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The 2023 Bottlerock Festival is officially scheduled for May 26th-28th, with Post Malone, Lizzo, and Lil Nas X serving as headliners along with Duran Duran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Smashing Pumpkins. The festival combines some of the biggest acts in music spanning across pop and rock genres. Headliners in the past have included Bruno Mars, Maroon 5, and Imagine Dragons as well as acts like Metallica, Foo Fighters, and Neil Young.

Other veteran acts scheduled to perform this year include Wu-Tang Clan, The National, and Sheryl Crow, as well a Carly Rae Jepsen, Tove Lo, Bastille, Yung Gravy, and Jax. The lineup also has plenty for the indie crowd with standout performers like Japanese Breakfast and Phantogram, as well as Jean Dawson and Sudan Archives.

The three-day music, wine, craft brew and culinary festival will take place in the heart of the City of Napa at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26-28th. Three-day festival tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

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Sam Smith and Lil Baby have been announced as the first musical guests on NBC’s Saturday Night Live in 2023. The series returns on January 21, with Smith as musical guest joined by guest host Aubrey Plaza. A week later on January 28, Lil Baby will perform alongside host Michael B. Jordan.

SNL closed out 2022 with a performance from Lizzo, who played ‘Break Up Twice’ and Stevie Wonder‘s festive tune ‘Someday At Christmas’. Other recent musical guests have included SZA, Willow, Megan Thee Stallion, Jack Harlow and Steve Lacy.

Lil Baby and Sam Smith Announced as SNL Musical Guests

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Olivia Rodrigo took to her Instagram Story to share a video of her and a collaborator working on new music together. On the second anniversary of the release of her breakout single “drivers license,” the 19-year-old shared a clip of herself and music producer Dan Nigro rocking out to a snippet of a new track. Rodrigo captioned the post: “working on so many new songs I’m excited to show u! thank u for everything.”

Olivia previously discussed working on her second album, telling Billboard in February 2022:  “It’s definitely a different experience writing a second album after having a debut that was so well received. I still write so much of my music in my bedroom though, and I don’t think that experience will ever change. Writing songs will hopefully always be an outlet for me to process my feelings before anything else.”

Rodrigo released her debut album Sour in May 2021, featuring the smash hit singles “drivers license,” Deja Vu,” and “Good 4 U”.  Sour was the third most-streamed album on Spotify in 2022.

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Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry have teamed up for the new single “Gonna Be You” from the upcoming film ’80 For Brady.,’ written by Grammy and Emmy Award-winning songwriter Diane Warren and set for release on January 20th.

Warrens said of the song: “When I wrote ‘Gonna Be You’ for 80 for Brady, I wanted to write a song that celebrated these women’s deep friendship. Since 80 was in the title I got a crazy idea, why not get some of the most iconic singers from the 80s, who are still amazing and always will be, to all sing it?!!!! Everyone I approached said yes and was just as excited as me!! I’m honored to have Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry on this song!! ‘Gonna Be You’ is that song you want to sing along to with all your good friends!!!”

’80 For Brady,‘ starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, is inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play. 80 for Brady is in-theaters February 3rd.

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The Weeknd has released the music video for his song titled “Is There Someone Else?”, arriving on the first anniversary of his fifth studio album “Dawn FM“. The video is directed by Cliqua, who were also behind videos for “Take My Breath,” “Sacrifice,” and “Out of Time.” Dawn FM featured guest appearances from Jim Carrey, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, and Oneohtrix Point Never, as well as production from Max Martin, Matt Cohn, OPN, and Oscar Holter.

The video for “Is There Someone Else?” arrives just a few weeks after The Weeknd concluded the first leg of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour., and shortly after releasing his first new material in 2023 with “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength),” from the Avatar: The Way of Water soundtrack.

Watch the video for “Is There Someone Else?” – here.

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Miley Cyrus has announced her new album, Endless Summer Vacation, will drop on March 10 via Columbia. The album is the follow-up to Cyrus’ 2020 LP, Plastic Hearts.

