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The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM Experience’ Music Special Is Heading to Amazon: Watch the Teaser
A music special expanding on The Weekend‘s Dawn FM album is heading to Amazon. The digital giant announced on Monday (Feb. 21) that the R&B superstar’s upcoming television special, titled The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience, will premiere exclusively through Prime Video on Saturday (Feb. 26). “I’m ecstatic to partner with Amazon to premiere the most elaborate live TV special I’ve ever done,” The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, said in a statement. “Welcome to the next phase of Dawn FM — a purgatory otherworld where live performance, theater, and performance art collide for a night out at the club.” Explore Explore The Weeknd See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news A teaser video for the Micah Bickham-directed Dawn FM Experience shows a much older-...
Stephen Marley Details Nina Simone Reggae Tribute: ‘Our Queens Deserve Recognition’
A defining voice of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements as well as a brilliant, genre-blurring musician and vocalist, the late Nina Simone’s revolutionary songs have taken on renewed significance in these tempestuous times. A classically trained pianist who was dubbed the High Priestess of Soul, Ms. Simone’s smoky contralto was a disarming vessel for her own searing lyrics that decried racism in songs such as “Mississippi Goddam” and “Old Jim Crow.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Aiming to familiarize his own fan base with the fearlessness of Simone’s oeuvre, eight-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Stephen Marley has produced Celebrating Nina: A Reggae Tribute to Nina Simone, Billboard can announce. The seven track EP features as ma...
Macy Gray Sings the National Anthem at NBA All-Star Game: Watch
Macy Gray, introduced as the “acclaimed singer, songwriter and Grammy Award winner from Canton, Ohio,” performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. Gray sang her rendition of the national anthem accompanied by a guitarist ahead of Sunday night’s (Feb. 20) matchup between Team LeBron and Team Durant. Explore See latest videos, charts and news This year’s All-Star Game took place at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and aired live on TNT and TBS. Gray’s debut studio album, On How Life Is — featuring her breakthrough single “I Try,” which earned her a Grammy for best female pop vocal performance — peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in 1999. “I Try” reached No. 5 on the Hot 100 songs chart in 2000. Her most recent album, Ruby, was released in 2018. See Macy G...
Justin Bieber Tests Positive for COVID-19, Postpones Las Vegas Concert
Justin Bieber has tested positive for COVID-19, Billboard has confirmed with a representative for the singer. As a result, the 27-year-old pop star has postponed his concert at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Sunday (Feb. 20). “Due to positive COVID results within the Justice Tour family, we will unfortunately have to postpone Sunday’s show in Las Vegas,” reads a statement on the venue’s website. “Justin is of course hugely disappointed, but the health and safety of his crew and fans is always his number one priority. The tour launch in San Diego was a massive success, and Justin is excited to bring this spectacular show to his Las Vegas fans as soon as possible.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news Bieber’s Las Vegas show has been rescheduled for June 28, but that date in contingent o...
Police Identify Two More Persons of Interest in Young Dolph Homicide Investigation
The Memphis Police Department is seeking help locating two new persons of interest connected to the murder of Young Dolph. Police have named Devin Burns and Joshua Taylor in the development of their investigation into Adolph “Young Dolph” Thornton’s death. The Feb. 20 notice, which includes photos, describes Burns as a Black male, 26 years of age, 5’6” and 135 pounds. Taylor is described as a Black male, 26 years of age, 6’6” and 180 pounds. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Those with information regarding the whereabouts of Burns or Taylor are asked to contact the Homicide Bureau at 901-636-3300 or Crime Stoppers, where tips can be submitted online. Two others, Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith, were previously charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph, 36, outside a Ten...
Chrissy Teigen Shares That She’s Undergoing I.V.F., Says ‘Stop Asking If I’m Pregnant’
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are working on expanding their family. Teigen told followers on Instagram this weekend that she is currently undergoing I.V.F. (in vitro fertilization), and she did not shy away from sharing how the experience makes her feel. “hiiii. I posted about it in my stories, but I wanted to let you guys know I’m balls deep in another IVF cycle to save as many eggos as I possibly can and hopefully make some strong, healthy embryos,” Teigen wrote late Saturday night (Feb. 19), after she had already shared a now-expired Instagram Story that showed a photo of I.V.F. injectables. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I honestly don’t mind the shots…they make me feel like a doctor/chemist…but the bloating is a b—–, so I humbly beg yo...
