OHMYGOSSIP — Busted, Enter Shikari and Wheatus have been added to Download Festival 2024.
The legendary festival – which is traditionally scene as something for fans of hard rock – is returning to Donington Park for the 21st year in June and many more names have been added to the bill.
‘What I Go To School For’ pop-rockers Busted said in a statement: “We are honoured and privileged to be at Download Festival this year.
“To be on a bill with so many acts that have inspired us and continue to make us want to be a better band is a real moment in our career.
“We have had the most amazing 12 months of being Busted, and now we have this to add to the list.
“We are gonna go all out… Get ready to jump up and down and lose your minds with us. Busted at Download! Wicked. Let’s ‘ave it!”
The latest announcement features the ‘Year 3000’ hitmakers alongside ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ group Wheatus, and the innovative Enter Shikari.
Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello has also been confirmed alongside Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Black Stone Cherry, Electric Callboy, The Struts, Of Mice And Men, Escape the Fate, Zebrahead and Code Orange.
Rounding off the latest list of bands are Mr Bungle, The Hunna, AViVA, HEALTH, Cemetery Sun, Asinhell, Guilt trip, Ne Obliviscaris, Ithaca and Royal Republic.
They join previously announced headlines Queens of the Stone Age, Avenged Sevenfold and Fall Out Boy.
The likes of Royal Blood, machine Head, Pantera, Bad Omens, Sum 41, Billy Talent, Babymetal, Bowling For Soup, The Used and The Offspring are also set for the weekend.
Download Festival returns June 14-16, with tickets on sale now.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Clean Bandit have become the fifth band in history to achieve a billion streams on four of their songs on Spotify.
The electronic music band – which consists of Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson and Luke Patterson – have just seen their 2018 chart-topper ‘Solo’ pass the milestone on the streaming giant and are now in an exclusive club with pop megastars One Direction, rockers Coldplay, the Arctic Monkeys and Queen, all of whom have four or more tracks to have been played more than one billion times.
The band’s other three hits to have surpassed one billion streams are ‘Rather Be’, ‘Rockabye’, and ‘Symphony’, and the band are now thrilled that their Demi Lovato collaboration has achieved the same feat.
In a video posted to Instagram, each member of the band is seen posing with each plaque from Spotify acknowledging the record.
They captioned the post: “Had to celebrate greek-style for this one: our FOURTH Billion plaque from @spotify just arrived !! For Solo with Demi Lovato @ddlovato”
The band have not released an album since ‘What Is Love?’ in 2018 but also used their celebratory post to tease that more is on the way.
They concluded the post: “New music soon”
The five Queen tracks to have surpassed one billion include ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, ‘Another One Bites the Dust’, ‘Under Pressure and ‘We Will Rock You’, whilst the Artic Monkeys have ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, ‘505’, ‘Do I Wanna Know?’ ‘Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?’ and ‘R U Mine’ on the list.
For boy band One Direction, their first hit to pass more than one billion streams was ‘Night Changes’ but it was quickly joined by ‘Story of My Life’, ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ and ‘Drag Me Down’.
With a record of eight tracks streaming more than one billion times is Coldplay, who boast ‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’, ‘Paradise’, ‘My Universe’, ‘Hymn For The Weekend (feat. Beyonce)’, ‘A Sky Full Of Stars’, ‘Fix You’, ‘The Scientist’, ‘Viva La Vida’, ‘Yellow’ and ‘Something Just Like This (feat. The Chainsmokers)’ on the list.
Only 568 songs have ever made it into Spotify’s Billions Club, with the likes of Taylor Swift’s ‘Cruel Summer’, Spice Girls classic ‘Wannabe’ and Miley Cyrus hit ‘Flowers’ all on the playlist.
The most streamed song of all time is ‘Blinding Lights’ by the Weeknd, which has been streamed just over four billion times.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sheila E. felt tricked by the producers of ‘We Are the World’.
