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Adele Leaves Us in Shambles With Living Room Performance of ‘To Be Loved’: Watch
Adele belted her heart out (and broke ours) during a six-minute video of her singing “To Be Loved,” which she released Wednesday (Nov. 17) on her socials. The British pop superstar gave fans their first proper listen to the song before it officially arrives Friday, along with the rest of her fourth studio album 30. During her One Night Only television special that aired Sunday on CBS, Adele performed four songs from the album: her current Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Easy on Me,” along with the premieres of “I Drink Wine,” “Hold On” and “Love Is a Game.” In the interview portion of the primetime special with Oprah Winfrey, Adele revealed that she had played “To Be Loved” and other tracks from her forthcoming LP to her estranged father before he died in the spring. Explo...
Argentina’s María Becerra Is Going Global
By Lucas Villa In the past year, María Becerra has become the biggest artist to emerge from Argentina. That’s thanks in part to her sex-positive album Animal, with its fierce title track featuring Cazzu and the girl-power anthem “Wow Wow” with Becky G, which pushes the boundaries of Latin music. As her country’s most-streamed act on Spotify with 23 million monthly listeners, Becerra and her captivating music are also making waves around the globe. The 21-year-old singer was even recognized by the Latin Grammy Awards with a Best New Artist nomination; she will find out if she takes home the trophy on Thursday (November 18). “This is news that completely surprised me,” Becerra tells MTV News. “It’s major that this is a nomination for the Latin Grammys...
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Unveils Epiphone Les Paul Junior Electric Guitar
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and Epiphone have teamed for the new Les Paul Junior electric guitar and Les Paul Junior Player Pack. Longtime Green Day fans will recognize the obvious similarities between the Les Paul Junior and Armstrong’s trusty white Gibson Les Paul. For beginners or longtime players alike, the new signature model offers some impressive professional appointments for its price range. The Les Paul Junior comes in at an entry level price of $549, and features a slab Mahogany body and a set neck, Indian Laurel fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets, a PRO P-90 pickup, and master volume and tone controls with CTS potentiometers. Armstrong’s autograph is emblazoned on the back of the headstock, and the standard guitar package comes with a deluxe leopard, faux fur-...
High on Fire’s Matt Pike Shares Exclusive Look at Upcoming Illustrated Lyrics Book
High on Fire frontman Matt Pike has shared an exclusive look at his illustrated lyrics book, Head on a Pike, exclusively via Heavy Consequence. The singer-guitarist has offered up the Electric Messiah chapter of the tome, which arrives in bookstores December 7th. This portion features artwork by Derrick Snodgrass alongside printed lyrics and song titles. Considering the crushing heaviness of the Electric Messiah record, it’s easy to miss some of Pike’s lyrics. Here, they’re presented with elegant minimalism, broken down by stanzas and verses, like a poetry book. Advertisement Related Video Pike also confirmed to Heavy Consequence that the overt Motörhead influence on Electric Messiah were intentional. In fact, the LP was conceived as an homage to Lemmy. “Electric Messiah is my tribute...
Sufjan Stevens Releasing Cover of Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon”
Sufjan Stevens may be taking an indefinite break from releasing new music, but we haven’t heard the last of him quite yet. The singer-songwriter’s label Asthmatic Kitty has announced Stevens recorded a cover of Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon” for an upcoming book of the same name by artist Marcel Dzama. The cover will be included with the special edition of Pink Moon as part of a 7-inch picture disc that also features Hannah Peel’s own take on Drake’s 1972 track. Pre-orders for the book are ongoing. Here’s the official description: “In Pink Moon, artist Marcel Dzama presents a raft of new works inspired by travelling through Mexico and Morocco which touch on the wonder that travel and the strange immersion in cultures aside from one’s own can so often engender. Taking visual cues from the evocati...
