Credit: Danny NorthIn May, U2 announced plans to bring its Joshua Tree Tour to Australia, New Zealand and the Far East this fall, and now the Irish rock legends have added a final show to the 2019 trek: the band's first-ever concert in India.
The performance will take place on December 15 at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, October 1, at noon Indian Standard Time. Visit U2.com to find out about pre-sale opportunities.
"We're much looking forward to bringing a dash of Dublin to Mumbai, India. A country famous for its rich culture of art, music, movies, theater, literature, food and so much more," U2 bassist Adam Clayton says. "There is a lot of excitement in the U2 camp."
Adds guitarist The Edge, "We have been around the world with The Joshua Tree and we can't think of a better place to celebrate the end of this tour. Mumbai, India, we're coming for you, I hope you're ready!"
Bono and The Edge also have filmed a humorous video about the concert that's been posted on U2's official website.
In 2017, U2 mounted The Joshua Tree Tour in celebration of the classic album's 30th anniversary. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers decided to revive the trek this year to bring it to places they didn't visit two years ago.
The tour kicks off with a November 8-9 stand in Auckland, New Zealand, and will include U2's first concerts in Japan since 2006, and its first shows ever in Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea and, as mentioned, India.
Here are all of the dates on The Joshua Tree Tour 2019:
11/8 -- Auckland, New Zealand, Mt. Smart Stadium 11/9 -- Auckland, New Zealand, Mt. Smart Stadium 11/12 -- Brisbane, Australia, SunCorp Stadium 11/15 -- Melbourne, Australia, Marvel Stadium 11/19 -- Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide Oval 11/22 -- Sydney, Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground 11/23 -- Sydney, Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground 11/27 -- Perth, Australia, Optus Stadium 11/30 -- Singapore, Singapore, National Stadium 12/1 -- Singapore, Singapore, National Stadium 12/4 -- Tokyo, Japan, Saitama Super Arena 12/5 -- Tokyo, Japan, Saitama Super Arena 12/8 -- Seoul, South Korea, Gocheok Sky Dome 12/11 -- Manila, Philippines, Philippine Arena 12/15 -- Mumbai, India, DY Patil Stadium
Credit: Danny NorthIn May, U2 announced plans to bring its Joshua Tree Tour to Australia, New Zealand and the Far East this fall, and now the Irish rock legends have added a final show to the 2019 trek: the band's first-ever concert in India.
The performance will take place on December 15 at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, October 1, at noon Indian Standard Time. Visit U2.com to find out about pre-sale opportunities.
"We're much looking forward to bringing a dash of Dublin to Mumbai, India. A country famous for its rich culture of art, music, movies, theater, literature, food and so much more," U2 bassist Adam Clayton says. "There is a lot of excitement in the U2 camp."
Adds guitarist The Edge, "We have been around the world with The Joshua Tree and we can't think of a better place to celebrate the end of this tour. Mumbai, India, we're coming for you, I hope you're ready!"
Bono and The Edge also have filmed a humorous video about the concert that's been posted on U2's official website.
In 2017, U2 mounted The Joshua Tree Tour in celebration of the classic album's 30th anniversary. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers decided to revive the trek this year to bring it to places they didn't visit two years ago.
The tour kicks off with a November 8-9 stand in Auckland, New Zealand, and will include U2's first concerts in Japan since 2006, and its first shows ever in Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea and, as mentioned, India.
Here are all of the dates on The Joshua Tree Tour 2019:
11/8 -- Auckland, New Zealand, Mt. Smart Stadium 11/9 -- Auckland, New Zealand, Mt. Smart Stadium 11/12 -- Brisbane, Australia, SunCorp Stadium 11/15 -- Melbourne, Australia, Marvel Stadium 11/19 -- Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide Oval 11/22 -- Sydney, Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground 11/23 -- Sydney, Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground 11/27 -- Perth, Australia, Optus Stadium 11/30 -- Singapore, Singapore, National Stadium 12/1 -- Singapore, Singapore, National Stadium 12/4 -- Tokyo, Japan, Saitama Super Arena 12/5 -- Tokyo, Japan, Saitama Super Arena 12/8 -- Seoul, South Korea, Gocheok Sky Dome 12/11 -- Manila, Philippines, Philippine Arena 12/15 -- Mumbai, India, DY Patil Stadium
Courtesy of Woodstock Ventures LCThe long, troubled saga of Woodstock 50 is over.
Organizers issued a statement today announcing that the festival, scheduled for August 16-18, has officially been canceled.
