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Sheryl Crow talks about performing “If It Makes You Happy” with Olivia Rodrigo at her Nashville show and releasing a new album Evolution, after announcing that Threads would be her last album in 2019. On the album, she tackles issues she’s passionate about, most notably, artificial intelligence and how it’s going to change the music industry. She opens up about the collaborations with Peter Gabriel on “Digging in the Dirt,” Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine on the title track, the past collabs she’s most proud of, her favorite Sheryl Crow cover and more!
Sheryl Crow:I sent him a broken record, which nobody wanted to touch. Everybody I played it for was like, I mean, he was like, “Oh man, you gotta let me do this song. You gotta let me do that song.” Hi, I’m Sheryl Crow, and this is Billboard News.
Rebecca Milzoff:Hi, everyone. I’m Rebecca Milzoff. I’m the executive magazine editor here at Billboard, and I am so psyched to be here today with Sheryl Crow, one of my personal heroes. Happily, contrary to what you told us four years ago, she did not put out her last album in 2019. And she has an amazing new album Evolution coming.
Sheryl Crow:Yes, thank you. I know, I know better than to open my mouth and make such statements. But I keep saying that this is not an album. It’s more a playlist of neutral postpones.
Rebecca Milzoff:What’s the difference between an album and a playlist?
Sheryl Crow:I’ll tell you. And I am kind of joking about that. But, but not really. An album for me typically has been an artistic statement with a beginning, a middle and end. It’s been curated, you know, certain songs didn’t make it. And people would listen to it as a full body of work.
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It’s Thursday April 11th and welcome to Gag City! Nicki Minaj surprises her fans with multiple special guests at the Boston stop of her ‘Pink Friday 2’ world tour, Ice Spice will make her acting debut as she joins Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s upcoming film ‘High and Low,’ Megan Thee Stallion talks about how […]
On ‘TikTok Billboard Top 50,’ chart Hozier’s “Too Sweet” jumps into Top 3, and JoJo Siwa lands just outside the Top 10 with “Karma.” Alek Olsen remains at No. 1 with “Someday I’ll Get It.” Tetris Kelly:One song holds on, one reaches a new peak, while another returns to the Top 10. Alek Olsen “Someday I’ll […]
Today’s episode of Billboard‘s Chart Rewind looks back at when Lady Gaga, TLC and Elton John hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Pokerface,” “No Scrubs” and “Bennie and the Jets.” Tetris Kelly: This week on Chart Rewind, we have three very different No. 1 hits to celebrate from three very different artists. […]
Festival season is here! We’re breaking down the biggest musical festivals and their lineups for 2024.
Tetris Kelly:Coachella. Shaky Knees. Lovers & Friends. With some of the music festivals set to heat up the season, we have your go-to guide on all the hottest lineups around the country.
From the Indio desert to Sin City and Queens, New York, crowds across the nation are gearing up to experience live tunes from different cultures and genres of music. Throw in major fashion moments, surprise onstage collaborations and new music, and you have a jam-packed festival season ahead.
Things kick into high gear with the always electric Coachella music festival on April 12 through 14 and April 19 through 21. Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator and Doja Cat will take the stage. Oh, and did we mention a No Doubt reunion?
If you’re in the mood for some rock, the Shaky Knees Music Festival has you covered in Atlanta. From May 3 to 5, you’ll be able to witness Noah Kahan, Weezer, Foo Fighters and more.
For those who love throwbacks from the 2000s, Lovers & Friends takes over Sin City on May 4 with plenty of nostalgia. Usher, Janet Jackson, The Backstreet Boys, TLC and more will hit this stage.
Grab your shades, sunscreen and dancing shoes, because there’s a little something for everybody, especially at Governors Ball. From June 7 to 9, the New York City festival will welcome Post Malone, The Killers and Peso Pluma for a collision of both Millennial and Gen Z audiences.
Meanwhile, country superstars like Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson and Hardy will band together for Faster Horses Festival in Brooklyn, Mich., from July 19 to 21.
And on Aug. 31, the inaugural Fool in Love Festival will see a once-in-a-lifetime event as retro soul and R&B legends bring the groove to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. We’re talking about Lionel Richie, Diana Ross and Santana. Need I say more?
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. For more on this season’s music festivals, head over to Billboard.comWatch the full video above!
Jason Derulo gave his two cents on Diddy’s current legal woes and Jelly Roll recalls bailing on meeting the mogul. Don Toliver has reportedly been arrested for suspicion of DUI. Tetris KellyJason Derulo says, “Diddy is innocent for now,” as Jelly Roll says “Diddy was not the vibe” and Don Toliver was allegedly arrested. Here’s […]
Rihanna is an open book! The “Lift Me Up” singer talked about her relationship with A$AP Rocky, her thoughts on having more kids, the long-awaited ‘R9’ and more! Tetris Kelly: Rihanna unfiltered. She’s talking the moment A$AP rubbed up on her that had everyone talking, if she’s up for more kids and of course, the […]
Last week, pop star Conan Gray released his vibrant third album Found Heaven — and soon before, he stopped by Billboard News to discuss everything from falling in love for the first time to working with Max Martin to bring that feeling to life.
“It very much affected how I made the music,” says Gray, who also shares that “this whole album is highs and lows.”
He says he started the ideation process during his Superache Tour nearly two years ago. As he recalls, after each performance he would retreat to the basement “because there’s always a piano in the basement of these theaters I was playing… that’s when I would notice these different themes I was writing about.”
He later tapped the MXM songwriting and production crew of Max Martin, ILYA and Oscar Holter to help flesh those various themes out, saying they “really opened up my eyes and wings to all of the different sides of myself that I could try out. … They wanted to push me to do something that was the whole array of me.”
And while Found Heaven does boast power-pop hits like “Never Ending Song” and “Lonely Dancers,” the album also features more intimate songs like “Forever With Me,” album closer “Winner” and standout track “Alley Rose.” As Gray says, “When I first recorded [‘Alley Rose’], I recorded it in the same voice as the rest of the album, a bit more energetically. And then I was like, ‘Wait, I need to not do that. I need to sing it as calm and tender as possible — each song requires a different part of me. … I feel lucky that people give me the space to do both.”
Gray also opened up about the love that inspired much of this album — and the heartbreak he had to process soon after. As he tells it, after flying to London for their scheduled meet-up, he landed to a text ultimately ending the relationship. And yet, he wouldn’t change a thing about his experiences surrounding Found Heaven — and his necklace of a star cutout inside a teardrop is a reminder of exactly that.
“In all the things that make you cry, the happiest moments of your life and the saddest moments of your life, there is a magic in the fact that you even got to experience it at all,” says Gray. “I’ve spent so many years of my life hiding in my room and not doing anything and being so afraid of ever getting hurt or rejected or feeling bad, that I ended up living no life. I kept this on my neck the whole time I was making this album [as a reminder] that I have to live my life.”
To hear what else Gray said of his latest album, watch the full interview above.
Taylor Swift teases eclipse-themed lyrics from her upcoming album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ while her ex Calvin Harris’ wife reveals she listens to Taylor Swift when the DJ isn’t around. J. Cole apologizes to Kendrick Lamar at Dreamville Fest after releasing “7 Minute Drill,” a response to Kendrick Lamar’s verse on “Like That.” JT has […]
Conan Gray talks about his newly released third album, Found Heaven; how he shares Olivia Rodrigo’s love for pop punk; working with producers such as Max Martin, ILYA, Greg Kurstin and Shawn Everett; how falling in love and the heartbreak that followed served as inspiration for the album; why he decided to name one of […]