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Bon Jovi has released the new original holiday song, “Christmas Isn’t Christmas”. Jon Bon Jovi said of the song: “‘Christmas Isn’t Christmas’ is a song that I wrote about family. The sentiment that Christmas really isn’t Christmas without YOU which can bring up a lot of memories for people. I also liked to turn it around and know that because of you Christmas IS Christmas.”

Bon Jovi said he originally wrote the song two years ago when his parents fell ill during the holidays, sharing in an Instagram video: “It was a tough day in the house. My dad and my mom had both taken ill, and I wrote this as a gift to my parents and my children. The gift was that Christmas was bringing everyone together and while were weren’t all together, we can only be there in our memories, and in our thoughts, and our prayers. When we shot the video and we started conversing about it we realized that there’s also a great sunny side: Christmas isn’t Christmas without you, unless you’re here with me. So we can lighten the mood, too. I hope you like it as much as we do.”

Along with the release of “Christmas Isn’t Christmas” is a Bon Jovi Monopoly board game, commemorating the band’s 40th anniversary in 2024. The board game can be pre-ordered at the band’s official store and is priced at $49.99, and boasts properties, tokens, and other elements inspired by Bon Jovi’s history. The six collectible tokens that come with the game were based on Bon Jovi’s heart-and-dagger logo; the smirk face that appears on the ‘Have a Nice Day’ album cover; the Superman logo (which Jon Bon Jovi has tattooed on his left shoulder); the group’s home state of New Jersey; the Bon Jovi skull logo; and Jon’s signature acoustic guitar.

To buy/stream “Christmas Isn’t Christmas,” head here.

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Coldplay are calling on their fans to add their voice to one of their new songs, titled ‘One World.’ In an Instagram post the band the band wrote: “Hello everybody. We hope you are all ok in these wild times. We have nearly finished Moon Music. If you’d like to be on it too, perhaps you could add your voice to a song called One World. (We would love that a lot.) All you have to do is record yourself singing “Ahhhhh” for a few seconds at oneworld.coldplay.com (link in bio). You can either copy the note on the site, or sing a G or C in any octave. Thankyou so much. Love, Chris, Guy, Will and Jonny.”

The song will be featured on Coldplay’s forthcoming new album ‘Moon Music,’ which the band said is nearly completed. Coldplay first teased ‘Moon Music’ back in January and described it as the “second ‘Music Of The Spheres’ volume” (referring to their last studio album, Music Of The Spheres).

To add your voice entry for ‘One World’, fans can head to the link: here.

Coldplay to release ‘One World’ featuring over 120k fans

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After performing with H.E.R. on Saturday Night Live last month, Foo Fighters have released the joint single they performed on the show, “The Glass”.

“The Glass” appears on the band 11th studio album, which was just nominated for three Grammy awards (best rock album and best rock song and best rock performance for “Rescued”).

According to a press release, the H.E.R. version of the song is “nothing short of a revelation — a stunning and singular vocal/guitar performance that wrings new sonic and emotional dimensions from the original.” The double A-side single of the song from the Foos’ most recent album, But Here We Are, will feature the original studio version, as well as H.E.R.’s newly recorded solo reinterpretation of the track.

To stream “The Glass” featuring H.E.R, head here.

In addition, a limited edition seven-inch vinyl single will drop on December 29th at independent record stores and via the Foo Fighters’ website.

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The legendary Boy George will return to Broadway in Moulin Rouge! The Musical.  George will play Harold Zidler in the production, held at Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City.  Moulin Rouge! The Musical will mark George’s first Broadway role in 20 years; he last appeared in and wrote the music and lyrics for the musical Taboo.

The show announced on social media: “The ONE AND ONLY Boy George joins our Broadway company as Harold Zidler beginning February 6, 2024! Ticket link below, Chickens. You know what to do Tickets: https://moulinrougemusical.com/new-york/home/”

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is based on the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, directed by Baz Luhrmann. The musical features a book by John Logan and first debuted on Broadway in 2019.

George will have a limited engagement from Feb. 6, 2024 through May 12; he replaces Eric Anderson, who will play Zidler from Dec. 19 through Feb. 4.  The character is currently played by Titus Burgess, with his last performance set for Dec. 17.

For tickets and other information, head to the official “Moulin Rouge” website: here.

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ABC’s celebrity dance competition “Dancing with the Stars” will feature a special “A Celebration of Taylor Swift” on Nov. 21. The show posted on X: “it’s been a long time coming…join us for A Celebration of Taylor Swift, live November 21 on @ABCNetwork and @DisneyPlus! Stream on @Hulu. #DWTSxTaylorSwift @taylorswift13”

A Celebration of Taylor Swift will see the six remaining couples perform to Swift’s music, while longtime DWTS choreographer (and lead ‘Eras’ tour choreographer) Mandy Moore appearing as a special guest judge.

Swift appeared as a musical performer on DWTS before, celebrating the release of her 2010 album “Speak Now” on the show with a performance of “Mine” and her “Fearless” track “White Horse.”

