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Hayley Williams Joins Billie Eilish for ‘Misery Business,’ ‘Happier Than Ever’ at Coachella
Billie Eilish surprised the Coachella crowd this weekend by bringing “my friend Hayley Williams” out during her headlining set. The Saturday night (April 23) set, which had the pair teaming up on “Misery Business” and “Happier Than Ever,” was the Paramore singer’s first time performing at the Indio, California, festival. “Hi. Wow. It’s my first Coachella,” said Williams as she took the stage with Eilish. “Thanks for sharing this with me. This is sick!” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Williams sat on stool in between Eilish and Finneas to treat the audience to an acoustic rendition of “Misery Business,” the 2007 single off of Paramore’s Riot! album. She also joined in on Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever.” Eilish’s show during the first weekend of Coa...
Harry Styles Welcomes Lizzo for ‘I Will Survive’ Cover & One Direction Hit at Coachella Weekend 2
Harry Styles brought out special guest Lizzo during his headlining set at weekend two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday night (April 22). Toward the end of his high-energy main stage performance, the 28-year-old British pop star surprised festival-goers by inviting the “Truth Hurts” songstress onstage for a dazzling cover of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 disco anthem “I Will Survive” and a lively rendition of One Direction‘s popular “What Makes You Beautiful.” Watch the duets via TMZ. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news During their festive Coachella team-up, the two friends — who have formed a sweet bond in recent years — strutted up and down the stage donning brightly colored faux fur coats while belting out the pair of hits. “I Wi...
Joe Rogan Claims Massive Subscriber Boost Due to Recent Controversies
Joe Rogan says his recent controversy has given his Spotify podcast even more horsepower. The podcaster claims the media frenzy over anti-vax conspiracy theorist guests and his past use of the N-word has netted him two million additional subscribers. In Friday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the comic and UFC commentator was asked by his guest, British political commentator Douglas Murray, about the uproar. “You have been put through the wringer since we last met,” Murray says. “They did a number on you. Wow.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It’s interesting, my subscriptions went up massively — that’s what’s crazy,” Rogan replies. “During the height of it all, I gained two million subscribers … Yeah, [the media] went for it. It...
Taylor Swift Celebrates Record Store Day 2022, Shouts Out ‘Taylor’s Version’ Mural at Nashville Retailer
Taylor Swift is celebrating Record Store Day 2022. The 32-year-old pop superstar, who was announced earlier this year as the first-ever global ambassador for Record Store Day, took to social media on Saturday (April 23) to acknowledge the annual event and give a special shout-out to Nashville-based indie music retailer Grimey’s New and Pre-Loved Music. “Happy Record Store Day!” Swift wrote in her Instagram Story. “Honored to be this year’s Global Ambassador and glad we get to celebrate these sacred & important places now more than ever.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The singer’s post included a mural photo of the artist’s face emblazoned on the record store’s outside wall. “Thanks @grimeys for the mural, I am overwhelmed,” Swift ...
Machine Gun Kelly Shows Up to Kelly Clarkson’s Birthday in Slippers & With a Surprise
Machine Gun Kelly woke up 15 minutes before stepping on set at The Kelly Clarkson Show this week — and he forgot his shoes. Host Kelly Clarkson didn’t mind. MGK might have walked out on stage in slippers, but he brought birthday wishes, a queso fountain, margaritas and a mariachi band with him in honor of the singer’s birthday. Clarkson turns 40 on Sunday (April 24). “I woke up 15 minutes ago. I forgot my shoes,” Machine Gun Kelly explained. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “So you woke up on your birthday to … Oh, that’s kind,” Clarkson said. “No, no, no, it’s cool,” he insisted. “It’s cool.” “Is it? I don’t know,” joked Clarkson, and then the celebration began. The pair shared a bond over having birthdays in the same week and enjoyed a drink a...
Chris Rock’s Mom Calls Out Will Smith’s Oscars Ban: ‘You Don’t Even Go Every Year’
Chris Rock’s mom, Rose Rock, is sharing her thoughts on Will Smith slapping her son at the 2022 Oscars ceremony one month removed from the moment. Rock, an author and motivational speaker, told WIS that the comedian is doing well but “still processing” the incident that led Smith to resign from the Academy. The organization has since announced that Smith, who won best actor for his performance in King Richard, is banned from all events, including the Oscars ceremonies, for the next 10 years. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I told someone, when Will slapped Chris, he slapped all of us, but he really slapped me,” Rose Rock said. “When you hurt my child, you hurt me.” When asked what she would say t...
