Multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter Calum Scott premieres his newest sublime single“Heaven,”— listen HERE. Along with sharing the triumphant and timeless ballad, Calum has announced that his highly awaited sophomore album Bridges will arrive on June 17. Soon after the album’s release, the U.K.-based artist will embark on a headlining summer tour of North America.
The fourth single released from Bridges, “Heaven” once again reveals Calum’s gift for finding unexpected ways to express universal emotions. “As songwriters, we’re always searching for new ways of saying ‘I miss you’ or ‘I love you’ or ‘I want you back,’” says Calum, who co-wrote “Heaven” with Hayley Warner (an Australian singer/songwriter who’s also penned songs for artists like Katy Perry and Tori Kelly). “‘The concept of ‘Heaven’ is the love between two people being so powerful that it is far superior to anything else, any other form of paradise that could be offered. I loved the idea of putting the power into the relationship.”
Produced by Fraser T. Smith, “Heaven” unfolds in a dynamic arrangement of soulful piano work, luminous strings, and elegantly swinging drumbeats — a glorious backdrop to Calum’s masterful vocal performance. “It felt important to really push my vocal range on a song like this, so by the first chorus I’m already up in the rafters,” he says. “But if you’re talking about something so passionate, it should be delivered in a very passionate way.” Threaded with lyrics that offer a certain poetic wisdom (e.g., “What good is life if we’re all just waiting to dance in the sky?”), the result is a breathtaking tribute to living in the moment by fully surrendering to love.
The follow-up to Calum’s 2018 full-length debut Only Human — a widely acclaimed effort that hit No. 1 on the iTunes album chart in 21 countries across the globe, in addition to selling more than 3.6 million in adjusted album sales and garnering over 7.5 billion combined streams — Bridges will also feature the previously released singles “If You Ever Change Your Mind”(a bittersweet but empowered piece produced by Greg Kurstin, an eight-time GRAMMY Award® winner known for his work with Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Adele), “Rise” (a wildly soaring track whose video features a captivating performance from British actor Georgia Hirst), and “Biblical” (a heart-on-sleeve ballad Calum later followed with an American Sign Language version made in collaboration with the Tony Award®-winning Deaf West Theatre). Fans can pre-order the album now, HERE.
Recently christened “the best rapper alive” by GQ, Future proudly presents his anxiously awaited ninth full-length and the most anticipated album of 2022, I Never Liked You, today. Listen to I Never Liked YouHERE via Freebandz/Epic Records.
To celebrate the arrival of the record, The GRAMMY® Award-winning, diamond-certified icon just uncovered the event-level music video for “Keep It Burnin” [feat. Kanye West]. Watch the music video HERE. Bound to set the internet on fire, the cinematic clip continues a tradition of blockbuster visuals for Future whose total career YouTube views have exceeded 8 billion and counting.
The album stands out as Future’s first body of work since 2020’s platinum-selling High Off Life, which emerged as his sixth consecutive #1 debut on the Billboard Top 200. He stacks I Never Liked You with powerhouse anthems. The single “Wait For U” [feat. Drake & Tems] showcases the emotional side of Future, and is an instantly quotable anthem, while he also links with Drake yet again for “I’m On One.” He continues showcasing his most emotional and honest songwriting yet with the crooning solo cut “Love U Better,” while Atlanta stands up with the raucous and raw “For A Nut” [feat. Young Thug & Gunna], and “Voodoo” [feat. Kodak Black] conjures an unbreakable spell of its own. The album concludes with “Back to the Basics,” marking a full circle moment for the hip hop titan. These sixteen tracks seal the record’s status as the biggest and boldest release of the year.
Check out the full tracklisting below.
Last week, GQrevealed Future as the cover of their May 2022 issue in a massive and insightful feature. Penned by Elliott Wilson, it marks his first cover issue of the publication. Calling I Never Liked You “reignited, unstoppable,” the profile makes its case for one undisputable fact: “His impact can’t be denied. Especially not after eight solo albums, 19 solo mixtapes, one collaborative album, four collaborative mixtapes, two EPs, and one soundtrack (for 2018’s Superfly). Worldwide, he’s been streamed over 30 billion times and has, in the process, inspired an entire generation of rappers. Few artists are as prolific. When you survey the hip-hop landscape, no other artist has been as consistently excellent, or as influential, for as long as he has. He invented his own sound, which has since become the dominant style in rap. He has delivered hit after hit after hit. And he’s done it all on his own terms. I’ll say it again: Future is the best rapper alive.”For the cover of his new album and additional promotional materials, Future chose images from his recent GQ cover shoot. Photo credit: Gregory Harris for GQ.
Next up, he will headline Rolling Loud Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on July 23 this summer.
