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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Statik Selektah Claps Back at DDG's Claim of Being First to Livestream the Making of an Album
Veteran hip-hop producer Statik Selektah is upset about DDG claiming he was the first person to livestream the making of an album in regards to his recent project Blame the Chat, which he put together live on Twitch. The New England beatmaker took to Instagram to post a clip of DDG making the claim to TMZ and attached a caption laying out his own receipts. More from Billboard DDG Offers IShowSpeed $2 Million for a 'Quick Little Cameo' in His Music Video PinkPantheress Drops 'Fancy That': Stream It Now 'It's a Happy Time': Counting Crows Return With 'The Complete Sweets!' 'This is some bullsh–,' Statik wrote. 'We got receipts. 2010 me and Termanology made an EP live on livestream. Action Bronson first feature to hit the blogs. 2010 me and Freeway did the same. Young Mac Miller in the building. 2011 me and Freddie Gibbs did the same. Rip Fred the Godson was there amongst many others. 2019 me & Bun B do the first Trillstatik with Fat Joe, Method Man, Westside Gunn, Millyz, Nems, Benny [the Butcher], Boldy James etc. etc. We've done three more since. Stop it with the [cap].' He added: 'The fans know. The industry does too. DDG, no ideas original.' A few days ago, TMZ caught up with streamer and rapper DDG and talked about his new album. 'We changing the music industry forever,' he said. 'First to ever make an album live on Twitch. Revolutionary. The music industry getting boring, I had to spice it up. I don't really like how mysterious the music industry is, for real. I feel like it's better when artists connect closer with the fans so they can feel like they're more of a part of the process rather than just being surprised.' Last week, DDG was on his stream when he offered fellow streamer IShowSpeed $2 million to make a cameo in one of the music videos he had planned for the project. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miley Cyrus Has Nothing ‘More to Lose' on ‘Emotional' New Single: Stream It Now
Miley Cyrus just unlocked a vulnerable new layer of her upcoming visual album Something Beautiful, dropping fourth single 'More to Lose' Friday (May 9) just a few weeks ahead of the LP. Singing over cinematic piano, guitars and strings, the pop star steps fully into the power of her voice on the new track. 'I knew someday that one would have to choose,' she belts introspectively. 'I just thought we had more to lose.' More from Billboard Miley Cyrus Reveals the Best Piece of Advice Dolly Parton Gave Her PinkPantheress Drops 'Fancy That': Stream It Now 'It's a Happy Time': Counting Crows Return With 'The Complete Sweets!' The ballad arrives after about a week of Cyrus teasing it on social media, eventually sharing a black-and-white preview of 'More to Lose' on her YouTube channel two days ahead of its release. In one clip posted to Instagram, the Grammy winner shared snippets of the song while describing how it came together in the studio. 'I tried to keep it a singular take,' she explained to followers, addressing the camera in an elegant black dress. 'It's really a song that's more of a story, and I never want that to be interrupted or overthought or chasing perfection. I never wanted 'More to Lose' to be perfect, I wanted it to sound beautiful and emotional.' Following 'Prelude,' 'End of the World' and Something Beautiful's title track, 'More to Lose' marks the fourth song fans have gotten to hear from the album ahead of its May 30 release. At a recent Spotify listening event in New York City, Cyrus revealed that she thinks the 13-track project is 'not only my best album, but also my gayest.' Listen to 'More to Lose' below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'90s Rock Band Makes Fans 'Nostalgic' With 'Tonight Show' Performance
Rock fans were delighted during the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which featured a performance from musical guests Counting Crows. During the Wednesday, May 7 episode of the late-night talk show, Counting Crows lead vocalist Adam Duritz and the rest of his bandmates took the stage to perform "Spaceman in Tulsa" from their new album, Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Fans of the legendary '90s band were nothing short of ecstatic over the performance, with users on social media saying they were "so happy" to see the group "still playing together." "Aw, Adam Duritz's voice makes me feel so happy and nostalgic" one user commented on a YouTube video of Wednesday night's performance. "Best live band ever!!" another commenter gushed. "Followed them for 30 years and still got it." "love counting crows they never disappoint," another adoring fan added. The late-night performance made several fans eager to see the band live on their upcoming tour, which kicks off next month and includes stops across North America and Europe. "YEAHHHHH!!!!!! That was AMAZING!!!! More psyched than ever for the tour!!!!!!" one user wrote on Instagram, while another person added, "I am so excited to see them this summer!"
