Adele’s video for her new single, “Hello”, has earned more than 100 million views on YouTube just five days after its release.
YouTube calls it "a milestone it takes most major music videos months to achieve," according to Billboard.
"Hello" reached the 100 million mark faster than any other song in 2015 and reached the tally faster than every other video in history with one exception - Psy's "Gentleman," which reached 100 million YouTube views in just four days in 2013.
At press time, “Hello” had been viewed more than 133 million times in its sixth day online.
The tune is the lead single from Adele’s long-awaited third album, “25”, which was produced by Greg Kurstin and is due November 20.
The UK singer’s last album, 2011’s “21”, was a worldwide smash with sales of more than 30 million copies across the globe. The record was the biggest selling musical release for both 2011 and 2012.
Taylor Swift is sharing a stripped-down performance of her “1989” track, “Out Of The Woods”, as she marks the 1-year anniversary of the album’s release.
The singer delivered the tune during a private 7-song mini-concert at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on September 30 to celebrate the attendance record of the exhibit The Taylor Swift Experience.
“I’m going to play you a song,” introduced Swift, “that I wrote about a relationship that I was in that the number one feeling I felt in the whole relationship was anxiety, because it felt very fragile, it felt very tentative. And it always felt like, ‘Okay what’s the next roadblock? What’s the next thing that’s gonna deter this? How long do we have before this turns into just an awful mess and we break up — is it a month, is it three days?’”
“And so I think a lot of relationships can be very solid and that’s kind of what you hope for — solid and healthy — but that’s not always what you get. And it doesn’t mean that it’s not special and extraordinary just to have a relationship that’s fragile and somehow meaningful in that fragility.”
Swift wraps up the North American leg of her 1989 world tour in Miami on October 31 before heading to the Far East for shows next month in Singapore, China and Australia.
Katy Perry joined Madonna on stage at The Forum in Los Angeles on Tuesday during her performance of “Unapologetic Bitch."
Perry was pulled from the crowd and brought to center stage as Madonna and her dancers delivered the final song of the show’s regular set.
Madonna spanked and grinded on Perry as the tune wrapped up, with Katy saying “Thanks, Mom!”
Madonna then thanked her guest and offered her a drink from a banana flask to mark the occasion.
"Sharing a Banana with Katy Perry‼,” posted Madonna after the concert. “Highlight of my show at the Forum!”
"Well, that was unrehearsed," Perry tweeted. "ILY @madonna my QUEEN."
Madonna will wrap up the North American leg of her Rebel Heart tour on October 29 in San Diego, CA. She’ll return to live action in January with dates in Mexico and more US shows.
Earlier this year, “Rebel Heart” debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart with sales of 121,000 copies in its opening week.
5 Seconds Of Summer performed their new new single, “Hey Everybody!”, on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday.
The tune is the second track issued from their newly-released second album, “Sounds Good Feels Good.”
Billboard reports the project is on track to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 next week.
According to industry forecasters, “Sounds Good Feels Good” is estimated to sell around 185,000 equivalent album units in its opening week.
The Australian band’s 2014 self-titled debut record debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last year with 259,000 copies sold in its first week.
Ed Sheeran will release an expanded version of his second album, “X”, complete with unreleased bonus tracks and a live DVD.
Due November 13, “X – Wembley Edition" will be issued digitally and as a two-disc CD/DVD package, with the video and album also offered as individual sets.
A number of bonus tracks and unreleased material are presented, including Sheeran's new single with Rudimental, "Lay It All On Me (Feat. Ed Sheeran)."
Sheeran says the song is "the final thing I'm releasing for a while."
The 90-minute DVD feature, “Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts”, captures the singer in concert earlier this year before almost a quarter million fans over three sold out nights at London's Wembley Stadium.
Since its 2014 release, “X” reached No. 1 on album charts in 14 countries around the world before achieving platinum sales in 18 countries including the United States and his native United Kingdom, where it was the biggest selling album of 2014.
With worldwide sale sof 10 million copies, the project delivered four consecutive platinum singles, including "Sing," "Don't," "Photograph" and "Thinking Out Loud."
Sheeran will play his final live dates of 2015 with a series of shows in Australia and New Zealand starting in late November.
A full tracklisting for “X – Wembley Edition" can be found below.
Ed Sheeran "X – Wembley Edition"
Release Date: November 13
PHYSICAL VERSION: DISC ONE
01. One
02. I'm A Mess
03. Sing
04. Don't
05. Nina
06. Photograph
07. Bloodstream
08. Tenerife Sea
09. Runaway
10. The Man
11. Thinking Out Loud
12. Afire Love
13. I See Fire *
14. All Of The Stars *
15. English Rose * †
16. Touch And Go * †
17. New York * †
18. Lay It All On Me (Rudimental Feat. Ed Sheeran) *
DIGITAL ALBUM
01. One
02. I'm A Mess
03. Sing
04. Don't
05. Nina
06. Photograph
07. Bloodstream
08. Tenerife Sea
09. Runaway
10. The Man
11. Thinking Out Loud
12. Afire Love
13. Take It Back *
14. Shirtsleeves *
15. Even My Dad Sometimes *
16. I See Fire *
17. All of The Stars *
18. English Rose * †
19. Touch and Go * †
20. New York * †
21. Make It Rain *
22. Lay It All On Me (Rudimental Feat. Ed Sheeran) *
* BONUS TRACK
† PREVIOUS UNRELEASED
ED SHEERAN - JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS TRACKLISTING
01. I'm A Mess
02. Lego House
03. Photograph
04. Bloodstream
05. Don't
06. I See Fire
07. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
08. Thinking Out Loud
09. The A Team
10. You Need Me, I Don't Need You
11. Sing
DVD & DIGITAL EXTRAS
12. Afire Love
13. Drunk
14. Tenerife Sea
15. Take It Back/Superstition
Adele will launch her third album, “25”, with a performance on NBC-TV’s Saturday Night Live on November 21.
