An official music video for Juice WRLD’s new, posthumous single ‘Empty Out Your Pockets’ has been created by the Fortnite staff.
‘Empty Out Your Pockets’ comes from Juice WRLD’s ultimate album ‘The Occasion By no means Ends’, which was launched on Friday (November 29).
The observe was premiered in Fortnite, throughout the grand finale of the Chapter Two Remix occasion with the in-game live performance additionally that includes appearances from Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, Eminem. After the digital gig, a Fortnite-inspired video for ‘Empty Out Your Pockets’ was shared.
Juice WRLD’s mom Carmela Wallace known as the live performance an “unimaginable tribute” to the late musician. “I do know he could be overjoyed to see how his love for video games continues to convey individuals collectively throughout completely different areas, similar to his music does.” The rapper, actual identify Jarad Anthony Higgins, handed away in 2019 after an overdose.
In a press launch, she added: “’The Occasion By no means Ends’ is lastly right here. I’m glad Jarad‘s followers are getting the music they’ve been anxiously awaiting! When Jarad was a toddler, he developed a love for globes that lasted for years; he was fascinated with spinning them. Reflecting on that, I realise that was prophetic of what would come. He grew to turn into the artist Juice WRLD, and touched individuals worldwide by his music.
“His lyrics have been heartfelt and expressed his challenges with psychological well being and habit. Jarad’s transparency made individuals really feel like they weren’t alone; I think about him a pioneer in normalising the dialog about psychological well being. I hope that his music continues to have a constructive affect on the lives of others world wide, and it’s my prayer that folks don’t undergo in silence.”
Following Juice WRLD’s demise, Wallace opened the Stay Free 999 organisation in his honour. The charity’s goal is to “simply normalise the dialog round psychological well being” and “take the stigma away from” searching for assist for psychological sickness.
In different information, a brand new report has unveiled the most effective video video games for decreasing stress with Stardew Valley topping the checklist.
The 2024 Melon Music Awards befell over the weekend on November 30 with aespa rising because the night time’s greatest winners – view the total record of winners under.
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The 2024 Melon Music Awards (MMA) was held on November 30 on the Encourage Area in Incheon, South Korea. The winners for many main classes had been determined by means of a mixture of digital gross sales, on-line voting and panelist evaluations.
The MMAs’ 4 most prestigous awards are thought of “Grand Prizes”, and embrace Album of the 12 months, Artist of the 12 months, Tune of the 12 months and Report of the 12 months. Different prizes given out through the ceremony embrace Rookie of the 12 months, Greatest Pop Artist, Greatest Male/Feminine Teams, International Artist and extra.
IU, TWS and aespa had been probably the most nominated acts on the 2024 MMAs with seven nominations every. Nonetheless, aespa went dwelling because the night time’s greatest winners, having been awarded for all seven classes they had been nominated for.
aespa’s trohpies are three Grand Prizes, with Album of the 12 months for ‘Armageddon’, Tune of the 12 months for ‘Supernova’ and Artist of the 12 months. Moreover, in addition they took dwelling High 10 Artist, Hundreds of thousands High 10 Artist, Greatest Feminine Group and Greatest Efficiency (Feminine).
The remaining Grand Prize for Report of the 12 months was awarded to (G)I-DLE for his or her January studio album ‘[2]’, headlined by title monitor ‘Tremendous Girl’. Different notable winners embrace ILLIT, Jungkook, IU and RIIZE, amongst others.
Right here is the total record of winners on the 2024 Melon Music Awards:
Album of the 12 months (Grand Prize) aespa – ‘Armageddon’
Artist of the 12 months (Grand Prize) aespa
Tune of the 12 months (Grand Prize) aespa – ‘Supernova’
Report of the 12 months (Grand Prize) (G)I-DLE – ‘[2]’
High 10 Artist (G)I-DLE aespa Day6 IU Jungkook NewJeans PLAVE RIIZE SEVENTEEN TWS
Alex James has shared his ideas on the reunion of Oasis, saying that “it’s good that they waited until we acquired our shit out the way in which”, referring to Blur and their latest tour.
