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Song of the Week: The Weeknd Returns With the Heart-Pounding “Take My Breath”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, The Weeknd successfully leaves us breathless. “Take My Breath,” the latest from The Weeknd, confirms it: the disco resurgence that’s been permeating the airwaves since early 2020 isn’t going away any time soon. Over the past year, smashes like Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia and beloved collections like Jessie Ware’s What’s Your Pleasure? have leaned into the sounds and aesthetics of a sparkling dance floor. Even as recently as last week, Silk Sonic shared yet another track that doesn’t shy away from the ’70s energy — and why should t...
Ariana Grande Is Taking Over ‘Fortnite’ This Weekend: Inside The Rift Tour
Over the past several years, the music industry has opened its eyes to gaming as a new way to connect with fans and drive revenue. In-game performances offer multiple revenue streams to artists, from up-front payments to virtual goods and a streaming spike for the artist’s music that tends to follow an in-game show. Compared to “Astronomical,” Grande’s performance is less visually chaotic, with fewer scene changes, and has an expanded focus on the player experience. In Grande’s world — which looks like if the Lisa Frank brand were an entire planet — players aren’t just watching the show, but actively participating in it, a key element that will be part of future experiences, according to Phil Rampulla, head of brand at Epic Games, Fortnite‘s parent company. “You’ll ...
Ed Sheeran to Perform at NFL 2021 Kickoff Experience in Tampa
Ed Sheeran is an avowed football fan, but next month the Ipswitch Town FC shirt sponsor will be on the sidelines rooting for the men in pads and helmets as part of the kick-off to the upcoming NFL season. The league announced on Friday (Aug. 6) that Sheeran will be part of the 2021 Kickoff Experience ahead of the season opening game between the Dallas Cowboys and defending Super Bowl champs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 9. Sheeran posted a video teaser to accompany the announcement, in which he takes a seat on a couch with Dallas QB Dak Prescott and Bucs QB Tom Brady’s jerseys hanging on a rack behind him. “Someone sent me these jerseys and now this is happening…” reads the caption to the clip, in which keeps hearing the NFL theme song every time he cracks open ...
The Weeknd, Nas, Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett, More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!
Fans certainly got a kick out of this week’s superstar team-ups across genres. The worlds of bachata supergroup Aventura and Latin trap superstar Bad Bunny collided on the love song “Volví,” while pop icon Lady Gaga and legendary jazz singer Tony Bennett joined forces again on his 95th birthday for their new song “I Get a Kick Out of You,” the first single from their Cole Porter tribute album Love for Sale. But while the dawn is coming, The Weeknd leaves his XO fans gasping for air with his new single “Take My Breath” and its electrifying, rather-intense music video. 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 ...
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett Take Us Inside the Studio With Sweet ‘I Get a Kick Out of You’ Video
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett give us a glimpse into their their sweet decade-long friendship in their “I Get a Kick Out of You” video, which premiered Friday (Aug. 6). “Tony’s always ready,” Gaga says with a smirk while Bennett’s warm sugar laugh signals their transition into recording mode. While the pop icon’s portion of the first verse does anything but leave us totally cold, the legendary jazz singer’s beautifully raspy vocals leave his counterpart emotional. Fans will certainly get a kick out of these two sneakily glancing at each other in between verses, exchanging smiles, laughs and winks while occasionally posing for photos and dancing, as the full band breathes new life into Cole Porter’s classic tune. You Deserve to Make Mo...
Stanning BTS Spotisode: Louis Vuitton Fashion Show and BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS This week on the Stanning BTS biweekly podcast, hosts Kayla and Bethany present a special spotisode, a series of episodes where they clean up “spots” of missed BTS content not covered in previous episodes. Advertisement Related Video To begin with, flashback a month to fawn over the Bangtan Boys’ participation in the Louis Vuitton’s mens’ fall-winter fashion show in Seoul — and no, we’re not leaving V out! Then it’s time to revisit the group’s recent denim-clad, full-band performance as part of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Also on this spotisode, BTS’ upcoming appearance at the 76th United Nations General Assembly, the “Permission to Dance” R&B remix, their Weverse Magazine ...
