YouTube Originals has announced Hello 2021, a virtual New Year’s Eve event that will stream in five parts on Thursday, December 31st. The show will feature speeches, live performances, DJ sets, and more. “With the world ready to move past an extremely challenging year, YouTube will use its global reach …
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The White Stripes just released a greatest hits album, delighting fans with a tracklist crossword puzzleand videos for classics including “Let’s Shake Hands” and “Apple Blossom.”The band, which broke up in 2011, also unveiled a series of never-seen live performances from their archives, including a powerful “Ball and Biscuit” from …
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Justin Bieber will return to the stage for his first live show since 2017 with a special New Year’s Eve livestream concert. The livestream will launch December 31st at 10:15 p.m. ET/7:15 p.m. PT, while Bieber’s performance will begin at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. Access to watch the concert …
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Billie Eilish performed a cover of the Beatles‘ “Something” in an exclusive live session on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation on Thursday. The stripped-down rendition featured Eilish singing alongside her brother Finneas on piano. The session also included performances of Eilish’s tracks “Therefore I Am,” “Everything I Wanted,” and “Ocean Eyes.” The …
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Elton John‘s eight-disc Jewel Box landed in stores last month and it’s packed with lesser-known tunes from his long career, including 60 that have never been heard anywhere. There’s a special focus on the pre-fame songs he wrote with Bernie Taupin in the late Sixties, but the set also spotlights …
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Shawn Mendes has announcedWonder: The Experience, a livestream benefit concert to celebrate his new albumWonder. Following the album’s release date on December 4th, Mendes will perform the livestream on December 6th, featuring the album’s title track as well as yet-to-be-released songs. Wonder: The Experience is the 2020 finale of the …
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Van Morrison has announced the release of another anti-lockdown song. A collaboration with Eric Clapton, “Stand and Deliver” arrives on December 4th and will support Morrison’s Save Live Music campaign. The track was penned by Morrison and performed by Clapton. Morrison’s “Stand and Deliver” follows three previously released songs he’s …
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Texas country-punk-garage rock outfit Ottoman Turks cook up some molten, Black Sabbath-influenced riffs with their new song “35 to Life.” The track, accompanied by a gory, slasher flick-style video, will appear on the group’s second album, titled Ottoman Turks II, which arrives on March 5th, 2021. In “35 to Life,” …
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The Weeknd will serve as headliner of the Super Bowl LV halftime show, the NFL and the New York Times revealed Thursday. “We all grow up watching the world’s biggest acts playing the Super Bowl, and one can only dream of being in that position,” Abel Tesfaye said in a …
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The nonprofit Nurse Heroes has announced a benefit concert on Thanksgiving to help support essential medical workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nurse Heroes Live!, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and produced by Emilio Estefan, will be broadcast worldwide at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 26th, and will feature performances from …
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