Kate Bush: Last News

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RAYE has covered Kate Bush‘s ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ as part of this year’s Live Lounge Month – check out the video below.The singer visited BBC Radio 1 yesterday (September 7) to record two live tracks, beginning with her recent single ‘Black Mascara’.RAYE then took on Bush’s classic 1985 single, which has seen a huge spike in popularity of late owing to its appearance in Stranger Things 4.For her version, the London artist removed the galloping beat and synths that feature in the original song in favour of piano and stings.“I didn’t feel it was the right thing to change much. We’re bringing it down – no drums, kind of like [a] ballad,” RAYE explained of her moody, stripped-back take on ‘Running Up That Hill’.“[Bush] 100 per cent wrote this record, 100 per cent produced it… she’s like one of my idols.

Kate Bush’s record-breaking hit Running Up That Hill was the UK’s biggest song of the summer for 2022, beating the likes of Harry Styles and Beyonce, both of whom released massive new music this year.Originally released in 1985 as the lead track on her Hounds Of Love album, the new-wave song had a global resurgence in popularity after it was featured in the fourth series of Stranger Things as a means of character Max (Sadie Sink) grounding herself in the real world.The song recorded 762,000 chart units over the summer period from the first week of June to the last week of August, the Official Charts Company has said.It also secured the most streams of any song this summer with a whopping 86.6 million and the most digital downloads with more than 42,000.In June, the British singer-songwriter broke a trio of chart records with the song including the longest time taken for a single to reach number one, when the 1980s track finally reached the top spot 37 years after it was released.She also claimed the title of the longest gap between number one singles, as her only other chart-topping moment was 44 years ago with her debut single, Wuthering Heights, in 1978.To round off her trio of records, the song’s summer success made her the oldest female artist ever to score a UK number one, taking the crown from previous holder Cher, as she was 63 years old at the time.Bush gave a rare interview in the aftermath of her song’s massive resurgence, remarking that it was ‘very special’ to her that young audiences were discovering her music for the first time through the hit Netflix show.           The revival of the song – which earned her a pretty penny as well – has meant Bush has seen off competition from music superstars including

Kate Bush‘s hit song, ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ is set to be reissued as a CD single.This will be the first time the ‘Hounds of Love’ track will be released in the format and is set to release on September 2 via Rhino. Pre-orders are available here.Earlier today, both Harry Styles and Bush were named as the leading acts on Spotify‘s new Top Songs Of Summer 2022 steaming report.According to the official post, Styles’ hit ‘As It Was’ has registered over 610 million streams on the platform over the past three months alone.

Harry Styles and Kate Bush have been named as the leading acts on Spotify‘s new Top Songs Of Summer 2022 steaming report.According to the official post, Styles’ hit ‘As It Was’ has registered over 610million streams on the platform over the past three months alone. The lead single from the his third solo album ‘Harry’s House’ is the most listened-to song globally, and claimed the top spot in 24 countries.Bush’s classic 1985 track ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ came in at second place on the global run-down, but took the top position above Styles as the most-streamed song of summer in the US.As for Spotify’s UK summer chart, Bush landed at Number One while Styles followed at Number Two (via Consequence Of Sound).There’s been a huge resurgence in interest in ‘Running Up That Hill’ after it featured prominently in the fourth season of Stranger Things, which was released on Netflix as two volumes in May and July.Per Spotify’s report, this led to a significant increase in first-time plays from listeners aged 24 and under.

Kate Bush has topped Spotify's Songs of Summer List for 2022.The 64-year-old singer enjoyed a career resurgence when her track Running Up that Hill (A Deal With God) was used in a season four episode of hit Netflix series Stranger Things.And now the streaming giant has revealed that the track was played 45 million times over the summer in the UK and was discovered by 90 million new listeners worldwide. Coming out on top: Kate Bush has topped Spotify's Songs of Summer List for 2022 In a press release, Spotify said: 'Topping the UK's list is none other than Kate Bush with the revival of her 1985 track 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)' which saw more than 45M plays by Brits.

