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Anya Taylor-Joy Goes “Downtown” in Eerie Last Night in Soho Music Video: Watch
Anya Taylor-Joy is going “Downtown.” Today, the star unveiled her eerie take on the ’60s classic by Petula Clark in a new music video promoting the Edgar Wright-directed film Last Night in Soho. Watch it below. “When you’re alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go/ Downtown,” Taylor-Joy warbles on the downtempo track over a full string section as scenes from the time-shifting thriller play across the screen. “When you’ve got worries, all the noise and the hurry seems to help, I know/ Downtown/ Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city/ Linger on the sidewalks where the neon signs are pretty/ How can you lose?” In the upcoming psychological horror flick, the Emmy nominee portrays Sandie, an aspiring singer in 1960s London whom modern-day fashion student Eloise (Thoma...
New Adele Music Means New Adele Interviews: A Delightful Week With the Pop Star
All this to say: There’s even more Adele on the way. On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we’re talking all about Adele’s resurgence for a delightful press blitz and what we’ve missed most about the singer during her years-long absence. Also on the show, we’ve got chart news about how Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s “Industry Baby” jumps to No. 1 for the first time on the Billboard Hot 100, how Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” ties for the second-most weeks ever in the top 10 on the Hot 100, and how Adele’s “Easy On Me” makes a splashy debut on an array of charts, after only a few days of release. The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion ab...
Mariah Carey Teams Up With Winklevoss Twins’ Cryptocurrency Platform for Education Campaign
Tyler Winklevoss shared his enthusiasm and strategy behind the collaboration with the pop superstar, saying, “It’s great to see Mariah and other celebrities discover bitcoin as an investment and hedge against inflation. Cryptos like bitcoin and ether were two of the best performing assets of the last decade. Our goal at Gemini is to help educate you on the promise of crypto and make it simple, easy, and safe for you to engage in this new asset class.” Carey credited Gemini’s free resources for her education in better investment skills using cryptocurrency in a video on Instagram. You might remember the Winklevoss twins from the 2010 film The Social Network, where they were both portrayed by Armie Hammer as Mark Zuckerberg’s classmates who accuse him of stealing the i...
Teen Activist Greta Thunberg Rickrolls Crowd at Climate Live Concert
The event at Stockholm’s Kungsträdgården featured sets from First Aid Kit, Victor Leksell, Loreen, Royal Republic and many more, as well as activists including Black Lives Matter Sweden’s Aysha Jones. The show unfolded just weeks before the Oct. 31 kick-of of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Last month, Thunberg once again laid into world leaders who she says are not doing nearly enough to combat climate change at a youth climate summit in Milan, lashing politicians for spending the past 30 years bloviating and offering up a lot of “blah, blah, blah.” “This is not about some expensive, politically correct dream at the bunny hugging or blah, blah, blah,” Grunberg said in her signature no-BS, punk rock fa...
‘The Voice’ Contestants Try Out Taylor Swift’s ‘Cardigan’ In Special Battle: Watch
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Eric Nam Announces 2022 World Tour Dates
As Eric Nam readies his next album There and Back Again, he’s wasting no time plotting out a tour. Today, the Korean-American singer-songwriter has unveiled the schedule for his massive 2022 world trek in support of the record. Nam will kick off the 46-date run in Phoenix this coming January before hitting major cities across North America. Then, he’ll head across the pond for a handful of gigs in Europe before closing out the tour in April with a series of UK dates. “I am so incredibly stoked to get back on the road and to do what I love the most, which is to perform on stage and to meet with my fans,” Nam said in a statement. “For the first time, I’ll be joined by a live band, reunited with my incredible dancers/crew, and playing a brand new album. I can’t wait to see you all and put on ...
