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Kelly Clarkson has shared a full, studio version of her cover of Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’ as she releases her ‘Kellyoke’ EP.The record, which also features covers of The Weeknd and Billie Eilish, was inspired by the opening segment of her daily chat show, where Clarkson sings a reworked version of a hit song.Clarkson has previously covered Sharon Van Etten’s ‘The End Of The World’, Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind’, and My Chemical Romance’s ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ among others for the segment, notably delivering a moving cover of George Michael’s ‘Faith’ in a pre-recorded video when she was not able to sing for the audience live.“Music is in the DNA of everything I do, so when The Kelly Clarkson Show started we knew it was the perfect way to kick off every episode,” Clarkson said in a statement. “Over 500 songs later, and we’re still not running out of amazing artists to pay tribute to. Picking just six was near-impossible, but these songs have been some of my favourites.

Kelly Clarkson announced some incredible news for fans of her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and her music.MORE: Kelly Clarkson discusses wardrobe malfunctions in hilarious conversationALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThe singer revealed that she will be expanding on one of the most beloved segments of her show, "Kellyoke," which sees her perform covers of various songs at the very beginning.VIDEO: Kelly Clarkson serenaded by fans on The VoiceShe will be releasing a six-song EP of covers in the style of her "Kellyoke" sets, and already gave fans a teaser with a full-length cover of Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever.Other songs set to feature in the release include Linda Ronstadt's Blue Bayou, The Weeknd's Call Out My Name, Whitney Houston's Queen of the Night, Shaed's Trampoline, and Radiohead's Fake Plastic Trees.MORE: Kelly Clarkson makes abrupt exit from show - and you'll not believe why!In a press release, Kelly stated: "Music is in the DNA of everything I do, so when The Kelly Clarkson Show started we knew it was the perfect way to kick off every episode.Kelly introduced the EP with a cover of a Billie Eilish hit"Over 500 songs later, and we're still not running out of amazing artists to pay tribute to. Picking just six was near-impossible, but these songs have been some of my favorites.

Kelly Clarkson has shared a cover of Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ to coincide with news of a new EP called ‘Kellyoke’.The pop star-turned-TV host regularly covers other people’s songs on her eponymous daytime talk show, which airs weekdays on NBC. Some of the artists she’s covered so far include Harry Styles, The Smiths, Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, George Michael and more.Now, she’s announced that she’ll be bringing the segment’s premiseto tape with the forthcoming release of a six-song EP. Due out June 9 via Atlantic, the project will include covers of songs by The Weeknd, Whitney Houston, Radiohead and more.The EP also hears Clarkson deliver a rendition of the title track from Billie Eilish’s second album, which arrived last summer. You can listen to Clarkson’s rendition below.“Music is in the DNA of everything I do, so when The Kelly Clarkson Show started we knew it was the perfect way to kick off every episode,” Clarkson said in a statement.

Artists including St Vincent, Thundercat, Phoebe Bridgers and HER have covered funk, disco and soul classics for the soundtrack of new movie ‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’. Although the first single, ‘Turn Up The Sunshine’, is a new song from Diana Ross and Tame Impala.Produced by producer of everything Jack Antonoff, the compilation will see Caroline Polachek cover ‘Band Bang’ by Nancy Sinatra, Brockhampton take on ‘Fly Like An Eagle’ by The Steve Miller Band, and the Minions themselves do ‘Cecilia’ by Simon & Garfunkel, among others.Diana Ross and Tame Impala’s new song will be released next week, and its official announcement comes after posters teasing the collaboration appeared in London.The full soundtrack album will arrive on 1 Jul, the same day that the film hits cinemas.

Recordings of 9/11 news reports, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speeches and Henry Aaron’s 715th home run will be preserved alongside Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other albums and singles — and one podcast — as the Library of Congress released its 2022 list of additions to the National Recording Registry today. See the full list below.