How Taylor Swift Inspired Priscilla Block to Quit Her Job and Pursue Music
An unexpected run-in with Taylor Swift made a huge impact on Priscilla Block‘s life. The rising country singer behind “My Bar” was just about ready to leave Nashville when she had a chance meeting with Swift — while she was actually wearing a Taylor Swift T-shirt. “I’m about a year into town and just crumbling, day by day, and I call my sister one day and I was like, ‘Hey, I have no clue what I’m doing out here.’ It was just the whole ‘If you come home, you didn’t fail. It’s OK,’” Block, whose debut album Welcome to the Block Party just arrived, recalled on an episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show last week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news She continued, “And that day, Taylor Swift was driving by. I was leaving work, and I was wear...
Dallas Good, Singer and Guitarist of The Sadies, Dies at 48
Dallas Good, the singer and guitarist of Canadian rock band the Sadies has died of natural causes, the group confirmed on social media. He was 48. The Sadies shared the sad news in an emotional post to Facebook on Friday (Feb. 18). “It’s with unfathomable sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Dallas on Thursday, February 17th. Forty eight years old, he died of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness discovered earlier this week, the band wrote.” The Sadies added, “A son, a brother, a husband, a friend, a bandmate, a leader, a force to be reckoned with, we have no words for the shock we are all feeling. We join the rest of our music community and fans in grief. The stage is dark today with the all too soon passing of one of music’s brightest lights. We love ...
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Pushes Broadway Return to April 14
Mrs. Doubtfire is pushing its experimental Broadway return by a month. On Friday (Feb. 18), producer Kevin McCollum announced that the musical comedy based on the 1993 film starring Robin Williams would be coming back to the Great White Way a month later than its originally scheduled March 15 curtain up. On Jan. 10, the show — which initially opened on Dec. 5 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre — began a nine-week hiatus prompted by the omicron variant wave that hit Broadway. Speaking to The New York Times, McCollum explained that the decision to close the production temporarily was based partly on the decrease in COVID-19 cases across New York City — something that prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to drop the state’s indoor mask mandate starting Feb. 8. (The Broadway League renewed its audience mas...
Summerfest Organizers Scale Back COVID Precautions
Organizers of Milwaukee’s Summerfest music celebration are planning to scale back COVID-19 precautions this year. WTMJ-AM reported that festival organizers announced Wednesday (Feb. 16) that guests won’t need to wear masks, show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or show proof of vaccination to enter the grounds this year. “MWF will monitor the situation and continue to work closely with health experts, while following local guidelines,” festival officials said in a news release. The move comes as COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward in Wisconsin. The seven-day average of confirmed tests stood at 1,371 as of Thursday, down from 18,101 on Jan. 16, according to the latest data from the state health department data. Organizers canceled the festival in 2020 after the pandemic began. Last y...
Kanye West Says His ‘Beef List’ Is ‘Twice as Long’ as This One
Kanye West, aka Ye, has a long list of beefs — one that he willingly added a number of names to this weekend. On Saturday (Feb. 19), the rapper shared a list of “Kanye Beefs” that had been compiled and posted on Twitter. The list contained names like Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Kid Cudi, Drake and Beyoncé, and several others. “Come on guys… This list is twice as long,” Ye quipped on Instagram. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “You gotta put Apple Spotify Vivendi Universal Lucien Grange Tik Tok Black History Month Obama the whole cast of SNL Hillary Clinton the Devil himself Corey Gamble Bezos Charlamagne Disney Librals and of course Skete and any and all corny s— in general Can somebody from Chicago let these people know what Skete meant when we w...
TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s HueningKai Shares Vibrant Cover of Avril Lavigne ‘Sk8er Boi’: Listen
TOMORROW X TOGETHER‘s HueningKai has dropped a stellar solo cover of Avril Lavigne‘s hit song “Sk8er Boi.” The K-pop singer’s faithful rendition of the pop-punk staple arrived on Saturday (Feb. 19) through TXT’s YouTube channel. The high-energy cover, clocking in at three-and-a-half minutes, was accompanied by an animated clip of a skateboarder gliding down the street. Avril’s original version of “Sk8er Boi,” from her 2002 debut album Let Go, peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Earlier in the week, HueningKai tweeted a photo of himself holding a skateboard over his shoulder and winking to the camera, referencing “Sk8er Boi” in the caption. Lavigne caught wind of the post and left a comment with three sign ...
