In the weeks following the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, the members of Queen have come out to talk a lot about the process of making the movie and making sure that a lot of the period details in the movie are correct. However, we haven't heard a ton from drummer Roger Taylor about his portrayal in the film, but he recently spoke out about Bohemian Rhapsody, noting after he screened the film, They got […]
Due to the scheduled memorial services for former President George H.W. Bush, the 61st Grammy Awards nominations will now be announced on Friday, Dec. 7, instead of Wednesday, Dec. 5 as previously planned. Select categories will be announced live on “CBS This Morning” and on Apple Music at 8:30 a.m. ET. Shortly aftward, at 8:45 a.m. ET, the Recording Academy™ will announce nominations across all 84 categories. Earlier this year, the Recording Academy announced several […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzj92mbo8T0 Anderson .Paak recruited Kendrick Lamar to perform their funky collaborative track “Tints” on Saturday Night Live. In addition to singing the laid-back R&B-funk cut, .Paak showcased his drumming skills throughout – opening with some jazzy hi-hat flourishes before settling into a simple, grooving backbeat. Lamar joined to add his nimble boasts midway through the song, rapping, “Bitch, I’m Kendrick Lamar; respect me from afar / I was made in His image; you […]
Smilers, rejoice! Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson know a thing or two about making a great song. It was revealed back in May that the artists were collaborating on new music in the studio, and now the talented duo has finally released their new track, "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart." In the music video, Miley embarks on a wild police chase through the streets, a strip club and other interesting settings. Though this project marks […]
Facebook’s video-on-demand service Facebook Watch is getting a trio of familiar classics: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. The social network is teaming up with 20th Century Fox to bring every episode of the shows to Facebook starting today. The shows aren’t exclusive to Facebook — you can purchase episodes from a variety of places, and the episodes can be streamed on Hulu — but earlier this week, Facebook rolled out its Watch […]
Queen guitarist Brian May on Rami Malek, Roger Taylor's socks, and what Freddie would have made of it all... Brian May can laugh about it now: the fired directors, the departed leading men, the eight agonising years when the Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, crawled through production, up among the leaders in the bad-luck stakes. “I think the best thing is to look forward, and not back,” the ever-diplomatic Queen […]
Film version of rocker’s one-man show headed to Netflix this December https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1xDzgob1JI Bruce Springsteen shares the stories and songs of his life in the moving new trailer for Springsteen on Broadway, which arrives on Netflix December 16th. The trailer opens with Springsteen discussing the different ways his mother and father influenced his life and music amidst a performance of his Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. cut “Growin’ Up.” Elsewhere, Springsteen duets with his wife and longtime […]
Queen guitarist Brian May predicted that actor Rami Malek would appear on the Oscar nominations list for his work on Bohemian Rhapsody, and added that it would be well-deserved. The story of Freddie Mercury has now generated over $404 million and is on course to become the biggest-grossing music biopic in the North American market. Despite receiving some negative criticism for the film itself, most reviewers were complimentary about Malek’s performance as Mercury. “He’s incredible,” May said of Malek. “Without doubt he’ll […]
Despite the fact that her recent album Witness was a critical flop (which she knows), Katy Perry still managed to become this year’s highest paid woman in music through persistence, touring, and American Idol. According to Forbes, she beat out both Beyoncé (who was 2017's top earner) and Taylor Swift (2016's highest paid) to take the top spot this year. Perry pulled in a reported $83 million pretax in 2018, a combination of touring her failed attempt at “purposeful pop,” 2017's Witness (that’s […]