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the gospel documentary Stay Prayed Up, which premiered to critical acclaim at the Telluride Film Festival and DOC NYC, for release in theaters on June 17.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Library of Congress’ 25 selections to be added to the National Recording Registry for 2022 range from mid-century standards by Nat King Cole and Ernest Tubb to rock classics “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Don’t Stop Believin'” to contemporary R&B and hip-hop standard-bearers like Alicia Keys, Wu-Tang Clan and A Tribe Called Quest — and the most recent inclusion, a “WTF With Marc Maron” podcast.Music recordings of enduring renown named to the Registry represent the 1920s, with James P. Johnson’s seminal “Harlem Strut”; the ’40s, with country music pioneer Tubb’s “Walking the Floor Over You”; the 1950s, with Duke Ellington’s “Ellington at Newport”; the ’60s, with Cole’s “The Christmas Song” and Andy Williams’ “Moon River”; the ’70s, with Queen’s signature opus; the ’80s, with Linda Ronstadt’s first Spanish-language album and Bonnie Raitt’s “Nick of Time; the ’90s, with Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” and “Enter the Wu Tang”; and the 2000s, with Keys’ debut album, “Songs in A Minor.” Not all of the selections are musical.

Love for Sale and record of the year for “I Get A Kick Out Of You.” They already for best traditional pop vocal album and best engineered album non-classical.“If there's one (or 8) things we can always expect from a @ladygaga performance, is that it will be brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before,” the Recording Academy tweeted following the incredible performance, which received a standing ovationThis content can also be viewed on the site it from.While the entire thing was clearly a tribute to the legendary musician, who was featured in a video that played behind Gaga, the singer ended her performance with an emotional shoutout to Bennett. “I love you, Tony.

Jim Owens, who was in the forefront of bringing country music into a new era of entertainment television programming, died today with wife Lorianne Crook by his side.

EXCLUSIVE: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, whose subsidiaries include specialty film distributor Screen Media, is acquiring 1091 Pictures.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Band’s Robbie Robertson has joined the growing catalog-sale party and sold his music publishing, recorded interests and name, image & likeness rights to Iconoclast, a new firm founded by Olivier Chastan, the former CEO of Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group. The news was first reported by Music Business Worldwide.The acquisition covers Robertson’s entire six-decade career, from his early 1960s compositions with early outfits like the Hawks to his classic songs with the Band to his solo and film soundtrack material.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but sources tell Variety the deal was for around $25 million, for a catalog including such iconic songs as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Shape I’m In,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and more.

the beanie-hatted quiet man of The Monkees, was an accidental trailblazer from a family of accidental trailblazers. He came late to music-making, only picking up a guitar in his early twenties.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorEve Babitz, whose books including “Eve’s Hollywood” memorably chronicled the Los Angeles music and cultural scenes in the 1960s and 1970s, died Friday.Her biographer Lili Anolik confirmed her death to the Associated Press.Babitz saw a renewed appreciation for her work as a new generation of writers discovered her fresh and frank voice. Her other books included “Slow Days, Fast Company,” “Sex and Rage,” “Two By Two,” “L.A.

“The Voice” season 21 live shows continued on Monday with some show-stopping performances, and none more surprising than the one from Team Blake’s standout singer Wendy Moten!

season 21 live shows continued on Monday with some show-stopping performances, and none more surprising than the one from Team Blake's standout singer Wendy Moten!Wendy's turned in show-stopping performances since her Blind Audition, but she toned things down for her Top 13 performance of Linda Ronstadt's «Blue Bayou,» wowing the coaches with her softened control and dynamic range.Ariana Grande was stunned nearly speechless when it came time to give her feedback, marveling at Wendy's obvious star potential.«I know you've been doing this professionally your whole life, but I can't believe that you're as big a secret as you are,» she raved.

Clarence “Mac” McDonald, a keyboardist who played with such legends as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald and produced the Emotions’ No. 1 smash “Best of My Love” and many others, has died. He was 76.

“It’s in his kiss!”

Linda Ronstadt has sold her recorded music assets to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group. The company will take ownership of the master recordings that she currently owns outright, and the royalty rights on those tracks controlled by other labels.“I’m very pleased about this partnership”, says Ronstadt.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLegendary singer Linda Ronstadt has sold her recorded music assets to Irving Azoff’s new venture, Iconic Artists Group.

The Grammys awarded Billie Eilish’s theme song for the upcoming James Bond movie No Time to Die its Best Song Written for Visual Media on Sunday, a highlight of the pre-primetime Grammy Awards recipients.

Everyone was shocked when a 2021 Grammys acceptance speech featured a shout out to disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide in jail. He was incarcerated for the alleged sex trafficking of minor girls dating back to the 2000s.