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Paramore’s Hayley Williams Pauses Show and Calls Out Trouble-Makers: ‘I Will Embarrass Both Of You’

Hayley Williams knows exactly what to do when fools try ruin the party – call them out, show them the door. That’s what happened when Paramore played Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night (March 31). A TikToker on the wings filmed a male fan pushing through an otherwise relaxed crowd, infuriating pretty much everyone on the way. As the man latched onto a female companion (who appeared uninterested in his plans) and guided her back the way he came, the house lights came on and the band stopped playing.“Holy shit. Fuck you!,” she blasted the pair. “What is happening? Guys, yes, I will embarrass both of you.”

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She continued, “both of you need to need to find somewhere else to take care of that shit because it’s not happening here,” adding that she wasn’t impressed with a pair of twits “disrupting” a performance of one of Paramore’s favorite songs to perform live, “This Is Why”.

The moment happened late in the show, and it’s not clear if the two audience members were given their marching orders. Watch it all unfold below.

Williams and her alt-rock band are in an otherwise celebratory mood. Last month marked the 10th anniversary of the band’s self-titled fourth studio album, their first and only title to hit No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The LP spawned four singles: “Now,” “Daydreaming,” “Ain’t It Fun” and “Still Into You,” with the latter two charting at Nos. 10 and 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, respectively. “Ain’t It Fun,” in addition to its Billboard chart success, earned Paramore their first Grammy Award in the best rock song category at the 57th annual ceremony, making Williams the first woman to win the award since Alanis Morissette in 1999.The band’s sixth and latest LP, This Is Why, dropped in February and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, for their fourth top 10 appearance. Paramore’s tour is support of the new album moves on to Washington, DC. where the band will perform this Friday (June 2) at Capital One Arena.

June 1, 2023

bbnews  ·  Music  ·  Rock
Bruce Springsteen Took a Tumble During His Amsterdam Concert

Bruce Springsteen had a moment that fans, bandmates and promoters dread when, during a concert in Amsterdam last Saturday (May 27), the rock legend had an on-stage fall.

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The accident happened mid-performance, as the 73-year-old artist returned from a stint in the pit and tripped up the stairs while carrying his electric guitar.

Springsteen appeared to have a soft landing, as members of the E Street Band rushed over to check on him and help the Boss to his feet.

“Goodnight everybody,” he yelled to the audience, as he gingerly made his way back to the center stage.

Thankfully, it wasn’t the end of the show. The incident happened during “Ghosts,” early in a set at Johan Cruijff Arena that numbered almost 30 songs, and included classics “Born In The U.S.A.,” “Born to Run,” “Thunder Road,” “Dancing In The Dark,” and more.Stumbles aside, Springsteen has enjoyed some glory days on his current European tour.

During his trip to Ireland, he caught up with former Pogues singer Shane MacGowan at his home in Dublin, and was spotted hanging with some townspeople and having a pint at The Burrow pub in Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

On a visit last month to Spain, Springsteen welcomed on stage former First Lady Michelle Obama and actress Kate Capshaw, wife of director Steven Spielberg, for a rendition of “Glory Days.”

And the stars came out for his performance at Rome’s Circus Maximus, with the likes of Sting, Nick Cave, drummers Lars Ulrich (Metallica) and Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), and actors Woody Harrelson, Chris Rock and Isla Fisher spotted in the audience.

Springsteen has been prolific of late, dropping the albums Western Stars in 2019, followed by Letter to You in 2020, both peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Last year, Springsteen released the R&B covers album Only the Strong Survive, his 21st studio set (peaking at No. 8).

June 1, 2023

bbnews  ·  Music  ·  R&B/Hip-Hop
Swizz Beatz, Lloyd Banks, Joey Bada$$ & G Herbo Give Their Best Advice on Grieving a Loved One

As we close Mental Health Awareness Month, Billboard is focusing on grieving, after the hip-hop community has suffered so many tragic losses over the last few years. As Black men continue to become susceptible to gun violence, many artists have begun opening up about the importance of therapy — or at least positively embracing pain, whether that’s through music, journaling or even getting a tattoo that pays homage to your lost ones.

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Billboard spoke to Swizz Beatz, Lloyd Banks, Joey Bada$$, and G Herbo about what their best advice is for overcoming a loss and moving forward. See what each man said below. 

