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EILISH TO HEADLINE GLASTONBURY; NEW RELEASES FROM NATALIE HEMBY, OLD DOMINION
Nineteen-year-old pop singer Billie Eilish has broken numerous records in her short career. Now she will become the Glastonbury Festival’s youngest-ever solo headliner when she takes the stage at the 2022 event.
Eilish teased the news Sunday on Instagram, posing herself wearing a Glastonbury hoodie in a photo captioned “2022.” The festival’s organizers confirmed Monday that the American singer will perform on June 24.
“This feels like the perfect way for us to return and I cannot wait!” organizer Emily Eavis said.
The festival was supposed to celebrate its 50th-anniversary last year, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year it hosted a five-hour
livestream event featuring Coldplay and Damon Albarn, among others.
Eilish has taken the world by storm since she broke onto the scene in 2015 with her debut
single “Ocean Eyes.” The young singer has since won Grammys for record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new artist.
Eilish made her Glastonbury
debut in 2019 after her set was upgraded from a slot on the John Peel stage during the five-day music festival held in Somerset, southwest England.
Eilish is also the youngest performer to write and record a James Bond theme song. She was among the stars at the “No Time To Die” Bond film world premiere in London last week.
Eilish will be 20 years and 6 months old when she headlines the Gastonbury festival in June 2022.
New Natalie Hemby release
Grammy-winning songwriter Natalie Hemby has made a name for herself in Nashville as
a sought-after hitmaker, writing with everyone from Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Little Big Town. After stepping further into the spotlight as a member of the group The Highwomen, Hemby is releasing her second solo record “Pins and Needles,” on Friday. The album features her intricate and sharp lyrics set over ’90s-era country rock-influenced melodies. Think Sheryl Crow and Sarah McLachlan with the drama and sass of Lambert. “Pins and Needles” includes co-writes from Lambert, Brothers Osborne and Maren Morris.