Malik embarked on his solo journey after leaving One Direction in 2015, but he hasn’t forgotten his roots. He opened up about his time with the band in an interview on a Stationhead stream and said he enjoys listening back to the band’s back catalog.

“I’ve been listening to a bit of One Direction music recently, reminiscing. Good times. We made some good music as a band. We were pretty good,” said Malik.

Malik joined One Direction in 2010, alongside Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson, following their auditions for the British singing competition show The X Factor. They went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, but it all came crashing down when Malik left in 2015 and they officially went on hiatus one year later.

Malik is currently gearing up for the release of his fourth solo studio album Room Under the Stairs. It will hit the shelves on May 17, and he promoted its release with the lead single “What I Am”.

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Members of Linkin Park have been on a hiatus since Bennington’s tragic passing in 2017, and they’ve only shared several previously unreleased tracks after their split. “Friendly Fire” is the latest, and it was originally recorded during the One More Light sessions.

The music video for this track was directed by Mark Fiore and mostly consists of footage from studio sessions and live performances. Bennington is prominently featured in the video, and “Friendly Fire” is one of the last songs he recorded with Linkin Park.

This will be one of the tracks featured on Linkin Park’s upcoming greatest hits album Papercuts, set to hit the shelves on April 12. It will feature songs released between 2000 and 2023, and Mike Shinoda said it was a joy to curate the tracklist.

“Each song in this collection is both a singular moment on our timeline and an evolving story that is as much ours as it is yours. From our first release ‘One Step Closer’ to the brand-new ‘Friendly Fire’, this tracklist spans all our chapters so far,” said Shinoda in a statement.

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The Black Crowes are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, and Chris and Rich Robinson found a perfect way to mark the occasion. They officially announced the release of Happiness Bastards, their first studio album in 15 years, set to be released on March 15, and promoted it with the new single “Wanting and Waiting”.

Chris Robinson described this album as their love letter to rock and roll. He said this album represents the harmony he and Rich found together, and his brother echoed his words.

“This album is a continuation of our story as a band. Our years of experience writing and making music and touring the world are represented in this record, and we were brilliantly guided by one of the best producers in the business, Jay Joyce,” said Rich Robinson in a press release.

This marks the band’s first studio album of new material since Before the Frost…Until the Freeze in 2009. They went on hiatus in 2015 and announced they’re reuniting in late 2019, after Chris and Rich Robinson managed to resolve their differences.

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Originally released as a single from Ellis-Bextor’s 2001 album Read My Lips, “Murder on the Dancefloor” is going stronger than ever over two decades after its originally peaked at No. 2. The song owes its resurgence to Emerald Fennell’s latest film Saltburn, which prominently featured this catchy disco hit in one of its most memorable scenes.

Ellis-Bextor discussed the song’s epic comeback with the Official Charts, and thanked all the fans, both new and old, for streaming the song and helping it reach new heights.

“One thing I’ve always loved about my work is its ability to surprise me. Murder on the Dancefloor is a song I’ve been singing for 20 years, and I’m on really good terms with it. I love singing it, I love performing it and what’s happening at the moment is kind of magical, actually,” said Ellis-Bextor.

In addition to re-peaking at No. 2 in the UK, “Murder on the Dancefloor” became her first song to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, after hitting No. 98 just last week.

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Christmas originally hit the shelves in 2011, and featured Bublé’s renditions of the beloved holiday classics, such as “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”, “Holly Jolly Christmas”, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”, and “Jingle Bells”.

This marks the sixth non-consecutive week Bublé’s Christmas spent atop the UK Official Albums Chart, after spending three weeks at No. 1 following its release in 2011 and returning to No. 1 in both 2021 and 2022.

Bublé discussed the album’s enduring popularity on Billboard’s Pop Shop Podcast in 2022. He admitted he would sometimes complain about its success because people couldn’t stop talking about it, but eventually realized how wonderful it is to have it as a part of his legacy.

“It’s become less about what religion you are and it’s become about just a time when us human beings might need a bit of a break. And there’s a little more empathy and kindness. And I thought, man, to be connected to something so beautiful, there are much worse things in life,” said Bublé.

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Bass recently made an appearance on the online gameshow Rent Free with Bilt Rewards founder and CEO Ankur Jain, who quizzed him about a potential *NSYNC reunion. He kept things sweet and short and told Jain, “We are talking about it and I hope to have some good news at some point.”