SOFI TUKKER have taken over the world with their intoxicatingly glossy mixture of striking electropop with global influences that always takes dazzling and unexpected turns, leaving the listener on the edge of their seat if not lifting them off of it. Their new album WET TENNIS, the follow up to their twice GRAMMY nominated debut, is out tonight at midnight via Ultra/Sony Music.
The album is a celebration of self-empowerment, owning your right to pleasure, and liberating yourself from outside constraints. The title itself is an acronym: When Everyone Tries to Evolve, Nothing Negative Is Safe. It’s about leaving behind lesser fears and vices in favor of pursuing joy. Whatever challenges the duo face throughout the album, it isn’t long before they return to defiant positivity; it’s a story of ecstasy undoing human error, of delight outdoing our inevitable fallibility. Written over the past three years, WET TENNISis a testament to the duo’s durability and their commitment to their fans, TheFreak Fam. When in person events became impossible, SOFI TUKKER’s livestreams were a daily ceremony. Sophie and Tucker were able to interact in real time with their community, experimenting and getting feedback on ideas that would eventually become WET TENNIS. These are songs made for their fans but perhaps more significantly, with them. Tennis features prominently into the album’s iconography. The game itself represents Soph and Tuck always hitting ideas back and forth to each other in their writing process, and the overlapping tennis rackets represent the venn diagram of their brains. They both have very different interests, but where the rackets intersect is that sweet spot that’s SOFI TUKKER.
Wetness itself is key to the album, with each track feeling akin to just having emerged from a warm pool., dripping with an irresistible sensuality. Whether the album finds them in a playful mood or profoundly earnest, it never misses a step, gliding through a slick, dewy world through which they’re the only fitting guides.
SOFI TUKKER will perform live from NYC at 11:30PM EST to celebrate the album’s release. Fans across the world can livestream the performance with Amazon Music & Twitch here.
The album’s focus single “Summer in New York” is a guided tour across SOFI TUKKER’s NYC, and marks a full circle moment for the pair as they return to live in the city after spending the past few years in West Palm Beach. Above all, it’s a dedication to their city: the birthplace of SOFI TUKKER, the home that welcomed them straight out of college, and provided inspiration for their earliest work. Sophie’s beloved Miss Favela in Brooklyn where Brazilian music and food reign, Bang Bang tattoos where Tucker gets his ink done, The Knocks’ Chrystie St studio where “Drinkee” was made, The Box, and much more. The song weaves in the hook from an NYC classic, Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner” to connect all that is exciting about the city past and present. In a moment of collective consciousness, a cover of “Tom’s Diner” is also currently a sensation on TikTok, bringing the song to a new generation of dream chasers along with “Summer in New York.”
As the first track and most recent single “Kakee” readily displays, SOFI TUKKER exist to toy with and upend expectations. Sung entirely in Portuguese by Sophie Hawley-Weld, the song is an ode to female pleasure with a tongue-in-cheek persimmon metaphor. What could so easily have been a high tempo dance track is an ecstatic romp layered with supremely cool guitar with post-punk energy, morphing it into a stellar concoction only the duo could have created.
The “Kakee” video was filmed in Hawaii and is full of visual double entendres that correspond with the lyrics. Persimmons are squeezed until they gush and drip everywhere culminating in an ecstatic Sophie laying in a field. It was directed by Aerin Moreno with creative direction from Amber Park and styling by Johnny Wujek who were also the team on the “Original Sin” video.
“Original Sin” immediately takes another turn, opening with Tucker Halpern’s melancholy words, delivered in a nearly monotone manner so as to maximize their crippling power. He’s backed by gently strummed guitar and then by throbbing synths and bass, all before Sophie enters the fray with a retort of her own to his dismay. There’s one thing they can agree on: “So I think you’ve got somethin’ wrong with you / something’s not right with me, too.” It speaks for all of us barely concealing a mess beneath a calm facade. On another level, it’s a rejection of sin itself: none of us can be saints. Belying the existential woe of the lyricism, the song itself pulsates with life, hooking its talons in instantly and never letting go.
The “Original Sin” music video is steeped in playful eroticism and introduces the joyful and seductive iconography of WET TENNIS. In true SOFI TUKKER fashion, they decamped to a tropical location radiating lush greens and sunlight and realized the video in Oahu, Hawaii.
“Forgive Me” finds Sophie pleading for understanding and a reclamation of someone lost, regardless of the price (“I’ll just let you yell at me all you want”). Alongside Turkish DJ Mahmut Orhan, SOFI TUKKER manage to morph an act of pure desperation into something both addictive and universal. It’s about the ultimate power, and surrender, of true forgiveness. The video was filmed on location at Evcik Beach and Kilyos Beach in Istanbul.
