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John Mayer gushed about his relationship with Dave Chappelle while making an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night. Mayer spoke about his duo performances with Chappelle, where the two entertainers both sing songs and tell jokes, giving them each a chance to try their hand at the other’s craft.”He’s one of the greatest leaders of a room I’ve ever seen,” Mayer told Jimmy.”I gotta say, I’ve always wanted to be a stand-up and it didn’t work very well for me,” John continued. “Don’t worry, I have a good thing going otherwise, but advice to anybody that’s struggling as a stand-up comic: One of the best things you can do is just stand next to Dave Chappelle on stage, if you get the opportunity. He’s such a great guy to set up for jokes. He goes up and he’s better at what he does than anybody is at anything they do. That’s why you go and see Dave. He’s a great comic, but you’re also watching someone just nail something.” John also debuted the trailer for his new show that’s exclusively on his Instagram page and performs his latest single “New Light.”
Imagine Dragons have dropped a brand new song called “Zero.” The track was written and recorded to serve as the end-credit song for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Ralph Breaks the Internet, which hits theaters on November 21st.According to lead singer Dan Reynolds, the film’s emotional themes are reflected in the song: “It’s a pretty timely movie in a lot of ways in that it addresses some of the issues of identity and loneliness unique to this internet generation,” Dan said in a statement. “Ralph’s internal struggle for self-acceptance really resonated with us, and this song speaks to that.”In the movie, Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) struggles with his evolving friendship with his energetic, glitchy pal Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman).
Avril Lavigne makes her return to music with the release of her brand new single “Head Above Water.””Thank you for waiting so patiently as I fought through and still continue to fight, the battle of my lifetime. The first song I am choosing to release is called ‘Head Above Water’,” the 33-year-old singer wrote in a letter to fans.The singer revealed she wrote the song during her scary battle with Lyme disease. The lyrics are basically a prayer to God asking for help weathering a difficult time in her life.”God, keep my head above water/Don’t let me drown, it gets harder/I’ll meet you there at the altar/As I fall down to my knee, don’t let me drown,” Avril sings on the chorus. Avril explains the story behind the lyrics in a statement: “One night, I thought I was dying, and I had accepted that I was going to die. My mom laid with me in bed and held me. I felt like I was drowning. Under my breath, I prayed, ‘God, please help to keep my head above the water.’ In that moment, the songwriting of this album began.”This is Avril’s first new music since she released a song called “Fly” in 2015. There’s no release date yet for Avril’s new album. Avril is also working to bring awareness to Lyme Disease through her Avril Lavigne Foundation. The foundation has launched a #HeadAboveWater t-shirt to raise money to help people affected by the disease who aren’t able to afford treatment.
BTS SET TO PERFORM ON ‘TONIGHT SHOW,’ ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’: K-pop group BTS will be performing on NBC’s The Tonight Show on September 25th which will be followed up by performance on ABC’s Good Morning America on September 26th. Both talk show programs made the announcements on Twitter alongside a group photo of BTS. The performances will be the latest televised appearances for BTS in the United States after they recently appeared onstage to perform their latest single “Idol” on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. “Idol” appeared on BTS’ latest album titled Love Yourself: Answerwhich peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. A music video for “Idol” featuring a verse from Nicki Minaj was recently released.
MAROON 5 TO PLAY SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW?: Maroon 5 has reportedly been booked as the act for the 2019 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Varietysaid it confirmed the news with two sources. “The offer has been extended and they’ve pretty much accepted,” Us Weekly quoted an insider as saying. The NFL released a statement on the rumor, saying, “It’s a Super Bowl tradition to speculate about the performers for the Pepsi Halftime Show.” The statement continued, “We are continuing to work with Pepsi on our plans but do not have any announcements to make on what will be another epic show.” The Super Bowl is set to take place on February 3rd in Atlanta, Georgia.
POST MALONE, IMAGINE DRAGONS TO PERFORM AT AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS: Imagine Dragons and Post Malone are among the first round of performers announced for the 2018 American Music Awards. Imagine Dragons will take the stage to perform their single “Natural,” while Post will be making his AMA stage debut to perform “Psycho” with Ty Dolla $ign as well as a solo track off his album beerbongs & bentleys. Country superstar Carrie Underwood will also perform. The 2018 American Music Awards air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on October 9th.
