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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2020 0:38:11 GMT
One World: Together at Home spurred sales gains for the songs performed on the multi-network TV special, according to initial sales reports to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.  On Saturday (April 18), the day of the two-hour broadcast, the songs performed on the show sold a little more than 12,000 downloads -- a gain of 735% versus April 17 (a little more than 1,000). Data reflects sales of the original versions of the songs performed on the show (for example, the studio version of Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” which was performed in-show by the band’s Billie Joe Armstrong) or popular earlier versions of songs covered on the show (like Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me,” covered as a duet by John Legend and Sam Smith). The most notable sellers from the show were drawn by Kacey Musgraves’ “Rainbow,” Taylor Swift’s “Soon You’ll Get Better” and Maluma’s “Carnaval.” Together, they accounted for 42% of the total song sales generated by the show. “Rainbow” sold nearly 3,000 downloads on Saturday, while “Carnaval” sold a little more than 1,000 downloads. Both sold negligible sums on Friday. Swift’s “Soon You’ll Get Better,” which got its live debut on the show, sold 1,000 downloads -- up from essentially nothing on Friday. |
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2020 6:00:29 GMT
Taylor Swift was one of many performers on Saturday's One World: Together At Home concert special, an effort launched to raise money for the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The six-hour event on April 18, which was curated by Lady Gaga, also included at-home broadcasts from Celine Dion, Lizzo, and Michelle Obama. When it was Taylor Swift's turn to take the screen, fans were surprised—and very moved—that she decided to sing, "Soon You'll Get Better," a song so personal, she'd previously said she didn't think she'd ever perform it live. "Soon You'll Get Better" appears on Swift's last album Lover, and it was inspired by her mother's battle with cancer. "Almost every decision I make, I talk to her about it first. So obviously it was a really big deal to ever speak about her illness," Swift told Variety about the importance of writing the song. "While she was going through treatment, they found a brain tumor. And the symptoms of what a person goes through when they have a brain tumor is nothing like what we’ve ever been through with her cancer before. So it’s just been a really hard time for us as a family." In a Sirius XM Town Hall just after Lover premiered, she admitted that it's a challenging piece of music for her because of how intimate the lyrics and the sentiment behind it are. "I don't know if I'll ever play it live," she said at the time, according to Billboard. "It's just really difficult for me. It was hard to write. It's hard to sing. It's hard to listen to for me. But sometimes, music is like that. Sometimes it's not just about stuff that was pleasant to feel."  But Swift still chose it for One World: Together At Home, where it took on a new meaning and soothed people reeling from the effects of the pandemic. She got an outpouring of support from her fans, who took to Twitter to praise her for such a vulnerable performance. "The fact that Taylor said she wouldn’t perform Soon You’ll Get Better cause it was hard for her and her family and chooses that song to perform for One World..... wow. Just one word I have to say: Proud," one fan wrote. |
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Post by Admin on Apr 21, 2020 0:59:07 GMT
Taylor Swift sang one of her newest album Lover's most heart-wrenching songs for the One World: Together at Home TV special. The country-turned-pop superstar performed "Soon You'll Get Better" for the star-studded event.  Written about her mother Andrea's battle with cancer, "Soon You'll Get Better" is a piano-driven track, and Swift's One World performance found her seated at a home piano and playing the instrument to accompany herself. The recorded version of the song features the Dixie Chicks on harmony. Swift announced on Friday (April 17) the cancellation of all of her 2020 tour dates due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. "I'm so sad I won't be able to see you guys in concert this year," Swift writes in a tweet, "but I know this is the right decision. Please, please stay healthy and safe. I’ll see you on stage as soon as I can, but right now what’s important is committing to this quarantine, for the sake of all of us."  On social media, Swift has been vocal about the need for people to stay home and quarantine to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected and killed thousands worldwide. In March, the artist quietly sent money to a few fans who lost their income due to virus-related shutdowns; she also offered financial assistance to the staff at the Nashville record store Grimey's, and has given money to Feeding America and the World Health Organization.  One World: Together at Home, curated by pop star Lady Gaga, brought together a bevy of celebrities, from movie stars and comedians to musicians of all genres, for from-home appearances and performances. The Global Citizen organization put together the massive event, which was both streamed online and broadcast on a number of major TV networks worldwide, at the request of the UN and the World Health Organization in light of the coronavirus pandemic. |
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Post by Admin on Apr 21, 2020 20:53:23 GMT
Just three days after the “One World: Together at Home” online concert aired, a 79-song, four-hour-long album of the event is available from Global Citizen and Universal Music Group on the streaming services Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal. The album features Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Elton John, Lizzo, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Hudson, Juanes, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Eddie Vedder and Stevie Wonder, among many more; the full lineup appears below.
Associated proceeds from streaming of the “One World: Together at Home, The Album,” generated by the services, recording artists, record labels including those of UMG, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Big Machine Label Group and Ultra Music, as well as some other rightsholders, will be donated to Global Citizen in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, powered by the United Nations Foundation.
The virtual concert raised $127.9 million for health care workers and coronavirus relief, according to Global Citizen.
