Demi Lovato stopped by the BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge today where she performed the best cover of Hozier’s “Take Me To Church” I have ever heard. Check it out below!
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Hozier Covers Sam Smith’s ‘Lay Me Down’ on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge
Hozier visited BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge and turned Sam Smith’s ballad Lay me down into a dance jam.
After the video hit the web, the two stars had a love fest on twitter.
Kelly Clarkson Slays Rihanna’s ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’
Kelly Clarkson can sing anything. The Original American Idol effortlessly showed talent on Rihanna’s on Rih’s latest anthem, “Bi**ch Better Have My Money.”
On this weeks’ (June 3) BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Clarkson SLAYED the cover, with the help of two backup singers.
On the way to the studio, Clarkson teased fans with an Instagram video, which she captioned, “On the way to @BBCR1 to record my #LiveLounge!! So excited for this! Here’s a hint of my cover song choice. 😉 #ballinonabudget.”
Fall Out Boy Covers Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars’ ‘Uptown Funk’
FOB dropped by BBC Radio 1’s studio to cover Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” featuring Bruno Mars.
Fall Out Boy’s new album American Beauty/American Psycho drops Jan. 20.
This Day in Music History — October 18
1922 : The British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, the first national broadcasting corporation, is founded on this day in London.
1963 : Chuck Berry is released from prison after serving 20 months for a Mann Act violation (transporting a minor across state lines for immoral purposes).
1974 : Al Green’s “Grits Incident”: When a stewardess friend of Green’s shows up to meet the singer, he ends up at his Memphis home with her and his companion, Mary Woodson. When Green takes a bath, Woodson pours a pot of boiling grits in the tub, burning him badly before going in the next room and killing herself with his gun. Green takes these disturbing events as a sign from God and focuses his career on Gospel music and preaching.
1984 : Jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding is born in Portland, Oregon. She won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, becoming the first Jazz artist to do so… while beating out nominee Justin Bieber in the process.
2008 : Adele is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing “Cold Shoulder” and “Chasing Pavements.” Sarah Palin is on the show, which leads to a huge audience and lots of exposure for Adele, which gives her a huge boost in America.
Listen to an all-star cover of Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” to help benefit the BBC’s Children in Need program.
Brian Wilson, Dave Grohl, Lorde, Chris Martin, Sam Smith, Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, and Florence Welch have joined forces for an epic new version of The Beach Boys classic “God Only Knows”.
Wilson noted: “All of the artists did such a beautiful job I can’t thank them enough. I’m just honoured that God Only Knows was chosen. God Only Knows is a very special song. An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I’ve ever written.”
Good Music. Good Life. 