The 66-year-old singer teamed up with songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie as well as producers Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian to sing on the charity record in 1985 but has recalled that those behind the track knew she was close friends with late megastar Prince and tried to use her to get him involved as well.
She told Rolling Stone Music Now: “Lionel and Quincy kept saying, ‘Why don’t you call Prince’? Everyone took turns trying to get me to call him back and have him come down…. I just thought, wow, they were all my friends. That’s cold-blooded.”
The ‘Droppin’ Like Flies’ hitmaker sang with several other artists as part of the USA For Africa supergroup, including the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, and the Jackson 5 in what has been titled ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ for a new documentary and vocal arranger Tom Bahler recalled ‘Hello’ hitmaker Lionel Richie making two specific requests ahead of the recording.
He said: “[He told me] he had two requests. One is, Lionel was the first one to write this, to begin it, so he should be the first voice we hear. Then, because Michael came in and they finished it together, Michael should sing the first chorus.’ And then, this is his humor, he said, ‘And I think you should bring Diana in for the second half of the first chorus, because some people think they’re the same person.”
The song went on to sell 20 million copies worldwide and ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ – which features new interviews with the musicians behind it – is now streaming on Netflix.

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OHMYGOSSIP — The Amy Winehouse Band are returning to London for two shows in December 2024.
The group of musicians served as the original band of tragic ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’ singer Amy – who died in 2011 at the age of 27 as a result of alcohol poisoning – and following two sold-out dates towards the end of last year, they are thrilled to announce that they are returning to Koko in her hometown of Camden, which will follow on from the release of the biopic ‘Back to Black’ this spring.
Musical director and bass player Dale Davis said: “I hope this year will be a big year for Amy fans, with the release the film. From the snippets I’ve seen and being on the film set, it looks like it will be fantastic.
“If the upcoming KOKO shows are anything like last December’s shows, then the audience will be in for a great evening, celebrating Amy’s life and music.”
The band is fronted by Bronte Shandé and they toured all over Europe in 2022, later admitting that it was a joy to be able to play the music for audiences both old and new as they noted that some fans had told them that they were they “closest” thing to seeing Amy live again.
In an interview with The Times, the band said: “We’re enjoying the music afresh and seeing it played for new ears and old ears!”
During her short career, Amy achieved huge success with her debut album ‘Frank’ in 2003 and then released the 2006 chart-topper ‘Back to Black’ which featured the singles ‘You Know I’m No Good’, and ‘Rehab’ and earned the young star a string of Grammys and BRIT Awards.
The Amy Winehouse Band will return to Koko in Camden, London on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 December 2024.
Tickets for the shows are available from Ticketmaster / KOKO on Friday 2 February at 10am.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jay-Z’s record label Roc Nation has responded to a rumour circulating suggesting the rap legend has a new album out this year.
The ‘Encore’ hitmaker, 54, is said to have been on set with director Hidji World, who posted a picture of a clapperboard with “JAY Z -2024 ALBUM” listed as the production they were allegedly working on over on his Instagram Story this past Sunday (28.01.24).
However, the entertainment company – which the mogul founded in 2008 – appears to have shot down the rumour claiming Jay is releasing a follow-up to 2017’s ‘4:44’ this year.
The Roc Nation account posted to X alongside the NFR Podcast’s post about the gossip: “That’s news to us.”
Jay previously admitted that he only wants to make music if it truly means something to him.
He told Gayle King last year: “I’ll say I wanna make music, but it has to be something important.
I don’t wanna just make a bunch of tunes. That’s not gonna serve me. It won’t feed me, first of all. I have to be saying something important. It has to mean something, you know? It has to mean something to a larger society.
“Like 4:44, for example, was a personal story, but the amount of vulnerability in there allowed for a lot of people to explore the space.”
The music mogul – who has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and won a total of 24 Grammy Awards – also previously insisted that he never wants to officially quit the music business because his career is a “gift”.
