Madonna‘s songs were to the 1980s what Abba’s were to the 1970s — both artists produced lasting, classic dancefloor fillers with impeccable grooves. When Madonna sampled one of Abba’s best disco tracks, she could have desecrated a classic. Instead, she produced a song that’s superior to the original. Let’s take a look at how the Queen of Pop outdid Abba.
Madonna’s ‘Hung’ Up’ samples 1 of Abba’s only disco hits
While Abba was part of the disco era, they only released two big disco songs: “Dancing Queen” and “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight).” The latter is most notable for a hypnotic riff. That riff formed the basis of Madonna’s “Hung Up,” one of her final songs to become a big hit in the United States.
Madonna’s song simply has better lyrics than Abba’s. Abba lyrics are often awkward and that’s part of their charm.
Madonna’s ‘Hung’ Up’ samples 1 of Abba’s only disco hits
While Abba was part of the disco era, they only released two big disco songs: “Dancing Queen” and “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight).” The latter is most notable for a hypnotic riff. That riff formed the basis of Madonna’s “Hung Up,” one of her final songs to become a big hit in the United States.
Madonna’s song simply has better lyrics than Abba’s. Abba lyrics are often awkward and that’s part of their charm.
- 4/15/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Madonna‘s live performances take a lot of inspiration from the theatrical rock of the 1970s, so it makes sense that her “provocative performances” started with one song by The Who. In middle school, she performed one of The Who’s most famous songs in school and was shunned by her peers. Eventually, that sort of controversy would work out in her favor. However, this doesn’t mean Madonna ever looked at herself as cool or a trendsetter.
Madonna said her brothers introduced her to songs by The Who and The Rolling Stones
During a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone, the Queen of Pop revealed that she has a rockin’ side. “Everyone thinks I was born in a disco,” she said. “My older brothers were in the basement listening to The Who and The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, [Led] Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love,’ The Who’s ‘Baba O’Riley.'...
Madonna said her brothers introduced her to songs by The Who and The Rolling Stones
During a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone, the Queen of Pop revealed that she has a rockin’ side. “Everyone thinks I was born in a disco,” she said. “My older brothers were in the basement listening to The Who and The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, [Led] Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love,’ The Who’s ‘Baba O’Riley.'...
- 4/11/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Apple Original Films announced today that Matthew Vaughn’s action comedy romance feature film Argylle will make its global streaming debut on Apple TV+ beginning Friday, April 12.
Released in theaters on February 2, 2024, the film was rated PG-13 by the MPA for strong violence, action, and some strong language. The film grossed $95.3 million at the worldwide box office, with $45.2 million coming from North American theaters and $50.1 million from international markets.
In anticipation of Argylle‘s streaming debut, K-pop superstars The Boyz have reimagined “Electric Energy,” the Ariana DeBose-led hit from Argylle. The soundtrack and today’s single release of “Electric Energy (Reimagination)” by The Boyz are available on all music streaming platforms.
Originally written by Gary Barlow, Stuart Price, Matthew Vaughn, and Lorne Balfefor for Matthew Vaughn’s razor-witted, reality-bending spy thriller, the song undergoes a remarkable transformation as produced by Stuart Price in collaboration with Lorne Balfe for Platoon.
Released in theaters on February 2, 2024, the film was rated PG-13 by the MPA for strong violence, action, and some strong language. The film grossed $95.3 million at the worldwide box office, with $45.2 million coming from North American theaters and $50.1 million from international markets.
In anticipation of Argylle‘s streaming debut, K-pop superstars The Boyz have reimagined “Electric Energy,” the Ariana DeBose-led hit from Argylle. The soundtrack and today’s single release of “Electric Energy (Reimagination)” by The Boyz are available on all music streaming platforms.
Originally written by Gary Barlow, Stuart Price, Matthew Vaughn, and Lorne Balfefor for Matthew Vaughn’s razor-witted, reality-bending spy thriller, the song undergoes a remarkable transformation as produced by Stuart Price in collaboration with Lorne Balfe for Platoon.
- 4/5/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
If you’re in the mood for a light-hearted spy adventure with plenty of twists and turns that will make your head spin, Argylle is set to make its streaming debut later this month. Although director Matthew Vaughn has plans for sequels, he stated that he wanted to wait and see how the first film fared. Unfortunately for Vaughn, it wouldn’t become a success at the box office, earning just $92 million worldwide on a budget of $200 million. After its low performance, the star-studded action comedy will hope to find a second life as it premieres on AppleTV+ on Friday, April 12.
The plot synopsis from Apple reads,
“Elly Conway, played by Bryce Dallas Howard, is the reclusive cat loving author of a series of bestselling espionage novels about the impossibly glamorous secret agent Argylle (Henry Cavill) on a mission to unravel a nefarious spy syndicate. When Elly, with the help...
The plot synopsis from Apple reads,
“Elly Conway, played by Bryce Dallas Howard, is the reclusive cat loving author of a series of bestselling espionage novels about the impossibly glamorous secret agent Argylle (Henry Cavill) on a mission to unravel a nefarious spy syndicate. When Elly, with the help...
- 4/5/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
It was a clean sweep for Taylor Swift at the 2024 Gold Derby Music Awards. She came into our fourth annual event with nine nominations and walked away with nine victories including Artist of the Year for the fourth year in a row. Watch the announcement video above for winners in all categories, and scroll down for the complete list.
In the history of the GDMAs thus far, Swift is the only artist who has won Artist of the Year. She’s also the only artist who has won Record of the Year and Song of the Year. But her Album of the Year victory for “Midnights” is only her second in that race. She previously won in 2021 for “Folklore,” but Lana Del Rey claimed that honor in 2022 for “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” and Beyonce prevailed in 2023 for “Renaissance.”
Swift’s other victories included her third for Best Music Video...
In the history of the GDMAs thus far, Swift is the only artist who has won Artist of the Year. She’s also the only artist who has won Record of the Year and Song of the Year. But her Album of the Year victory for “Midnights” is only her second in that race. She previously won in 2021 for “Folklore,” but Lana Del Rey claimed that honor in 2022 for “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” and Beyonce prevailed in 2023 for “Renaissance.”
