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Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miley Cyrus Would Rather Live for Nostalgia in ‘End of the World' Video
Miley Cyrus is leaving behind her anxieties and choosing optimism instead. On Thursday, the pop queen released her nostalgia-inducing new single 'End of the World,' accompanied by a sexy and retro performance video. The 'End of the World' visual opens with Cyrus performing on a soundstage reminiscent of her now-iconic 2024 Grammys performance. The video flashes between different shots of the singer lying in front of a drum set wearing an emerald green minidress as she feels herself. More from Rolling Stone Djo Previews Album 'The Crux' With New Single, 'Potion' Jonas Brothers Capture a Retro Recording Session in 'Love Me to Heaven' Video Miley Cyrus Gets Soulful - and Rocks Out - on 'Something Beautiful' Title Track 'Let's spend the dollars you've been savin' on a Mercedes-Benz/And throw a party like McCartney with some help from my friends,' sings Cyrus in the second verse. 'Yeah, let's go down to Malibu and watch the sun fade out once more/Show me how you'd hold me if tomorrow wasn't comin' for sure.' The video, which she directed with Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter, captures Cyrus as an Eighties starlet as she repeats the hook: 'Let's pretend it's not the end of the world.' Earlier this week, Cyrus released the title track of her new concept album, Something Beautiful. She also dropped the spoken word 'Prelude.' The album is the follow-up to 2023's Endless Summer Vacation, which yielded the smash 'Flowers' and earned Cyrus her belated first Grammy recognition. Something Beautiful will also be accompanied by a feature film set to be released in June. A synopsis of the project describes it as 'a unique visual experience, fueled by fantasy, including 13 original songs from the upcoming album. A one-of-a-kind pop opera from the mind of Miley Cyrus.' 'We really leaned in,' Cyrus said last year, teasing the then-under-wraps album with comparisons to Pink Floyd. 'And so I have this heart-first attachment to it. My idea was making The Wall, but with a better wardrobe and more glamorous and filled with pop culture.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Gulf Weekly
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Weekly
Musical crossroads
AMERICAN actor and musician Djo, aka Joe Keery, is set to drop his third studio album The Crux tomorrow. The synth-pop creation dives into themes of community, collaboration and character, with the concept being a hotel that houses guests who are at crossroads in their lives. The project is expected to be a follow-up to Joe's previous release Decide (2022), which earned breakthrough success last year when the song End of Beginning became the sixth most streamed track of 2024 on Spotify, after it became viral on TikTok. 'I didn't plan for that to happen, you know? The fact that people really connect with the song is amazing. Then, to be able to sing it as a massive group is beyond my wildest dreams,' Joe said in an interview. The artist is best known for playing Steve Harrington in the Netflix series Stranger Things.
The Independent
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
From Teddy Swims to Maura Higgins, the most daring looks on the Brit Awards 2025 red carpet
Charli XCX, Dua Lipa and Teddy Swims are among the stars walking the red carpet at this year's Brit Awards tonight (Saturday 1 March). The annual ceremony is being held at the O2 Arena in London, where comedian Jack Whitehall is playing host to some of the biggest artists across pop, rock and rap. While the Brits red carpet isn't necessarily known for the most avant garde of fashion choices, a number of attendees opted for some surprisingly bold looks. Here are some of the most daring looks at this year's ceremony. Teddy Swims The rapper and singer turned heads with a suit embellished with dozens of plush toys, including sharks, monkeys, dogs and teddy bears, plus a giant unicorn with sequined hooves. Maura Higgins Love Island star Maura Higgins opted for a dramatic black, floor-length sheer gown with bright floral detailing. Joe Keery The Stranger Things actor and musician, who is set to release his new album The Crux next month under his moniker Djo, opted for a smart casual look with dark jeans, boots and a colourful knit and pinstripe blazer. CMAT Irish singer CMAT looked fantastic in a gold dress with black diamond pattern and black bustier, paired with gold jeweled choker, earrings and a fur coat. Pioneering pop artist Charli XCX dominates this year's ceremony with five nominations, including for Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for her critically lauded, trend-setting record Brat. Following with four nods apiece are acts including pop singer Dua Lipa, baroque pop band The Last Dinner Party, and Mercury Prize-winning jazz group Ezra Collective. The Song of the Year category was arguably the most diverse – at least in terms of genre – set of nominations in recent memory, with TikTok-friendly stars like Artemas and KSI muscling up against The Beatles and Coldplay.