He told Kevin Hart on ‘Hart to Heart’ in 2022: “I don’t know what happens next. I’m not actively making music or making an album or have plans to make an album, but I never want to say I’m retired. You know, it’s a gift. And who am I to shut it off? You know what I mean?”
The ‘Dead Presidents’ hitmaker – who is married to fellow superstar Beyonce, 42, and has daughter Blue Ivy, 12, and six-year-old twins Rumi and Sir with her – went on to explain that any new project may come in more of a “different form” from his usual style, but insisted he has “no idea” what is coming next.
He added: “[My music] may have a different form, a different interpretation. Maybe it’s not an album. Maybe it is! I have no idea. But [I’m] just, you know, gonna leave it open.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kylie Minogue and Sia have collaborated on a new song together.
The Australian pop idol, 55, recruited the ‘Cheap Thrills’ hitmaker, 48, to oversee production on her 2014 LP ‘Kiss Me Once’, and the pair have since reunited on the dance tune ‘Dance Alone’, which attendees of Kylie’s Las Vegas residency at the Studio 54-inspired Voltaire at The Venetian will have heard played before she took to the stage.
An insider told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “Sia called on Kylie to work on Dance Alone and it’s a really anthemic, dance-style track.
“They are good friends, and their voices work really well together.
“Dance Alone is coming out next month but Sia allowed Kylie to play it before a show in Vegas and the audience loved it.”
Clips of the duet have been posted across social media.
One X user with the username @cursedhive captioned their video: “do my ears deceive me or is that kylie minogue featured on this sia song?! oh we are getting fed (sic)”
Meanwhile, Paris Hilton is following in the footsteps of Kylie by releasing a new album executive produced by Sia.
The long-awaited collection will be a follow-up to her 2006 debut album ‘Paris’.
Appearing on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ in October, she said: “Yeah, I’m recording the new album right now.”
The former ‘Simple Life’ star released a brand-new version of her iconic noughties hit ‘Stars Are Blind’ featuring Kim Petras last summer.
She also teased that she and Kim recorded songs for each other’s albums.
The latter released her LP ‘Problématique’ in September and Paris featured on the song ‘All She Wants’, with fans now eagerly anticipating their next collaboration on Paris’ LP.
Speaking on ‘Magic Radio Breakfast’, Paris – who starred in Kim’s ‘Malibu’ music video – spilled: “We did a song on her new album and then we are recording for my new album as well.
“I’ve been friends with her ever since her first single came out, being in her first music video and just to see how much she has grown. She is a pop icon.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, 21 Savage and J Hus lead the lineup for Wireless Festival 2024.
The annual music extravaganza celebrating the best in rap and hip-hop music returns to London’s Finsbury Park between July 12 and 14.
Future is set to be a special guest when rap superstar Nicki headlines on the Friday, after he featured on her album ‘Pink Friday 2’ last year.
21 Savage, who tops the bill on the Saturday alongside J Hus, commented: “I’m so happy to be returning home to the UK and headlining Wireless for the very first time.”
That leaves ‘Paint The Town Red’ hitmaker Doja to close out the festival on Sunday.
The likes of Ice Spice, Asake, Rema, Gunna, Sean Paul are also set to perform across the weekend.
‘Rich Baby Daddy’ rapper Sexyy Red, ‘Water’ hitmaker popstar Tyla, drill trailblazer Digga D and amapiano star Uncle Waffles are also among the first wave of artists set to play Wireless.
A second lineup announcement is imminent.
Last year’s festival saw stellar performances from the likes of Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and D-Block Europe.
Existing Three and Barclaycard customer pre-sales went live at 9am Monday (29.01.24). General tickets go on sale 10am Wednesday (31.01.24), payment plans are available via www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/tickets.

