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Every composer hopes their music outlives them – and Henry Mancini’s music certainly has. Thirty years after Mancini died of pancreatic cancer at the too-young age of 70, his music came to life in a star-studded, season-opening concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The event, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mancini’s birth (the actual date was […]
“But Daddy I Love Him,” the big song that kicks off Taylor Swift‘s Tortured Poets Department set on The Eras Tour, had Paul McCartney dancing with fans at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday (June 23).
The Beatles legend, who just turned 82, was a VIP guest at Swift’s third concert at Wembley this weekend. Videos showed his arrival at the stadium, but one clip in particular is quite special, capturing an experience that would be priceless to any McCartney/Swift fan.
As Swift sang the “But Daddy I Love Him” lyric about how cynics and saboteurs can’t “counteract chemistry, undo the destiny” of her relationship with the song’s muse, a group of fans simply basking in the moment caught McCartney’s attention.
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McCartney took note of the concertgoers’ dance moves and joined in.
“You ain’t gotta pray for me/ Me and my wild boy, and all this wild joy,” Swift is heard singing in the video embedded below. McCartney sways and seems to sing along to some of the lyrics, alongside a number of wonderstruck concertgoers who couldn’t have guessed this encounter would happen.
Snapshots from Wembley Stadium on social media showed McCartney was approachable earlier in the day, too, partaking in the Eras Tour tradition of trading friendship bracelets.
Also spotted with friendship bracelets at Swift’s Sunday show in London was Jon Bon Jovi, and among the many other famous faces seen during her three-night takeover at Wembley were Prince William on Friday and Tom Cruise on Saturday. Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce was in town for the London gigs, and unexpectedly made his Eras Tour stage debut during Tortured Poets‘ “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” in costume.
It’s not “So Long, London” for Swift yet. The Eras Tour revisits Wembley for five more nights in August, due to demand, but heads to several other cities before then, including Dublin, Amsterdam, Zurich and Milan over the next few weeks.
The Tortured Poets Department is currently spending its ninth consecutive and total week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
See McCartney dancing shamelessly to the album’s “But Daddy I Love Him” in London below.
London is a “special” place to bring The Eras Tour, Taylor Swift said during her acoustic set at Wembley Stadium Saturday night (June 22).
At the second of three shows this weekend, the pop star decided to perform a song she’d never played live before. She also welcomed Hayley Williams to the stage for a duet.
“We get to play Wembley Stadium eight times this summer. When I’m thinking about that, you think about just being grateful and being thankful,” Swift told the crowd, showing appreciation for their support. (She’s got her trio of concerts in London this weekend, and she’ll return to Wembley for five additional shows later this summer, from Aug. 15-20.)
“On the other hand,” commented Swift, who was about to deliver the first of the night’s two surprise song performances, “it really makes me think about how every time somebody talks s— it just makes me work even harder.”
“I’ve never played this one before. Wish me luck,” she said, and then on acoustic guitar launched into “thanK you aIMee,” from The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. It marked the first-ever live performance of the track that has her singing, “All that time you were throwin’ punches, I was buildin’ somethin’/ And I can’t forgive the way you made me feel/ Screamed, “F— you, Aimee” to the night sky as the blood was gushin’/ But I can’t forget the way you made me heal.”
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“I don’t think you’ve changed much/ And so I changed your name and any real defining clues/ And one day, your kid comes home singin’/ A song that only us two is gonna know is about you,” she adds in a later verse.
Swift performed “thanK you aIMee” as a mashup with Speak Now‘s “Mean,” another song about how she’s triumphed over naysayers.
“Someday I’ll be singing this song at Wembley,” she quipped, singing an improvised line to the melody of “Mean.”
To top off that moment Saturday night, she brought out Hayley Williams (who had opened the show with Paramore earlier) for a live duet of “Castles Crumbling,” their collaboration from the Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) vault. Swift and Williams sat side-by-side at the piano as they sang.
Swift recalled the last time they’d played live together: on The Speak Now Tour, when she welcomed Williams to the stage to perform Paramore’s “That’s What You Get” with her at a 2011 Nashville date.
Below, watch clips of Swift’s surprise song set from night two at Wembley. Stay up-to-date with the complete list of surprise songs she’s played on The Eras tour here.
A 92-minute concert film celebrating K-pop girl group BLACKPINK‘s eighth anniversary, BLACKPINK WORLD TOUR [BORN PINK] IN CINEMAS, is slated to hit screens worldwide on July 31. The movie from Trafalgar Releasing and CJ 4DPLEX will celebrate the highest-grossing tour from an Asian act and a female group in history in a variety of formats, […]
Sabrina Carpenter announced the dates for her upcoming fall 2024 North American headlining arena tour on Thursday (June 20), with the Short n’ Sweet outing slated to kick off on Sept. 23 in Columbus, Ohio. The 29-date tour will travel across the U.S. and Canada from September through mid-November, with stops in Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Montreal, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Dallas, Vancouver, Seattle, San Diego and Phoenix before winding down on Nov. 15 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Support acts 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.