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The Observer revealed an interview with the Blur bassist yesterday (December 1) about Over the Rainbow, the forthcoming third autobiography by James after 2007’s Little bit of a Blur and 2012’s All Cheeses Nice and Small.
James was requested about Oasis’ highly-anticipated, sold-out reunion tour, together with a return to Wembley Stadium, a venue that Blur has carried out a number of occasions.
“I’m so blissful for them. Delighted,” James mentioned. “They’re nice. I like them.”
“You realize, there’s some individuals – mentioning no names – that once they stroll in a room, you’re like: ‘Oh, fucking hell, he’s right here.’ However when both of them stroll right into a room, it’s like: ‘Heyyy.’ He’s an unbelievable singer, Liam, and he can’t assist being a rock star.”
“And it’s good that they waited until we acquired our shit out the way in which, ?” James added. “That’s superb manners.” Blur wrapped up the tour supporting their ninth studio album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ in late-November 2023, following it up with a outstanding slot at Coachella 2024.
Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher throughout The BRIT Awards 2013. CREDIT: JM Enternational/Redferns/Getty
James’ bandmate Graham Coxon additionally commented on the return of Oasis in October, saying the tour is “good for them and it’s good for the followers”. In 2023, Damon Albarn “put cash” on the possibilities of an Oasis reunion.
The 2 teams went head-to-head in a legendary rivalry that ran all through the peak of Britpop within the Nineties. In September, it was revealed {that a} West Finish play primarily based on the tense and tumultuous interval will debut subsequent 12 months.
Over The Rainbow can be revealed this Thursday (December 5). Pre-order a replica here.
In August, Liam and Noel Gallagher introduced that they have been ending their very own rivalry to carry Oasis again to the stage for a collection of big stadium gigs within the UK and Eire in July 2025. From there, they’re attributable to head to North America earlier than returning for two additional dates at London’s Wembley Stadium in late September, after which heading to Australia in October.
Oasis can even carry out on the Goyang Stadium in South Korea on 21 October, 2025, and can carry out two reveals in Japan on the Tokyo Dome on October 25 and 26.
Following the revelation that they’d be returning, Oasis dominated out a headline efficiency at Glastonbury 2025 and mentioned they gained’t be showing at every other festivals subsequent summer time. Liam and Noel have shot down rumours of a return to Knebworth in 2026 too.
In different information, final month Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie took a swipe at James in an essay accompanying the band’s newest album ‘Come Forward’, accusing James of “social climbing”.
Noel Gallagher has claimed that the 2025 Oasis reunion exhibits won’t be “as raucous as again within the day”.
The Britpop legends revealed their highly-awaited return to the stage earlier this yr, saying a string of big stadium gigs within the UK and Eire to happen subsequent summer season. That was then adopted by the announcement of dates in North America, South America, Australia, South Korea and Japan.
Noel was requested concerning the exhibits whereas attending the ‘Zoë Regulation: Legends’ exhibition on the Nationwide Portrait Gallery in London on Thursday (November 28), particularly whether or not he believed he and brother Liam would behave as wildly as they did of their ‘90s heyday.
“No, it received’t be as raucous as again within the day, as a result of we’re on the incorrect aspect of fifty now, so we’re too outdated,” he mentioned (through The Sun).
Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher. CREDIT: Simon Emmett
“We’re too outdated to offer a shit now, so there received’t be any fallouts, there received’t be any preventing. It’s a lap of honour for the band.”
Following the revelation that they’d be returning, Oasis dominated out a headline efficiency at Glastonbury 2025 and mentioned they received’t be showing at another festivals subsequent summer season. Liam and Noel have additionally shot down rumours of a return to Knebworth in 2026 too.
The band have introduced that Cage The Elephant will probably be serving as opening help on their North American leg whereas former Verve frontman and soloist Richard Ashcroft and Solid will probably be becoming a member of the Mancunian icons on their UK and Eire dates.