The singer will mark her first return to the late night program since 2008 as the musical guest alongside host Matthew McConaughey.
The national US TV appearance comes the day after the UK pop singing sensation releases “25” on November 20.
Produced by Greg Kurstin, the follow-up to 2011’s smash “21” is being previewed with the lead single, “Hello.”
“21” was a worldwide smash: led by five singles, it has sold more than 30 million copies across the globe and – as the biggest selling musical release for both 2011 and 2012 – it has been credited with helping revitalize lagging sales of the both the US and UK music industries.
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas have announced dates for The Future Now tour, which will see the pair perform across North America next summer.
The 44-date, 3-month trek opens in Sunrise, FL on June 24, with shows scheduled to wrap up in Los Angeles on September 17.
The Live Nation presale begins Friday, November 6 at 10 AM local, with the presale code TRACKS.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, November 7 at 10 am local.
The 2016 run marks Jonas and Lovato's sixth tour together and first since the pair formed a new record label called Safehouse earlier this year.
Lovato’s newly-released fifth album, “Confident”, has just debuted at No. 2 on the US charts.
Billboard reports the singer’s latest project enters the Billboard 200 in second spot with opening week sales of 98,000 copies.
“Confident” delivers Lovato her fifth straight top five-charting album following “Demi” (No. 3 in 2013), “Unbroken” (No. 4, 2011), “Here We Go Again” (No. 1, 2009) and her debut, “Don’t Forget” (No. 2, 2008).
Lovato previewed her new album with the lead single, “Cool For The Summer”, which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100; it was followed by the album’s title track, which has just reentered the Hot 100 at No. 58.
Demi Lovato / Nick Jonas
The Future Now tour 2016
Jun 24 — Sunrise, FL @ BB&T Center
Jun 25 — Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
Jun 29 — Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
Jun 30 — Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
Jul 02 — Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
Jul 03 — Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Jul 06 — Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Jul 08 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Jul 12 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Jul 14 — Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul 16 — Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
Jul 17 — Buffalo, NY @ First Niagara Center
Jul 20 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Jul 22 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Jul 23 — Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Jul 26 — Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
Jul 27 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Jul 29 — Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
Jul 30 — Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
Aug 02 — Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
Aug 03 — Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Aug 05 — St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
Aug 06 — Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Aug 09 — Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Aug 11 — Salt Lake City, UT @ EnergySolutions Arena
Aug 13 — Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Aug 14 — San Diego, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Aug 17 — Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
Aug 18 — San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
Aug 20 — Portland, OR @Moda Center
Aug 21 — Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
Aug 24 — Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Aug 26 — Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Aug 27 — Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
Aug 29 — Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Aug 31 — St. Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Sep 02 — Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
Sep 07 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Sep 09 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Sep 10 — San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
Sep 12 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Sep 14 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
Sep 16 — Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
Sep 17 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
UK pop singing sensation Adele will release her long-awaited third album, “25”, on November 20.
Produced by Greg Kurstin, the follow-up to 2011’s smash “21” is being previewed with the lead single, “Hello.”
“My last record was a break-up record,” says Adele, “and if I had to label this one I would call it a make-up record. I’m making up with myself. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. But I haven’t got time to hold on to the crumbs of my past like I used to. What’s done is done.
“Turning 25 was a turning point for me, slap bang in the middle of my twenties. Teetering on the edge of being an old adolescent and a fully-fledged adult, I made the decision to go into becoming who I’m going to be forever without a removal van full of my old junk. I miss everything about my past, the good and the bad, but only because it won’t come back.”
“25 is about getting to know who I’ve become without realizing,” she adds, “And I’m sorry it took so long, but you know, life happened.”
The life that happened includes Adele’s son, Angelo, who was born in 2012 to the singer and her boyfriend Simon Konecki. That same year, the singer also issued the title track to the James Bond film, “Skyfall.”
Adele has returned with a bang, as the video for “Hello” has already been viewed more than 63 million times in its first three days online, while the single is destined for a US No. 1 debut based on opened weekend sales.
Adele “25”
Release date: November 20
1. "Hello"
2. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
3. "I Miss You"
4. "When We Were Young"
5. "Remedy"
6. "Water Under The Bridge"
7. "River Lea"
8. "Love In The Dark"
9. "Million Years Ago"
10. "All I Ask"
11. "Sweetest Devotion"