Telegraph
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Counting Crows' Adam Duritz: ‘I've known Springsteen for decades and I still can't speak around him'
It's not often – if ever – that an American pop song name checks The Telegraph. But now, we can add at least one track to that list, thanks to alt-rock veterans Counting Crows. Their latest single, Under the Aurora, opens with an image of London commuters grasping this very newspaper. 'Almost the entirety of our new record was written in England, which is why there's that reference,' explains Adam Duritz, the band's lead singer and principal songwriter. He's talking to me from his home in New York, ahead of the release of Counting Crows' new album, Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! Other nods to Britain are scattered across the album: one track references a 'shrinking English sky'; another sneaks in the British colloquialism of 'telly' for television. But while his recent stay in England clearly influenced the album, Duritz is a longtime Anglophile. 'I can't describe to you what a thrill it was that first time we went to London,' he says. 'As a kid, you see pictures of the Beatles coming to America and getting off the plane. Going to London for the first time was like that in reverse for me.' That first overseas tour came in the mid-1990s. Counting Crows had experienced a smash success with their debut album, August and Everything After. It seemed like a self-fulfilling prophecy. After all, the breakout single, Mr. Jones, was about an aspiring singer who dreamed of fame. 'When everybody loves you / You can never be lonely,' Duritz sang. But he soon found that celebrity had its drawbacks. 'It was a really hard adjustment,' Duritz recalls. 'I didn't know how to be famous. When I got home at the end of touring, there were kids camped out on my lawn – I mean literally!' To escape, he started working a menial job – albeit in an exclusive location. 'I bartended at the Viper Room for a while,' he says. Founded by Johnny Depp and his 21 Jump Street co-star Sal Jenco, the club became the infamous epicentre of 1990s Hollywood culture. 'I was among friends and I was comfortable,' Duritz tells me of his time at the Viper Room. 'I have been a really shy person my whole life. I had trouble going up to people and saying 'Hi'. But when I got famous, I didn't have to go up to people anymore. They came up to me.' Duritz found he was more comfortable being approached in that contained world than out in public. 'The Viper Room gave me a home at a time when I needed one,' he remembered in a 2021 documentary about the club. 'I will treasure Johnny Depp for the rest of my life because of that. It changed my life. It was the making of me in some ways – the remaking of me.' Duritz became a key figure in the venue's celebrity scene, where he met – and dated – a string of A-list actresses. 'I met Jennifer Aniston there because a bunch of my friends lied to me and told me she had a crush on me,' Duritz recalled in the documentary. 'I honestly had no idea who she was. I had been on the road during all of Friends.' He also dated Aniston's Friends co-star, Courteney Cox, who appeared in the music video for the Counting Crows song A Long December. After their debut, the band continued to find success – their second album went to Number 1, and they also picked up an Oscar nomination for their song Accidentally in Love, from Shrek 2. But that first album and single still seemed to overshadow everything else. A recent video promoting their tour acknowledges this with good humour. Duritz lies on an analyst's couch, while a therapist (played by Brain Fallon from New Jersey rock band The Gaslight Anthem) enquires: 'None of your other records have sold as well as your first one. How does that make you feel?' Duritz may be able to poke fun at the diminishing returns of his band's output. But it's still a sore point. In fact, it's a key reason why Counting Crows haven't released a full-length album in 11 years. 