20 Best Philly Sound Songs of All Time
50 years ago, the sound of Philly Soul was born out of the legendary Philadelphia International Records. With the talents of The O’Jays, Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, The Three Degrees, McFadden & Whitehead, and others, the label rewrote the standards of soul music. To celebrate all P.I.R. contributed to the world of music, we’re publishing a number of soul features this month, and giving away The Story of Philadelphia International Records prize pack, which includes vinyl, a turntable, and speakers. How do you pick 20 songs that define an era — that represent a sound that means so much to so many people? It’s not easy, but the first thing that comes to mind is “emotion.” The Philadelphia Sound, made famous by Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff, endures decades after ...
iHeartRadio Will Only Play the ‘Taylor’s Version’ of Taylor Swift’s Albums
Taylor Swift isn’t the only one leaning into the Taylor’s Version era. While the singer is busy promoting the 30-track re-recorded version of her beloved Red album, the nation’s largest chain of radio stations, iHeartRadio, announced on Tuesday (Nov. 16) that fans listening to their 850 stations will only be able to hear the revamped titles on their network. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “iHeartRadio is replacing all of Taylor’s previous albums with the Taylor’s Version of each of them as Taylor releases each project, and will play only Taylor’s Version of her songs on the air,” read a story from iHeartRadio. “Whenever Taylor re-records a new track, we immediately replace the old versions. Our stations will always deliver songs that artists are eager to share an...
Metallica Launching Massive, Career-Spanning ‘Black Box’ Portal
Metallica are giving fans a deep, deep dive on their history with a new career-spanning portal, The Metallica Black Box, that the band said will feature “memorabilia, photographs, sketches, clothing and footage straight from our personal collections, hoarded over the last 40 years.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news In a statement on the Black Box site, the band added, “We’ve been incredibly fortunate to travel to all corners of the planet, meet so many amazing people, and do things we once only dreamed of. And when you’ve been around for 40 years, you manage to collect a few things! Along the way, the four of us have hung on to many keepsakes, photographs, articles of clothing, sketches, and so much more, stashing these items away in attics, garages, and storage spaces. But no mo...
BTS & Coldplay to Perform ‘My Universe’ at 2021 AMAs
BTS will be working overtime at the American Music Awards on Sunday Nov. 21. They will perform “My Universe” with Coldplay in addition to performing “Butter” with Megan Thee Stallion, as was previously announced. Both songs topped the Billboard Hot 100 this year – “Butter” for 10 weeks and “My Universe” for one. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The pairing is billed as the two groups’ “first live performance together” of “My Universe.” Hosted by Cardi B, the AMAs will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. This will mark BTS’ third performance on AMAs. They sang “DNA” in 2017 and closed last year’s show with a performance from Korea of “Dynamite” and “Life Goes On.” This will be Coldplay’s first AMAs performance since 2015, when the...
Dr Dolor – Notice
Check out this brand new song titled “Notice” from Dr Dolor out now. The honcho Dr Dolor Entertainment drops a brand new song “Notice” fro his teeming group of fans. It has been a couple of months since the music executive turned singer dropped a new piece of music. His last single “Baba Nla” was released in July in collaboration with the raving music star Buju. The new track is a love inspired and you will like it. Listen, enjoy Dr Dolor – “Notice” below & share. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Dr_Dolor_-_Notice_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process....
Prinx Emmanuel – Amarachi
Famous Nigerian gospel rapper and singer, Prinx Emmanuel is back with a brand new gospel banger praise song, tagged “Amarachi“ which means the grace of God. Oh, come on don’t tell me you forgot Prinx Emmanuel who sang God No Go Shame Us! He recently finished his gospel concert in Port Harcourt entitled “Reverb 2.0” which was held on the 7th of this month featuring singers such as Oxlade, Banky Wellington to name a few. Amarachi came after dropping SAPA a few months ago. Listen, enjoy Prinx Emmanuel – “Amarachi” below & share. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Prinx_Emmanuel_-_Amarachi_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you ba...
How UPSAHL Coped with Breakup Anxiety
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS It’s common to struggle with anxiety following a difficult breakup, something UPSAHL knows all too well. She joined Dr. Mike Friedman on the Going There podcast to discuss how she dealt with being in her feelings. Advertisement Related Video One of the things that is so difficult about breakups is how central our relationships, particularly romantic ones, can be in our lives. Thus when we have a split, it can feel like our whole being has been undermined. UPSAHL talks about feeling like her sense of self was so rattled that she was having an “identity crisis.” In this episode of Going There, she reveals h...
