Today's Hit Music For Eastern Iowa
Chloe x Halle are the latest musicians to perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series. Accompanied by an all-female band, the R&B sister duo played five songs from their sophomore album Ungodly Hour: ‘Don’t Make It Harder on Me’, ‘Baby Girl’, ‘Do It’, ‘Ungodly Hour’, and ‘Wonder What She Thinks of Me’.
Ungodly Hour is nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. You can check out Chloe x Halle’s Tiny Desk concert: here.
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The second of two special episodes of Euphoria is set to premiere on HBO and HBO Max Jan. 24. The episode follows Jules, played by Hunter Schafer, as she reflects on the year during the Christmas holiday.
The special bonus episode is directed by the show’s creator Sam Levinson, and Schafer serves as co-executive producer on the episode, which she co-wrote with Levinson.
The first special episode centered on Zendaya’s character Rue, debuting last Sunday. Zendaya won an Emmy Award in September for her performance in Season 1 of the acclaimed series, which focuses on teens struggling with addiction, identity and relationship issues.
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Shawn Mendes has just dropped the deluxe edition of his most recent album, ‘Wonder.’ The album, released on December 4, consisted of 14 tracks.
The new deluxe edition is now 24 songs long and features the previously-released cover of ‘The Christmas Song’ with Camila Cabello, along with some additional cuts and remixes. One live cut is Mendes’ cover of ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and other live performance which appear on the album include those from his ‘Wonder: The Experience’ livestream benefit concert.
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Cyndi Lauper has revealed the lineup for her annual Home for the Holidays benefit concert. The virtual show will feature appearances and performances from Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Dolly Parton, Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell, Cher, Henry Rollins, and more.
Home the Holidays premieres on TikTok on Friday, December 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern. The concert will also broadcast on YouTube and Facebook on Sunday, December 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern.
Cyndi Lauper’s concert supports True Colors United, which works to prevent homelessness in the LGBTQ+ youth community.
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Cyndi Lauper has revealed the lineup for her annual Home for the Holidays benefit concert. The virtual show will feature appearances and performances from Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Dolly Parton, Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell, Cher, Henry Rollins, and more.
Home the Holidays premieres on TikTok on Friday, December 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern. The concert will also broadcast on YouTube and Facebook on Sunday, December 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern.
Cyndi Lauper’s concert supports True Colors United, which works to prevent homelessness in the LGBTQ+ youth community.
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On Monday, Netflix announced on social media that Samuel L. Jackson and Hugh Grant have joined the Netflix comedy event Death to 2020. Lisa Kudrow, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracey Ullman, Samson Kayo, Leslie Jones, Diane Morgan, Cristin Milioti and Joe Keery will also appear in the special from the creators of Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones. Black Mirror moved to Netflix in Season 3 and released its fifth season in 2019.
Death to 2020 is a documentary-style special that will combine footage of real-life events from this year with commentary from fictitious “renowned” experts. Netflix said in an official synopsis: “Death to 2020 is a comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is?”
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Gwen Stefani has released her first pop song in four years, dropping “Let Me Reintroduce Myself,” the first non-holiday solo tune Stefani has released since 2016.
A press release teases more new material is on the way from Stefani in the near future, though it did not confirm whether ‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’ is part of a new solo album. Stefani said in a statement: “This song is a way of saying I’m back with new music. It’s a fun, lighthearted song, because I got inspired and hopefully to bring a little bit of joy. The idea was to write a song that had a bit of a nostalgic feeling to it, so I think musically it reminds you of back in the day, going back to where I started musically which was with ska and reggae. I’m still the same me but here’s something a little bit new in case you feel like hearing a little bit more of me.”
Take a listen to ‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’ at the link: here.
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Gwen Stefani has released her first pop song in four years, dropping “Let Me Reintroduce Myself,” the first non-holiday solo tune Stefani has released since 2016.
A press release teases more new material is on the way from Stefani in the near future, though it did not confirm whether ‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’ is part of a new solo album. Stefani said in a statement: “This song is a way of saying I’m back with new music. It’s a fun, lighthearted song, because I got inspired and hopefully to bring a little bit of joy. The idea was to write a song that had a bit of a nostalgic feeling to it, so I think musically it reminds you of back in the day, going back to where I started musically which was with ska and reggae. I’m still the same me but here’s something a little bit new in case you feel like hearing a little bit more of me.”
Take a listen to ‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’ at the link: here.
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Bad Bunny has earned his first No, 1 album, and has made history in the process. The artists’ new studio effort El Ultimo Tour del Mundo has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking the first time an all-Spanish album has reached No. 1 in the 64-year history of the all-genre chart. The previous highest-charting all-Spanish album was Bad Bunny’s own YHLQMDLG, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the chart dated back in March.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week. Only four all-Spanish albums have ever reached the top five on the Billboard 200: Bad Bunny’s El Ultimo Tour del Mundo (No. 1), YHLQMDLG (No. 2), Mana’s Amar es Combatir (No. 4; Sept. 9, 2006) and Shakira’s Fijación Oral: Vol. 1 (No. 4; June 25, 2005).
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Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and Mad Men alum Jon Hamm have joined the voice cast for Amazon Prime’s animated series, Invincible. Ezra Miller, Clancy Brown, Djimon Hounsou, Jonathan Groff, Nicole Byer and Jeffrey Donovan were also added to the ensemble for the adaptation of “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman’s comic-book series.
Kirkman tweeted, along with the show’s casting news, “Whoa! Thread.” “Invincible” focuses on teenager Mark Grayson, whose father, Nolan, is the most powerful superhero on the planet. When Mark turns 17, he begins to develop powers of his own.
Previously announced stars include Zachary Quinto, Khary Payton, J.K. Simmons, Walton Goggins, Steven Yeun, Seth Rogen, Zazie Beetz and Mark Hamill.
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