DJ Khaled announces new album ‘Khaled Khaled’ will be released Friday

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DJ Khaled has shared cover art and a release date for his new album, titled Khaled Khaled, which is set to drop on Friday. The cover features an image of DJ Khaled praying outside while flanked by his two children, sons Asahd, 4, and Aalam, 16 months. DJ Khaled said his kids executive produced the album.

Khaled Khaled will feature collaborations with Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake, as DJ Khaled confirmed last week. DJ Khaled also confirmed in an Instagram comment Tuesday that Meek Mill will appear on the album.

Khaled Khaled features the singles “Greece” and “Popstar,” both featuring Drake. The album is DJ Khaled’s first since Father of Asahd, released in May 2019.

DJ Khaled’s New ‘Khaled Khaled’ LP Drops This Friday

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Leslie Jones to host 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards

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The 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards announced via Twitter Wednesday morning that its host will be comedian and actress Leslie Jones. Jones will emcee the live ceremony in Los Angeles, which will begin on Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m. and span two nights.

The ceremony will be broadcast from the Palladium to honor the best in film and television. The network will then present the first-ever MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted on May 17, which will focus on reality television.

Marvel’s WandaVision leads the field with five nominations for categories including best show, best performance in a show and best villain. Netflix’s Emily in Paris and Amazon’s The Boys follow closely behind with four nominations apiece. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm leads all films with three nominations, followed by Judas and the Black Messiah with two. RuPaul’s Drag Race leads the unscripted categories with four nominations.

Fan voting remains open until April 30.

Leslie Jones to host MTV Movie & TV Awards: ‘Get ready for some fun, y’all!’

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Leslie Jones to host 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards

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The 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards announced via Twitter Wednesday morning that its host will be comedian and actress Leslie Jones. Jones will emcee the live ceremony in Los Angeles, which will begin on Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m. and span two nights.

The ceremony will be broadcast from the Palladium to honor the best in film and television. The network will then present the first-ever MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted on May 17, which will focus on reality television.

Marvel’s WandaVision leads the field with five nominations for categories including best show, best performance in a show and best villain. Netflix’s Emily in Paris and Amazon’s The Boys follow closely behind with four nominations apiece. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm leads all films with three nominations, followed by Judas and the Black Messiah with two. RuPaul’s Drag Race leads the unscripted categories with four nominations.

Fan voting remains open until April 30.

Leslie Jones to host MTV Movie & TV Awards: ‘Get ready for some fun, y’all!’

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Billie Eilish reveals tracklist for sophomore album “Happier Than Ever” out July 30

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On Tuesday, Billie Eilish revealed on social media that the follow-up to her 2019 debut When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is titled Happier Than Ever, due out July 30th.  Eilish said it’s her “favorite thing i’ve ever created and i am so excited and nervous and EAGER for you to hear it. i can’t even tell you. i’ve never felt so much love for a project than i do for this one. hope you feel what i feel.”

Eilish also revealed the album cover, which features a blonde Eilish giving herself a hug in a pale white garment while crying. All the tracks on Happier Than Ever are written by Eilish and her brother and collaborator, Finneas. He produced the album, along with Eilish’s debut, in their native Los Angeles.  Eilish also released the tracklist for Happier Than Ever, which includes the title track as well as early singles “My Future,” released last in July, and “Therefore I Am,” which dropped back in November 2020.

You can pre-order/pre-save “Happier Than Ever” at your streaming service of choice.

Billie Eilish to Release New Album Happier Than Ever in July

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Machine Gun Kelly reveals dates for ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ Fall 2021 Tour

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Machine Gun Kelly has announced his 27-date Tickets To My Downfall tour, kicking off in Minneapolis on September 9 and running through December 18 when it wraps up in MGK’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Pre-sale for the tour begins April 27 with the general sale beginning on April 30. Additional tour dates will be announced in the future. Machine Gun Kelly will be bringing rising alternative artists carolesdaughter, jxdn and KennyHoopla along on tour with him.

