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Watch Tiffany Haddish Tell the Story of ‘Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special’ in New Trailer
Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, Misty Copeland and Mykal-Michelle Harris will all appear during the event, along with a special appearance by Carey’s nine-year-old twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe. Additionally, the single and new music video for “Oh Santa!,” featuring Carey’s fellow vocal powerhouses Grande and Hudson, will be distributed by Sony Music and released on streaming platforms on December 4. The companion soundtrack to the special will also be released on the same day. Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special is out globally on Friday, December 4 exclusively on Apple TV+. Watch the trailer below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined w...
The 13 Best Things That Happened in Music This Week (November 27)
Take a look at all of the week’s can’t-miss music moments below. AC/DC’s new album charged in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 AC/DC’s Power Up debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, giving the legendary rockers their third chart-topping set. The new LP started with 117,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 28, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. See the full Billboard 200 rundown for the week ending Nov. 28 here. The 2020 American Music Awards were a night to remember Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, BTS, Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes, Dua Lipa, and Doja Cat and Bebe Rexha all performed during the AMAs on Sunday (Nov. 22), making for a star-studded evening. Of course, some awards were handed out, too! Check out the full winners’ list here to...
Van Morrison and Eric Clapton Team Up for Anti-Lockdown Song ‘Stand and Deliver’
Van Morrison has teamed up with Eric Clapton on his latest anti-lockdown song, “Stand and Deliver.” Set to release on Dec. 4, the track’s proceeds will go toward Morrison’s Lockdown Financial Hardship Fund, which aims to assist musicians who are facing financial hardships because of the global pandemic and lockdown measures that followed. Morrison previously released the lyrically pointed songs “Born to Be Free,” “As I Walked Out” and “No More Lockdown.” Due to the pandemic, Clapton, who performs the Morrison-written track, worries about the fate of the live music industry. “There are many of us who support Van and his endeavors to save live music; he is an inspiration,” Clapton said (via Variety). “We must stand up and be counted because we need to find a way out of this mess. The al...
George Harrison Estate Releases Stereo Mix of ‘All Things Must Pass’
George Harrison’s solo album, All Things Must Pass, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. To honor it, Harrison’s estate is honoring the milestone with a new stereo mix of the title track. “The new stereo mix of the album’s title track is just a taste of more things to come in 2021 as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of my father’s legendary All Things Must Pass album,” George’s son Dhani Harrison, said in a statement. He also added, “We’ve been digging through mountains of tapes, and they just kept coming – boxes and boxes of them. Making this album sound clearer was always one of my dad’s greatest wishes and it was something we were working on together right up until he passed. But with the help of new technology and the work of Paul Hicks on this project, we are now ...
Ski-Toting Mercury Cougar of James Bond 007 Movie Fame Could Top $200,000
Whatever you think of George Lazenby’s turn as James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service—famously his first and only appearance on screen as 007—this 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 convertible deserves recognition as one of the coolest ski-equipped Bond cars in existence. Driven by the character played by Dame Diana Rigg, Contessa Tracy di Vicenzo, it was both an unlikely getaway car and an unexpected entrant in an ice racing event—leaving a lot of twisted metal, and frustrated SPECTRE henchmen in its wake. Now, this fascinating Bond car is for sale through Bonhams, and the high end of the auction estimate is a heady $200,000 when it crosses the auction block on December 16, 2020. It’s one of three used in the film, the seller claims, and apparently appeared in the scene in...
Tatiana Calderón Is Racing Toward F1, and Wants Other Women to Follow
Tatiana Calderón is probably the fastest woman on the planet right now, and the 27-year-old Columbian’s racing career has been punctuated by a number of firsts. She was the first woman to compete in both Japanese Super Formula and Formula 2, and was part of the first all-female LMP2 driver lineup in Le Mans history earlier this year. She’s also the first woman Alfa Romeo has ever signed as a test driver for their Formula 1 team, and that’s where she’s headed. “I want to be a full time Formula 1 driver, that’s my dream. It’s why I wake up in the morning,” Calderón told MotorTrend during a virtual roundtable event hosted by Alfa Romeo Racing. But getting a seat at the pinnacle of motorsport is a herculean task for even the most experienced and ...