"We are saddened that a series of unforeseen setbacks has made it impossible to put on the Festival we imagined with the great line-up we had booked and the social engagement we were anticipating," Michael Lang, co-founder of the original Woodstock festival, says in a statement.
Lang explains that after organizers lost their license to stage the event as originally planned in Watkins Glen, New York, and couldn't secure a permit in Vernon, New York, "we looked for a way to do some good rather than just cancel."
He notes that they formed a partnership with the voter registration non-profit HeadCount and had hoped to "do a smaller event at the Merriweather Pavilion [in Columbia, Maryland,] to raise funds for them to get out the vote and for [non-profits] involved in fighting climate change."
He continues, "We released all the talent [from their contracts] so any involvement on their part would be voluntary. Due to conflicting radius issues in the D.C. area, many acts were unable to participate and others passed for their own reasons."
Lang goes on to ask the artists and agents, who've already been paid performance fees, to donate 10 percent of that money to either HeadCount "or causes of their choice, in the spirit of peace."
Michael also thanked the fans, artists and others who supported the organizers as they tried to bring the event to fruition.
Artists who were originally set to perform at the festival included Robert Plant, Jay-Z, Imagine Dragons,Halsey, Miley Cyrus, Chance the Rapper, The Killers, Janelle Monáe, The Lumineers, Santana, the Grateful Dead spinoff group Dead & Company, David Crosby, John Fogerty and John Sebastian.
Prior to today's cancellation, a variety of artists had reportedly pulled out of the event, including The Lumineers, Jay-Z, Dead & Company, John Fogerty and Miley Cyrus.
Credit: Simon LipmanSnow Patrol's 2006 hit single "Chasing Cars" is the most-played song on U.K. radio of the 21st century so far.
That's according to the British music licensing company PPL, which presented Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody with an award in recognition of the song's accomplishment during a ceremony in London Tuesday.
"It's unbelievable," Lightbody told the BBC of the honor. "I'm not sure how that happened."
Speaking about the enduring love for "Chasing Cars," Lightbody said, "It's an emotionally open song and it's a simple song. But it's also unabashedly a love song, and we don't really have any others."
"The way it unifies an audience is the thing I most cherish about it," he added. "It's a beautiful moment every time you play it."
"Chasing Cars" peaked at number six on the U.K. Official Singles Chart, and stayed in top 75 on the tally for an impressive 94 weeks. It was already U.K. radio's most-played song of the 21st century in 2009.
In the U.S., "Chasing Cars" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Its popularity was in part boosted by its use in the season two finale of Grey's Anatomy.
Ross Andrew Stewart/Courtesy of U2In 2017, U2 mounted a major tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of its classic album The Joshua Tree, although the trek only visited North America, South America and Europe. Now, the Irish rockers have announced plans to revive its Joshua Tree Tour and bring it Down Under and to the Far East this fall.
U2 will kick off the trek on November 8 in Auckland, New Zealand, then move on to Australia for five shows. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers also will be playing an as-yet-unannounced concert in Singapore, before winding down the tour with a December 4-5 stand in Tokyo and a December 8 performance in Seoul, South Korea. The shows in Singapore and Korea will be the band's first ever in those countries.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will open all concerts on the trek.
"Our audience has given The Joshua Tree a whole new life on this tour. Doing these shows has been very special for us, a lot of emotion," Bono says in a statement. "And now we get to do it all over again. Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul…We're coming for you."
Visit U2.com for details on how and when tickets can be purchased for The Joshua Tree 2019 Tour.
The concerts so far are the only shows U2 has scheduled this year. The band's previous trek, the eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour, wrapped up with a November 13, 2018, performance in Berlin.
Here are all of U2's upcoming tour dates:
11/8 -- Auckland, New Zealand, Mt. Smart Stadium 11/12 -- Brisbane, Australia, SunCorp Stadium 11/15 -- Melbourne, Australia, Marvel Stadium 11/19 -- Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide Oval 11/22 -- Sydney, Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground 11/27 -- Perth, Australia, Optus Stadium 12/4 -- Tokyo, Japan, Saitama Super Arena 12/5 -- Tokyo, Japan, Saitama Super Arena 12/8 -- Seoul, South Korea, Gocheok Sky Dome
In 2017, U2 mounted a major tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of its classic album The Joshua Tree, although the trek only visited North America, South America and Europe. Now, the Irish rockers have announced plans to revive its Joshua Tree Tour and bring it Down Under and to the Far East this fall.