In different information, Liam not too long ago went again on his claims that the band are at the moment recording a brand new album, telling followers “it was fun”.
He’d been teasing a possible new LP since September when one fan requested: “Is it true that Oasis could have a brand new album???” earlier than Liam replied: “Yep it’s already completed.” He additionally responded to a fan asking if a brand new report was “within the air”, to which he mentioned, “It’s within the bag mate fuck the air”.
Then, earlier this month, he advised followers on Twitter/X that he was “blown away” by the fabric Noel had written for the report. A remark he made again in April additionally resurfaced after the comeback announcement, through which he urged Oasis could be recording a brand new album in November.
Nonetheless, he’s since dismissed rumours, saying there’s “no Oasis album within the making,” including: “I used to be fucking joking bear in mind them and the reason is as a result of everyone seems to be a bit of uptight lately I’m sorry if I’ve upset anybody however fuck me it was fun.”
Liam additionally responded to latest feedback from Intercourse Pistols’ Glen Matlock that Oasis are “boring”. Writing on X, Liam replied: “FUCK HIM SID WAS THE PISTOLS”
The twentieth anniversary vinyl reissue of Ciara’s ‘Goodies’ has left some followers confused after a Home windows popup sound appeared on the report.
The re-release of the R&B star’s 2004 debut album was launched on September 27, full with the album’s unique bonus tracks and a brand new remix of the title observe.
Some followers have observed one curiosity on the report, nonetheless – on the Missy Elliott collaboration ‘1, 2 Step’, an obvious recording glitch has allowed for a Home windows sound impact to make its method into the ultimate combine.
Try some Ciara followers’ reactions to the error on TikTok right here:
Ciara babes what is that this???? How did this make it previous high quality management? ???? Earlier than you come for me and my Bluetooth speaker, sure I do know the standard is poorer through Bluetooth I shouldn’t have any house for wired audio system. #Ciara#vinylunboxing#vinylrecords#vinyltok#vinylcollection#vinylerror#smiski
Additionally notable in regards to the ‘Goodies’ reissue is the truth that the observe ‘Subsequent To You’, which featured a visitor look from R. Kelly, has been faraway from the tracklisting.
The disgraced R&B singer is servicing a prolonged jail sentence after being convicted for racketeering and trafficking, in addition to possessing little one pornography and little one enticement.
‘Goodies’ was launched in September 2004 and featured manufacturing from Lil Jon and visitor appearances from artists together with Sean Garrett and Keri Hilson. In addition to ‘1, 2 Step’, it additionally consists of the singles ‘Goodies’, ‘Oh’ and ‘And I’.
It reached Quantity Three on the Billboard 200 and earned Ciara two Grammy nominations, for Greatest New Artist and Greatest Rap/Sung Collaboration for ‘1, 2 Step’.
Ciara has made a complete of seven studio albums thus far, most lately ‘Magnificence Marks’ in 2019. In a three-star evaluate, NME stated: “Although ‘Magnificence Marks’ is never modern, Ciara exhibits a good quantity of vary all through the report. ‘Thinkin Bout You’ is shimmering disco ear sweet, ‘Lady Gang’ unites her with Kelly Rowland for a righteous woman energy bop, and the electro-R&B of ‘Best Love’ glides and glistens stylishly.”
Ciara has been introduced as one of many headliners for the Mighty Hoopla Pageant 2025, alongside Kesha. The occasion takes place on Could 31 and June 1 subsequent 12 months at Brockwell Park in London, with Ciara taking the primary night time. Weekend and day tickets can be found here.
That follows on from her involvement on Missy Elliott’s North American tour this summer season, the place Timbaland and Busta Rhymes had been additionally on the invoice.
Roger Waters has attacked Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood for his or her stance on the Israel-Palestine difficulty.
The Pink Floyd co-founder has been a vocal supporter of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) motion since 2011, and has spoken out prior to now towards Radiohead’s resolution to play a gig in Tel Aviv in 2017.
He signed an open letter on the time, alongside the likes of Thurston Moore, Younger Fathers and Ken Loach, urging the band to not play in Israel as “a system of apartheid has been imposed on the Palestinian folks”.
