Blink-182 are reuniting for a major world tour next year. Band members Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker are reuniting for the first time in nearly 10 years for their biggest tour yet.
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Rina Sawayama has covered Billie Eilish‘s song ‘Happier Than Ever’ – check out the video below.The singer-songwriter played a live set on BBC Radio 1 today (September 27) as part of the station’s Live Lounge Month series. First up, she treated listeners to an airing of ‘Hold The Girl’ from her second studio album of the same name.Sawayama then delivered a haunting rendition of the title track from Eilish’s 2021 record ‘Happier Than Ever’.
“It’s a little darker, it’s a little moodier,” the singer explained of her take on the song.“This is the dilemma about [the] Live Lounge, ’cause it’s like songs you love so much… you don’t want to change it too much, but you want to change it a little bit so it’s fun. So I think that’s what I’ve done.”She continued: “The original is so good [but] I tried to make it a bit more me.”Sharing the performance on Twitter, Sawayama said it was “a dream” to appear in the Live Lounge.
Check out the videos beneath, or listen to the full show via BBC Sounds.Sawayama spoke to NME for a Big Read cover interview earlier this month. During the chat, she revealed that Elton John had given her some “great advice” regarding upcoming new music, and talked about landing an acting role in John Wick: Chapter 4.In a five-star review of Sawayama’s new album ‘Hold The Girl’, NME wrote: “Genres may come and go, but Sawayama’s second album is defined by her ability to fashion each of these sounds into big, brilliant pop songs.
The best British pop album of the year.”Rina Sawayama recently shared the official video for her latest single ‘Hurricanes’.Meanwhile, this year’s Live Lounge Month is due to conclude on Thursday (September 29) with a performance by The 1975. Other acts to have recorded sessions recently
.Blink-182 are reuniting for a major world tour next year. Band members Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker are reuniting for the first time in nearly 10 years for their biggest tour yet.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Of all the issues currently threatening U.S. democracy, attacks on the voting system may be the most severe. Yet as the 2020 election showed, despite those threats, the system can still work — and the best thing people can do is, in order, vote, and get involved. Leading the charge for the music industry for the past 18 years is HeadCount, the not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that you’ve probably seen at any number of concerts, registering voters at a table in the venue’s lobby or merch areas at festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and many more. With support from Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Panic! At The Disco, David Byrne, Anderson .Paak, Tinashe (pictured above), Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews Band, Dead & Company, Paramore and many more, the organization has registered more than 145,000 voters already this year — the most it has seen to date for a midterm election (the previous peak was 89,000), and has led hundreds of thousands of others to check their registration status. (Head here for information on the organization and volunteering.)
Billie Eilish is hitting the red carpet with someone very special – her mom!
Rina Sawayama has today (October 7) announced that she has partnered with charity The Trussell Trust for her upcoming UK and Ireland tour.In a statement posted to her Twitter account, Sawayama said that she would be teaming up with the charity – who support a nationwide network of food banks and provide emergency food and support to people in need – for her latest tour.Sawayama wrote: “I’m sure you’re all aware but the cost of living is increasing so much at the moment, and people are struggling to pay for essential things like heating and food.
After sharing several loved-up snaps on social media, Maisie Smith, 21, and Max George, 34, made their first public appearance as a couple on Tuesday at Corinthia London Hotel.LOOK: Frankie Bridge, Rochelle Humes and Carol Vorderman exude glamour at the HELLO! Inspiration AwardsThe couple, who met on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, cuddled up for photos together as they attended HELLO!'s Inspiration Awards, which is sponsored by luxury childrenswear retailer Childsplay Clothing and celebrates Britain's most selfless and giving individuals who have gone that extra mile to help others who are in need of support.WATCH: Meet HELLO!'s fabulous judges at this year's Inspiration AwardsTaking inspiration from the likes of Victoria and David Beckham, Maisie and Max had a twinning moment, with the EastEnders actress opting for a strapless cream bodysuit that highlighted her toned figure, while The Wanted star Max wore a matching cream suit layered over a white T-shirt.Their fellow Strictly star Johannes Radebe was one of the celebrity judges for this year's event, and he helped whittle down the shortlist alongside Countryfile presenter Anita Rani, Julia Bradbury, Saira Khan and our editor-in-chief Rosie Nixon. READ: Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec talks 'very emotional' experience watching the show as a viewerRELATED: Exclusive: Lisa Snowdon reveals romantic plans with her fiancé and 'life-changing' Celebrity MasterChef win Max and Maisie attended HELLO!'s Inspiration Awards. Photo: Dave Benett Each category shines a spotlight on people - both famous and not - who have inspired others with their bravery and kindness, with last year's winners including Sir Elton John and David Furnish, Clara Amfo and Rochelle Humes.
Billie Eilish performed in London earlier this year. Now, two clips from the stream have been made available to watch on YouTube.Filmed at London’s O2 Arena in June – when Eilish toured the UK in support of last year’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ – the pop star’s set included, among many others, album cuts ‘I Didn’t Change My Number’ and ‘Therefore I Am’.
