Month: February 2022

Tame Impala have released the deluxe edition of the 2020 album The Slow Rush, which features the previously unreleased B-side “The Boat I Row,” one of two additional tracks that feature on the expanded version of the album. The new edition also features a previously released remix of ‘Breathe Deeper’ that features rapper Lil Yachty, along with other remixes of album tracks. You can listen to “The Boat I Row” – here.

In December, Tame Impala revealed tour plans for 2022, including headline shows in the US and Australia along with festival slots at Primavera Sound, All Points East, Rock en Seine and more. The band will also join Tyler, The Creator, and Glass Animals when they headline the BUKU Music + Art Project, the cutting-edge boutique festival in New Orleans.

You can download the deluxe edition of The Slow Rush at your streaming service of choice.

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Big Time Rush have announced the upcoming ‘Forever Tour’, reuniting all four original band members — Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson and Carlos PenaVega.  The group made the tour announcement on “Good Morning America,” and also debuted the world premiere of their upcoming single “Not Giving You Up.” The song is officially due out this Friday, February 25th and will be accompanied by a music video.  You can pre-save the new single: here.

The 41-show ‘Forever Tour’ will kick off on June 23rd at The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Washington, DC before wrapping up at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, CA on August 20th. Joining Big Time Rush on the road for select dates will be Dixie D’Amelio.

Tickets go on-sale to the general public starting Friday, February 25th at 11 am local time via Ticketmaster.  Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets now through Thursday, February 24th at 10 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

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Britney Spears has reportedly signed one of the biggest book deals in publishing history, securing a deal worth as much as $15 million with publishing house Simon & Schuster.

The “tell-all” memoir will cover Spears’ career and family life.  Reports state that Spears’ decision to pen a book came as her sister Jamie Lynn released Things I Should Have Said, over which the two have been publicly feuding. Jamie’s book was release during the end of Britney’s 13-year-long conservatorship.

Spears’ conservatorship was officially terminated in November, after her father—who was appointed as co-conservator with Andrew Wallet in 2008—was suspended from the role in September. Spears asked the court to terminate the conservatorship during a hearing on June 23, and said she hadn’t had control over her finances, medical decisions, and other aspects of her life as a result.

Spears previously teased a potential book when she posted a photo of a typewriter back in January with the caption “shall I start from the beginning.”

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The Weeknd has announced ‘The Dawn FM Experience,’ a new immersive music special based on his most recent album of the same name. The special will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on Saturday, February 26.  A synopsis reads that ‘The Dawn FM Experience‘ will expand the Dawn FM album “into a mesmerizing visual, creating a theatrical performance event that will envelop audiences in its unnerving and moody world.”

The Weeknd — Abel Tesfaye — said in a press release:  “I’m ecstatic to partner with Amazon to premiere the most elaborate live TV special I’ve ever done. Welcome to the next phase of Dawn FM — a purgatory otherworld where live performance, theater, and performance art collide for a night out at the club.”

The Dawn FM Experience will only be available to Prime subscribers. Other content will be available around the special program, including an eight-track live EP that will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Music.  Exclusive merch will also be launched to celebrate the special, including limited-edition items and will only be available to customers in the US via amazon.com/theweeknd from 3pm ET on Friday, 2/25.

Dawn FM was released in January 2022, and features guest appearances by the likes of Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point Never, Tyler, The Creator, and actor Jim Carrey.  You can buy or stream Dawn FM – here.

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Disney+ will exclusively premiere Olivia Rodrigo’s film Driving Home 2 U, which will chronicle the creation of her 2021 breakthrough record Sour.  Rodrigo shares in the trailer: “I think I just wanted to tell people what was going on in the back of my head in a way that was proud and not ashamed. Coming from this place of hurt and you manage to turn it into something that you’re proud of – there’s like nothing better than that.”

The hybrid film, directed by Stacey Lee, ‘paints the picture of Sour using behind-the-scenes footage captured in the studio and throughout Rodrigo’s day-to-day life, from her process of transfixing hyper-personal experiences into chart-topping songs to her parlay into the realm of pop’s elite as a young woman.’

Driving Home 2 U is set to debut on March 25.  Shortly after the film’s release, the 18-year-old Rodrigo will make her first appearance at the Grammy Awards where she’s nominated for seven awards including Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Music Video, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance.

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The 2022 Billboard Music Awards are set to air live on NBC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 15. A host and performers for the event, which celebrates music’s greatest achievements, will be announced in coming weeks.

Honorees for the Billboard Awards will be determined by their performance on the Billboard charts, while nominees and winners are based on key fan interactions with music including streaming, album, digital sales, radio airplay, touring and more.

This year’s broadcast will include the ICON Award, honoring record-breaking artists and their wider impact. Pink was the recipient of this award in 2021, with other past recipients including Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Stevie Wonder and Janet Jackson.

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