Euronews
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Beyond Hawkins: DJO's Joe Keery on his most personal album yet
Musician Joe Keery, aka DJO, is both excited and nervous about his upcoming album, The Crux, which will be released on 4 April. The 32-year-old, best known for playing Steve Harrington in the Netflix Sci-Fi hit, Stranger Things, gained even further mainstream recognition last year when his song "End of Beginning" went viral. His third studio album marks a stylistic shift from his synth-heavy, bedroom-recorded past to a more expansive, guitar-driven sound evocative of late '60s and '70s pop. "I think the recording process influenced the sound", Keery told Euronews Culture. Recorded at New York's legendary Electric Lady Studios, founded by Jimi Hendrix in the 1970s, The Crux was shaped by its environment. "We used the tools available there, which naturally shaped the album's direction", Keery explained. "I'm a big fan of music from all eras, but there's something about the pre-digital age that intrigued me this time. We tried to keep things as real and analogue as possible – less reliance on computers, more organic recording techniques." Keery, juggling two careers at once, explained that he recorded this whole album while shooting Stranger Things, where he portrays one of the main characters, Steve Harrington. For him, his acting and music career are feeding off each other. His characters, however, are not creeping into his music. "I'm not the type of actor who brings my work home. I like to have a little bit of a line in the sand. I'm not a method actor or anything." He concluded: "The POV is really from me." Letting the whole world read your diary Keery described his upcoming record The Crux as a kind of journal. "I'm writing about things happening in my life. It's not necessarily linear in how the songs are arranged, but there's definitely an overarching message", he said. Regarding the album's message, he paused and explained that "it's about finding what's important to you, holding onto it, and appreciating the simple things – friends, family, the moments that really matter." The musician did acknowledge, however, that putting out such personal music can feel vulnerable – after all, it's like letting the world read his diary. But to him, that's the point of art. "It's about connecting with people and being brave enough to share", he told Euronews Culture. "You lay it all out there and hope that if someone is feeling the same way, they know they're not alone." Despite the occasional fear, he finds the process cathartic. Keery is not only influenced by personal but also current political and societal issues. "I think it's probably creeping in on everybody. It's hard to ignore what's going on. It's a very scary time we're living in", he said. Although he hadn't been writing new music recently, he believes that personal experiences, shaped by current events, inevitably make their way into his work. "As painful as it is to watch, and as much as everyone wants to turn away, it's important – now more than ever – to tune in", he continued. The pressure of going viral again? DJO's viral hit "End of Beginning" was one of those tracks that seemed impossible to escape last year. The catchy, nostalgic song captures the emotions triggered by being in a particular city – in Keery's case, Chicago, where he went to study at the Theatre School at DePaul University after graduating high school. The hook, "And when I'm back in Chicago, I feel it. Another version of me, I was in it. I wave goodbye to the end of beginning", became especially popular on TikTok, with users pairing it with their travel videos. With more than a dozen million hits on YouTube and over one billion streams on Spotify, the song's success raises the question: Has it put Keery under more pressure on to reproduce that level of achievement? "Honestly, I don't know", Keery replied. While he recognises the uniqueness of the situation, he insisted that he didn't do anything different when producing the song. "You put music out, and sometimes it catches a wave. Other times, it doesn't", he added. "Once it's out there, it's out of your control. Of course, I want my songs to connect with people, but even before 'End of Beginning', I had fans who cared about my music. I make it for myself, but also for them", he explained. As for whether he feels pressure to have more songs go viral, Keery said that his new album feels like a blend of his first two, "but with more maturity." Still, he acknowledged his high expectations but remained realistic. "A song going viral again would be near impossible – but that's not really the point. My goal is to enjoy the process", Keery concluded. 'Are you doing it just to be famous?' When listening to newly released music nowadays, one notices that some of them have grown substantially shorter in length. One reason behind that could be the theory that shorter songs are somehow more poised to go viral. Keery admitted that he also fell into the trap of producing shorter songs. "But at the end of the day, nobody can predict it. If people could, music labels would just crank it out", he said. He believes it always comes down to why artists do what they do. "Are you doing it because you enjoy it and have something to say, or are you doing it just to be famous?" In his case, he will continue making music, "whether it goes viral or not", he concluded. 'Delete Ya' Ahead of the album release, DJO has shared the record's second single, "Delete Ya", today. Following the release of his third studio album, he will embark on a US and European tour. For the European leg, Keery is especially excited to visit cities and countries he's never been to before. "I think I'm most excited to visit Copenhagen. One of the lead hairdressers on Stranger Things, Sarah Hindsgaul, is from there, and she's been talking about it for years. I'm really looking forward to checking it out." One of the highlights of the tour for him is getting to experience it with his friends – both his bandmates and his friends from Post Animal. "It's going to be a lot of fun. Of course, I want to enjoy the shows, but I also just want to soak it all in because it's such a unique experience. Right now, at this stage in my life, I understand how fleeting things can be. So it's important to appreciate these moments, and that's exactly what I plan to do", Keery concluded.
Boston Globe
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Joe Keery talks ‘emotional' final day of filming ‘Stranger Things' on ‘The Tonight Show'
'It was a long year,' Keery said of filming the show's last few episodes. 'To wrap it all up and, you know, the anticipation of working on something for so long, I mean it's been one-third of my life, really. It was emotional.' Advertisement Keery went on to tell Fallon about his last day on the set of the show, and how everything hit him in that moment. 'We sort of like got to that last day and it was like, everything really hit on that last day of shooting,' Keery explained. 'And then I stuck around and watched the other cast members wrap, and it was just emotional and great.' 'Those people are family for life for me,' he added. Though there's no official release date yet, Netflix previously revealed that the fifth season will premiere later this year, which show co-creator Ross Duffer teased in an In addition to chatting about the end of 'Stranger Things,' Keery also opened up about his musical endeavors under the pseudonym Djo, with his next album, 'The Crux,' releasing in April. Meanwhile, Keery's song 'End of Beginning' from his 2022 album 'Decide' became a social media sensation last year, as Fallon noted that the track hit the top spot on Spotify's global charts, amassing over 1.5 billion streams. 'It was really cool that people connected to the message of the song, just kind of reconnecting with your past and visiting a place that really means so much to you,' Keery told Fallon. Advertisement Later in the night, Keery performed his newest single, 'Basic Being Basic,' off of his upcoming third studio album. Marianna Orozco can be reached at
