Music News for Thursday

LOUIS TOMLINSON TEASES NEW SONG ‘TWO OF US’ IN CRYPTIC TWITTER VIDEO: Louis Tomlinson took to Twitter to tease his next single, “Two Of Us.” In a caption-less video posted to the social media platform, Tomlinson’s tattooed hand is seen writing “It’s been a minute since I called you” as evocative piano swells in the background. The song will be released March 7th, and is expected to be the next single off his upcoming debut solo album, following the releases of “Back To You,” his collaboration with Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals, and “Miss You” in 2017. Tomlinson has signed a new deal with the recently relaunched Arista Records. He had previously been signed to Epic Records under Simon Cowell’s Syco label since 2017.

DID ED SHEERAN MARRY CHERRY SEABORN IN SECRET WEDDING?: It looks like Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn might be officially married. The 28-year-old singer and his 26-year-old longtime love tied the knot in a secret wedding at their home in December in Suffolk, England, The Sun reports. The couple shared their vows in front of 40 friends and family members. Ed and Cherry are reportedly planning a bigger celebration in the summer. After getting engaged in January 2018, Ed submitted a planning application to build his own chapel on their estate.

LADY GAGA NOW ONE OF ONLY FIVE WOMEN TO EARN HALF-A-BILLION ON THE ROAD: Lady Gaga has been rocking the box office in Las Vegas, home of her new residency shows Enigma and Jazz & Piano. The first figures are in and according to Billboard, her opening run of 11 shows grossed $16 million and sold just over 59,000 tickets at The Park Theater at Park MGM. That’s an average of $1.452 million per show, much higher the first-leg totals of other pop stars’ residencies. Britney Spears, for example, only earned $679,000 per show, on average, when her show Piece of Me started in 2013. Jennifer Lopez, Backstreet Boys and Gwen Stefani also all earned under $1 million per show when their residencies kicked off. As a result of her new Las Vegas grosses, Gaga’s career total gross for live performances has now passed the half-billion mark: It stands at $512.3 million. Only four other women have earned that much or more in concert revenue in their careers: Madonna, with $1.3 billion; Celine Dion, with $1 billion; Taylor Swift, with $935 million and Beyonc, with $767 million. Gaga will resume her Vegas performances May 30th.

TAYLOR SWIFT SET TO BE HONORED AT IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS: Taylor Swift is set to be presented with the Tour of the Year honor for last year’s Reputation Stadium Tour at the upcoming iHeartRadio Music Awards. Taylor will be in the audience to accept the honor, which recognizes her achievements with the record breaking-tour. Not only did Taylor sell over two million tickets for the US leg of the tour, she also broke her own record for highest grossing tour by a female artist, bringing in $266 million. Taylor is also up for Best Music Video for her song “Delicate” as well as Best Fan Army, which fans can vote for on social media. The iHeartRadio Music Awards, which tapes at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, will air on March 14th on Fox. Ariana Grande has joined a star-studded lineup of performers at the event. Other performers are set to include Alicia Keys, Halsey, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves and Garth Brooks.

Panic! At The Disco is carrying a special instrument on the road with the band during its current Pray For The Wicked tour. The band’s live trumpet player, Chris Bautista, is using a special “Instrument of Hope” made from discarded bullet casings to help spread awareness and put an end to gun violence. The trumpet is part of the Instrument of Hope by Shine MSD, a.k.a. the “proud students of Stoneman Douglas High School.” The instrument is made from discarded bullet casings by Josh Landress in conjunction with the shooting survivors from Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, where 17 people were gunned down last year. Panic! At The Disco’s sixth studio album, Pray For The Wicked, was released in June and debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 album chart, marking the band’s second consecutive chart-topping debut. The latest single, “High Hopes,” has topped the Alternative radio airplay survey. The band will continue to promote the record next month with a North American tour that kicks off on January 10th at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, wrapping up on February 20th in Sacramento, California, at the Golden1 Center.

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