OHMYGOSSIP — Britpop legends Cast have announced their first new music in six years.
The ‘Walkaway’ group – now made up of ‘All Change’-era members John Power (vocals/guitar), Liam ‘Skin’ Tyson (guitar) and Keith O’Neill (drums) – will release the new single, ‘Love is the Call’, on Thursday (26.10.23).
Frontman and bassist John – who is also known for his tenure with legendary Liverpool group The La’s – said of the psychedelic number: “‘Love is the Call’ is the title track off the new Cast album. It’s a psychedelic pop song, full of bouncing rhythms with soaring melodies and harmonies. It’s a cosmic call to arms, for Love is the Call… Calling… Calling.”
It’s the first taste of their follow-up to 2017’s ‘Kicking Up the Dust’, which is slated for release in early 2024.
Cast headed to Granada in Spain to record the album at producer Youth’s Space Mountain studios.
The studio wizard is known for his work with fellow Britpop-era bands The Verve and Shed Seven.
According to a press release, John “hinted that the new album will feel like a missing link between his time with The La’s and Cast’s first breakthrough with their debut album ‘All Change’.”
It’s likely the band will also announce some shows after playing a handful of festivals this summer, and playing with former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft, Shed Seven and Ian Brown.
In the meantime, fans can catch John on his acoustic solo tour performing Cast classics, solo tunes, and new material.
John played bass for ‘There She Goes’ rockers The La’s between 1986 and 1991.
He rose to fame playing on the band’s self-titled – and only – debut album.
He went on to become vocalist and guitarist for Cast, with whom he scored the UK top 10 hits ‘Walkway’, ‘Fine Time’ and ‘Alright’, with their first three albums reaching similar heights.
After forming in 1992, the band split nine years later, which sparked a solo career for John, although he would later reunite with Cast in 2010.
Head to http://www.castband.co.uk/tour to catch any remaining solo tour tickets.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Keith Richards admits The Rolling Stones are “bound to” have their own hologram show – whether he likes it or not.
The legendary guitarist, 79, admits he is undecided on whether he would still want to be alive if and when they have their own ABBA Voyage-style show with digital avatars replacing him, Sir Mick Jagger, 80, and Ronnie Wood, 76.
Speaking to Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, he said: “Well, I certainly wouldn’t rule it out. I’m pretty sure that it is bound to happen. Do I want it? Now, that’s another thing. But I don’t know if I want to hang around that long enough, man. But at the same time, it won’t be up to me, will it?”
Keith’s comments come after Mick spoke about the possibility of the ‘Angry’ hitmakers living on with a “posthumous tour” with the band recreated on stage.
Although he didn’t state whether his band would have a hologram show, it’s not the first time he’s mentioned it.
He told The Wall Street Journal: “You can have a posthumous business now, can’t you? You can have a posthumous tour. The technology has really moved on since the ABBA thing, which I was supposed to go to, but I missed it.”
The ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ singer previously discussed how avatar shows offer endless opportunities for veteran acts.
Although he hasn’t considered whether the ‘Start Me Up’ rockers – who have been touring for more than 60 years – could have their own digital hologram concert in the future, he is intrigued by the “technology breakthrough”.
Speaking to Matt Wilkinson previously, the music legend said: “That would be stupid to me to give you a one-line answer, because I haven’t really honestly thought about it.
“The ABBA thing gives you this kind of technology breakthrough, which, I haven’t actually seen it yet.
“I was supposed to go and see it, but there was a train strike. So I didn’t get to go. I wasn’t going on the train, but … the traffic was horrible, so I can’t really answer that.
“Obviously technology is going to give you some of the answers to this, and who knows what technology lies in store down the road?
“We’re already in an AI world of doing this stuff, and you can do a lot of musical stuff with not very complicated computerisation, as well.”
In May last year, the Swedish icons launched their spectacular ‘ABBA Voyage’ concert featuring their ‘Abba-tars’ (holograms) at a purpose-built arena in Stratford, east London.
The 90-minute show features pre-recorded classics mixed with the band’s new numbers such as ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Duran Duran’s John Taylor and Maneskin’s Victoria De Angelis have a “bass-off” on their cover of ‘Psycho Killer’.
