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Sia’s ‘Cheap Thrills’ Performance Edit Dance Video Starring Maddie Ziegler Surpasses 1 Billion Views

Sia has now entered YouTube’s billion views club twice with the same song — how’s that for a cheap thrill? Six years after hitting the milestone with her music video for “Cheap Thrills,” the often-masked singer has done it again with the dance-focused “performance edit” video for her 2015 hit.

Posted in 2016, “Cheap Thrills (Performance Edit)” finds a trio of dancers led by the vocalist’s frequent music video muse Maddie Ziegler performing complex contemporary choreography in front of a purple backdrop. In the corner, Sia sings into a microphone while sporting her signature look, her face mostly obscured by an oversized wig.

“Baby, I don’t need dollar bills to have fun tonight,” she belts. “I don’t need no money as long as I can feel the beat/ I don’t need no money as long as I keep dancing.”

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The video is now in league with the original “Cheap Thrills” visual, which surpassed a billion views in 2018. A single off of Sia’s album This Is Acting, the track spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2016.

Past Sia music videos to reach billion-views status include “Elastic Heart” and “Chandelier” — both of which star Ziegler, who was joined by Shia Labeouf in the latter — as well as “Titanium” with David Guetta and “Dusk Till Dawn” with Zayn.

The “Cheap Thrills” views-news comes just a few days after the singer released her new album Reasonable Woman, which dropped May 3 and features collaborations with Chaka Khan, Kylie Minogue, Labrinth and Paris Hilton. The 15-track set marks Sia’s first proper pop album since This Is Acting.

Watch Sia’s “Cheap Thrills (Performance Edit)” above.

15 Musicians Who Have Collaborated With Their Kids: Beyoncé, Shakira & More

It takes just one star to become a household name, but a truly talented lineage to make for a powerful family legacy.

Such is the case for many of music’s biggest names, who have not only passed down their talents to their kids, but invited their offspring into the studio to record collaborations before they’re even out of booster seats. Take Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter, for instance: The two girls have already done something thousands of artists would kill for — duet with Beyoncé, who just so happens to be their mom. The elder sister is one of history’s youngest Grammy winners, thanks to her participation at nine years old in Bey’s “Brown Skin Girl” music video, while six-year-old Rumi’s cameo on “Protector” was one of the buzziest parts of the “Texas Hold ‘Em” superstar’s Cowboy Carter album. It helps to know the boss.

Once in a blue moon, though, a musician’s child will grow up to become a superstar just like their parents. Just look at Billy Ray Cyrus, who collaborated with daughter Miley in her Hannah Montana days before the “Flowers” singer went on to become a full-fledged pop icon in her own right. Nancy Sinatra, Matteo Bocelli and Landon Barker have all also developed their own successful music careers independently of their parents over the years, keeping the family business going strong.

Keep reading to see 15 musicians who have worked on music with their kids, from Alicia Keys to Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Eminem below.

Olivia Rodrigo Announces Asia & Australia Legs of Guts World Tour: See the Dates

Olivia Rodrigo is continuing to expand her Guts World Tour, announcing Wednesday (May 8) that she’s adding nine new dates in Asia and Australia to the trek for this fall.

The new dates will mark the pop star’s first time touring in either country, bringing her up to a total of 82 shows globally by the time the endeavor ends later this year. The Asian leg kicks off Sept. 16 in Bangkok, Thailand, and will find Rodrigo traveling through Seoul, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Unveiling the new dates on her Instagram Story, the half-Filipina singer also teased, “Stay tuned, Manila!”

Soon afterward, Rodrigo will play two shows in Melbourne followed by two in Sydney in October. She’ll be joined for all four Australian shows by rising alt-pop star Benee, who’s known for the mega-viral TikTok hit “Supalonely,” which peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2020.

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The “Vampire” singer is currently in the midst of her trek’s European leg, which began April 30 in Dublin. It follows her initial run of shows in North America, which featured stops in Palm Springs, Calif., New York City, Toronto and more cities.