Gopuff Delivers Wireless 2024 names so far:

Friday
Nicki Minaj
Future
Ice Spice
Sean Paul
Vanessa Bling
Veeze
Ragz Originale
DJ Target
Remi Burgz

Saturday
21 Savage
J Hus
Asake
Gunna
Sexyy Red
Fridayy
Skillibeng
Byron Messia
Shallipopi
Strandz
Kenny Allstar
Seani B

Sunday
Doja Cat
Rema
Tyla
Digga D
Uncle Waffles
Ruger
Teezo Touchdown
Nadia Jae
Snoochie Shy

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lana Del Rey is working on new music with Jack Antonoff and Luke Laird.
The 38-year-old pop star – who is headlining Coachella this year – has been working with her regular collaborator and the country music hitmaker on new tunes.
In an Instagram video revealing she is supporting the San Francisco 49’ers at the upcoming Super Bowl – where they will face off with Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce’s team the Kansas City Chiefs – she also spilled: “Jack’s [Antonoff] in town, I’m going to see him work on some little songs. I’ve had a really beautiful week with [songwriter and producer] Luke Laird.”
The prolific star’s last studio album was 2023’s ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’.
Last year also saw the ‘Cinnamon Girl’ singer drop her leaked track, ‘Say Yes To Heaven’.
The standalone single was penned with Rick Nowels way back in 2012 and fell victim to a leak that saw the tune go viral on TikTok.
Lana recently inked a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group after years at Sony Music Publishing.
She is also nominated for five prizes for her latest album at this weekend’s Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
Meanwhile, the ‘Video Games’ hitmaker previously admitted she “had no other choice” but to keep making music – even in moments of self-doubt.
She told the Daily Star newspaper’s Wired column: “I never forget the abyss, those moments when nothing worked, where I was seriously considering quitting. There really was a feeling of failure.
“I had no other choice than to continue, because I don’t know how to do anything else. Courage would have been to disappear.
“But as I was already famous, I took the easy way out. I continued to make records. There was no plans B.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chaka Khan has been unveiled as the curator of the 2024 Meltdown festival.
Returning between June 14 and June 23, the Grammy-winning funk legend – who recently announced she is retiring from touring – will be in charge of putting on a lineup of artists to celebrate her 50 years in music over ten days of live events at London’s Southbank Centre this summer.
The 70-year-old music legend – who fronted the funk group Rufus before she went on to have a tremendous solo career propelled by the R’n’B hit ‘I’m Every Woman’ in 1978 – said: “Get ready to experience the heart and soul of Meltdown 2024, where the magic of music meets the warmth of community. I’m beyond excited to be a part of this legacy, bringing everyone together, young and old, for a summer celebration like no other. This festival isn’t just about music, it’s a feast for all your senses, a gathering of hearts and souls. The Southbank Centre’s about to light up! We’re going to funk it up, rock every crowd, and touch every soul. It’s a community celebration, an all-ages bash. Join us and immerse yourself in a world that’s vibrant, diverse, and absolutely unforgettable.”
Adem Holness, Head of Contemporary Music, Southbank Centre said: “Whoever said “never meet your heroes” clearly never met Chaka Khan. I’ve learnt how important community, activism, love and care are to her so these ideas, along with brilliant music, will be the foundation of Meltdown. I can’t believe we get to celebrate 50 years of her legendary career together. Imagine ten nights of her fabulousness, wicked sense of humour and iconic genre-defying music spread across the Southbank Centre. I personally can’t wait!”
Mark Ball, Artistic Director, Southbank Centre added: “The Southbank Centre was built for the nation’s enjoyment and our aim is to be the most inclusive and expressive space for our audiences. Meltdown, which takes over all of our spaces across the site truly brings that ambition to life and holds a special place in our hearts. It’s a privilege to welcome icon Chaka Khan to curate the 29th edition of the festival; as an artist, activist and change-maker, her musical legacy has impacted generations and we can’t wait to work with her to create another unforgettable Meltdown.”
The first names for Chaka Khan’s Meltdown will be revealed in the spring.
Christine and the Queens was the curator for the 2023 series.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Adele doubts she will do another album anytime soon.
