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Grammys 2019 — the winners

February 11, 2019 – 5:33 am

Grammys host Alicia Keys; Monty Brinton/CBSHere's the complete list of winners in key categories for the 61st annual Grammy Awards, revealed Sunday night in ceremonies at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Album of the Year
Golden Hour -- Kacey Musgraves

Record of the Year
“This Is America” -- Childish Gambino

Song of the Year
“This Is America” -- Childish Gambino

Best New Artist
Dua Lipa

POP FIELD

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
My Way — Willie Nelson

Best Pop Vocal Album
Sweetener — Ariana Grande

DANCE/ELECTRONIC FIELD

Best Dance Recording
“Electricity” — Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Woman Worldwide — Justice

ROCK FIELD

Best Rock Performance
“When Bad Does Good” — Chris Cornell

Best Metal Performance
“Electric Messiah” — High On Fire

Best Rock Song
“Masseduction” — Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)

Best Rock Album
From the Fires — Greta Van Fleet

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Best Alternative Music Album
Colors — Beck

R&B FIELD

Best R&B Performance
“Best Part” — H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand” — Leon Bridges TIE
“How Deep Is Your Love” — PJ Morton Featuring Yebba TIE

Best R&B Song
“Boo’d Up” — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Everything Is Love — The Carters

Best R&B Album
H.E.R. — H.E.R.

RAP FIELD

Best Rap Performance
“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake TIE
“Bubblin” — Anderson .Paak TIE

Best Rap/Sung Performance
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino

Best Rap Song
“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

Best Rap Album
Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B

COUNTRY FIELD

Best Country Solo Performance
“Butterflies” — Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Tequila” — Dan + Shay

Best Country Song
“Space Cowboy” — Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Album
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FIELD

Best Americana Album
By the Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile

Best Bluegrass Album
The Travelin’ McCourys — The Travelin’ McCourys

Best Folk Album
All Ashore — Punch Brothers

REGGAE FIELD

Best Reggae Album
44/876 — Sting & Shaggy

SPOKEN WORD FIELD

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Faith – A Journey for All — Jimmy Carter

COMEDY FIELD

Best Comedy Album
Equanimity & the Bird Revelation — Dave Chappelle

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM FIELD

Best Music Video
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino, Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers

Best Music Film
Quincy — Quincy Jones Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA FIELD

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Greatest Showman — (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Black Panther — Ludwig Göransson, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)

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The Cranberries announce final album with Dolores O’Riordan; listen now to single “All Over Now”

January 15, 2019 – 3:30 pm

BMGOn the one-year anniversary of Dolores O'Riordan's death, the surviving members of The Cranberries have announced the details of their final album. It's called In the End, and will be released April 26.

The first single from In the End is a song titled "All Over Now," which you can download now via digital outlets.

O'Riordan, who passed away unexpectedly on January 15, 2018 at age 46, had written and demoed the 11 songs that are included on In the End by late 2017, and the rest of the band finished the album following her death.

"We knew this had to be one of the, if not the, best Cranberries album that we could possibly do," says guitarist Noel Hogen. "The worry was that we would destroy the legacy of the band by making an album that wasn't up to standard."

He continues, "Once we had gone through all the demos that Dolores and I had worked on and decided that we had such a strong album we knew it would be the right thing and the best way that we could honor Dolores."

Here is the In the End track list:

"All Over Now"
"Lost"
"Wake Me When It's Over"
"A Place I Know"
"Catch Me if You Can"
"Got It"
"Illusion"
"Crazy Heart"
"Summer Song"
"The Pressure"
"In the End"

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61st annual Grammy Awards: The nominees

December 7, 2018 – 2:43 pm

GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty ImagesHere's the complete list of nominees in key categories for the 61st annual Grammy Awards. Winners will be revealed on music's biggest night Sunday, February 10, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on CBS.

