Day in Pop Report for 01/13/2015
Four people were rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds. A fifth shooting victim walked in the hospital a short time later. The conditions of the victims were not immediately known, but police told the San Jose paper that all victims were expected to survive. Brown was uninjured in the shooting, confirming so to fans by tweeting that he was "100" percent OK on Twitter after the incident. The message was later deleted. A Vine clip posted hours after the shooting, showed the scene right before the chaos. In it you can hear shots being fired and screams from the crowd as Brown performed his song "Loyal." Read more here.
Now, the track, which was recorded for 2011's Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, is back in the spotlight with a previously unreleased video for the song, featuring all four rappers having a blast, seemingly putting the track name to shame, as the more is the merrier when these guys are involved. Beastie Boys have been inactive since the death of Adam Yauch (AKA MCA) following a long battle with cancer. This clip is a nice reminder of what the group stood for in happier times. Or, as the song says, "there are too many rappers and not enough MCs." Check out the clip, directed by Wes Anderson associate Roman Coppola, here.
Clarkson gets back together with Greg Kurstin, who helmed the singer's multi-platinum "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," and getting that kind of power in the booth shows. A bass-led, driving tempo on the verses gives way to halving the speed for a fist-pumping chorus accented by synths. "This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it/ Been so long, I forgot how to turn it/ Up, up, up all night long," she sings on the chorus, perhaps referencing her time away, during which she had her first child, River Rose. "Heartbeat Song" is the first single off Clarkson's upcoming album, Piece by Piece. A release date for the record has not yet been announced. Listen to it here.
The new dates revealed are in addition to the tour dates he already announced for this spring and summer with Kenny Chesney. The new dates will kick off March 4 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, running through June 12 at Orange Beach, Ala. Another show will take place Aug. 27 at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Multiple dates have had openers announced, including the Brothers Osborne, Drive-By Truckers, JD McPherson and the Cadillac Three. More will be revealed closer to the tour, including shows with the Lone Bellow. Check out the dates here.
One way that no one may expect, least of all from the world's biggest celebrity, is sand. Yes, many are speculating that a new Instagram photo posted by Beyonce has used one of the Earth's lowliest substances to announce the dawn of a new Carter. The photo shows Beyonce buried on the beach up to her neck. Her belly has been fashioned into a surprisingly large rounded hump. No photo caption accompanies the image. Obviously, the Internet's chattering classes have decided that this must be a sign that a new Carter is on the way. There are, of course, other possible interpretations: perhaps Beyonce is wishing the world a bountiful harvest, or offering a simple fertility prayer. Maybe this is actually Blue Ivy's doing, her way of asking her mom for a sibling. Maybe Jay Z is asking the same thing. Perhaps it's just promo for a new album. Read more and see the photo here.
McGraw will bring along Billy Currington and Chase Bryant for the tour, which includes stops in Arizona, Texas, New York and Florida ranging from amphitheaters to arenas. 'I love going through the process of making our set list and working on the production elements to bring the show to life," McGraw said in a press release. 'We just like to lay it all out there every night-sling sweat, have fun and help make some summertime memories for everyone who joins us."� Fans can purchase tickets for the tour beginning the week of Jan. 26. Visit Tim McGraw's website for official dates in the coming weeks. Cities for Tim McGraw's Shotgun Rider Tour '15 here.
Fans will be given the chance to trace the history of the performer's life, all the way from his childhood roots in Saratoga, Texas, to his teen years singing on the streets of Galveston, Texas, his experience serving in the United States Marines, and his last job as a radio announcer for KTXJ before he hit it big as a singer. The exhibit will also touch on his marriage and collaborations with Tammy Wynette from 1969 to 1975 and his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992. Of course, there will also be plenty of floor space dedicated to Jones' rise as a performer. Screens will project footage of his performances and interviews throughout the years and there will even be an area where visitors can interactively sing along with Jones in a booth. Read more here.