The ‘Hello’ hitmaker has confessed she is a long way off from returning to the studio to work on a follow-up to 2021’s ’30’, however, the pop megastar, who suffers from anxiety performing in front of massive crowds, has promised that when she does return with a new record, she will do a world tour.
She told gig-goers at her ‘Weekends With Adele’ Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace on Saturday (27.01.24): “I just don’t think I’m gonna write an album for quite some time.
“But next time I do, I’ll come to wherever it is you live.”
The 35-year-old Grammy winner extended her Sin City residency and reflected on how performing and having intimate interactions with her fans has helped her “reconnect” with her music.
She posted to X last year: “I needed to reconnect with my songs and remember what they mean to me, and I have!
“Being on stage over the last year so up close and personal with an audience again after all these years has been a truly extraordinary restorative experience that I’ll never forget. All the hilarious, soulful, wild and heartbreaking interactions we’ve had are banked in my mind for life. The looks on your faces, seeing you laugh and cry together singing your hearts out and hoarding bags of confetti. All the simi dolls, friendship bracelets, flowers, facetime calls and flags. It’s crazy how joyful a show full of sad songs can be!!”
The ‘Chasing Pavements’ singer – who has 11-year-old son Angelo with ex-spouse Simon Konecki, and is now with sporting agent Rich Paul – also explained why she started disappearing from the limelight for long periods before releasing a new album.
She said: “Sometimes I wonder if people think I’m calculated when I disappear for years on end and I’m elusive and I believe that less is more or something like that.
But the real reason that I’ve only had four albums and I don’t think that many people know this – they know that I have a child – my son is 11 years old. So if you do the math, that means that at the height of ‘21’… I fell pregnant. To many that would be, and it was, considered career suicide.
“It was there and then that I chose to reject the scarcity of success, and the idea that you have to be constantly relevant to be successful.
“And that perhaps, just maybe, I could be a hit both on and off the stage. And you’ll never guess what — I [redacted] got away with it!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Liam Gallagher won’t be performing any songs by Oasis or The Stone Roses when he hits the road with John Squire.
The former Oasis singer has teamed with The Stone Roses guitarist to record a self-titled joint album – featuring the singles Just Another Rainbow’ and ‘Mars to Liverpool’ – and they will be taking their new music on the road for a series of intimate shows in the UK, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, and America – but Liam has insisted they won’t be playing any of their old material because it would feel “naff”.
Speaking to Radio X host Johnny Vaughan, Liam explained: “Nah, not doing any of that [Oasis or The Stone Roses songs]. It’s gonna be just this album and maybe a few covers that we might get round to doing, but it won’t be our other bands and that, ‘cause that’s naff …
“Them songs mean too much to me man for me to be howling over. I wouldn’t mind howling over the Oasis ones and that … [But] no, but they just mean too much to me.”
He then went on to name his favourite Stone Roses songs, and Liam replied: “‘I Am The Resurrection’, ‘Waterfall’, ‘Made of Stone’, all of them. I like all the backwards stuff as well … ‘The Foz’. That’s a beauty.”
The pair’s album – titled ‘Liam Gallagher and John Squire’ – is released on March 1 and the tour kicks off at Glasgow’s Barrowland on March 13.
Liam previously said of the project: “I can’t wait for people to hear the album. I think the people that are into the Stone Roses and Oasis and that kinda thing, I think they’ll … love it. It’s spiritual, it’s crucial.”
John added: “I like the way that in some parts, [the album is] quite melancholic and it can make you well up, but there are other parts that are kind of irreverent, rude or crude. There’s a little bit of everything in there, I think it’s a really good mix.
“I had a hunch that we’d sound good together, but I wasn’t prepared for it to be such a good fit.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Afrojack has a “hidden talent” for drawing.
The 36-year-old DJ – whose real name is Nick van de Wall – has enjoyed huge success in the music business in recent years – but he’s now described drawing as his “cool party trick”.
