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Lainey Wilson got a little help from her friend for her Thanksgiving halftime show at the Cowboys vs. Giants game, enlisting Jelly Roll to perform their hit duet “Save Me.” The duet — which topped Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart for two weeks last year — was part of Wilson’s five-song set at AT&T Stadium in […]
The NFL announced during its Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28) broadcast on FOX that Jon Batiste is set to sing the national anthem prior to Super Bowl 2025 kick-off in New Orleans on Feb. 9. In addition to the five-time Grammy-winning artist’s “Star-Spangled Banner” performance, the NFL tapped Louisiana natives Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi […]
Ye has dropped a futuristic music video for “Bomb.”
On Wednesday (Nov. 27), the superstar rapper — formerly known as Kanye West — unveiled on YouTube the post-apocalyptic visual, which features his daughters North and Chicago racing through a barren desert alongside monstrous creatures.
In the surreal clip, North, 11, and Chicago, 6, take the wheel of a Tesla Cybertruck, speeding past furry gremlin-like beasts that evoke the hot rod monster art of Stanley Mouse. Rapper Yuno Miles also makes a cameo, joining the high-speed chase while wearing a black mask.
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North, dressed in an oversized jacket with a furry hood, raps in Japanese, while Chicago, sporting cute buns, chimes in midway with the catchy lines: “I like to have fun/ I like to go to the beach/ I like the sun/ You know it’s Chi/ I only wave when I’m telling them ‘bye.’”
Proud mom Kim Kardashian reposted the video on her Instagram account, writing, “BOMB ft. North West & Chicago West.” Ye and Kardashian are also parents to sons Saint West, 8, and Psalm West, 5.
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“Bomb” is featured on Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 2, which was released in August and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
In September, Ye brought all four of his children on stage for a performance of his shelved Vultures track “Everybody” during a concert at the Wuyuan River Sports Stadium in Haikou, China. Earlier this year, North joined Ye at his Vultures listening event in Paris, where she sang along to the track “Talking” from the album.
Watch Ye’s “Bomb” music video on YouTube below.
Cynthia Erivo is weighing in on whether movie-goers should sing along to Wicked in theaters.
In an interview (via TMZ) during the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday (Nov. 28), the 37-year-old actress and singer, who plays Elphaba in the live-action adaptation of the Broadway musical, shared her thoughts on the ongoing debate about fans singing along during the film.
“Have you weighed in on whether or not it’s OK to sing in the theater? ‘Cause a lot of people are singing in the theater,” Today Show co-host Hoda Kotb asked Erivo during their brief conversation on NBC.
“Good! I’m OK with it,” Erivo replied with enthusiasm. “We’ve spent this long singing it ourselves, it’s time for everyone else to join in. It’s wonderful.”
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The topic of theater etiquette recently made headlines after an AMC Theaters preshow advisory video raised the issue of audience behavior. “At AMC Theaters, silence is golden. No talking. No texting. No singing. No wailing. No flirting. And absolutely no name-calling. Enjoy the magic of movies,” the message read, according to The Independent.
Meanwhile, Wicked — which also stars Ariana Grande as Glinda — dominated the pre-Thanksgiving weekend box office, debuting at No. 1 with a global haul of $164.2 million. Since its release on Nov. 22, the Jon M. Chu-directed film has been met with widespread praise, particularly for the performances of its lead actresses in these iconic roles. The second part of the Wicked adaptation is scheduled for release in November 2025.
For those eager to belt out hits like “Defying Gravity” and “The Wizard & I,” a sing-along version of the film will hit theaters on Christmas Day. The special screenings are expected to play at roughly 1,000 theaters across North America, according to Variety. Exact locations and showtimes are yet to be confirmed.
These interactive screenings, which will allow audiences to sing along to Stephen Schwartz’s famous score, are modeled after similar events for other movie musicals like The Greatest Showman. The sing-along version of Wicked will be released just over a month after the film’s initial premiere on Nov. 22, following more than three years of production.
The two-part Wicked adaptation, based on both the Broadway musical and Gregory Maguire’s novel, began production in 2021. The film features live vocal takes of songs like “Popular,” “What Is This Feeling?” and “Dancing Through Life.”
In addition to Erivo and Grande, Wicked stars Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage and Marissa Bode.
Kylie Minogue brought a ray of sunshine to the rainy 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
On Thursday morning (Nov. 28), the Aussie pop icon lit up the 98th annual New York City event with a vibrant performance of a three-song medley featuring “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” “Slow” and “Padam Padam.” Watch a fan-captured clip of the performance on X (formerly Twitter).
