Today's Hit Music For Eastern Iowa
“Break My Heart” by Dua Lipa has taken the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Pop Songs radio airplay chart dated August 1st.
“Break My Heart’ is the third single from Lipa to hit the top of the charts, following “Don’t Start Now,” which was at No. 1 for six weeks beginning in February, and “New Rules,” which led for four weeks in 2018.
You can watch the video for Break My Heart at the link: here
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Billie Eilish announced on social media that she is releasing a new single, “My Future,” on July 30. “My Future” will mark Eilish’s second single of 2020. In February, she released “No Time To Die,” the main track for the upcoming James Bond film of the same title. The 18-year-old singer-songwriter became the youngest artist to sing and write the title track in the franchise’s 50-year history.
Eilish was forced to postpone dates from her upcoming Where Do We Go? World Tour this year, in support of her chart-topping LP of the same name.
Eilish’s album debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, scoring the second-biggest week of 2019 for any album. Eilish also became the first artist born in this century to have a No. 1 album on the chart, according to Billboard.
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Hollywood icon Olivia de Havilland passed in her home in Paris, France from natural causes, per her publicist Lisa Goldberg. She was 104.
de Havilland rose to fame with her performance in Captain Blood, where she appeared alongside Errol Flynn, her on-screen love interest. She went on to become known for her breakout roles in the 1938 film, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and Gone With the Wind, where she earned her first Oscar nomination in the Supporting Actress category. Overall, Olivia received five Academy Award nominations over the course of her career, including two Best Actress wins for To Each His Own in 1947 and The Heiress in 1950.
de Havilland was married to screenwriter Marcus Goodrich from 1946 to 1953. The former couple share son Benjamin Goodrich, who died in 1991. She later was married to journalist Pierre Galante from 1955 to 1979. Olivia is survived by their daughter, Gisèle Galante.
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Dave Franco’s horror movie The Rental – starring his wife, Alison Brie – took the No. 1 spot at the box office this weekend, bringing in $420,871 over the weekend from 251 theaters, averaging $1,677 per theater, according to Deadline on Sunday, July 26. A majority of that is from drive-in theaters, which continue to be the leading exhibitors at the weekend box office.
According to the movie synopsis: Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister, as well-kept secrets are exposed and the four old friends come to see each other in a whole new light.
Franco said in a statement: “I have been truly fortunate to have a partner in IFC Films whose agility and creativity during this time has allowed us to have this incredible moment for our film. As a first time filmmaker, I’m beyond grateful to the audiences who supported us this weekend.”
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To celebrate her 28th birthday, Selena Gomez announced that her makeup company, Rare Beauty, is launching the Rare Impact Fund, which will set out to raise $100 million and provide underserved communities with mental health resources.
Gomez outlined exactly how the company would do it: one percent of Rare Beauty’s annual sales — in addition to funds raised by partners — will go to the Rare Impact Fund. If everything goes according to plan, the company will raise the $100 million goal over the next 10 years. Billboard notes that if Rare Beauty reaches that milestone, it would be “one of the largest known funds supporting mental health from a corporate entity.”
Rare Beauty created the Rare Beauty Mental Health Council, which includes members from universities, organizations such as the Sad Girls Club and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, and companies like Sephora and YouTube.
Gomez has been open about her mental health in the past and revealed her bipolar diagnosis with Miley Cyrus on her Instagram Live series, Bright Minded.
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Justin Bieber has announced a 2021 tour, rescheduling many of the shows he previously called off due to the pandemic. The pop star has revealed a tour schedule for next summer that includes previously postponed concerts as well as 19 new stops. Kicking off June 7th with a two-nighter in San Jose, the fresh shows include double-headers in Chicago, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, as well as dates in Boston, Philadelphia, Tacoma, Newark, and Brooklyn.
As for the rescheduled portion, a press release notes that the rerouting won’t be stopping in “all markets,” and it looks like planned gigs in Columbia, South Carolina; Lexington, Kentucky; East Rutherford, New Jersey; and Québec have been cancelled.
Tickets for the rescheduled shows are already available, with the new shows going on sale August 6th at 10:00 a.m. local time, which you can order via Ticketmaster.
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Taylor Swift just dropped a surprise new album titled Folklore. Swift had shared the news to her fans in an Instagram post, writing, “folklore will have 16 songs on the standard edition, but the physical deluxe editions will include a bonus track called “the lakes.” Because this is my 8th studio album, I made 8 deluxe CD editions and 8 deluxe vinyl editions that are available for one week. Each deluxe edition has unique covers, photos, and artwork. Available exclusively at taylorswift.com”.
Folklore comes less than a year after Taylor released her album Lover, which featured the hit single “Me!” and “You Need To Calm Down.”
Taylor also released the music video for “Cardigan,” her first single from Folklore. The video, which kicked off her album release at midnight, was directed by Swift – who also wrote the track. You can view the video at Taylor’s YouTube channel: here
You can order Folklore at the link here: https://store.taylorswift.com
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Disney took Mulan off its release schedule and pushed back the release dates of new films in the Avatar and Star Wars franchises due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes as theater owners are being forced to stay closed due to the rise in cases.
Mulan was originally scheduled for release in March and even had its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood on March 9. Disney scheduled release dates in July and August before leaving it un-dated Thursday. Disney also left Searchlight Pictures’ The French Dispatch undated. The highly anticipated comedy was directed by Wes Anderson and was scheduled to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival before a wide release on July 24.
James Cameron’s Avatar sequels have all been pushed back a year due to the coronavirus pandemic causing delays in production. Avatar 2 is scheduled for Dec. 16, 2022 now, while Avatar 3 opens on Dec. 20, 2024. Avatar 4 opens on Dec. 18, 2026, and Avatar 5 opens on Dec.22, 2028.
Lucasfilm also received more time to work on the new Star Wars movies, which have all remained a mystery. The first film opens on Dec 22, 2023 now, with a second opening on Dec. 19, 2025. The third untitled movie opens on Dec. 17, 2027.
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The Weeknd is back with a new video for his single “Snowchild,” off his After Hours album.
The clip was done by Japan’s D’ART Shtajio studio, and it features The Weednd — aka Abel Tesfaye — in his many personas over the years, from being in a house of balloons, to transforming into a starboy to being among black panthers.
You can check out the nostalgic clip for “Snowchild” at the link: here
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Jason Derulo has released the video for his latest single, “Take You Dancing,” which premiered on YouTube. The video capitalizes on the success Derulo has had with TikTok, and the singer even referenced one of his viral TikTok dance videos in the track’s visual.
After getting out of a 12-year label deal, Derulo is working as an independent artist, creating music with various labels. He also believes that tracks like “Take You Dancing” will provide relief from the tension that has taken over the world. “In these times, we all need a song that’s going to uplift us,” the singer said. “Hopefully ‘Take You Dancing’ can be a light in these trying days.”
Watch Jason Derulo’s video for “Take You Dancing” at the link: here
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