'I really loved our last record,' Duritz says, referring to 2014's Somewhere Under Wonderland. 'Our label did everything to promote it. And I felt like it still barely made any impression on the general public. After that, I got discouraged about the idea of doing really good work and then having it just disappear.' As Duritz acknowledges, the seismic changes that reshaped the music industry have put bands from an earlier era at risk of being left behind. 'I got the feeling we didn't know how to put records out in this new world,' he admits. 'Radio doesn't really do it any more. There's no MTV. I love social media and its possibilities. But I missed the boat on Instagram and TikTok.' Throughout our conversation, Duritz defaults to this kind of self-criticism. Rock stars are supposed to ooze confidence. But he seems more focused on his shortcomings – particularly his mental health struggles with dissociative disorder and social anxiety. 'I can be a complete frozen nightmare with my heroes,' he tells me. 'I've known Bruce Springsteen for 35 years and I still have trouble forming sentences around him.' This lack of confidence is another reason for the 11-year gap between albums. 'I sat on these new songs for two-and-a-half years without even playing them for the band,' Duritz says. 'It was hard for me to know if they were good. I really started doubting them and I lost a lot of confidence.' One is tempted to draw an analogy with the Biblical Sampson, whose powers were bound up in his hair. After all, this new album will be the band's first since Duritz shaved off his trademark dreadlocks. It was a haircut so significant that it made headlines around the world. It also sparked a social media storm among Counting Crows fans. Most were supportive, though some took the opportunity to mock Duritz's departed dreads, which had reportedly been reinforced by extensions. 'Where will the crows nest?' one commenter quipped. But whether the hair was real or fake, the Old Testament analogy is apt. Duritz admits that his new look has had a major impact on his identity and self-esteem. 'Since I cut the dreads off I've become much less recognisable,' he says. 'I've found myself struggling to talk to people again.' At a recent party, he found himself next to actors Michael McKean and Bob Odenkirk. 'Neither of them knew who I was,' Duritz says. When a partygoer outed him as 'the singer from Counting Crows', McKean joked, 'Let me shake your hand again now I know you're famous.' 'It was funny,' Duritz acknowledges. 'But I'm having this weird experience where I'm suddenly not famous. I'm having to do that thing I had to do when I was a kid which is introduce myself to everybody. But I'm still paralysingly shy.' However, the party ended with a more affirmative encounter, when Duritz was recognised by Jack Antonoff, superstar producer for Taylor Swift and frontman of indie band Bleachers. 'He was probably the only person there who actually knew who I was,' Duritz says. 'I said to him, 'Ever since I shaved my dreads, nobody recognises me.' Then he was like, 'It was never the dreads, man. It was always you.' He was really nice.' Duritz could have used such positive reinforcement two-and-a-half years earlier. Because when he did finally share his new songs with the band, he found his doubts had been misplaced. 'It just felt great. We ended up going in a couple weeks later to make the record.' Now, everything will come full circle, as the band's upcoming tour culminates with a final show in London – like the Beatles in reverse again. 'It's still the coolest thing coming to London,' Duritz says. 'It's still a thrill.' Beyond that, he has hopes for the future of Counting Crows, albeit in his usual self-deprecating way. 'I suppose at some point it's going to run out,' he reflects. 'No one's going to want to see us or we'll get sick or someone will die. But as long as we can play, we will. Because why not? I mean, who gets to spend a whole life playing rock'n'roll? It's pretty rare.'
