before the killing, Quavo and Takeoff released their joint album, Only Built for Infinity Links. In a statement, Quavo wrote about his deep bond with Takeoff: “I knew you weren’t my brother cuz you are my sister’s son, so I couldn’t say brother,” he wrote. “Now I finally get it…you are OUR angel watching me and watching us this whole time in living form making sure EVERYONE FELT UR LOVE AND HUGS while u here and u made our dreams come true.” Read the feature “Remembering Takeoff, Migos’ Low-key Linchpin.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originat...
Lou Reed’s Writings on Martial Arts Set for Release, With Laurie Anderson Foreword
A new book will compile the writings of Lou Reed—an accomplished tai chi practitioner from the 1980s until his death—on music, meditation, and martial arts. The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi, out March 14 via HarperOne, features a foreword from the late artist’s partner, Laurie Anderson. The book comprises “unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts, as well as essays, observations, and riffs on meditation and life,” according to the publisher. Reed, who studied with Master Ren GuangYi, discussed the practice with artists, friends, and other tai chi practitioners, such as Iggy Pop, Tony Visconti, Julian Schnabel, and the late Hal Willner. Those conversations also appear in the book. Anderson edited the book alongside Stephan Berwick, Bob Curri...
Nirvana, the Supremes, Nile Rodgers, and More Get 2023 Lifetime Achievement Grammys
Nirvana, the Supremes, Nile Rodgers, and Slick Rick are among the artists to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2023 Grammys. Ma Rainey, Bobby McFerrin, and Heart’s Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson are also 2023 recipients. The Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony will take place on February 4 at Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, and will also honor the Trustees Award recipients (Henry Diltz, Ellis Marsalis, and Jim Stewart), the Technical Grammy recipients (the Audio Engineering Society and Dr. Andy Hildebrand), and the winner of Best Song For Social Change, who has not yet been revealed. Follow along with all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2023 Grammy Awards, including the full nominees list. How Kurt Cobain Dealt With Being the World’s Most Famou...
Miley Cyrus Announces New Album Endless Summer Vacation
Miley Cyrus has announced a new album called Endless Summer Vacation, which is set for release on March 10th via Columbia Records. The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced with Kid Harpoon, Greg Kurstin, Mike WiLL Made-It, and Tyler Johnson. Cyrus describes it as her “love letter to LA,” as well as “a reflection of the strength she’s found in focusing on both her physical and mental well-being,” notes a press release. The album artwork, seen below, was photographed by Brianna Capozzi and fully executed by without visual effects. Advertisement Related Video As previously announced, the lead single “Flowers” will be released on January 13th. The announcement of Cyrus’ new album comes on the heels of her New Year’s Eve NBC special which she co-hosted with her godmother, Dolly Parton...
Eddie Murphy Tests Jonah Hill in You People Trailer: Watch
Eddie Murphy isn’t happy when Jonah Hill asks for permission to marry his daughter (Lauren London) in the trailer for Kenya Barris’ feature directorial debut You People, and he proceeds to test his potential son-in-law by setting him up to fail. After complaining about Hill’s Ezra Cohen being his wife’s (Nia Long) “white grandaddy coming back to haunt me” during their first sitdown, Murphy decides to find out if his daughter’s partner can take some hard fouls on the basketball court and survive being roasted at the barbershop. “What’s up with white cuz?” Murphy gets asked at the barbershop, leading Ezra to realize he might be in over his head. Meanwhile, Ezra’s parents (Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Duchovny) can’t help blurting out microaggressions. When they meet London’s ...
Nicolas Cage Stars as Dracula in Trailer for Renfield: Watch
Thanks to a new trailer, we finally have a look at Nicolas Cage’s much anticipated turn as the vampire Dracula in the upcoming horror comedy Renfield. Watch it below In the film, Cage plays the overbearing boss to his long-suffering assistant Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), who “needs to get out of a toxic relationship,” as he explains in a support group to start the trailer. Luckily for Renfield, he “finds a new lease on life and maybe even redemption when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy,” played by Awkwafina. Renfield was directed by Chris McKay (The Lego Batman Movie), with Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty) penning the script based on an original story outline from Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead). The cast is rounded out by Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohre...
IDLES Spin “The Wheel” on Fallon: Watch
IDLES rang in the new year with a performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night. As the evening’s musical guest, the English post-punks performed “The Wheel,” a highlight form their 2021 album Crawler. From their various other late-night performances to their documentary, we know very well by now that IDLES know how to work a stage, whether it be a sweaty, scrappy punk venue or high up in the glossy studios of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Their earth-shattering riffs, combined with the flashing strobe lights behind them, matched their ferocious energy. As frontman Joe Talbot smashed a cymbal belted the song’s anthem — “can I get a hallelujah?” — even the comparatively tame audience couldn’t help but throw a few whoops in response. Watch IDLES perform “The...