Presales for the tour will kick off on Monday (June 24) with the Cash App presale at 10 a.m. local time followed by the Team Sabrina presale on Tuesday (June 25) at 10 a.m. local time. The general onsale will launch on June 28 at 10 a.m. local time. The singer has also teamed up with Spotify to create the first-ever Top Listener Fan Pit at all the shows, as well as the official Sabrina On Tour playlist curated by the singer, featuring her ow songs, as well as influential tracks by Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Shania Twain, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, Joni Mitchell, Jungle and more.
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The Spotify Fans First Front Row presale — with tix for the Listener Pit on the floor — will launch on June 26 at 1 p.m. ET, with a very limited quantity of presale tickets available for the singer’s biggest listeners. The same day at 2 p.m. E.T. access to the Spotify Fans First Presale will give a wider range of top listeners access to presale tickets throughout the venue.
“My fans are the best, and I’m excited to share Spotify’s exclusive ticket access with them as a thank you,” Carpenter said in a statement. “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 tour will support Carpenter’s upcoming sixth full-length studio album, Short n’ Sweet, which is due out on August 23. To date, Carpenter has released two singles from the collection, the No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Please Please Please” and her No. 3 Hot 100 hit “Espresso.” Carpenter will kick off her road trip on August 10 when she headlines San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival for the first time on a bill that also includes main stage headliners The Killers and Sturgill Simpson; Carpenter replaces Tyler, the Creator, who announced on Thursday that he was dropping off the bill.
Check out the Sabrina Carpenter Short n’ Sweet 2024 North American tour dates below:
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In a show called “The Pop Out,” Kendrick Lamar did just that and Inglewood and the culture will forever be grateful.
Billboard caught all the action from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and breaks-out five of the highlights.
He’s What The “Culture Feelin’”Though the crowd was not in its entirety a Black one, the spirit of Juneteenth was a big part of the evening considering the historical relevance of the holiday. From the excited vendors leading up to the venue, to the smiles on everyone’s faces once they entered the building, the feeling was unity. People of all ages and backgrounds fought off a lot of ticket resellers for the chance to experience this day together and you could feel that energy. The choice to have this show on this day was undeniable. Mustard is One of L.A.’s Best Producers The producer behind the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Not Like Us” is no stranger to Hip-Hop, but when his billing said “and Friends” it meant just that. The California crowd got to see just how prolific his career has been to this point. Ty Dolla $ign, Tyler the Creator, Roddy Ricch, YG, and more joined him on hit after hit to warm the crowd up for his biggest hit yet. Kendrick Reunited Black Hippy Throughout the night, Kendrick brought up day ones and this moment was definitely for those people. He reunited his rap supergroup that formed in 2008 and consisted of ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, & Jay Rock. He Brought Out Dr. Dre As if the show hadn’t packed enough punch the Kia Forum almost lost its top as Dr. Dre appeared next to Kendrick and the recognizable cords of “Still D.R.E.” grabbed the attention of the audience. The rap legend knew exactly what the people wanted and then went into “California Love”. But before he could leave the stage Kendrick asked him a favor. Dre whisper “psssss….I see dead people” and the room exploded. He Performed “Not Like Us” Five Times If there was any doubt that Kendrick would shy away from his extensive beef with Drake, that evaporated as soon as he rose from the stage and started the lyrics of “Euphoria”. Now his set didn’t stray away from his hits like “DNA”, “King Kunta”, and “Humble.” And with the occasion being Juneteenth in many ways his performance of “Alright” hit the exact cultural note that people were waiting on “Not Like Us” to deliver. But after also swinging into “6:16 in LA” the crowd went feral when “Mustard on the Beat” was heard on the speakers and “Not Like Us” began. The audience hung on every word and even extended his iconic “a-minor” line acapella. But nobody expected him to repeat the song 5 times. He continued to bring it back and the energy never dipped. The song even played as he excited the stage and the instrumental served as the soundtrack for fans exiting the venue. Not sure anybody was questioning it at this point, but he does seem to really hate Drake. What was unexpected is that a song about who he refers to as a “colonizer” has turned into what is clearly the anthem of Juneteenth. As he ended the show he stated: “It ain’t got nothing to do with no back and forth records. It’s got everything to do with this moment right here. That’s what this shit was about. To bring all of us together.”
The Tortured Poets Department met Folklore, on which Taylor Swift sings wistfully of “the lakes, where all the poets went to die,” at the star’s Eras Tour stop in Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday night (June 18).
