Music News for Your Weekend

NICK JONAS HAS TWO MOVIES OPENING IN 2019: Nick Jonas may want to marry his fiance Priyanka Chopra before next year, because his 2019 is shaping up to be pretty busy. Last month, it was announced that Nick was joining the voice cast of the animated movie UglyDolls and doing an original song for the soundtrack. That movie will be out May 10, 2019. Now comes the news that another movie starring Nick will be hitting theaters in November of 2019. The movie is Midway, from Independence Day director Roland Emmerich. It’s based on the true story of the World War II Battle of Midway, told from the perspective of the soldiers who fought it. In addition to Nick, the movie stars Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Patrick Wilson, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid and Aaron Eckhart. Midway will open November 8th, three days before Veterans Day.

RISING STAR SASHA SLOAN RELEASES ‘THE ONLY’ MUSIC VIDEO: Sasha Sloan has a brand new track out called “The Only.” The rising singer-songwriter, who has written for acts like Camila Cabello, Charli XCX and Tinashe, dropped her latest song yesterday. In addition to the song, Sasha also released the accompanying music video, which was directed by Brian Petchers. “The Only” will be included on Sasha’s upcoming EP, which is due out this November. She is also heading out on tour later this year, including stops in Los Angeles and New York City.

BOOKING.COM TEAMS UP WITH DJ KHALED: Booking.com and DJ Khaled have teamed up to launch Booking.com’s Booking Experiences in the U.S.. The mobile-based, in-destination product empowers travelers to discover the best experiences a destination has to offer, all via their smartphone, and includes hassle-free payment, priority queuing at select attractions, venues and tours, and exclusive deals and discounts. In celebration of the launch, Booking.com is offering the chance to book exclusive, complimentary tickets and meet & greets for DJ Khaled’s sold-out North American tour in cities where Booking Experiences is already live: Los Angeles, on September 22nd and 23rd and San Francisco on September 29th, with special releases planned for New York City and Miami. Fans will be able to snag the one-time opportunity by checking out their personalized landing page inside Booking Experiences, with tickets becoming available in Los Angeles at 12:00 pm [PT] on September 17h and San Francisco at 12:00 pm [PT] on September 24h.

ARIANA GRANDE’S PONYTAIL HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN: Ariana Grande is as famous for her ponytail as she is for her voice, and on Wednesday’s Tonight Show, it was revealed that it’s capable of doing some amazing things. In a segment called “Ariana Grande’s Ponytail Has a Mind of Its Own,” taped when she was Jimmy Fallon’s guest on The Tonight Show a few weeks ago, he noticed something strange about it. While visiting Ariana’s dressing room, the ponytail acted as a third arm, grabbing Jimmy a drink out of the refrigerator, pulling out a tissue when she sneezed, and even autographing an album for Questlove, the drummer and bandleader for Fallon’s house band The Roots. The most amazing thing, however, was when it stopped an attempted purse snatching by tripping up the culprit and returning the purse to its owner.