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Lizzo has shed light on the inspiration behind her upcoming album, and said that The Strokes were one of the bands she had on her “mood board”.The singer made the comment during a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, and spoke about what fans can expect from her forthcoming fifth album ‘Love In Real Life’. It marks Lizzo’s return to music since her 2022 LP ‘Special’ and her fifth studio LP.She announced news of the album when she previously released the LP’s title track as the lead single last month, and has since gone on to drop the unapologetic song ‘Still Bad’.Now, talking about how the title track reflects the sound of the album as a whole, Lizzo has explained that the indie disco sleaze element came from one band in particular.“The Strokes were just such a huge inspiration.

Elton John has explained that he hated the idea of releasing another solo album, saying he “would have killed himself” if he’d done so.The legendary musician released a new collaborative record with Brandi Carlile today (April 4), titled ‘Who Believes In Angels?’. It contains the recent single ‘Swing For The Fences’, the previously shared titled track and last year’s ‘Never Too Late’.During a new interview with The Sun, John opened up about why he decided to team up with Carlile on the project, and said he couldn’t have done it alone.“I knew that I didn’t want to make the same album again… I wanted the album to move forward because I’m always trying to look forward,” he told the newspaper (via Music-News).“If I had just made another Elton John record, I would’ve killed myself.”Speaking about what Carlile had brought to the table, John continued: “I needed her, I needed her talent, her energy, her humour and her brilliant lyrics.

Brian Eno has surprise-released a new album, ‘Aurum’ – check it out below.Last night (March 20), Eno surprise dropped ‘Aurum’ on Apple Music, marking his latest solo release since 2022’s ‘FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE’. The album is exclusive to Apple Music due to its use of the service’s spatial-audio technology, meaning the record won’t be available on Spotify or other streaming platforms.‘Aurum’ consists of 11 tracks and spans one hour and 19 minutes. It marks his 30th solo album – you can check it out below.Besides releasing ‘Aurum’ exclusively on Apple Music, Brian Eno has also had a chat with Zane Lowe for Apple Music.

Yungblud has said that his upcoming album has taken inspiration from Led Zeppelin and Elton John, and looks to capture a cinematic feel.It comes as the singer – real name Dominic Harrison – recently shared his first new music of 2025 in the form of a single titled ‘Hello Heaven, Hello’. It marked his first track since 2024’s ‘Breakdown’ and a teaser of what will be his first LP since 2022’s self-titled album.At time of writing, little is known about the upcoming album, although Yungblud has been dropping numerous hints in recent months.

Metallica have announced details of an “immersive” new VR film concert. Find out more below.The new launch comes as the thrash metal pioneers teamed up with Apple, and developed a new virtual reality concert film that is compatible with Apple Vision Pro.Available from Friday (March 14), the immersive concert film is simply dubbed ‘Metallica’ and incorporates footage taken from the band’s recent run of ‘M72’ tour dates.

Lady Gaga has explained why she spoke up for the trans community during her Grammy Award acceptance speech last month.Gaga and Bruno Mars picked up the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for their collaboration ‘Die With A Smile’, which saw Gaga send a message of support to the trans community while accepting the Grammy.She said at the time: “I just want to say tonight that trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love.

Lady Gaga has returned to pop/dance music with her latest album Mayhem!

BLACKPINK singer Jennie has shared her thoughts on the K-pop girl group’s legacy, saying she “really believe[s] we’re making a cultural move with what we’re doing”.BLACKPINK’s Jennie was recently interviewed by Zane Lowe for Apple Music in support of her upcoming debut solo album ‘Ruby’. During the chat, the K-pop star shared her thoughts on BLACKPINK’s legacy, saying that “the responsibility is definitely there inside of me, and all of us”.“It’s not just the next comeback of music for us, we really believe we’re making a cultural move with what we’re doing,” she shared.

