ShowTime 2017 Q3 Issue

The Official Entertainment Guide of PPG Paints Arena

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McGraw, Hill Tour, Soul2Soul 2017 Scheduled October 12 By: Pam Thompson

Grammy Award winning superstars, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are coming to PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 12, on their Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017.

The tour celebrates the 10th anniversary of their record-breaking Soul2Soul II tour which is the highest grossing multi-year country music tour of all time.

The new tour also is Hill’s first tour in a decade.

In the early shows on the tour schedule, Hill and McGraw introduced new tracks for their upcoming first album of duets — “Break First,” “Telluride,” and their newest single, “Speak to a Girl.” Concerts also included their first duet from the ‘90s, “It’s Your Love.”

Steve Moakler will be the featured artist for the tour’s stop in Pittsburgh.

He should play well at PPG Paints Arena. He grew up in Pittsburgh and moved to Nashville to pursue a career in country music. His new album, Steel Town was ranked No. 16 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart this spring. He joins Hill and McGraw for three performances.

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This year’s seven-month tour kicked off in April and includes performances in 65 cities throughout the United States and Canada through October.

The wife and husband team announced their 2017 tour last October during a surprise performance at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.

It was the same month that they marked 20 years of marriage; each received their individual stars on the Music City Walk of Fame, and McGraw released McGraw: The Ultimate Collection, a compilation.

Hill followed suit with her own compilation album, Deep Tracks, last November. It charted at No. 22 on the U.S. Country chart.

Hill and McGraw also appeared together on NBC’s The Voice last October. They were the first duo to join the show as key advisors to the contestants, preparing the singers for the show’s knockout rounds.

In March, the couple released their In November, Hill first single from their upcoming album and McGraw will be – “Speak to a Girl.” They performed it the subject of an about a week later at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April and five exhibit opening at days later they opened Soul2Soul The the Country Music World Tour 2017.

Hall of Fame “We have the best fans in the world, who have been with us through our entire journey and we are so excited to celebrate with them by going back on the road and showcasing an exciting new show,” McGraw and Hill say. “It’s always great when we get to work together and it’s been a while since we got to do that.”

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In November, Hill and McGraw will be the subject of an exhibit opening at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Both artists have dominated the music charts since the early ‘90s.

McGraw They began touring together has sold in 1996 on McGraw’s Spontaneous more than Combustion Tour.

50 million Hill and McGraw were newlyweds records when they recorded their first hit worldwide. duet, “It’s Your Love” in 1997. The track held the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Country chart for six weeks. It also peaked at No. 1 on the Canada Country Chart and went to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is certified double platinum in the U.S. In 2000, they created the Soul2Soul franchise with their recordbreaking Soul2Soul tour, which became that year’s top grossing and most successful U.S. tour.

Their success continued in 20062007 when Soul2Soul II returned to the road.

It was the most attended tour of the year in Steve Moakler, a any musical genre and remains the highest Pittsburgh native, grossing multi-year North American tour in will be the featured country music history. artist for the tour’s Pollstar Magazine named Soul2Soul II its Major Tour of 2006. The tour bested those of stop in Pittsburgh.

Madonna, The Rolling Stones and The Red Hot Chili Peppers for the honor.

McGraw has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and dominated the singles charts with a stunning 41 No. 1 singles.

In 2016, McGraw placed three singles in the top 20 of the Billboard Country Airplay chart, a feat that he has achieved twice. He is the most played country artist since his debut in 1992, when he had two singles spending more than 10 weeks at No. 1 — “Live Like You Were Dying” and “Over and Over.”

McGraw’s 2016 multi-week No. 1 single “Humble and Kind,” off his Damn Country Music album, is his 59th release to hit the top 10 or better. The song has earned platinum certification in the U.S. and gold in Canada. It also peaked at No. 1 in the U.S. on the Hot Country and Country Airplay charts, as well as Continued on page 9

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Canada’s Country chart. The song also spawned a New York Times Best Seller.

McGraw’s film credits include Friday Night Lights and The Blind Side.

This year, McGraw appeared in the feature film The Shack which was released in March. Earlier this year, the couple recorded their duet, “Keep Your Eyes on Me” for the movie’s soundtrack. The song went to No. 44 on the U.S. Country Music Chart.

In addition to five Grammy Awards and multiple nominations, Hill has accumulated an impressive list of achievements, including multiple Billboard Music, American Music, People’s Choice and Country Music Association awards.

She has consistently broken chart records with her No. 1 singles and has had major crossover success with the hits “This Kiss,” “Breathe,” “Cry” and “There You’ll Be.” Hill has had multiple albums top both the Billboard Hot 100 and country charts simultaneously and has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.

She has had three network TV specials that garnered top ratings and has appeared and performed on every major award show, including twice on the prestigious Academy Awards.

In 2000, Hill performed The Star Spangled Banner to a global audience of more than 88.5 million viewers at Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta. She is the only country artist and one of only three artists ever to perform both The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America at Super Bowls.