In an interview Monday morning with Today, Perry said she was weeping after she was asked to headline the halftime show. And yes, she'd like to admit right now, she's pretty nervous about the upcoming performance, which follows Bruno Mars' much-talked about performance last year. "Can I be human and say yes, I'll be nervous?" the pop star said with a smile, before explaining she's going to "recycle those nerves and make them adrenaline." Perry has a lot of big surprises planned for the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show in Arizona, saying people should be excited for all her "entrances and exits." The California girl also said Kravitz is the first surprise guest she's announced making it clear there are more announcements to come before the halftime show on Feb. 1. Read more here.
Hynes and Rechtshaid's combined resume is impressive. Rechtshaid is a GRAMMY-winning producer who has worked with everyone from HAIM and Vampire Weekend to Cass McCombs, the Plain White T's Madonna and Beyonce. Meanwhile, Hynes is well known for his work with Florence & the Machine, Sky Ferreira, the Chemical Brothers and Jessie Ware, along with his own solo work as Blood Orange. In an interview with Radio.com, Jepsen has previously explained how her music is inspired by Carly Simon, someone who for a long time she thought she was named after. Read more here.
On Jan. 4, Bentley invited his Sounds of Summer Tour performers along for a boat ride, but they had no idea what they were getting themselves into. Kip Moore, Canaan Smith and Maddie & Tae joined Bentley as he jumped into the water, helping to kickoff the year and form an unbreakable touring bond. "We don't start touring until the summer, but to already have had this bonding experience is pretty cool," Bentley told PEOPLE. "I just told them, 'Hey, we're headed out on a tour called Sounds of Summer, and to get in summer mode, I thought we'd meet at one of my favorite places and pretend like it's summer time." The cities along Bentley's Sounds of Summer Tour include New York, Boston, Philadelphia, West Palm Beach and Cincinnati, with more to be announced in the coming weeks. "There have been tours in my career that I thought would be impossible to top, and the past 12 months certainly rank as some of the best and most fun nights of my life," Bentley said in a press release. "I expect 2015 to beat all of it. I've really loved having three other artists out there with us'just more fun on and off the stage and knowing that the fans are getting more music for their money is important to me. Kip, Maddie & Tae and Canaan are three of the hottest rising artists out there right now, and I feel fortunate to be spending the summer with them. If our first 'tour meeting' is any indication, they are up for anything, which is awesome. No one is going to have more fun this summer than us!" The announced cities on Bentley's 2015 Sounds of Summer Tour are here.
The song takes off at a frenetic pace, with a minimal, fast-paced beat with plenty of empty space and no unnecessary sounds. Someone named, uh, Migo Bands appears and manages to stand out, despite his derivative nomenclature, with a deep booming baritone voice. Migos, though, are the stars of their own show, all three providing typically nimble verses. The topics at hand jump from jewelry to street politics in Migos-ian fashion '20 chains on me, he only took one/ Got goons on the hunt, they do it for the fun," raps Offset. "Walk in the bank, 100,000 on my waist/ A n-- thought I had a f-- bomb." Read more and listen to the new track here.
The feel-good, three-and-a-half minute track showcases Brown's familiar vocals and the band's spot-on harmonies. Singing of his small town in Georgia with good friends down the street, it is evident that Brown never has to leave. "Got a good lookin' woman with her arms around me/ Here in a small town where it feels like home/ I've got everything I need/ And nothing that I don't," Brown sings. Read more here.
Richard Linklater's labor of love Boyhood won big, as the movie, filmed over 12 years, was selected as the best drama, for best director, and garnered Patricia Arquette her first Globe. The Hollywood Foreign Press checked in at "The Grand Budapest Hotel," the movie winning best pictured in the comedy or musical category, while "Birdman" won best screenplay and an acting nod for the film's star Michael Keaton. Julianne Moore won her second Golden Globe for her performance of a woman suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's in "Still Alice." Eddie Redmaye won for his role as physicist Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything." Read more here.
