Two years later, Will Smith has made his triumphant return to the awards show stage.
28.06.2024 - 21:05 / justjared.com
Will Smith has a new song out!
On Friday (June 28), the 55-year-old Grammy and Oscar winner debuted his brand new song titled “You Can Make It” featuring Fridayy and the Sunday Service Choir.
“The darker the hell you gotta endure / The brighter the heaven you get to enjoy / The harder the fall, the higher you soar,” Will raps. “God opens a window when the devil closes the door / Believe me, they tried to bleed Will Smith / In the rearview, I see adversity was the gift / To lift me higher gifts requires faith.”
Keep reading to find out more…The release of Will‘s new song comes after it was announced that he will be performing at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday, June 30.
Earlier this month, Will booked a role in a new sci-fi thriller.
You can download Will Smith‘s new song off of iTunes here and listen to it below!
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Read “You Can Make It” by Will Smith, Fridayy & Sunday Service Choir on GeniusTwo years later, Will Smith has made his triumphant return to the awards show stage.
Will Smith got his rap groove back at the BET Awards on Sunday night.The 53-year-old Oscar and Grammy winner performed his new single “You Can Make It,” a gospel-charged testimony — featuring Haitian-American singer Fridayy and the Sunday Service Choir — that was released on Friday.The performance marked the first time Smith appeared at an awards show since he infamously slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face for a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.“The darker the hell you gotta endure/The brighter the heaven you get to enjoy/The harder the fall, the higher you soar/God opens a window when the devil closes the door,” raps Smith, sounding more like the Fresh Preacher.“Believe me, they tried to bleed Will Smith/In the rearview, I see adversity was the gift/To lift me higher gifts require faith/So dry your eyes and then you’ll find the way,” he continues over the take-you-to-church arrangement.It all continues the Oscar Slapgate redemption tour that Smith has been on since “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” opened to boffo box office on June 7, reestablishing the actor as a bankable movie star.But now, the “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” MC is looking to regain the music cred that led DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince to receive the first Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 1989.Smith wasn’t the only rap icon to take the stage at the 2024 BET Awards: Ms. Lauryn Hill celebrated the 25th anniversary of her Album of the Year Grammy win for her 1998 classic “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.”Also performing at the show — hosted for the fourth time by Taraji P.
Will Smith performed his new single for the first time at the 2024 BET Awards held at Peacock Theater on Sunday night (June 30) in Los Angeles.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Will Smith debuted his new single “You Can Make It” at the 2024 BET Awards, just two days after releasing the track that features Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir.
Coldplay have debuted a new song with Little Simz tonight at Glastonbury 2024.The band, who tonight (June 29) played their record-breaking fifth headline slot at the Pyramid Stage, along with Friday’s headliner Dua Lipa, have become one of the first acts to have their Glastonbury sets streamed globally.They had plenty of surprises in store to mark the occasion, and brought out Little Simz to debut the new track midway through their set. Joined onstage by Elyanna, the VT showed clips of Burna Boy as they performed.Although the title of the song is as yet unknown, it’s rumoured to be titled ‘Supernova’, and features the line: “And so we pray” throughout its chorus.Burna Boy and Little Simz performing a new song with @coldplay at Glastonbury#ColdplayGlastonbury #Glastonburypic.twitter.com/9cl2Rt500v— Coldplay Access (@coldplayaccess) June 29, 2024Before the rapper stepped out on stage, the band had cycled through huge hits like ‘Yellow’ and a live-orchestra backed version of ‘The Scientist’, as well as bringing out Victoria Canal for ‘Paradise’.The new track is thought to be from the upcoming ‘Moon Music’ album, which they teased back in January was nearly finished, while describing it as a “second Music Of The Spheres volume.”Frontman Martin discussed the pressures of releasing new music with NME in 2021, when he noted how “intense” it was be to keep releasing fresh music.“We’re going to make 12 albums.
Ellise Shafer Go, Johnny, go! Coldplay brought Michael J. Fox onto the Glastonbury stage on Saturday night to play guitar during the group’s headlining set. “The main reason we’re in a band is because of ‘Back to the Future,'” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin shared after the performance.
Palm Tree Music Festival, a traveling EDM extravaganza, with past locations in Bali, Cabo, Australia and Hawaii swooped into the Hamptons in New York on June 22.And, we had a blast.However, if you missed the Southampton fest, you need not fret. 2024’s final Palm Tree Festival is slated to take place at Lake Tahoe, NV’s Harveys Outdoor Arena on Friday, July 12.Headlined by household house names Gryffin and Disco Lines and featuring DJ sets from Drama and Vandelux, the one-day jamboree is a guaranteed good time for ravers, club-heads and the EDM-curious alike.Best of all, as of now, last-minute Palm Tree Tahoe tickets are still available.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on general admission passes was $111 before fees on Vivid Seats.All prices are subject to fluctuation.Sofi Tukker says it best — there is nothing better than “Summer in New York.” That’s especially true when you’re spending it with a stacked EDM lineup in the Hamptons.For the first time ever, the Palm Tree Festival was held on land owned by the Shinnecock Nation in Southampton on June 22, as exclusively reported by Page Six.