Dressed in a sleek black and red zip-up outfit and surrounded by dancers in similar attire, Minogue delivered her high-energy set in front of Macy’s iconic Herald Square flagship store. The performance was part of the annual tradition, broadcast live on NBC and simulstreamed on Peacock.
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“Macy’s, what just happened? OK, that was fun, that was fun singing and dancing in the rain,” Minogue laughed on her Instagram Story after the performance. “Thanks for having me. I’m going to go dry off.”
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This marked Minogue’s second appearance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; she previously performed in 2010, when she sang “Get Outta My Way” from her Aphrodite album.
The pop legend is currently promoting her latest album, Tension II, ahead of a major global tour in 2025.
In addition to Minogue, the parade featured nearly two dozen iconic balloons, including Snoopy, Bluey, Minnie Mouse, Marshall from Paw Patrol, Ronald McDonald, Pikachu, and newcomers Gabby, Goku, and Spider-Man.
Other performers included Jennifer Hudson, T-Pain, Chloë Bailey, Idina Menzel, Dan + Shay, Billy Porter, and Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, among many others.
The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade also showcased 34 floats, 11 marching bands, seven “balloonicles” and 28 clown crews, filling the streets with holiday cheer as the event wrapped up at noon ET.
Salford Lads Club has confirmed it will remain open, after the historic Greater Manchester venue faced the threat of closure earlier this year.
Last month, it was reported that the club was struggling financially due to rising maintenance costs and a drop in grant funding. To remain open, it was forced to try and raise £250,000 by mid-November, and called out for support from the wider music community.
By offering sports and creative activities six days a week, the venue serves as a safe space for young people from some of the city’s most deprived communities, and was opened by Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell in 1904. The cover of The Smiths’ iconic third studio album, The Queen Is Dead, was famously shot outside Salford Lads Club.
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In an update shared to Instagram earlier Thursday (Nov. 28), the owners have now confirmed that the club has reached its fundraising goal and can move forward with operating as usual.
“We did it! Salford Lads and Girls Club is officially saved. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters, we’ve smashed our £250,000 target, ensuring the doors of this iconic building remain open for our young people and the community,” the post began.
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“From historic concerts to changing lives through youth work, this club has stood as a beacon of hope, culture, and connection. This funding ensures we can continue to make an impact for generations to come,” it added.
“A heartfelt thank you to every individual, business, and partner who stepped up to help us keep the lights on. This is your victory as much as ours. Together, we’ve shown what’s possible when a community rallies together.”
Morrissey, Graham Nash and Noel Gallagher were among those who donated or raised funds. The former reportedly donated £50,000 to a public GoFundMe page, having previously provided financial support in the past when essential maintenance work was required for the building.
Legendary songwriter Nash, meanwhile, joined over 1,000 online donors by contributing £10,000 to the cause, having spent his childhood in Salford. Gallagher auctioned a guitar and helped create an Oasis exhibition at the club to raise funds to keep the site open.In October, The Guardian reported that Salford Lads Club’s income for 2023 reached £160,000 ($202,574) with outgoings adding up to approximately £394,700 ($499,725). Last year, the club faced insurance and utility bills of a combined £43,000 ($5444).
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The singer launched her ‘Brat’ tour at the northern city’s 23,500-capacity Co-op Live venue.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — The 2024 Music Victoria Awards were targeted by “unknown assailant/s” who manipulated several of the publicly-voted categories, organizers have confirmed.
Late Wednesday, Nov. 27, Music Victoria, the trade body that produces the annual ceremony, announced the breach by way of a social media post, and a lengthier explanation on its official website.
Music Victoria’s reps reveal they had “recently become aware of unusual activity within the third-party voting system used for the public voted categories in its 2024 Awards.”
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Through internal investigations, the statement continues, “including liaison with the third-party voting system Award Force, cyber security experts and legal advice, it has been found that targeted action by an unknown assailant/s has resulted in thousands of misregistered votes being falsely attributed to nominees, resulting in a change to the recipients of five of the six publicly voted categories.”
The most recent event was presented Oct. 25 at Fed Square in the state capital, Melbourne.
The rightful winners have since been reinstated and Music Victoria insists it will “carve out space” in the 2025 ceremony to “present the winners in front of our industry.”
