Month: May 2024

Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun makes his directorial debut in the just-released video for their song, “Backslide” off their upcoming album, Clancy.  

Backslide is the follow-up to the previously-released singles ‘Overcompensate’ and ‘Next Semester,’ and the visual finds singer Tyler Joseph tooling around town on his red and black BMX bike in what appears to be a Groundhog Day-type scenario.  The video also features throwbacks to other moments in the duo’s discography including the bike riding in ‘Stressed Out’, their mascot Ned from the ‘Chlorine’ video, and more.

Last week in a message to fans, frontman Tyler Joseph confirmed that the album’s release would be moving back a week to May 24 in order to allow them to make a music video for every song on the record.  Said Joseph: “When I first told Josh [Dun] and Mark [Eshleman] and everyone on our team that I wanted to do a music video for every song on the album ‘Clancy’ that’s coming up, I told them it’s because I love these songs and I believe in them enough to pretend to sing in front of a camera to each one. And that’s what we’re going to do, because that’s how I want to present this album. But because of that, in order to accomplish that, we need a little bit more time – that’s why I’m making this video. We’re going to push the album back by one week, to May 24th.”

Take a look at the video for Backslide: here.

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Billboard reports that the Songwriters Hall of Fame will honor SZA as the 2024 recipient of the eminent Hal David Starlight Award at the 53rd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 13th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

The Hal David Starlight Award, created in 2004, was named in honor of SHOF Chairman Emeritus Hal David, for his longtime support of young songwriters. Award recipients are presented to “gifted young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs,” according to the announcement.

SHOF chairman Nile Rodgers said in a statement: “This is such an exciting time for songwriters and music. Phenomenal artists like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are pushing the envelope of what success looks like, but who could argue that the last two years belong to SZA. Incredible songwriting, incredible performances, incredible artistry. She so deserves to be the 2024 recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award!”

The organization’s top award, The Johnny Mercer Award, will be presented this year to Diane Warren — marking only the second time that both the Mercer Award and the Hal David Starlight Award will be presented to female artists (in 2019, Carole Bayer Sager took the Mercer prize, while Halsey won the Starlight Award).

Previously announced 2024 inductees include Hillary Lindsey; Timothy Mosley — aka Timbaland; Dean Pitchford; R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe) and Steely Dan (Donald Fagen and the late Walter Becker). Veteran hitmaker Diane Warren will receive the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award.

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Post Malone’s new country single “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen was released on Friday, May 10th, along with the official music video for the track. I Had Some Help was written by Malone, Wallen, Louis Bell, Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Smith, and Hoskins and produced by Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome and Hoskins who also serves as a co-producer.

I Had Some Help will be featured on Malone’s first-ever full-length country album this year, and comes on the heels of Malone and Wallen’s performance at Stagecoach 2024 in Indio, California. Malone performed his first-ever Stagecoach set with a lineup of country covers and welcomed superstar guests Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, and Dwight Yoakam during the standout performance; he later joined Wallen on stage for the live debut of “I Had Some Help” in front of the sold-out crowd.

The video for “I Had Some Help” shows Malone and Wallen perform at a dive bar and hang out in a truck bed during a fireworks show.  You can a look at the visual – here.

To stream I Had Some Help, head here.

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Lana Del Rey has announced her first ever U.S. stadium show, set to take place at Boston’s Fenway Park this June on June 20, 2024.

The artist’s one-night-only stadium headlining performance at the 37,755-capacity venue will follow her recent headlining performances at Coachella 2024, and a sold-out amphitheater run of shows across select cities in the US late last year.

Del Rey’s calendar is full for 2024: she’s also set to headline Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama; Primavera Sound in Barcelona Spain; and Reading & Leeds in the UK, among other festivals. In September, Del Rey plans to release a country album called Lasso, produced by Jack Antonoff.

Tickets to Del Rey’s Fenway Park concert will go on sale beginning Friday, May 10th at 10:00 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster.

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Justin Bieber and wife Hailey Bieber are expecting their first baby together. Hailey, 27, and Justin, 30, shared the news on Instagram where they posted a video from what looks like a vow renewal, showing Hailey wearing a long white dress and a veil, highlighting her baby bump. Hailey also included photos of herself standing with Justin in a field showing him placing his arms around her stomach.

Hailey’s pregnancy comes nearly six years after the couple were married at a New York City courthouse in September 2018, two months after getting engaged. The pair said “I do” for a second time a year later at a lavish wedding ceremony in Bluffton, South Carolina.

The couple have often spoken about becoming parents, and the rumors that constantly surrounded the subject. In a cover article in GQ Hype in October, Hailey addressed whether pregnancy rumors affected her: “Recently, everybody was like, ‘Oh my God, she’s pregnant,’ and that’s happened to me multiple times before. There is something that’s disheartening about, damn, I can’t be bloated one time and not be pregnant? It would be a lie if I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I don’t give a s—.’ When there comes a day that that is true, you, you as in the internet, will be the last to know.”

According to TMZ, sources with direct knowledge shared that Hailey is a little over six months pregnant.

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Coldplay – Music of the Spheres: Live at River Plate, filmed during Coldplay‘s 2022 10-show run at Buenos Aires’ River Plate stadium during their Music of the Spheres tour, screened in theaters for two days only in spring of 2023. Now fans will have the chance to catch the film again when it streams for free on Saturday, May 11 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET / 8 PM BST on Veeps.

Filmed during Coldplay’s sold-out, ten-night run at Buenos Aires’ River Plate stadium, the film captures the band’s acclaimed Music of the Spheres World Tour. The film features remixed and remastered sound and stunning visuals captured from Grammy-nominated director Paul Dugdale using 30 cameras, racing drones, and 360° filming techniques. The concert features classic hits such as “Yellow,” “Fix You,” “Viva La Vida,” “My Universe,” and “A Sky Full Of Stars,” as well as stellar guest appearances that include H.E.R. and Jin of BTS with the live debut of his record-breaking single, “The Astronaut.” You can see the tracklist and watch the trailer here.

The film will be free to view as a live airing and available on-demand for audiences to rent after the live broadcast for $3.99 for the next year.

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