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Ed Sheeran‘s “Drive” has arrived ahead of the opening of F1: The Movie.
The F1: The Album song, produced by John Mayer and Blake Slatkin, is available on music streaming services now.
Mayer backs Sheeran on guitar on the anthemic new rock track, which also has Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl on drums, Pino Palladino on bass, Rami Jaffee on keyboards, and Slatkin on additional keyboards and drum programming to round out a notable ensemble of musicians.
Sheeran previously shared that “Drive” came together quickly in the studio with Mayer and Slatkin, recalling that “the song fell out of us” after he’d seen some of F1. Mayer “just whacked an octave pedal on and went wild” to come up with the song’s riff, he said.
“Movies are my hobby and probably the only thing other than sport that I get, like, starstruck to be part of. Not just directors or actors or whatever, but being a part of the journey of a movie is so exciting for me,” added Sheeran, who’s set to release his next studio album, Play, in September.
The full F1: The Album will be officially released by Atlantic Records on June 27, when F1: The Movie theaters.
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Besides Sheeran, the F1 soundtrack, led by Don Toliver feat. Doja Cat’s “Lose My Mind,” also boasts a lineup that includes Rosé, Chris Stapleton, Roddy Rich, Myke Towers, Tate McRae, Burna Boy, RAYE and more. Kevin Weaver, Atlantic’s president of the West Coast and a two-time Grammy winner (most recently for Barbie: The Album), oversaw and produced F1: The Album with Atlantic executive vp/co-head of pop/rock A&R Brandon Davis and senior vp of A&R and marketing Joseph Khoury.
Listen to Sheeran’s new song “Drive” below.
JENNIE had a pretty rough time taking on the infamous Hot Ones challenge.
During her appearance on the web series Thursday (June 19), the BLACKPINK star — who admitted early on that she doesn’t eat spicy food — began the episode with optimism, but ended up crying for help and running tearful laps around the table after facing the fiery spate of wings.
“In my daily life, I have nothing — no spice in my life,” JENNIE told host Sean Evans at the top of the show. “I don’t like spicy food or anything to do with spice. If anything, I like things plain, but here I am, facing my fear.”
And face it she did. Things got painfully intense as the 29-year-old powered through the spice-laden challenge, following in the footsteps of her BLACKPINK bandmates ROSÉ and LISA, who had previously braved the wings of death in past episodes.
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Between interview questions about her debut solo album, Ruby, songs she fought for on the project, the importance of skincare, hearing fans sing her lyrics at concerts, and being a hamster mom, the singer and rapper visibly unraveled with each increasingly scorching bite. “I think I’m allergic to spice!” she said at one point.
The heat hit a whole new level when JENNIE reached wing No. 8, featuring the notorious Da’ Bomb hot sauce. “This is no joke,” she said, desperately grabbing a napkin to fan herself. After taking a dramatic lap around the table, she reached for milk and ice cream while screaming in agony. “I can’t hear anymore,” she said, forcing a smile. “God, help me!”
After somewhat regaining her composure, Evans asked if JENNIE might be able to convince JISOO — the only BLACKPINK member who hasn’t yet appeared on Hot Ones — to take on the challenge.
“100%, because she is the one who taught me spicy and she’s the other you,” JENNIE replied. “Like she made me eat spicy food with her. Ever since we were trainees. So, I think [Jisoo] should come on this show. You’re gonna love it.”
Reflecting on her bandmates’ appearances, she added, “Whatever ROSÉ and LISA did, this is the real reaction. Because I watched their episode and they were so chill about it so I was like if they’re doing it, maybe I can do it too. But I can’t!”
Watch JENNIE’s Hot Ones episode above.
“Elvis Presley. Bob Dylan. Lennon & McCartney. And now SLY STONE. The new leader.” So proclaimed an ad that ran in Billboard in April of 1969, essentially proclaiming that it was Sly Stone’s turn to take over as the leading voice in all of popular music. And given the run that he was in the […]
Sabrina Carpenter concerts could look a little different in the future, with the star revealing she’s open to the idea of banning phones at her shows.
Carpenter’s comments appeared in a recent article from Rolling Stone, who shared quotes that didn’t make it into their recent cover story with the singer. One of the previously-unpublished revelations was that Carpenter indeed open to asking fans to pocket their devices at her gigs.
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“This will honestly p–s off my fans, but absolutely,” she explained, noting she was inspired by a Las Vegas show from Silk Sonic which required her to lock her phone up.”
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“I’ve never had a better experience at a concert,” Carpenter explained. “I genuinely felt like I was back in the Seventies — wasn’t alive. Genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone’s singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful.”
Notably, Silk Sonic’s 2022 Las Vegas residency even featured Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak crafting a song to underline the lack of devices. “We took your phones away,” they sang. “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.”
“I’ve grown up in the age of people having iPhones at shows,” Carpenter continued. “It unfortunately feels super normal to me. I can’t blame people for wanting to have memories. But depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away. You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It’s fine. Do not zoom in on me when I’m 80 years old up there.”