In a brand new interview, Waters has returned to the talk, revealing that he had an electronic mail trade with Yorke after signing that letter. He has additionally renewed his criticism of the band’s place on the extremely contentious state of affairs.
Chatting with The Empire Recordsdata podcast, Waters mentioned: “I wrote [Yorke] a kind of electronic mail that went, ‘I’m sorry in case you thought I used to be being confrontational’. He wrote again and he mentioned, ‘Usually, folks on one aspect of an argument not less than have the decency or the grace or the one thing to have a dialog.’”
“So then I wrote him again, and I mentioned, ‘Thom, the folks in BDS have been making an attempt to have a dialog with you for months! And so have I!’”
Requested how the dialog concluded, Waters replied: “That the man’s a whole prick!”
The interview went on to newer points, together with an incident the place Yorke clashed with a pro-Palestinian protester and left the stage at a present in Melbourne in October.
“I feel he’s broken,” Waters mentioned in regards to the Radiohead frontman. “He’s very broken. He’s clearly very, very deeply insecure. He clearly thinks he’s very vivid however he’s not. So he can’t even have a dialog.”
He additionally addressed the criticism Greenwood confronted when engaged on a musical undertaking with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa this summer season. “It’s full bullshit,” he mentioned.
“There isn’t any argument to be made. There’s the oppressed and the oppressor. The oppressed are the indigenous folks of Palestine, the oppressor are the settler-colonial guests from North America and North Europe… There’s nothing obscure. It isn’t a battle. It’s a genocide, Thom and Jonny!”
Greenwood carried out with Tassa in Tel Aviv in Might, and the day earlier than, he reportedly participated in protests calling for hostages held in Gaza to be launched and new elections to be held.
The Palestinian Marketing campaign for the Tutorial and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a founding member of the BDS motion known as for “peaceable, inventive strain on his band Radiohead to convincingly distance itself from this blatant complicity within the crime of crimes, or face grassroots measures.”
PACBI additionally identified that on the similar time that Greenwood’s live performance was going down, Israeli forces have been bombing displaced Palestinians sheltering in tents in Rafah, Gaza, which had prompted a big outcry on social media within the final week. Within the final 20 years, activists have known as for musicians “to refuse to work with Israeli cultural establishments which might be complicit in Israel’s apartheid regime.”
Thom Yorke CREDIT: Nina Franova/WireImage
Greenwood defended his resolution, writing: “I’ve been collaborating with Dudu and releasing music with him since 2008 – and dealing privately lengthy earlier than that. I feel an inventive undertaking that mixes Arab and Jewish musicians is worth it. And one which reminds everybody that the Jewish cultural roots in international locations like Iraq and Yemen return for hundreds of years, can also be vital.”
“Anyway, no artwork is as ‘vital’ as stopping all of the loss of life and struggling round us,” he continued. “How can it’s? However doing nothing appears a worse possibility. And silencing Israeli artists for being born Jewish in Israel doesn’t appear to be any method to attain an understanding between the 2 sides of this apparently countless battle.
“So: that’s why I’m making music with this band. You’re welcome to disagree with, or ignore, what we do however I hope you now perceive what the true motivation is, and may react to the music with out suspicion or hate.”
Earlier this 12 months, Waters additionally received right into a conflict or phrases with Nick Cave over his help of BDS, with Cave describing Waters’ stance as “embarrassing” and “deeply damaging”.
Waters has been accused of anti-Semitism for a few years, together with lately by his former Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour, who has mentioned he’ll “completely not” ever carry out with Waters once more.
Gilmour’s spouse Polly Samson mentioned Waters was “anti-Semitic to his rotten core”, including: “Additionally a Putin apologist and a mendacity, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac. Sufficient of your nonsense.” Gilmour shared the publish, saying that “each phrase is demonstrably true”.
Waters himself issued a press release in response, which noticed him describe Samson’s feedback as “incendiary and wildly inaccurate” and continued that he “refutes [them] solely”. He added that he was “taking recommendation as to his place” relating to the claims.