For the title track, “WET TENNIS,” the pair ramp things up with an intro that doesn’t sound all too far removed from a parade one might hear in New Orleans (though the track was recorded in Miami with a group of Latin-American musicians), before expanding into a guitar and horn driven extravaganza, a sexy affair that will have you reaching for your partner or seeking out the nearest equally, shall we say, driven individual. Like they say: “the ball’s in your court.”
Up next is a brief Interlude, but one that allows SOFI TUKKER to display another side of their artistry, with Sophie singing placatingly over a stripped back musical backdrop, just her voice and the strumming of guitar. It’s a gentle, perfect lead-in for the aching drama of “Sun Came Up”. Backed by electronic artist John Summit, the song tells a tale of one of those chance encounters that becomes simply unforgettable. It starts with a glance at a party, then a shared joke, and somehow morphs into the kind of night that’s all too rare in this life. As Sophie sings, “You and I danced until the sun came up,” she manages to capture and bottle that very feeling.
“Larry Bird” comes in to play an entirely different game. Opting for a largely instrumental and Tropicáliaapproach, SOFI TUKKER let the thumping bass and steel drums do the heavy lifting. It’s a tour-de-force for guest Tuck’s Dad, and a personal moment for Tucker, who grew up idolizing Bird (Sophie even appears to sing “33” in Portuguese: both Bird and Tucker’s basketball number). The basketball legend from which the song draws its title himself has quotes peppered towards the tail end of the song, drawing a connection between his game and SOFI TUKKER: “you already know who’s gonna win this thing.”
“Hold”, meanwhile, is a glancing blow, finding Sophie mired in isolation. It unfurls like a vine, ascending from its stark beginnings into a downtempo anthem, fitting for the nightclub once it’s become too smoky to make out who your friends are, lost in the maelstrom of strangers, all looking for the same thing. It’s an exercise in duality, cold and warm all at once. Guest vocalist Adam of BOII adds to the lonely atmosphere, as if he and Sophie are so close, yet just out of reach as they yearn for anything but spending the night alone.
Spiraling around yet again, true to its title, “Mon Cheri” is sung in a variety of languages, from French to Bambara, and boasts the coaxing fun that’s ever present within the potential for the romance language. Driven by lively guitar and call-and-response verses alongside legendary West African duo Amadou & Mariam, it’s perfectly suited for an imaginary stroll through some fantastical European sojourn: all before plunging into pure ecstasy in its final minute, with a frantic, dizzying beat entering the picture. It’s impossible not to emerge without a grin on your face.
“Freak” pulls in yet another direction, swerving somewhere between Breakbeat and something entirely modern, something like a Fat of the Land for 2022. It’s a celebration of the duo’s “pandemic fam”, for those who were always present for a daily dance party during the lockdown. Hardly running over 2 minutes, it’s over in the blink of an eye, but makes for another delightfully startling detour in an album chock full of them.
To close things up, SOFI TUKKER draw away yet again, emerging with something that’s quite simply serene, with the pair daring to cover “What a Wonderful World.” Here, the duo make the song entirely their own, boiling down the raw elements of SOFI TUKKER – gently plucked guitar, twinkling keys, and Sophie’s plaintive, gorgeous vocals. It’s a strangely fitting ending to what proves to be a genuine sonic adventure. After all the trekking to be found within WET TENNIS, it’s only right they see us off with a warm embrace.
With the album release, the duo has launched a newWET TENNIS merch line, which is available on their webstore along with an ombre picture disc vinyl and a very limited number of autographed CDs. The physical formats of WET TENNIS are available for pre-order.
After a two-year break from staging some of the most noteworthy shows the country has seen,The Theatre at Solaire is back to bring your favorite artists live again.
Watch the curtains rise on June 25 for the Concert King’s comeback on the stage, “Martin NieveraLive Again!” This one-night concert is a fundraising event to support the Rotary Club of MakatiWest’s Gift of Life Project. Part of the proceeds of the concert’s ticket sales will fund the heartoperations of children in need.
Catch Martin Nievera back on stage for a night filled with exciting and heart-warming music for aspecial cause.
For more information, visit https://www.solaireresort.com/article/martin-nievera-live-again. As partof Solaire’s continued safety measures, The Theatre requires double-masking and presentation ofvaccination cards upon entry. Buy your tickets to “Martin Nievera Live Again!” by calling Ticketworld at 8891-9999 or viawww.ticketworld.com.ph.
Clothing giant Bench announced that My Love from the Star will be holding a fan meeting titled “One Extraordinary Day” on June 10 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
Raffle registration to secure shopping slots for VIP and Patron A tickets will be done through BENCH’s app via Google Play or App Store.
The raffle registration will run from May 5 at 9 AM to May 7 at 5 PM only. Per DTI Fair Trade Permit No. FTEB-142295 Series of 2022.
Grammy, BRIT, Golden Globe and Academy Award winning Sam Smith releases new single ‘Love Me More’ on 29th April through Capitol Records.
