Month: March 2022

Olivia Rodrigo is giving fans a sneak peek of her upcoming Disney+ film ‘Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u’ (a SOUR film)’, releasing the official trailer for the film which is set to debut on the streaming service later this month.

A synopsis of the film reads: “For the first time, Olivia takes audiences on a familiar road trip from Salt Lake City, where she began writing her triple-platinum debut album “SOUR” (Geffen Records) to Los Angeles. Along the way, Rodrigo recounts the memories of writing and creating her record-breaking debut album and shares her feelings as a young woman navigating a specific time in her life. Through new live arrangements of her songs, intimate interviews and never-before-seen footage from the making of the album, audiences will follow her along on a cinematic journey exploring the story of “SOUR.”

The upcoming film will feature 11 songs from her debut album, Sour. The film also includes new live arrangements of her songs, intimate interviews and never-before-seen footage from the making of the album.

‘Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u’ will debut March 25 on Disney+. You can view the trailer – here.

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A representative for Kanye ‘Ye’ West said that the rapper has been barred from performing at the Grammy awards next month due to “concerning online behavior.”  The decision came shortly after Ye was suspended from Instagram for 24 hours; the platform said content on Ye’s account was in violation of its policies on “hate speech and bullying and harassment”.

The Grammys is to take place April 3 in Los Angeles. West is up for five awards this year; he has previously won 22 Grammys and has been nominated 75 times throughout his career.  Neither West, nor The Recording Academy, have publicly commented on the situation.

Rapper The Game defended West in an Instagram post, saying: “The Grammys have at the last minute decided to pull @kanyewest from performing on the show as if we didn’t know it was coming. Could be because @trevornoah is hosting and there was a conversation held amongst his team & the academy that led to the decision or because Ye’s account was suspended just days ago for reasons unknown especially in a world where all the negativities of the world can be found on the same app with no repercussions or suspensions. We’ll just say it’s all of the above & a continuous disrespect for us & all that we have brought to the table in entertainment, media & sports over the last 100 years especially.”

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Jack Harlow has announced his sophomore album “Come Home The Kids Miss You” will drop on May 6. Harlow shared the news in a cover story with Rolling Stone.

Jack also took to social media to share his new Rolling Stone cover, posting on Instagram:  “I’m on the cover of Rolling Stone. And together we’re announcing my new album, ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You,’ out May 6th. Now for what I really wanna say: B**CH WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH”

Harlow’s debut album, “That’s What They All Say,” was released back in December 2020, and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, led by Harlow’s breakout single, “What’s Poppin.”

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The Chainsmokers have released the video for their new single, “iPad,” directed by Kid Studio. The clip finds band member Drew Taggart wandering through the streets of New York City as he ponders his emotions after ending an unhealthy relationship.

Taggart said in a statement:  “We wrote this song when I felt like I didn’t have anyone to talk to. It wasn’t that I didn’t have anyone that would listen, but I had reached a level of cognitive dissonance that I felt was unexplainable. I don’t keep a journal so writing this song and the others on this album (and past albums) is my opportunity to organize my thoughts.”

“iPad” follows the release of the band’s recent single, “High,” which both appear on the Chainsmokers’ as-yet-untitled fourth album.   Take a look at the video for iPad – here.

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Camila Cabello will host a special concert on TikTok April 7, where she will perform songs from her upcoming album, Familia, live for the first time. Cabello’s forthcoming online performance, titled Familia: Welcome to the Family, is described as “a fantastical trip through the artist’s mind, with shifting sets and costumes designed to complement the music. The performance was created using eye-popping XR, augmenting Camila’s singing and choreography with immersive visual effects bringing Camila’s creativity to her fans like never before.” 

Cabello teased the concert on TikTok with a video of her singing “Bam Bam,” her latest single featuring Ed Sheeran. In the clip, Cabello is seen wearing a variety of colorful outfits on a series of elaborate sets.

Cabello’s TikTok concert arrives the day before she drops her third studio album, Familia, due out on April 8. Familia: Welcome to the Family airs at 7 p.m. ET on Cabello’s TikTok channel, with a rebroadcast scheduled for on April 8 at 7 p.m. ET.

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