Boygenius release new animated video for ‘Cool About It’

Halsey is headed to the Hollywood Bowl to voice Sally in a production of The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Catherine O’Hara will reprise her “Sally” character from 1993’s The Nightmare Before Christmas for one of three 30th anniversary concerts at the Hollywood Bowl just in time for Halloween.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Halsey has joined the production of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” coming to the Hollywood Bowl for a three-night stand just prior to Halloween, singing the role of Sally on the first two nights of the engagement, before the movie’s original voice actor, Catherine O’Hara takes it over on the third. The dates Halsey will appear are Oct. 27-28.

Jorja Smith has covered Harry Styles‘ hit song ‘As It Was’ – check out the video below.The R&B artist, who released her second album ‘Falling Or Flying’ last week (September 29), performed on BBC Radio 1 yesterday (October 4) as part of the station’s Live Lounge Month series.Explaining her decision to take on the lead single from Styles’ third record ‘Harry’s House’, Smith said: “I keep hearing it. I find it hard sometimes to do a cover – it needs to be a song that I know even though I’ve deffo got the lyrics in front of me.“But this one I’ve been hearing a lot and I thought, ‘Oh, this will be really nice’.

boygenius have returned to the late night TV circuit to perform their hit, ‘Cool About It’.The indie trio – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – took to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night (October 3), just a day after the late-night talk show returned.For their performance, Bridgers, Dacus and Baker crowded around a singular microphone stand with guitars and banjo in hand and showcased a hushed, rendition of the track. Watch their performance below.The performance makes the trio the first guest performer to grace the Colbert stage since the talk show returned from the WGA writers strike that ran from May until late September.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert returned on Monday, October 2, and featured a performance by its house band, led by Louis Cato.boygenius are set to release a new EP, ‘The Rest’, on Friday, October 13.

Troye Sivan has covered Billie Eilish‘s ‘What Was I Made For‘ as part of his performance for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.The pop singer was the second artist to perform as part of the station’s Live Lounge month which will see the program air a new performance every Monday through Thursday for the entirety of October.Taking over the iconic studio, Sivan performed a slowed-down rendition of his viral track ‘Rush’ and, keeping with the tradition of performing a cover, he took on Eilish’s track ‘What Was I Made For’ from the Barbie movie soundtrack.Sivan’s Live Lounge takeover marks the first time the singer has performed live since 2019. The next artists to take over this week are Jorja Smith on October 4 and Madison Beer on October 5.

Boygenius have unveiled another new song during a live performance this week (September 30) – check out footage of ‘Powers’ below.The indie trio – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – were playing a gig in Philadelphia at the TD Pavilion at The Mann when they debuted the latest of their new songs.It follows on from the first airing of ‘Afraid Of Heights’ last week (September 26) from their upcoming EP ‘The Rest’. The previous evening, Boygenius premiered ‘Black Hole’ at the same Boston venue.Due for release on October 13, ‘The Rest’ will also include another as-yet-unheard songs.

Boygenius brought out Hozier as a surprise guest to sing ‘Salt In The Wound’ at their Boston gig this week – check out footage below.The indie supergroup – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus – performed at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Monday and Tuesday (September 25, 26).On night one they closed out their encore with ‘Salt In The Wound’ from their 2018 self-titled debut EP, for which they brought out surprise guest Hozier.Watch footage of their performance below.The band finished up their explosive finale by gesturing a worshipping motion to the Irish singer-songwriter – as they often do to their fellow band members – which he returned with hugs for the group before standing alongside them for the final bow.This week also saw Boygenius give their currently unreleased new track ‘Black Hole’ its live debut, which is set to appear on their their upcoming EP, ‘The Rest’.‘The Rest’ is due for release on Friday, October 13. The three remaining songs on the upcoming project have yet to be revealed.

boygenius have premiered a new song, ‘Black Hole’, live – watch footage of the performance below.Yesterday (September 26), the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker performed the new track live for the first time ever after announcing their upcoming EP, ‘The Rest’.While the track has yet to receive its official release on streaming platforms, it has been confirmed as one of the four songs to make up the group’s upcoming EP.Watch fan-shot footage of boygenius performing ‘Black Hole’ live for the first time ever below.‘The Rest’ is set for release on Friday, October 13. The three remaining songs on the upcoming project have yet to be revealed.

boygenius, the band comprising Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker, have a new EP on the way. the rest is the follow-up to this year's the record and will be released on October 13 via Interscope.

boygenius have announced a new EP, ‘The Rest’, due for release this October – find out more below.Today (September 26), the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker took to social media to announce the upcoming EP, confirming its release date, announcing pre-orders and teasing its track list.See the post below.A post shared by boygenius (@xboygeniusx)‘The Rest’ is set for release on Friday, October 13 and will contain four songs, one of which is titled ‘Black Hole’. The three remaining songs have yet to be revealed.

Billie Eilish and Peter Gabriel and a host of musicians have appeared in a new video by a new music coalition to tackle gun violence.Artist For Action To Prevent Gun Violence, which also features Sheryl Crow and Nile Rodgers, describes itself as a “non-political” organisation which asks Americans to volunteer and vote to eradicate gun violence in the country.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Global Citizen Festival is back at Central Park today for another free concert, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill set as the day’s headliners.

Holly Humberstone has shared her latest single ‘Into Your Room’ from her upcoming album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black‘.‘Into Your Room’ is the fourth song to be released from Humberstone’s debut LP. It follows ‘Antichrist’, ‘Room Service’, and ‘Superbloodmoon‘.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music “As much as I love the United States, I am always appalled at the ease with which anyone can get a weapon,” says Peter Gabriel in a new video from Artist for Action to Prevent Gun Violence, the coalition of musicians — also including Billie Eilish, Sheryl Crow, Nile Rodgers, Bootsy Collins, Sofi Tukker, Rufus Wainwright, Bush and many more — designed to inspire people to volunteer, donate and vote to end the epidemic of gun violence plaguing the United States. The video arrives in a week of gun control activism in the music community: Migos rapper Quavo, whose nephew and bandmate Takeoff was shot to death as an innocent bystander during an argument outside a Houston bowling alley last year, met with Vice PresidentKamala Harris at the White House on Wednesday, spoke on a panel about combating the issue during the Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference in Washington, and appeared on “Good Morning America” Thursday morning talking about gun violence in the U.S.

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boygenius have shared a new visual for "Cool About It," a single that appeared in their debut album, the record, which dropped earlier this year. It's the first animated video directed by Lauren Tsai, who displays the connection between a dog and their toy through the delicate drawings.

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The National have released a new album. Laugh Track is the band's second album of 2023, after April's First Two Pages of Frankenstein, and features guest appearances from Phoebe Bridgers and Rosanne Cash, plus “Weird Goodbyes” with Bon Iver. In addition to the album, The National have added multiple dates to their upcoming fall U.S.