Samson’s feedback got here after Waters took half in an interview with German newspaper Berliner Zeitung, and shared his views on Israel and the Russian-Ukraine conflict.
Per a translated model of the interview on Waters’ site, the musician was at one level requested if he nonetheless believed – as he had mentioned prior to now – that the state of Israel was corresponding to Nazi Germany. “Sure, after all,” he replied. “The Israelis are committing genocide. Identical to Nice Britain did throughout our colonial interval.”
Will Cullen Hart, a founding member of the musical collective Elephant 6 and indie-rock bands Olivia Tremor Management and Circulatory System, has died aged 53.
The musician died on Friday (November 29) from pure causes, as confirmed in a Fb put up from the Apples in Stereo frontman Robert Schneider. His demise coincided with the discharge date of two new Olivia Tremor Management singles ‘Backyard Of Mild’ and ‘The Identical Place’, which had marked their first new music in 13 years.
“I’m deeply heartbroken on at the present time of celebration of a brand new Olivia Tremor Management launch, to announce that my expensive good friend and Elephant 6 Recording Co. co-founder, W. Cullen Hart (Will to his pals), handed away this morning of pure causes, instantly, peacefully, and in a really completely satisfied temper across the launch of the 2 new OTC songs,” Schneider wrote.
“Will was a genius experimental and psychedelic pop musician, a superb and prolific visible artist who sketched and made collage artwork each second of each day, on each object inside attain. He was a lifelong four-tracker, tape looper, spontaneous poet, sound collage constructor, deconstructionist of musical devices, and a really gifted composer of pop songs since we had been youngsters.”
Schneider went on to name Cullen Hart “my accomplice in crime in our teenagers and early twenties, my expensive good friend, roommate, bandmate, and we pursued a imaginative and prescient of artwork and music collectively our complete lives, to this very day, that we hatched as kids – collectively.”
“Will was infinitely chatty, infinitely humorous, infinitely expressive, infinitely artistic,” he continued. “He was energetic, candy, tender, earnest, alternately completely chill and completely explosive.
Will suffered from a number of sclerosis for nearly 20 years, which step by step diminished his mobility, his potential to play guitar, and his potential to tour – however he stored up his productiveness, his songwriting, his recording and his artwork, and lived life in a state of heightened creativity. He was infinitely beloved by me, and by his bandmates and the Elephant 6 and Athens communities.”
He added, “As we speak is a day of victory for W. Cullen Hart – his final day represented a triumph. As we speak is the day that Will’s perseverance, his sincerity, his wrestle with MS, and his devotion to Invoice and their frequent imaginative and prescient, bears fruit.”
Robert Schneider: I’m heartbroken by the lack of my life-long good friend, collaborator and band-mate. My world won’t ever…
Cullen Hart was born in Athens, Georgia in 1971, and grew up in Rustin Louisiana with Schneider and fellow Elephant 6 members Invoice Doss, and Jeff Mangum.
He fashioned Olivia Tremor Management in 1993 alongside Doss, they usually launched two albums: 1996’s ‘Nightfall at Cubist Fort’ and ‘Black Foliage’ in 1999, earlier than disbanding in 2000.
They later reunited in 2009, following Hart’s hospitalisation from a number of sclerosis. Upon Doss’s demise in 2012, the band determined to proceed taking part in and in 2023 introduced they had been engaged on new music.
Following the band’s preliminary breakup in 2000, Cullen Hart fashioned the psychedelic rock band Circulatory System with Derek Almstead, Suzanne Allison, Peter Erchick, John Fernandes, Charlie Johnston, and Heather McIntosh. They launched 5 albums collectively: their self-titled debut and ‘Inside Views’ in 2001, ‘Sign Morning’ in 2009, ‘Facet 3’ in 2010 and ‘Mosaics Inside Mosaics’ in 2015.
Fan tributes for the late musician have been pouring in over the weekend. You possibly can learn some under.
