Month: January 2022

The Weekend just released his fifth studio album, Dawn FM, and now he has dropped the music video from the LP’s second single “Sacrifice.” The visual was directed by Cliqua, the duo that was also behind the video for Dawn FM’s lead single “Take My Breath.”

Dawn FM features guest appearances from Jim Carrey, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, and Oneohtrix Point Never. The album serves as the official follow-up to 2020’s After Hours, which spawned The Weeknd’s biggest song to date, “Blinding Lights,” as the track went on to become the longest-charting song in Billboard Hot 100 history at 90 weeks.

You can download Dawn FM at your streaming service of choice.   Check out the music video (which comes with an epilepsy warning)  for “Sacrifice” – here.

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Multiple media outlets reported this weekend that Demi Lovato is home after seeking treatment for addiction at a Utah rehabilitation facility over the holiday season.   Sources are saying that Lovato had recently been to rehab at the end of 2021, but is “doing well” at back home now.

According to People.com: “Demi is committed to their well-being, and throughout their life, they plan to do regular check-ins to make sure they are putting themselves first.” UsMagazine.com said on Sunday that Lovato’s most recent stay in rehab was over in time for them to spend the holidays with their family, sharing: “Demi will have a sober living companion [with] them during this transition. It was their decision to go back to rehab.”

Lovato, 29, wrote on Instagram early last month that being “California sober” — drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana — wasn’t working anymore. “Sober sober is the only way to be,” Lovato said.   Lovato, who identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns “they” and “them,” had been using meth and heroin when they suffered a near-fatal overdose in 2018.  Lovato subsequently went to rehab and received injections of Vivitrol, which stops the effects of opioids. Lovato had also spent time in treatment facilities in 2010 and 2012.

Lovato’s struggle with substance abuse were chronicled in the YouTube docu-series, Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil.

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Adele has announced the new music video for ‘Oh My God,’ one of the songs from her recent album ’30.’ ’30’ is Adele’s first new album in six years, which also includes the record-breaking #1 single ‘Easy On Me.’

Adele tweeted the news with a video preview, teasing that there is ‘so much more to come in 2022.’ She also posted on Instagram: “Rested and Re-Set! Feeling ready for 2022, there’s so much coming, I’m excited for you all to see it x”

The video for “Oh My God” will be live online at 12 noon ET, 9 am PT on January 12th.

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Machine Gun Kelly has confirmed that he plans to release two albums in 2022. MGK announced the upcoming release of the Travis Barker-produced Born With Horns this past August, sharing the single “Papercuts.”  MGK also teased that he would be releasing new music in the early days of 2022.

On December 31, MGK tweeted: “I know the rumor was I was dropping New Year’s Eve but… see you in 2022″; and then on January 2, he confirmed the news by tweeting, “Two albums this year.”

The albums will serve as the follow-up to 2020’s Tickets to My Downfall, Kelly’s first collaboration with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, which debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, and spawned singles “Bloody Valentine,” “Concert for Aliens” and the Blackbear-assisted “My Ex’s Best Friend.”

MGK also recently announced the cast for his upcoming musical film Taurus, starring his girlfriend Megan Fox, along with Naomi Wild, Lil Tjay, and more.

Machine Gun Kelly plans to drop two new albums in 2022

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As expected, the Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for the second year in a row. No new date has been confirmed as of yet. The annual event will be pushed back as the Omicron variant of the virus continues spreading across America.

A joint statement from the Recording Academy and its television partner, CBS, issued on Wednesday reads: “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th annual Grammy Awards show. The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show remains our top priority. Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31st simply contains too many risks. We look forward to celebrating Music’s Biggest Night on a future date, which will be announced soon.”

Last year’s Grammy Awards was originally scheduled for Jan. 31, 2021, but was pushed back to March 14. The event was stripped back and moved from Staples Center (now called Crypto.com Arena) to the nearby Los Angeles Convention Center.  The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah is set to host the 2022 Grammys, reprising his role from last year.

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BTS members RM, Jin and Suga have all recovered from COVID-19.  Their management company Big Hit Music said in statements posted to Weverse that all three have made it through their respective quarantines and have made a full recovery.

Big Hit Music revealed that Suga was the first member to complete his quarantine as of noon on Jan. 3, and he had “made a full recovery.” The statement noted that Suga “did not exhibit any particular symptoms” amid his COVID-19 battle, and is now cleared to return to his daily activities.  RM and Jin were cleared shortly thereafter.  Neither RM nor Jin exhibited any particular symptoms during their quarantine, though Jin did have “a slight fever when he first began treatment.” Jin has since made a full recovery.

Big Hit Music’s statement added: “We would like to thank all fans who have shown concerns for the artist’s health as well as those in the medical field who are doing their best to overcome COVID-19. We will continue to place the health of the artists as our top priority, and to vigilantly follow the healthcare guidelines.”

The positive COVID tests came just weeks after the group announced that they would be taking a break. All seven members of the group, RM, Jin, Jimin, J-Hope, Jungkook, Suga and V, have since launched individual Instagram accounts.

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