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Building Information ATM Machines For the convenience of our fans, ATMs are available in the arena: KeyBank Outside section 119 and 230, and in the lobby of the Trib Total Media Gate PNC Bank on PNC Legends Level Outside of Party Suite 44 and Suite 13 Banners and Signs Banners and signs are permitted for most events, providing they are appropriate, as deemed by building management.

Cameras Cameras are permitted into the arena for Pittsburgh Penguins hockey games and most events. If allowed, building policy states only small personal still cameras equipped with three (3) inch lens or smaller be brought into the building. Cameras with detachable lenses or flashes are not permitted. Video, audio and professional camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited in the building.

For all other non-hockey events, camera policies will vary. Please check the individual event page for further information.

Video Cameras Use of video or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited. The arena reserves the right to confiscate any tape or film and remove the patron from the building.

Designated Drivers Guests of legal drinking age who hold a valid driver’s license and wish to sign up to be a designated driver, may visit Guest Services at section 104 for specific Designated Driver booth locations during Pittsburgh Penguins games. In return for safe and sober transportation of their group from the arena, the designated driver will receive a coupon redeemable for a complimentary soft drink during the game.

Emergency Evacuation In the event of an emergency, the arena staff will utilize the public address (PA) system to inform guests of the situation and any instructions as applicable. All exits and emergency exits are posted with appropriate signage.

First Aid There are two (2) First Aid Stations presented by UPMC, one on each level of the arena. First Aid is located adjacent to the Guest Services office outside section 104 and behind the concession stand at section 232.

Lost and Found If an item is lost or found during an event please see the Guest Services office located outside section 104. Guests inquiring about lost items after an event should call 412.804.7903. Items lost at events are held in storage for thirty (30) days and then either disposed of or donated to an appropriate charity.

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Prohibited Items Bags, back packs, air horns, coolers (hard/soft sided), thermoses, large purses, cans, bottles, flasks, alcoholic beverages, laser pointers, video or audio recording devices, professional cameras/lens, tripods, banners or signs on poles, weapons or any other items deemed dangerous and/or inappropriate are strictly prohibited.

Small purses, camera cases, binocular cases and diaper bags will be permitted, however, all items that do not pass security must be returned to vehicles.

Questions For general questions, please call 412.642.1800.

Re-Entry Policy Exit and re-entry is not permitted at the arena.

Security In the interest of guests and staff safety, a search process is required for all events in order to prevent guests from bringing unauthorized and prohibited items into the arena.

Smoking Policy Smoking is not permitted inside the arena.

TAG-A-KID In the event a parent and child might be separated at an arena event, parents can register their child with the Tag-A-Kid program. A wristband with the parent’s seat location and contact number will be given to the child. Registration is available at the Guest Services office located outside section 104.

Wheelchairs A limited number of wheelchairs are available for transporting guests that are disabled to their seating location.

Guests can be transported from the gates to their seats. If a wheelchair is needed for the duration of the event, guests must supply their own wheelchairs. Wheelchairs cannot be reserved in advance. Upon arrival, guests can arrange for a wheelchair at any entrance of the arena. Please see an arena employee to assist with wheelchair transportation.

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Earth, Wind & Fire, CHIC Featuring Nile Rodgers To Play Summer Show By: Pam Thompson

2054 The Tour brings the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire and the multi-platinum selling CHIC ft. Nile Rodgers to PPG Paints Arena this summer.

The two critically acclaimed bands are touring North America in July and August.

Earth, Wind and Fire’s Philip Bailey, describes the show as “a non-stop 2054 party.”

“Nile Rodgers and CHIC are legendary for their iconic style, song, sound, and groove,” Bailey says.

Rodgers says, “There was a time when we could only dream of seeing Earth, Wind “I hope our music & Fire live, now we get the honor of sharing can give them some the stage together. Get your feet ready for a deluge of hits.” encouragement 2054 The Tour features a guest DJ and and peace.” specialized seating toward the front of the stage with additional space to encourage audiences to dance the night away.

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Morris O’Connor, Serg Dimitrijevic, John Paris, Bailey and Philip Bailey Jr. CHIC is Jerry Barnes, Kim Davis, Folami Ankoanda, Ralph Rolle, Russell Graham, Richard Hilton, Bill Holloman, Curt Ramm and Rodgers.

This year, Rodgers received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Musical Excellence Award. CHIC has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a record 11 times.

Rodgers says that CHIC’s first album in 25 years, the long awaited It’s About Time is scheduled for release in 2017, 2054 The Tour the group’s 40th anniversary year. features a guest In 2016, Earth, Wind & Fire was DJ and specialized bestowed with a Grammy Lifetime seating toward the Achievement Award and Ebony’s Power front of the stage 100 Lifetime Achievement Award, and its music was featured in DreamWorks’ with additional Trolls. space to encourage Founded in 1970, Earth, Wind & Fire audiences to dance has performed at the White House by the night away. invitation of two presidents, the Super Bowl XXXIX pregame, the 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, the birthday celebration of the King of Morocco, the 2008 U.S. Open, the opening of the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards and the Kennedy Center Awards in celebration of Al Green.

Their songs have been covered by many diverse entertainers, including Dionne Warwick, Wynonna Judd, Donny Osmond, Chaka Khan, Herb Alpert and the Vienna Boys Choir.

