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Icehouse Cancels Sydney Opera House Concert as Iva Davies Struggles With COVID-19 ‘Aftereffects’
Icehouse has canceled its upcoming performance at the Sydney Opera House as band leader Iva Davies battles with the “ongoing aftereffects” of COVID-19. The ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted act postponed a pair of performances last month, part of the Great Southern Land 2022 – The Concert Series, due to ill health. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news First, a show Nov. 19 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl was put on ice, when Davies contracted the novel coronavirus. “We have very strict protocols around our travel and performance schedule but somewhere I contracted COVID-19 despite all my vaccinations,” Davies said at the time. “I am devastated to have to postpone the concert but the impact of the infection means that I am having difficulty breathing and cert...
ARIA Launches New Australian Dance Charts
BRISBANE, Australia — Australian dance music fans have two new charts to add to their weekly diet. The fresh surveys, the Australian Dance Singles Chart, a countdown of the top 20 dance singles, and the Australian Dance Albums Chart, a tally of the top 10 dance albums, will publish each Friday starting this week. Both charts will sit alongside ARIA’s other Australia-focused albums and singles charts, which include Australian Hip- Hop/R&B, Country, and Top 20 Singles and Albums, and more. “ARIA is determined to find ways to showcase Australian music from all who create it, this is another step in the right direction as we endeavor to provide a transparent scoreboard for our industry and music fans alike to understand how local music is being streamed, purchased and engaged with,”...
ARIA Launches New Australian Dance Charts
BRISBANE, Australia — Australian dance music fans have two new charts to add to their weekly diet. The fresh surveys, the Australian Dance Singles Chart, a countdown of the top 20 dance singles, and the Australian Dance Albums Chart, a tally of the top 10 dance albums, will publish each Friday starting this week. Both charts will sit alongside ARIA’s other Australia-focused albums and singles charts, which include Australian Hip- Hop/R&B, Country, and Top 20 Singles and Albums, and more. “ARIA is determined to find ways to showcase Australian music from all who create it, this is another step in the right direction as we endeavor to provide a transparent scoreboard for our industry and music fans alike to understand how local music is being streamed, purchased and engaged with,”...
Lizzo Delivers Epic ‘People’s Champion’ Speech at 2022 People’s Choice Awards
As the 2022 People’s Choice Awards reached its climax on Tuesday night (Dec. 6), Lizzo was named People’s Champion. With her acceptance speech, she proved just how deserving she is. The Detroit singer and rapper snagged two trophies on the night, including song of the year for “About Damn Time,” which led the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks in July and August. But it was her People’s Champion honor, and her inclusive comments that followed, that are resonating on social channels and with those who caught it. “Imma be honest, when I first heard about this award, I was on the fence about whether I should accept,” she comments. “Because, if I’m the people’s champ, I don’t need a trophy for championing people. You know what I’m saying?” Speaking without the benefit of notes, Lizzo r...
Selena Gomez Is Working on New Music: ‘I’m Ready to Have Some Fun’
If you want something done, ask a busy person. Selena Gomez is that person. The pop artist and actor has crammed it in of late. She stars in Only Murders in the Building alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short; helms the cooking show Selena + Chef; and takes the lead on the documentary My Mind & Me, a personal story on mental health, seven years in the making. The Apple TV+ series My Mind & Me spawned a single of the same name, and an official music video. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news There’s more music to come, says Gomez, who’s keen to switch gears and get back to a party vibe. On Monday night (Dec. 5), Gomez stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a chat about her hectic schedule. Does the new single suggest ...
Jim Stewart, Founder of Stax Records, Dies at 92
Jim Stewart, the founder of Stax Records, the iconic Memphis, TN label that launched the careers of Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, the Bar-Kays and many others, and shaped the sound of soul music, died Monday (Dec. 5) at the age of 92. Stax Records (formerly Satellite) was founded in 1957 by sibling Stewart and Estelle Axton, and would go on to trigger the “Soul Explosion,” a movement that rumbles on to this day. Born July 29, 1930, in Middletown, TN, Stewart relocated to Memphis as a young man. He served for two years in the armed forces, then tried his hand at music. Playing in a band wasn’t his strong suit, but Stewart would forge a home and career with music. An allrounder, he was a producer and engineer in the studio, a record label executive, a promotions man on the go, and, importantly...