‘Love Me More’ is a candid introspection of Sam’s relationship with themself on a journey of self-discovery and happiness. Once again, their undeniable vocals are celebrated on this uplifting new track which has seen Sam reunite with long-term collaborators Jimmy Napes and Stargate. The video shot by Luke Monaghan (Too Good At Goodbyes, Writing’s On The Wall) and Co-Directed by Sam is a story of liberation and joy, set in the heart of London.
Sam’s debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ was the biggest selling debut album of the decade, and since its release in 2014, Sam has amassed over 33 Million album sales, totalling 227 Million single sales and 40 Billion streams across their career to date. They also hold two Guinness World Records for the most consecutive weeks in the UK Top 10 Album Chart and for having the first James Bond Theme to reach No.1 in the UK Charts. They have an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, four Grammys, three BRIT Awards, and six MOBO Awards to their name.
“Love Me More’ is the beginning of what will be yet another remarkable chapter for Sam.
BRIT Award-winning, multi-platinum selling musician George Ezra today debuts his hugely infectious new single ‘Green Green Grass,’ the second song to be lifted from his forthcoming new album Gold Rush Kid, due for release on 10 June via Columbia Records. The single arrives alongside the announcement of a huge nationwide UK arena tour, scheduled for September and October, following George’s special show at London’s Finsbury Park in July.
‘Green Green Grass’ is an irresistibly joyful song about making the best of things, even when it might feel like the worst of things are afoot: “Green green grass, blue blue sky, you better throw a party on the day that I die.”
“I was on holiday in St Lucia with a few friends at Christmas 2018, with two of my closest mates from home,” explains George. “We were in this beach bar, drinking homemade rum punch and Piton, the local lager, flip-flopping between the two, pissing about with three local guys who worked there. And this music started up, three streets back from the sea.
“After about half an hour, I had to go see what it was. And there was a street party going on, with three different sound systems, people cooking in the street. I asked a woman what was going on and she told me it was a funeral – for three people. They were celebrating three lives! I thought: that is not how we do this at home. And it’s really beautiful.”
‘Green Green Grass’ follows the euphoric first single and album opener ‘Anyone For You,’ which continues to climb the UK Official Singles Chart and is the number one song at UK radio, with A-list rotation across all major stations.
George debuted both songs to a rapturous reception at his recent intimate gigs in London, Manchester and Edinburgh – shows praised as “a joyous singalong that was impossible to resist” (5*, The Telegraph), “blazing sunshine tempered by subtle shadow” (4*, Evening Standard) and a set filled with “hooks so plentiful he could go long-line fishing with them” (4*, The Guardian).
“The Gold Rush Kid? That’s me,” says George, reflecting on the title of his third record – a 12-strong suite of marvellous, transporting, elevational songs, that more than anything “sound like me. That’s what ties them together.”
After two blockbuster albums – Wanted On Voyage (2014) and Staying At Tamara’s (2018), both of which reached number 1 in the UK and sold millions around the world, and the latter of which earned him his first number 1 single in ‘Shotgun’ and won him the 2019 Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist – it was time to return to heart and hearth, with an album written and produced entirely in London with longstanding collaborator Joel Pott.
Following the release of Gold Rush Kid, Ezra will play his biggest headline show to date, a special all day event at London’s Finsbury Park on 17 July 2022. Joining George at his first live show in almost three years, presented by Festival Republic, will be special guests Blossoms, Holly Humberstone, Mimi Webb, The Big Moon, Mychelle and the London International Gospel Choir. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
He today announces a full nationwide UK arena tour to follow in September and October, beginning at Liverpool M&S Bank Arena on 13 September and taking in 11 shows, finishing at Sheffield FlyDSA Arena on 2 October. Fans who pre-order Gold Rush Kid before 3pm on Tuesday 26 April can access tickets via exclusive pre-sale, before they go on general sale at 10am, Friday 29 April via Ticketmaster.
George Ezra tour 2022 Sunday 17 July – Finsbury Park, London
Tuesday 13 September – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool Wednesday 14 September – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Friday 16 September – The AO Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 20 September – Utilita Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne Thursday 22 September – Utilita Arena, Birmingham Sunday 25 September – P&J Live, Aberdeen
Monday 26 September – The Ovo Hydro, Glasgow Wednesday 28 September – SSE Arena, Belfast Thursday 29 September – 3Arena, Dublin Saturday 1 October – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Sunday 2 October – FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
Alongside the tour announcement, George has partnered with YouTube Music to be their Sustainability Partner for 2022. He says: “I am conscious that creating, touring and promoting a record has an impact on the environment, so I am delighted to announce I will be working with YouTube Music as their Sustainability Partner for 2022. They have very generously provided a significant financial contribution to support a cause of my choosing; this is going to be The National Trust, who are working hard to reverse the decline in nature and reduce the impact of climate change by planting trees and restoring landscapes. Together, we’ll directly use this money to plant 17,000 trees across the UK.”