Following an investigation, Music Victoria now awards Jess Ribeiro for “Summer of Love” (best song), Angie McMahon for Light, Dark, Light, Again (best album), Maple Glider (best solo artist), Gut Health (best group) and Leah Senior (best regional act).
As it enters its 20th year, Music Victoria acknowledges “the disappointment and devastation this news may cause members.” The Victoria Police Cybercrime, Fraud, Scams and Online Safety Unit has been tapped to investigate the matter.
It’s a bum note for the Victorian event which began in 2005, a platform to celebrate the brightest and the best contemporary music acts from the state.
Explaining the decision to get on the front foot with this alarming development, the association points out that it is “committed to honesty, transparency and integrity.”
In the meanwhile, organizers continue to “liaise with the third-party voting system Award Force and cyber security experts to ensure we mitigate the risk of an incident like this happening again,” the statement continues.
Winners in the 2024 industry categories, which weren’t affected by the hack, included Gretta Ray (best pop), Cheryl Durongpisitkul (best musician) and Pizza Death (best heavy work).
Tame Imapala mastermind Kevin Parker has further diversified his role within the music industry, this time launching a new musical “ideas machine”.
Dubbed Orchid, the new device is less of an instrument and more of a digital polysynthesizer designed for musicians and producers to explore new ideas.
Per a press release, the way Orchid works is “by employing a unique chord logic system, combined with a multitude of ways to shape and alter the chords to maximize creative musical expression”.
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“All this is brought into sonic existence by a lush and powerful 16-voice polyphonic synth engine with onboard ambience and modulation FX, plus a separate bass synth engine solely for bottom end,” it continues.
Designed by Telepathic Instruments co-founder Ignacio Germade, Orchid largely operates as a chord generating system. A ’70s-styled product video shows Orchid in action and illustrates how an operator can choose a root note from its single-octave keyboard, and utilise a its eight “chord-type selecting and chord modifying keys”.
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Put simply, hitting the ‘E’ on the keyboard and the ‘Minor’ chord modifying key will provide an E minor chord, with the ability to modify it further.
Orchird also utilises a patent pending voicing system which uses a rotary encoder to “re-pitch and re-position chords”, ultimately expanding the chords’ potential outside of the 12 keys found on the unit. The Strum, Slop, Arpeggiator, Pattern and Harp performance modes also add versatilty to the way the aforementioned chords are ‘played’ by the user as well.
“While other chord generators deliver a static and rigid outputting platform, Orchid paints a new landscape,” the press release adds.
Orchid is set to be released in December, with 1,000 units made available to US buyers at a cost of $549. A wider launch will follow in 2025.
Parker’s Tame Impala project last released an album in 2020, with The Slow Rush peaking at No. 3 on the Hot 100 – one position higher than its Platinum-selling predecessor, 2015’s Currents.
The surviving members of the Grateful Dead have revealed that plans for a special 60th anniversary reunion were in the works prior to Phil Lesh’s recent passing.
Lesh, who was the founding bassist of the California rock outfit, passed away on Oct. 25 at the age of 84. Five days following his passing, bandmates Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart sat down for a previously-planned interview with CBS This Morning which was intended to include Lesh as well.
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Now, the interview has aired, with the surviving members noting a reunion project for the Grateful Dead‘s 60th anniversary had been in the works, with plans for the four members to get together and jam once more.
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“We were going to see where it goes,” Weir said. “But we were just going to play the four of us. And now there’s only three of us.”
“I was hoping that we could play with him again one more time,” added Kreutzmann. “So that was my sadness on that one, ’cause I know he wanted to play with us again, too.”
“We were kickin’ it around,” Weir continued. “In fact, we were gonna get together and kick some songs around tomorrow.”
The Grateful Dead first formed in 1965 and performed for 30 years with various lineups until their split following the passing of lead guitarist and vocalist Jerry Garcia in 1995.
While various reunion projects would form over the years (including The Other Ones, which featured Lesh, Weir, Kreutzmann and Hart at different points), the four musicians reunited for the 50th anniversary Fare Thee Well concert in 2015. Complemented by Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti, the concerts were a direct precursor to the ongoing Dead & Company group, which did not feature Lesh as part of its membership.
In 2024, Dead & Company embarked upon their final tour, though have left the door open for future performances and projects.
Next month, Lesh, Weir, Kreutzmann and Hart will be saluted as part of the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors, with 2023 recipient Queen Latifah hosting.