Macklemore teams up with none other than Oscar the Grouch to present an ode to trash, performed as a parody of "Thrift Shop." Imagine if the "one man's trash/ that's another man's comeup" line was totally zeroed in on, and you've got the grouches' ode to garbage, Macklemore coming in to perform the assist on a few verses: "One man's trash/ that's another grouch's outfit." The chorus is performed by the grouches: "I'm gonna pop some trash/ Only got seven bags in my trash can," they sing, while Macklemore continues to rap about buying a broken scooter and a banged-up computer. Read more here.
In the case of metro teenage Detroit fan Gage Garmo and his hometown hero Eminem, the call to have Em spend some time with Garmo wasn't from the official MaWF, but from social media. Garmo suffers from Osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, and is terminally ill, with an estimated week to live, according to mlive. "Gage sat up with a grin on his face," Rainbow Connection's Ingrid Todt told the Detroit Free Press about the meeting. "His family hadn't seen their son do that in such a long time," saying that the two chatted about hip-hop and football. "We're so glad we were able to reach Eminem's people and they were able to respond, and Eminem was able on such short notice to go and see this boy in his own home," added executive director Mary Grace McCarter of Rainbow Connection, which helped arrange the meeting at Garmo's home. "It says something about everybody, really. I hope all the students and friends of Gage feel good about their well-wishes too." Read more here.
The eight semi-finalists for the 50th ACM Awards New Artist of the Year include Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr, Sam Hunt, Kip Moore, Thomas Rhett, Chase Rice, Cole Swindell and Dan + Shay. Voting begins on Jan. 27 on CMT.com. For the seventh year, fans can vote to determine the nominees for the ACMs' New Artist of the Year. After the first round of voting, the three artists with the most votes will be announced and move on to the final round of voting for the New Artist of the Year at VoteACM.com. The winner of that round will be announced live at the 50th ACM Awards from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 19 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Read more here.
In it Spacey returns, having navigated his way to the top of American politics. But it seems that President Underwood and his First Lady, played again by Robin Wright, are struggling to keep it together. In the trailer, Wright is called to testify before Congress while Spacey gets shunned by a head of state who strongly resembles Vladimir Putin. Watch the trailer here.
Among the acts on the bill this year: Elton John, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Ed Sheeran, the Who, T.I., Keith Urban, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Hozier, Jimmy Buffett, Widespread Panic, Steve Winwood, Galactic featuring Macy Gray, No Doubt, Big Freedia, Pitbull, John Legend, Chicago and Sturgill Simpson. The festival runs from April 24 through May 3. Jazz Fest is more inclusive of pop, mainstream country and older acts than most other festivals; this is partially because, unlike Bonnaroo and Coachella, it isn't a "camping" event, and it appeals to an all-ages audience in a way that festivals that require you to live on the grounds doesn't. (Unlike teens and 20somethings, older adults are more likely to rock out for a full weekend if they can stay in a nice hotel and eat at fun restaurants.) Read more here.
For one, you are almost guaranteed to win prom king and queen with the rapper as your date, an honor that you can cherish dearly for all the rest of your days, especially once the realization that you essentially bought the title fades. Then there are the qualified perks. You will go to prom in a Lamborghini. You will stay at the best hotel penthouse in town. You'll get a week of promotion on RiFF RAFF's social media, which is pretty much priceless. Check out RiFF's layout for the scheme here.