The National Trust has committed to planting or establishing 20 million trees covering an area the size of Birmingham as part of their plan to become net zero by 2030. The carbon benefits from the 17,000 trees will go towards the charity’s own net zero ambitions.
National Trust Director General Hilary McGrady said: “We are enormously grateful to George for this donation, and it serves as an important reminder that only by a collective will and everyone playing their part will we help reverse some of the impacts of climate change and help the nation to reach net zero.
“This gift represents an important step as part of our ambition to try and tackle the effects of climate change. We are planting the trees in the right places to maximise the impact they will have in locking in carbon.”
YouTube Music is a music app made for music listening, on top of the magic of YouTube: making the world of music easier to explore and more personalised than ever. Whether you want to listen, watch or discover – all the ways music moves you can be found in one place – not just music videos, but official albums, singles, remixes, live performances, covers and hard-to-find music you can only get on YouTube.
Iconic Colombian singer-songwriter and multiple GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® winner Shakira has released new single “Te Felicito” with Latin GRAMMY® award winning and GRAMMY® nominated Latin music superstar Rauw Alejandro–listen to it here!
The funk-infused reggaeton track was released alongside a music video which shows Shakira creating her ideal man, turning out to be none other than Rauw Alejandro. Rauw (and his robot alter ego) join Shakira in an electrifying choreography that makes anyone watching want to move to the irresistible track. Watch the video here! Directed by Jaume de la Iguana, the video was shot in Barcelona.
Stay tuned for more new music from Shakira coming soon!
It’s about damn time that Lizzo returns to bless us with new music!
3x GRAMMY® Award-winning, RIAA multi-platinum certified superstar Lizzo has shared her long-awaited new single, “About Damn Time,” available now via Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records at all DSPs and streaming services HERE. The confident, empowering track is joined by an official music video, garnering over 15 million views — 11 days since its release.
“About Damn Time” heralds Lizzo’s highly-anticipated upcoming album SPECIAL, due July 15th with pre-orders available now HERE.
April 16 saw Lizzo celebrating the eagerly anticipated arrival of “About Damn Time” by returning to NBC’s Saturday Night Live as both host and musical guest – her first appearance on the show since serving as a musical guest back in 2019. Lizzo is one of the few superstars to serve as both host and musical guest on SNL and is only the third black female to pull double duty in the show’s history. The appearance follows recent visits to NBC’s The TODAY Show and CBS’ The Late Late Show with James Corden, the latter of which saw Lizzo teasing “About Damn Time” by giving fans an exclusive first listen to the funky new single (watch HERE), followed by an “80s v Today Dance Bop Riff-Off” that culminates with the two stars dancing to her 2x platinum favorite, “Juice”.
Lizzo’s Amazon Prime Video #1 reality show, Watch Out For the Big Grrrls streaming now!
Lizzo can also currently be seen in Amazon Prime Video’s #1 reality show,Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, streaming now exclusively via Prime Video. The eight-episode unscripted competition series – which follows Lizzo on her hunt for confident, bad-ass women to join the elite ranks of the Big Grrrls on her world tour – has swiftly drawn critical acclaim around the world, with The Hollywood Reporter declaring, “Lizzo was born to be a reality TV host… her effervescent persona just innately lends itself to the heightened nature of this genre,” and The Guardian simply raving, “This joyful show will water your parched soul.”
As if all that weren’t enough, Lizzo recently added “fashion entrepreneur” to her multi-hyphenate career by joining forces with parent company Fabletics, Inc. for the launch of her revolutionary new shapewear brand, YITTY. Named after her childhood moniker and based on the principles of self-love, radical inner confidence, and effortless, everyday wear, the game-changing, size-inclusive brand marks an industry first: no-shame, smile-inducing shapewear designed for all body types, with sizes ranging from size 6X to XS. For more information, please visit yitty.fabletics.com/splash.
A 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and so much more, Lizzo has shifted the sound, soul, and spirit of popular music and culture. 2019’s now-classic, RIAA platinum-certified debut album, CUZ I LOVE YOU, bowed at #4 on the Billboard 200, fueled in part by such history-making hits as the platinum-certified “Tempo (Feat. Missy Elliott),” the 2x platinum “Juice,” the 4x platinum “Good As Hell,” and the 7x platinum “Truth Hurts.” The latter of which ascended to #1 on Billboard’s “Hot 100,” affirming Lizzo as only the third female rapper to top the chart without a featured artist, as well as the first black solo female R&B singer to claim the top spot since 2012. “Truth Hurts” dominated the chart for seven weeks, further making history as the longest-running #1 by a solo female rap artist ever. Named by Rolling Stone as one of the “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time,” “Truth Hurts” went on to earn a 2020 GRAMMY® Award for “Best Pop Solo Performance,” with CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE) receiving that year’s GRAMMY® for “Best Urban Contemporary Album” and “Jerome” earning “Best Traditional R&B Performance.”
