Established 1961 28 T Thursday, May 3, 2018 L i f e s t y l e G o s s i p Grande announces new album Sweetener riana Grande announced her new such a dream to me (sic)” And added: album ‘Sweetener’ will be “and it was on a day like this ... yeah ... if Areleased in July, whilst co-hosting you can belieeeeve ... if you can believe ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy ... you’re such a dream to me (sic)” She Fallon’. The 24-year-old singer surprised has not confirmed a date for the new fans by unveiling details of her follow- track, but she did respond to a fan who up to 2016’s ‘Dangerous Woman’ on the used the hashtag #3daysuntilREM. US show on Tuesday night. Ariana con- Ariana replied: “Not quite yet. u know I firmed the tracks ‘God Is A Woman’, can’t resisssst sum times. I love u. (sic)” ‘The Light Is Coming’ and ‘Raindrops’ ‘No Tears Left to Cry’ was inspired by will join the lead single ‘No Tears Left to the terrorist attack that hit her concert Cry’ on the LP, whilst teasing that on the in Manchester, North West England last 20th of every month she is going to May. In the track, she touches on the share something special with her fans. resilience of the city, especially felt at Describing the record, the ‘Side to Side’ the One Love Manchester benefit gig hitmaker, who has worked with Max that she headlined in the wake of the Martin and Pharrell Williams on the horrific attack outside her Manchester tracks, said: “It’s kind of about bringing Arena concert. On the chorus, she sings: light to a situation or to someone’s life, “Ain’t got no tears left to cry. So I’m lov- or somebody else who brings light to ing, I’m living, I’m picking it up.” The your life.” The ‘Bang Bang’ singer single - which was produced by Max recently got fans speculating about her Martin - also features the line: “We’re next single with a series of cryptic way too fly to partake in all this hate. tweets about “R.E.M.”. Ariana tweeted We out here vibin’, we vibin’, we vibin’.” the letters: “r.e.m.” upside down, before The accompanying music video includes posting what appear to be lyrics. She the worker bee - which has been a sym- wrote: “last night ..... boy i met you ... bol of the city of Manchester since at yea ..... when i was sleeeeeeep ... you’re least 1842.

Mendes inspired by the sea Jonas would love to duet with country hawn Mendes was inspired would often spend time staring got stuck on lyrics I would walk to write ‘In My Blood’ by out to sea in complete silence until outside with the writers and we star Musgraves S“staring at the ocean” in something inspired him. He said: would stare at the ocean and kind silence. The 19-year-old musician “We went to this amazing studio of not say anything for like five released his new single - which in Malibu, it’s called the minutes, until something kind of tackles feelings of anxiety - last Woodshed. It’s basically up on a came to us. And for some weird, month, and has now revealed that cliff and there’s this incredible magical reason, something always during the writing process, he view of the ocean. So whenever I did.” The ‘Lost in Japan’ singer was nervous to show people the vulnerable track when he first fin- ished piecing it together, but felt at ease once his management team were “blown away” by it. He said: “Everybody in the room was kind of just like emotionally blown away by the song and the concept hristina Aguilera has report- ants to work with, she’s in a great and the feel, and after that it was edly recorded a song with place.” The 37-year-old star teased kind of let’s roll, we got this thing.” CKanye West. The ‘Beautiful’ the record’s title during a concert Tackling the subject of anxiety in hitmaker is said to be planning on in Azerbaijan last weekend. During his new track was a different move dropping the “tribal-like” track a short interlude, a video was for the ‘Mercy’ hitmaker, and he produced by the 40-year-old rap- shown which seemed to tease the has also admitted that his upcom- per “this week” A source told The star’s upcoming eighth studio ing self-titled third album - which New York Post’s PageSix Column album A fan recording of the video is set to be released on May 25 - that the song “is produced by was posted on Twitter by fan was written differently to his pre- Kanye [West] and that “It’s very account Xtina Daily, and shows a vious material. Speaking in a tribal-like, with heavy drum sam- series of shots of the megastar video for Billboard magazine’s ples .?.?.” The insider also teased whilst her voice lists a series of ‘How It Went Down’ series, Shawn that her first single