Album of the Year
Invasion of Privacy -- Cardi B
By the Way I Forgive You -- Brandi Carlile
Scorpion -- Drake
beerbongs & bentleys -- Post Malone
H.E.R. -- H.E.R.
Dirty Computer -- Janelle Monae
Golden Hour -- Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album -- Kendrick Lamar

Record of the Year
“I Like It” -- Cardi B
“The Joke” -- Brandi Carlile
“This Is America” -- Childish Gambino
“Shallow” -- Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
“All the Stars” -- Kendrick Lamar
“Rock Star” -- Post Malone
“God’s Plan” -- Drake
“The Middle” -- Zedd, Maren Morris

Song of the Year
“All the Stars” -- Kendrick Lamar, SZA
“Boo’d Up” -- Ella Mai
“God’s Plan” -- Drake
“In My Blood” -- Shawn Mendes
“The Joke” -- Brandi Carlile
“The Middle” -- Zedd, Maren Morris
“Shallow” -- Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
“This Is America” -- Childish Gambino

Best New Artist
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Bebe Rexha
Margo Price
Jorja Smith

POP FIELD

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Colors” — Beck
“Havana (Live)” — Camila Cabello
“God Is A Woman” — Ariana Grande
“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga
“Better Now” — Post Malone

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Fall In Line” — Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” — Backstreet Boys
“‘S Wonderful” — Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“Girls I Like You” — Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
“Say Something” — Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton
“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love Is Here to Stay —Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
My Way — Willie Nelson
Nat “King” Cole & Me — Gregory Porter
Standards (DELUXE) —Seal
THE MUSIC…THE MEM’RIES…THE MAGIC! — Barbra Streisand

Best Pop Vocal Album
Camila — Camila Cabello
Meaning of Life — Kelly Clarkson
Sweetener — Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes — Shawn Mendes
Beautiful Trauma — Pink
Reputation — Taylor Swift

DANCE/ELECTRONIC FIELD

Best Dance Recording
“Northern Soul” — Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
“Ultimatum” — Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
“Losing It” — Fisher
“Electricity” — Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
“Ghost Voices” — Virtual Self

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Singularity — Jon Hopkins
Woman Worldwide — Justice
Treehouse — Sofi Tukker
Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides — SOPHIE
Lune Rouge — TOKiMONSTA

ROCK FIELD

Best Rock Performance
“Four Out of Five” —Arctic Monkeys
“When Bad Does Good” — Chris Cornell
“Made An America” — The Fever 333
“Highway Tune” — Greta Van Fleet
“Uncomfortable” — Halestorm

Best Metal Performance
“Condemned to the Gallows “— Between The Buried And Me
“Honeycomb” — Deafheaven
“Electric Messiah” — High On Fire
“Betrayer” — Trivium
“On My Teeth — Underoath

Best Rock Song
“Black Smoke Rising” — Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel
Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
“Jumpsuit” — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
“MANTRA” — Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me the Horizon)
“Masseduction” — Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
“Rats” — Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)

Best Rock Album
Rainier Fog — Alice In Chains
M A N I A — Fall Out Boy
Prequelle — Ghost
From the Fires — Greta Van Fleet
Pacific Daydream — Weezer

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Best Alternative Music Album
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino —Arctic Monkeys
Colors — Beck
Utopia — Björk
American Utopia — David Byrne
Masseduction — St. Vincent

R&B FIELD

Best R&B Performance
“Long As I Live” — Toni Braxton
“Summer” — The Carters
“Y O Y” — Lalah Hathaway
“Best Part” — H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
“First Began” — PJ Morton

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand” — Leon Bridges
“Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight” — Bettye LaVette
“Honest” — MAJOR.
“How Deep Is Your Love” — PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
“Made for Love” — Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway

Best R&B Song
“Boo’d Up” — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“Come Through And Chill” — Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
“Feels Like Summer” — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
“Focus” — Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Long As I Live” — Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Everything Is Love — The Carters
The Kids Are Alright— Chloe x Halle
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz — Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
War & Leisure — Miguel
Ventriloquism — Meshell Ndegeocello

Best R&B Album
Sex & Cigarettes — Toni Braxton
Good Thing — Leon Bridges
Honestly — Lalah Hathaway
H.E.R. — H.E.R.
Gumbo Unplugged (Live) — PJ Morton

RAP FIELD

Best Rap Performance
“Be Careful” — Cardi B
“Nice for What” — Drake
“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
“Bubblin” — Anderson .Paak
“Sicko Mode” — Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee

Best Rap/Sung Performance
“Like I Do” — Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink
“Pretty Little Fears” — 6LACK Featuring J. Cole
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino
“All the Stars” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Rockstar” — Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage

Best Rap Song
“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
“Lucky You” — R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas)
“Sicko Mode” — Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
“Win” — K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)

Best Rap Album
Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B
Swimming — Mac Miller
Victory Lap — Nipsey Hussle
Daytona — Pusha T
Astroworld — Travis Scott

COUNTRY FIELD

Best Country Solo Performance
“Wouldn’t It Be Great?” — Loretta Lynn
“Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” — Maren Morris
“Butterflies” — Kacey Musgraves
“Millionaire” — Chris Stapleton
“Parallel Line” — Keith Urban

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Shoot Me Straight” — Brothers Osborne
“Tequila” — Dan + Shay
”When Someone Stops Loving You” — Little Big Town
“Dear Hate” — Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill
“Meant to Be” — Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

Best Country Song
“Break Up in the End” — Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
“Dear Hate” — Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
“I Lived It” — Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
“Space Cowboy” — Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
“Tequila” — Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
“When Someone Stops Loving You” — Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)

Best Country Album
Unapologetically — Kelsea Ballerini
Port Saint Joe — Brothers Osborne
Girl Going Nowhere — Ashley McBryde
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
From A Room: Volume 2 — Chris Stapleton

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FIELD

Best Americana Album
By the Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile
Things Have Changed — Bettye LaVette
The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine
The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone — Lee Ann Womack
One Drop of Truth — The Wood Brothers

Best Bluegrass Album
Portraits in Fiddles — Mike Barnett
Sister Sadie II — Sister Sadie
Rivers and Roads — Special Consensus
The Travelin’ McCourys — The Travelin’ McCourys
North of Despair — Wood & Wire

Best Folk Album
Whistle Down the Wind — Joan Baez
Black Cowboys — Dom Flemons
Rifles & Rosary Beads — Mary Gauthier
Weed Garden — Iron & Wine
All Ashore — Punch Brothers

REGGAE FIELD

Best Reggae Album
As the World Turns — Black Uhuru
Reggae Forever — Etana
Rebellion Rises — Ziggy Marley
A Matter of Time — Protoje
44/876 — Sting & Shaggy

SPOKEN WORD FIELD

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Accessory to War (Neil Degrasse Tyson & Avis Lang) — Courtney B. Vance
Calypso — David Sedaris
Creative Quest — Questlove
Faith – A Journey for All — Jimmy Carter
The Last Black Unicorn — Tiffany Haddish

COMEDY FIELD

Best Comedy Album
Annihilation — Patton Oswalt
Equanimity & the Bird Revelation — Dave Chappelle
Noble Ape — Jim Gaffigan
Standup for Drummers — Fred Armisen
Tamborine — Chris Rock

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Hozier premieres new song, “Movement”; watch emotional video now

November 14, 2018 – 10:00 pm

Credit: Edward CookeHozier has released a new song called "Movement." The soulful track is available now for digital download.

"Movement" is accompanied by an emotional video starring Ukrainian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin, who can also be seen in the new movie The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. You can watch the video now on YouTube.

"I was incredibly proud to work with @sergeipolunin_ on the video for #Movement," Hozier tweeted about the clip. "He's a once in a generation talent and a man of incredible skill and artistry."

"Movement" follows Hozier's recent four-song EP Nina Cried Power, which was released in September. He hasn't released a full-length album since his 2014 self-titled debut, which spawned the huge hit "Take Me to Church."

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Coldplay releasing live album & concert film along with “A Head Full of Dreams” documentary in December

October 18, 2018 – 5:30 pm

Image Group LA/ABCColdplay's upcoming A Head Full of Dreams documentary will receive a home release on December 7, and it'll be accompanied by a new live album and concert film.

The album, Live in Buenos Aires, was recorded in the Argentine capital on November 15, 2017 -- the final date on Coldplay's extensive world tour behind their most recent studio effort, 2015's A Head Full of Dreams. Meanwhile, the film, Live in Sao Paulo, was shot a week earlier.