Swift’s surprise song set, the acoustic section of the show, at Principality Stadium featured the live debut of The Anthology edition of Tortured Poets‘ “I Hate It Here” paired in a melancholy piano mashup with Folklore bonus track “The Lakes.”
At her piano Tuesday night, Swift checked to make sure her mic was working and then playfully commented, “This is a song I’ve never played live before. Wish me luck!”
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“Quick, quick, tell me something awful/ Like you are a poet trapped inside the body of a finance guy,” she sang. “Tell me all your secrets, all you’ll ever be is/ My eternal consolation prize/ You see, I was a debutante in another life, but/ Now I seem to be scared to go outside/ If comfort is a construct, I don’t believe in good luck/ Now that I know what’s what.”
The “I Hate It Here” chorus followed: “I hate it here so I will go to secret gardens in my mind/ People need a key to get to, the only one is mine/ I read about it in a book when I was a precocious child/ No mid-sized city hopes and small-town fears/ I’m there most of the year ’cause I hate it here/ I hate it here.”
Instead of singing the song’s second verse, though, she switched over to “The Lakes”: “Is it romantic how all my elegies eulogize me?/ I’m not cut out for all these cynical clones/ These hunters with cell phones/ Take me to the lakes, where all the poets went to die/ I don’t belong, and my beloved, neither do you/ Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry/ I’m setting off, but not without my muse.”
Later in the performance, she again pleaded, “I hate it here, so take me to the lakes/ Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die/ I don’t belong, and my beloved, neither do you.”
Like she’s done several times on the European leg of the tour, with general admission standing room only on the floor, Swift paused mid-performance to flag security for a fan in the crowd who needed help.
“I’m not gonna sing until they get help,” she said, “but you guys are so awesome and so on top of it.”
Before her piano number, Swift played an acoustic mashup of Lover‘s “I Forgot That You Existed” with Reputation‘s “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” complete with audience-amplified laughter as she tried to sing, “And here’s to you, ’cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do” and topped it off with “I can’t even say it with a straight face.” (Fans pointed out the timing of Swift’s song choice falling on June 18, which happens to be Scooter Braun’s birthday.)
Watch Swift’s Cardiff acoustic set below. The clip to the left includes “I Forgot That You Existed” with “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” while the video on the right has “I Hate It Here” with “The Lakes.”
For the first time ever, the musical fantasy film Labyrinth, Jim Henson’s original masterpiece starring the late David Bowie, will transport fans to Goblin City in an exciting fusion of film and live music onstage with “Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert.” The 30-city North American tour launches Sept. 24 — Henson’s birthday — with stops in Atlanta, Orlando and New Orleans.
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Labyrinth’s loyal and steadfast cult following has grown for nearly 40 years since the film’s theatrical release on June 27, 1986. Audiences are invited to experience an epic evening as the movie is presented on a large HD cinema screen. Onstage, a live band will perform in sync with Bowie’s original vocals, playing the songs and the score from the soundtrack, composed by Bowie and Trevor Jones.
“Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert” producer Black Ink Presents, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is known for breathing new life into iconic films with symphonies, orchestras or bands live onstage, including Batman, Ghostbusters, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rocketman, La La Land and more.
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“I have always been a huge fan of the groundbreaking collaboration of Jim Henson, George Lucas, David Bowie, and Trevor Jones on this film, and bringing it to fans in a live concert screening experience is a dream come true,” says John Kinsner, CEO of Black Ink Presents. “Getting to hear Bowie’s vocals with a live band while watching the film is sure to give every Labyrinth fan goosebumps.”
“It’s always incredible when the amazing fans of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth come together to watch (and rewatch!) this beloved fantasy adventure,” says Nicole Goldman, executive v.p. of Branding for The Jim Henson Company. “With ‘Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert,’ we are welcoming loyal and new fans to the world of the Goblin King, and celebrating the incredible music of David Bowie and Trevor Jones in a whole new way. It is certain to be a ‘Magic Dance!’”
Starring Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, as well as scores of goblins and creatures from the renowned Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, the film features a soundtrack of unique and memorable melodies, with Bowie’s original songs like “Magic Dance,” “Underground” and “As the World Falls Down,” along with Jones’ orchestral score.
“Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert” tour schedule:September 24 – Morgantown, WV @ Metropolitan TheatreSeptember 25 – Reading, PA @ Santander PACSeptember 26 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick TheatreSeptember 27 – York, PA @ Pullo CenterSeptember 28 – Concord, NH @ Capitol Center for the ArtsSeptember 29 – Mississauga, ON, Canada @ Living Arts CentreOctober 1 – Rutland, VT @ Paramount TheatreOctober 2 – Medford, MA @ Chevalier TheatreOctober 3 – Patchogue, NY @ Patchogue Theatre for the Performing ArtsOctober 5 – Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall of HomesteadOctober 7 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora TheatreOctober 8 – Louisville, KY @ Louisville PalaceOctober 9 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA LiveOctober 10 – Lexington, KY @ Lexington Opera HouseOctober 11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat TheatreOctober 12 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral TheatreOctober 13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst TheaterOctober 14 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft TheatreOctober 16 – Saint Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald TheaterOctober 17 – Waukegan, IL @ Genesee TheatreOctober 18 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown TheaterOctober 19 – Omaha, NE @ Holland CenterOctober 21 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic TheaterOctober 22 – New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum TheaterOctober 23 – Atlanta, GA @ The EasternOctober 24 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida TheatreOctober 25 – Orlando, FL @ Plaza LiveOctober 26 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd HallOctober 27 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The ParkerFor more information, including tickets and tour dates, visit LabyrinthInConcert.com.
This year, the Fourth of July won’t just feature fireworks — the sky will also be lit up with dozens of music’s biggest stars.
As revealed exclusively to Billboard on Tuesday (June 18), The Kid LAROI, Bebe Rexha, The Killers and more will perform on CNN’s The Fourth in America special, airing at 7 p.m. ET across the network’s channels on July 4. Celebrating the 248th anniversary of the country’s independence, its lineup will also include Goo Goo Dolls, Kane Brown, T-Pain, Bleachers, Keith Urban, Ashanti, Chris Young, Yellowcard, Ben Platt, Boys Like Girls, REO Speedwagon and En Vogue, as well as an ensemble performance by The United States Air Force Band.
Plus, coast-to-coast firework displays will air live from cities across the U.S. throughout the special, including shows held in Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Nashville, Niagara Falls, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Diego, Seward, Alaska and Washington, D.C. CNN anchors Dana Bash and Boris Sanchez are onboard to serve as the night’s hosts from D.C., alongside correspondents Victor Blackwell and Sara Sidner from San Diego.
The show will follow last year’s special, which was led by Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, Post Malone and Demi Lovato. Brad Paisley, Coi Leray, Ludacris, The All-American Rejects, Darius Rucker, Duran Duran, Flo Rida, Leon Bridges, Sheryl Crow, Smash Mouth and The Plain White T’s also rang in the 2023 festivities, which similarly featured live firework shows from around the U.S. and a demonstration from the Air Force Band.
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Hulaween, the four-day music and camping festival renowned for its fusion of jam bands and dance acts, has revealed its 2024 lineup, Billboard can exclusively announce. In its 11th year, the independently operated event returns to Live Oak, Florida, from October 24-27.
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Leading this year’s extensive lineup are: The String Cheese Incident, Black Pumas, Sublime, Chase & Status, Chris Lake, Tash Sultana, Liquid Stranger, Of the Trees, Nora en Pure, Greensky Bluegrass, Tipper and CloZee, among others. The roster also boasts a diverse array of supporting acts such as Cory Wong, LP Giobbi, Cassian, Zingara, and G Jones. Additional performances will include Daily Bread, Lettuce, Zingara, J. Worra, Walker & Royce, and many more.
A highlight of this year’s program is the newly formed The Bobby Weir Incident, featuring Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead/ Dead & Company teaming up with Hulaween’s host band The String Cheese Incident. Scheduled for a three-hour, two-set performance, this first-time collaboration draws inspiration from the recent success of Dead & Co.’s ongoing run of shows at Sphere in Las Vegas.
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This year marks a pivotal one for Hulaween under the new co-ownership of festival magnates and Billboard Latin Power Players, Chris Den Uijl and Aaron Ampudia, with founding partner Michael Berg. Den Uijl and Ampudia, known for co-founding Baja Beach Fest in Rosarito, Mexico, Sueños in Chicago, and Mexico City’s Coca Cola Flow Festival, and more, all under their La Familia franchise, will bring a wealth of experience to Hulaween’s future.
“As a co-founder of the festival, the opportunity to reacquire Hulaween and continue its storied legacy is an incredible full-circle moment after over a decade of commitment and service to the Hulaween journey,” Berg tells Billboard. “Our goal to keep the dream alive is in the greatest possible hands with my friends and partners, Chris and Aaron, alongside the well-curated and longtime all-star team that produces Hulaween.”
With over 90 acts scheduled to perform, this year’s festival is poised to maintain its reputation as “arguably the greatest in the world for multi-genre lineups, experiential art, and a passionate community whose fans live for both,” adds Berg.
The festival’s new ownership trio — Den Uijl, Ampudia and Berg — not only oversee Hulaween but also helm other music events such as North Coast Music Festival and Rose on the River in Chicago.
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