Miley Cyrus Drops ‘Plastic Hearts’ Featuring Billy Idol, Joan Jett & More: Stream It Now
In a recent interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Miley recounted how Billy Idol’s works had inspired her album and attitude. “His music… the way that he married rebellion but also his music where he had incredible hooks. And he showed me that I could have balance, that I could make music that I and other people love,” she said. “And sometimes I’ve lost that and I’ve found that again where it’s like, ‘I want to make music for me.’” In addition to her originals, the new set also carries Miley’s recent live covers of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” and The Cranberries‘ “Zombie” from the iHeart Festival and the NIVA Save Our Stage Festival, respectively. Miley was trending worldwide ahead of the release, as fans used their Thanksgiving downtim...
Smashing Pumpkins Return With Double Album ‘CYR’: Stream It Now
Cut in Chicago and produced by Corgan, CYR features fellow founding members James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin alongside longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder. CYR represents, at least “symbolically,” the “makings of a dissociative life, which best as we can tell is modern life: as presented through a variety of sources; past, present, and future,” explains Corgan. With the new LP, “you get 20 pieces of fractured ideology, neither here nor there but that’s sort of the point,” he continues. “To ape that which in the post-technology age is not so easily defined and pinned down, but can be shown in a lithe, restless melody”. The two-time Grammy winners have more on the way. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Mellon Collie, the Chicago alternative rock legends recently anno...
Jennifer Lopez Poses Nude for Cover Art of New Song ‘In the Morning’
The photograph was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, who have also worked with Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna and Angelina Jolie. Lopez also invited her fans to a “virtual Thanksgiving dance party” for the world premiere of “In the Morning” through Instagram Live on Thursday at 11:45 pm ET. “There will be surprise #TurkeyEggs! Bring the whole fam!” she captioned a short video teasing the forthcoming song. Lopez recently teamed up with Maluma for the action-packed songs “Pa Ti” and “Lonely.” The two Latin music stars will co-star in the forthcoming rom-com Marry Me, which hits theaters on Valentine’s Day 2021. The film will have a bilingual soundtrack released by Sony Music Latin, label home to both Lopez and Maluma, in partnership with Arista Records. ...
Best Moments of the 94th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Below, Billboard rounded up all the must-see moments from this year’s truly one-of-a-kind Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Welcome Return of Broadway Eight months after the shutdown on the Great White Way, the Thanksgiving Day Parade saw the welcome return of numerous Broadway shows for a handful of pre-taped special performances. Filmed in Manhattan’s Theater District, the cast of Hamilton kicked things off with a joyful rendition of “The Schuyler Sisters,” while the company of Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations delivered a show-stopping medley of “My Girl” and “Get Ready.” Alanis Morissette‘s legacy also took center stage with an emotional performance of “You’ll Learn” by the ...
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Cardi B & More Celebrate Thanksgiving 2020
Cardi encouraged her fans to “enjoy your family & friends and the turkey legs” during the holiday, while Bieber summed up his Thanksgiving message in three concise words: “Thankful. Grateful. Blessed.” Midler, meanwhile, took time to recognize the healthcare professionals and frontline workers dedicated to fighting COVID-19. “We bow our heads in thanks to the doctors, the nurses, the frontline workers, everyone across the nation who has worked so hard to save lives, under the most terrible conditions imaginable. Consider yourselves not just loved, but revered,” the iconic singer tweeted. See more musicians celebrating Thanksgiving on social media below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dati...
INEC chief wants Senate to accelerate Electoral Act amendment
The nominee for the position of Chairperson for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has appealed to the National Assembly to expeditiously pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill before the end of first quarter of 2021. Yakubu made the call in Abuja on Thursday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on INEC for screening. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Wednesday sought Senate’s confirmation of Yakubu as INEC chairperson for a second term. Yakubu said the passage of the Electoral Act was critical for the success of the 2023 general elections and ultimately the nation’s electoral system. He said that INEC under his leadership had recommended some areas of amendments in the Electoral Act. He said that if confirmed, INEC under his watch would consolidat...