from her forth- words beginning with “ex”. said: “What we kind of started coming record, thought to be Christina says in the video: “Ex. doing for this entire album was we called ‘Liberation’, will feature Xtina. Exhale. Explore. Express. would just spend time talking another “big” artist and her album Experiment. Exploit. Exclusive. about what it was I wanted to talk is a complete new direction for Exist. Expire. My existence has no about instead of just diving in and Christina who has given her image expiration. This is my liberation. trying to find what to talk about.” an overhaul with the help of a new This is our liberation. Be liberated Previously, Shawn had said he manager. They added that “the first with me. It’s time for liberation. As intended for ‘In My Blood’ to be proper single from the album will one, a liberated nation.” The video more “serious” than his other be a big duet, but her team isn’t concludes with the words “Xtina, tracks. He said: “I love all of my ready to announce the other liberation” repeated several times. other songs, but ... it was all kind singer-yet. “Christina has changed ‘Liberation’ will be Christina’s first of more vague topics about a oe Jonas says it would be a “dream” to duet with her look, her management has got album in six years, with her last relationship. This is my first time Kacey Musgraves. The DNCE singer is huge fan her great new artists and consult- studio venture being 2012’s ‘Lotus’. breaking into something that’s Jof the country star - who released her third album more serious and more about me.” ‘Golden Hour’ in March - and would love to team up with her on a song. Asked if it’s on the cards, Joe said: “I would love that. That would be amazing. I am a huge Kacey Musgraves fan. Doing a collaboration with her a duet would be a dream.” The 28-year-old star shot to fame in Jonas Brothers in 2005, along with brothers Guns N’ Roses tease Nick and Kevin Jonas, but he says a reunion won’t be happening anytime soon as they are all “focused” on Appetite for Destruction news their own careers and lives. Joe - who is engaged to ‘Game of Thrones’ actress Sophie Turner - told E! uns N’ Roses are teasing fans years - refused to come out on the News; “I think right now we are all focused on our with an incoming announcement road with them because he claimed the individual careers and personal lives. “We get to be Ginvolving their debut album group weren’t willing to pay him the brothers and that’s something that want to really be ‘Appetite for Destruction’. A billboard same figure as everyone else. Taking to the forefront of who we are as people. I think right featuring the artwork from the ‘Sweet Twitter, he wrote: “They didn’t want to now we are doing our own thing. You can never say Child of Mine’ hitmakers’ record, fea- split the loot equally. Simple as that. never but we are going to stay focused on our individ- turing all five original members, has Moving right along...(sic)” Axl ual stuff.” However, Joe previously admitted that he been erected in Camden, north London, responded admitting he had “no idea” hadn’t ruled out the idea completely. Speaking in 2015, and has got fans speculating that a full why his old bandmate didn’t join him, the ‘Cake By The Ocean’ hitmaker said the ‘Lovebug’ reunion with drummer Steven Adler Slash and Duff. He said: “I don’t really group - who disbanded in 2013 - could easily record a and guitarist Izzy Stradlin could be happening. know what to say about Izzy. It’s like you could have new LP together in the future because they still “get However, with the heavy rock band’s seminal 1987 a conversation and think it’s one way, and the next along” well and there was no animosity when they LP turning 31 in July, it could simply lead to Axl Rose day it’s another way. And I’m not trying to take any split. He said: “Seeing where things will lead us. It’s and co re-releasing or re-issuing the album. There is shots at Izzy. It’s just his thing is kind of his thing, easy to say we’re done and that we’re never doing it also a new website that has been launched, with the whatever that is.” With Izzy absent from the line-up, again, but then we both look at each other and go, ‘We cryptic message: “Destruction is coming.” Axl, Slash Richard Fortus has been filling in on guitar. Frank obviously get along.’ And who knows - years from and Duff McKagan reunited with original drummer Ferrer, who has been a member of the band since now we could be like, ‘All right, let’s make a record.’ It Steven for the first time since 1990 at their concert 2006, is on drums in the absence of Steven. The could easily happen.” The trio released four albums in Cincinnati in July 2016. As for Izzy, he said he did- ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ hitmakers play Download during their eight years together, their last record was n’t rejoin Guns N’ Roses for their tour because they Festival this June and are also preparing for the next 2009’s ‘Lines, Vines and Trying Times’. DMA’s unveil new wouldn’t share the money “equally”. The 56-year- leg of their ‘Not In This Lifetime Tour’, which kicks Dawning at old musician - who left the band in 1991 after six off on June 3 in Berlin, Germany. London concert he DMA’s performed a brand new version of their song ‘Dawning’ as they rocked the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on Tuesday night. Dame Vera Lynn nominated TThe Australian three-piece rock band - Johnny Took, Tommy O’Dell and Matt Mason - released their second album ‘For Now’ last Friday and they treated a packed out audience at the venue to tracks to a host of tracks from the acclaimed LP. The band surprised their fans by playing ‘Dawning’ for two Classic BRIT Awards twice with the second rendition being a tweaked extended version of the ame Vera Lynn has been nomi- blockbuster films ‘Blade Runner 2049’ his album ‘In A Winter Night’ and Male tune which prompted a mass sing-along from a rambunctious crowd. Other nated for two Classic BRIT and war thriller ‘Dunkirk’. ‘Britain’s Got Artist of the Year. Geoff Taylor, Chief highlights from the record included ‘In the Air’, ‘Emily Whyte’ and new single DAwards. The ‘Land of Hope and Talent’ star Tokio Myers too has three Executive BPI & BRIT Awards, said: ‘Break Me’, whilst hit ballad ‘Delete’ - taken from their first album ‘Hills End’ Glory’ hitmaker - who reached the nominations for Classic BRITS “The nominations for this year’s Classic - drew huge cheers and featured beautiful vocal harmonies between singer grand age of 101 in March - has already Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Male BRIT Awards have captured the Tommy and guitarist Matt. The band briefly left the stage but after their fans been honored with the Lifetime Artist of the Year and Album of the Year essence of classic music in all its excit- chanted for more music they returned for a three-track encore of ‘Play It Achievement Award and now the iconic for his debut LP ‘Our Generation’. ing and diverse forms. From operatic Out’, ‘In the Moment’ and ‘Lay Down’. The DMA’s incredible gig comes just singer, widely known as ‘The Forces’ Other notable nominees include traditions to contemporary classical and days after their new album received a glowing recommendation from Liam Sweetheart’, is in the running for Female Alexander Armstrong and Alfie Boe, from film and games soundtracks to place on June 13 at London’s Royal Gallagher - whose former band Oasis has been cited as a major influence by Artist of the Year and Classic FM Album who both collaborated with Vera on musicals, all forms of classic music and Albert Hall, with Andrea Bocelli, and the trio on their songs. The ‘Wall of Glass’ hitmaker posted on Twitter: “Just of the Year for ‘100’, which she released ‘100’, and have received two nomina- the artists that bring it to life will be cel- Michael and Alfie’s double act Ball & heard the new DMA’s record 1 world BIBLICAL as you were LG x [sic]” last year to mark her 100th birthday - tions each. Alfie is up for Group of the ebrated at this year’s awards. I am also Boe, Sir Bryn Terfel and Tokio all per- Talking about the recommendation exclusively to BANG Showbiz, guitarist making the centenarian the only musi- Year with musical partner Michael Ball thrilled that British music legend Dame forming on the night. The ceremony will Johnny said: “Its cool. Growing up listening to guitar music and popular gui- cian to release an album. Hans Zimmer and their LP ‘Together Again’ is up for Vera Lynn is honored as our Lifetime be broadcast on ITV and in partnership tar music, he’s been there and done it, he’s been at the top of it. It’s good to has received three nods in the Album of the Year. Alexander - who is Achievement Award recipient.” The with Classic FM, and will celebrate get a thumbs up from your peers, it’s pretty damn cool and it will help us sell Soundtrack Of The Year category for his also co-hosting the evening along with Classic BRIT Awards return after a five- music from the world of classical, film, a few more tickets, you know.” work on BBC series ‘Blue Planet II’, and Myleene Klass - is also nominated for year break. The ceremony will take television, theatre and games.