It’s not often that Luke Hemmings finds himself on his own. For the better part of the past 12 years, the 27-year-old singer and songwriter has shared the stage with his three bandmates in 5 Seconds of Summer. The Australian pop-rock band has built its career around being a relentless …
Read More »How Galantis and David Guetta Met Their Match With 5 Seconds of Summer on 'Lighter'
The best song Christian Karlsson has ever made could be sitting on a hard drive somewhere, unfinished and completely forgotten by the producer and DJ who performs as Galantis. It’s been four years since his last album, Church, and in that time he’s picked up and put down hundreds of …
Read More »Fans React to Removal of UMG Artists From TikTok: 'Were We Silent or Silenced?'
Fans of Universal Music Group’s artists, including Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, and Olivia Rodrigo, are not pleased that the record label group has ceased to license its music to TikTok. The day after UMG threatened to stop licensing its music to TikTok amid a breakdown in deal negotiations, songs from …
Read More »5SOS Say Goodbye for Now With 'The 5 Seconds of Summer Show' Documentary Concert Film
Earlier this year, during each night on their tour, The 5 Seconds of Summer Show, 5SOS offered an earnest refrain to their audience. “Memories I hold to keep safe, and I live for that look on your face,” all four members sang into their mics during “Best Friends,” from their …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer Continue Embracing 'the Feeling of Falling Upward' With Summer 2023 Tour
The 5 Seconds of Summer Show, the tenth anniversary celebration that the pop-rock band hosted at the close of 2021, was part career-spanning concert film and part Saturday Night Live skit poking fun at their decade-long evolution. It featured a recreation of the video for one of their earliest releases …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer Imagine the End of the World in Apocalyptic 'Older' Video
The ultimate heartbreak, according to 5 Seconds of Summer, doesn’t come from relationships that ultimately fail but rather ones that endure every high and low in the name of love. Written with and featuring frontman Luke Hemmings’ fiancée Sierra Deaton, the band’s recent single “Older” explores this concept of an …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer Test Limits of How Far to Go for Love in 'Bad Omens' Video
Fate catches up with a star-crossed couple in the music video for 5 Seconds of Summer’s “Bad Omens,” which appears on their newly released fifth studio album 5SOS5. The band plays an off-screen role as narrators for the pair, attaching the song about testing the limits of how far they …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer Don't Want to Get 'Older' on Piano-Backed Ballad
5 Seconds of Summer are stepping into the emotional love department, thanks to Luke Hemmings and his fiancée Sierra Deaton. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Australian band released their single “Older,” which features Deaton’s vocals. “Stare at the photograph/Suddenly takes me back/The promises roll off your breath/In your cocaine-colored wedding …
Read More »The Boys of 5 Seconds of Summer Are a Smoothie of Emotions on New Single 'Blender'
5 Seconds of Summer is feeling more than five seconds of emotional damage on their new song “Blender” — but at least they’re processing it in a fun, upbeat way. On Wednesday, the group — comprising Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Ashton Irwin, and Calum Hood — released their poppy new …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer's Ashton Irwin Suffered Stroke-Like Symptoms During Show
5 Seconds of Summer drummer Ashton Irwin was hospitalized after the band was forced to cut its Houston concert short on Sunday, June 26. In a note shared on Instagram Stories, 5SOS said, “Upon experiencing physical symptoms, Ashton was taken to a local hospital for tests and medical review. As …
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