The ‘Girls on Film’ group got the ‘Supermodel’ rocker to feature on the cover of the Talking Heads classic after she and fellow bassist John bonded over their idol Tina Weymouth, the bass player of the new wave group.
Speaking about working with Duran Duran, Victoria said: “It’s such a wild honour to get asked by John Taylor and the guys to play on their album. I met John at a party, and we immediately bonded talking about music and bass. I told him Tina Weymouth was my absolute pinnacle of cool, attitude and incredible musicianship all rolled into one, and he told me he also started playing bass inspired by her and she was one of his music idols.
“I then got a call from John months later saying he was working on a cover of Psycho Killer, and he wanted to ask me first about playing on it. It was insane being asked by one of the greatest bass players ever to play one of my favourite songs with Duran Duran. Absolutely insane. I’m so grateful and honoured, it was so much fun recording together with John and he was so sweet to me and encouraged me to express myself and play it my own way. I’ll always remember that day.”
John said of Victoria: “She’s probably the most important electric bassist out there right now. I met a couple of the guys from Maneskin at a party and they said, ‘You’ve got to meet our bass player.’ She’s such a dynamo! I was like, ‘What inspired you?’ and Vic said, ‘Tina Weymouth.’
“So when Psycho Killer made the cut for the album, I thought, ‘I’m gonna ask her if she’d like to have a bass-off!’
The song is part of Simon Le Bon and co’s upcoming Halloween album, ‘Danse Macabre’, which is out on Friday (27.10.23).
The ‘Wild Boys’ hitmakers have also put their spin on Billie Eilish’s ‘Bury A Friend’, The Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’, ‘Spellbound’ by Siouxsie and the Banshees, and many more.
It also features new versions of ‘Nightboat’ and ‘Secret Oktober 31st’.
Duran Duran and Victoria’s cover of ‘Psycho Killer’ is out now.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Massive Attack’s Angelo Bruschini has died.
The guitarist – who also played with The Numbers, Rimshots and The Blue Aeroplanes – had been battling lung cancer.
Sharing the tragic news in a social media statement on Tuesday (24.10.23), the band wrote in a touching tribute: “A singularly brilliant and eccentric talent. Impossible to quantify your contribution to the Massive Attack canon.
“How lucky we were to share such a life together.”
The musician was known for his unique style of guitar playing for the trip-hop collective – which comprises Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja, Adrian ‘Tricky’ Thaws and Grant ‘Daddy G’ Marshall – notably on their seminal 1998 LP ‘Mezzanine’, which featured the Top 10 single ‘Teardrop’.
The Blue Aeroplanes also posted on their Facebook page: “We are devastated to announce the passing of our brother Angelo Bruschini.
“Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. Rest In Peace Ange x.”
Angelo – who joined Massive Attack in 1995 as touring member and also contributed to their 2003 record ‘100th Window’ alongside the recently departed Sinead O’Connor – revealed in July that he was diagnosed with the deadly disease and suggested he would write a book about his amazing life.
He wrote at the time: “Twice now I have been told ‘Good luck’ by specialists at the hospital over lung cancer, I think I’m f*****. Had a great life, seen the world many many times, met lots of wonderful people, but the door is closing, think I will write a book.”
The Bristol-born star is also known for producing alt-rockers Strangelove’s 1997 self-titled album.
An official cause of death is not known at the time of writing.

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OHMYGOSSIP — The Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder has quit the band to “explore a slightly different path”.
Jeff joined the band in 2007 replacing original guitarist James Iha when frontman Billy Corgan reunited the band following their split in 2000 and he remained with the group after Iha’s return in 2018 – but he’s now decided to walk away for good.
The 49-year-old musician confirmed the news in a post on Instagram, writing: “It’s easy to say now that when I joined the Smashing Pumpkins 2007 I had no idea what I was getting into. The opportunity seemed to have come out of nowhere.
“I was at UCLA working on my doctorate in comparative literature when a close friend messaged me and said the Smashing Pumpkins were looking for a guitar player. Being a huge fan of the band, the audition was something I threw myself into. It was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. The amount of incredible memories created over the last 16 years with the band are almost too numerous to quantify.”
He added of his decision to exit the band: “Although it was a very difficult decision to make, I’ve decided to leave the band to make some space to explore a slightly different path. I want to thank Billy, Jimmy, James, and Jack for being both wonderful bandmates and even better friends. I will absolutely miss sharing the stage with you. I wish the band all the success in the future. I will be watching and listening.”