R.I.P. Will Cullen Hart, a real unique who personified the stressed experimentalism on the coronary heart of Elephant 6. Olivia Tremor Management devoured the historical past of off-kilter pop music and spit it out into two paradoxically stunning cacophonous collages. pic.twitter.com/5j2B8WL8dO
RIP Will Cullen Hart. Thanks for being the blueprint that extra bizarre children from Ruston, LA might comply with. I’ll always remember listening to the primary Circulatory System album and discovering out the dude making these sounds was from my residence city. pic.twitter.com/F49LCWtGzU
Will Cullen Hart has been part of a lot music I’ve dearly beloved. I noticed him with Ciculatory System opening for Impartial Milk Resort, a night I contemplate top-of-the-line of my life. I’m crushed to listen to that he’s gone. RIP https://t.co/xXlq6IoMlb
Very unhappy to listen to in regards to the demise of Will Cullen Hart. Nightfall at Cubist Fort and Black Foliage are absolute masterpieces, two of essentially the most ingenious and sensible albums of the ’90s—music that can dwell on ceaselessly.
Cullen Hart additionally co-founded the Elephant 6 Recording Firm, a musical collective began in Ruston, Louisiana within the Nineteen Eighties that ultimately expanded to Athens, Georgia and Denver. The collective included the likes of Impartial Milk Resort, Apples In Stereo, Elf Energy, the Music Tapes, the Minders, the Gerbils, of Montreal, Beulah, Dressy Bessy, Nice Lakes, and extra.
W. Cullen Hart (1971-2024) and Invoice Doss (1968-2012) of The Olivia Tremor Management, Circulatory System, The Sunshine Repair and founding members of the Elephant 6 Recording Co. pic.twitter.com/JVCJapsrd0
The 2 singles launched this week had been recorded in the course of the filming of the 2022 Elephant 6 Documentary. In his eulogy to Cullen Hart, Schneider wrote that they had been “an enormous effort”, including: “The entire band got here in to play, my brother-in-law and collaborator Craig Morris got here in to assist engineer, and we felt a way of nice momentum.”
“That is captured actually properly within the movie, it was a really transferring recording expertise. Even so, grief and disorganization made continuing exhausting from there. It took years simply to complete the 2 songs.”
Zayn Malik paid tribute to his One Path bandmate Liam Payne within the late musician’s hometown.
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Through the present on Friday (November 29), Malik advised the group on the College of Wolverhampton at The Halls: “I’ve been doing one thing, on the finish of the present, each night time, and it’s been devoted to my brother Liam Payne.”
He had beforehand kicked off his UK tour in Leeds on November 23, and on the finish of the present projected a tribute to Payne on the display behind him displaying the 12 months of his start and demise alongside the message: ‘Love you bro’.
“We have been doing one thing on the finish of the present each night time, it has been devoted to my brother Liam Payne. Relaxation in peace. I hope you are seeing this in your hometown tonight, Wolverhampton, that is for you Liam.”
The preliminary tribute in Leeds was significantly poignant provided that the gig befell simply three days after Payne’s funeral. Cheryl, the opposite members of One Path and Simon Cowell have been amongst these in attendance on the funeral in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on Wednesday, simply over a month after the singer died, aged 31.
Payne handed away on October 16 after falling from the third ground of a lodge in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with an post-mortem confirming that the singer had suffered inside and exterior bleeding and a number of traumatic accidents.
Movies of the Wolverhampton gig present Malik saying: “Relaxation in peace. I hope you’re seeing this in your hometown tonight, Wolverhampton. That is for you Liam,” earlier than dedicating a efficiency of ‘iT’s YoU’ to his late bandmate.
The singer beforehand postponed the US leg of his tour following Payne’s demise. He confirmed later that the exhibits can be rescheduled for January 2025.
Following the tragedy, Malik and Payne’s former One Path bandmates Harry Kinds, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson shared a press release following his sudden demise.
“We’re fully devastated by the information of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everybody is ready to, there can be extra to say. However for now, we’ll take a while to grieve and course of the lack of our brother, who we beloved dearly,” started their assertion.
