Music News with Post Malone, BTS and Jason Mraz

POST MALONE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘HOLLYWOOD’S BLEEDING’ RELEASE DATE: Post Malone has announced that he will finally release his third studio album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, on September 6th. “Sept 6 :)),” Post simply tweeted yesterday. Posty’s manager, Dre London, also confirmed the news, and revealed the album title in an Instagram post: “It’s been hard trying to keep this info away from the [world] especially when it’s gonna be the best birthday present ever,” he captioned with his post. “Let’s all celebrate together- Album Is Called ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ & is [fire].”

BTS SHARES NEW ‘2019 SUMMER PACKAGE IN KOREA’ TEASER: BTS is giving fans a new glimpse of their 2019 Summer Package in Korea. The K-pop group released a new preview Monday for the annual release. The teaser shows BTS members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook relaxing in the Korean countryside. The band enjoys food, goes paragliding and plays games. BTS has previously visited Saipan, Dubai and Kota Kinabalu for their summer packages. This year’s package includes a DVD, a photobook, mini posters and other items. BTS announced this month they will take an extended period of rest and relaxation. The members will use the hiatus to “recharge and prepare to present themselves anew as musicians and creators.” Amid the hiatus, BTS will release a new mobile game with Netmarble. The group shared an official concept art teaser last week.

JASON MRAZ TO PERFORM MUSICAL WITH SAN DIEGO ARTS EDUCATION GROUPS: Jason Mraz will be performing a new musical in his hometown of San Diego, featuring his own songs, with the help of local arts education non-profit groups including Banding Together, Malashock Dance and transcenDANCE. The musical, called SHINE, will have two special shows at Spreckels Theatre on February 15th and 16th of next year. “Each of these organizations was chosen because of their commitment to inclusive arts education and the advancement of equality,” Mraz says in a statement. “I am humbled to provide my songs as a framework for them to express their unique points of view.” He adds, “By shining a light on these programs serving our local community’s youth, I want to underscore the importance of access to arts programming for all children in all communities — no matter their gender, race, ability level, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. Every child should have the opportunity to find their voice through the arts.” Tickets for the shows go on sale September 6th.

TAYLOR SWIFT, CAMILA CABELLO AND BILLIE EILISH LINE UP ‘SNL’ APPEARANCES THIS FALL: Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello and Billie Eilish are heading to NBC’s Saturday Night Live this fall. Both Billie and Camila will be making their SNL debuts – with Billie as the musical guest for the season premiere on September 28th and Camila performing on the October 12th episode. Taylor will return to SNL on October 5th, making her third appearance as musical guest. She’ll perform songs from her new album, Lover. Woody Harrelson hosts on September 28th, Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge makes her SNLhosting debut on October 5th and Stranger Things’ David Harbour hosts for the first time on October 12th. Kristen Stewart and Eddie Murphy are also lined up as hosts for Season 45.