U2 will kick off the trek on November 8 in Auckland, New Zealand, then move on to Australia for five shows. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers also will be playing an as-yet-unannounced concert in Singapore, before winding down the tour with a December 4-5 stand in Tokyo and a December 8 performance in Seoul, South Korea. The shows in Singapore and Korea will be the band's first ever in those countries.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will open all concerts on the trek.
"Our audience has given The Joshua Tree a whole new life on this tour. Doing these shows has been very special for us, a lot of emotion," Bono says in a statement. "And now we get to do it all over again. Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul…We're coming for you."
Visit U2.com for details on how and when tickets can be purchased for The Joshua Tree 2019 Tour.
The concerts so far are the only shows U2 has scheduled this year. The band's previous trek, the eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour, wrapped up with a November 13, 2018, performance in Berlin.
Here are all of U2's upcoming tour dates:
11/8 -- Auckland, New Zealand, Mt. Smart Stadium 11/12 -- Brisbane, Australia, SunCorp Stadium 11/15 -- Melbourne, Australia, Marvel Stadium 11/19 -- Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide Oval 11/22 -- Sydney, Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground 11/27 -- Perth, Australia, Optus Stadium 12/4 -- Tokyo, Japan, Saitama Super Arena 12/5 -- Tokyo, Japan, Saitama Super Arena 12/8 -- Seoul, South Korea, Gocheok Sky Dome
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Annamaria DiSanto/WireImageThe years start coming and they don’t stop coming: On Saturday, Smash Mouth will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 1999 hit “All Star.”
Love it or hate it, the tune still earns impressive views on YouTube thanks to various memes and parodies over the years. The official music video has earned over 218 million views, with daily views in 2019 averaging over 197K.
The uptick in the video’s YouTube popularity started in late 2016 after a series of popular parody uploads. Prior to that year, the video was only averaging about 21,000 daily views, but by December 2016 it was racking up 155,000 views a day -- an increase of 600%. In 2017, it peaked at 478 thousand views in a day.
“All-Star” was the second single from Smash Mouth’s album Astro Lounge, and it peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also part of the Mystery Men soundtrack, but is probably best remembered for its appearances in the Shrek franchise.
Smash Mouth is still around, by the way, and this year, they announced that they were recording new music. Their most recent album was 2012's Magic.
Billboard/NBCUniversalThe Billboard Music Awards winners were revealed in ceremonies Wednesday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and broadcast live on NBC. Here's the complete list of winners:
Top Artist Drake
Billboard Chart Achievement Award Ariana Grande
Top New Artist Juice Wrld
Billboard Chart Achievement Award Ariana Grande
Top Male Artist Drake
Top Female Artist Ariana Grande
Top Duo/Group BTS
Top Billboard 200 Artist Drake
Top Hot 100 Artist Drake
Top Streaming Songs Artist Drake
Top Song Sales Artist Drake
Top Radio Songs Artist Drake
Top Social Artist BTS
Top Touring Artist Ed Sheeran
Top R&B Artist Ella Mai
Top R&B Male Artist The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist Ella Mai
Top R&B Tour Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Top Rap Artist Drake
Top Rap Male Artist Drake
Top Rap Female Artist Cardi B
Top Rap Tour Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Top Country Artist Luke Combs
Top Country Male Artist Luke Combs
Top Country Female Artist Carrie Underwood
Top Country Duo/Group Dan + Shay
Top Country Tour Kenny Chesney
Top Rock Artist Imagine Dragons
Top Rock Tour Elton John
Top Latin Artist Ozuna
Top Dance/Electronic Artist The Chainsmokers
Top Christian Artist Lauren Daigle
Top Gospel Artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album Drake, Scorpion
Top Soundtrack The Greatest Showman
Top R&B Album XXXTentacion, 17
Top Rap Album Drake, Scorpion
Top Country Album Luke Combs, This One’s for You
Top Rock Album Panic! At The Disco, Pray for the Wicked
Top Latin Album Ozuna, Aura
Top Dance/Electronic Album The Chainsmokers, Sick Boy
Top Christian Album Lauren Daigle, Look Up Child
Top Gospel Album Tori Kelly, Hiding Place
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
Top Streaming Song (Audio) Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”
Top Streaming Song (Video) Drake, “In My Feelings”
Top-Selling Song Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
Top Radio Song Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
Top Collaboration Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
Top R&B Song Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up”
Top Rap Song Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”
Top Country Song Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Top Rock Song Panic! At The Disco, “High Hopes”
Top Latin Song Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna, “Te Bote”
Top Dance/Electronic Song Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle”
C Flanigan/Getty ImagesPatrick Carney of The Black Keysmarried his longtime girlfriend, singer/songwriter Michelle Branch, Saturday night at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, People magazine confirms.
