Dua Lipa is gearing up to release Club Future Nostalgia, a remixed version of her No. 1 sophomore album. The new collection features collaborations with a host of musicians, most of whom, as one Twitter user pointed out, have been role-models for the singer herself, including Madonna, Gwen Stefani, and Missy Elliott, among others. In…… read more »
Aaron Dessner and Taylor Swift have climbed to the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 Producers and Hot 100 Songwriters charts (dated August 8), respectively, thanks to Swift’s new album, Folklore. According to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, Folklore rose to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, logging 846,000 equivalent album units and becoming 2020’s top-selling album…… read more »
Tom Petty’s estate has shared a previously unreleased song, “There Goes Angela (Dream Away),” a track that was recorded during the Wildflowers sessions. “One day I’ll be back,” Petty sings in the song. “One day I’ll be home/Right now I got some things/To do out on the road/But dream away my love/Let your heart be…… read more »
Keith Urban took to social media on Monday (August 3) to share a cover of “Even Though I’m Leaving,” a hit single from Luke Combs’ latest album, What You See Is What You Get. Alongside the video, Urban wrote a message to Combs, saying, “Hey Luke.. how much do ya MISS TOURING ?!!” “Holy s–t…… read more »
Rod Stewart announced that his Australia and New Zealand tour of The Hits has been postponed. The Tour, originally scheduled for October and November of 2020, will be rescheduled to 2022. “BUT I’ll be there in 2022, March and April, and it’s going to be GREEEAAAAT,” the British rock singer said in a video posted…… read more »
Queen + Adam Lambert announced that they will release limited edition CD and 7″ vinyl versions of their lockdown track “You Are The Champions” to raise funds and awareness of the Covid-19 pandemic. Both versions of the new formats are limited to 3,000 copies each and will be numbered. They will be available to order…… read more »
Bruno Mars has opened up about his struggles with songwriting and asked Rihanna whether he could join her beauty brand Fenty Skin as a model. On Monday, August 3, Mars tweeted, “Sometimes I get so frustrated writing music I look in the mirror and say to myself ‘I should’ve been a model.'” He followed that…… read more »
Taylor Swift has earned her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Albums chart as her latest album, Folklore, debuted atop the list. At the same time, “Cardigan” topped the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. The album debuted with 846,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of that sum, 615,000 units are…… read more »
Sony and its TriStar division have won the right to produce Whitney Houston musical biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Anthony McCarten will write the screenplay for the film, to be directed by Stella Meghie with the support of the late singer’s estate. McCarten was also the screenplay writer for the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.…… read more »
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited has acquired the rights to Blondie’s music catalog. Hipgnosis and its investment adviser The Family announced in a statement Wednesday that they signed a deal to own the royalties to the 197-song catalogs of Blondie co-founders, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. The move comes close on the heels of Merck Mercuriadis’…… read more »