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New Music From Pet Shop Boys + ‘Challengers’ + More News

The Pet Shop Boys new album "Nonetheless"

Some news stories you might have missed: • New Music: English synth-pop legends Pet Shop Boys drop their 15th studio album, Nonetheless. The album’s first single, “Loneliness,” is très gay (no surprise) depicting muscular bodies, shower scenes, and secret hookups all set to a thumping club beat. Continue reading “New Music From Pet Shop Boys + ‘Challengers’ + More News”

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TBT: Liza Minnelli ‘Don’t Drop Bombs’

Liza Minnelli in 'Don't Drop Bombs'

Liza Minnelli in 'Don't Drop Bombs'
Liza Minnelli in ‘Don’t Drop Bombs’
For a little #ThrowBackThursday action, I was reminded of this music video from EGOT legend Liza Minnelli. Jumping into some new wave pop synth vibes with the oh-so-awesome Pet Shop Boys in 1989, Liza totally landed the new sound. ‘Don’t Drop Bombs’ was the second single from her album, Results. Plus, Liza pulled off the new stylish look, which shocked some longtime Liza fans. The musical collaborations with PSB hit the bulls-eye with unerring ease. I love this. p.s. the legendary Liza turns 75 tomorrow. HB, Miss Minnelli.

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News Round-Up: January 23, 2020

(image via Instagram)
Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunks: When you look like Brazilian tourism expert Kiko Riaze (above), I’ll FIND something in my house that needs to be painted. Follow Riaze on Instagram here. • HuffPost: L.A. Law star Harry Hamlin said he’s proud of his role in the groundbreaking 1982 gay flick Making Love but believes the film was ahead of its time. “It was like 10 years too early and it completely ended my career. That was the last studio picture I ever did. The door shut with a resounding smash.” • The Advocate: A month after the Hallmark Channel’s dust-up with LGBTQ people over removing an ad for Zola wedding planning that featured a lesbian wedding, the company’s president and CEO, Bill Abbott, has stepped down. • Out Music: The Pet Shop Boys new album Hotspot drops tomorrow, January 24, and in advance of that release we get to step behind the velvet rope for their new single “Monkey Business.“ Set in a sexy nightclub and featuring a wild bunch of characters who eventually end up in a champagne fight, the tribe bust their best moves on a dance floor straight out of Saturday Night Fever.

• New York Times: Despite their fiery history on the debate stage, Sen. Kamala Harris of California is considering endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for the Democratic nominee for president. Great – then he can pick her for veep duties and they’ll win. • BroadwayWorld: In a tribute to longtime GRAMMY executive producer Ken Ehrlich, and to acknowledge the importance of music education in schools to the Recording Academy, GRAMMY Museum® and Ehrlich, artists associated with Ehrlich’s 40-year career will gather to perform “I Sing The Body Electric” from the film Fame. The performance will feature current nominees Camila Cabello, Gary Clark Jr. and John Legend joined by Debbie Allen, Joshua Bell, Common, Misty Copeland, Lang Lang, Cyndi Lauper, Ben Platt, and The War And Treaty. • People: Did Prince Charles diss Vice President Mike Pence as he made his way down an assembly line of world leaders at the World Holocaust Forum?

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Out Music: Pet Shop Boys “Monkey Business”

The Pet Shop Boys dropped their latest track, “Monkey Business,” from the forthcoming studio album Hotspot. The new collection from the pop music icons is available January 24.

PSB previously dropped two other tracks from the forthcoming LP, “Burning the Heather” and “Dreamland” featuring Years & Years.