Crowned 2019’s “Entertainer of the Year” by both TIME and Entertainment Weekly, Lizzo has adorned the covers of countless publications around the globe, spanning Rolling Stone, Billboard, Elle, British Vogue, and many more. Among her many unforgettable TV appearances, Lizzo has lit up the stage at the American Music Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, the BET Awards, Saturday Night Live, and an epic opening performance at the GRAMMYs, to name just a few. Expanding her imprint and influence across media, Lizzo lent her voice to the 2019 animated film, UglyDolls, and joined Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, and Cardi B in the all-star cast of that same year’s critically acclaimed Hustlers.
Lizzo maintained this unstoppable momentum on 2021’s RIAA gold-certified “Rumors (Feat. Cardi B)” and is now set to create her biggest, boldest, and brightest revolution thus far with her massively anticipated second full-length offering SPECIAL for Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records, due July 15th.
Rhiza Pascua Appointed to Managing Director for Live Nation philippines
PHILIPPINES (25 April, 2022) – Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment company, has announced the launch of Live Nation Philippines through the strategic acquisition of Music Management International (MMI), and Rhiza Pascua has been appointed to the role of Managing Director Live Nation Philippines – signalling further growth across Asia.
Since its inception three decades ago, MMI, spearheaded by Pascua, has been the leading promoter in the Philippines. When the world’s more prominent artists skipped going to Manila, Pascua worked diligently to convince artists, managers, and agents and put the country firmly on the global touring map of Asia. In recent years, MMI has promoted the most number of sold-out concerts in the territory, including Madonna, Coldplay, U2, Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, Niall Horan, Maroon 5, The Chainsmokers, Dua Lipa, LANY, and many more.
Roger Field
Roger Field, President of Live Nation Asia Pacific: “Rhiza is a formidable operator and has put the Philippines firmly on the global touring map. We have a long-standing and successful relationship with MMI, and the launch of Live Nation Philippines is the natural next step in our committed growth in the Asia Pacific region. MMI adds another
part to our network and our vision to deliver exceptional live entertainment experiences to music fans and more opportunities for artists to grow their audience across the world.”
Rhiza Pascua, Managing Director, Live Nation Philippines: “Over the years, MMI has delivered industry-leading world-class services to attract the biggest and best talent to the Philippines. Through the launch of Live Nation Philippines, the sky’s the limit, and we look forward to bringing even more of the globe’s biggest stars and connecting fans with the artists they love and the magic of live.”
During the next 12 months, Ed Sheeran’s and Lil Baby’s worldwide record royalties from YouTube streams of the official video, and Warner Music’s proceeds from such streams, will be donated to the Dec’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Ed Sheeran has dropped the conceptual official video for his track ‘2step’ feat. Lil Baby – a brand new version of the song, lifted from his 2021 multi-platinum album ‘=’ (watch here). Shot in Kyiv, Ukraine, and directed by Henry Scholfield (Stormzy ‘Vossi Bop’), the video transitions through slick choreography as Ed, Lil Baby and their crew move across a cityscape backdrop.
Speaking about the video, Ed Sheeran says – “I filmed the video for 2step in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine before the devastating acts of violence started to take place. It was my first time visiting the country and I felt so welcomed during my stay there – everyone from the production crew to the many people I met across my days off. Ukraine is a proud and resilient country and I’m grateful to have had the chance to film my video there. I stand with Ukraine and will be donating my record royalties from YouTube streams of the video to the DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal x”
The video’s Ukrainian production company, Radioaktivefilm, added – “This video really reminds us of the best of times; it was the last video we did before our world fell apart. Watching it gives us some normality and happiness, and we hope you enjoy this video as much as we do right now.”
Last month, not only did Ed perform at ITV’s Concert for Ukraine but he played a slew of intimate underplays in the London (Electric Ballroom/Alexandra Palace Theatre) and Brighton (Concorde 2) ahead of his upcoming ‘+ – = ÷ x’ stadium tour (pronounced ‘The Mathematics Tour’), which kicks off in Dublin on 23rd April and will see Ed return to Wembley Stadium for a five-night run in June/July. Outside of today’s video drop, Ed’s latest musical output comes in the form of a collaboration project with J Balvin following the recent releases of ‘Sigue’ and ‘Forever My Love’.
Ed Sheeran’s blockbuster song ‘Bad Habits’ recently hit a billion streams on Spotify – his 10th song to reach this milestone.
