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Saturday, October 1, 2022

Taylor Swift Reportedly Turned Down Offer To Perform At Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show

Taylor Swift reportedly turned down an offer to perform at the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime show, scheduled to take place on February 12, 2023 at Glendale Arizona's State Farm Stadium.

Swift was reportedly approached months ago by Super Bowl honchos, asking if she'd headline.

According to TMZ, Swift declined the opportunity to perform at the show in order to continue with the process of re-recording her back catalog.

Swift is currently busy gearing up for the release of her highly anticipated tenth studio album, Midnights.

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Anderson .Paak performed during the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show in Inglewood, California, in February 2022.

On Sunday, singer, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist Rihanna was announced as the headliner for this year's Super Bowl halftime show.

(Photo: Beth Garrabrant)

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Jack Harlow To Co-Host 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'

Jack Harlow is set to co-host the October 6 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

The rapper will help Jimmy Fallon deliver the opening monologue, interview the night's guest Dwyane Wade and introduce a musical performance from Quavo & Takeoff.

The Grammys-nominated Kentucky native will be appearing on the show on the eve of his Come Home the Kids Miss You Tour, which kicks off in New York City.

Harlow, who has appeared twice on the show previously, is making his debut as co-host.

Harlow is not the first artist to co-host the show with the comedian.

Cardi B, Dave Grohl, Shawn Mendes, Megan Thee Stallion and Demi Lovato are among other musicians who have joined Fallon in that role.

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" featuring Jack Harlow will be telecast on NBC on October 6 at 11:35/10:35c.

The episode will be available for streaming the next day on Peacock. All nine seasons of the show are also currently available for viewing on Peacock.

(Photo: Todd Owyoung/NBC)

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Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Earns 15th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100

Harry Styles' "As It Was" has earned the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a 15th total week.

"As It Was," which debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart dated April 16, claims the fourth longest stay at the top in the survey's 64-year history.

The track also breaks a tie and set the record for the longest reign for a song by a British artist, jointly shared by Styles, Mark Ronson and Elton John until last week.

The song earned 66 million radio airplay audience impressions, 13.5 million streams and 3,000 downloads sold in the September 16-22 tracking week, according to Luminate.

"As It Was" is a song from the English singer-songwriter's third studio album Harry's House, released via Erskine/Columbia Records.

"As It Was" is followed by Steve Lacy's "Bad Habit" at No. 2 position on the Hot 100 chart dated October 1.

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data.

Meanwhile, Don't Worry Darling, a film starring Styles, premiered as the top movie in U.S. theaters with a weekend total of $19.2 million.

(Photo: Lillie Eiger)

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Post Malone Resumes Tour Following Hospitalization

Post Malone has resumed his tour in support of his latest album, Twelve Carat Toothache, after a taking a short break due to being hospitalized.

On September 17, Malone took a nasty spill on stage while performing in St. Louis. He tripped and fell into an open trap door that wasn't properly covered. He resumed the show after a brief break.

A week later, he was set to perform in Boston but postponed the show an hour before its scheduled start as he was hospitalized with breathing difficulties.

Malone returned to the stage on Tuesday night at Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

He gave an update on his health to the audience in the middle of the show, saying,

"My last show I had to pull out of, unfortunately. Because I really busted ass in the middle of the stage over there," he said, pointing the spot. "And I woke up and my ribs were like cracking and fu**ing up and I couldn't really breathe so well," a video shared by one of his fans shows him saying.

"But we got a couple of days of rest and they gave me some stuff to help out. So I'm here to fu**ing kick some ass," he added.

(Photo: Damon Baker)

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Carly Rae Jepsen Announces 2023 U.K., Ireland Tour Dates

Carly Rae Jepsen has announced dates for a U.K. and Ireland headlining tour for 2023.

The Canadian singer set to kick off the tour on February 5 at Olympia Theatre in Dublin in support of her fifth studio album The Loneliest Time, which is due out on October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope.

After shows in Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Brighton, the trek will conclude on February 15 at Alexandra Palace in London.

"I'm quite fascinated by loneliness. It can be really beautiful when you turn it over and look at it. Just like love, it can cause some extreme human reactions," Jepsen announced on social media.

The Loneliest Time is Jepsen's fifth album and will feature collaborations with Tavish Crowe, Rostam Batmanglij, Bullion, Captain Cuts, John Hill, Kyle Shearer, and Alex Hope.

The album features the previously released singles "Beach House" and the Rostam Batmanglij-produced "Western Wind."

Tour Dates:

Feb. 5 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin Feb. 7 - O2 Academy, Leeds Feb. 8 - O2 Academy, Glasgow Feb. 9 - O2 Apollo, Manchester Feb. 11 - O2 Institute, Birmingham Feb. 12 - O2 Academy, Bristol Feb. 13 - The Dome, Brighton Feb. 15 - Alexandra Palace, London

(Photo: Meredith Jenks)

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