Swift’s other victories included her third for Best Music Video...
- 2/2/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Denton Davidson, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Ray Richmond and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Ariana DeBose, Boy George and Nile Rodgers have teamed up for “Electric Energy,” the disco-infused bop featured in Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle.”
Rodgers, who produced the track which plays over the film’s end credits, says he got a call from Vaughn asking if he wanted to be involved. Speaking with Variety over Zoom, the musician said although Vaughn sent him a demo track he still asked to see the film. “I have to see the film and have real context because I didn’t want to play blindly.” After seeing the film, his response was, “I was so overly sold. It was fun. I’m totally down.”
DeBose shot the film during the pandemic. “Before the big change,” she says referring to her 2022 awards season sweep as best supporting actress for her role in “West Side Story.” “We made the movie, and I had a wonderful time, and then I won the Oscar.
Rodgers, who produced the track which plays over the film’s end credits, says he got a call from Vaughn asking if he wanted to be involved. Speaking with Variety over Zoom, the musician said although Vaughn sent him a demo track he still asked to see the film. “I have to see the film and have real context because I didn’t want to play blindly.” After seeing the film, his response was, “I was so overly sold. It was fun. I’m totally down.”
DeBose shot the film during the pandemic. “Before the big change,” she says referring to her 2022 awards season sweep as best supporting actress for her role in “West Side Story.” “We made the movie, and I had a wonderful time, and then I won the Oscar.
- 1/26/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn reveals that last year he received what he terms “flattering” offers to sell Marv Films, the production company behind productions that include the Kick-Ass and Kingsman franchises and the Apple Original Films romance spy-thriller Argylle. That film is having its world premiere today in London, ahead of its February 2 U.S. theatrical release through Universal.
Marv is owned and controlled by Vaughn and Claudia Schiffer, his wife of 23 years. At the time, he says, “everyone was buying everything, and it was all very flattering and tempting.”
Vaughn admits he that nearly entered into a deal to sell, but his biggest mentor — whom he won’t name — cautioned him, saying, ”There’s no money in the world which would make it worthwhile for you having a boss.”
Vaughn shot back, “What do you mean?” And his friend went, ”Trust me, it will be a f*cking disaster.”
The...
Marv is owned and controlled by Vaughn and Claudia Schiffer, his wife of 23 years. At the time, he says, “everyone was buying everything, and it was all very flattering and tempting.”
Vaughn admits he that nearly entered into a deal to sell, but his biggest mentor — whom he won’t name — cautioned him, saying, ”There’s no money in the world which would make it worthwhile for you having a boss.”
Vaughn shot back, “What do you mean?” And his friend went, ”Trust me, it will be a f*cking disaster.”
The...
- 1/24/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Most film and television audiences will recognize Ed Helms for playing Andy Bernard on NBC’s mockumentary sitcom The Office and as Stuart Price in The Hangover trilogy. Helms, known for his work as an actor and comedian, has worked extensively in film and television since his professional debut in 2002. The actor made his on-screen debut in television with The Daily Show. However, years before he would audition for the satirical news and late-night talk, Ed Helms was a writer, performer, and voiceover artist. Helms began recording voiceover tracks while working as a trainee at the New York City’s Crew...
- 12/21/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
Taylor Swift is the most nominated recording artist in the 4th Annual Gold Derby Music Awards nominations, but she’s not the most nominated individual. Scroll down to see the entire list of Gdma contenders, watch the nominations announcement above, and visit our predictions center now to start voting for the winners. You have until the end of the day on Friday, January 19, 2024, to get your votes in. Winners will be announced at a later date to be determined.
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Swift picked up an impressive nine nominations including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Midnights“) and Record and Song of the Year (“Anti-Hero”). To date she has never lost the Artist of the Year category, and she previously won Album of the year for “Folklore” in 2021. She’s by...
SEEGrammys flashback: Fun’s ‘We Are Young’ won Song of the Year and introduced the music world to Jack Antonoff
Swift picked up an impressive nine nominations including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Midnights“) and Record and Song of the Year (“Anti-Hero”). To date she has never lost the Artist of the Year category, and she previously won Album of the year for “Folklore” in 2021. She’s by...
- 12/18/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Denton Davidson, Joyce Eng, Ray Richmond and Latasha Ford
- Gold Derby
There’s a moment late on in the first night of Madonna‘s Celebration Tour when the Queen of Pop, acoustic guitar in hand, leads The O2 Arena in a solo rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s seminal disco hit ‘I Will Survive.’
It would be a fitting choice for any 65-year-old pop star who can still play a staggering six nights at an arena that fits 20,000 people, but for Madonna, the song seems even more appropriate. This tour, a career-spanning look back at 40 years at the top, was originally set...
It would be a fitting choice for any 65-year-old pop star who can still play a staggering six nights at an arena that fits 20,000 people, but for Madonna, the song seems even more appropriate. This tour, a career-spanning look back at 40 years at the top, was originally set...
- 10/15/2023
- by Nick Reilly
- Rollingstone.com
Nick and Annie got an inside scoop from BBC News correspondent Mark Savage who spoke to Madonna’s musical director Stuart Price about the singer’s tour. In the latest episode of Sidetracked with Annie and Nick, Mark reveals there would be about 45 songs played during the show, and no band on stage for the first time in Madonna’s career. “The great thing about Stuart Price is he knows this show inside out,” Mark tells Nick and Annie. “...
- 10/11/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
Romy has officially branched out from The xx with Mid Air, her first-ever solo album. The project is out now via Young.
Like much of The xx members’ solo releases, Mid Air is a dance album. Romy worked with producers Fred again.., Stuart Price, and xx bandmate Jamie xx for the record, which a press release describes as a “love letter” to queer clubs. Still, its 11 songs also deal with heavy subject matter including grief and identity. According to Romy, the record is full of “emotional music to dance to.”
Mid Air begins with lead single “Loveher,” the first song written for the project. The cheerful queer love song comes with an equally wholesome background story: After Romy and Fred again.. were paired up to write songs for other artists, “Fred asked me, who could this be for?” the singer recalled. “And I tentatively said… Maybe me?’” From there, work...