Lady Gaga has explained how upcoming album ‘Mayhem’ differs from her back catalogue. Find out what she had to say below.The singer’s highly anticipated seventh album is set for release on Friday (March 7) and is available for pre-order here. It follows on from 2020’s ‘Chromatica’ and her Joker: Folie a Deux companion record ‘Harlequin’ which was released last year.So far, Gaga has released three singles from the record: the hit collaborative track with Bruno Mars, ‘Die With A Smile’, ‘Disease’ and ‘Abracadabra’.

Timothée Chalamet has said that he put on 20 pounds in order to play Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.In a recent interview with NPR, Chalamet described the lengths he went for the role: “I’ve turned over every stone. I did all the work, like you just described, physicality, behavior-wise.”This included gaining weight.

Ethan Shanfeld Timothée Chalamet learned to play guitar and sing like Bob Dylan for “A Complete Unknown.” He also gained 20 pounds to look more like the folk music legend, he revealed an interview with NPR. “I’ve turned over every stone.

Björk has opened up about her creative process, revealing that she “always write[s] one song a month”.The Icelandic singer-songwriter sat down for a rare filmed interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 where she discussed her new Cornucopia concert film, out on Apple TV+ tomorrow (January 24).At one point in the conversation, Björk explained: “I always write one song a month, one every two months. It doesn’t matter what happens in my life, it’s like the full moon or it’s just like a rhythm because I’ve been doing it so long.“So I think the minute when I release an album, part of me is so relieved and so bored with the subject matter that I’m super excited to do something [the] complete opposite.

Björk has announced that a livestream of her new concert film Cornucopia will debut on Apple TV+ later this week.An hour-long version of the full-length film will air on the streaming service on Friday (January 24) at 7pm PT, or 3am on Saturday morning in the UK. The singer has also confirmed that the feature length version of the film will be coming to theatres later in the year.Ahead of the stream, the singer will also sit down for a rare interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music on Thursday (January 23) at 10am PT / 6pm UK time.“This has been a long journey with hundreds of people helping out,” she wrote on X/Twitter on Wednesday (January 22).

Charli XCX has shared her ‘Brat’ manifesto from 2023, which led to the creation of her smash-hit 2024 album.In a post on her private Instagram account shared yesterday (December 29), Charli shared screenshots of a document file detailing her ambitions that would come to fruition in this year’s “Brat summer”, including guidelines for the album’s artwork, music style, and promotional campaign.The manifesto was written and addressed to her label Atlantic, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.On the artwork, which features a now-iconic bright green with an enlarged ‘Brat’ text, she wrote: “The artwork for ‘Brat’ will be obnoxious, arrogant and bold. Some people will hate it.

Chappell Roan has promised to “say something controversial” during her Grammys acceptance speech, should she win at next year’s ceremony.The singer-songwriter is nominated for six awards at the event, including Best New Artist, Album Of The Year (‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’), and Song and Record Of The Year (‘Good Luck, Babe!’).Speaking to Zane Lowe on A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, Roan explained: “I don’t have a speech yet, but you know me. I’m going to say something controversial.

Lady Gaga has covered the iconic Christmas hit ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’ with the help of Apple Music’s Zane Lowe.The pop icon was one of three guests on Apple TV’s A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, which dropped in a surprise release last night (December 15). Gaga joined Lowe alongside fellow guests Chappell Roan and Dua Lipa to perform festive classics as well as their own hits.To round out her segment – which saw the singer be joined by AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson for a karaoke duet of the band’s 1979 hit ‘Highway To Hell’ and saw Gaga reveal that she was an extra in the band’s music video for ‘Stiff Upper Lip’ – she performed a jazz rock rendtion of the 1934 holiday classic ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’.Gaga’s punchy, powerful soulful rendition sees her flex her exquisite vocals while Lowe shreds the song’s chords on guitar.