Billie Eilish wanted her new fragrance to "feel like rain". The 'bad guy' singer is launching Eilish No. 2 following the success of her debut scent, Eilish by Billie Eilish, and she knew from the start what she wanted the perfume to smell like.
Damon Albarn has spoken about the possibility of working with Billie Eilish in the future.The Blur and Gorillaz frontman joined the pop star onstage during her headline set at Coachella 2022 in April to perform joint renditions of ‘Feel Good Inc’ and ‘Happier Than Ever’.“This man changed my life in a lot of ways and changed my complete view of what music could be, and what art could be, and what creation could be,” Eilish told the audience.“My first favourite band ever was The Good, The Bad and the Queen when I was six and Blur changed the world and Gorillaz changed the world, and this man is literally a genius, and that’s that.”Prior to that team-up, Albarn hailed Eilish and her brother/collaborator Finneas as “really interesting songwriter[s]” in an interview with the LA Times. He praised the singer’s “minor and odd” sound, adding: “I think she’s exceptional.”Speaking to Apple Music 1 today (September 27), Albarn was asked whether a studio-based project with Eilish could happen at some point.“Yeah, it will.
Rina Sawayama brought a cover of Billie Eilish‘s megahit “Happier Than Ever” (No. 26 on The FADER’s Best Songs of 2021 list) to the BBC Live Lounge along with a performance of “Hold The Girl,” the title track from her new album.
Billie Eilish has announced a new concert film, Happier Than Ever, The World Tour, set to premiere this coming Friday (September 30).The film, announced yesterday (September 26), will be streamed on Apple Music Live on Friday. This date also officially marks the end of the seven-month tour, with Eilish performing for its final night at the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia.Happier Than Ever, The World Tour, as its title suggests, was filmed earlier this year during said tour – specifically, during Eilish’s stint at London’s O2 Arena.
Sir Elton John became emotional after being presented with the National Humanities Medal at the White House on Friday (23. 09. 22).
Elton John was all in on a plan to perform at the White House before the world-famous rockin' piano player hangs it up — he says — for good. John is stopping by the South Lawn on Friday night for a show he's calling "A Night When Hope and History Rhyme," a reference to a poem by Irishman Seamus Heaney that President Joe Biden often quotes. It will be John's first White House gig since he performed with Stevie Wonder at a state dinner in 1998 honoring British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
BLACKPINK have become the first-ever K-pop girl group to achieve a Number One album in the UK.The South Korean band hit the top spot today (September 23) with their second full length record, ‘Born Pink’, which was released last Friday (September 16).BLACKPINK previously peaked at Number Two in the United Kingdom with their debut album, 2020’s ‘The Album’ (via the Official Charts Company).Martin Talbot, Chief Executive at the Official Charts Company, said: “Congratulations to BLACKPINK.“Being any kind of chart first is a record which can never be taken away, so for their new album ‘Born Pink’ to become the first UK Official Number One by a K-pop girl group is a fantastic achievement – and puts them in the record books forever!”Back in 2019, BTS became the first Korean act to hit Number One in the UK albums chart with ‘Map of The Soul: Persona’.
BLACKPINK today become the first-ever K-pop girl group to achieve a Number 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart with BORN PINK.
With BLACKPINK hoping to secure their first-ever UK Number 1 album this week with BORN PINK, in what's proving a closely-fought battle against Rina Sawayama and Suede, we've been delving into the group's back catalogue of late.
Billie Eilish has shared two performances of her playing ‘TV’ and ‘The 30th’ live in a forest in Singapore.The videos – directed by Singaporean director Choānn and filmed in partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board – find Eilish and her brother Finneas performing acoustic in the nature park Cloud Forest.Both tracks recently featured on her ‘Guitar Songs’ EP which she released in July. You can view the videos below.“Singapore was one of the first places I ever went on tour.
BLACKPINK lead what looks set to be an all-new Official Albums Chart Top 5 this week, with BORN PINK tracking for the top spot.
Rina Sawayama has shared a brand new video for her latest single ‘Hurricanes’ – check it out below.The British-Japanese artist released her second album ‘Hold The Girl’ on Friday (September 16) via Dirty Hit, and shared the new video on the same day.Following visuals for the new album’s title track and ‘This Hell’, the ‘Hurricanes’ video sees Sawayama giving a stormy, energetic performance of the track inside a barn.In the track, Sawayama sings: “April showers finally making way for warmer weather / But yet I still feel the same / Doing yoga just to feel untethered / But my mind keeps running away.”Watch her ‘Hurricanes’ video below.In a five-star album review, NME called ‘Hold The Girl’ “the best British pop album of the year,” writing: “Genres may come and go, but Sawayama’s second album is defined by her ability to fashion each of these sounds into big, brilliant pop songs.”On Friday, the day of the album’s release, Sawayama appeared on the cover of NME for a new Big Read feature about ‘Hold The Girl’, her role in John Wick: Chapter 4 and more.During the interview, the singer revealed that Elton John has offered her some “great advice” regarding some as-yet-unreleased music.Rina collaborated with the legendary musician on a reworking of her song ‘Chosen Family’ last year, which came after the pair struck up a friendship, with John having praised Sawayama’s debut studio record on his Rocket Hour radio show in 2020.