Music News for Thursday

KELLY CLARKSON TO PERFORM AT OPENING CEREMONY OF WARRIOR GAMES: Kelly Clarkson will be performing a free concert to help kick off the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games next month. The Warrior Games are an annual Paralympic-style competition featuring wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from all branches of the military taking part in various sporting events. This year’s opening ceremony will take place at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs on June 2nd. Free tickets will become available on May 8th, at 9 a.m. [MST]. Other guest musical performances and a special guest emcee have yet to be announced.

BTS TO PERFORM AGAIN ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW: South Korean boy band BTS will perform for a second time on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The K-pop group will reportedly perform the new single “Fake Love” on the show’s May 25th episode. BTS performed on Ellen for the first time in November. The May 25th appearance will follow the release of the group’s album Love Yourself: Tear. The album, which debuts May 18th, is a followup to the EP Love Yourself: Her. BTS will perform a new single from “Love Yourself: Tear” at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on May 20th. The boy band will take the stage in several U.S. cities during their Love Yourself world tour, which kicks off August 22nd in Seoul, South Korea.

TROYE SIVAN DROPS ‘BLOOM’: Troye Sivan is back with a new single called “Bloom.” The 22-year-old singer released his new song at midnight. The song is the latest single from Troye’s upcoming album. It was released along with an animated video, created by Jason Ebeyer. Troye’s new album and upcoming tour will be announced soon. He also just launched an app, which will have exclusive content, merchandise, pre-sales and more.