Swizz Beatz

I think the best thing is to take the time that’s needed. To figure out how you want to grieve. I’m still not over [DMX]. I still have moments, but I’ve got to a good space because X actually came to me and let me know that he was okay. I couldn’t even listen to [“Ruff Ryders’ Anthem”] I wasn’t even prepared for it. It just breaks me up. I’m like, “Damn.” It’s the only song to ever do that. All the other songs, I’m cool. [That song] is like a trigger for me. Then he came and kinda was like, “I’m good.” I seen the whole s–t. 

You just gotta be open-minded. Grieving has no ending to it. It’s like when a person comes to your mind like, “Damn.” Sometimes I just have to have a moment to be like, “Damn.” I don’t even feel like he’s gone though. I be like, “X really not here.” Taking the time out to think about that is crazy, sometimes. I start thinking about the s–t we was about to do. The things we didn’t get the chance to do. That’s why now I gotta do everything and go.

Lloyd Banks

Embrace [the pain.] I got four family members in the same cemetery. I often go every Sunday or every other Sunday. I drive over, buy flowers, lay the flowers down and talk to ’em. That’s just what I do, especially on a significant day. Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays, things like that. If I come back from out of town, that’s just what I do. I’m very spiritual with that type of thing. A lot of people say it but they don’t do that. 

My therapy is the music, especially as I’ve gotten older because now I know how to express myself through the music. When you’re in your mid-to-late 20s, you have this bravado and cockiness to you. Years later, I’ve matured and I understand how important it is to tell somebody else they’re special or to treat yourself like you’re special. I’ve learned to relay that message to my fans in a multitude of ways. 

I saw a clip that showed the process after somebody passes. There’s extreme hurt — devastation. Everything stops, right? The immediate family has to go from that trauma and then holding it together to actually planning a burial. So now you gotta talk to these people who conduct themselves as professionals. You gotta put these people to the ground and then you see cousins, family, friends and people you haven’t seen since the last person passed, and the immediate family goes home with that mourning more than everybody else, like, “Yo. We gotta do this again other than when people die.” And then you don’t see them until the next person dies.

Now, you go home and the first anniversary comes. You celebrate, you have a party and food. You might even have it again, but what happens five years down the line? It’s you, your brother, your close ones. And 10 years down the line? It might just be two to three of y’all embracing that s–t.

Where I’m from, we don’t forget. Embrace it. Remember the good times and what they mean to you. Go talk to ’em. 

G Herbo

With me, I just like to focus on good things. When I think about negative things or when I’m grieving a loss of a friend or family member, I try to focus on the next best thing for myself — whether it’s like a vivid memory or something to makes me smile, or maybe the motivation of just waking up and wanting to work everyday and do better for myself and my family and just know that the people I was blessed to have that aren’t here anymore just wanted to see me win and do good in life.

So when I think of those memories and those relationships that I had with the people that I lost, it keeps me going — because I know they would just want to see me striving and be the best version of myself. When it comes to grief, you can’t ever pinpoint how it’s going to make you feel or when you may think about a love one, it just happens out of nowhere. There’s [no] real formula or process with showing people how to grieve. I think it’s more of being in-tune with your emotions.

Joey Bada$$

I recently successfully grieved, if that makes sense. I can’t tell you what it looks like for me now. I don’t even want to think about having to grieve anything or anyone right now, but I could imagine that my approach now at this age would be more direct and head-on. I just buried things and I would go around and try to substitute grieving time with work and anything that would take my attention away from grieving a loved one or a situation. Now, I would try to do my best to deal with it.

May 31, 2023

AGT  ·  America's Got Talent  ·  bbnews  ·  Culture  ·  TV/Film
Mzansi Youth Choir Win ‘AGT’ Golden Buzzer With Emotional Tribute to Nightbirde: Watch

