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Sam Smith and Celine Dion Have the Sweetest Things to Say About Each Other
Soon after the clip went up, Dion reached out. “Aww, thank you so much Sam Smith. It was great to see you last year in London, and forget about me – I think you’re so amazing!! Take care … hope to see you again soon,” she wrote, from one great singer to another. Smith and Dion have been members of the mutual appreciation society for several years. In July 2019, the multiple Grammy Award winners professed their admiration for one another on social media. “Celine Dion changed my life,” Smith tweeted at the time. Both artists are wrapping big years in music, which would’ve been bigger still if COVID-19 didn’t mess with everyone’s travel and touring plans. Dion bagged the year’s No. 2 Top Tour, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. The Courage World...
Lana Del Rey Announces ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’ Video Release Date
Everyone, stay calm. The Chemtrails Over the Country Club era is finally upon us. After months of pushing back release dates, Lana Del Rey announced on Tuesday (Dec. 22) that the music video for her upcoming album’s title track, plus an album pre-order will be available on Jan. 11, 2021. In a 25-minute teaser, the singer is seen in a number of luxurious outfits, giving a taste of what the lush new album cycle will look like. 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 and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Watch the First Trailer for Lifetime’s Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina Documentary
Lifetime is diving into the story of Whitney Houston and her daughter Bobbi Kristina in a new documentary titled Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn’t We Almost Have It All. The upcoming doc will celebrate their lives and open up about their tragic deaths, featuring interviews from close friends, family and co-workers. The musical icon died in 2012 at 48 years old, and her daughter followed in an eerily similar manner in 2015 at age 22. Both were found unresponsive in their bathtubs, and struggled with drug and alcohol abuse throughout their lives. 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 c...
Which Female Artists Have the Most No. 1 Albums — and Where Does Taylor Swift Rank After ‘Evermore’?
Which woman has the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart? What about the all-female group with the most chart-toppers? And where does Taylor Swift fit into the list, now that she has an eighth No. 1 with Evermore? Those questions, and more, are answered on a special edition of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), where hosts Katie and Keith join forces with Ask Billboard columnist Gary Trust to answer queries posed by chart fans. On the final Pop Shop Podcast of 2020, the team also answer questions relating to José Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad,” The Weeknd’s longevity on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Blinding Lights,” the chart successes of Mariah Carey’s two different versions of “Oh Santa!” and more. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So w...
Jack Harlow, Rick Ross & More to Perform at Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote ‘Celebrate Georgia!’ Concert
Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote is teaming up with the Georgia Project and Live Nation Urban to host the drive-in, get-out-the-vote concert “Celebrate Georgia!” featuring Rick Ross, Jack Harlow, DJ Drama and more. The Jan. 3rd drive-in concert aims to raise awareness ahead of the crucial Jan. 5 run-off election in Georgia, which will determine which party controls the Senate during the upcoming Biden administration. The event will take place from 5:00-7:30 p.m. ET at the Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood in Atlanta. Among the other acts slated to perform are Monica and Pastor Troy, with Kenny Burns and Su Solo hosting the event. Also slated to make appearances are When We All Vote co-chairs Michelle Obama, Janelle Monáe, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington and Chr...
Watch Aliens Abduct Zooey Deschanel Instead of Katy Perry in ‘Not the End of the World’ Video
Greetings, Earthlings. We come in … peace? Katy Perry unveiled the extraterrestrial video for her latest single, “Not the End of the World,” starring none other than Zooey Deschanel on Monday (Dec. 21). In the clip, a pair of blue aliens are tasked with saving the pop star from Earth’s impending destruction, only to accidentally beam up her lookalike — Deschanel — when the two stars cross paths during the bungled abduction. Quickly realizing the aliens’ mistake, (don’t worry, extraterrestrials, plenty of Earthlings see the resemblance too …) the She & Him singer agrees to play along in exchange for their help in, you know, saving the planet. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined ...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Willow’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Here’s a deeper look at the coronation of “Willow,” released Dec. 11 on Republic Records, concurrent with Evermore. The song is the 1,115th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 62-year history. Streams, sales & airplay: “Willow” drew 30 million U.S. streams and sold 59,000 downloads in the week ending Dec. 17, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. It also earned 12.3 million radio airplay audience impressions in the week ending Dec. 20. The track debuts at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart and No. 4 on Streaming Songs, while bubbling under the Radio Songs survey. Breaking down the song’s first-week sales, seven purchase options were available in Swift’s webstore during the tracking week, with all discounted for the frame’s last 31 hours to bet...