Since debuting nearly a decade ago, Jason Aldean has enjoyed a stellar career. He's won a bunch of Academy of Country Music awards, topped the album charts, earned numerous No. 1 singles and sold millions of records. These days, he's a stadium-packing superstar. Despite all his success, Aldean is still a humble guy. For instance, during an interview with Radio.com last year, we asked him about great moments during his career, and he was quick to turn the attention to one of his heroes. For Aldean, a career highlight was getting open for, and perform with, George Strait for a few dates on the latter's final tour. "Getting a chance to be a part of the George Strait tour' to be a part of his last tour' and getting the chance to get on stage with him and sing"--that is what Aldean immediately pointed out as one of his career highlights so far. "And not only sing with him, but to sing songs that, as a kid, I used to go and listen to [on] vinyl albums on my dad's record player." Strait has long been one of Aldean's favorite artists. "[He's] someone who has been a huge influence on me, [so] to get a chance to get on stage with him and sing things that really got me interested in country music, that was definitely one of the highlights of my career for sure." Watch it here.
That may seem a bit odd, as even the somewhat more stodgy Academy Awards has honored hip-hop twice: Eminem's "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2002, and Three 6 Mafia won in the same category in 2005 for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle and Flow. But neither of those won Golden Globes; "Lose Yourself" was nominated, but lost to U2's "The Hands That Built America" from Gangs of New York, and "Pimp" didn't even get a Golden Globe nomination in 2005 (the year that "A Love That Will Never Grow Old," sung by Emmylou Harris for the film Brokeback Mountain, won). But how often does the Best Original Song winner at the Golden Globes take home the same honor at the Oscars? The award has been given out at the Globes annually since 1965 (the Academy Awards have been giving out the award since 1934). Since then, the same song has won both trophies 28 times, about 50 percent of the time. Much of the overlap came in the '80s and '90s, when the ceremonies shared Best Original Song winner every year except for two. First, in 1990, when Jon Bon Jovi's Globe winning "Blaze of Glory" from Young Guns II lost the Oscar to Stephen Sondheim's "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" (sung by Madonna, from the Dick Tracy film). And who could forget 1998, when Quest for Camelot's "The Prayer" (written by David Foster, Tony Renis, Carole Bayer Sager and Alberto Testa, and performed by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli) won the Golden Globe but was shut out at the Oscars by The Prince Of Egypt's "When You Believe" (written by Stephen Schwarz and sung by the diva-riffic team of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey). Since 2000, only four songs have taken both awards: Bob Dylan's "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys in 2000, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King's "Into the West" (by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh and Annie Lennox) in 2003, Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett's "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart in 2009, and Adele and Paul Epworth's Skyfall from the James Bond film of the same name in 2012. Read more here.
And regardless of whether the criticism and outrage of teaming LaBeouf with 12-year-old Maddie Ziegler is fair, one thing is for certain is that Rob Cantor's previously released song, "Shia LaBeouf," is a much more appropriate backing score to the cage match than the Sia tune, as pointed out by The A.V. Club. We've included both videos so you can compare the ebbs and flows of the two, but it doesn't take much convincing to realize that Cantor's song mashes up with the visuals ideally. This is the spookiest thing since we've seen since Dark Side of the Rainbow. Watch them here.
The first song, 'Heart," skips along over a clean, skittering beat as Willow explores the upper ranges of her voice. It sounds, to her great credit, like a minor Bjork track. Although Willow's voice sometimes strains, she manages to pull off some rather intriguing vocal runs while singing things like 'I don't think its fair that you're on Earth while I'm up here with the stars and planets." The second song 'Vibration" is an even dreamier piece of galactic neo-soul that sounds not unlike what artists like The Internet have been doing. Read more here.
The network announced on Monday (Jan. 12) that Colbert's new late show--appropriately titled, Late Show with Stephen Colbert--will officially debut on Sept. 8. No guests have been announced for Colbert's debut, but by the looks his final Report shows, which included appearances by Kendrick Lamar and Michael Stipe, he'll probably have no problem getting an impressive lineup of great musical guests to welcome him to late night. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has yet to announce who will take over bandleader duties after Paul Shaffer departs, so let the speculation begin! Jimmy Fallon has The Roots and Seth Meyers has Fred Armisen, The Late Late Show's James Corden has Reggie Watts, so perhaps, Stipe can be bought back to head up Colbert's band? Hey, a music fan can dream. Read more here.
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