The Smashing Pumpkins added in their own statement: “We thank Jeff for his ceaseless dedication to the band and our great fans. Words can not express our gratitude and appreciation for the friend he is, and being there for SP in the good times and the tough times, too.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Liam Gallagher has bragged that his joint album with John Squire is “the best record” since The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’.
The former Oasis frontman and Beatles fanatic and the former Stone Roses guitarist are putting out a record together next year, after Liam surprised fans by bringing him out for his pair of Knebworth shows last June to perform the Britpop group’s 1995 classic ‘Champagne Supernova’.
And now, Liam has teased that it’s better than the 1966 record – which featured the hits ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and ‘Yellow Submarine’.
When asked if it’s true their album is coming out in 2024, he replied on X: “It’s the best record since revolver (sic).”
When another user said that was a “big statement”, Liam wrote back: “What’s coming your way is bigger I’m being humble it p***** all over it.”
An insider recently told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “Liam and John have been friends for years but things really started to take shape following his sell-out gigs at Knebworth last summer.
“Initially they just wanted to get into the studio together and see how things panned out.
“The sessions went so well that they are now set to release an album next year.
“There has been talk of doing a handful of live shows as well around the release, but nothing is set in stone with that.”
Liam had originally hinted on Twitter (before it became X): “Super group incoming LG JS. (sic)”
And speaking to Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 for the ‘Home Sessions’ series, the ‘Diamond In The Dark’ singer confirmed the pair were going to work together at “some point” and he’s hoping to sing on some tunes for him.
He said: “Yeah. Serious, man. But we’ve got things to do first, and he’s got things to clear up and that. But yeah, I’m definitely going to do summat at some point.”
Matt asked: “So you’ve actually had the conversation a little bit?”
Liam – whose return to Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire came 26 years after Oasis famously played to a record-breaking 250,000 fans over two nights at the outdoor venue – replied: “Maybe, yeah. Probably did that at Knebworth and that, I think, if I can remember anything about it.
But, no. There’s talk about summat. Maybe. But no rush. He’s my man, I love him. So if he’s got any tunes that need singing, I’m the boy, mate. (sic)”
A few years ago, Liam said his dream supergroup would include someone out of The Stone Roses and his close friend, Richard Ashcroft, formerly of The Verve.
In 2017, he said: “The ideal ones would be the guys out of The Stone Roses. I think they just split up, so that would be good.
“[Richard] Ashcroft would be good. There’s a lot of people out there, but the majority of them are all doing their own thing.
“But, if they want to do one, give us a shout. I’ll do it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — NSYNC’s Lance Bass has teased more music from the 90s boy band.
The ‘This I Promise You’ group – also comprising Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick – just made a comeback with their first song in 20 years, ‘Better Place’, for the DreamWorks Animation film ‘Trolls Band Together’.
It came after they reunited on stage at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey last month.
And it looks like they are just getting started.
Speaking on his ‘Frosted Tips’ podcast, Lance teased: “I had no idea that as NSYNC we would be doing anything at all anymore.
“It’s such a gift that my kids are going to be able to see us do music and that kind of stuff.”
Lance recently insisted he had “no idea” the band’s fans would “go this nuts” for their comeback.
He told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “It is beautiful, you know?
“To be this age and the fans are still this excited, it is a dream come true.
“I had no idea the fandom would go this nuts.
“It was pretty emotional, the first time we all got in the studio together.
“Back in March, we decided to, you know, get back together and have some fun and it was like no [time] had passed.
“But there was there was a lot of tears. It was just tears of joy. And it was just a beautiful moment.
“Like, time does so much and for us to finally be together, it just feels right.”
NSYNC appeared together at the VMAs 10 years after their final public performance at the awards show, when they took to the stage to present the Best Pop award to Taylor Swift.
Speaking about the reaction to NSYNC’s reunion that night, Lance joked: “I blame Taylor Swift. I think she sicced the Swifties on us and I think the Swifties and the NSYNCers just kind of created this tsunami.
“And I think it’s been so fun!”
Fans have been calling for NSYNC to go on tour following their reunion, but Lance insisted the group “don’t have solid plans” just yet.