“europe leg of the GUTS world tour has been wonderful so far!!!!” she wrote on Instagram following the new announcement, sharing photos from her past performances. “so much luv for everyone who has been coming 2 jump and sing and scream!!! Asia and Australia dates just announced!!! hope to see ya there!!!”

The news comes just a few days after Rodrigo was forced to cancel her show in Manchester planned for Friday (May 3) due to technical difficulties at the Co-Op Live arena. “I’m sooooo disappointed that we’re unable to perform in Manchester due to on-going venue-related technical issues,” she wrote on her Story at the time. “I’m so bummed and I really hope to see you all soon.”

See all nine of Rodrigo’s newly added Guts World Tour dates in Asia and Australia below:

Camila Cabello Announces New Lil Nas X Collaboration ‘He Knows’

Camila Cabello is continuing the rollout for her upcoming album, C,XOXO, and the superstar took to Instagram on Wednesday (May 8) to announce a new collaboration with Lil Nas X titled “He Knows.”

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“SHE’S A PROVOCATEUR, DANCEFLOOR CONNOISSEUR,” she captioned a close-up photo that was seemingly taken at the Met Gala earlier in the week, in which Lil Nas X is seen embracing Cabello with a perfectly manicured hand complete with acrylic nails and sparkling jewels. In the caption, Cabello noted that “He Knows” will be arriving on Friday (May 10).

See the announcement post here.

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On Monday (May 6), the pop star took to social media to announce her fourth solo album, C,XOXO, alongside the cover art which features a shot of the “Havana” singer with her recently dyed blonde hair, licking a blue lollipop and looking into the camera. In the caption, she reveals that the project arrives on June 28. See the post here.

The former Fifth Harmony member’s new project will be the follow-up to her April 2022 LP Familia, which reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 upon its release. The record featured singles “Don’t Go Yet” and “Bam Bam” with Ed Sheeran, which peaked at Nos. 42 and No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

Earlier this year, Cabello introduced her new album era with the Playboi Carti-assisted “I Luv It,” which samples Gucci Mane’s “Lemonade” and finds her interpolating Rihanna.

Beyoncé Joins Viral ‘II Hands II Heaven’ Dance Challenge: Watch

Beyoncé may be notoriously elusive, but she always has an ear to the streets. On Wednesday (May 8), the Grammy winner shared two Instagram posts commemorating her visit to this year’s Coachella festivities, from supporting protégé Chlöe Bailey to joining in on the “II Hands II Heaven” dance challenge.

The first post, which Queen Bey used the official “II Hands II Heaven” sound for, consisted of a single reel that finds the “II Most Wanted” singer wearing a black cowboy hat, sparkly blue daisy dukes, a Willie Nelson T-shirt, platform boots and a fringe jacket doused in the print of the American flag. Both the Cowboy Carter banner and promotional hauler that were present during both weekends of Coachella also appear in the clip.

To top it all off, Beyoncé tried her hand at the viral “II Hands II Heaven” dance challenge, which began when a fan (X user @cuddapotato) posted a clip of Drea Kelly’s burlesque rehearsals with the Cowboy Carter standout in place of the original music (April 1). The video quickly went viral because of how well Kelly’s choreography fit to the “II Hands II Heaven” lyrics, “Pull my fit over these hips/ You grip, I grind/ Then taste this wine, I’ma taste what’s mine/ ‘Cause I’ma take what’s mine.”

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The video’s virality kicked off a string of other Drea Kelly-meets-Cowboy Carter clips, including hilarious takes on album cuts such as “Desert Eagle,” “Riiverdance” and “Sweet * Honey * Buckiin’” (with Shaboozey). Queen Bey’s addition to the challenge, which she presumably shot during Coachella, is more stop-motion than a proper video, which only adds to its humor.

In her other post, Beyoncé flaunted her outfit some more and shared sweet pictures with Kelly Rowland and Bailey, who performed an electrifying Coachella set in anticipation for her forthcoming sophomore solo studio album, Trouble In Paradise. On April 20, the “Have Mercy” singer shared her own take on the “II Hands II Heaven” challenge via TikTok, which she shot backstage at Coachella.

