Billy Joel Announces Release Of First Single In 17 Years

Last week, Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, the co-writer of Coen’s upcoming “Drive-Away Dolls” film, led a Master Class in conversation with critic Kaleem Aftab for the audience at the Tromos International Film Festival in Norway. And according to the Norwegian site Montages, near the end of the conversation,  Coen revealed that he and Joel have written a new script together (something that Coen already said a week ago).

Kate Hudson‘s musical takeover is approaching!

The Masked Singer viewers weren't sure where to look as Joel Dommett returned to screens as they quickly made the same comparison. The bonkers ITV singing competition returned to screens on Saturday night (January 27) for the latest instalment of singing and guessing.

Billy Joel will co-headline with Rod Stewart at Cleveland, OH’s Cleveland Browns Stadium.This one-off show will be the first time the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have performed in concert together.And while fans can likely expect to hear the legends’ hits, the duo may also sneak a few new tracks in.Joel, 74, is dropping her first new song “Turn The Lights Back On” in 17 years on Feb. 1.As for Stewart, 79, he’s releasing “Swing Fever” with piano player Jools Holland and his band on Feb.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Billy Dee Williams appeared on Entertainment Weekly’s “Dagobah Dispatch” podcast and discussed the backlash he’s faced throughout the years due to the “Star Wars” franchise. Williams debuted as Lando Calrissian in “The Empire Strikes Back,” which includes a moment in which Lando makes a deal with the Empire that leads to Han Solo being captured and frozen in carbonite. Some “Star Wars” fans still have not forgiven Lando and the backlash extended into Williams’ real life.

Billy Joel has announced that he will be performing at the Grammy Awards, marking his first time playing the ceremony in 22 years.The ‘Piano Man’ singer will be joining the likes of Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott, Burna Boy, and Luke Combs as 2024 Grammy performers. This year’s ceremony is due to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 4.

Livingston have announced the departure of attacking midfielder Dylan Bahamboula, while boss David Martindale admits he is surprised that star striker Joel Nouble is still the club after being on the verge of an exit on Saturday.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer After signing with Republic Records in 2019 and releasing numerous projects on the imprint, rapper Coi Leray has announced that she has inked a new deal with Island Records, releasing a new single to commemorate the moment. The 26-year-old initially signed with Republic after stacking up a few indie hits including “By Myself” and “Huddy,” dropping the “EC2” EP to commemorate the moment.

Jake Gyllenhaal‘s new movie Road House is scheduled to debut on Amazon’s Prime Video on March 21 and the film is set to have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, but don’t expect to see director Doug Liman there.

Thania Garcia Billy Joel has been added to the lineup of performers for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced on Wednesday. Joel, who made his Grammy stage debut in 1988 when he sang “New York State Of Mind,” will return as a performer for the ceremony on Feb. 4, joining a lineup that includes Burna Boy, Luke Combs, Travis Scott, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo.

Madison Square Garden residency, telling the crowd, “I have good news. I have bad news. I’ll give you the bad news first.

Billy Joel has announced ‘Turn The Lights Back On’, his first solo song since 2007 and second since 1993.‘Turn The Lights Back On’ is set for release on February 1 via Columbia. It will be available on all streaming platforms as well as a limited-edition 7” vinyl.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Billy Joel is back with new music for the first time in 17 years. The singer-songwriter has announced the release of “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first solo song since 2007 and second since 1993.

Billy Joel has begun teasing new music, which would be his first new material in 17 years.Last month, the singer launched an official TikTok account to share footage of him talking about new music on stage, and has now shared another teaser hinting that this material could arrive soon.In the TikTok, he said: “I have good news, I have bad news, I’ll give you the bad news first. We don’t have anything new to play for you.“The good news is you don’t have to sit through something you have no idea what it is! Although … we got a little something we’re working on you might hear some time.”Now, he’s changed his Spotify canvas and Facebook header photo to a phrase: “Did I wait too long…..”Billy has some good news and bad news.

After 25 years together, fans around the world were shocked to hear that Boyzone's Keith Duffy and his wife Lisa Smith are allegedly calling it quits on their marriage.The former boyband singer, 49, has also reportedly moved out from their marital £1.15million home in Dublin and the once-loved-up pair have also stopped following one another on social media. Their marriage appeared to be a showbiz relationship made in heaven, lasting decades, with the pair appearing happier than ever as they celebrated their 25th anniversary together on a trip of a lifetime to the French Riviera in July last year.They even shared sweet posts about one another.

Dolly Parton has celebrated her birthday by dropping a deluxe edition of her recent rock covers album ‘Rockstar’, featuring new versions of tracks by Eurythmics and Billy Joel.Parton has taken on the former’s ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ and the latter’s ‘The Entertainer’ for the expanded version of the album, which was originally released in November. Other bonus tracks include Parton’s versions of Pat Benatar’s ‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot’, Eddie Money’s ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ and Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’.The deluxe edition also features a new original song, ‘Mama Never Said’, and a live version of ‘Rockin’ It’, as well as the Sylvester Stallone-featuring ‘Stay Out of My Bedroom’ from the soundtrack of 1984 film Rhinestone.“It’s my Birthday so I’m going to give you a present!” Parton wrote on X/Twitter.

Last summer, news broke that the Coen Brothers were reuniting after a five-year hiatus. Granted, the “news” there was Ethan Coen‘s throwaway comment to Empire while discussing his upcoming “Driveaway Dolls” that the brothers planned to work on an upcoming feature together.

Adrianne Lenker has announced her new solo record ‘Bright Future’ and has shared a new single, ‘Sadness As A Gift’.The Big Thief vocalist and guitarist will release her sixth solo record, having previously shared the minimalistic lead single ‘Ruined’. Lenker’s album will also feature the original recording of ‘Vampire Empire’, which she first released with Big Thief last year.Now, the singer has unveiled her new song ‘Sadness As A Gift’, which is heavily inspired by country and folk. Listen to it below:Lenker has also spoken about her upcoming record, which will be released on March 22 via 4AD.

EXCLUSIVE: After seeing Searchlight Pictures release his acclaimed queer rom-com Fire Island via Hulu, Joel Kim Booster is back in business with the studio as the writer and producer of Again Again Again, a spec that it snapped up for development ahead of last year’s WGA strike.

Ariana Grande has announced the release date for her upcoming album ‘Eternal Sunshine’.The ‘Thank You, Next’ singer took to her official social media pages and shared a photo slide show of the album’s cover with a caption that read: “‘Eternal Sunshine’ 3.8”. Grande confirmed that the LP’s release date is set for March 8.‘Eternal Sunshine’ is up on Grande’s official website for pre-order now.