88risingJoji, whose song “Glimpse of Us” has become a global hit, will release his third album, Smithereens, on November 4. It’s now available for preorder. The album is the follow-up to 2020’s Nectar and features “Glimpse of Us,” as well as a new song that’s available today: “Yukon (Interlude).” It comes with a video that,…… Read More…
ABC/Paula LoboWhen you heard OneRepublic’s hit “I Ain’t Worried,” from the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack, did it sound familiar to you? You’re not the only one. The band’s Ryan Tedder says there were concerns that the song sounded too much like the 2006 hit “Young Folks” by the Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John –…… Read More…
InterscopeElton John and Britney Spears’ highly anticipated duet, “Hold Me Closer,” arrived at the stroke of midnight on Friday. Similar to “Cold Heart,” Elton’s 2021 duet with Dua Lipa, “Hold Me Closer” features Britney’s voice singing the chorus of Elton’s 1972 hit “Tiny Dancer” — “Hold me closer tiny dancer/ Count the headlines on the highway” — paired with Elton’s…… Read More…
Parlophone Coldplay’s sophomore album, A Rush of Blood to the Head, is now 20 years old. First released in their native U.K. on August 26, 2002, the record built on the success of Chris Martin and company’s 2000 debut, Parachutes, and its single “Yellow,” giving the group their highest-charting U.S. album, peaking at #5 on the Billboard 200.…… Read More…
InterscopeElton John and Britney Spears’ highly anticipated duet, “Hold Me Closer,” arrived on Friday. Similar to “Cold Heart,” Elton’s 2021 duet with Dua Lipa, “Hold Me Closer” mashes up several past Elton hits: 1992’s “The One” and 1972’s “Tiny Dancer,” with the “woo hoos” from 1976’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” — his number-one duet…… Read More…
Does Jennifer Lopez pick her backup dancers based on their astrological sign? That’s what Glee alum Heather Morris revealed on an episode of the podcast Just Sayin’ with Justin Martindale. Heather recalled an instance where she auditioned for J.Lo and the singer asked any dancer who was a Virgo to raise their hand – they…… Read More…
AJ and daughter Elliott (Ava) circa 2018 — Albert L. Ortega/Getty ImagesAJ McLean’s 9-year-old daughter has decided to change her name from Ava to Elliott. The Backstreet Boys singer’s wife, Rochelle McLean, took to her Instagram Stories Wednesday and explained why, clarifying that it was “not a gender thing.” “‘Ava’ has changed her name quite…… Read More…
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesIt appears Britney Spears is taking a break from Instagram. The singer deleted her account and began posting to Twitter Wednesday night instead. She got candid about how she’s feeling ahead of the release of her new collab with Elton John, “Hold Me Closer” which is set to drop on Friday. “Okie…… Read More…
Erika Goldring/Getty Images for ACMAvril Lavigne is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The singer will be awarded the 2,731st star on August 31 at 11:30 a.m. PT. Her star, in the category of Recording, will be dedicated at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard. “This isn’t ‘Complicated,’ Avril Lavigne is very deserving…… Read More…
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesAfter name-dropping him in her song “Deju Vu,” Olivia Rodrigo joined Billy Joel onstage at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night to perform the hit tune. The two duetted “Deja Vu,” which includes the lyrics, ”I’ll bet that she knows Billy Joel/’Cause you played her ‘Uptown Girl’/You’re singing it together/Now I bet you even…… Read More…