Additionally, Michelle posted a headline announcing the wedding on Instagram, and wrote, "Can confirm."
In attendance were Michelle's 13-year-old daughter Owen from her first marriage, and her and Carney's seven-month-old son, Rhys.
The couple met in February of 2015 at a Grammy party in L.A., and worked together on her album Hopeless Romantic. Carney proposed on Michelle's 34th birthday, July 2, 2017. They started planning their wedding, but three months before they planned to marry, the couple announced they were expecting. Rhys was born in August of 2018.
Michelle's first marriage to Teddy Landau ended in 2015. This is Carney's third marriage.
Jennifer Lopez performs at the Grammys; Monty Brinton/CBSHey, remember last year, when everyone complained that there were barely any women on the Grammy Awards, and that deserving hip-hop artists kept getting snubbed?
What a difference a year makes. The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday night in Los Angeles, were all about hip hop and women -- and sometimes both.
Edgy country artist Kacey Musgraves was the night's big winner, taking home four trophies, including the prestigious Album of the Year prize for Golden Hour. She also won Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. In one of her many acceptance speeches, she thanked "all of the fans who have done nothing but spread positivity and love about this album...you really gave it wings."
Meanwhile, Cardi B and Childish Gambino, the latter aka actor Donald Glover, made Grammy history with their wins. Childish Gambino's politically charged #1 hit "This Is America" was named Record and Song of the Year -- the first time a hip-hop track had ever won in those two categories. "This Is America" also won for Best Rap/Sung performance, and its galvanizing video was named Best Music Video. Gambino wasn't on hand to accept his trophies.
Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy was named Best Rap Album, making her the only solo female to win in that category. The rapper was overcome by emotion at the podium, but still managed to joke, "The nerves are so bad, maybe I need to start smoking weed!"
Cardi then gave a memorable speech, specifically thanking her 7-month-old daughter, Kulture. She explained that wen she found out she was pregnant, it gave her the impetus she needed to finish her album and shoot the videos before she started showing. She also thanked her estranged husband, Offset, who was onstage with her, for encouraging her.
The night's other big winners included Brandi Carlile, who won three trophies, and Lady Gaga, who also took home three: two for "Shallow" and one for her song "Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” Accepting the award for Best Pop/Duo Group performance, a tearful Gaga thanked Bradley Cooper and her fans, and then spoke about the importance of mental health issues, especially in the music industry.
“If you see someone that’s hurting, don’t look away," she said. "And if you’re hurting, even though it might be hard, try to find that bravery within yourself to dive deep and go tell somebody and take them up into your head with you.”
Going into the show, host Alicia Keys said she felt that this year's Grammys was "one billion percent" the year of the woman. Indeed, in addition to Cardi, Kacey, Brandi and Gaga, nearly every other winner or performer of the night was female, from R&B stars H.E.R. and Janelle Monae, Latinx stars Jennifer Lopez and Camila Cabello, rock star St. Vincent, and pop stars Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa. Even Michelle Obama put in an appearance.
Most of the star-studded Grammy "moments" were female-centric: There were tributes to Dolly Parton and Aretha Franklin, and Diana Ross took center stage to wish a happy 75th birthday to herself with a performance. Even a Motown tribute was mostly performed by Jennifer Lopez.
Dua Lipa, who was named Best New Artist, even said in her acceptance speech, "I guess this year, we really stepped up." It was a not-so-subtle diss of Recording Academy president Neil Portnow, who last year was publicly slammed for suggesting that women in the music industry needed to "step up."
Unfortunately, the biggest female pop star in the world right now, Ariana Grande, declined to attend after feuding with the producers. Disappointing, considering that in ceremonies prior to the broadcast, she won her first Grammy: Best Pop Vocal Album, for Sweetener.
As for the men, there were performances by Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shawn Mendes and Travis Scott and, briefly, Smokey Robinson and Ne-Yo, but the most notable male appearance came from Drake, who normally avoids award shows like the plague. He was on hand to accept his Grammy for Best Rap Song, for "God's Plan," and gave one of the most pointed speeches of the night.
Noting that awards are often decided by those who "might not understand" where hip-hop stars like him are coming from, the rapper continued, "You've already won if you have people who are singing your songs word for word. If you're a hero from your hometown. If there's people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain and the snow, spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows"
Gesturing to his Grammy, Drake added, "You don't need this right here. I promise you, you already won."