BTS’ SUGA Remixes Coldplay Collaboration “My Universe”: Stream
Last month, Coldplay further cemented their status as one of the biggest bands active today when they collaborated with K-pop phenoms BTS on the track “My Universe.” And as if that weren’t enough, the two acts have today unveiled a remix of the song by none other than BTS’ SUGA. As expected of anything with BTS’ name attached, “My Universe” has already made history as the first No. 1 hit by two co-billed lead groups on the Billboard Hot 100. Now with rapper SUGA’s production, the kaleidoscopic tune boasts a new tropical house flair that calls to mind pool parties and beach flings — even as the temperatures outside cool down. “I’m thrilled to be able to work together with Coldplay, who I’ve admired since I was a kid, and honored to be a part of this remix,” SUGA said in a statement. Listen ...
P!nk Speaks Out on Vaccine Mandate Protests In California
P!nk is in support of California’s newest law, which sees the state becoming the first in the United States to mandate vaccinations for eligible teacher, staff and students attending in-person classes at public and private schools for grades seven through 12. On Sunday (Oct. 17), the “Cover Me In Sunshine” singer took to Twitter to voice her disapproval for those participating in state-wide walk outs to oppose the new mandate, which went into effect on Oct. 1. “To anyone participating in the ‘state wide walk out’ in opposition to vaccine mandates…. Where were you when they made us start wearing seatbelts and not having polio???? Late to the party!!!! #keepingkidssafesinceforever #dontwantmeaslesneither,” the 42-year-old shared on her account, along...
BTS’ Suga Remixes Coldplay Collab ‘My Universe’: Listen Now
On Monday (Oct. 18), BTS‘ Suga unveiled his remix of Coldplay and BTS’ collaborative hit single, “My Universe,” which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100. “My Universe” comes from Coldplay’s ninth studio album, Music Of The Spheres. “My Universe” has already found a lot of chart-topping success on its own, including spots in Digital Song Sales, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts. No stranger to a successful collaboration, Suga shared his excitement for the remix saying, “I’m thrilled to be able to work together with Coldplay, who I’ve admired since I was a kid, and honored to be a part of this remix.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we rei...
Fans Choose Adele’s ‘Easy On Me’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Created with longtime collaborator Greg Kurstin, “Easy On Me” is the lead single from Adele’s upcoming fourth album, 30, which is scheduled for release on Nov. 19. The song was accompanied by black-and-white music video, in which the singer drives away from an empty house with a “Sold” sign in the front yard. Adele’s last three albums — 19, 21 and 25 — have all reached the top five on the Billboard 200, with the latter two hitting No. 1. Her most recent project, 2015’s 25, spent a staggering 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned the album of the year Grammy, selling 3.38 million copies in its debut week. It marked the biggest sales week for an album since MRC Data began tracking point-of-sale purch...
Here’s How Drake Reacted to His Early Listen of Adele’s New Album
“I don’t send it around to like, various people, being like, ‘Can I get your thoughts on this?'” Adele clarified during her chat with the U.K. radio station. “It’s always just been about how it makes me feel,” she said. “Quality control is my forte. I can write a song about my own experiences my own life, and stuff like that. People certainly aren’t waiting for a club banger from me. I feel like I’m gonna give people what it is that they’ve been missing while I’ve been away.” Just the other day, Drake — whose own Certified Lover Boy just returned to No. 1 for its fourth nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart — showed his support for his pal on Instagram, where he posted...
Adele’s ‘Easy on Me’ Off to Fast Start, Aiming for Splashy Chart Debut
Adele’s track record on Billboard’s charts is impressive. Among her achievements from only three studio albums: two No. 1s on the Billboard 200 albums chart (with a combined 34 weeks atop the list), four No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, four No. 1s on the Pop Airplay chart, five No. 1s on the Adult Pop Airplay chart, five No. 1s on the Adult Contemporary airplay chart and three No. 1s on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart. Her last two albums, 25 and 21, were led by the singles “Hello” and “Rolling in the Deep,” respectively. Both tracks hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 — “Hello” opened in the top slot (dated Nov. 14, 2015) and spent 10 weeks at No. 1, while “Rolling” ruled for seven weeks in 2011. INITIAL U.S. SALES & STREAMS “Easy on Me” sold nearly 15,000 digital do...
