Author: Amanda Collins
Dua Lipa treated fans to a surprise during the opening U.S. date of her Radical Optimism World Tour. On Friday (Sept. 5), the 30-year-old British pop star launched a two-night stint at Chicago’s United Center, dazzling the sold-out crowd with striking costumes and a 22-song setlist that featured tracks from her latest album, Radical Optimism. Midway through her performance, Lipa — dressed in a sparkly black coat with feathered sleeves — stunned fans by welcoming music legend Chaka Khan to the stage. Together, the duo performed a powerful rendition of Khan’s 1983 classic “Ain’t Nobody.” Watch fan-captured footage of the…
Green Day is revving up excitement for their upcoming film New Years Rev. On Friday (Sept. 5), the legendary punk rock band unveiled an official poster and first trailer for the coming-of-age comedy, which is directed by Lee Kirk. “Coming soon: @newyearsrevmovie. The story of three young punks willing to risk it all to follow their dream,” the trio wrote on Instagram alongside the film’s poster. Described as a “wild road trip comedy,” the 55-second trailer opens with two teenagers taking bong hits in a dimly lit room plastered with posters, reflecting on the day they “almost opened up for…
Jessie J‘s two-year-old son got to see his mom perform live for the first time on Saturday (Sept. 6). The singer returned to the stage, and brought Sky along, at BBC Radio 2 in the Park in Essex, England, after undergoing her first round of surgery to treat breast cancer over the summer; she’ll have a second surgery in the fall, a procedure she says is “nothing too serious” but conflicts with her now-postponed fall tour. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Some of you may know, some of you may not know, but I had breast cancer surgery…
The Jonas Brothers brought out John Legend to perform ‘All Of Me’ in Los Angeles – check out the moment below. The brothers are currently road for their 20th anniversary ‘Jonas20: Greetings From Your Hometown’ tour, which hit the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on Saturday (September 6), and saw them play a series of covers alongside some special guests. After playing hits like ‘L.A. Baby (Where Dreams Are Made Of)’, ‘Only Human’ and ‘S.O.S.’, the band invited Legend on stage, saying he was a “legendary” artist who had “inspired them on their musical journey” over the years. Legend also…
Hatchie has officially shared details of her third studio album, Liquourice. The follow-up to 2022’s Giving The World Away will arrive on Friday, November 7th via Secretly Canadian – marking her first album exclusively for the label since signing a worldwide deal with them. To coincide with the album’s announcement, the project of Brisbane-born and now Melbourne-based dream pop artist Harriette Pilbeam has shared its first music in three years: The album’s lead single, ‘Lose It Again’. The song was co-written by Pilbeam with musician and songwriter Jenny McLennan, who makes music under the moniker of Orchin. The song was…
Charli XCX has responded after fans on social media called Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights the “matcha dubai chocolate labubu of film”. READ MORE: Emerald Fennell is well aware of her own privilege: “Class is such a fixation in this country” The Saltburn filmmaker’s next project is an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as doomed lovers Catherine and Heathcliff. The first trailer for the film arrived on Wednesday (September 3) and has been skewered for everything from its anachronistic wardrobe to its overt eroticism. The sexually charged trailer was soundtracked by a new version of Charli’s ‘Everything…
Young Thug has apologised to GloRilla after an alleged phone call from his time in jail leaked, in which he calls her ugly. The Grammy-winning rapper and founder of the Young Stoner Life (YSL) label was indicted by Georgia prosecutors along with dozens of others in May 2022 under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Prosecutors alleged that YSL was more than a label, accusing it of operating as a front for a criminal gang that was involved in murders and drug trafficking. The trial became the longest in Georgia state history, and Young Thug – real name Jeffery…
Jessie J has made an emotional return to the stage following a first round of breast cancer surgery, which saw her joined by her two-year-old son. READ MORE: “There are so many more layers to my emotion”: how Laufey defied expectations on her third album ‘A Matter Of Time’ On Saturday (September 6), the singer performed at BBC Radio 2 in the Park, 11 weeks after undergoing surgery to treat early breast cancer, and said she was “so grateful” to be there. “The last show I did, I had no idea what was gonna happen, and I’m still very much in…
Lizzo has said that there’s no “song of the summer” this year because artists are struggling to break through social media algorithms. READ MORE: Lizzo – ‘Special’ review: joyful superstar uplifts with self-assured, self-empowering bops The singer took to TikTok to offer advice to emerging artists on Friday (September 5), telling them that “the music industry is in complete shambles right now, and you can use that to your advantage.” “Back in the day, the music industry was very algorithmic, as any other industry was, but that industry was controlled to a certain extent,” she explained. “Now that we are in…
Foreigner have offered their services to be the wedding band for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. Last week (August 26), the couple, who have been in a relationship since 2023, announced their engagement. They shared a series of photographs showing the singer and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end embracing in a garden. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” Swift captioned the post, which also included a close-up shot of her engagement ring. Now, classic rock band Foreigner have put themselves forward as the potential wedding band for the ceremony, writing an open letter to…