Kris Jenner Says Blac Chyna Tried to Murder Rob Kardashian in 2016
Kris Jenner became emotional while recalling a volatile 2016 argument she heard about between her son Rob Kardashian and his then-girlfriend Blac Chyna that traumatized him. Jenner testified for the second day from the witness stand in a Los Angeles courtroom on Friday (April 22) that she believed Chyna attempted to murder her son. At the time, she said she was told that Chyna pointed a gun at Kardashian’s head, tried to strangle him with a phone cord and hit him with a metal pole while intoxicated. “It was complete chaos. It was scary,” said Jenner, the 66-year-old Keeping Up with the Kardashians matriarch. She’s the first of four defendants — a group that also includes her daughters Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner — to testify in Blac Chyna’s $100 million lawsuit allegi...
International Jazz Day 2022 Reveals Location & Lineup for All-Star Global Concert
More than 180 countries are set to participate in International Jazz Day 2022 with the help of the United Nations, organizers announced on Friday (April 22). The annual celebration will be capped once again by an All-Star Global Concert whose lineup this year includes such genre luminaries as Marcus Miller, Gregory Porter, David Sanborn, Ravi Coltrane, Terri Lyne Carrington, Shemekia Copeland and Lizz Wright. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The flagship event — helmed by host/artistic director Herbie Hancock and musical director John Beasley — will take place at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 30. In addition, it will be webcast worldwide at 5 p.m. ET on jazzday.com, unesco.org, hancockinstitute.org, the International Jazz ...
Kiana Ledé Signs With 10 Summers Management: ‘So Grateful’
Kiana Ledé is paving her way. On Wednesday, 10 Summers Records announced that the R&B hitmaker has officially signed with the talent management company — which aims to help create new opportunities for its artists and ensure the creative integrity of their music and brand is protected. The management vertical of 10 Summers Records is also home to fellow artists Mustard, Ella Mai, GYLTTRYP and Cam Griffin. The company announced the news on social media, posting a photo of Ledé on Instagram with accompanying text that reads, “A warm welcome to the newest member of the 10 SUMMERS family.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The songstress replied, “So grateful.” In an additional post on their Instagram story, the company wrote, “We are pro...
The Wiggles to Receive Ted Albert Honor at 2022 APRA Awards
Everyone will be wiggling at the 2022 APRA Music Awards, where the Wiggles will receive one of the Australian music industry’s top honors. When the circular APRAs are handed out next month at Melbourne Town Hall, the original Wiggles lineup — Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page and Jeff Fatt — will receive the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. For over thirty years, the Wiggles have entertained kids (and given their parents a well-deserved break) with their cheery disposition, colorful skivvies and dancing fingers, and their bank of singalong songs, which include “Hot Potato, “Fruit Salad,” “Get Ready to Wiggle,” and many more. The founding members formed the Wiggles in 1991, having met while studying Early Childhood Education at Sydney’s Macquarie University...
Watch Aloe Blacc Sing ‘Wake Me Up’ in Three Languages to Honor Fourth Anniversary of Avicii’s Death
Four years ago Wednesday (April 20), Avicii died suddenly at age 28, shocking the global dance scene, the producer’s millions of fans, scores of collaborators and the world at large. On the fourth anniversary of the superstar producer’s death, one of his best known collaborators, Aloe Blacc, has paid tribute to the artist born Tim Bergling by recording his own vocals from the Avicii hit “Wake Me Up” in Mandarin and Spanish. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Blacc, whose lyrics and vocal performance helped make “Wake Me Up” a global megahit and one of the most enduring songs from the Avicii catalog, posted his “Universal Language Mix” to YouTube, writing that “Avicii’s music touched the world. Writing the lyrics and recording the vocals on ‘Wake M...
Billboard Explains: When Older Songs Become New Hits
From dances and movies to TikToks, songs now more than ever have the unique ability to find new lives on the Billboard charts. But what are the rules for a song’s re-entry? Any song is allowed to re-enter the Billboard charts, but with a few conditions: The track in question must crack the top 50 of a respective chart and needs to have a meaningful reason for doing so. Songs that qualify for a re-entry generally see a resurgence due to dance trends, appearances in a film or trending sounds on TikTok. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Examples of this include Lizzo‘s hit single “Truth Hurts,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in September 2019 — despite its release two years prior — after being featured in Netflix’s Someone Great. Ghost Town DJ’s...
