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Keith Urban notches his 11th top 10 on Top Country Albums as his new LP High debuts at No. 10 on the Oct. 5-dated ranking with 17,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States Sept. 20-26, according to Luminate. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The […]
Caleb & John’s “Somebody Like Me,” featuring CAIN, climbs to No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay and Christian AC Airplay charts (dated Oct. 5). It leads the former with 5.4 million audience impressions Sept. 20-26, according to Luminate. The duo of Caleb Crino and John Secker earns its first chart-topper with its second entry. “Hallelujah […]
The Cure will gear up for the release of their anticipated new album Songs of a Lost World (Nov. 1) with an intimate show in London for a “Radio 2 in Concert” gig at the BBC Radio Theatre. Fittingly for a band whose whole vibe is spooky to the core, the pre-Halloween show at the […]
Sara Bareilles is set to perform at the 2024 CARE Impact Awards, which will take place Monday, Oct. 21, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. Ali Velshi, chief correspondent for MSNBC and host of Velshi on that network, will host the seventh annual awards ceremony. The honorees are Lynsey Addario, MacArthur Fellow, Pulitzer […]
Like father, like daughter. Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder made the band’s headlining set at Sunday’s Ohana Festival a family affair when he brought his 16-year-old daughter Harper to sing a very special mash-up. “We’ve had so much diversity on both these stages in the last few days,” Vedder said of the band’s annual three-day event in Dana Point, CA that featured sets from Devo, Maren Morris, Dogstar, Sting, Black Pumas, Alanis Morissette and the Breeders, among many others.
“But I realized it’s been a while since we had a powerful young woman up on stage with us so my pal Harper here is gonna help me out,” proud papa Vedder said with a smile as he looked to his left and got a big grin back from his youngest, who looked appropriately nervous, but resolute. Vedder then began strumming his acoustic guitar and launched into PJ’s signature cover of Wayne Cochran’s 1961 car crash tragic love classic “Last Kiss.”
After dear old dad’s first verse, Harper launched into the first verse of the Swift Fearless track, tentatively singing, “I’m five years old, it’s getting cold, I’ve got my big coat on/ I hear you laugh and look up smiling at you, I run and run/ Past the pumpkin patch and the tractor rides,” her voice gaining confidence as she made her way through, bursting into a huge smile as the audience gave her plenty of love in return.
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Father and daughter continued to trade off vocals, with Harper saying the quiet part out loud when she hit the bridge before the third verse, singing, “I have an excellent father, his strength is making me stronger/ God smiles on my little brother, inside and out/ He’s better than I am/ I grew up in a pretty house and I had space to run/ And I had the best days with you.” Before singing the final line, Harper looked over at her dad and the two shared a loving glance, with Vedder’s pride spreading across his face at the special moment.
As he strummed the final notes, the singer leaned over to give his daughter a shoulder bump, with the teen standing up to plant a kiss on her dad’s head before leaving the stage. Pearl Jam released “Last Kiss” as their 1998 Christmas fan club single; it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the band’s highest-charting single to date.
Back in May Vedder proved his Swiftie bona fides, when the singer talked about attending Swift’s Eras Tour with his wife and two daughters. “She’s an artist who’s respectful of her audience and I know from my daughter that she’s really kind of incredible at planting these little… hidden codes that they can pick up,” he said, while also praising Swift for being “incredibly prolific.”
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Phish will be back in their happy place in December when they set up shop at New York’s Madison Square Garden From Dec. 28-31. The jam band legends announced the gigs on Tuesday (Oct. 1) in an Instagram post where they noted that the visit will bring their total number of MSG plays to date […]
Lady Gaga lit up Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Oct. 1 with an emotionally charged performance of “Happy Mistake,” a track from her newly released album Harlequin, which ties in with her role as Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux.
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The stripped-back rendition showed off Gaga’s vocal prowess, channelling raw emotion and intensity that perfectly reflected the chaotic essence of her cinematic alter ego.
Gaga’s performance wasn’t just a song; it was a glimpse into the world she’s crafted around Harlequin. Following the performance, she told Kimmel, “It was inspired by the movie, it was inspired by my character Harley, and just also kind of this reflection on my life as a performer. It’s meant to be a really personal song about how sometimes we can go through dark times and feel like happiness is an accident when it happens.”
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Harlequin isn’t a typical film soundtrack but rather a concept record, as Gaga explained during her chat with Kimmel. “It’s not the soundtrack,” she said. “It’s a concept record and it’s a companion piece to the film. So, whether you listen to it before you watch the movie or after, it’s like an extension of the world.” This unique approach, blending music and cinema, is classic Gaga, who’s never shied away from pushing boundaries.
Discussing her role in Joker: Folie à Deux, Gaga shared the challenges of playing Harley Quinn, particularly how she had to find a different voice for the character’s musical moments.
“Harley’s not a trained singer,” she said. “So I worked a lot on developing her voice and finding what was natural and raw to her. There’s a kind of brokenness in her. She’s got an inner storm, and I wanted it to come from there.”
Gaga’s conversation with Kimmel wasn’t all about the film and album, though. The pop icon also gave fans a peek into her personal life, recounting the story of her fiancé Michael Polansky’s unexpected proposal.
“He proposed to me right after my birthday,” she revealed, adding that Polansky, in true “Minnesota nice” fashion, asked for her permission before actually popping the question. “He wanted to know if it was okay to propose before he proposed. And I was like, ‘Yes, it’s so okay!’” she laughed.
The couple, who have kept much of their relationship private, might be planning a wedding, but Gaga teased that they’ve also talked about “just going to a courthouse and ordering Chinese food.”
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Lana Del Rey is going country with her upcoming album Lasso, and she’s bringing her trusty collaborator Jack Antonoff along for the ride. In a new interview with Time, confirmed he’s saddling up for Lana’s latest project. “We have… yeah,” he said. “[It’s] a story for another time,” he said, staying tight-lipped on further details […]
Kate McKinnon got to live the 90s dream! The Saturday Night Live comedian came face-to-face with Hanson on Today Monday morning (Sept. 30), where she’s seen nervously greeting the sibling trio. When asked what it is about the “MMMBop” group she loves so much, she noted that she loves their “musicianship,” first and foremost. McKinnon […]
Quavo has been quietly active this year, releasing a slew of singles and features, most notably “Tough” with Lana Del Rey, which briefly sparked dating rumors. He was also involved in a rap battle with Chris Brown that was overshadowed by the madness that was Drake vs. Everybody. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and […]