Like much of The xx members’ solo releases, Mid Air is a dance album. Romy worked with producers Fred again.., Stuart Price, and xx bandmate Jamie xx for the record, which a press release describes as a “love letter” to queer clubs. Still, its 11 songs also deal with heavy subject matter including grief and identity. According to Romy, the record is full of “emotional music to dance to.”
Mid Air begins with lead single “Loveher,” the first song written for the project. The cheerful queer love song comes with an equally wholesome background story: After Romy and Fred again.. were paired up to write songs for other artists, “Fred asked me, who could this be for?” the singer recalled. “And I tentatively said… Maybe me?’” From there, work...
- 9/8/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Jessie Ware took the stage at the 2023 Mercury Prize awards ceremony at London’s Hammersmith Apollo last night to perform her vibrant single “Free Yourself.” Ware, a nominee for this year’s award, was joined by a band, horns section, and several back-up singers.
The ceremony, which ultimately awarded the Mercury Prize to London group Ezra Collective, featured numerous live performances from the nominees. Raye showcased her soulful, fast-talking track “The Thrill Is Gone” with an expansive band, while Shygirl performed her introspective song “Woe.”
Other nominees included Arctic Monkeys,...
The ceremony, which ultimately awarded the Mercury Prize to London group Ezra Collective, featured numerous live performances from the nominees. Raye showcased her soulful, fast-talking track “The Thrill Is Gone” with an expansive band, while Shygirl performed her introspective song “Woe.”
Other nominees included Arctic Monkeys,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Jessie Ware has surprised fans with a new version of her song, “Freak Me Now.” The single, produced by Stuart Price, originally appeared on Ware’s album That! Feels Good! and is a collaboration with electronic pop singer Róisín Murphy. The pair have also released a vibrant music video for the track, directed by Sophia Muller and Theo Adams.
“It is a huge honor to have the queen of disco, Róisín Murphy on ‘Freak Me Now,'” Ware said in a statement. “I messaged her hoping she may be interested...
“It is a huge honor to have the queen of disco, Róisín Murphy on ‘Freak Me Now,'” Ware said in a statement. “I messaged her hoping she may be interested...
- 7/27/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Following a pair of new singles earlier this year, the xx’s Romy has announced her first solo album Mid Air.
Ahead of the much-anticipated debut LP’s arrival on Sept. 8, Romy has shared Mid Air’s opening track and third single “Loveher,” produced by rising artist Fred Again…
“‘Loveher’ is the first song I wrote that made me feel like I was ready to make a solo project, so it feels like a good place to start the album and to share now,” Romy said of the single in...
Ahead of the much-anticipated debut LP’s arrival on Sept. 8, Romy has shared Mid Air’s opening track and third single “Loveher,” produced by rising artist Fred Again…
“‘Loveher’ is the first song I wrote that made me feel like I was ready to make a solo project, so it feels like a good place to start the album and to share now,” Romy said of the single in...
- 6/7/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Ed Helms is a true comedy master and a multitalented star. He’s most known for his roles as spoiled but hilarious Cornell grad, Andy Bernard, in NBC’s sitcom The Office. However, what really skyrocketed Helms to fame was his role as Stuart Price in The Hangover trilogy. There’s truly nothing Helms can’t do. He’s an actor, comedian, writer, and singer. He has an impressively long portfolio of legendary roles in movies and TV shows. So here are eight facts you probably didn’t know about Ed Helms. 1. Ed Helms Attended the Same High School as Brian Baumgartner One of the...
- 5/21/2023
- by Andrijana Ikonic
- TVovermind.com
When U.K. soul singer Jessie Ware reinvented herself as a disco diva for 2020’s euphoric What’s Your Pleasure?, it seemed like it might be a pandemic-induced passing fancy—like baking or Zoom happy hours. That! Feels Good!, though, doubles down on its predecessor’s mission statement, answering the titular query with an enthusiastic exclamation.
That! Feels Good! is horn-ier and, if possible, hornier, opening with a moan and a bass groove that leaves no doubt about where things are headed. “That feels good, do it again,” Ware croons on the title track. The album is more Disco than What’s Your Pleasure?, leaning into the campier strains of disco music, with only a couple of detours into post-disco terrain like “Beautiful People.”
What’s Your Pleasure? boasts a more sophisticated, diverse palette—including Italo, house, and funk—but its follow-up’s fluffier philosophy reflects Ware’s obvious elation...
That! Feels Good! is horn-ier and, if possible, hornier, opening with a moan and a bass groove that leaves no doubt about where things are headed. “That feels good, do it again,” Ware croons on the title track. The album is more Disco than What’s Your Pleasure?, leaning into the campier strains of disco music, with only a couple of detours into post-disco terrain like “Beautiful People.”
What’s Your Pleasure? boasts a more sophisticated, diverse palette—including Italo, house, and funk—but its follow-up’s fluffier philosophy reflects Ware’s obvious elation...
- 4/26/2023
- by Sal Cinquemani
- Slant Magazine
On an overcast afternoon in New York City, Jessie Ware is ready to close out a whirlwind 48-hour trip in the city. While having her lunch in a hotel room with huge windows overlooking the Lower East Side, she ticks off the growing list of things she will need to do in the month leading up to her album That! Feels! Good! being released: TikToks, more interviews, generally “promoting the shit out of the record.”
She’ll even find time to take her kids to Cyprus for an “inconvenient” but necessary vacation.
She’ll even find time to take her kids to Cyprus for an “inconvenient” but necessary vacation.
- 4/21/2023
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Romy of The xx has shared a new single called “Enjoy Your Life,” a sentimental ode to living optimistically. Listen to the track below.
“Enjoy Your Life” samples Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s song “La Vita.” One evening, when Romy attended a concert by the artist, she was moved by the line “My mother says to me, ‘enjoy your life,’” particularly because her mother passed away when she was 11. With that piece of advice as its centerpiece, Romy’s latest single soundtracks a concerted effort to let go of fear and appreciate all the world has to offer.
Produced by Fred again.., Stuart Price, and Jamie xx, “Enjoy Your Life” comes with a music video directed by Romy’s wife, Vic Lentaigne, that splices old images of the singer’s mother with clips of the artist driving with the windows down, swimming in the ocean, and dancing in the club — living her best life,...
