Month: June 2024

Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams released the single “Close to You”, which the 24-year-old first wrote seven years ago and revisits on her new album, The Secret of Us.

Gracie wrote on Instagram: “i wrote Close To You seven years ago and we made a demo that i posted 20 seconds of and you somehow cared about it enough for us to revisit the song seven years later. ‘Close To You’ was not initially a part of TSOU — it’s from a different time entirely, we had finished the whole record top to bottom, but i heard you loud and clear,” she said. “consider this one a bonus track pre-deluxe? with everyone getting their vinyls this week, i got impatient and wanted you all to have it early. or seven years late, actually.”

The Secret of Us also features the single “Risk,” along with 11 other songs — including the track “Us” featuring Taylor Swift. Abrams shared videos on Instagram that show herself and Swift writing the song and dealing with a small kitchen fire, captioning the post: “Writing this entire song from 2am to 6am was some of the most fun I’ve ever had in my life. @taylorswift now we know how to use a fire extinguisher. I love you.”

In addition, Abrams will embark on “The Secret of Us Tour” this fall in support of her sophomore album (the trek precedes dates Abrams will be opening on Taylor Swift‘s The Eras Tour in North America at the end of the year). Kicking off in Portland, Oregon on September 5th, “The Secret of Us Tour” will continue with stops in Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, Austin, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, New York City, Boston, and more before wrapping up in Portland, Maine on October 10th. Indie pop artist Role Model will open all dates of the tour.

After Abrams concludes her 2024 headlining tour, she’ll head back on the road a week later to open for Swift on “The Eras Tour” beginning on October 18th in Miami.

Tickets for Abrams’ 2024 ‘The Secret of Us Tour’ are available via Ticketmaster.
Take a listen to ‘us. (feat. Taylor Swift)’ – here.
Stream the album ‘The Secret of Us’ – here.

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Sabrina Carpenter has announced her 2024 Short ‘n’ Sweet headlining tour across North America, in support of Carpenter’s upcoming sixth full-length studio album, Short n’ Sweet, which is due out on August 23.

The pop star, 25, posted the news on social media with the caption: “THE SHORT N’ SWEET TOUR!!!!!! in north america, with special guests @amaarae @wiffygriffy & @thedeclanmckenna Make sure you head to @TeamSabrina for sign up info & first access to the Team Sabrina presale, which starts Tues June 25 at 10 am local. @cashapp cardholders also get early access to tickets I can’t wait to be singing with you all soon:’)” Serving as support on the tour include Amaarae, Griff and Declan McKenna, with the singer partnering with PLUS1 to launch the Sabrina Carpenter Fund to support the well-being of people and animals to provide support for mental health, animal welfare and the LGBTQ+ community on the swing.

Carpenter has also teamed up with Spotify to create the first-ever Top Listener Fan Pit at all shows, as well as the official ‘Sabrina On Tour’ playlist curated by the singer. Carpenter said in a statement: “My fans are the best, and I’m excited to share Spotify’s exclusive ticket access with them as a thank you  For the first time, Spotify created a Top Listener Fan Pit at the front of every North American show, and we’re offering tickets to my top listeners. You’ve all been there for every step of my journey, and I can’t wait to celebrate with you on tour.”

The SHORT N’ SWEET TOUR is set to kick off in Columbus, Ohio on Monday, Sept. 23 and will hit cities across the U.S. and Canada including New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, Austin and more.  After her initial tour announcement, Carpenter announced additional dates on Tuesday, which will now hit 33 cities. New dates include Sept. 30 at New York’s Barclay Center and Nov. 17-18 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

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Post Malone has teamed up with Blake Shelton for his his newest single “Pour Me A Drink.” Malone announced the song on his socials, while posting: “hope yall are lovin pour me a drink:) ”

Posty and Shelton first premiered the song for CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium, footage of which will air on Tuesday, June 25 on ABC.

The song also arrives on the heels of Post and Wallen’s sets at Stagecoach Festival 2024 in Indio, CA, where Post performed a lineup of country covers and welcomed guest stars Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, and Dwight Yoakam. Post also joined Wallen on stage for the live debut of “I Had Some Help” in front of a sold-out crowd.