America’s Got Talent has returned to our screens, and the tears have already begun flowing.The auditions are always a mixed bag. To paraphrase Forrest Gump, you never know what you’re going to get. With the Mzansi Youth Choir’s debut performance on the season 18 opener, we got something special. The choir from South Africa was inspired by the story of the late Jane “Nightbirde” Marczewski, a talented singer who shone on the 2021 AGT stage, and blew away judges with her own audition. On that occasion, Marczewski scored a golden buzzer with an original song, “It’s OK.” Following that performance, the singer revealed that she had a 2% chance of survival from cancer that had spread to her lungs, spine and liver. The video garnered millions of views on YouTube and her performance warranted a standing ovation from all four judges.Nightbirde exited AGT weeks later to focus on her health. Her story ended in tragedy, when Marczewski passed away in 2022, aged just 31. She’s gone, but not forgotten. And on Tuesday night (March 30), Mzansi Youth Choir ensured her music would live on, and her legacy would continue, by covering “It’s OK”. Hailing from Soweto, a township of Johannesburg, the choir was formed 20 years ago as a safe space for youngsters to develop and grow.

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Following the TV performance, tears. On stage, at the judging table and in living rooms around the world.

“For anyone who doesn’t know, we lost a very very special person from our AGT family. Her name was Jane. Her nickname was Nightbirde, and she sang this song,” Heidi Klum recapped for the audience. “It was really beautiful. Thank you.”

“That was the perfect AGT audition, remarked Sofia Vergara.

Howie Mandel was moved by what he heard and saw: “I’ll always remember Nightbirde. And to see that it touched people on the other side of the globe, unbelievable. You deserve so much more than a yes. And to be here, you deserve a thank-you.”Judge Simon Cowell wore his emotions for the world to see. “This brought back so many memories for me,” he said, trembling and wiping tears from his face. “I know how much this would have meant to her. Right to the end she was so passionate about sharing her music…you’ve come back here with the most amazing tribute. It was perfect.”The singers wouldn’t be denied. They earned the Golden Buzzer, and with it, a slice of history. Passage through the competition was awarded by the audience, a moment never seen before in AGT.

Watch below.

May 31, 2023

Awards  ·  bbnews  ·  Global  ·  Music
Flume, Confidence Man, Julia Jacklin Lead Nominations for 2023 AIR Awards

Flume, Confidence Man, Julia Jacklin, Daniel Johns and Vance Joy are among the high-profile nominees for the 2023 AIR Awards, set for Aug. 3 in Adelaide, South Australia. The coveted independent album of the year will be contested by former Silverchair frontman Johns (for FutureNever), Jacklin (Pre Pleasure), King Stingray (King Stingray), Laura Jean (Amateurs), and Northlane (Obsidian).Also in the running for honors are Cub Sport, Genesis Owusu, The Jungle Giants, Ball Park Music, Pnau & Troye Sivan, and The Wiggles, organizers the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) announced Wednesday (March 31). In a change from tradition, AIR this year adds two new industry categories, independent marketing team of the year and independent publicity team of the year, while the main business category — best independent label — will be selected from a shortlist that features ABC Music, Chapter Music, Domestic La La, Liberation and UNFD.This year’s edition will be held at the Freemasons Hall in the city of churches, through a long-term alliance with the South Australian government.“It is fantastic to be hosting the awards here in Adelaide – Australia’s only UNESCO City of Music – and I congratulate all of the nominees,” comments state minister for arts Andrea Michaels member of parliament.“It’s a wonderful opportunity to recognise the work the independent music industry does in providing talented and emerging artists and music businesses with a platform to share their art with a wider audience.”

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The 17th annual AIR Awards will be bookended by the Indie-Con Australia conference, a gathering that focuses “on issues that are specifically relevant to the independent music sector,” organizers explain. Indie-Con is set for Aug. 2-4 at Mercury Cinema.See the full list of nominations here and below.

BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM OR EPBABY VELVET – Please Don’t Be In Love With Someone ElseDOPE LEMON – Rose Pink CadillacLITTLE QUIRKS – Call to UnknownsWILLIAM CRIGHTON – Water and DustZIGGY ALBERTS – Dancing In The Dark

BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP ALBUM OR EPALLDAY – Excuse MeDANTÉ KNOWS – Phase OneJESSWAR – LIFE’S SHORT, LIVE BIGKWEEN G – Sensible RebelYAWDOESITALL – LIFE I CHOSE

BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM OR EPADAM BRAND – All or NothingANDY GOLLEDGE – Strength Of A QueenCASEY BARNES – Light It UpFREYA JOSEPHINE HOLLICK – The Real WorldLYN BOWTELL – Wiser