“Enjoy Your Life” samples Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s song “La Vita.” One evening, when Romy attended a concert by the artist, she was moved by the line “My mother says to me, ‘enjoy your life,’” particularly because her mother passed away when she was 11. With that piece of advice as its centerpiece, Romy’s latest single soundtracks a concerted effort to let go of fear and appreciate all the world has to offer.
Produced by Fred again.., Stuart Price, and Jamie xx, “Enjoy Your Life” comes with a music video directed by Romy’s wife, Vic Lentaigne, that splices old images of the singer’s mother with clips of the artist driving with the windows down, swimming in the ocean, and dancing in the club — living her best life,...
- 4/11/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Depeche Mode has added a set of North American and European tour dates that run until the end of the year.
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The tour promotes the band’s new album, Memento Mori, which was released last month. It’s Depeche Mode’s first album in five years and the first since the passing of founding member Andy Fletcher.
Depeche Mode rose to fame in the electronic and alternative music scenes with the release of Black Celebration and Music for the Masses in the late 80s. In 1990, they came out with Violator, a synth-pop LP that became an international and mainstream success.
They have 54 songs on the UK Singles Chart and 17 Top 10 albums in the UK. The band was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.
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You can find all the tour dates below:
04-12 Montreal, Quebec – Centre Bell
04-14 New York,...
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The tour promotes the band’s new album, Memento Mori, which was released last month. It’s Depeche Mode’s first album in five years and the first since the passing of founding member Andy Fletcher.
Depeche Mode rose to fame in the electronic and alternative music scenes with the release of Black Celebration and Music for the Masses in the late 80s. In 1990, they came out with Violator, a synth-pop LP that became an international and mainstream success.
They have 54 songs on the UK Singles Chart and 17 Top 10 albums in the UK. The band was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.
>Get Depeche Mode Tickets Now!
You can find all the tour dates below:
04-12 Montreal, Quebec – Centre Bell
04-14 New York,...
- 4/10/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Ed Helms had already broken into Hollywood thanks to roles on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Office (US version) before he starred in the 2009 comedy, The Hangover.
However, his role as Stuart Price in the movie directed by Todd Phillips (Joker) catapulted him to a new level of fame.
In a recent episode of the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, Helms spoke about the “overwhelming” anxiety he faced after the film became a smash hit.
“It was a tornado of fame and a lot of buffeting,” Helms said of his career post-Hangover. “It was very overwhelming.”
He continued: “I really was reeling a lot of the time, like in the aftermath of The Hangover… I was getting scripts for all these different kinds of projects. ‘Like what do I do? I dunno.’ I was kind of spinning out and panicking about different things. Like,...
However, his role as Stuart Price in the movie directed by Todd Phillips (Joker) catapulted him to a new level of fame.
In a recent episode of the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, Helms spoke about the “overwhelming” anxiety he faced after the film became a smash hit.
“It was a tornado of fame and a lot of buffeting,” Helms said of his career post-Hangover. “It was very overwhelming.”
He continued: “I really was reeling a lot of the time, like in the aftermath of The Hangover… I was getting scripts for all these different kinds of projects. ‘Like what do I do? I dunno.’ I was kind of spinning out and panicking about different things. Like,...
- 12/29/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
Louis Tomlinson is ready to find his voice as a solo star. His second solo album, Faith in the Future, comes 7 years after the end of One Direction. When he released his excellent solo debut Walls in 2020, he was admirably open about the difficulty of making an album on his own. “It took me a second to get here,” Louis told Rolling Stone. “Because there was a lot of treading water.” But this time feels different for him. As he says now, “I’m just in a more confident place.
- 11/11/2022
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Rina Sawayama is everything you could pray for in a pop provocateur, circa 2022: rude, audacious, unpredictable, hilarious, blunt, with a mean streak and an omnivorous ear. The Japanese British art rebel made waves with her debut, Sawayama, a pop manifesto with her own queer glam-rock sensibility. In gems like “Stfu,” she managed to combine two totally different strains of Y2K-era radio — Britney-Backstreet teen disco and Korn-esque nu metal — into a new style of head-banging swagger. Anyone could hear it: Sawayama was born to break stuff.
Her long-awaited Hold...
Her long-awaited Hold...
- 9/13/2022
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” is now streaming on HBO Max, complete with a star-studded cast, glittery and glamorous sets and a flamboyant soundtrack to match. Austin Butler, who stars as the King of Rock and Roll, sang quite a few Elvis songs himself (mixed with the vocals of The King himself).
But as is customary with a Baz Luhrmann film, the songs in “Elvis” aren’t exactly straightforward. The soundtrack features a number of contemporary artists incorporating various Elvis songs into new work, such as like Swae Lee and Dilpo sampling “That’s All Right” for their new song “Tupelo Shuffle” and CeeLo Green and Eminem using the opening of “Jailhouse Rock” in their “The King and I.” Kacey Musgraves lays her velvety voice over “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” and Stevie Nicks and Chris Isaak sing “Cotton Candy Land.” Still other artists like Doja Cat came up with songs like “Vegas,...
But as is customary with a Baz Luhrmann film, the songs in “Elvis” aren’t exactly straightforward. The soundtrack features a number of contemporary artists incorporating various Elvis songs into new work, such as like Swae Lee and Dilpo sampling “That’s All Right” for their new song “Tupelo Shuffle” and CeeLo Green and Eminem using the opening of “Jailhouse Rock” in their “The King and I.” Kacey Musgraves lays her velvety voice over “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” and Stevie Nicks and Chris Isaak sing “Cotton Candy Land.” Still other artists like Doja Cat came up with songs like “Vegas,...
- 9/4/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Franz Ferdinand visited the Late Late Show Wednesday to deliver an electrifying rendition of their song “Curious,” one of the new tracks the Scottish indie rockers recorded for their greatest hits collection Hits to the Head.
The 20-song best-of compilation arrived in March; in addition to the band’s hits like “Take Me Out” and “Do You Want To” and other songs scattered from their nearly 20-year catalog, the collection featured a pair of new songs, “Billy Goodbye” and “Curious.”