Drea Kelly, choreographer, dancer and ex-wife of disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, has already given the “II Hands II Heaven” challenge her approval.

“I have been doing that choreography almost two years now (and it) has been on my page,” she told Vibe. “But you know, I want this to be a testament to people. Your gifts will make a way for you. And I don’t care what anybody thinks. Don’t think you’re too old. Don’t think your content is too old. Something that you put on your page years ago, somebody can discover and it has a new life.”

Beyoncé dropped her Billboard 200-topping Cowboy Carter album March 29, scoring simultaneous No. 1 debuts on Top Country Albums and Top Americana/Folk Albums in the process. Led by the historic Billboard Hot 100-topping “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the album features appearances by several country music icons and rising stars, from Dolly Parton to Hot Country Songs chart-topper Shaboozey.

Watch Beyoncé take on the “II Hands II Heaven” dance challenge below.

Lady Gaga Announces Self-Directed ‘Chromatica Ball’ Concert Film: Watch the Trailer

Lady Gaga‘s dynamic Chromatica Ball Tour is getting a second life on HBO’s Max streaming service, where a concert film capturing one of the trek’s final performances is set to premiere later this month.

As announced Wednesday (May 8), Gaga Chromatica Ball will debut exclusively on the platform May 25, giving fans another chance to take in the colorful costumes, theatrical choreography and stunning live vocals delivered by the 13-time Grammy winner at each tour show two years ago. Directed and produced by Gaga herself, the career-spanning showcase will feature footage of tracks from her Billboard 200-topping 2020 album Chromatica, as well as older hits such as “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance,” “Poker Face” and “Shallow.”

“Lady Gaga is a complete powerhouse,” Nina Rosenstein, executive vp of HBO Programming, Late Night & Specials, said in a statement. “She’s a once-in-a-lifetime artist who never holds back, and Gaga Chromatica Ball puts her endless list of talents on full display. We’re thrilled to partner with her once again for this breathtaking concert special.”

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According to a release, the project was filmed back in September 2022 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, one of the superstar’s final shows of her Chromatica Ball Tour that summer. At the time, fans noticed that cameras were set up all over the venue to capture the night’s sold-out performance after which Gaga confirmed on X that a mystery project was in the works.

“52,000 people. Sold out. 30 cameras pointed at you and one take,” she tweeted at the time.

To pair with the announcement, HBO also shared the project’s trailer. The minute-long teaser gives fans a taste of the advanced pyrotechnics and cinematic visuals displayed at the Dodger Stadium show, as well as bits and pieces of high-energy dance numbers.

“Put your hands up!” Gaga tells the roaring crowd in the clip, mid-way through a performance of “Stupid Love.”

Watch the Gaga Chromatica Ball trailer below.



Ethan Hawke & Josh Charles Recall Hiding Their Taylor Swift ‘Fortnight’ Cameos From Their Kids

Taylor Swift runs a tight ship. Following their surprise Dead Poets Society mini-reunion in the pop star and Post Malone’s “Fortnight” music video in April, both Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles opened up in separate interviews about keeping their cameos a total secret from everyone — including their kids.

First, Hawke appeared on The Late Show Monday night (May 6), where host Stephen Colbert wasted no time in asking the actor about his collaboration with Swift. “I think she wanted to hide a little Easter egg about Dead Poets Society,” the Before Sunrise star explained. “Josh and I, we laughed ourselves silly the whole day. We felt like the biggest rock stars in the whole world.”

“You can’t imagine what it’s like to walk through an airport with a friend you’ve known for 35 years, who you grew up with, and watch all the young people in the airport with their Eras sweatshirts on … and we got something on them,” he continued, recalling his and Charles’ voyage to Swift’s top-secret filming location. “We’re going to meet the queen ourselves.”