He added: “I’ve been telling the fans, like, we don’t have solid plans right now. Because, you know, we’re waiting for the strike to end we’ve got things to do. “But [the fans are] definitely shaping our future.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nicki Minaj has rubbished a fan theory about her delayed album.
The rapper has decided to release ‘Pink Friday 2’ on her birthday, November 17, instead of October 20, and clarified that she had already changed the date behind the scenes and insisted Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz have no qualms about their joint LP ‘Welcome 2 Collegrove’ arriving on the same day.
During an Instagram Live, Nicki said: “I have changed my album date.
“It’s been changed for some time now behind the scenes. Weezy and 2 Chainz, they announced their date and you know how me and Weezy play. He would never do that if that was my album date.”
Nicki will turn 41 on November 17 and will celebrate by giving fans the sequel to her 2010 debut album ‘Pink Friday’.
She added: “The new album date for this incredible body of work, that I am so proud of is on a special day to me and to the Barbz — it will come out on my birthday.
“Pink Friday 2 I am so happy to announce will be out on my birthday.”
As well as teasing the ‘Pink Friday 2’ tour, Nicki is set to release two new perfumes.
The ‘Barbie World’ hitmaker has teamed up with JCPenney and Amazon on the two new scents coming out on December 13 and December 26, respectively.
The ‘Super Freaky Girl’ hitmaker previously declared that her first album since 2018’s ‘Queen’ will be “the best thing to come out of 2023.”
She tweeted in May: “Oh yes fractions warned, SFG did what fractions warned. Red Ruby Da Sleeze MOTHERED so hard and is now the standard. NM5 is the best thing that will come out of 2023 and will raise the bar to new and unreachable heights. NM5 tour will be hailed as “genius”. That’s it and that’s all. (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Niall Horan has announced ‘The Show: The Encore’ album – featuring John Legend and Lizzy McAlpine.
The former One Direction star is set to drop a deluxe edition of his third studio album, ‘The Show’, and has teamed up with the ‘All of Me’ hitmaker on a new version of the album’s title track.
After performing a cover of Lizzy’s ‘Ceilings’ for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, he has also teamed up with the pop singer on a new duet of ‘You Could Start a Cult’, which is out on Friday (27.10.23).
He said: “I’ve been a huge fan of hers for a while now and am so grateful she was able to hop on the song and write a special new verse.”
The record – which is out digitally on November 5 with the vinyl and CD version available from April 5, 2024 – also features his cover of Tears For Fears’ ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’, which has become a live favourite of his fans.
It also features performances from Electric Picnic festival, Spotify Studios, and an alternative rendition of ‘Meltdown’ and ‘On A Night Like Tonight’ from his Vevo Extended Play session.
Nial previously shared how his girlfriend inspired some of the “happier” tracks on ‘The Show’.
The 30-year-old singer/songwriter’s 2023 LP features songs inspired by his love Amelia Woolley and Niall revealed it felt good to pen love songs that were not about heartbreak.
He told ET Canada: “Yeah, 100 per cent. I’m in a relationship, so I think that comes with [it].
“Usually it’s the love songs are heartbreak songs, so it’s nice to be able to write better, you know, more happier stuff.”
However, Niall admitted that Amelia was “taken aback” to have some songs written about her.
He said: “I think she’s just like, what? Really? She’s like, taken aback, I suppose.”

‘The Show: The Encore’ tracklisting:
1. ‘Heaven’
2. ‘If You Leave Me’
3. ‘Meltdown’
4. ‘Never Grow Up’
5. ‘The Show’
6. ‘You Could Start a Cult’
7. ‘Save My Life’
8. ‘On a Night Like Tonight’
9. ‘Science’
10. ‘Must Be Love’
11. ‘You Could Start a Cult (with Lizzy McAlpine)’
12. ‘The Show (with John Legend)’
13. ‘Heaven (Live from Electric Picnic)’
14. ‘If You Leave Me / Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Live from Electric Picnic)’
15. ‘Meltdown (Vevo Extended Play)’

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kaiser Chiefs have announced their new record, ‘Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album’.
Ricky Wilson and co have also shared the new single ‘Feeling Alright’, which is co-written by none other than Nile Rodgers.
Of ‘Feeling Alright’, Ricky said: “On the first day with Nile Rodgers, he said, ‘What have you got?’ We searched through some jams we had and this was a song that stood out to him.
