‘Wicked’ composer talks Glinda & Elphaba’s new songs for movie’s sequel

‘Wicked’ composer talks Glinda & Elphaba’s new songs for movie’s sequel

Taylor Hill/FilmMagicWhen the sequel Wicked: For Good comes out in November, you’ll hear not one but two brand-new songs that weren’t in the original musical. One is sung by Ariana Grande as Glinda and the other is sung by Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. The songs were composed by Stephen Schwartz, who also wrote the Wicked musical. And while he can’t reveal a lot of details,…Read More…

Music notes: Justin Bieber, Louis Tomlinson and more

Music notes: Justin Bieber, Louis Tomlinson and more

Even as a little kid Justin Bieber had Swag. The singer posted a throwback video from 2008 of him being interviewed for CTV’s eTalk. A young Bieber tells the interviewer he doesn’t get nervous singing for people, and when asked where he sees his career headed, he correctly predicts, “I see myself doing more, like, R&B.”Louis Tomlinson explained in his latest post on…Read More…

Lewis Capaldi says Glastonbury return was ‘the best day of my life’

Lewis Capaldi says Glastonbury return was ‘the best day of my life’

Todd Owyoung/NBCLewis Capaldi continued his comeback Monday night with an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.The singer performed his song “Survive” and chatted with Jimmy about his return to the stage at the Glastonbury Festival in June after taking a two-year hiatus from music to focus on his mental health.He admitted the lead-up to the show was “terrifying”…Read More…

Music notes: Alex Warren, Britney Spears and more

Music notes: Alex Warren, Britney Spears and more

It’s an extraordinary chart-topper. Alex Warren’s hit song “Ordinary” is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the sixth week. Meanwhile, Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack jumped to #2 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. It’s the highest-charting soundtrack of the year and now claims the biggest streaming week for a soundtrack in over three years. It has over 1 billion global streams to…Read More…

Bruno Mars joins BLACKPINK for surprise ‘APT.’ performance

Bruno Mars joins BLACKPINK for surprise ‘APT.’ performance

Live NationBruno Mars joined BLACKPINK onstage for their second of two back-to-back performances at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium over the weekend.Bruno took the stage Sunday to perform his hit song with ROSÉ, “APT.” The two performed the song wearing matching jackets as they jumped around stage with a group of backup dancers and confetti fell from the ceiling.The Los Angeles show…Read More…

Kelly Clarkson kicks off residency after canceling first two shows

Kelly Clarkson kicks off residency after canceling first two shows

Live Nation Las VegasAfter canceling what were supposed to be the first two shows of her Las Vegas residency earlier this month, Kelly Clarkson took the stage to officially kick off the Studio Sessions show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace Friday.In a video posted to social media, Kelly is seen addressing the cancellations to the crowd on Friday.“It took us…Read More…

Vanessa Carlton gives surprise performance at Drake’s Wireless Festival

Vanessa Carlton gives surprise performance at Drake’s Wireless Festival

Joseph Okpako/WireImageDrake brought out an unexpected guest at his Wireless Festival over the weekend: Vanessa Carlton.The singer came out for a surprise performance of “A Thousand Miles” on night two of the festival in London Saturday.”Thank you to the one and only @champagnepapi for inviting me to be a part of his show and for the sweet introduction,” Vanessa…Read More…

Ed Sheeran has ‘top-3 favorite moment on stage’ with James Blunt

Ed Sheeran has ‘top-3 favorite moment on stage’ with James Blunt

Sama Kai/Dave Benett/WireImageEd Sheeran experienced one of his favorite moments on stage ever over the weekend.The singer was joined by James Blunt during the final show of his three-night stand at Portman Road stadium in his hometown of Suffolk, U.K., Sunday.“I rarely get nervous at gigs, I do this so often. I’m very nervous to sing this, because I’ve…Read More…