Olly Murs On Track For U.K. Chart Crown With ‘Marry Me’
Olly Murs‘ Marry Me (via EMI) is walking up the aisle for a U.K. No. 1. The English pop singer’s seventh studio LP leads the midweek chart, and is heading for a fifth U.K. No. 1 following In Case You Didn’t Know (from 2011), Right Place Right Time (2012), Never Been Better (2014) and 24 HRS (2016). The X Factor alum has brushed off controversy surrounding the lyrics to Marry Me song “I Hate You When You’re Drunk,” to take pole position on the Official Chart Update, ahead of Taylor Swift’s Midnights (EMI) and Cliff Richard’s Christmas With Cliff (EastWest/Rhino), respectively. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile, Atlanta hip-hop producer Metro Boomin could score a career-best with Heroes & Villains (Republic Records), his sophomore sol...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’ Hits U.K. Singles Chart For Six Weeks
Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” (via EMI) is still the boss in the U.K., where it racks-up six consecutive weeks at No. 1. The Midnights tune accumulated just shy of 4.9 million streams during the latest cycle, the Official Charts Company reports, to hold off Meghan Trainor’s “Made You Look” (Epic), up 3-2; and venbee, goddard and ArrDee’s “messy in heaven” (Columbia), up 5-3. Those are new peak positions for the podium finishers. British singer and songwriter RAYE enjoys her first taste of the high life as an independent artist, as“Escapism” (Human Re Sources) featuring 070 Shake races 31-6. It’s RAYE’s first appearance in the top 10 as a lead artist, following her assist on Jax Jones’ “You Don’t Know Me” (No. 3 in 2016), “Secrets” with Regard (No. 6 in 2020) and “Bed” with Joel Corry and Davi...
Stormzy Bags U.K. Chart Hattrick With ‘This Is What I Mean’
Stormzy scores his hattrick on the U.K. albums chart with This Is What I Mean (via 0207/Merky). The Brit Award-winning grime star edges Cliff Richard’s Christmas With Cliff (EastWest/Rhino), to make it three-from-three — a streak that includes Stormzy’s 2017 debut Gang Signs & Prayer and its 2019 followup Heavy Is The Head. This Is What I Mean completes a “nail-biting race,” according to the Official Charts Company, as the hip-hop LP summons a “last-minute surge” to beat Richard’s first Christmas-themed set in nearly two decades, since 2003’s Cliff At Christmas. Richard now boasts 47 top 10 albums chart appearances in his homeland, a result that includes seven leaders. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Cliff At Christmas is one of several hol...
U2, Gladys Knight, Amy Grant and More Feted at Kennedy Center Honors
U2 was in the house, and so were George Clooney, Gladys Knight, Amy Grant and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and conductor Tania Leon. To say expectations were high for Sunday night’s (Dec. 6) 45th iteration of the Kennedy Center Honors would be an understatement. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news And they were largely, if unevenly, met at the star-studded event attended by President Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was accompanied by her husband Paul Pelosi, donning a hat and glove on one hand, who made his first public appearance since being beaten in October in their San Francisco home. Knight had performed for 2020 honoree Garth Brooks, who hosted this...
Bésame Mucho Festival’s Best Moments: Los Enanitos Verdes Sings for First Time Without Marciano, 2000s Nostalgia & More
Ten. That’s the total months fans had waited for the highly-anticipated Bésame Mucho festival, which took place Saturday (Dec. 3) at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. The Live Nation-produced, one-day event — which sold out in just 12 minutes when the 2000s-inspired lineup was announced in February — as promised showcased the best of the ’90s-’00s Latin pop, rock, banda, norteño, cumbia and merengue acts. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The multigenerational (both in terms of performers and its attendees) event opened its doors at 10 a.m. local time with the first band, Los Cadetes de Linares, kicking it all off at 11:25 a.m. Featuring four stages — Rockero, Las Clásicas, Te Gusta El Pop? and Beso spread across the stadium’s parking lot — ...
Argentina Fans Sing Fave Messi Song at World Cup
You could say it was the song of the Argentina-Australia match at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar Dec. 3. As the two teams duked it out on the field (Argentina won, 2-1), excited Argentine fans -who seemed to number in the thousands– repeatedly chorused one particular song. The song is “Muchachos, Ahora Nos Volvimos a Ilusionar” (which translates loosely to “Boys, We Have Our Hopes Up Again”) by La Mosca, the Argentine nine-piece band that plays a blend of ska, rock and pop, laced with tango pathos. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The song had already been heard around the world following Argentina’s nail-biting 2-0 win over Mexico Nov. 26, after social media was flooded with clips of the team singing triumphantly in the locker room. “Muchacho...