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Counting Crows Announce 2025 North American Tour with The Gaslight Anthem
The post Counting Crows Announce 2025 North American Tour with The Gaslight Anthem appeared first on Consequence. Counting Crows have announced a massive 2025 tour in support of their upcoming album, Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets. The trek will take the San Francisco band across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe. What's more, the newly reunited band The Gaslight Anthem will serve as special guests on most North American dates. 'The Complete Sweets! Tour' kicks off on June 10th in Nashville, with other major stops in Boston, New Orleans, and Las Vegas. After closing out the North American leg in Englewood, Colorado, the band will head to Europe and the UK, opening the European leg in Brussels on September 21st. They'll also hit Berlin, Milan, and Barcelona, before holding seven shows throughout the British Isles. They'll play the tour's final show in London on November 1st. See the full list of tour dates below. Get Counting Crows Tickets Here A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begins Wednesday, March 12th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster (use code FUNKY), with a public ticket on-sale following on Friday, March 14th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets, is the band's first full-length record in almost five years, and it's out May 9th via BMG. The album features all the tracks from their 2021 EP Butter Miracle: Suite One alongside an additional five songs. Pre-orders are ongoing. Counting Crows 2025 Tour Dates: 06/10 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle 06/11 — Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion 06/13 — Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival 06/14 — Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater 06/17 — Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill 06/19 — Etobicoke, ON @ The Theatre at Great Canadian Toronto 06/21 — Chautauqua, NY @ Chautauqua Amphitheater * 06/22 — Verona, NY @ The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino * 06/25 — Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion 06/26 –Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway 06/28 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 06/29 — Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater 07/02 — Springfield, MA @ MassMutual Center 07/03 — Grantville, PA @ Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course 07/05 — Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena 07/06 — Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater 07/08 — Selbyville, DE @ Freeman Arts Pavilion 07/10 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion 07/12 — Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront 07/13 — Bristol, VA @ Hard Rock Live Bristol * 07/15 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 07/17 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater 07/19 — St. Augustine, FL @ The St. Augustine Amphitheatre 07/20 — Clearwater, FL @ The BayCare Sound at Coachman Park 07/22 — Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live 07/24 — Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 07/26 — Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater 07/27 — Gautier, MS @ The Sound Amphitheater 07/30 — New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre 07/31 — Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land 08/02 — San Antonio, TX @ The Espee 08/03 — Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater 08/05 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater 08/07 — San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park 08/09 — Las Vegas, NV @ PH Live at Planet Hollywood 08/10 — Highland, CA – Yaamava' Theater 08/12 — Inglewood, CA @ YouTube Theater 08/13 — Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre 08/16 — Vancouver, BC @ PNE Fairgrounds * 08/17 — Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery 08/19 — Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater 08/21 — West Valley City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre 08/23 — Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre 09/21 — Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal * 09/22 — Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live * 09/24 — Copenhagen, DK @ Vega Main Hall * 09/25 — Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene * 09/27 — Stockholm, SE @ Annexet * 09/29 — Hamburg, DE @ Docks * 09/30 — Berlin, DE @ Huxleys * 10/02 — Stuttgart, DE @ LKA Longhorn * 10/04 — Vienna, AT @ Gasometer * 10/06 — Munich, DE @ Tonhalle * 10/07 — Zurich, CH @ Volkshaus * 10/09 — Paris, FR @ L'Olympia * 10/10 — Lyon, FR @ Transbordeur * 10/12 — Milan, IT @ Alcatraz* 10/14 — Barcelona, ES @ Sala Razzmattazz * 10/15 — Madrid, ES @ La Riviera * 10/17 — Lisbon, PT @ Coliseu dos Recreios * 10/21 — Dublin, IE @ 3Arena * 10/23 — Newcastle, UK @ O2 City Hall Newcastle * 10/24 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester * 10/26 — Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy Leeds * 10/27 — Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh Academy * 10/29 — Wolverhampton, UK @ The Halls * 10/31 — Portsmouth, UK @ Portsmouth Guildhall * 11/01 — London, UK @ OVO Arena Wembley * * = without The Gaslight Anthem Counting Crows Announce 2025 North American Tour with The Gaslight Anthem Jaeden Pinder Popular Posts Tool Apparently Booed for Disappointing Set at Their Own Festival Jon Stewart Calls Out Elon Musk for Flaking on The Daily Show Interview Faster Pussycat Singer's Fiancée Dies After Falling Overboard on '80s Cruise That Band Was Playing Dead Kennedys Legend Jello Biafra Joins Cavalera Onstage for "Nazi Trumps F**k Off": Watch Gene Hackman and Wife's Causes of Death Revealed Monty Python and the Holy Grail Returning to Theaters for 50th Anniversary Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