BEST INDEPENDENT JAZZ ALBUM OR EPBARNEY MCALL – Precious EnergyDONNY BENÉT – Le PianoJEREMY ROSE – Face to FaceMILDLIFE – Live From South Channel IslandSURPRISE CHEF – Education & Recreation

BEST INDEPENDENT CLASSICAL ALBUM OR EPENSEMBLE OFFSPRING – To Listen, To Sing – Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples ComposersMELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/BENJAMIN NORTHEY – Nigel Westlake: Blueback [Original Motion Picture Score]MIRUSIA – SongbirdTASMANIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – NightlightWILLIAM BARTON/VERONIQUE SERRET – Heartland

BEST INDEPENDENT CHILDREN’S ALBUM OR EPEMILY WURRAMARA – Ayarra Emeba (Calm Songs)EMMA MEMMA – Emma MemmaPLAY SCHOOL – Very Jazzy Street PartyTEENY TINY STEVIES – How to Be CreativeTHE WIGGLES – ReWiggled

BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA OR CLUB SINGLECUB SPORT – Always Got The LoveFLUME – Say Nothing feat. MAY-ALIME CORDIALE, IDRIS ELBA, FATBOY SLIM – Holiday Fatboy Slim RemixMEMPHIS LK – CoffeePNAU & TROYE SIVAN – You Know What I Need

BEST INDEPENDENT PUNK ALBUM OR EPBODY TYPE – Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s SurprisingHARD-ONS – Yummy!PRESS CLUB – Endless MotionTEEN JESUS AND THE JEAN TEASERS – Pretty Good For A Girl BandTHESE NEW SOUTH WHALES – TNSW

BEST INDEPENDENT HEAVY ALBUM OR EPCLAMM – CareNORTHLANE – ObsidianPARKWAY DRIVE – Darker StillTHORNHILL – HeroineYOURS TRULY – is this what i look like?

BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE OR ELECTRONICA ALBUM OR EPCONFIDENCE MAN – TILTFLUME – PalacesNINAJIRACHI – Second NatureTELENOVA – Stained Glass Love (Telenoir Versions)THE JUNGLE GIANTS – Love Signs Remixed

BEST INDEPENDENT ROCK ALBUM OR EPBALL PARK MUSIC – Weirder & WeirderCAMP COPE – Running with the HurricaneKING STINGRAY – King StingrayOCEAN ALLEY – Low Altitude LivingSLOWLY SLOWLY – Daisy Chain

BEST INDEPENDENT SOUL/RNB ALBUM OR EPASHLI – Only OneBECKAH AMANI – AprilFELIVAND – TiesWANDERERS – WANDERERSWINSTON SURFSHIRT – Panna Cotta

BEST INDEPENDENT POP ALBUM OR EPBIG SCARY – Me and YouDANIEL JOHNS – FutureNeverJEM CASSAR-DALEY – I Don’t Know Who To CallTELENOVA – Stained Glass LoveVANCE JOY – In Our Own Sweet Time

BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR – PRESENTED BY PPCAANDY GOLLEDGEJEM CASSAR-DALEYKING STINGRAYTEEN JESUS AND THE JEAN TEASERSWANDERERS

INDEPENDENT SONG OF THE YEARCUB SPORT – Always Got The LoveGENESIS OWUSU – Get InspiredJEN CLOHER – Mana TakatāpuiJULIA JACKLIN – I Was NeonKING STINGRAY – Camp Dog

INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEARDANIEL JOHNS – FutureNeverJULIA JACKLIN – PRE PLEASUREKING STINGRAY – King StingrayLAURA JEAN – AmateursNORTHLANE – Obsidian

INDEPENDENT MARKETING TEAM OF THE YEARABC MUSIC, THE ORCHARD – The Wiggles, ReWiggledCHUGG MUSIC, THE ANNEX – Lime Cordiale, Cordi ElbaDOMESTIC LA LA – Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Pretty Good For A Girl BandFUTURE CLASSIC – Flume, PalacesI OH YOU, MUSHROOM MARKETING – Confidence Man, TILT

