Lenny Kravitz is working on an “upbeat” new album. The 58-year-old ‘Fly Away’ star is planning to hit the road for a 2024 tour and he’s revealing he’s in the final stages of mixing his first new record since 2018’s ‘Raise Vibration’ – with the rocker describing his new music as “upbeat” and insisting he’s wanted to make it since he was a teenager. Lenny has been making a number of cameo appearances in movies and TV shows in recent years but he’s currently in the process of reading through scripts as he searches for his next big screen role.
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The Weeknd becoming the most popular artist in the world
It’s official that The Weeknd is the most popular artist in the world. The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is statistically the most popular musician on the planet, according to Guinness World Records (GWR). The Canadian singer, 33, has set two new Guinness World Record titles. He currently has the most monthly listeners on Spotify, with 111.4 million as of March 20. He also became the first artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners. According to GWR, The Weeknd’s surge was fueled in part by TikTok, after his “Die for You” remix with Grande went viral on the platform. The track went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 – The Weeknd’s seventh time at the top spot.
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Kelly Clarkson announces new album
Kelly Clarkson has announced the title of her upcoming ninth studio album, Chemistry. In a video shared to Instagram on Sunday, the Since U Been Gone singer revealed details behind the album’s title and assured fans it would drop soon. This album is definitely the arc of an entire relationship. The singer previously shared in a September 2022 interview with Variety she was working on an album centring on her split from husband Brandon Blackstock. Though Kelly did not name a specific release date for Chemistry, she insisted the album was “coming out soon” and singles from the record would be “coming out even sooner”.
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Today Music’s History
In February 22 1977, The Eagles released ‘Hotel California’ the title track from the Eagles’ album of the same name. Written by Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey its long guitar coda was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist in 1998. The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.