The topic of banning phones at gigs has been a contentious one over the years, with artists wishing for fans to live in the moment, and fans desiring a chance to memorialize their concert experiences.
In 2015, Jack White shared a verbal plea for no phones during his Lazaretto tour, and by the time The Raconteurs toured in 2019, attendees were told to put their devices in locked Yondr pouches.
“We think you’ll enjoy looking up from your gadgets for a little while and experience music and our shared love of it in person,” a note from the band read at the time.
Other acts, such as Tool and A Perfect Circle have been noted for asking fans to observe such a practice, with the latter having made headlines for reportedly ejecting concert attendees who violated the request.
“You ever go to a play or a movie?” A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel asked in 2018. “If you’ve ever been to a play or a movie, it’s kind of similar: you don’t take out your phone and start filming, and let the people behind you stare into your screen.”
More recently, Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood put out a request to fans to put down their phones during the band’s Run for Your Lives World Tour. “We really want fans to enjoy the shows first hand, rather than on their small screens,” Smallwood explained.
“The amount of phone use nowadays diminishes enjoyment, particularly for the band who are on stage looking out at rows of phones, but also for other concertgoers,” he added. “We feel that the passion and involvement of our fans at shows really makes them special, but the phone obsession has now got so out of hand that it has become unnecessarily distracting especially to the band.”
As Sabrina Carpenter continues to field criticism for her suggestive Man’s Best Friend cover, singer-songwriter Carly Simon is “Coming Around Again” to help her fellow performer out. In an interview with Rolling Stone on Wednesday (June 18), Simon commented on the ongoing backlash Carpenter has received since unveiling the new artwork for her forthcoming album. […]
Lorde is laying down the hammer in the last few days before her new album, Virgin, drops, with the pop star announcing that she has one more single coming out in advance.
On Instagram Wednesday (June 18), Lorde revealed that the new song will be titled “Hammer.” “First song on the album,” she wrote in her caption. “An ode to city life and horniness tbh.”
The New Zealand native also shared what appears to be the track’s cover art: a photo of Lorde’s reflection repeating infinitely in opposite-facing bathroom mirrors as she washes her face at the sink, wearing a white tank and gray underwear.
Lorde didn’t say when exactly the song will arrive, but she did post on Instagram one day prior the announcement, “Virgin in ten days another song in a few.”
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“Hammer” will follow Virgin‘s first two singles, “What Was That” and “Man of the Year.” Lorde dropped the former in April along with a DIY music video filmed in part at a fan meetup in Washington Square Park, and on the latter — released in late May — she reflects on her broadening gender identity while embracing her inner masculinity.
Gender is one of several topics Lorde has promised to explore on Virgin, which drops June 27 via Republic Records featuring production from Jim-E Stack, Fabiana Palladino, Andrew Aged, Buddy Ross, Dan Nigro and Dev Hynes of Blood Orange. The singer-songwriter has also said that the album was informed by her experiences with disordered eating, quitting birth control and breaking off a longterm relationship.
“THE COLOUR OF THE ALBUM IS CLEAR,” she described the project when announcing it back in April. “LIKE BATHWATER, WINDOWS, ICE, SPIT. FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE LANGUAGE IS PLAIN AND UNSENTIMENTAL. THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC.”
See Lorde’s announcement below.
WWE Champions Liv Morgan & Dominik Mysterio share what their dream entrance song remixes would be, Liv wanting to go up against Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion in the ring, their thoughts on ‘Love On The Spectrum,’ SummerSlam, Sabrina Carpenter and more!
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Noah Reardon: We’re here with Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio. Gonna chat music today, a little different for you. I want to hear from both of you: What is your dream remix? Who would you love to have remix your theme?
Liv Morgan: My dream remix of my song … I’d like a collaboration. I’d like a collaboration between Sabrina Carpenter and, like Drake, if they could come together and do some, like, cool remix of my song, I think that’d be pretty good. There’se a little giggle in the beginning, and that could be Sabrina, but then Drake could, like, chime in and, you know, say some cool s–t about me.
Dominik Mysterio: I would probably go a little bit more traditional Mexican. Fuerza Regida or Adriel Favela, Calle 24, maybe throw in some Mexican OT, too. I think that’d be, that’d be pretty dope. But, yeah, I think so.
Oh you just met him earlier?
Mysterio: Yeah, he’s a good dude.
How was that?
Mysterio: He’s awesome, yeah. I mean, looking forward to seeing him around more for sure.
I heard it’s coming up on your anniversary. Is there any music from last summer’s songs that you’re like, “Oh, that is us. We were listening to that bumping that.”
Morgan: I don’t know that there’s anything specific, because Dominik has, like, a very diverse, kind of eclectic music taste like he’s everywhere. But, you know, I did learn last summer that he’s a Sabrina Carpenter fan and so, you know, just anything Sabrina Carpenter kind of reminds me of Dominik a little bit. You know, she just released “Man Child,” not that song, but, you know, just Sabrina Carpenter in general.
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