Music notes: Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll and more

Music notes: Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll and more

When you watch Ed Sheeran’s new video for “Drive,” take note of the red electric guitar that he plays in the clip: He designed the PRS-brand instrument as a one-off model, specifically to go with the song and video. “I wanted to create a bespoke guitar with PRS for the F1 movie,” he tells Guitar…Read More…

New Music Friday: Lola Young, Teddy Swims and more

New Music Friday: Lola Young, Teddy Swims and more

After announcing her new album, I’m Just F****** Myself, will be out Sept. 19, Lola Young has dropped another track from the project: “Not Like That Anymore.” The profanity-filled song is where Lola got the title of the album. She sings, “Now I’m locked out, got nowhere to go/ And my phone got stolen and my…Read More…

‘Hamilton’ star says Madonna came to show, spent entire time on her iPad

‘Hamilton’ star says Madonna came to show, spent entire time on her iPad

Kevin Mazur/MG25/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueWhen Hamilton was the hottest ticket on Broadway, celebrities flocked to see it — but it appears some of those celebrities were more captivated by the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical than others.Appearing on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live! on Thursday, host Andy Cohen asked Anthony Ramos a series of questions…Read More…

Jonas Brothers got the Bee Gees’ blessing for new song, ‘No Time to Talk

Jonas Brothers got the Bee Gees’ blessing for new song, ‘No Time to Talk

Anthony MandlerJonas Brothers’ new single, “No Time to Talk,” is based on the Bee Gees’ 1978 #1 hit “Stayin’ Alive.” The group says they got the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ permission to interpolate the disco classic, which originally appeared on the soundtrack of the 1977 John Travolta film Saturday Night Fever. JoBros write on Instagram, “Growing…Read More…

Lorde swings the ‘Hammer’ on latest ‘Virgin’ track

Lorde swings the ‘Hammer’ on latest ‘Virgin’ track

RepublicLorde has premiered a new song called “Hammer,” a track off her upcoming album, Virgin.The “Royals” artist previously described “Hammer” as an “ode to city life and horniness,” which is immediately clear in the song’s opening lyric: “There’s a heat in the pavement, my mercury’s raising/ Don’t know if it’s love or if it’s ovulation.”Later, Lorde…Read More…