MGK’s album Tickets To My Downfall was released in October and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album was also adapted into a high school-set movie musical back in January and featured appearances by Trippie Redd and Iann Dior.
For more information on Machine Gun Kelly’s Tickets To My Downfall tour, you can visit his official website.

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BTS announce new English-language track ‘Butter’ to drop on May 21

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South Korea’s BTS will be releasing a new English-language track titled “Butter” on May 21. The group’s record label, Big Hit Music, and Columbia Records, made the announcement on Twitter. Big Hit Music released a short animated video of a heart-shaped piece of butter sliding until the release date appears.

“Butter” will be BTS’ second English-language track after the singers released “Dynamite” in August 2020. “Dynamite” appeared on BTS’ latest album Be. A new version of Be titled Be Essential Edition was released in February with additional material.

                

BTS to Release Second English Single “Butter” in May

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Billie Eilish teases new song ‘Happier Than Ever’

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Billie Eilish took to Instagram on Monday, April 26 to share a teaser of her new song, captioning a video clip “Happier Than Ever” — in what appears to be the title and from the music video.

Eilish has recently been dropping lots of hints of new music on the horizon, writing on her Instagram story, “tomorrow starts a new week doesn’t it?” and last week, she captioned a post, “things are comingggg”

Billie Eilish Teases New Song ‘Happier Than Ever’ In Mesmerizing Clip

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Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake to be featured on DJ Khaled’s upcoming album

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DJ Khaled has enlisted Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber for his upcoming album Khaled Khaled. Khaled shared a screenshot of Timberlake, 40, and Bieber, 27, on an unanswered call, along with the message: “I’m so stressed out in a good way mixing and mastering this album I missed the legendary FaceTime of the ICONS @justinbieber and @justintimberlake.”

Khaled added:  “My brothers I’m gonna call you back! I’m mixing BOTH of y’all’s VOCALS! @justinbieber I just got done with the mix a few days ago get ready for mastering! And @justintimberlake I just sent the record we did together off to mix. My brothers I will call you RIGHT BACK! I’m in ALBUM MODE !!!! #99% DONE. KHALED KHALED THE ALBUM COMING.”

Khaled previously collaborated with Bieber and Drake on “Popstar,” which dropped in July 2020, which serves as one of the lead singles on Khaled Khaled.

DJ Khaled’s Next Album To Feature Justin Bieber And Justin Timberlake

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Miley Cyrus to perform as musical guest on ‘Saturday Night Live’ with Elon Musk as host

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On Saturday, April 24, Saturday Night Live announced that Miley Cyrus will return as a musical guest on May 8. The episode will also feature SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who will make his hosting debut. 

Cyrus last appeared on SNL in April 2020 as a surprise musical guest during the show’s second at-home episode amid the coronavirus pandemic. During the episode, Cyrus performed the Pink Floyd classic “Wish You Were Here” alongside producer Andrew Watt on acoustic guitar. Cyrus has also hosted SNL on numerous occasions, starting in 2011 with musical guest The Strokes. She later pulled double-duty as both host and musical performer in 2013 and 2015. 

Cyrus has been teasing the April 30 release date of her remix of The Kid Laroi’s “Without You.”

Miley Cyrus to Perform, Elon Musk to Host SNL on May 8

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Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and Celine Dion tease Las Vegas residencies

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On Thursday, April 22, Las Vegas’ upcoming Resort World shared a new video featuring Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood teasing future concert residencies. The mini-movie also features Celine Dion, a longtime Vegas performer who previously ended her second concert residency in 2019, and EDM stars Tiësto and Zedd, who will serve as the resident DJs at the Zoul Nightclub and Ayu Dayclub,

Resort World is the first new resort development on the Vegas strip in over a decade, and will officially open its doors this June. Underwood teased on Twitter that there’s something exciting heading our way, sharing the video along with the message “More info coming soon!!” with a winking emoji.

Check out the Resorts World video – here.

Katy Perry Fuels Vegas Residency Rumors With New Ad Featuring Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Celine Dion

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