Posty is set to release his upcoming sixth studio album F-1 Trillion on August 16, following 2023’s Austin. The artwork for the forthcoming F-1 Trillion LP features a baby blue pickup truck performing a miracle on a lake.

Stream Post Malone and Blake Shelton’s “Pour Me A Drink” – here.

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Tyler, the Creator has canceled his headlining appearances at this year’s Lollapalooza festival in Chicago and Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco. Lollapalooza, take place Aug. 1-4 at Chicago’s Grant Park, have replaced Tyler with Megan Thee Stallion; while Outside Lands, set one week later on Aug. 9-11 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, will now feature Sabrina Carpenter.

Tyler, the Creator did not explain why he was canceling his performances at two of the summer’s major festivals, simply writing on X: “i hate saying this but i have to cancel lollapalooza and outside lands. i made a commitment that i can no longer keep, and that bums me out knowing how excited folks were. that is not sexy at all. please please forgive me or call me names when you see me in person. Love.”

Lollapalooza’s producers posted on their socials that Megan Thee Stallion will take Tyler’ place, writing: “Hot girl summer in Chicago. Unfortunately, Tyler, the Creator will not be able to perform this year. See @theestallion headline Lolla on Thursday, August 1st!”  Outside Lands also posted their new lineup on its website, with Carpenter noted as the replacement headliner, marking her first major North American festival headline billing.  Outside Lands wrote on Instagram: “We are excited to announce that @sabrinacarpenter will now headline the Lands End stage on Saturday, August 10th! Due to personal reasons, Tyler, the Creator will no longer be performing at Outside Lands.”

Tyler, the Creator last headlined Lollapalooza and Outside Lands in 2021, in support of his album “Call Me if You Get Lost.” In April, he headlined Coachella shortly after the release of the expanded “Call Me if You Get Lost: The Estate Sale,” where he brought out Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, Charlie Wilson and Kali Uchis.

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Camila Cabello is set to release her new album, “C,XOXO,” on June 28th, and ahead of the album’s release, the singer has revealed the official tracklist along with the featured artists.  Cabello shared the tracklist for “C,XOXO” in an Instagram post captioned: C, XOXO JUNE 28

The album includes fourteen tracks, two of which have already been released as singles: “I Luv It” featuring Playboi Carti, and “He Knows” featuring Lil Nas X. The album also features City Girls’ JT and Yung Miami on “Dade County Dreaming,” and Drake, who notably appears on two songs: “Hot Uptown” and “Uuugly.”

“C,XOXO” also marks Cabello’s first release under Interscope Records. In an interview with Zane Lowe, she described the album as a departure from her previous work, stating, “I feel like I’m a weirdo, and that’s the music I love and am most proud of making.”

To pre-order “C,XOXO”, head here.

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Ariana Grande announced that Brandy and Monica will join her for a remix of her song ‘The Boy is Mine,’ off her latest album, Eternal Sunshine.. The remix comes two decades after Brandy and Monica hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts for their hit song of the same name; their song ‘The Boy is Mine’ spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1998.

Grande posted on her social media: “｡˚ ♡ ☼ THE BOY IS MINE REMIX with @brandy and @monicadenise june 21st .ﾟ*ꕤ i ……… cannot believe this is real (i don’t know if i will even long after it’s out) my deepest and sincerest thank you to Brandy and Monica, not only for joining me for this moment, but for your generosity, your kindness, and for the countless ways in which you have inspired me. it is near impossible to say how much this means to me. this is in celebration of you both and the impact that you have had on every vocalist, vocal producer, musician, artist that is creating today. i loooooove you both so so much. thank you !!!!!!! THE BOY IS MINE REMIX JUNE 21”

The announcement comes just days after Brandy and Monica made surprise cameos in Grande’s Catwoman-themed “The Boy is Mine” music video that debuted on June 14. In the video, Grande stalks Penn Badgley, who plays a newly elected mayor who releases stray cats into the streets of a city resembling New York to cure a rat infestation. Brandy and Monica introduce music video viewers to the story.

Stream the remix of ‘The Boy is Mine’ – here.

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