In a statement prior to Hits to the Head’s release,...
The 20-song best-of compilation arrived in March; in addition to the band’s hits like “Take Me Out” and “Do You Want To” and other songs scattered from their nearly 20-year catalog, the collection featured a pair of new songs, “Billy Goodbye” and “Curious.”
In a statement prior to Hits to the Head’s release,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The Killers have dropped a new single, “Boy.” The song, produced by the band alongside Stuart Price and Shawn Everett, marks the first music from the Las Vegas group since the release of their seventh album, Pressure Machine, last year.
The song, which the band debuted live in July, was written prior to making Pressure Machine. The themes explored in the lyrics are actually what led frontman Brandon Flowers to create that album: “Don’t overthink it, boy / white arrows will break / the black night / don’t overthink it, boy.
The song, which the band debuted live in July, was written prior to making Pressure Machine. The themes explored in the lyrics are actually what led frontman Brandon Flowers to create that album: “Don’t overthink it, boy / white arrows will break / the black night / don’t overthink it, boy.
- 8/5/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Jessie Ware is entering her new era via the dancefloor. On Tuesday, the singer released her disco, house-infused single “Free Yourself,” which taps into the early-Eighties sound resurgence led by Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia.
Ware sings the track’s sexy lyrics — “Why don’t you please yourself? If it feels so good, then don’t you stop” — over an infectious, funky chorus. The track was produced by Stuart Price and Clarence Coffee, Jr., who worked with Lipa on her second LP.
“‘Free Yourself’ is the beginning of a new era for me,...
Ware sings the track’s sexy lyrics — “Why don’t you please yourself? If it feels so good, then don’t you stop” — over an infectious, funky chorus. The track was produced by Stuart Price and Clarence Coffee, Jr., who worked with Lipa on her second LP.
“‘Free Yourself’ is the beginning of a new era for me,...
- 7/19/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Rina Sawayama is taking a leap of faith — and it’s thanks to her mother that she’s certain she won’t be left free-falling off the edge of a cliff. On her latest single “Catch Me in the Air,” the singer delivers a maternal ode to the cyclical, codependent nature of growing up with one parent who’s figuring it out as they go, urging: “Mama, look at me now, I’m flying.”
“I really wanted to write about this weird relationship with single parents,” Sawayama said in a statement.
“I really wanted to write about this weird relationship with single parents,” Sawayama said in a statement.
- 6/27/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
For the second year in a row, Taylor Swift has swept the Gold Derby Music Awards, but not in every category. She was upset by Lana Del Rey for Album of the Year. Scroll down for our complete list of winners, and watch our video presentation of the winners above.
More than 5,000 registered Gold Derby users voted in these awards, which honored the best music from the eligibility period of September 2020 through September 2021, the same as the Grammys’ calendar. And they awarded Swift six times out of her seven nominations. She won repeat prizes for Artist of the Year, Record of the Year (“Willow”), Song of the Year (“Willow”), and Best Pop Artist. She also claimed Best Pop Album (“Evermore”) and Best Music Video (“Willow”). That gives her 11 total wins over just two years of the GDMAs.
SEEOscar winners one week, Grammy winners the next? These 7 artists may not be...
More than 5,000 registered Gold Derby users voted in these awards, which honored the best music from the eligibility period of September 2020 through September 2021, the same as the Grammys’ calendar. And they awarded Swift six times out of her seven nominations. She won repeat prizes for Artist of the Year, Record of the Year (“Willow”), Song of the Year (“Willow”), and Best Pop Artist. She also claimed Best Pop Album (“Evermore”) and Best Music Video (“Willow”). That gives her 11 total wins over just two years of the GDMAs.
SEEOscar winners one week, Grammy winners the next? These 7 artists may not be...
- 4/1/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery, Denton Davidson, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Lil Nas X leads the 2nd Annual Gold Derby Music Awards nominations with 11 bids. These nominations were decided by well over 1,000 registered Gold Derby users who supported their favorite artists, songs, and albums. And you can start voting for the winners effective immediately here. Voting will take place through Friday, January 21, 2022, with winners to be announced the following week. See the complete list of nominations below, and watch our winners announcement above.
SEEDrake withdrew his own 2022 Grammy nominations just as voting started
The Gdma nominations for Lil Nas X include a sweep of the four general field categories he was eligible for: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for “Montero,” Song of the Year for “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” and Record of the Year for both “Call Me by Your Name” and “Industry Baby” featuring Jack Harlow. Elsewhere he’s also nominated in pop, hip-hop, and music video categories.
SEEDrake withdrew his own 2022 Grammy nominations just as voting started
The Gdma nominations for Lil Nas X include a sweep of the four general field categories he was eligible for: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for “Montero,” Song of the Year for “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” and Record of the Year for both “Call Me by Your Name” and “Industry Baby” featuring Jack Harlow. Elsewhere he’s also nominated in pop, hip-hop, and music video categories.
- 12/9/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Paul Sheehan and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Franz Ferdinand are back with a new track, “Billy Goodbye,” which will appear on the Scottish outfit’s upcoming compilation, Hits to the Head, out March 11 via Domino.
“Billy Goodbye” finds Franz Ferdinand firmly in their wheelhouse, blending grin-inducing power pop with some clever art-rock flourishes. The track arrives with a black-and-white video — directed by Diane Martel, Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos, and Ben Cole — that captures Franz Ferdinand delivering a lively performance of the song as they and their friends joyously bounce around a studio space.
“Billy Goodbye” is...
“Billy Goodbye” finds Franz Ferdinand firmly in their wheelhouse, blending grin-inducing power pop with some clever art-rock flourishes. The track arrives with a black-and-white video — directed by Diane Martel, Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos, and Ben Cole — that captures Franz Ferdinand delivering a lively performance of the song as they and their friends joyously bounce around a studio space.
“Billy Goodbye” is...
- 11/2/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards will take place in 2022 and award music released during the eligibility period of September 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. So who are the leading contenders for Record of the Year? See our potential favorites, dark horses, and spoilers below. Check back throughout the season as new singles are announced and released and the race takes shape.