He told Us Weekly: “My hidden talent is drawing. I can draw anything like a photocopy – it’s a very useless but cool party trick.”
Afrojack was worked with many big-name music artists over recent years, including the likes of David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Bebe Rexha.
But the ‘Another Life’ hitmaker has recalled being particularly starstruck when he came face-to-face with another Dutch DJ.
He shared: “I was starstruck meeting Martin Garrix at Clive Davis’ Grammy party.”
Meanwhile, Afrojack previously described himself and David Guetta as being “opposites”.
Despite this, the DJ believes that they work really well together.
Speaking to Billboard, he explained: “We have this a lot, because he has a certain vision, and I have a certain vision.
“I have the vision for the dance floor – and now with ‘Future Rave’ he definitely also has that vision – but before he had more the vision for the radio.
“To me, when I make like, a hip-hop beat for ‘Hey Mama’ – for me it’s just a hip-hop beat, but for him it’s the biggest thing. And he’ll make a dance beat and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, this is insane’ and he’s like ‘Yeah it’s cool.’ We’re like opposites in that way.”
Asked to explain the secret to their chemistry, Afrojack replied: “I think because we’re best friends. I think that’s very, very important.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sophie Ellis-Bextor says ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ has “given me a real adventure”.
The song is enjoying a new lease of life – two decades after it was first released – after being featured in new movie ‘Saltburn’ and Sophie, 44, is thrilled that it is being experienced by a whole new audience.
She told Variety: “I’m just so glad I’m still on such good terms with the song. It’s been communal, it’s been owned by other people for so long already. I’m really happy to keep sharing it. It’s given me a real adventure.
“People who worked on ‘Murder on the Dancefloor,’ so many of them I still work with, I’m still in touch with. There are lots of proud uncles and aunties out there of this song. It’s not just about me and the track,” she says. “It’s only with the benefit of time that you can really understand quite how special things are and how unique and what an adventure it is.”
New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander originally wrote the song as the intended first single for his band’s 1998 album ‘Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed, Too’ but he believes Sophie’s “lyrical genius” made the song even better.
He said: “There are two ‘Murder on the Dancefloors’: New Radicals’ unheard record I gave Sophie an early cassette of, and Sophie’s combining my rough lyrics with her lyrical genius. I wrote the music in my old Mustang in the ’90s, [when] my car broke down. It was gonna be New Radicals’ bawdy first single until I came up with ‘You Get What You Give.’ I dug both equally but spent so much producing this ‘music in you’ idea I worried I’d go broke finishing ‘Murder,’ too. Once Sophie got on mic, her magic owned it. I’m an artist at heart, but moonlighting, I’ve produced Tina Turner to the Strokes and trust me — Sophie’s that uniquely talented.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Billy Joel will perform at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
The 74-year-old singer and songwriter – who made his Grammy stage debut in 1988 when he sang ‘New York State Of Mind’ – will take to the stage for the for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy has announced.
Other performers at the February 4th ceremony include Burna Boy, Luke Combs, Travis Scott, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo.
Joel is a five-time winner and Grammy Legend Award recipient and recently revealed that he will release his first new single in more than a decade.
He will release ‘Turn the Lights Back On’ on February 1, just three days before the Grammys.
The upcoming single is co-written by Billy, Arthur Bacon, Wayne Hector and Freddy Wexler, who has previously worked with the likes of Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez.
‘Turn the Lights Back On’ will be the singer’s first new solo single since 2007, and only his second solo single since 1993.
The track will be available on streaming platforms and seven-inch vinyl at the start of February. The eagerly-awaited song will also be available to pre-order via www.billyjoel.com.
Billy recently teased his first single in years during an on-stage performance.
The music icon revealed to fans that he’d been in the studio cooking up “a little something”.
In a video clip posted on TikTok, Billy shared: “I have good news, I have bad news – I’ll give you the bad news first.
“We don’t have anything new to play for you.
