Music notes: Ed Sheeran, Alex Warren and more

Music notes: Ed Sheeran, Alex Warren and more

Apple Music has revealed its list of the top 500 streamed songs of the past decade. Ed Sheeran’s “The Shape of You” takes the top spot, followed by The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” and Drake’s “God’s Plan.”Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” is #1 again on the Billboard Hot 100. It marks the song’s fifth week in the top spot.Justin Bieber is sharing more glimpses of dad…Read More…

Backstreet Boys launching immersive fan experience in Las Vegas

Backstreet Boys launching immersive fan experience in Las Vegas

Sony LegacyBackstreet Boys are gearing up for their Sphere residency and Millennium 2.0 album release with a brand-new immersive fan experience.They’ve partnered with Vibee to launch the Backstreet Boys Terminal at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, the hotel that’s connected to Sphere.The airport-themed experience will feature interactive photo ops, including a private jet-inspired photo booth, a Millennium tour stop map,…Read More…

Wheatus frontman joins Ed Sheeran for live performance of ‘Teenage Dirtbag’

Wheatus frontman joins Ed Sheeran for live performance of ‘Teenage Dirtbag’

Karwai Tang/WireImage; Stephen J. Cohen/Getty ImagesWheatus frontman Brendan B. Brown made a surprise appearance during Ed Sheeran’s concert in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday for a live duet of “Teenage Dirtbag.”As Sheeran shares in an Instagram post, he used to cover “Teenage Dirtbag” with his childhood band.”We reformed after 22 years to play our mates [sic] wedding in…Read More…

Sabrina Carpenter brings out Duran Duran for second BST Hyde Park show

Sabrina Carpenter brings out Duran Duran for second BST Hyde Park show

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AEGSabrina Carpenter brought out Duran Duran for a surprise appearance onstage in London on Sunday.Fan-shot footage posted to YouTube shows the band’s frontman, Simon Le Bon, and bassist John Taylor joining Sabrina for her second BST Hyde Park show, where they collaborated on a performance of the band’s classic track “Hungry Like the Wolf.”Duran Duran didn’t have…Read More…

Lorde’s Virgin album debuts at #2 on ’Billboard’ 200

Lorde’s Virgin album debuts at #2 on ’Billboard’ 200

RepublicLorde’s new album Virgin debuts at #2 on the Billboard 200.The fourth studio effort from the “Royals” artist moved a total of 71,000 equivalent album units, 42,000 of which were traditional album sales. 31,000 of those were vinyl sales, marking Lorde’s best week ever on the format.Virgin, which includes the single “What Was That,” gives Lorde her…Read More…

Mel B marries Rory McPhee in star-studded ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral

Mel B marries Rory McPhee in star-studded ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral

Neil Mockford/GC ImagesMelanie “Mel B” Brown is officially a married woman!The Spice Girls singer tied the knot with hairstylist Rory McPhee in a London ceremony on Saturday.The America’s Got Talent judge later marked the occasion with a sweet Instagram post of her and her new husband, captioning the photo simply, “[heart emoji] 05.07.25.”The couple exchanged vows inside the historic Crypt of St. Paul’s Cathedral,…Read More…

From ‘Sugar’ to spice: Adam Levine takes on ‘Hot Ones’

From ‘Sugar’ to spice: Adam Levine takes on ‘Hot Ones’

First We Feast/Hot OnesAdam Levine made it through the spicy wings lineup on the latest episode of Hot Ones.The Maroon 5 frontman braved the heat as he discussed everything from getting kicked out of the Sunset Strip rock club for unknowingly confronting the owner to that time Blake Shelton pranked him into buying a giant pig.Adam also admitted he gets hotheaded…Read More…