It continued: “The recollections we shared with him can be treasured without end. For now, our ideas are together with his household, his pals, and the followers who beloved him alongside us. We’ll miss him terribly. We love you Liam. – Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry.”
Jack Harlow carried out hits by Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra alongside the Louisville Orchestra this weekend. Try the footage under.
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The rapper is at present on his fourth ‘No Place Like Residence Tour’, which launched in 2021 and sees him carry out at venues throughout his house state of Kentucky.
For the finale of the tour’s 2024 version on Friday and Saturday (November 29 and 30), he performed two sold-out exhibits in Louisville on the Kentucky Middle For The Performing Arts’ Whitney Corridor, alongside the Louisville Orchestra.
In addition to opening with a reside debut of ‘Bold’ from his newest album ‘Jackman‘ and shutting with the primary reside efficiency of ‘Whats up Miss Johnson’, he carried out a few traditional covers.
First, he took on Sinatra’s 1964 hit ‘Fly Me To The Moon’, dedicating it to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Friday and his grandmother on Saturday. Later, he devoted the Presley traditional ‘Can’t Assist Falling In Love’ to his father.
Throughout the Saturday live performance, Harlow instructed the group: “In 2022, we performed KFC YUM Middle for the primary time. In 2023, we went to cities throughout Kentucky … now we’re right here with the Louisville Orchestra and we need to hold this going, now we have to maintain this going, so what ought to we do in 2025? I’m open to solutions,” per Louisville Courier Journal.
Proceeds from the tour will go in direction of the Louisville Orchestra, in addition to instructional and neighborhood applications that, in accordance with the orchestra Chief Govt Graham Parker, have supplied 35,000 folks throughout Kentucky with entry to free orchestral music.
In different Harlow information, late final yr, he scored his first UK Quantity One along with his hit ‘Lovin On Me’. The observe, which samples 1995 R&B lower ‘No matter’ by Cadillac Dale, turned the most-streamed observe within the UK with over 5.1 million streams.
Chappell Roan has celebrated the truth that her tune ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ has reached one billion streams on Spotify.
The only was first launched in April this yr, written by Roan alongside Justin Tranter and Dan Nigro. It grew to become Roan’s breakout hit, hitting Quantity Two within the UK and Quantity 4 within the US, and has been nominated for Music of the Yr and Report of the Yr on the Grammys.
Roan has reacted the information that it has crossed the milestone, writing on Instagram: “Good Luck Babe hitting a billion streams on Spotify is cuckoo loco. All I’ve to say is thanks.”
Different latest songs to succeed in the one billion streams mark on Spotify embrace Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ and Billie Eilish’s ‘Birds Of A Feather’.
The information comes simply days after Franz Ferdinand coated the tune on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 present. “It’s simply an incredible tune by an unbelievable artist,” mentioned frontman Alex Kapranos. “It’s humorous, you get some artists which have a second, typically it’s form of divisive.”
“Some folks completely love them and a few folks hate them. However I’ve not come throughout anyone I do know, none of my buddies, no person I do know, who doesn’t like this artist. They’re simply so good. This tune’s unbelievable so we’re going to play it.”
‘Good Luck, Babe!’ was not included on Roan’s debut album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’, which is up for Album of the Yr on the Grammys. In a four-star evaluate of the document, NME wrote that it’s “a show of Roan’s daring and brazen pen, the place she locations searing revelations alongside some deliciously cheeky choruses.”
Roan has been outspoken about how expertise of sudden fame this yr, evaluating it to “an abusive ex-husband”. In an interview with The Face, the previous NME Cowl star vented in regards to the normalisation of utmost fan behaviour together with “stalking, speaking shit on-line, [people who] received’t depart you alone, yelling at you in public.” She added: “I didn’t know it will really feel this dangerous.”
Previous to that, she had taken to TikTok to share her ideas on “bizarre” and “creepy” followers, calling out the “predatory behaviour” of so-called “superfans” that features “nonconsensual bodily and social interactions”.
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