Hugh Evans, Co-Founder and CEO of Global Citizen, commented, "With the generous support of artists, record labels and the world's biggest streaming services, 'One World: Together at Home The Album' will continue to generate support for the healthcare and other frontline workers around the world who are helping to save lives. With this album, fans will be able to revisit their favorite performances, while those who may have missed the live event will be able to experience the community created by this historic global event."
One World: Together at Home The Album
Smile -- Lady Gaga
Lean on Me / Love's in Need of Love Today -- Stevie Wonder
Lady Madonna -- Paul McCartney
Rainbow - Kacey Musgraves
I'm Still Standing -- Elton John
Safety Dance -- Jimmy Fallon & The Roots
Carnaval -- Maluma
What a Wonderful World -- Camila Cabello & Shawn Mendes
River Cross - Eddie Vedder
A Change is Gonna Come -- Lizzo
You Can't Always Get What You Want -- The Rolling Stones
Higher Love -- Keith Urban
African Giant / Hallelujah -- Burna Boy
People -- Jennifer Lopez
Stand by Me -- John Legend & Sam Smith
Wake Me Up When September Ends -- Billie Joe Armstrong
Sunny (feat. FINNEAS) -- Billie Eilish
Soon You'll Get Better -- Taylor Swift
The Prayer -- Andrea Bocelli, Céline Dion, John Legend, Lady Gaga & Lang Lang
Rise Up -- Andra Day
Black and White -- Niall Horan
Aaj Bhi -- Vishual Mishra
Purple Hat -- Sofi Tukker
The Bones -- Hozier & Maren Morris
Mad World -- Adam Lambert
I Will Never Let You Down -- Rita Ora
Rainbow -- Kesha
Nocturne in B Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 -- Lang Lang & Gina Alice Redinger
No Me Doy Por Vencido -- Luis Fonsi
Memory -- Jennifer Hudson
Drive -- Black Coffee & Delilah Montagu
Mr. Brightside -- The Killers
Sajna Ve -- Lisa Mishra
Stolen Dance -- Milky Chance
See You Again -- Charlie Puth
Coffin -- Jessie Reyez
Troublemaker -- Picture This
Flashlight -- Jessie J
The Light -- Common
Robarte Un Beso -- Sebastián Yatra
I Want to Hold Your Hand -- Ben Platt
Together We are One -- Delta Goodrem
I Save the World the Day -- Annie Lennox
I Shall Believe -- Sheryl Crow
Más Futuro Que Pasado -- Juanes
Love Me Like You Do -- Ellie Goulding
People, I've Been Sad -- Christine and the Queens
Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime -- Zucchero
Better Together -- Jack Johnson
Praying -- Kesha
Malome - Cassper Nyovest
Super Power -- Adam Lambert
Drinkee -- Sofi Tukker
Let's Fall in Love for the Night -- FINNEAS
Caution -- The Killers
I'll Be There -- Jess Glynne
Good Over Here -- Sho Madjozi
For You -- Rita Ora & Liam Payne
God is Love -- Common
Mountains -- Christine and the Queens
Bad Habit -- Ben Platt
Winona Ryder -- Picture This
Es Por Tí-- Juanes
Attention -- Charlie Puth
Brown Skin Girl -- Leslie Odom Jr.
Sunshine Girl -- Billy Ray Cyrus
Burn -- Ellie Goulding
Everyday is a Winding Road -- Sheryl Crow
Take Me to Church -- Hozier
Balance ton quoi -- Angèle
Un Año -- Sebastián Yatra
With You -- SuperM
Despacito -- Luis Fonsi
Bang Bang -- Jessie J
What I'm Leaving For -- Lady Antebellum
There Must Be an Angel -- Annie Lennox & Lola Lennox
Slow Hands -- Niall Horan
Bigger Love -- John Legend
Hallelujah -- Jennifer Hudson
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Post by Admin on Apr 22, 2020 7:47:51 GMT
 Swift, 30, may be known for her catchy songs and radio hits, but in honor of the concert she decided to share the extremely personal song with fans — something she never thought she would do. The song, “Soon You’ll Get Better,” is about her mother, Andrea Swift’s, 62, battle with both breast and brain cancer. Andrea Swift is a two-time breast cancer survivor after being diagnosed in 2015 and 2019, but in January 2020 Swift told Variety that her mother now has a brain tumor which was discovered during chemotherapy treatments. “Soon You’ll Get Better” is Swift’s most personal song, and she has previously said that she would probably never perform it for audiences. “That’s a song I don’t know if I’ll ever play it live. It’s just really difficult for me. It was hard to write. It’s hard to sing. It’s hard to listen to for me,” Swift told an audience during an acoustic performance in New York City. However, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Swift clearly believes that this personal song might be a way to lift people’s spirits who are struggling during this uncertain time.  While fans don’t know the exact details of Andrea Swift’s case, there are instances where breast cancer can spread to the brain — which is called a “metastatic brain tumor.” While this diagnosis is certainly frightening to many cancer patients, there are treatment options available. Patients can undergo radiation therapy to the whole brain with or without surgery, radiation therapy to the whole brain with or without stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy in order to fight the tumor. Kelly Shanahan, who is a doctor and currently battling metastatic breast cancer, told SurvivorNet that she refuses to be a statistic while fighting the disease. According to Shanahan, the life expectancy of someone with metastatic breast cancer is three years, and she is happy to report that she’s lived four years while after receiving the diagnosis. |
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