Fans were furious that Drake's speech was seemingly cut short by a commercial, but backstage, it was explained that he was given the opportunity to continue afterward, but declined, saying he'd made his point.
Monty Brinton/CBSThe 61st Annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday night in Los Angeles, were a far cry from last year's telecast, which was criticized for a lack of female performers. It was all about the women Sunday night -- with a few men thrown in here and there. Here's who performed what:
The show kicked off with an elaborate production number starring Camila Cabello, who sang her #1 hit "Havana" on a set that looked like an apartment building, which she later tweeted was inspired by the real-life building her grandmother lived in growing up in Havana, Cuba. Camila, the first Latina to open the Grammys, was joined for the block-party-inspired number by Ricky Martin, J Balvin, Young Thug and Latin music legend Arturo Sandoval.
Shawn Mendes and Miley Cyrus performed a crowd-pleasing duet of his nominated song, "In My Blood"
One of the night's big winners, Kacey Musgraves, performed "Rainbow" from her Album of the Year-winning disc, Golden Hour.
Janelle Monáe performed a sexy, show-stopping version of her song "Make Me Feel," which featured bits of her songs "Django Jane" and "Pynk" dropped in. Surrounded by female dancers and wearing a black-and-white shiny leotard, Janelle channeled Prince and James Brown as she played guitar, sang, danced and even dropped to the floor for some suggestive hip thrusting.
Post Malone performed an acoustic version of his song "Stay" before moving to a bit of his nominated hit, "Rock Star." He then joined Red Hot Chili Peppers on guitar and vocals for a rocking version of their 2016 song, "Dark Necessities."
Anna Kendrick introduced a Dolly Parton tribute, which featured the country legend singing "Here You Come Again" with Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves, "Jolene" with Miley Cyrus, a lovely version of Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush" with Maren Morris and Miley, and a new song, "Red Shoes," with Little Big Town. Then everyone joined in on a version of her classic hit "9 to 5."
Best R&B Album winner H.E.R. gave a soulful performance of her track "Hard Place" while playing a see-through guitar; she was later joined by a chorus of singers.
Cardi B gave a Jazz Age-inspired performance of "Money," which featured her lolling on a diamond piano and, at one point, wearing a huge peacock-looking feather tail accessory.
Alicia Keys, the show's host, played a Scott Joplin song on two pianos at once before performing a medley of songs that included Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly," Juice WRLD's "Lucid Dreams," Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable," Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody," Drake's "In My Feelings," Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up," Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and, finally, her own "Empire State of Mind."
Country duo Dan + Shay did a stripped-down version of their Grammy-winning crossover hit, "Tequila."
Introduced by her nine-year-old grandson, Motown legend Diana Ross wished herself a happy 75th birthday -- which is actually next month -- by performing "The Best Years of My Life" and "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)."
Lady Gaga performed a raucous, super-dramatic solo version of her Grammy-winning hit "Shallow." It was, we think, an attempt to show exactly why she and Ally, the singer/songwriter character she plays in A Star Is Born, are two very different artists.
Travis Scott, joined by Earth, Wind & Fire members as well as collaborators Mike Dean and James Blake, performed "Stop Trying to Be God," and then moved to a huge steel cage, where he performed "No Bystanders" while a crowd of young people climbed all over the cage, formed a mosh pit, and then held the rapper up as he crowd-surfed.
A Motown tribute featured some participation from Ne-Yo, Smokey Robinson and Alicia Keys, but it was dominated by Jennifer Lopez, who danced and sang a medley of the legendary record label's hits, including "Please Mr. Postman," "Dancing in the Street," "Do You Love Me," "Money, "ABC," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," and "Square Biz."
Brandi Carlile, who won three Grammys, performed a touching version of her anti-bullying song "The Joke," impressing the crowd by nailing the song's extremely high notes.
As a tribute to Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipient Donny Hathaway, Chloe X Halle sang "Where Is the Love," a 1972 hit by the late singer and Roberta Flack.
St. Vincent and Dua Lipa sang a titillating mash-up of their respective hits "Masseducation" and "One Kiss."
Andra Day, Fantasia and Yolanda Adams paid tribute to the late Aretha Franklin by singing "You Make Me Feel (Like a Natural Woman)."
Credit: Danny NorthIn May, U2 announced plans to bring its Joshua Tree Tour to Australia, New Zealand and the Far East this fall, and now the Irish rock legends have added a final show to the 2019 trek: the band's first-ever concert in India.