Seeing Bass reunite with his bandmates Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick wouldn’t be a huge shocker since they’ve made several joint appearances this year. It all started when they hit the stage at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards to present Taylor Swift with the Best Pop Award.

This appearance served as a teaser for the release of their first song together in two decades: “Better Place” from the Trolls Band Together soundtrack. Timberlake described this song as a “love letter” to their fans and said that so many stars aligned to get *NSYNC back and work on something fun together.

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Written and produced for Wham! by the late George Michael, “Last Christmas” was conceived with one goal in mind, landing the Christmas No. 1 following its release in 1984. The song famously spent five weeks at no. 2 behind Band-Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, but its popularity only kept on rising in the next four decades.

“Last Christmas” finally topped the UK Official Singles Chart in January 2021, but still failed to reach the coveted Christmas No. 1. Its wait for the chart triumph of a lifetime finally ended this year, 39 long years after its release.

Andrew Ridgeley talked about making history with the Official Charts and said that George Michael would be beside himself if he got to see how far this song had come.

“Christmas Number 1 has been a long-held ambition for Yog and I and for the fans, too. It’ll mean a lot to WHAM!’s legacy – it’s the crowning glory… Our fans will have a real sense of achievement and pride in the fact it’s become Christmas Number 1,” said Ridgeley.

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As it turns out, Dylan secretly released the collection, titled 50th Anniversary Collection 1973, by sending a limited number of copies to record stores across Europe. It features 28 tracks taken from recording sessions for the soundtrack of 1973’s western flick Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid.

The word about the release quickly spread among Dylan enthusiasts, who embarked on a quest to find a copy of the collection. Those who are unwilling to do the hard work can pick one on the secondary market, where they are priced out as much as $500.

The most likely reason why Bob Dylan released the 50th Anniversary Collection 1973 the way he did is a European copyright law that sends all recordings into the public domain if they are unreleased 50 years after being made.

Dylan previously did the same for the outtakes from his first three “electric albums,” Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, and Blonde on Blonde. They were released as a box set and also distributed to record stores in Europe in a limited capacity to fulfill the requirement.

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Jules’ rendition of the song, which gained prominence for being featured in the movie Donnie Darko, topped the UK Singles and US Adult Alternative Songs charts in 2003. It also became so popular that even Tears for Fears decided to change the way they performed it during live shows to match the cover’s slower style.

Now, 20 years after recording the iconic cover of “Mad World”, Jules decided to do it once again. He recently shared the 20th-anniversary version of the song, giving it a modern makeover while keeping the core elements that made it so famous in the first place. Listen to it below.

In an interview with Riff Magazine ahead of the release, Jules opened up on the motivation to freshen up the cover. His friend and former bandmate Al Sgro reached out to him a few years ago with an idea to mark the 20th anniversary of the “Mad World” cover while also proposing new music projects. Jules, who spent the past decade mostly out of the spotlight, liked the idea and jumped on the opportunity to dust off his guitar. 

“The process of putting all of us in the room, and then working those songs out; it’s the kind of stuff that can’t happen online, it only happens in a room with musicians,” Jules shared.

Jules is currently focused on recording new material, which is expected to be released in 2024, while also playing live shows in the Los Angeles area.

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In a recent chat with Collider, Cuomo shared that the band intends to re-release the album in an “amazing deluxe package” that will contain additional material, most likely demos and B-sides. Also, Weezer will do an “epic tour” so the fans can hear their Blue Album favorites in person.

“We are going to give it its due respect and come out with a really amazing deluxe package with a bunch of additional material, and of course, we’ve gotta do some kind of epic tour,” Cuomo revealed.

Cuomo didn’t offer any further details but hinted that the fans should expect Blue Album anniversary shows following their joint tour with Smashing Pumpkins across the UK in June.

Blue Album came out in 1994, featuring hit songs like “Undone – The Sweater Song”, “Buddy Holly”, and “Say It Ain’t So”. The record was met with critical acclaim and was later made part of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list while remaining the band’s best-selling album to date.

Weezer’s most recent studio effort was Van Weezer in 2021.