“The band loved playing it round and round, and it must be fun to play but we never really knew where it would find a home. Nile turned out to be the best estate agent and found it a home almost immediately.”
The ‘Ruby’ hitmakers also have the Chic legend to thank for suggesting they get former Rudimental member Amir Amor – who has produced and written hits for the likes of Ed Sheeran, Charli XCX and Sam Smith – to work to produce the collection.
Ricky added: “He also brought in Amir, who turned out to be our housemate for the entire record. A good place to start!”
The 10-track LP will arrive on March 1, 2024, and includes previous singles ‘Jealousy’ and ‘How 2 Dance’.
The album’s unveiling follows a message from frontman Ricky admitting that they are no longer afraid of “failure” after having hits and misses over their two decades as a group.
He said in a statement: “We’ve spent the last 20 years making tunes, some have been hits, some have been the opposite of hits.
“As a musician, once all the worry and fear of failure is removed, all that is left is the freedom and fun. It’s the reason we started, so I must give you a warning, once you have heard ‘Jealousy’, you won’t be able to get it out of your head!”
The follow-up to 2019’s ‘Duck’ is set to contain even more songs that swap their signature 00s indie sound for dance-pop.
Meanwhile, the group are set to play a UK headline tour next year, kicking off on April 11 at Torquay’s International Riviera Centre and wrapping at London’s Flippers Roller Boogie Palace on April 21.
Head to kaiserchiefs.com/live for the full tour dates and ticket information.

‘Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album’ tracklisting:
‘Feeling Alright’
‘Beautiful Girl’
‘How To Dance’
‘The Job Centre Shuffle’
‘Burning In Flames’
‘Reasons To Stay Alive’
‘Sentimental Love Songs’
‘Jealousy’
‘Noel Groove’
‘The Lads’

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OHMYGOSSIP — The late Christine McVie’s estate has sold her stake in Fleetwood Mac’s hits.
Almost a year after her passing aged 79 in November 2022, like her bandmates, Christine’s shares in her songs have been sold, with the estate striking a deal with HarbourView Equity Partners.
The acquisition includes ‘Songbird’ and ‘Say You Love Me’, which she sang on, and Fleetwood classics ‘Go Your Own Way’, ‘The Chain’ and ‘Dreams’.
CEO Sherrese Clarke Soares did not disclose the sum they acquired the shares for.
However, she told Rolling Stone: “She’s iconic. Christine wrote those beautiful, melodic pop songs, and it was Christine who really kept them together as Fleetwood Mac’s guiding star.
“Being able to participate in the legacy of Fleetwood Mac but also to align with a female rock icon as a female-owned and run firm doesn’t happen every day, it’s special. Christine’s no longer with us, but she was obviously such a major and important force in the world of rock and roll.”
In 2021, Mick Fleetwood similarly sold his shares in their songs to BMG and ousted guitarist Lindsey Buckingham sold his publishing catalog to Hipgnosis.
Stevie Nicks also sold a majority stake in her publishing catalogue to Primary Wave in 2020.
Meanwhile, Stevie recently insisted Fleetwood Mac is “done” without Christine.
The 75-year-old frontwoman admits there is “no reason” to continue the ‘Landslide’ band without their beloved keyboard player and vocalist, who died after a stroke and cancer battle, because they “can’t go any further”.
Speaking to Vulture, she said: “When Christine died, I felt like you can’t replace her. You just can’t.
“Without her, what is it? You know what I mean? She was like my soul mate, my musical soul mate, and my best friend that I spent more time with than any of my other best friends outside of Fleetwood Mac. Christine was my best friend.
“When I think about Taylor Swift’s song ‘You’re on Your Own, Kid’ and the line ‘you always have been,’ it was like, that was Christine and I. We were on our own in that band. We always were. We protected each other. Who am I going to look over to on the right and have them not be there behind that Hammond organ? When she died, I figured we really can’t go any further with this. There’s no reason to.”
Christine was also the band’s main songwriter and Stevie claims the rest of the band couldn’t pen a pop hit like her.
She added: “Christine was the pop star. She wrote all those really super pop hits.
“None of the rest of us could write those songs. What would happen is we’d have to take the songs out, like we did when she actually retired for 18 years. We couldn’t re-create those songs. So we became a much more hard-rock band.”