The Live in Buenos Aires recording of "Viva La Vida" is available now for digital download, while you can watch the Live in Sao Paulo performance of the 2008 hit now on YouTube.

The career-spanning A Head Full of Dreams documentary chronicles Coldplay's now 20-year story, from their first rehearsal to becoming the stadium-conquering global stars they are today. It'll screen in theaters worldwide for one night only on November 14 before premiering on Amazon Prime Video November 16.

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Coldplay to release career-spanning documentary, “A Head Full of Dreams”; see the trailer now

October 12, 2018 – 3:10 pm

Image Group LA/ABCThe story of Coldplay will be told in A Head Full of Dreams, a new documentary film to chronicle the history of the British band from their very first rehearsal to the stadium-conquering stars they are today.

A Head Full of Dreams, named after Coldplay's 2015 album, is directed by Mat Whitecross, who met Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion at a London university before they even started a band. Whitecross, who's gone on to direct several Coldplay videos and the 2016 Oasis documentary Supersonic, has been filming the band since their very first rehearsal.

Early footage of Coldplay's origin is included in the film's trailer, including several shots of Marin in braces.

A Head Full of Dreams will hit theaters for one night only on November 14 before being released on Amazon Prime Video November 16. Tickets to theatrical screenings will be available at Coldplay.film.

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American Music Awards 2018 – Winner’s List

October 10, 2018 – 4:30 am

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It was a record-breaking night for Taylor Swift at the American Music Awards, held live Tuesday night from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Taylor opened the show with a performance of “I Did Something Bad,” and went on to win four awards, bringing her lifetime total to 23 -- breaking Whitney Houston’s record for most AMA wins by a female artist.

Here's a full list of the 2018 winners at the American Music Awards

Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift

Favorite Male Artist Pop/Rock
Post Malone

Favorite Female Artist Pop/Rock
Taylor Swift

Favorite Duo or Group Pop/Rock
Migos

Favorite Album Pop/Rock
Taylor Swift - Reputation

Favorite Song Pop/Rock
Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug “Havana”

Favorite Male Artist Country
Kane Brown

Favorite Female Artist Country
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Duo or Group Country
Florida Georgia Line

Favorite Album - Country
Kane Brown - Kane Brown

Favorite Song - Country
Kane Brown “Heaven”

Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B

Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentlys

Favorite Song Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B - “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”

Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
Khalid

Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
Rihanna

Favorite Album - Soul/R&B
XXXTENTACION - 17

Favorite Song - Soul/R&B
Bruno Mars & Cardi B - “Finesse”

Tour of the Year
Taylor Swift

Favorite Music Video
Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug - “Havana”

Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock
Panic! At The Disco

Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
Shawn Mendes

Favorite Artist - Latin
Daddy Yankee

Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational
Lauren Daigle

Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music
Marshmello

Favorite Soundtrack
Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By

Favorite Social Artist of the Year Presented By Xfinity
BTS

New Artist of the Year Presented By Capital One ® Savor® Card
Camila Cabello

Collaboration of the Year
Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug - “Havana”

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Listen now: Elle King shakes her own spirit on new track, “Little Bit of Lovin'”

October 5, 2018 – 7:08 pm

Dennis Leupold"Little Bit of Lovin'," the latest track released from Elle King's upcoming album, Shake the Spirit, was quite the emotional experience for the singer. According to Elle, by the time she was done recording it, she was on the floor sobbing.

"When I sang it with the band for the first time, I felt this joy coming through me," she says in a statement. "I’ll never forget it. Instead of having an out-of-body experience, I had an into-my-body experience. I felt myself snap into my body and I fell to my knees and burst into tears. I just started weeping. And I looked up at my bassist and he looked at me and he said, ‘It’s really nice to see you again, Elle.’”

The song was obviously partly inspired by her brief marriage, which ended in divorce after just three months. "Yeah, my love was pure but I made an awful wife/'Cause my husband was dumb and I was just lazy," Elle sings.

The song also features a lengthy spoken word segment where Elle, sounding a bit like an old-time preacher, goes on about how you need to be "revived" and find love within yourself.

Over a gospel-flavored instrumental break, Elle declares, "I am not broken and I don't need the love of another person to feel complete."