Are you a die-hard Swiftie? The London Eye has just launched the ultimate treat for you – a candlelit performance of some of Taylor Swift's most popular songs while enjoying the stunning views of London.The iconic Lastminute.com London Eye, one of the capital's top tourist attractions, is offering a Taylor by Candlelight experience this summer, now available to book. Running from 19-22 August (coinciding with the US pop sensation's final nights in London) and costing £45 per person, guests can enjoy an hour-long double rotation inside one of the pods of the giant wheel while musicians serenade them with some of Taylor's biggest hits.
Will Smith has been confirmed to perform at the 2024 BET Awards.The actor’s attendance and performance at the upcoming awards show was confirmed on social media last night (June 24). It will be Smith’s first time attending the awards show since 2005.A post shared by BET Networks (@bet)Per a report from Variety, the actor will be performing an unreleased original track, though little else is known about his performance.
Get ready for a performance from Will Smith this weekend!
Suede have previewed a new song titled ‘Antidepressants’ at their recent Isle of Wight 2024 set.Last night (June 22), frontman Brett Anderson introduced the song after performing the ‘Coming Up’ cut ‘Filmstar’. “Here’s a song we’ve been working on for our tenth album,” he told the crowd before revealing its name.‘Antidepressants’ features jagged post-punk guitars with verses delivered by Anderson in sprechgesang mode, before its anthemic chorus blazes through in true Suede fashion.
Blink-182 have kicked off their 2024 North American tour last night (June 20) and debuted a new song along with their classic deep cuts.The band – comprised of the original line-up Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker – took over the Kia Center in Orlando Flordia last night to kick off their 2024 ‘One More Time’ tour.Comprised of 26 tracks, the night’s setlist included deep cuts such as ‘Obvious’ and ‘M+M’s’ which were played with Delonge for the first time since 2013. They also performed ‘When Your Heart Stops Beating’ and ‘There Is’ which are tracks from their side-projects +44 and Box Car Racer respectively.
Lana Del Rey has debuted a new song and collaboration with Quavo during her recent slot at Fenway Park. Find footage of the gig below.The slot took place last night (June 20), as the singer took to the stage for a career-spanning set at the festival in Boston. It was very nearly axed, however, as extreme weather conditions led to the site being evacuated shortly before the gig and the performance being pushed back.Originally, Del Rey was supposed to head on stage at 8:30pm, but she soon took to social media to explain that the timings had been pushed back.
With “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” doing incredibly well at the box office, it would appear the Will Smith backlash has officially died. He can still lead a profitable movie and attract millions of fans.
EXCLUSIVE: With Sony Pictures‘ Bad Boys: Ride or Die passing the $100 million domestic box office mark this past weekend, the studio and Will Smith are already looking to the future as he is attached to star in Sony’s Resistor.
Ethan Shanfeld Following the success of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” Will Smith is teaming up again with Sony Pictures for the sci-fi thriller “Resistor,” based on Daniel Suarez’s 2014 novel “Influx.” The movie hails from Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and Tony Shaw of Escape Artists, which has been developing the project for years alongside Smith and Jon Mone through Westbrook. Heather Washington is executive producing, and Dave Wilson is a producer.
Did the Oscar slap hurt Will Smith’s career? For months, there was talk that the controversial violence at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony in 2022 badly damaged the Academy Award-winner’s career, and studios were abandoning ship from his star. Well, the terrific 2024 opening of “Bad Boys Ride Or Die”—$74 million in its opening weekend, $126 million so far after one week—may have suddenly changed all that.
Jada Pinkett Smith shared a sweet tribute to her estranged husband Will Smith over the weekend, celebrating Father’s Day, and praising him for being a good dad to their kids Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, and his son Trey Smith, from his previous relationship with Sheree Zampino.Jaden Smith and girlfriend Sab Zada turn heads at Will Smith’s movie premiereWill Smith confesses to Lele Pons how she inspired him: Watch the epic videoWill Smith reveals a ghost rushed him out of his hotel room“Will thank you for being a devoted girl dad/boy dad and doing all you do,” Jada wrote, adding, “Happy Father’s Day—you deserve the rest.” Jada shared a photo with the blended family, including Sheree. The group was all smiles pointing at Will, who could be seen taking a nap on a couch on their outdoor patio.Fans of the family praised the family for keeping an amicable relationship amid their marriage struggles and commented on Jada’s friendship with Sheree.
Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton, aka Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, have arrived at a special screening of Bridgerton season three part two on Wednesday (June 12) at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, England.
Will Smith has had some spooky encounters over the course of his life. Over the past few weeks, Smith has been promoting his new film, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” prompting him to stop by various red carpet events and some talk shows. In an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Smith recounted one of the spookiest experiences of his life.