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Ariana Grande Teams Up With The Weeknd For 'Off The Table' Performance Video
Pop superstars Ariana Grande and The Weeknd have teamed up for a performance video for their Positions track "Off The Table."
The video is the fifth of Grande's live Positions collaborations with Vevo. Grande has been sharing Vevo live performance videos over the past few weeks, including renditions of "POV," "Safety Net," which featured Ty Dolla $ign, "My Hair" and "34+35."
The pair is joined by a band on a dimly lit stage stage surrounded by flowers. All of Grande's Vevo live performance videos have taken place on the same stage.
Grande previously said of making the song, "I didn't know anyone was ever going to hear it. I just kind of was sitting in my room during quarantine, towards the very beginning and I just had set up my little home situation and a friend of Matt Bennett's, Shintaro, had sent me a little folder of beats."
"He's a really brilliant producer and he sent me a pack of beats and I pulled it up and I wrote a verse and a chorus, and I sent it over to Abel and I said, 'Is this OK?' And he was like, 'Yeah, I'm gonna write the second verse,'" she added. "It was a very intimate moment and writing process between two friends."
(Photo: Dave Meyers)
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Joni Mitchell, Berry Gordy, & Bette Midler Among 2021 Kennedy Center Honorees
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the selection of five honorees who will receive the 44th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements.
Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell; Motown founder, songwriter, producer, and director Berry Gordy; legendary stage and screen icon Bette Midler; operatic bass-baritone Justino Díaz, and "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels are the 2021 honorees.
The recipients will be honored in a star-studded celebration on the Kennedy Center Opera House stage in Washington, D.C., on December 5.
The Honors recipients are recognized for their contributions to American culture through the performing arts.
"This year's Honorees represent the unifying power of the Arts and surely remind us of that which binds us together as human beings. These artists are equal parts genius, inspiration, and entertainment," said Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter.
She added, "After the challenges and heartbreak of the last many months, and as we celebrate 50 years of the Kennedy Center, I dare add that we are prepared to throw 'the party to end all parties' in D.C. on December 5th, feting these extraordinary people and welcoming audiences back to our campus."
(Berry Gordy Photo: Kal Yee, TGC Management; Bette Midler Photo: Courtesy of the Artist; Joni Mitchell Photo: Marcy Gensic)
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Billie Eilish, Finneas Share Acoustic Performance Of 'Your Power'
Billie Eilish teamed up with her brother and frequent collaborator Finneas for an acoustic live performance of her recent single "Your Power."
The "Bad Guy" singer shared the official live performance video of the song on Sunday, July 18, on her official YouTube channel. "Your Power" features on her upcoming sophomore album, Happier Than Ever.
In the new video, the brother-sister duo sit alongside each other at the end of a corridor of curtains and perform the track from two stools. The clip was directed by Kyle Goldberg.
Finneas, who co-wrote the song with his sister, plays the acoustic guitar, while Eilish gives a breathtaking performance of the song.
Happier Than Ever is scheduled for release on July 30 through Darkroom and Interscope Records.
(Photo: Kelia Anne MacCluskey)
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