She continues, "You can't be loved until you've seen love And you can't see love until you've known love. And you can't know love until you love yourself. But I know, and I got that now."

"Little Bit of Lovin'" is the fourth track Elle's released from Shake the Spirit, following "Shame," "Naturally Pretty GIrls" and "Good Thing Gone." The album's due out October 19.

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Popping drink bottles behind false alarm that sparked stampede at Global Citizen Festival

October 1, 2018 – 10:00 am

Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global CitizenA loud noise that sparked a stampede at Saturday's Global Citizen Festival in New York City's Central Park turned out to be the popping of plastic bottles, a New York Police Department source tells ABC News.

The loud sound was mistaken for gunfire by some patrons, leading thousands to rush for the exits; a dozen people sustained injuries in the ensuing panic.

The New York City Police Department confirmed to ABC News that the loud noise, originally reported as being caused by a fallen security barrier, "was the sound of an attendee(s) stepping on and popping a drink bottle(s).“

In a statement to ABC on Sunday, Global Citizen's Hugh Evans said that sometime after 7 p.m., some attendees heard "a loud noise" they believed to be gunshots and raced to exit the park.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, along with NYPD Assistant Chief Kathleen O'Reilly, took the stage to reassure the understandably frightened crowd: "You're all safe," according to USA Today.

"What happened is a barrier I think fell down...But nobody is trying to hurt anybody," Martin continued. "Of course everyone is worried, we all care about people."

"There's no need to run fast," he warned, according to the newspaper, adding, "There's no need to push people out of the way."

The concert -- which also featured The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Cardi B, John Legend, Janelle Monáe and Janet Jackson -- was paused until police were able to restore order.

Global Citizen is a movement to end extreme poverty by 2030. More than 60,000 people have attended the festival since its debut in 2012.

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Elle King’s new album “Shake the Spirit” out October 19, tour kicks off next month

September 7, 2018 – 3:12 pm

Dennis LeupoldElle King's sophomore album now has a title and a release date: Shake the Spirit will be out October 19.

She tweeted, "This record was a crazy, beautiful, enlightening, scary process and I can’t wait for you all to hear it and feel it within you."

Elle says of the album title,, "I decided to call it Shake The Spirit because I was shaken to the core over the last year and a half. I was literally talking to ghosts. But making the album not only changed my life, it saved my life. It’s like when you see somebody who is struggling, you want to shake them. Putting this record out is like shaking myself awake.”

Elle has also released a trailer for the album, featuring a voiceover where she explains how what she's been through -- including a secret marriage and divorce -- made her feel.

"I was dealing with really intense and major mental issues," she says. "But I was so in this moment that I would shake when I would sing. But I remembered thinking this: If you say beautiful things about yourself, and you say you love yourself, even if you don't believe it, one day you're gonna wake up and you will f***in' believe it."

"You have to shake yourself out of it, wake yourself up, and you have to shake your spirit, you gotta shake this darkness off of you, and you can," she adds. "And this is just the way I did it."

Elle has also released a new track from the album, "Good Thing Gone," as well as the track listing and an initial batch of tour dates, which kick off October 2 with a show in London, England and wrap up November 12 in L.A.

Here are the tour dates:

10/2 -- London, England, Bush Hall
10/7 + 14 -- Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Festival
10/26-28 -- New Orleans, LA, Voodoo Fest
10/30 -- Charlotte, NC, The Underground
11/2 -- Washington, DC, Lincoln Hall
11/3 -- New Haven, CT, College Street Music Hall
11/4 -- Philadelphia, PA, Theatre of Living Arts
11/5 -- Brooklyn, NY, Warsaw
11/8 -- Toronto, ONT, Opera House
11/9 -- Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall
11/10 -- Chicago, IL, The Vic Theatre
11/12 -- Los Angeles, CA, Belasco Theater

And here's the track listing:

"Talk of the Town"
"Baby Outlaw"
"Shame"
"Man's Man"
"Naturally Pretty Girls"
"Told You So"
"Good Thing Gone"
"Runaway"
"It Girl"
"Ram Jam"
"Sober"
"Chained" feat. Cameron Neal
"Little Bit of Lovin’"

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