INDEPENDENT PUBLICITY TEAM OF THE YEARGENNA ALEXOPOULOS – Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Pretty Good For A Girl BandMUSHROOM PUBLICITY – Confidence Man, TILTPOSITIVE FEEDBACK – Lime Cordiale, Cordi ElbaRPM, THE COMMS DEPARTMENT – The Wiggles, ReWiggledTHINKING LOUD – Genesis Owusu, Get Inspired

BEST INDEPENDENT LABELABC MUSICCHAPTER MUSICDOMESTIC LA LALIBERATIONUNFD

May 31, 2023

bbnews  ·  Music  ·  Pop
BTS Sets New Single ‘Take Two’

BTS is back.
In celebration of their 10th anniversary, the K-pop superstars will drop “Take Two,” a new digital single, on June 9. The title of “Take Two” is a nod to BTS progressing into “their second chapter,” reads a statement from their reps at HYBE, and is said to be an “ode to their fans” — ARMY.Bandmate SUGA participated in the production of the new recording, with RM and j-hope contributing to the songwriting, the statement continues.

As previously reported, the South Korea-formed phenomenon will celebrate their milestone with BTS 10th Anniversary FESTA. The annual event coincides with the date of the group’s debut (June 13, 2013), and will roll out from today, culminating in a grand finale June 17 in Seoul.BTS FESTA at Yeouido, in the South Korean capital, will be open to the public.Formed around Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, BTS made its first Billboard chart appearance in 2013, when “No More Dreams” debuted at No. 14 on World Digital Song Sales (before climbing to No. 2 seven years later). Since then, the group has broken numerous records, including the most Hot 100 No. 1 debuts among groups and the most top 10 debuts among groups. All seven members have now scored solo hits on the Billboard Hot 100.With BTS having tallied six Hot 100 No. 1s, and Jimin notching his first with “Like Crazy,” BTS joined the Beatles and the Supremes as the only groups with at least six leaders and at least one member having led the list solo.The hits have dropped around the globe. In the U.K., BTS has bagged five top 10 appearances on the national albums survey, including two No. 1s. The septet has also hit the top 10 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart on four occasions.

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May 31, 2023

bbcharts  ·  bbnews  ·  Chart Beat  ·  Global  ·  Music  ·  U.K.
Tina Turner’s Catalog Soars On U.K. Midweek Chart

The late, great Tina Turner is about to make a major chart comeback. As U.K. fans mourn Turner’s death last Wednesday (May 24), aged 83, the legendary performer could land four titles in the national albums chart, led by The Platinum Collection. Turner’s career retrospective could crack the top 10 for the first time, reentering at No. 8 on the midweek chart, the Official Charts Company reports. The Platinum Collection originally peaked at No. 14 following its release in 2009.

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Close behind is Turner’s 1989 LP Foreign Affair, which features her hit “The Best.” Foreign Affair is set to reenter the Official Chart at No. 10.

Another hits compilation, 1994’s The Collected Recordings, is poised for a No. 12 return, while the U.S. superstar’s Private Dancer from 1984, one of the greatest comebacks of the 20th century, could vault to No. 31, having originally peaked at No. 2.

During her lifetime, Turner landed nine top 10 albums in the U.K., including two No. 1s (Foreign Affair and the soundtrack to What’s Love Got To Do With It).Lewis Capaldi blasted to No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart last Friday (May 26) with Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, the fastest-selling album of 2023. Broken By Desire leads the midweek chart again, ahead of two former leaders, Taylor Swift’s Midnights (up 10-2), which benefits from the release of Midnights (The Til Dawn Edition); and Harry Styles’ Harry’s House (up 5-3), which lifts as he makes a victory lap of his homeland with his Love On Tour. Meanwhile, Mick Hucknall’s Simply Red could bag the highest new entry with Time, new at No. 4 on the Official Chart Update. If Time keeps ticking away, it’ll give the British act their 15th U.K. top 10. Also eyeing top 10 berths are singer-songwriter Arlo Parks’ sophomore album My Soft Machine, the followup to the U.K. indie star’s debut Mercury Prize-winning LP from 2021, Collapsed in Sunbeam. My Soft Machine is new at No. 5 on the chart blast.

Finally, veteran alternative pop act Sparks’ is set for a best chart position since 1974 with The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte. The U.S. act, which recently completed a tour of the U.K., is eying a No. 6 bow on the national chart.

All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published Friday (June 2).

May 31, 2023



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