Check out the upcoming tour dates of Ed Sheeran here.
About Lil Baby:
Some artists define a genre, but Lil Baby defines a generation. The GRAMMY® Award-winning rapper has smashed records, made history, and impacted the course of modern hip-hop with his instantly identifiable and inimitable style.
He has garnered dozens of multiplatinum certifications and tens of billions of streams as arguably the biggest new rapper to emerge this decade. Following the success of his platinum full-length debut Harder Than Ever in 2018, he seized #1 on the Billboard Top 200 with 2020’s My Turn, becoming “the year’s #1 selling and #1 streaming album in the US.” At first, it cemented him as “2020’s first and only artist to go double-platinum,” but it has since gone quadruple-platinum and has logged 85 weeks in the top 10 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart – marking the longest top-tier run in the chart’s history.
He notably tied Prince and Paul McCartney for Billboard Hot 100 hits and Taylor Swift for “most weeks atop the Billboard Top 200 in 2020” with a total of 6. Out of eight nominations, he scored his first GRAMMY® Award in 2022. He has appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone and the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Issue in addition to receiving honors from VEVO, Rap Caviar, the Apple Music Awards, and more.
He teamed up with Lil Durk for The Voice of the Heroes, marking his second #1 debut on the Billboard Top 200. It’s just the beginning though. He’s bound to revolutionize the culture again with his third album in 2022. This generation belongs to Lil Baby.
Multiple GRAMMY-nominated, chart-topping rap superstar Jack Harlow is back with his infectious new single, “First Class,” out everywhere today via Generation Now/Atlantic Records. “First Class” brilliantly samples Fergie’s classic 2006 hit, “Glamorous” and has already become a viral trend on Tik Tok days after Jack teased a snippet of the song from the studio.
“First Class” follows the previously released bombastic single, “Nail Tech,” and is the second offering from the hitmaker’s highly anticipated sophomore album, COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU, which arrives everywhere May 6.
Tomorrow, the Louisville-bred hitmaker will take the stage to both present and perform at the 2022 Kids’ Choice Awards, where he is also nominated for Favorite Breakout Artist. The 2022 Kids’ Choice Awards airs live on Nickelodeon at 7:30 pm ET (check local listings.)
Ahead of the release of “First Class,” Harlow took the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards by storm as one of the most talked-about artists of the night thanks to his “best-dressed” red carpet look and showstopping performance with Lil Nas X. He is also on the cover of the current issue of Rolling Stone. Read the full cover story here.
Highly anticipated sophomore album “Come Home the Kids Miss You” comes out on May 6!
Harlow’s new album comes after a blockbuster 2021, which saw the acclaimed rapper ascend to become a household name. In addition to gracing the cover of Variety, Forbes, Complex, SPIN, and Footwear News, he made his Saturday Night Live debut, performed with Lil Nas X at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, attended the MET Gala, and celebrated his first-ever #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his GRAMMY-nominated Lil Nas X collaboration, “Industry Baby.”
Harlow also cemented himself as one of music’s most dynamic live performers with standout performances at major festivals including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Rolling Loud, and more, all before embarking on his sold-out, North American “Crème de la Crème Tour.” He wrapped up the year by returning to Louisville for his “No Place Like Home” shows, which saw Harlow performing 5 unforgettable shows at 5 iconic venues in his hometown.
The 24-year-old gave back to his hometown with donations to five different organizations that benefit causes close to his heart. He donated to AMPED, The Center for Women and Families, Grace James Academy, Louisville Urban League & Metro United Way. Inspired by his initial individual efforts, Instagram and KFC joined Harlow in making additional donations to these organizations.
Wake up, Sunshine! All Time Low is heading to Manila for a once-in-a-lifetime concert experience this August 2022!
It is just the perfect time for All Time Low to be back in Manila — five years since their last solo concert in the country. The American rock band will ignite the Philippine concert stage with ALL TIME LOW LIVE IN MANILA, happening on August 15, 2022, at the Mall of Asia Arena.
All Time Low is coming back to Manila with a show of a lifetime. (Photo by PULP Live World)
Brought by PULP Live World, the upcoming show will also feature Filipino rock band, Chicosci as special guests.
The only Southeast Asian stop: Filipino fans are in for a show of a lifetime
Fresh from the win of “Monsters”, their highest-charting single featuring Blackbear, as the Alternative Song Of The Year at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards, the American pop-punk band is now gearing up for a return to the Asian live music scene. Filipino fans are in for a treat as the Philippines will be the band’s only Southeast Asian stop outside of their appearance at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan.
With almost two decades and eight studio albums under their belts, fans can only expect the best of the best from the setlist of their much-awaited performance back in Manila. For a start, a long list of songs from their 15-track album Wake Up, Sunshine, released April 2020, are yet to be heard live by Filipino fans, including their other new singles “Once In A Lifetime” and “PMA” (Postmodern Anxiety) featuring Pale Wales.
