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“This Is Killing Me”: The Weeknd Cuts Short Los Angeles Concert After Losing Voice
The Weeknd was forced to cut short his Saturday (September 3rd) concert in Los Angeles after losing his voice during the opening song. Shortly after beginning his set, as Billboard reports, the pop superstar went backstage during “I Can’t Feel My Face,” before emerging and calling a halt. Footage from TMZ shows The Weeknd addressing the audience. “I don’t know what just happened when I screamed, but I just lost my voice,” he said. “This is killing me. I don’t want to stop the show. But I can’t give you the concert I want to give you right now,” he continued. “I’m going to make sure everyone’s good, gets your money back, and I’ll do a show real soon for you guys, but I wanted to come out and personally apologize and not tweet it or Instagram it. I wanted you guys to know that I can’t give y...
The Weeknd Forced to Cut Second LA Stadium Show Short After Losing His Voice
Only a few songs into the second of his two sold-out nights at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Saturday night (Sept. 3), The Weeknd lost his voice and pulled the plug on the show. The Weeknd was in the middle of “Can’t Feel My Face” when he lost his voice, stopped, and then came out onstage to tell the crowd: “I can’t give you the concert I want to give you. I’m going to make sure everyone’s good, gets your money back, and I’ll do a show real soon for you guys, but I wanted to come out and personally apologize and not tweet it or Instagram it. I wanted you guys to know that I can’t give you what I want to give you. I apologize. I’m so sorry.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The visibly upset superstar then stood on the stage while the crow...
Britney Spears ‘Not Sorry’ for Her Social Media Posts Following Son Jayden’s Comments About Their Relationship
Britney Spears doesn’t have any regrets when it comes to her presence on social media. The pop superstar took to Instagram on Friday night (Sept. 2) to clarify that she’s “not sorry” for her online posts, which often includes censored nude images and videos of herself. The singer’s comments arrive in the wake of an interview her 15-year-old son Jayden gave to the Daily Mail about their strained relationship. Parts of the sit-down are slated to run in an ITV News documentary, which began Friday. “I 100% think this can be fixed,” Jayden tells the Daily Mail of his relationship with his mother, adding that there is “no hate” in their family. “It’s just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better I really want to see her again,” The teen...
KEY Shares the Family Stories & ‘Little Freaks’ That Inspired His ‘Gasoline’ Album: Exclusive
From the monster under the bed to clowns and bugs, most childhood fears become irrelevant — and laughable —a s we mature. For KEY‘s latest album, the boy band member revisits some of the freakiest parts of his adolescence with a playfulness and curiosity that inspired his latest collection of K-pop creations. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Released on Aug. 30, Gasoline is KEY’s second full-length album and the SHINee member’s first new body of work after his retro-tinged Bad Love EP from last fall. While Bad Love saw him taking creative lead by spotlighting his interest in sci-fi movies, the new LP also highlights a love of film but with his personal childhood stories and reflections mixed within. Born in 1991, the core kids movies of KEY’s ch...
First Stream: New Releases From Romeo Santos, Lil Baby, Nicki Minaj and More
Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week, Romeo Santos adds to his legacy, Lil Baby gives us another confessional hit, and Nicki Minaj drops an eye-popping visual. Check out all of this week’s First Stream picks below: Romeo Santos, Fórmula Vol. 3 [embedded content] Bachata will always be a large part of Romeo Santos’ legacy: the Aventura star has pushed the genre to new sonic boundaries and commercial heights over the course of his solo career, and Fórmula Vol. 3, Santo’s sprawling new album, acknowledges that significance by grounding the majority of its 21 songs in the style he has made a home. Yet Sant...
Britney Spears Responds to Son Jayden’s Comments About Her Parenting: ‘I Hope My Kids One Day Understand My Reasoning’
After wiping her Instagram account last week, Britney Spears returned on Thursday (Sept. 1) with a pointed response to comments made by her youngest son regarding her parenting. “I’ve tried my best at being the best person I can be,” Spears wrote in the note. “To be basically held hostage in homes under nurses and bulls–t I hope my kids one day understand my reasoning of my play in water revealing myself as any woman would being held under blankets and supervision under the conservatorship!!!” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The message from the “Hold Me Closer” singer appears to be in response to a Daily Mail piece featuring a preview of a new ITV News documentary slated to air on Friday (Sept. 2) in which her sons Preston, 16, and Jay...