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Hawke also revealed he signed an NDA prior to shooting the project, meaning he couldn’t tell either of his young daughters — Clementine and Indiana, whom he shares with his wife, producer Ryan Shawhughes Hawke — about the endeavor.

“You tell my teenage daughters that I’m going to meet Taylor, and everybody at school’s going to know,” he told Colbert. “When they did find out, the look on their face was one of profound disappointment. [They were like,] ‘Don’t pay attention to my dad, my dad’s an idiot, you should be calling me.’ Taylor belongs to them. I can’t have that on them.”

Stopping by The Tonight Show the next day, Charles told Jimmy Fallon that he also kept the video hidden from his children before it dropped April 19, the same day Swift’s Billboard 200-topping album The Tortured Poets Department hit streaming services. “They’re just blabbermouths and they’ll go talk about it at school,” he said, laughing.

“Finally, right before it aired, I did tell my son because he’s so full of hot air,” added Charles, who shares two kids with his wife, author Sophie Flack. “He makes up so much stuff, I knew no one would believe him anyway. He said, ‘Dad, I actually told someone. They didn’t believe me, you were right.’”

The Good Wife alum also revealed that Swift had first reached out to Hawke’s oldest daughter, Stranger Things star Maya Hawke — whom he shares with ex-wife Uma Thurman as well as 22-year-old son Levon — in order to connect with the two Dead Poets Society leads. The actors co-starred in the Peter Weir-directed classic in 1989, nearly 30 years before they would reunite to play mad scientists conducting experiments on Swift’s character in “Fortnight.” The Post Malone-assisted track has since spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Taylor knows Ethan’s daughter Maya and reached out to her,” Charles recalled. “I think it’s a little tip of the cap to Dead Poets Society, other tortured poets. Once I got over thinking [Ethan] was punking me when he first called me — I said, ‘Dude, are you bulls–ting me right now?’ It just seemed like such a fun idea.”

“I will tell you this, [Swift’s] an incredible director,” Charles added. “My favorite kind of director ’cause she knows what she wants. I was already a fan of her music, but if any of you ever get to meet her, your fandom for her will just go up through the roof. She’s just such a genuine, cool, approachable person.”

Watch Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles open up about their “Fortnight” cameos below.





North West, Heather Headley, Lebo M. Join Cast of ‘The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl’ Live Concert

North West has landed a high-profile gig as part of the cast of the upcoming Disney+ original special The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl. The 10-year-old eldest child of Ye and Kim Kardashian was announced as the latest addition to the star-studded line-up of the live concert special that will be filmed over two performances at the iconic Hollywood venue on May 24 and 25.

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North will make her Bowl debut alongside the other two additions announced on Wednesday (May 8), Tony- and Grammy Award-winning Broadway star Heather Headley and Grammy-winning Lebo M. (The Lion King). The trio join the already announced cast members and Lion King franchise originals Billy Eichner, Bradley Gibson, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Jeremy Irons and Nathan Lane as well as special guest Jennifer Hudson.

A release announcing the show promises that fans will experience “life in the Pride Lands as a full orchestra performs Hans Zimmer’s rousing Oscar-winning musical score led by conductor Sarah Hicks.” The immersive live show will feature the beloved songs written by Sir Elton John and lyricist Sir Tim Rice — including the Oscar-winning “Can You Feel The Love Tonight,” “Circle Of Life” and “Hakuna Matata” — which will be performed by the original cast members, Oscar-winner Irons (Scar, 1994), Oscar- and Tony Award-winner Lane (Timon, 1994), Eichner (Timon, 2019), Sabella (Pumbaa, 1994) and Weaver (Young Simba, 1994). Gibson portrayed Simba in the Broadway stage production and Headley played Nala.

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The cast will perform some of the numbers for the first time at the Bowl show that will feature the Broadway production’s award-winning costumes, set design and innovative puppetry. Click here for ticket information.

North made her music debut in 2015 with a cameo in father Kanye’s “Only One” video and then popped up with a verse on her dad’s “Talking/Over Again” from Ye’s collab album with Ty Dolla Sign, Vultures 1. In March, she teased her upcoming debut album, Elementary School Dropout, whose release date has not yet been announced.