Coldplay performed their nightly duology of covers with the unique trio of Steve Coogan (in character as Alan Partridge), Jacob Collier and Nicole Lawrence.As all shows on the run have been thus far, Coldplay’s show on Saturday (August 20) was split into seven segments, which saw the band perform across three different stages. They welcomed out the impromptu supergroup for the second-to-last of those segments, taking to the “C-Stage” in the middle of the dancefloor. Clad in a gaudy red tracksuit, Partridge took the reins from Chris Martin on lead vocals, while the Coldplay frontman played acoustic guitar and sung backup. Lawrence added depth to Martin’s strumming with her performance on a pedal steel guitar, while Collier fleshed out the soundscape on piano. For their two-song micro-set, the group covered ABBA’s 1976 hit ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ and Kate Bush’s newly-made-cool-again ‘Running Up That Hill’.

Coldplay fans have been left in hysterics during their live concert at Wembley tonight as none other than Alan Partridge turned up.And that’s not all. The icing on the cake was the Steve Coogan actor rocking up to duet Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill as well as a smash hit from ABBA.Only a few nights ago, Coldplay surprised fans at their sold-out Music of the Spheres tour with Craig David, and now, Partridge has made his debut.The comedy character is known for being a parody of British TV personalities, as Coogan plays a failed presenter trying to save his career.Tonight, he swapped news broadcasting for performing on stage to a roaring crowd, and fans couldn’t get over the iconic moment.In true Alan Partridge style, he took centre stage with Chris Martin backing him up.Haha not what I expected… running up that hill.

Stranger Things due to her “old” age.The actor recalled her experience auditioning for the role in an interview with Fashion Magazine, where she said casting directors were initially hesitant because she was aged 14 at the time.“I just begged and pleaded with them to give me more material so I could show them something fresh,” Sink said. She insisted she was “right” for the part of Max, and was later given the role following a chemistry read with co-stars Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin.Max joined the Netflix series in season two, alongside her abusive older brother Billy (Dacre Mongomery).

Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower has received praise and support for his decision to speak publicly about struggles with addiction.

Stranger Things star David Harbour has admitted that he thought the show would be a disaster.During a recent appearance on BBC One’s The One Show, the Jim Hopper actor was asked if he ever expected the sci-fi Netflix series to become the huge hit it is today.“Not at all,” he told presenters Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas. “I remember when we were shooting the first season down in Atlanta.

social media app Truth Social and video-sharing site Rumble — catapulting it to No. 1 in the world on the Apple iTunes song chart.John Rich, the Nashville-based musician and one-half of the duo “Big and Rich,” released his latest song, “Progress,” on Friday.Truth Social and Rumble have emerged as alternatives to mainstream sites such as Twitter and YouTube, which have been accused of stifling free speech from conservatives.Rich, an unabashed conservative, saw his song outperform those by hit-makers such as Billie Eilish, Kate Bush, and Lizzo.“Here I am with no record label, no publisher, no marketing deal,” Rich told Just the News.“I just got a song that speaks to a lot of people, and Truth and Rumble pushed it out there.

Kate Bush‘s ‘Running Up That Hill’ performed in the style of Metallica‘s ‘Master of Puppets’.The cover features Trivium frontman Matt Heafy on guitar and vocals and a solo from YouTube shredder Steve Terreberry. As Vincent takes on the role of James Hetfield in the melody, Heafy joins in with powerful screams in the chorus, with Terreberry coming in at the end with his solo.Vincent has become known for his unique interpretations of well-known songs over the past few years.

Lisa Maffia angered Good Morning Britain viewers after claiming that phones should be banned from music concerts.The singer and rapper, 43, argued that people filming "15 to 30" seconds at a gig on their phones isn't the best way to enjoy shows, and that they should just "live in the moment" and "enjoy it". She went on to say that people think that "going viral, having 15 seconds of a video is capturing life", and approved of artists banning phones from shows.