Taylor Swift to Speak at Toronto Film Fest & Show ‘All Too Well’ Short Film on 35mm for First Time
Swifties heading to this year’s Toronto International Film Festival are in for a very special treat. Announced Friday (Sept. 2), Taylor Swift is slated to appear as a guest speaker at the second day of TIFF’s 2022 celebrations, where she’ll talk about her longest directorial project to date — “All Too Well: The Short Film” — and present the video in its original 35 mm form for the first time ever. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The event, titled “In Conversation With…Taylor Swift,” will take place Sept. 9 at 7 p.m., and is expected to last an hour and 15 minutes, according to TIFF’s website. “In addition to music, Swift has long been a visual storyteller,” reads a description on the site. “From influencing the edits of her music videos...
Kali Uchis Hits the Dance Floor with New Single “No Hay Ley”: Stream
Kali Uchis is back with her first solo release in nearly two years. The Latin-pop artist returns today with a club-ready new single called “No Hay Ley.” With Uchis singing in both Spanish and English, “No Hay Ley” is driven by a four-on-the-floor beat that immediately threatens to summon you to the dance floor. The song’s narrator is caught in a star-crossed love affair: “No importa lo que digan, yo te besaré otra vez,” Uchis sings (“No matter what they say, I’ll kiss you again”), her voice drenched in hypnotic reverb, “I wrote this song about putting love above all else,” Uchis explains of the song in a press release. “‘En el amor no hay ley’ means ‘there are no laws to love.’ Be with who makes you happy, and don’t listen to what anyone else has to say about it because it wasn’t their bus...
Avril Lavigne Honored With Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘What an Amazing 20 Years’
Avril Lavigne received her very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of her debut album Let Go. During the ceremony, the pop-punk pioneer reflected on her very first trip to Los Angeles at 16, and the first time she ever saw the famous star-lined path. She even unveiled a picture of her teenage self from that trip, wearing a navy hoodie emblazoned with the words “Skateboarding is a Crime” and made a surprise quick change into that very same sweatshirt mid-speech. “Today, I love making music more than ever,” the singer said from the podium, according to Variety. “I feel so inspired. And I hope that the next 16-year-old from their small town who comes to Hollywood one day, full of hopes and dreams, sees this star and thinks to themself, ‘O...
The 1975’s Video for New Song “I’m in Love with You” Has Love, Clowns, Phoebe Bridgers: Stream
The 1975 have something important to tell you on their new song, “I’m in Love with You.” The track comes with a charming black-and-white music video featuring slapstick, dancing, and a surprise appearance by Phoebe Bridgers. “I’m in Love with You” is the latest preview of the band’s upcoming album Being Funny in a Foreign Language. It finds the rockers embracing their inner poptimists, with lead singer Matty Healy putting a bubblegum bounce into the refrain, “I’m in love with you/ I, I, I, I.” In the video, Healy plays a silent clown, in the tradition of Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin but with a lot more makeup. He searches for his painted love and their reunion is a kinesthetic wonder, as the choreographer smartly turns Healy’s back as his partner does all the work. Their...
Milli Vanilli Come to the Big Screen In First Look at Biopic Girl You Know It’s True
The curious case of Milli Vanilli is getting the biopic treatment. Today, LEONINE Studios has revealed the first look at Girl You Know It’s True, the forthcoming film about the infamous R&B duo. To get the youths caught up: Milli Vanilli, aka German dancers Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus, were one of the most popular groups of the late ’80s and early ’90s — that is, until it was discovered that they had been lip-synching the entire time. Named after the duo’s debut album, Girl You Know It’s True stars newcomers Tijan Njie from Germany and Elan Ben Ali from France as Morvan and Pilatus, while Matthias Schweighöfer will star as Frank Farian, Milli Vanilli’s producer who encouraged them to lip-synch. Simon Verhoeven will direct Girl You Know It’s True from his ow...
Taylor Swift Unveils Trilogy of Colored Vinyl ‘Midnights’
Swifties have three more reasons to be excited. Taylor Swift reveals the vinyl release of her forthcoming Midnights LP will be available in three versions, all of them limited editions. The pop superstar appropriately let the news out at the stroke of midnight. “August may have slipped away but September brings 3 new special edition covers,” reads a post on her Instagram. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Taylor herself gives the big reveal a special touch with a goofy video, in which she holds aloft the three new versions. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch8zUCDuYsr/ Swift used the platform of the 2022 VMAs to announce Midnights, explaining from the podium, “I thought it might be a fun moment to tell you that my brand new album comes out Oct...