Billie Eilish Radio to Launch on SiriusXM Ahead of ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ Release

The Billie Eilish multi-media blitz in advance of the upcoming release of her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, will kick off in earnest on Friday (May 10) with the launch of Billie Eilish Radio on SiriusXM. The dedicated streaming channel will debut at noon E.T. with a mix curated by the “What Was I Made For?” singer.

As with other recent channels dedicated to artists including the Beastie Boys, Coldplay, Michael Jackson and Bob Marley, the Eilish channel will be a mix of her music and artists that have inspired her. On the day of the album’s release, May 17, the channel will play the full album beginning at 12 a.m. ET, with additional plays throughout the weekend, according to a release. The opening weekend celebration will also feature exclusive insight and commentary about the LP from the singer and her brother/producer, Finneas.

The channel will be available to North American subscribers on channel 3 from May 10-23, along with an exclusive channel on the SiriusXM app from May 10-June 7.

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In a trailer for the channel, Eilish says, “I love music so much and all I want to do is share music I love all the time with everybody that I love. Listen to it wherever you feel comfortable and safe and good.”

The SiriusXM channel will join a number of other promotional stunts to hype HMHAS, including listening parties on May 15 and 16 in New York City at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, as well as HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – A Listening Event Presented by Apple Music, which is coming to Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations across North America on May 16 and 17. A release promised that the screening will give fans “the chance to be one of the first to hear the new album with a visual accompaniment.”

Tickets for the movie’s two-day run will cost $5 each and are available for purchase here here. A portion of the proceeds will go to AMC Cares Charitable Fund, which provides financial aid to qualified nonprofit organizations.

Cyndi Lauper Biopic ‘Let the Canary Sing’ Gets Paramount+ Debut Date: Watch the Trailer

Cyndi Lauper never considered another option. The flame-haired singer whose colorful sartorial flare and Betty Boop voice had music writers desperately searching for synonyms for “quirky” in the 1980s will tell her life’s story in the upcoming biopic Let the Canary Sing.

The feature-length film that debuted at last year’s Tribeca Festival in New York was directed by Emmy-winning documentarian Alison Ellwood (Laurel Canyon) and will debut on Paramount+ on June 4. “Over the years I’ve been asked to do a documentary about my life and work, but it never felt like the right time,” Lauper, 70, said in a statement about the film. “Until now. When I first met Alison Ellwood, I knew right away I could trust her to tell my story honestly, which was incredibly important to me, and she succeeded in that. I’d like to thank Alison, the producers, and all of the amazing documentary participants who agreed to be interviewed!”

The trailer for the doc dropped on Tuesday and it opens with a scene from the video for Lauper’s 1983 ballad “Time After Time,” in which the singer is seen schlepping her giant duffel as she leaves a trailer park. “Everyone always said, ‘what will you do if you fail?’ And all of a sudden we all heard it,” Lauper says in voiceover over the irresistible strains of her 1983 breakthrough hit, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”

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The 90-second trailer takes us all the way back to little Cyndi’s Catholic school days, during which it became apparent, she says, “how stubborn I could be.” Singer/actor Billy Porter weighs in on Lauper’s embrace of queer culture in the sneak peek, noting that at that time, “queer people weren’t allowed to be queer and out. It was our allies having the conversation.”

The trailer also features Culture Club singer Boy George praising Lauper for doing whatever she wanted to and legendary R&B singer Patti LaBelle calling “Time After Time” one of her “favorite songs ever.”

Legacy Recordings will release a career-spanning companion album that takes listeners from the singer’s early days in the group Blue Angel (“I’m Gonna Be Strong”) through the global breakout success of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and other iconic hits such as “True Colors,” “I Drove All Night,” “Money Changes Everything,” “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough,” “She Bop,” “All Through the Night” and more.

Watch the trailer for Let the Canary Sing below.