The Best Fan Reactions to Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’ Hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200
“Cheers Swifties, cause #evermore by @taylorswift13 just arrived at N°1 on the #Billboard200 Albums Chart!! Exactly 4 months & 18 days after its sister #folklore NOT to forget that, 4+1+8=13,” a fan tweeted. “Y’all catch my drift.” Several posted celebratory (and entertaining) compilations of clips of Swift matching the caption “me when I’m the music industry.” “no one is really doing it like you,” a fan complimented Swift upon seeing the report of Evermore‘s debut. Still, many Swifties are holding out for what would be the best reaction of all: one from the artist herself. “current mood: waiting for taylor swift to quote that tweet with a cute gif,” one fan tweeted. The ball is in your court, Taylor. In the meanti...
Ed Sheeran Teases He Has ‘A Christmas Present’ on the Way
Prior to this announcement, Sheeran has been relatively quiet on social media. His last update on his official Instagram account was the September announcement of the birth of his baby girl. “A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you,” Sheeran had written at the time. “Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter – Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. We are completely in love with her. Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Lots of love and I’ll see you when it’s time to come back.” See Sheeran’s latest post on Instagram and check back in soon to find out what...
Pharrell Williams Says Justin Timberlake Got ‘Justified’ Songs After Michael Jackson Rejected Them
“John McClain was like, ‘Man, Michael don’t want that s–t! He want the s–t you givin’ Noreaga!'” Pharrell continued, noting that this was right before the King of Pop’s “You Rock My World” era. He also shared that it was one of his collaborations with N.O.R.E. that Jackson wanted. ” He was like, ‘Yo, he want that “Superthug.”‘ The rejection turned out to be a major win for Timberlake. Justified — which Pharrell produced the majority of — dropped in November 2002 and went on to peak at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and has since been certified triple platinum. The former *NSYNC member is credited with co-writing with all 13 tracks. It turns out that Michael Jackson wasn’t the only mega ...
Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite Songs of 2020: Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & More
Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix featuring Beyoncé, Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” featuring DaBaby and Lil Baby’s “The Bigger Picture” were among the tracks to make the list, which was rounded out by selections like Bruce Springsteen’s “Ghosts,” Bob Dylan’s “Goodbye Jimmy Reed” and Bad Bunny’s “La Difícil.” Travis Scott’s “Franchise” featuring Young Thug and M.I.A., Mac Miller’s “Blue World,” H.E.R.’s “Damage,” Phoebe Bridgers’ “Kyoto,” Chris Stapleton’s “Starting Over” and Jeff Tweedy’s “Love Is the King” all made appearances on the 30-song collection. In addition...
Taylor Swift & Paul McCartney Show Support for Each Other’s New Albums in an Adorable Way
Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift coordinated the release dates for their new albums to avoid overlap, and now they’ve offered fans another glimpse at their sweet friendship. “Congratulations to my friend @TaylorSwift13 (and her boots) on her wonderful ‘#evermore’ album charting at #1 in the UK this week and no doubt US on Sunday,” the Beatles legend tweeted on Saturday (Dec. 19), predicting a good week for Swift. He shared a clip of himself helping Swift pull off one of her boots, captured by daughter Mary McCartney. “Everyone stream/buy McCartney III because it’s excellent but also because Paul is the kind of friend who steps in to help you when your boot is stuck,” Swift replied later in the day. “If not for him, it would still be on there.” You D...