FINNEAS Announces Debut Album Optimist, Drops “A Concert Six Months From Now”: Stream
FINNEAS’ debut album is finally on its way. The eight-time Grammy winner has officially announced the release date for his first full-length studio effort, Optimist, and dropped lead single “A Concert Six Months From Now” in the process. As if that weren’t enough, he’s also announced a headlining tour of North America. Following the singer-songwriter’s signing to Interscope Records — the same label home as his sister Billie Eilish — Optimist is set to be unveiled October 15th. The album’s hopeful title comes from the lyrics of its lead single, which finds the 23-year-old desperately attempting to win back a lost love. “Your favorite band is back on the road/ And this fall they’re playin’ the Hollywood Bowl/ I’ve already purchased two seats for their show/ I guess I’m an optimist/ 2011, you...
Taylor Swift Reveals Bonus Tracks for Red (Taylor’s Version), Including Phoebe Bridgers Collaboration
Taylor Swift’s upcoming re-release of Red will boast several bonus tracks, including a collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers and a 10-minute version of “All Too Well.” Swift coyly revealed the bonus cuts via a teaser video featuring jumbled song titles. Their actual titles and featured collaborators were then confirmed by the album’s pre-save website. Across 10 songs there are collaborations with Bridgers (“Nothing New”), Chris Stapleton (“I Bet You Thing About Me”), and Ed Sheeran (“Run”). There’s also a 10-minute version of “All Too Well” and her own her solo recordings of the 2016 Little Big Town single “Better Man” and 2018 Sugarland single “Babe.” See the full tracklist below. Advertisement Related Video Red (Taylor’s Version) is set for release on November 9th. Swift previously released...
Miley Cyrus Says DaBaby Deserves “Forgiveness and Compassion” for Homophobic Remarks
Miley Cyrus has reached out to DaBaby to start a conversation about his homophobic remarks, saying, “It’s easier to cancel someone than to find forgiveness and compassion in ourselves or take the time to change hearts and minds.” The controversy began last month at Rolling Loud Miami. DaBaby asked the crowd to get hyped, while specifically telling gay fans and those with HIV/AIDS that they were not invited to participate. He was roundly criticized, and in response he issued a series of half-assed apologies and released a music video in which defended his “freedom” to be a bigot. He soon found himself dropped from several festivals. Now, Cyrus has reached out to the homophobic rapper. “@DaBaby check your DMS,” she said in a social media post, “would love to talk and see how we can...
Billie Eilish Covers Julie London’s Version of “I’m in the Mood for Love” for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge: Watch
One week after dropping her latest album, Happier Than Ever, pop wunderkind Billie Eilish stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge for a four-song set highlighted by her stunning cover of “I’m in the Mood for Love.” While accompanied by FINNEAS on an acoustic guitar, Eilish delivered her take on Julie London’s 1955 version of “I’m in the Mood for Love” in a rich, sultry tone while singing lyrics like, “Heaven is in your eyes/ Bright as the stars we’re under.” “I’m in the Mood for Love” was introduced by Frances Langford in the 1935 film, Every Night at Eight, becoming her signature song to perform for American troops during World War II. Other artists who’ve covered the ballad over the years include Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Paul Anka, Barbra Streisand, and Rod Stewart. Advertisem...
Finneas Rocks Empty Hollywood Bowl in Haunting ‘A Concert Six Months From Now’ Video
Song will appear on singer/producer’s Oct. 15th debut album, ‘Optimist.’ Finneas is stone alone in the COVID-haunted video for, “A Concert Six Months From Now,” the first single from the producer/songwriter’s upcoming debut album. The 24 year-old singer announced the name and release date of his first full length on Thursday morning (August 5), revealing that Optimist will drop on Oct. 15. “Hope you enjoy, I can’t wait for you to hear the whole record,” he said in a tweet before debuting the Sam Bennett-directed video, in which he emerges onto the storied stage to the shouts of an invisible crowd. Squinting through the spotlights, he meanders around as the song’s gentle acoustic strumming ushers in his tale of a love that spans th...
BLACKPINK Announce Fifth Anniversary Pop-Up Exhibit
The five-year party will feature a number of different celebrations, including a custom BLACKPINK-themed island in the Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons, in-game items and themed maps in PlayUnknown’s Battlegrounds and another slate of global screenings of Blackpink The Movie on Sunday (August 8), which has new live, rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage from their 2021 livestream concert The Show and the 2018 In Your Area World tour. Check out the announcement of the pop-up below. 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. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging a...
