Month: January 2023

Sam Smith and Lil Baby have been announced as the first musical guests on NBC’s Saturday Night Live in 2023. The series returns on January 21, with Smith as musical guest joined by guest host Aubrey Plaza. A week later on January 28, Lil Baby will perform alongside host Michael B. Jordan.

SNL closed out 2022 with a performance from Lizzo, who played ‘Break Up Twice’ and Stevie Wonder‘s festive tune ‘Someday At Christmas’. Other recent musical guests have included SZA, Willow, Megan Thee Stallion, Jack Harlow and Steve Lacy.

Lil Baby and Sam Smith Announced as SNL Musical Guests

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Olivia Rodrigo took to her Instagram Story to share a video of her and a collaborator working on new music together. On the second anniversary of the release of her breakout single “drivers license,” the 19-year-old shared a clip of herself and music producer Dan Nigro rocking out to a snippet of a new track. Rodrigo captioned the post: “working on so many new songs I’m excited to show u! thank u for everything.”

Olivia previously discussed working on her second album, telling Billboard in February 2022:  “It’s definitely a different experience writing a second album after having a debut that was so well received. I still write so much of my music in my bedroom though, and I don’t think that experience will ever change. Writing songs will hopefully always be an outlet for me to process my feelings before anything else.”

Rodrigo released her debut album Sour in May 2021, featuring the smash hit singles “drivers license,” Deja Vu,” and “Good 4 U”.  Sour was the third most-streamed album on Spotify in 2022.

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Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry have teamed up for the new single “Gonna Be You” from the upcoming film ’80 For Brady.,’ written by Grammy and Emmy Award-winning songwriter Diane Warren and set for release on January 20th.

Warrens said of the song: “When I wrote ‘Gonna Be You’ for 80 for Brady, I wanted to write a song that celebrated these women’s deep friendship. Since 80 was in the title I got a crazy idea, why not get some of the most iconic singers from the 80s, who are still amazing and always will be, to all sing it?!!!! Everyone I approached said yes and was just as excited as me!! I’m honored to have Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry on this song!! ‘Gonna Be You’ is that song you want to sing along to with all your good friends!!!”

’80 For Brady,‘ starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, is inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play. 80 for Brady is in-theaters February 3rd.

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The Weeknd has released the music video for his song titled “Is There Someone Else?”, arriving on the first anniversary of his fifth studio album “Dawn FM“. The video is directed by Cliqua, who were also behind videos for “Take My Breath,” “Sacrifice,” and “Out of Time.” Dawn FM featured guest appearances from Jim Carrey, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, and Oneohtrix Point Never, as well as production from Max Martin, Matt Cohn, OPN, and Oscar Holter.

The video for “Is There Someone Else?” arrives just a few weeks after The Weeknd concluded the first leg of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour., and shortly after releasing his first new material in 2023 with “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength),” from the Avatar: The Way of Water soundtrack.

Watch the video for “Is There Someone Else?” – here.

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Miley Cyrus has announced her new album, Endless Summer Vacation, will drop on March 10 via Columbia. The album is the follow-up to Cyrus’ 2020 LP, Plastic Hearts.

Endless Summer Vacation was recorded in Los Angeles and features production from Mike Will Made-It, Greg Kurstin, Tyler Johnson, and Kid Harpoon. Cyrus announced the album news with a short video trailer, which finds Cyrus poolside as it cuts between shots of the musician and the blue sky and water that surround her. You can take a look at the trailer – here.

The lead single from Endless Summer Vacation’s, titled “Flowers,” is out January 13.

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