Month: July 2021

Big Red Machine — the collaborative project of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner of The National — and Taylor Swift have shared their new joint project, “Renegade.”  Both artists contributed to Swift’s 2020 album folklore, and “Renegade” will appear on Big Red Machine’s How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?, due August 27.

How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? is the follow-up to Big Red Machine’s self-titled 2018 debut. Swift appears on two of the album’s tracks, “Renegade” and “Birch.” A press release states that she recorded her vocals at her own Kitty Committee Studio in Los Angeles in March 2021.

Take a listen to Renegade – here.

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Shortly after sharing details of their fifth album, Mercury – Act 1, Imagine Dragons has released their new single, titled “Wrecked.”  “Wrecked” follows the tracks “Follow You” and “Cutthroat”, which are both featured on the forthcoming album.

“Wrecked” was produced by the group and was inspired by singer Dan Reynolds’ late sister-in-law, who died from cancer. Reynolds said in a statement about Alisha Durtschi Reynolds: “She was the brightest light. A beacon of joy and strength for everyone she met. Her sudden passing has shaken me in ways that I still am unable to express. I was with her and my brother when she passed, and it was the first time in my life that I had witnessed death in this way. It sealed into my mind the fragility of life and finality of this all. I’ve watched my brother face something that no one should have to. But I’ve also seen his faith bring him hope in a future with her. I can only hope for the same.  This song was my way of dealing with it all, as music has always been my refuge. No longer being a man of fervent faith, I can only hope that she hears it somewhere in a place where she is healed and no longer in pain. This song is my wish for an eternity with those that I love.”

Take a listen to “Wrecked” at the lyric video – here.

Pre-order Mercury – Act 1 – here.

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Billie Eilish has announced her new song called ‘NDA’ is set to be released next week. The track, featured on her second album, ‘Happier Than Ever’, will arrive on July 30.

Eilish revealed the news on her social media accounts, writing: “The new song and music video from the forthcoming album “Happier Than Ever” are out Friday, July 9.” She also shared what appears to be a still from the ‘NDA’ video, which features a blurry, double image of the singer against a black background.

‘NDA’ will be the fifth song Eilish has shared from Happier Than Ever ahead of its release. It follows this year’s ‘Your Power’ and ‘Lost Cause’, as well as ‘My Future’ and ‘Therefore I Am’, which were released in 2020.

The first teaser trailer for the new Cinderella starring Camila Cabello in her first major acting role as the title character.  The 30-second trailer shows Cinderella — or “Ella” — as an aspiring seamstress who wants the world to know her name,. singing about her wish to go to the ball. A brief scene follows her genderless fairy godparent Fab G, played by Billy Porter, appearing to her, ready to make her dreams come true — to which Cinderella replies, “Yes, I was singing and crying about it like two minutes ago.”

The film features an all-star cast: singer Idina Menzel stars as Cinderella’s stepmother, comedians John Mulaney, Romesh Ranganathan, and James Corden portray the mice and transfigured footmen, and Missy Elliott plays the role of the Town Crier. Pierce Brosnan and Minnie Driver play the king and queen of the kingdom, and Prince Charming will be portrayed by English actor Nicholas Galitzine, best known for the Netflix horror series Chambers and The Craft: Legacy.

Cinderella was originally scheduled to be released in theaters on February 5, 2021, but the date was pushed back to July 16. However, Sony ultimately decided to sell the film’s rights to Amazon, and the film will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video on September 3.

The Weeknd is teaming up with ‘Euphoria’ creator Sam Levinson on a new HBO series. The Weeknd will star in, co-write and produce The Idol, a drama series he co-created with Levinson and Reza Fahim.

The Idol follows a female pop singer who develops a romance with a Los Angeles club owner who is the leader of a secret cult. Joshua Epstein will serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer on the series, with Mary Law to write and co-executive produce. Kevin Turen and Aaron L. Gilbert will also serve as executive producers.

This isn’t The Weeknd’s first stab at acting; in 2019, he played a fictionalized version of himself in Adam Sandler’s acclaimed crime drama, Uncut Gems, and in 2020 he lent his voice to an animated version of himself on American Dad! in 2020. The Weeknd released his fourth studio album, the critically acclaimed After Hours, in March 2020.

Imagine Dragons have announced their new album, titled ‘Mercury – Act 1,’ which will officially arrive on September 3rd. The band confirmed the news in an Instagram post, which features the album cover. On Friday July 2nd, Imagine Dragons will release their new track “Wrecked.”  In addition to “Wrecked,” the album will feature recent singles “Follow You” and “Cutthroat.”

Mercury – Act 1, executive produced by Rick Rubin, will mark the fifth studio album by Imagine Dragons. According to the band, the record “explores themes such as love, faith, pain, passion and loss.”

You can now pre-order Mercury – Act 1 – here.