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Surfaces' hit "Sunday Best" is about overcoming the "darkest stuff of your life"
Grace QuinnPop duo Surfaces -- Forrest Frank and Colin Padalecki --have a top 10 hit on Billboard's Pop Songs chart with "Sunday Best."  While the song and its video are upbeat and sunny, Forrest...
ABC Audio Jul 01, 2020
Sara Bareilles “devastated” by Broadway's COVID-19 shutdown, but hopes it’ll be a time of "important reflection"
Gabriel Olsen/WireImageSara Bareilles became a proud member of the Broadway community thanks to her hit 2015 musical Waitress, and she says it's been tough to see theaters go dark during the COVID-19 ...
ABC Audio Jul 01, 2020
Maroon 5 bass player arrested after domestic violence allegation
Mauricio Santana/Getty ImagesMaroon 5 is rumored to be working on releasing new music, but the band's bass player was arrested over the weekend. Page Six reports that Mickey Madden was arrested in L.A...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020
Queens of Pop: Dua Lipa's team is trying to arrange a Madonna collaboration
Madonna: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for dcp; Dua Lipa: Hugo ComteRecently, Dua Lipa said she admired Madonna because she proved that there's no age limit for women in pop music.  Now, she might hav...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020
Sia reveals that she's a grandmother: "My son just had two babies"
ABC NewsIt was a big surprise to fans last month when Sia revealed last month that she adopted two boys last year who were aging out of the foster care system; they're both 19 now.  Well, get rea...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020
Ahead of new album, Ellie Goulding releases Lauv collab "Slow Grenade"
Sydney TakeshtaLindsey Stirling's reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic was to create a charity to help those in need, and now she's expanding its reach. Since it launched in April, Lindsey has given hund...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020
Ahead of new album, Ellie Goulding releases Lauv collab "Slow Grenade"
Interscope RecordsOn Monday, Ellie Goulding and Lauv took to social media to tease the release of "Slow Grenade," a collaboration that appears on Ellie's upcoming album, Brightest Blue.  Now, the...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020
Hailee Steinfeld to do a "surprise performance" after 'Dickinson' watch party tonight
Courtesy AppleTV+Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, Hailee Steinfeld will be hopping onto Twitter to join fans for a watch party for the first episode of her AppleTV+ series, Dickinson. Use the hashtag #DickinsonW...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020
Natasha Bedingfield credits The Beatles for inspiring her 2004 hit "Unwritten"
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesNatasha Bedingfield opened up about her 2004 hit "Unwritten" by revealing some interesting facts about how the song came to be. She opened up about the surprising...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020
The Weeknd donates $1 million to COVID-19 relief
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe Weeknd is opening up his wallet to help the music community and his hometown during the COVID-19 pandemic.The singer has donated $500,000 to the MusiCares COVID-19 Re...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020