Updated: October 1, 2021
Leading Contenders
“Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran
Album: “Equals”
Label: Asylum
Release Date: June 25, 2021
Producers: Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Fred Gibson
“Butter” by BTS
Label: Big Hit/Sony Music
Release Date: May 21, 2021
Producers: Rob Grimaldi, Stephen Kirk, Ron Perry
“Damage” by H.E.R.
Album: “Back of My Mind”
Label: RCA
Release Date: October 21, 2020
Producers: Cardiak, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman
“Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo
Album: “Sour”
Label: Geffen/Interscope
Release Date: January 8, 2021
Producer: Daniel Nigro
“Good Days” by Sza
Label: Top Dawg/RCA
Release Date: December 25, 2020
Producers: Carter Lang, Loshendrix, Nascent
“Happier Than Ever...
Updated: October 1, 2021
Leading Contenders
“Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran
Album: “Equals”
Label: Asylum
Release Date: June 25, 2021
Producers: Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Fred Gibson
“Butter” by BTS
Label: Big Hit/Sony Music
Release Date: May 21, 2021
Producers: Rob Grimaldi, Stephen Kirk, Ron Perry
“Damage” by H.E.R.
Album: “Back of My Mind”
Label: RCA
Release Date: October 21, 2020
Producers: Cardiak, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman
“Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo
Album: “Sour”
Label: Geffen/Interscope
Release Date: January 8, 2021
Producer: Daniel Nigro
“Good Days” by Sza
Label: Top Dawg/RCA
Release Date: December 25, 2020
Producers: Carter Lang, Loshendrix, Nascent
“Happier Than Ever...
- 10/1/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
It was one of the highlights of the U.K.’s biggest music awards show — but mystery surrounds why the Pet Shop Boys didn’t join Elton John and Years & Years’ performance of their classic song, “It’s a Sin,” at Tuesday night’s Brit Awards.
Elton and Years & Years’ Olly Alexander pre-recorded their cover of the song — originally released on Pet Shop Boys’ 1987 album, “Actually,” and a U.K. No.1 and U.S. No. 9 hit — ahead of the May 11 live show. The performance, inspired by the hit BBC Channel 4 drama of the same name, which was set during the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and starred Alexander, was shown on big screens at the ceremony, with the Years & Years singer watching in the audience.
But it later emerged that the Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, had also been due to be part of the performance,...
Elton and Years & Years’ Olly Alexander pre-recorded their cover of the song — originally released on Pet Shop Boys’ 1987 album, “Actually,” and a U.K. No.1 and U.S. No. 9 hit — ahead of the May 11 live show. The performance, inspired by the hit BBC Channel 4 drama of the same name, which was set during the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and starred Alexander, was shown on big screens at the ceremony, with the Years & Years singer watching in the audience.
But it later emerged that the Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, had also been due to be part of the performance,...
- 5/14/2021
- by Mark Sutherland
- Variety Film + TV
Taylor Swift was the big winner at the 1st Annual Gold Derby Music Awards. For years our users have voted for their favorite achievements in film and TV. This year more than 10,000 got to cast their votes for the best in the recording industry for the first time. Scroll down for the complete list of Gdma winners, and watch our winners announcement above.
SEEBeyonce on track to break Alison Krauss’s Grammy record with these wins, according to our predictions
Swift achieved a clean sweep of her general field categories. She was named Artist of the Year, while “Folklore” won Album of the Year and “Cardigan” was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year. She also won the award for Best Pop Artist, bringing her total to five wins out of six nominations. The only category she lost was Best Music Video, which went to Lady Gaga...
SEEBeyonce on track to break Alison Krauss’s Grammy record with these wins, according to our predictions
Swift achieved a clean sweep of her general field categories. She was named Artist of the Year, while “Folklore” won Album of the Year and “Cardigan” was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year. She also won the award for Best Pop Artist, bringing her total to five wins out of six nominations. The only category she lost was Best Music Video, which went to Lady Gaga...
- 3/5/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Zach Laws, Christopher Rosen and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
For the first time in our history, our users were able to vote for their favorite songs, albums and artists of the year in the inaugural Gold Derby Music Awards, which cover the same eligibility period as the Grammys. Over 900 users cast their ballots, and Lady Gaga came out on top with eight nominations. Scroll down to see our complete list of contenders in 12 categories, and watch our video presentation of the nominees above, including inside info on which artists came close to noms but missed. You can vote for the winners right now here in our predictions center.
SEEUpsets abound at 2020 Latin Grammys as Natalia Lafourcade and Alejandro Sanz beat Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Karol G
Lady Gaga was nominated in every possible category — more than once in a couple. She’s up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Chromatica“), Record of the Year and...
SEEUpsets abound at 2020 Latin Grammys as Natalia Lafourcade and Alejandro Sanz beat Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Karol G
Lady Gaga was nominated in every possible category — more than once in a couple. She’s up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Chromatica“), Record of the Year and...
- 11/20/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Zach Laws and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Harrison Ford and Ed Helms are attached to star in the shipwreck comedy “The Miserable Adventures of Burt Squire Aboard the Horn High Yo” for STXfilms.
Inspired by a true story, “Burt Squire” revolves around a family man — portrayed by Helms — in the midst of a midlife crisis who embarks on what he hopes will be a dream sailing vacation, but ends up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with Ford’s charming but unhinged sea captain. The announcement was made Monday by Adam Fogelson, chairman, STXfilms Motion Picture Group.
The project screenplay is by Ben Bolea. Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell, and Pete Shilaimon are producing the film alongside Kim Zubick. Ld’s Michael Glassman will executive produce.
“We love this story and and are looking forward to working with Mickey and the team at Ld and this incredible cast,” Fogelson said. “There’s no one better than Ed Helms...
Inspired by a true story, “Burt Squire” revolves around a family man — portrayed by Helms — in the midst of a midlife crisis who embarks on what he hopes will be a dream sailing vacation, but ends up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with Ford’s charming but unhinged sea captain. The announcement was made Monday by Adam Fogelson, chairman, STXfilms Motion Picture Group.
The project screenplay is by Ben Bolea. Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell, and Pete Shilaimon are producing the film alongside Kim Zubick. Ld’s Michael Glassman will executive produce.