Fans will be able to vote live during the show. Live viewer votes are combined with judges’ scores to decide which couples are at risk of elimination. Dancing with the Stars Season 32 airs Tuesdays on ABC and is also available to stream on Disney+; episodes also stream the next day on Hulu.

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Olivia Rodrigo has shared the official video for “Can’t Catch Me Now” taken off the The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By), the official soundtrack to Lionsgate’s new film in ‘The Hunger Games’ saga which was released last Friday.  The video is directed by award-winning director Leonn Ward (Michael Kiwanuka, Celeste) of RSA’s Black Dog Films.

“Can’t Catch Me Now” is Rodrigo’s first contribution to a film soundtrack; she wrote the song with producer Daniel Nigro, who also collaborated with Rodrigo on her Grammy-nominated sophomore album Guts.

Take a look at the video for ‘Can’t Catch Me Now’  – here.

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The 2023 Billboard Music Awards ceremony streamed on Sunday, November 19, at BBMAs.watch. The BBMAs awards trophies based on year-end performance metrics on the Billboard music charts.

Morgan Wallen taking home the most trophies of the night with 11 wins – including Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Song, and more.

Taylor Swift took home the coveted Top Artist award and a total of 10 trophies – bringing her career total to 39 wins, and tying Drake as the most awarded BBMA winner in history. Swift said in her acceptance speech: “The fact that you guys have given me 10 Billboard Awards… I’m talking to the fans specifically, none of this happens without you. Billboard base(s) everything off of what you are listening to and what you are passionate about, and I am so honored that this year you made “The Eras Tour” so magical. You went and saw the movie, you cared about my re-recordings…I love you so much, I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have you in my corner and caring about the music that I make, so thank you, thank you, thank you, 10 million times.”

Drake earned five awards, while Sza and Zach Bryan each earned four wins, and 21 Savage, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, and Miley Cyrus each won three BBMAs.

Music icon Mariah Carey was honored with the Billboard Chart Achievement Award for the chart-topping holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which was presented to her by her children Roc and Roe.

For the full list of winners, head to the Billboard website.

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Gracie Abrams has shared her new song, “Cedar,” from the new Apple TV+ series, The Buccaneers.  The song, produced by Aaron Dessner of The National and Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint, will appear as part of the soundtrack to the series.

Mozgawa assembled a roster of women artists for the soundtrack to accompany the television adaptation of Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel.  She said in a statement: “It was a truly incredible experience working with this group of uniquely talented artists. Everyone brought their A-game and taught me something invaluable about the creative process. Witnessing these artists map each character’s journey through song was a joy and the album feels like a really exciting companion to the show.”

You can listen to “Cedar” – here.

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‘Scary Hours 3’ just dropped at midnight, with Drake announcing its release in a trailer, adding that he wrote all its songs since For All the Dogs came out last month. In the trailer, Drake said: “I feel no need to appease anybody. I feel so confident about the body of work that I just dropped, I know I could go disappear for, whatever, six months, a year, two years—even though I’m not really into the super lengthy disappearances for the sake of mystery. But, you know, ultimately, it’s coming to me in a way that I haven’t experienced maybe since, like, If You’re Reading This, where I feel like I’m on dr-gs. I feel like I’m in that mental state without doing anything. I did those songs in the last five days. I didn’t have one bar written down for those songs on the night that For All the Dogs dropped. It’s not like I’m picking up from some unfinished sh*t. You know, this is just happening on its own. And who am I to fight it?”

Drake also dropped the music video for his J. Cole collab “First Person Shooter“, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Take a look at the video – here.

Earlier this week, Drake announced the North American ‘It’s All a Blur Tour – Big as the What?’ with J.Cole, launching in 2024, posting on social media: “ x Right back at it…Cash App Pre sale. This Wednesday, Nov 15 at 11 AM Available For Everyone Friday, Nov 17 at 10 AM Local CHECK DRAKE RELATED FOR DETAILS”

Drake originally launched the It’s All a Blur tour with 21 Savage in July, which wrapped in October. The new leg of the tour will kick off with a pair of shows Jan. 18 and 19 in Denver, wrapping up March 27 in Birmingham, Ala. Tickets are on sale Friday, November 17th at 11 am local time via Ticketmaster.

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Jack Harlow has dropped the video for “Lovin On Me, directed by Aidan Cullen and featuring many of Harlow’s friends – as well as a very cute puppy.

Harlow posted on social media last week: “Thank u for allowing me to reset this year. I moved back to Kentucky and gave u an album I could not have made on the road. Surrounded by family & childhood friends this has been one of the happiest years of my life. But now…a new era begins…”

“Lovin On Me” was first teased back in October on Jack’s TikTok, when he began posting clips playing with and walking his dog, accompanied by clips of the song. Harlow could be seen rapping along to the chorus before abruptly ending the track (before viewers could hear it in its entirety.)

Take a look at the video for “Lovin On Me” – here.

Jack Harlow Releases New Single & Music Video ‘Lovin On Me’: Watch

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