Chappell Roan‘s parents have joined the singer for a rendition of her hit ‘Pink Pony Club’ and discuss serving as partial inspiration for the track.Roan appeared as one of the three guests on the A Carpool Karaoke Christmas holiday special that was surprised released on Sunday (December 15) on Apple TV+ and Apple Music.During her segment, the singer was joined by her parents Dwight and Kara alongside Apple Music’s Zane Lowe as they drove around her home state of Missouri.The group all joined in for a Karaoke rendition of ‘Pink Pony Club’, which saw both Kara and Dwight get emotional due to the song’s lines which reference her midwestern family. ”“I started to tear up just listening to her sing it just now,” she said.

Lady Gaga sings AC/DC‘s classic ‘Highway to Hell’ with the band’s lead singer Brian Johnson for a Carpool Karaoke Christmas special – watch the footage below.On Apple TV’s A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, which dropped in a surprise release last night (December 15), the singer joined Zane Lowe alongside fellow guests Chappell Roan and Dua Lipa to perform festive classics as well as their own hits.During Gaga’s segment, she was joined by special guest Johnson to whom she revealed she has been a decades-long AC/DC fan. The pair then clasp hands and start belting out the band’s hit track ‘Highway To Hell’ together.The full episode of A Carpool Karaoke Christmas can be viewed on Apple TV+, but you can watch a clip of Gaga singing the AC/DC classic alongside Johnson below.A Gaga cantando Highway To Hell com o Brian Johnson do AC/DC só me deixou com ainda mais vontade de um álbum de rock dessa mulher.

Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa have appeared in Apple TV’s A Carpool Karaoke Christmas.The festive special aired last night (December 15), with an hour-long instalment of the show put out on Apple’s platforms in a surprise release.Taking over from James Corden, Zane Lowe took on the role of guest driver and part-time backing singer as he shuttled the three artists around Missouri, Tokyo and Los Angeles, with Roan and Lipa covering Christmas classics as well as their own hits.The ‘Good Luck, Babe’ singer took on Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ – which she recently performed alongside Sabrina Carpenter on A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter -while Lipa tackled the Ronettes’ ‘Sleigh Ride’.Gaga, true to form, elected to sing an original, joking to Lowe she prefers “a song that the whole family can get together and sing,” before breaking into 2008’s ‘Christmas Tree, in which she sings: “Underneath the mistletoe, everybody knows we will take off our clothes.”Throughout her segment, Gaga discussed her “crazy” collaboration with Bruno Mars and her upcoming album, ‘LG7’. After showing a clip of her late grandmother singing ‘Highway to Hell’, Lowe also surprised her and made a pit-stop to pick up AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, prompting the ‘Born This Way’ singer to recall being an extra in one of their videos when she was a teenager.Lipa also reflected on her teenage years while out Christmas shopping with Lowe in Tokyo, telling him she once got up on stage at a Katy Perry gig to perform a Whitney Houston cover alongside other audience members.

Lady Gaga has revealed she was a “headbanging” extra in an AC/DC video as a teenager.On Apple TV’s A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, which dropped in a surprise release last night (December 15), the ‘Disease‘ singer joined Zane Lowe alongside fellow guests Chappell Roan and Dua Lipa to perform festive classics as well as their own hits.In her segment, Gaga showed a clip of her late grandmother singing ‘Highway to Hell’, and Lowe went on to surprise with an appearance AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, prompting her to recall being an extra in one of their videos when she was a teenager.“I brought you Brian Johnson for Christmas,” Lowe joked as he let the Geordie singer into the car. “You want to hear something funny?” she said.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic All they want for Christmas is to ride shotgun. Superstar pop divas Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa and Chappell Roan go a-SUV-caroling in “A Very Carpool Karaoke Christmas,” a holiday special that was unwrapped as a surprise release Sunday night on Apple TV+ and Apple Music. The hour-long installment of the Emmy-winning “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” was put up on Apple’s platforms in a surprise release Sunday night at 9 p.m.