Mick Fleetwood echoed Stevie’s sentiment in an interview earlier this year.
He told the Los Angeles Times: “I’d say we’re done, but then we’ve all said that before. It’s sort of unthinkable right now.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jess Glynne used to idolise Amy Winehouse.
The 34-year-old pop star took to the stage for an intimate gig at the Hawley Arms pub in North London and revealed that the venue was special to her because the pub was frequented by the late ‘Back to Black’ singer, who died in 2011 at the age of 27.
Jess told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “When I grew up, Amy Winehouse was an idol of mine and I’d come in here and see her having a drink or whatever. Now I am playing here and it feels like it has come full ­circle.”
The ‘Hold My Hand’ songstress performed performed new track ‘Promise Me’ at the gig and told the crowd that it was written when she was at a particularly low point following her departure from Atlantic Records.
She said: “The story behind this song is really important. A lot has changed in my career. When I started writing this album, I went to LA on my own and it was really lonely and weird.
“I had a lot of fallings-out and a lot of people were really negative around me and, like, beat me down to the point where I didn’t believe in myself. I remember sitting in my hotel room on the end of my bed and I started writing this song — it is called ‘Promise Me’.”
Jess is now signed with EMI and explained that she has now learned that self-belief is all that matters because everything “happens for a reason”.
She said: “She said: I’ve learned in life, as long as you do what you love and you believe in it that is all that matters. Expectation should not be a thing.
“I had incredible success with my last label in its own way and I think, everything ends and happens for a reason.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — U2 surprised gig-goers at their ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ show on Wednesday night (25.10.23) by bringing out Lady Gaga to duet on her mega-hit ‘Shallow’.
The 37-year-old pop superstar had recently checked out the legendary Irish rock group’s show at the new state-of-the-art, multi-billion-dollar immersive MSG Sphere at the Venetian with her boyfriend Michael Polansky.
And she returned weeks later, this time duetting with Bono and The Edge on her 2018 hit from her blockbuster movie ‘A Star Is Born’.
The Grammy winner previously duetted with U2 on ‘Ordinary Love’ during the band’s ‘iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE’ tour at Madison Square Garden in 2015.
Gaga’s latest live duet comes days after she jumped onstage with The Rolling Stones to perform their new song ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’ at Racket NYC in Manhattan.
Meanwhile, U2 have just extended their residency due to “unprecedented demand”.
Bono and co became the first act to perform at The Sphere on September 29.
The Sin City stint was due to end on December 16, but it’s proved so popular, that they’ve added an additional 11 concerts between January 26 and February 18.
The Irish rockers have been performing their 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’ in full alongside some fan-favourites at the concerts at the new high-tech.
The cutting-edge venue sees the crowd placed in a “360-degree sonic spectrum”.
Those lucky enough to get tickets will experience a concert like no other, due to the venue being built for cinema and performance, not sport.
Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, frontman Bono explained: “Most music, over playing a theatre, most music venues are sports venues. They’re stadiums, they’re arenas. They’re built for sports. They’re not built for music, they’re not built for art. So this building was built for immersive experiences in cinema and performance. It was not built for [sports], you can’t come here and see an ice hockey game.
“There are no speakers. The entire building is a speaker. So wherever you are, you have perfect sound is the plan.”
Guitarist The Edge said: “There’s nothing else like it in the world and won’t be for many, many years.”
He went on: “So what this has been designed to achieve is completely immersive sound. So you’ve got the main array of speakers is above our heads, but throughout the entire building are speakers that are focused so that you have the capability of placing the audience inside a whole 360-degree sonic spectrum.”
The musician also hailed the visuals as “ground-breaking”.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has hinted Madonna could be headlining the world-famous music festival in 2024.
The iconic music event’s artist booker has confirmed they’ve saved a slot for a “really big American artist” to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm next summer and it appears she’s referring to The Queen of Pop.
Speaking to Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw on their podcast ‘Sidetracked with Annie and Nick’, she shared: “I thought it was kind of taking shape, and then last week I just got a call, and this is what happens if you wait a little longer, because quite often we’ll be booked up from July. But this year we’re holding out for a little bit longer.
“And then last week I got a call from [a representative of] a really big American artist saying, ‘This person’s around next year’, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is incredible. Thank God we held the slot.'”