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Malik embarked on his solo journey after leaving One Direction in 2015, but he hasn’t forgotten his roots. He opened up about his time with the band in an interview on a Stationhead stream and said he enjoys listening back to the band’s back catalog.

“I’ve been listening to a bit of One Direction music recently, reminiscing. Good times. We made some good music as a band. We were pretty good,” said Malik.

Malik joined One Direction in 2010, alongside Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson, following their auditions for the British singing competition show The X Factor. They went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, but it all came crashing down when Malik left in 2015 and they officially went on hiatus one year later.

Malik is currently gearing up for the release of his fourth solo studio album Room Under the Stairs. It will hit the shelves on May 17, and he promoted its release with the lead single “What I Am”.

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Members of Linkin Park have been on a hiatus since Bennington’s tragic passing in 2017, and they’ve only shared several previously unreleased tracks after their split. “Friendly Fire” is the latest, and it was originally recorded during the One More Light sessions.

The music video for this track was directed by Mark Fiore and mostly consists of footage from studio sessions and live performances. Bennington is prominently featured in the video, and “Friendly Fire” is one of the last songs he recorded with Linkin Park.

This will be one of the tracks featured on Linkin Park’s upcoming greatest hits album Papercuts, set to hit the shelves on April 12. It will feature songs released between 2000 and 2023, and Mike Shinoda said it was a joy to curate the tracklist.

“Each song in this collection is both a singular moment on our timeline and an evolving story that is as much ours as it is yours. From our first release ‘One Step Closer’ to the brand-new ‘Friendly Fire’, this tracklist spans all our chapters so far,” said Shinoda in a statement.

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The Black Crowes are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, and Chris and Rich Robinson found a perfect way to mark the occasion. They officially announced the release of Happiness Bastards, their first studio album in 15 years, set to be released on March 15, and promoted it with the new single “Wanting and Waiting”.

Chris Robinson described this album as their love letter to rock and roll. He said this album represents the harmony he and Rich found together, and his brother echoed his words.

“This album is a continuation of our story as a band. Our years of experience writing and making music and touring the world are represented in this record, and we were brilliantly guided by one of the best producers in the business, Jay Joyce,” said Rich Robinson in a press release.

This marks the band’s first studio album of new material since Before the Frost…Until the Freeze in 2009. They went on hiatus in 2015 and announced they’re reuniting in late 2019, after Chris and Rich Robinson managed to resolve their differences.

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Originally released as a single from Ellis-Bextor’s 2001 album Read My Lips, “Murder on the Dancefloor” is going stronger than ever over two decades after its originally peaked at No. 2. The song owes its resurgence to Emerald Fennell’s latest film Saltburn, which prominently featured this catchy disco hit in one of its most memorable scenes.

Ellis-Bextor discussed the song’s epic comeback with the Official Charts, and thanked all the fans, both new and old, for streaming the song and helping it reach new heights.

“One thing I’ve always loved about my work is its ability to surprise me. Murder on the Dancefloor is a song I’ve been singing for 20 years, and I’m on really good terms with it. I love singing it, I love performing it and what’s happening at the moment is kind of magical, actually,” said Ellis-Bextor.

In addition to re-peaking at No. 2 in the UK, “Murder on the Dancefloor” became her first song to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, after hitting No. 98 just last week.

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Christmas originally hit the shelves in 2011, and featured Bublé’s renditions of the beloved holiday classics, such as “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”, “Holly Jolly Christmas”, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”, and “Jingle Bells”.

This marks the sixth non-consecutive week Bublé’s Christmas spent atop the UK Official Albums Chart, after spending three weeks at No. 1 following its release in 2011 and returning to No. 1 in both 2021 and 2022.

Bublé discussed the album’s enduring popularity on Billboard’s Pop Shop Podcast in 2022. He admitted he would sometimes complain about its success because people couldn’t stop talking about it, but eventually realized how wonderful it is to have it as a part of his legacy.

“It’s become less about what religion you are and it’s become about just a time when us human beings might need a bit of a break. And there’s a little more empathy and kindness. And I thought, man, to be connected to something so beautiful, there are much worse things in life,” said Bublé.

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Bass recently made an appearance on the online gameshow Rent Free with Bilt Rewards founder and CEO Ankur Jain, who quizzed him about a potential *NSYNC reunion. He kept things sweet and short and told Jain, “We are talking about it and I hope to have some good news at some point.”