“We love this story and and are looking forward to working with Mickey and the team at Ld and this incredible cast,” Fogelson said. “There’s no one better than Ed Helms...
- 10/19/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Dua Lipa has shared the video for “Levitating,” her latest single from Future Nostalgia and its remix album Club Future Nostalgia.
Directed by Warren Fu, the visual stars Dua and DaBaby as they dance and rollerblade around a giant disco-themed elevator. As more and more people join the club, the lift takes them upward to a celestial party in the sky, fitting the song’s Milky Way themes and imagery. “If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy/And I could take you for a ride,” Dua...
Directed by Warren Fu, the visual stars Dua and DaBaby as they dance and rollerblade around a giant disco-themed elevator. As more and more people join the club, the lift takes them upward to a celestial party in the sky, fitting the song’s Milky Way themes and imagery. “If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy/And I could take you for a ride,” Dua...
- 10/2/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Pet Shop Boys will release their 14th album, Hotspot, on January 24th, 2020. The album, produced by Stuart Price, features 10 new songs written by band members Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. The band has released a radio edit of one of the new tracks, “Burning the Heather” which features Bernard Butler on guitar.
Hotspot follows Pet Shop Boys’ 2016 album Super, which featured single “The Pop Kids” and appeared on Rolling Stone‘s 20 Best Pop Albums of 2016 list. The new album is available for preorder now.
Pet Shop Boys today announce details of...
Hotspot follows Pet Shop Boys’ 2016 album Super, which featured single “The Pop Kids” and appeared on Rolling Stone‘s 20 Best Pop Albums of 2016 list. The new album is available for preorder now.
Pet Shop Boys today announce details of...
- 11/14/2019
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
The Killers may have enough hits to fill an album, but they're still intent on producing more. The Las Vegas rock-pop band has released a new single, "Just Another Girl," off its upcoming best-of collection "Direct Hits." Listen below. "Just Another Girl" is a love ballad that pairs Brandon Flowers' melancholy croon with bluesy guitar and soft synths. As previously reported, the song reunites the Killers with producer Stuart Price, who worked on their 2008 album "Day & Age." It's the second of two new songs that will appear on "Direct Hits," due Nov. 11. The band collaborated with M83 for...
- 11/5/2013
- by Whitney Phaneuf
- Hitfix
Kylie Minogue was today confirmed as a coach on The Voice UK, but how did she get here?
Below, Digital Spy rounds up the career-defining moments from Ms Minogue's 30 years in the industry.
Scott and Charlene
After some bit-parts as a pre-teen, Minogue was cast as a lead in The Henderson Kids in 1985, but her real breakthrough came a year later when she was cast as the schoolgirl-turned-car-mechanic in Neighbours. He character had a romance with Jason Donovan's Scott Robinson. She won multiple Logies for the role, and was the youngest ever winner of the 'Gold Logie'.
Everybody's doing the brand new dance now...
Kylie had been singing since she was a child, but Kylie's cover of Little Eva's '60s smash 'The Loco-motion' made her a bona fide popstar, scaling the charts all around the world. It featured on her debut album Kylie, which was swiftly followed by rush-recorded Stock,...
Below, Digital Spy rounds up the career-defining moments from Ms Minogue's 30 years in the industry.
Scott and Charlene
After some bit-parts as a pre-teen, Minogue was cast as a lead in The Henderson Kids in 1985, but her real breakthrough came a year later when she was cast as the schoolgirl-turned-car-mechanic in Neighbours. He character had a romance with Jason Donovan's Scott Robinson. She won multiple Logies for the role, and was the youngest ever winner of the 'Gold Logie'.
Everybody's doing the brand new dance now...
Kylie had been singing since she was a child, but Kylie's cover of Little Eva's '60s smash 'The Loco-motion' made her a bona fide popstar, scaling the charts all around the world. It featured on her debut album Kylie, which was swiftly followed by rush-recorded Stock,...
- 9/11/2013
- Digital Spy
Electric Zoo once again lands on New York's Randall's Island on Friday, boasting a handful of stages and more headliners than ever before. But while the likes of Tiesto and Above and Beyond will be putting in work on the main stage, loyal fans of electronic dance music's subcultures will be flocking to the Fool's Gold Clubhouse, Dim Mak and Boyz Noize/Owsla Records stages.
In anticipation of the big party, HuffPost Entertainment caught up with Fool's Gold's Nick Catchdubs and Dim Mak's Steve Aoki to get some insight into their plans for the weekend and find out what else the dance music maestros have up their sleeves. An edited transcript of our conversations and emails with the performers is available below.
Congrats on the stages - who's an act you're really excited to have performing this year?
Catchdubs: It's great to return to Electric Zoo for a second year of Fool's Gold Clubhouse stages.
In anticipation of the big party, HuffPost Entertainment caught up with Fool's Gold's Nick Catchdubs and Dim Mak's Steve Aoki to get some insight into their plans for the weekend and find out what else the dance music maestros have up their sleeves. An edited transcript of our conversations and emails with the performers is available below.
Congrats on the stages - who's an act you're really excited to have performing this year?
Catchdubs: It's great to return to Electric Zoo for a second year of Fool's Gold Clubhouse stages.
- 8/28/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
After last year’s introspective “Elysium,” Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant return with “Electric,” an aggressively dance-oriented album of eight originals and one very interesting cover. This is an album to thump, not think, your way through. The album marks the first time Psb have worked on a studio album with producer Stuart Price, best known for his work with Madonna and The Killers. Price has talked about combining “Old school synth and drum machine programming and new school computer mangling” for the album. That intent is clear from the the album’s opener, "Axis." An instrumental with a relentless rat-a-tat that looks...
- 7/16/2013
- Hitfix
Neil Tennant has acknowledged that the Pet Shop Boys’ new album will come as something of a relief to the band’s fans, after their most recent efforts diverted from their much-loved disco anthem sound.
“No one got excited when they heard the Pet Shop Boys were releasing an album about living in La and getting old,” he muses to HuffPostUK. “But they strangely got a bit more enlivened by the news that a disco album was on the way.”
