Music News for Your Weekend
DRAKE BREAKS TWITCH RECORD IN HIS LIVE STREAM GAMING DEBUT: Wednesday night, Drake, Travis Scott and Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster jumped online for game of Fortnite: Battle Royale with popular gamer Ninja. The live stream of their gameplay netted record views for a non-tournament event. More than 600,000 people tuned in to watch Drake navigate a post-apocalyptic hellscape, chat about pineapple pizza and discuss his gaming habits. The rapper shared that he often plays the game between studio sessions.
HALSEY DROPS ALONE,’ FT. BIG SEAN & STEFFLON DON STREAM: Halsey has dropped the remix for her song “Alone.” The 23-year-old singer teamed up with Big Sean and Stefflon Don for a hot new version of her song that was featured on her second studio album hopeless fountain kingdom, which she dropped back in June 2017. You can download Halsey’s new song off of iTunes.
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH TO REUNITE FOR STADIUM SHOW: Hootie & the Blowfish will be reuniting for a show in July at Atlanta Braves Stadium. But the multi-platinum band won’t be headlining the gig: They’ll be supporting a country superstar. Country star Jason Aldean is performing at the stadium July 21st, and he’s bringing Hootie along for the show. Hootie frontman Darius Rucker is now a big country star in his own right, but every once in a while, he and the rest of Hootie & the Blowfish reunite, usually for a charity show. The show is part of Jason’s High Noon Neon tour. Along with Jason and Hootie, the show will also include rising country star Luke Combs, and Lauren Alaina, the runner-up on American Idol Season 10. Tickets for the show go on sale March 23rd.
Charlie Puth Taps Kehlani For New Song ‘Done For Me’: Charlie Puth and Kehlani have teamed up for a new song, “Done for Me.” The catchy new single finds the singers trading verses over a percolating electronic bass line and warm synthesizers reminiscent of classic ’80s pop. “Done for Me” is the latest advance from Puth’s anticipated sophomore album, Voicenotes, which is set to drop on May 11th.