Trendy Artists of the Week: Twenty One Pilots, Olivia Rorigo, Bad Bunny, Marilyn Manson, Arcade Fire
In this week's Trendy Artists column, you'll get to hear about twenty one pilot's world tour, the Yale course on Bad Bunny's music, what Olivia Rodrigo has been up to lately, and more.
Twenty One Pilots Talk Tour Prep with Kerrang!
Alt rock/alt pop band twenty pilots is currently on their Clancy World Tour. While out touring, they took the time to talk to Kerrang! Magazine to share some of their creative process behind a live show. Frontman Tyler Joseph had this to say in the interview:
“We love this stuff. It’s one of my favorite feelings in the world: coming up with an idea that’s kind of abstract, it’s not grounded in any sort of reality or experience that you’ve had, but then you go, ‘Okay, hold on, how do I reverse engineer this idea to make it work?’ Josh [Dun, the other member of the duo] and I really stay extremely involved with the technical side of the show.
And I think that’s also why we feel so confident in it, because as we’re playing, we can picture the moving parts that are happening, especially musically.”
Olivia Rodrigo Is "Everywhere But the Damn Studio”
American pop star Olivia Rodrigo has not put out a new album since 2023’s “Guts”. Her fans are getting a little impatient with her on that front. However, she is in no hurry when it comes to new music. In fact, according to one of her recent Instagram posts, she is “everywhere but that damn studio”. Looks like her fans will have to do with relistening some of her old hits for a while longer.
Yale Starts Course on Bad Bunny’s Cultural Impact
You have to feel like you’ve really made it once an Ivy League college starts offering a course on your music specifically. That is exactly what happened to Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Bad Bunny. He has been dominating the Latin music scene for nearly a decade. And now, students at the famous Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut will have the chance to take a course on the cultural impact of his music this fall.
Marilyn Manson Announces World Tour
One of the true icons of industrial metal, Marilyn Manson, has recently announced he is going on a world tour this fall. He will be hitting cities like Louisville, Kentucky, Las Vegas, Nevada, London, United Kingdom, Paris, France, Madrid, Spain, and Lisbon, Portugal between September and November of this year. If you're a metal fan and he is in your area, book your tickets early to make sure you get in!
Arcade Fire Puts Out New Single “Pink Elephant”
Up next, we’ve got some new music for you. It’s a fresh release from Arcade Fire titled “Pink Elephant”. It is also linked below for your listening pleasure.