The Pet Shop Boys’ mastery of this particular genre has resulted in 50 million album sales, including a catalogue of hits including 'West End Girls', 'Rent' and 'Go West'.
Go on... remind yourself...
For their 12th studio album, 'Electric', they’ve turned to the talents of master-mixer Stuart Price, the man who put Madonna on the dance-floor for the 'Confessions' album.
“I’m not a purist, but you could call it purely electronic,...
“No one got excited when they heard the Pet Shop Boys were releasing an album about living in La and getting old,” he muses to HuffPostUK. “But they strangely got a bit more enlivened by the news that a disco album was on the way.”
The Pet Shop Boys’ mastery of this particular genre has resulted in 50 million album sales, including a catalogue of hits including 'West End Girls', 'Rent' and 'Go West'.
Go on... remind yourself...
For their 12th studio album, 'Electric', they’ve turned to the talents of master-mixer Stuart Price, the man who put Madonna on the dance-floor for the 'Confessions' album.
“I’m not a purist, but you could call it purely electronic,...
- 7/8/2013
- by Caroline Frost
- Huffington Post
Pet Shop Boys have announced the first two UK dates for their 2013 'Electric' tour. The gigs will showcase the duo's first stage production since the 'Pandemonium' tour, which began in 2009 and was performed around the world. Pet Shop Boys will play London's O2 Arena on June 18 and Manchester Arena on June 20, with European and Us dates expected to be announced soon. They will work with Stuart Price (Madonna, The Killers) on the music, (more)...
- 12/5/2012
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Pet Shop Boys have unveiled their new single 'Memory of the Future'. The track, which is available to download from December 31, has been re-worked by producer Stuart Price for its release. Listen to the new version of 'Memory of the Future' below: Grammy Award-winning Price has previously worked with the likes of Madonna, Kylie Minogue, The Killers, Lady GaGa and Scissor (more)...
- 11/15/2012
- by By Robert Copsey
- Digital Spy
New York -- He's obviously a professional singer, but The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers still thought it was a good idea to take voice lessons before hitting the studio to record the band's new album.
"It seemed like the right thing to do," he said in a recent interview. "I wanted to be better, get better and it's just helped me. ... (My voice teacher) knows what my ambitions are and he knows there's a certain style and something I've already got going on. We're just trying to fine-tune a few things."
The 31-year-old added that he's "not trying to be an opera singer or anything."
Dressed in a leather motorcycle jacket, with close-cropped hair, the rock singer embodies the stage presence of an old-time crooner along the lines of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett. And while Flowers lists both icons as major influences, glam rocker David Bowie sits at the top of the heap.
"It seemed like the right thing to do," he said in a recent interview. "I wanted to be better, get better and it's just helped me. ... (My voice teacher) knows what my ambitions are and he knows there's a certain style and something I've already got going on. We're just trying to fine-tune a few things."
The 31-year-old added that he's "not trying to be an opera singer or anything."
Dressed in a leather motorcycle jacket, with close-cropped hair, the rock singer embodies the stage presence of an old-time crooner along the lines of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett. And while Flowers lists both icons as major influences, glam rocker David Bowie sits at the top of the heap.
- 9/28/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The Killers have unveiled the tracklisting for their new album Battle Born. The band's fourth studio record will be released on September 17 in the UK and September 18 in the Us. Battle Born will feature a total of 12 tracks, including new single 'Runaways'. A deluxe edition includes two new bonus tracks, plus a remix of the album's opening track 'Flesh And Bone'. "This album is going down a few different roads, and you really get a taste of what we like as a band and what we think our strengths are," frontman Brandon Flowers previously said. The Killers have worked with producers such as Steve Lillywhite (U2), Brendan O'Brien (Rage Against The Machine) and Stuart Price (Madonna) on the (more)...
- 8/17/2012
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Danny Boyle is to turn his Olympics opening ceremony spectacle into a feature-length DVD, while film-makers of tomorrow have an opportunity to shine
Olympic movie
Danny Boyle is cutting a feature-length version of his magnificent Olympics opening ceremony. The film will be released on a DVD and will make clear any of the mysteries surrounding the production, which got the Games off to a flier and was watched by a TV audience in the UK of 27 million. It will have all the Boyle trademarks, using the ceremony's music (by Underworld) as well the tunes of Dizzee Rascal and the pop montage that has already topped the iTunes downloads chart.
Boyle has also revealed to me that he will be using the film clips he inserted into the show, which include Ken Loach's Kes and two slices of his film hero, Nicolas Roeg. Boyle told me he "hopes to make things clearer" on the DVD,...
Olympic movie
Danny Boyle is cutting a feature-length version of his magnificent Olympics opening ceremony. The film will be released on a DVD and will make clear any of the mysteries surrounding the production, which got the Games off to a flier and was watched by a TV audience in the UK of 27 million. It will have all the Boyle trademarks, using the ceremony's music (by Underworld) as well the tunes of Dizzee Rascal and the pop montage that has already topped the iTunes downloads chart.
Boyle has also revealed to me that he will be using the film clips he inserted into the show, which include Ken Loach's Kes and two slices of his film hero, Nicolas Roeg. Boyle told me he "hopes to make things clearer" on the DVD,...
- 8/11/2012
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
The Killers have announced the release details for their new album. The band will officially unveil Battle Born as their fourth studio album on September 17. The Brandon Flowers-fronted act have teamed up with a number of producers for the collection, including Stuart Price (Madonna), Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor and Brendan O'Brien. 'Heart Of A Girl', 'Flesh And Bone' and 'Carry Me Home' have been confirmed to feature on the new album, along with lead single 'Runaways'. (more)...
- 7/10/2012
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
The Killers are finally ready to drop the first single from their next album "Battle Born." "Runaways" will be arriving next week, on July 9. The band announced it -- and the single cover art -- today, just three-and-a-half weeks after they bowed the trailer to "Battle Born," due this some time this fall. As previously reported, the Las Vegas troupe recruited a number of high-power producers including Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Brendan O’Brien, and Stuart Price to produce the new set. The rock act's last album was 2008's "Day & Age." Check out the trailer below:...
- 7/3/2012
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
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