She added of the tricky process: “They’ll say, ‘Hi I’ve got such and such around next summer, are you interested?’ And it’s like, ‘Yeah.'”
The fact that Emily said the artist’s representative got in touch last week coincides with Emily going to see Madonna at The O2 in London.
She said: “It was incredible. I just was blown away by it to be honest.
“I walked away and I was like, ‘I’ve got to post about this’. I’ve posted about going to lots of gigs before, but I didn’t expect it to be quite such big news.
“Everybody knows that I’ve always wanted Madonna to play Glastonbury.
“It’s not a big news story.”
Emily also confirmed that they’ve nailed down this year’s Sunday afternoon Legends slot performer and that it’s a female star.

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OHMYGOSSIP — TikTok is hosting its first-ever music festival with performances by Cardi B, Niall Horan, Charlie Puth, Anitta and more.
The video-sharing platform has become the go-to place to find the hottest new music talent and now it wants to bring users’ For You feed into the real world.
Artists who are signed up to TikTok’s ‘Elevate’ Program, such as Isabel LaRosa, Kaliii, LU KALA, and Sam Barber, will also be taking to the stage.
‘With In The Mix’ will take place at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, on December 10, 2024.
Paul Hourican, TikTok’s Global Head of Music Partnerships and Programming said: “No other platform mixes music, creativity and community like TikTok.
“With In The Mix, our goal is to bring the For You feed to life for fans at the venue and on TikTok. Our vision is to create a show that is reimagined for the TikTok era and our music-loving global community.”
For those who cannot get to Arizona, the show will be live streamed on TikTok Live.
More and more legendary acts have joined TikTok as the app is a huge promotional tool.
For example, The Rolling Stones joined the app to make their back catalogue available to soundtrack clips.
Frontman Sir Mick Jagger also opened his own personal account on the app.
The band’s page comes with a guest playlist curated by the group, featuring 44 tracks, including ‘Start Me Up’, ‘Angie’, ‘Beast Of Burden’ and more.
Guitarist Keith Richards joined TikTok back in 2021.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dolly Parton is giving fans the chance to have the first listen of her new album ‘ROCKSTAR’ at cinemas worldwide.
The ‘ROCKSTAR: The Global First Listen Event will hit theatres on November 15 (with select encores on November 16).
As well as hearing “selections” from the country music legend’s star-studded rock album, plus a never-before-seen performance of a holiday song ‘Circle Of Love’ and a rare performance of ‘9 to 5’.
There will also be an exclusive interview with the ‘Jolene’ hitmaker.
Dolly said: “I am excited to know that my fans around the world will be able to come together and be the first to hear a sneak peek of my Rockstar album.
“I am so proud of this music, and I am humbled by all the wonderful artists who joined me. I cannot wait for people to hear it!”
The 77-year-old musician will be donating proceeds from ticket sales to the non-profit children’s music charity, Music Will, and their global partner organisations, who advocate for the importance of musical education for youngsters.
Dolly promised to make a rock record after she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
She said in a statement: “I’m so excited to finally present my first Rock and Roll album ‘Rockstar’.
“I am very honoured and privileged to have worked with some of the greatest iconic singers and musicians of all time and to be able to sing all the iconic songs throughout the album was a joy beyond measure.
“I hope everybody enjoys the album as much as I’ve enjoyed putting it together!”
Dolly’s announcement came with the 30-song tracklist, with Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr joining her for a cover of The Beatles’ classic ‘Let It Be’.
Brandi Carlile and Pink appear on a rendition of The Rolling Stones’ ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’, while Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow will be her guests on a song most popularised by Linda Ronstadt, ‘You’re No Good’.
Other collaborators on the album include Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, and Lizzo and her Sasha Flute.
Plus, Stevie Nicks, Chris Stapleton, Simon Le Bon, John Fogerty, Melissa Etheridge, Michael McDonald, Richie Sambora, Ronnie McDowell, the Jordanaires, and Kid Rock.
One contributor, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, has since died after recording the final track, ‘Free Bird’.
Nine of the 30 songs on ‘Rockstar’ are originals, and the other 21 are covers of familiar material.
Tickets to ‘Dolly Parton ROCKSTAR: The Global First Listen Event’ are available beginning today at DollyRockstarEvent.com. The album ‘ROCKSTAR’ will be available on November 17.

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