Endless Summer Vacation was recorded in Los Angeles and features production from Mike Will Made-It, Greg Kurstin, Tyler Johnson, and Kid Harpoon. Cyrus announced the album news with a short video trailer, which finds Cyrus poolside as it cuts between shots of the musician and the blue sky and water that surround her. You can take a look at the trailer – here.

The lead single from Endless Summer Vacation’s, titled “Flowers,” is out January 13.

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The Recording Academy has announced the recipients for its 2023 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards, saying in a press release on Thursday that Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick “The Ruler,” The Supremes, and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart will receive awards this year.

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said: “The Academy is proud to celebrate this diverse slate of influential music people spanning numerous genres and crafts as our 2023 Special Merit Awards honorees. Each creator on this list has made an impact on our industry — from technical to creative achievements — representing the breadth of music’s diverse community. We’re excited to celebrate this group of legends next month that continues to inspire and shape the music world.”

The artists will be honored at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony ahead of the Grammy Awards. The ceremony will be held Feb. 4 at Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, with the Grammys to take place Feb. 5 at Crypto.com Arena.

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Sam Smith has announced a 27-date North American tour in support of their impending studio album, Gloria, set to drop on Jan. 27. Smith wrote on Instagram: “This is going to be so special, it’s been too long sailors!! Can’t wait to see all your gorgeous faces and celebrate the era of GLORIA together.”

Gloria will feature collaborations with Kim Petras, Reyez, Koffee, and Ed Sheeran. Smith wrote in a statement about the album: “Gloria got me through some dark times and was a beacon for me in my life. I hope it can be that for you. Thank you for waiting so long.”

The tour will kick off on July 25 at FTX Arena in Miami, Florida, making stops in Orlando, Nashville, New York, Toronto, Chicago, and Denver before wrapping-up on Sept. 14 at Palacio de Los Deportes in Mexico City. Singer Jessie Reyez will serve as support on tour joining Smith on all but one tour date. General on sale for the tour begins on Friday, Jan. 13 at 9 a.m. local time.

The Gloria Tour marks Smith’s first since 2019 in support of their sophomore effort, The Thrill of it All. Since then, they have released their third record, Love Goes, and scored the No. 1 single “Unholy” alongside Kim Petras.

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Billie Eilish, self-proclaimed ‘superfan’ of ‘The Office’, will make an upcoming appearance on Jenna Fischer (Pam) and Angela Kinsey’s (Angela) podcast, Office Ladies.

In the first teaser, Eilish recreates the beloved party-planning scene from the first season of the show — with Fischer and Kinsey playing their respective characters. Eilish recites Phyllis’ lines in character: “Well for decorations, maybe we could do… No, that’s stupid, forget it,” while the committee debates whether or not to have streamers in the office. “But that’s dumb, everybody has streamers, never mind.” After recreating the scene, Fischer tells Eilish that she’s officially one of them. “You’re officially in the PPC,” she exclaimed, referencing the party-planning committee.

Eilish has said she’s seen the entire series fourteen times, and in 2020, she appeared on Steve Carrell (Michael Scott) and Brian Baumgartner’s An Oral History Of The Office podcast.  She said at the time: “Every time I watch it, I understand something new because I started at 12. And honestly, if you asked my parents, this makes me sound so stupid, but the most of the things that I know are because of The Office.”

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Rita Ora has confirmed her new single, ‘You Only Love Me’, is due out later this month. The 32-year-old Era shared a clip of new track, and also hinted at her highly-anticipated third album.

Ora posted a clip of herself with husband Taika Waititi on Instagram, celebrating the New Year watching the fireworks, as a snippet of her new song plays in the background. Ora captioned the post: ‘SURPRISE. I’M BACK!You Only Love Me XX/01/23 #RO3’. Rita used the hashtag #RO3, suggesting that the song will feature on her third album (which doesn’t currently have a name or release date).

It’s been several years since Rita last released a solo single, with 2018’s ‘Let You Love Me‘ reaching Number 4 in the UK. Ora followed up with collaborations including ‘Carry On’ with Kygo, and ‘You For Me’ with Sigala. It’s also been four years since she released her second album ‘Phoenix’, which featured hits ‘Your Song’, ‘Anywhere’ and ‘For You’ with Liam Payne.

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