Be part of the Filipino crowd that will hear “PMA” live for the first time in Manila. (Video from All Time Low’s YouTube channel)
Opening for this momentous show is Filipino rock band Chicosci, known for their classic hits “Chicosci Social Vampire Social Club”, “Diamond Shotgun”, and “Paris”. Twenty-six years in the industry has earned the band recognition from different music award-giving bodies and became a household name in Filipino rock music. The two years of the pandemic forcing a halt on live gigs only made them more excited to play their recent singles “Daylight” and “Revalation!” in front of their fans again.
Join The Party Scene! Check out the ticket details to ALL TIME LOW LIVE IN MANILA:
PULP Live World presents ALL TIME LOW LIVE IN MANILA, with special guest Chicosci, happening on August 15, 2022, at the Mall of Asia Arena. Gates open at 6 PM and the show starts at 8 PM, but fans would not want to be late to the party as Chicosci are set to play at 7 PM.
Seat plan for ALL TIME LOW LIVE IN MANILA at the MOA Arena (Photo by PULP Live World)
Tickets go on sale on May 1, 2022, at all SM Tickets outlets nationwide and online via www.smtickets.com starting at 10 AM. Tickets are priced at Php 9,500 (Royalty), Php 6,500 (VIP A), Php 5,000 (VIP B), Php 4,500 (Patron), Php 4,000 (Lower Box A), and P3,500 (Lower Box B). Ticketing service charges apply.
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Today, multi-Platinum and chart-topping singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Lauv releases his brand-new single and video “All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love)”, available everywhere now via Virgin Music Label and Artist Services.
The single serves as the title track of Lauv’s highly anticipated second full-length album, All 4 Nothing, set to be released in August. Lauv also announces a North American headline tour.
Lauv returns with another song to add to your playlist with All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love).
Lauv’s All 4 Nothing (I’m So in Love) official music video.
LISTEN TO “ALL 4 NOTHING (I’M SO IN LOVE)” BY LAUV HERE
On the inspiration behind the new single, Lauv shares “’All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love)’ is a song about loving someone so much at a time in your life when you’re still in the process of learning how to love yourself and being scared how your own personal insecurities could ruin a love that is and could be so genuine and transformative. In essence, it’s a song about surrendering to love and life.”
Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the stunning video encapsulates the giddy and weightless feeling of first falling in love. Hannah Lux Davis also previously worked with Ariana Grande and Doja Cat.
On the video shoot, Lauv continues “Shooting the video with Hannah Lux Davis was an amazing, eye-opening experience which has not only pushed the boundaries of how I see myself as an artist but also as a clear example of the true artist that Hannah herself is and her ability to bring those things out in the artists she works with. It surpassed every dream I could’ve had for shooting a video for this song.”
On his upcoming album, All 4 Nothing, Lauv opened up like never before to expand his signature sound. He focused on the storytelling and crafted an immersive and irresistible body of work steeped in moments of nostalgia, conflict, and ultimately, self-empowerment.
GRAMMY-nominated and multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer, Charlie Puth, today released his emotional and moving new song, “That’s Hilarious.” Click HERE to listen.
Charlie Puth’s latest offering is now available on various online streaming platforms.
“That’s Hilarious,” produced by Puth and co-written with longtime collaborator JKash, deeply shares the pain of feeling betrayed by a breakup with Puth’s emotional and charring vocals and lyrics. The song is from his forthcoming album entitled CHARLIE — due out later this year. The singer-songwriter also calls it his most personal work yet.
Puth shared the poignant journey of how “That’s Hilarious” was inspired by a painful breakup he experienced with his 16 million fans on TikTok.
Charlie Puth on “That’s Hilarious”: This is the hardest song that I ever had to put together.
“I’m really excited for the song to come out but every time I hear it, I’m kind of brought back to a time that was really, really challenging in my life,” he says. “I never told people what happened to me and the pain that I went through going through the worst breakup of my life in 2019. I just wanted to throw it under the carpet and start over and surround myself with better people. But this is the hardest song that I ever had to put together, and I’m so excited for you to hear it.”
“That’s Hilarious” follows “Light Switch,” Charlie Puth’s most successful release ever. Puth released “Light Switch” in January 2022 after months of fan anticipation and teasing via TikTok. The highly-anticipated, critically-acclaimed single hit #1 on the Apple iTunes Pop Chart and has garnered over 211 million streams globally and more than 50 million YouTube video views to date. Puth recently appeared and performed “Light Switch” on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE and the iHeart Awards, where he did a special fan-favorite dueling piano performance with EGOT John Legend.
Puth will next appear and perform on ELLEN on Wednesday, April 13.
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