Music notes: Dua Lipa, Harry Styles and more

Dua Lipa starred in an ad and recorded a new version of George Michael‘s song “Freedom” for YSL Beauty’s LIBRE fragrance a few years ago. Now, she’s covered another classic for LIBRE’s new campaign — Aretha Franklin‘s “Think” —
Hear Jelly Roll’s new song in trailer for animated film ‘GOAT,’ featuring his voice acting debut

‘GOAT’ soundtrack (Mercury Records) Jelly Roll is the G.O.A.T. of the new movie GOAT. The trailer for the new animated film, from the studio that brought you Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and KPop Demon Hunters, is out
Season of the sips: Noah Kahan announces signature soda collaboration

Noah Kahan performs at CMA Fest. (Disney/Larry McCormack) If you want to drink something other than alcohol ’til your friends come home for Christmas, Noah Kahan is here for you. The “Stick Season” artist has teamed up
Pink celebrates 2 billion views of ‘Just Give Me a Reason’

Nate Ruess and Pink perform onstage during the 56th GRAMMY Awards, Jan. 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Tran/FilmMagic) Pink celebrated her hit “Try” hitting 1 billion streams on Spotify in early January. Now she’s celebrating an
Birthday boy Pitbull announces North American tour

Pitbull, I’m Back Tour (Live Nation) Pitbull celebrates his 45th birthday Thursday, and he’s given fans a gift: a tour announcement. The rapper’s I’m Back Tour kicks off May 14 in West Palm Beach, Florida, with special
New music sugar high: New Harry Styles album coming March 6

Harry Styles, ‘Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally’ (Columbia Records) All those clues and hints have led up to this: the announcement of a new Harry Styles album. Harry’s fourth solo album, KISS ALL THE TIME. DISCO, OCCASIONALLY. will
New BLACKPINK album coming next month

BLACKPINK attend ‘Pink Carpet’ event for their concert film ‘BLACKPINK: World Tour – Born Pink,’ Aug, 9, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. (The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) Typically, an artist releases a new album and then goes
Bruno Mars ‘just might’ get a huge ‘Billboard’ debut, sets ticket sales record
Bruno Mars (John V. Esparza) People sure are happy that Bruno Mars is back. According to Billboard, Bruno’s new single, “I Just Might” — his first solo release in nearly 10 years — earned nearly 14 million
RAYE to receive Recording Academy’s special merit award for harrowing 2023 song

RAYE attends the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November, 2025 (Disney/Cristian Lopez) RAYE is nominated for best music film at the 2026 Grammy Awards, but the night before the ceremony, she’ll receive a special
Olivia Dean, Tate McRae nominated for award for their movie songs

Olivia Dean (Lola Mansell) The songs that Olivia Dean and Tate McRae wrote for movies last year didn’t make the cut for the Golden Globes or the short list for the Oscar nominations. However, their efforts have been