“The good news is you don’t have to sit through something you have no idea what it is! Although … we got a little something we’re working on you might hear sometime.”
Billy also teased his long-awaited new single via social media.
The ‘Uptown Girl’ hitmaker had his Facebook header and his canvas on Spotify swapped for the phrase: “Did I wait too long…..”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dua Lipa is determined to be multi-lingual as part of her plan to do more with her life than music.
The ‘Houdini’ singer, 28, said she has got the itch to expand her horizons after being on a treadmill of churning out tunes and going on promotional tours.
She told Rolling Stone: “You make the album, you promote it, you go on tour, you do the same thing, and that’s so amazing, but I think there’s going to come a point where maybe I want to take just a little bit longer (in between.)
“I have all these other things that I can also do that really interest me.”
Rolling Stone said as part of their profile of the musician she “could see herself moving outside of the UK one day” – maybe to Barcelona, Madrid, Paris or Mexico City.
It noted she has been learning Spanish and French and said by 35, she wants to be more fluent in both, as well as Italian.
Dua – brought up in London after being born to Kosovo-Albanian parents – confirmed to the magazine: “I want to know all of them. I get so jealous when people are speaking in French, or Spanish, or Italian… I just want to respond.
“I think I can pick them up fairly easily because of Albanian, although it’s quite different.”
Rolling Stone added Dua has started to pick up guitar, recently learning Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ and said: “Maybe in a few years, she’ll take some college courses, too”.
Dua said: “I started working so young that I just feel like there’s going to be a little moment where I do some more sharpening of my knives.”
She has also told how she’s convinced the public don’t want pop stars to be “smart” or “political”.
Dua has insisted she reads voraciously and has recently spoken out against Hamas’ bombardment of Israel, but says fans don’t want to see intellectual stars.
She said: “I don’t know if people believe that I like to read books, or people believe that these conversations are my own.
“I think it’s a thing of what people want from their pop stars.
“They don’t want you to be political. They don’t want you to be smart. Not that I’m trying to prove myself in that way, but there is so much more to me than just what I do.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Noel Gallagher wants to create a political movement called The After Party.
The ex-Oasis rocker, 56, added the tagline for his party would be ‘It’s Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better’, and added he would also have a face-off with Vladimir Putin if he found himself leading Britain.
Noel told his friend Matt Morgan, 47, on the comedy writer’s podcast: “My party – it’d be called The After Party, and the strapline would be ‘It’s Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better.’
“I’d say, ‘I told you it was going to get worse,’ but then it would be better.
“I could deal with these Russians.
“I’d just sit Putin down, and say, ‘Look, little guy – alright mate? What seems to be the problem?… What would you do if I taught you play guitar? Leave the Ukrainians alone?’
“Then I’d go all gangster and say, ‘Mate, look at you. I don’t (care.)
“The missiles wouldn’t even get out of the bunker, mate. I’m going to annihilate you. One phonecall, and you’re toast – literally toast.’”
Despite being convinced he could effectively rule the UK and threaten despots, Noel admitted he has no interest in the details of current affairs.
He added: “I don’t want to know – the only news I listen to is on the radio. I listen to the news bulletins, and that’s all you need is the headlines: ‘Britain and America have bombed the Houthis’ and ‘The Cabinet voted against the Rwanda bill’.
“That’s all you need to know, you don’t need to get into it.
“I think ignorance is bliss.”
Noel also bragged he would make a top Prime Minister as he would make “bi-annual health checks compulsory”.
He joked if people didn’t improve themselves after being given advice following the check-ups he would have them shot.
Noel said: “I’d say to people, ‘Right, well you’re not in decent shape here. We’ll see you in two years and give them a plan on how to get healthy.’ And if you’ve stayed the same or deteriorated, well then, ‘I’m sorry – it’s on you.’
“If you show some kind of willing to get healthy, then that’s different… we can see if they have changed their diet or got more exercise.
“And then if they didn’t – I would shoot them.”

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