Music notes: Rihanna, Backstreet Boys and more

Music notes: Rihanna, Backstreet Boys and more

Rihanna reacted to the multiple Emmy nominations her Super Bowl halftime show received on Wednesday. “5 EMMY NOMZ is craaaaazzzyyy!!!” she wrote on social media. “Im so grateful for every single person involved in creating these memories!” The show was nominated in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category, as well as four others, including Music…Read More…

‘The Bear’ executive producer on getting the rights to Taylor Swift’s “Love Story”: “She was exceedingly generous”

‘The Bear’ executive producer on getting the rights to Taylor Swift’s “Love Story”: “She was exceedingly generous”

Courtesy FXThe FX series The Bear has used a lot of music throughout its two seasons. This current season features needle drops by artists ranging from AC/DC and R.E.M. to Van Morrison and Taylor Swift, but the show’s executive producer says surprisingly, it wasn’t that hard to get the rights to use these songs — even the Taylor one. When TV shows use previously…Read More…

Report: Kylie Minogue to launch cabaret-style Las Vegas residency this fall

Report: Kylie Minogue to launch cabaret-style Las Vegas residency this fall

Charles Sykes/BravoKylie Minogue is going to do “The Loco-Motion” in Sin City this fall. The Las Vegas Review Journal says that sources familiar with Kylie’s plans have confirmed that this October, she’ll take over a new nightclub at The Venetian called Voltaire for a cabaret-style residency. The dance music icon, currently enjoying a comeback hit with the song…Read More…

Bud Light’s bringing you OneRepublic in a small venue for free

Bud Light’s bringing you OneRepublic in a small venue for free

ABC/Paula LoboOneRepublic usually plays arenas or stadiums, but in August, you have the chance to see them in a tiny venue for free. The “Counting Stars” band is part of Bud Light’s inaugural Bud Light Backyard Tour summer concert series, reports Billboard. The four-city tour starts August 10 in Nashville, Tennessee, with OneRepublic playing in a still-to-be-announced venue with…Read More…

Rema & Selena Gomez’s hit “Calm Down” tops another ‘Billboard’ chart

Rema & Selena Gomez’s hit “Calm Down” tops another ‘Billboard’ chart

Interscope/Jonzing World Entertainment/Mavin Global Holdings LTDSelena Gomez didn’t get an Emmy nomination for Only Murders In the Building, but she’s scored yet another number one on a Billboard chart. “Calm Down,” Selena’s hit with Nigerian artist Rema, has topped Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart. It’s both Rema and Selena’s first number one on that chart; Selena previously scored five top 10s.  The song, which…Read More…