Mike Wass What’s old is new again. Take Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.” Resurrected by “Stranger Things” and overnight virality on social media, the synth-pop anthem is a chart phenomenon (No. 6 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the week ending June 30) 37 years after it was first released in 1985.While revivals of that magnitude are rare, release dates have been obsolete on TikTok for years.

The fourth season finale of "Stranger Things" dropped Friday, and many fans walked away with a new appreciation for '80s icons Kate Bush and Metallica.  As always, this season of "Stranger Things" featured music from the '80s, the decade in which the show takes place. But this year, some of the featured songs are finding their way to the top of the Spotify charts.  During the finale episode, Eddie Munson, played by Joseph Quinn, strums Metallica’s hit "Master of Puppets" on the guitar to do his part in taking down this season’s villain.The song was originally released in 1986 but has found a new fanbase since the episode dropped.

Kate Bush‘s ‘Running Up That Hill’ has entered its third week at Number One on the Official UK Singles Chart, with Bush describing it as “a bit surreal”.Originally released in 1985, Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ regained relevance in a big way when it appeared in the fourth season of Stranger Things in May. Since then, the song has broken three Guinness World Records, reached Number One in Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland, and was, at one point, the most-streamed song on the planet.“I just can’t believe it – No.

Placebo‘s Brian Molko has spoken about the band’s connection to Kate Bush and the reason they chose to cover ‘Running Up That Hill’.The original song has found renewed popularity after featuring in the fourth season of Stranger Things. The track – which appears on Bush’s 1985 fifth studio album, ‘Hounds Of Love’ – reached Number One on the UK singles chart earlier this month (June 17).In an interview with the Guardian, the frontman revealed how he first came across Bush.

Stranger Things 4 soundtrack has been revealed – you can stream the collection in full below.Netflix today (July 1) released the final two episodes of the hit sci-fi fantasy series’ fourth season (titled ‘Papa’ and ‘The Piggyback’) after dropping the first seven instalments late last month.The tunes from the first volume of Stranger Things 4 – including Kate Bush‘s record-breaking ‘Running Up That Hill’ – appear on ‘Stranger Things: Soundtrack From The Netflix Series, Season 4’, which has now been completed by a further six songs from episodes eight and nine.The new additions are as follows: Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’, Siouxsie And The Banshees‘ ‘Spellbound’, James Taylor‘s ‘Fire And Rain’, Rick Derringer’s ‘Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (Single Version)’, and Steve Perry & Bryce Miller’s new extended remix of ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)’ by Journey.Other artists to feature include The Beach Boys, Talking Heads, KISS, The Cramps and Dead Or Alive.Fans can listen to the entire soundtrack through their desired online streaming platform here, or via Spotify below.A CD edition is set to arrive on September 9 ahead of a special 2LP 12″ vinyl pressing of the album being released on November 4. Both versions are available to pre-order from here.The full tracklist is as follows:1. ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks Remix)’ – Journey with Steve Perry2. ‘California Dreamin’ – The Beach Boys3. ‘Psycho Killer’ – Talking Heads4. ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)’ – Kate Bush5. ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’ – Dead Or Alive6. ‘Chica Mejicanita’ – Mae Arnette7. ‘Play With Me’ – Extreme8. ‘Detroit Rock City (Single Version)’ – KISS9. ‘I Was A Teenage Werewolf’ – The Cramps10. ‘Pass The Dutchie’ –

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched Episodes 8 and 9 of “Stranger Things 4,” now streaming on Netflix.Writing about the first seven episodes of the current, fourth season of “Stranger Things,” I noted that its ambition was both laudable and detrimental, gesturing back to a more exciting era of Netflix while also freighting each episode with more than it could bear.The final two episodes of the fourth season, which launched July 1, prove that doubly true. The moments that sing — including, once again, in the cadences of Kate Bush, this season’s musical patron sorceress — really are on a different level than just about anything the streamer has done lately.

Actor David Harbour has received critical acclaim for his role as Jim Hopper in Netflix's sci-fi series Stranger Things. The 47-year-old bagged a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his portrayal of the chief of police-turned-guardian.