Seeing Bass reunite with his bandmates Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick wouldn’t be a huge shocker since they’ve made several joint appearances this year. It all started when they hit the stage at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards to present Taylor Swift with the Best Pop Award.

This appearance served as a teaser for the release of their first song together in two decades: “Better Place” from the Trolls Band Together soundtrack. Timberlake described this song as a “love letter” to their fans and said that so many stars aligned to get *NSYNC back and work on something fun together.

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Written and produced for Wham! by the late George Michael, “Last Christmas” was conceived with one goal in mind, landing the Christmas No. 1 following its release in 1984. The song famously spent five weeks at no. 2 behind Band-Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, but its popularity only kept on rising in the next four decades.

“Last Christmas” finally topped the UK Official Singles Chart in January 2021, but still failed to reach the coveted Christmas No. 1. Its wait for the chart triumph of a lifetime finally ended this year, 39 long years after its release.

Andrew Ridgeley talked about making history with the Official Charts and said that George Michael would be beside himself if he got to see how far this song had come.

“Christmas Number 1 has been a long-held ambition for Yog and I and for the fans, too. It’ll mean a lot to WHAM!’s legacy – it’s the crowning glory… Our fans will have a real sense of achievement and pride in the fact it’s become Christmas Number 1,” said Ridgeley.

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As it turns out, Dylan secretly released the collection, titled 50th Anniversary Collection 1973, by sending a limited number of copies to record stores across Europe. It features 28 tracks taken from recording sessions for the soundtrack of 1973’s western flick Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid.

The word about the release quickly spread among Dylan enthusiasts, who embarked on a quest to find a copy of the collection. Those who are unwilling to do the hard work can pick one on the secondary market, where they are priced out as much as $500.

The most likely reason why Bob Dylan released the 50th Anniversary Collection 1973 the way he did is a European copyright law that sends all recordings into the public domain if they are unreleased 50 years after being made.

Dylan previously did the same for the outtakes from his first three “electric albums,” Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, and Blonde on Blonde. They were released as a box set and also distributed to record stores in Europe in a limited capacity to fulfill the requirement.

The post Bob Dylan Secretly Released Collection of Studio Outtakes From 1973 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Jules’ rendition of the song, which gained prominence for being featured in the movie Donnie Darko, topped the UK Singles and US Adult Alternative Songs charts in 2003. It also became so popular that even Tears for Fears decided to change the way they performed it during live shows to match the cover’s slower style.

Now, 20 years after recording the iconic cover of “Mad World”, Jules decided to do it once again. He recently shared the 20th-anniversary version of the song, giving it a modern makeover while keeping the core elements that made it so famous in the first place. Listen to it below.

In an interview with Riff Magazine ahead of the release, Jules opened up on the motivation to freshen up the cover. His friend and former bandmate Al Sgro reached out to him a few years ago with an idea to mark the 20th anniversary of the “Mad World” cover while also proposing new music projects. Jules, who spent the past decade mostly out of the spotlight, liked the idea and jumped on the opportunity to dust off his guitar. 

“The process of putting all of us in the room, and then working those songs out; it’s the kind of stuff that can’t happen online, it only happens in a room with musicians,” Jules shared.

Jules is currently focused on recording new material, which is expected to be released in 2024, while also playing live shows in the Los Angeles area.

The post Gary Jules Shares 20th Anniversary Version of “Mad World” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

In a recent chat with Collider, Cuomo shared that the band intends to re-release the album in an “amazing deluxe package” that will contain additional material, most likely demos and B-sides. Also, Weezer will do an “epic tour” so the fans can hear their Blue Album favorites in person.

“We are going to give it its due respect and come out with a really amazing deluxe package with a bunch of additional material, and of course, we’ve gotta do some kind of epic tour,” Cuomo revealed.

Cuomo didn’t offer any further details but hinted that the fans should expect Blue Album anniversary shows following their joint tour with Smashing Pumpkins across the UK in June.

Blue Album came out in 1994, featuring hit songs like “Undone – The Sweater Song”, “Buddy Holly”, and “Say It Ain’t So”. The record was met with critical acclaim and was later made part of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list while remaining the band’s best-selling album to date.

Weezer’s most recent studio effort was Van Weezer in 2021.

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