Known for eclecticism, fusion and innovation crossing musical genres, when Earth, Wind & Fire covered the Beatles’ “Got to Get You into My Life” in 1978, it topped the R&B chart and went to No. 9 on the Pop chart, demonstrating the band’s ability to successfully cross and blend categories.

The group’s music contains characteristics of varied music styles, including African, disco, funk, jazz, Latin, pop, rock, soul.

“My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire” by Maurice White was released posthumously last September, seven months after his death.

Earth, Wind & Fire acknowledges White for founding and leading the group, as well as being “the band’s heart and soul from behind the scenes” when his health led him to retire from performing.

Discussing Earth, Wind & Fire’s music, White commented, “I wanted to create a library of music that would stand the test of time…Expanding awareness and uplifting spirits is so important in this day. People are looking for more. I hope our music can give them some encouragement and peace.”

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Shawn Mendes Lives Dream On 2017 Illuminate World Tour By: Pam Thompson

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Lots of kids sing in their rooms and post their performances on the internet and dream of stardom. Teenage Shawn Mendes took that route and now he lives his dream which includes performing at PPG Paints Arena this summer on the 2017 Illuminate Arena World Tour.

About three years ago, Mendes was posting his video on Vine, the internet Mendes was entertainment network. nominated for three Since then, he has toured with Taylor Billboard Music Swift, sold-out Madison Square Garden Awards this year: in less than five minutes, released two extremely successful studio albums, and he o Top Social Artist has begun accumulating awards for his music. o Top Male Artist, and It seems that the youthful performer o Top Artist. complies with the adages, “Be yourself,” and “Write about what you know.”

His diary-style lyrics, mostly about teen relationships, draw venues full of girls to his concerts. He performed to sold-out audiences on his 2016 tour.

This year’s tour supports his second studio album, Illuminate, which was released last fall.

Mendes’ lyrics, interviews and public appearances all seem to say that his persona and his personal life are very similar even as his success grows as the newest singing/songwriting sensation out of Canada.

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Mendes’ lyrics complies with the adages, “Be yourself,” and “Write about what you know.”

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He comes across as affable, grounded and feeling what lots of people his age feel.

In 2016, Mendes’ duet with Camila Cabello, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” won the iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards for Best Pop Video and Fan Fave Video. In 2015, the Fan Fav Award went to Mendes’ “Something Big.” Mendes, who turns 19 in August, just days before his Pittsburgh show, released his newest single, “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” in April right before the start of the Illuminate tour.

It made its debut at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. Given its start and reception in the early tour stops, the song seems destined to follow the Hot 100, platinum-achieving ways of Mendes’ earlier singles: o “Stitches,” “Something Big” and “Life of the Party” from Handwritten in 2014 and 2015 o “Mercy” and “Treat You Better” from Illuminate in 2016, and o “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” Mendes’ duet with Cabello in 2015 on his reissued album, Handwritten Revisited.

Both of his studio albums – Handwritten and Illuminate – made their debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Handwritten, released in April 2015, charted in the top 10 in six nations. It has platinum status in five countries.

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Illuminate charted in the top 3 in 10 countries, including No. 1 in six of them. In its first seven months, the album already had attained gold or platinum certification in three nations.

Following the success of “Treat You Better,” three additional songs from Illuminate were issued, including “Mercy,” “Ruin,” and “Three Empty Words.”

Along with the success of Handwritten, Mendes sold-out the Shawn Mendes World Tour last year.

Heralding the coming of Illuminate, Mendes played The Illuminate Live Concert & Album Event at Madison Square Garden last September, introducing the highly anticipated music of his sophomore album. Subsequently, Live at Madison Square Garden, was released in December and edged onto the Billboard 200, filling the last spot on the listing.

At this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, Mendes performed “Mercy.”

He was nominated for Best Cover Song for “Here,” and his Mendes Army was nominated for Best Fan Army.

Mendes also was a nominee for this year’s People’s Choice Award for Favorite Male Artist, and in 2016, he won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Breakout Artist.

In 2016, Mendes was a nominee for the American Music Awards New Artist of the Year.

In his home country, Mendes has been nominated for 10 Juno Awards between 2015 and this year.

He has made several appearances on Ellen DeGeneres show, sung favorite tweets with the Roots for Jimmy Fallon, and done The Voice, Saturday Night Live, America’s Got Talent, and James Corden’s late, late show.

Illuminate’s tracks include: 1. “Ruin” 2. “Mercy” 3. “Treat You Better” 4. “Three Empty Words” 5. “Don’t Be a Fool” 6. “Like This” 7. “No Promises” 8. “Lights On” 9. “Honest” 10. “Patience” 11. “Bad Reputation” 12. “Understand”, and the bonus tracks on the deluxe edition 13. “Hold On” 14. “Roses,” and 15. “Mercy.”

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Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic World Tour Comes to Pittsburgh This Summer By: Pam Thompson

Bruno Mars brings his 24K Magic World Tour 2017 to PPG Paints Arena this summer.

It is Mars’ third tour as a headliner which supports his third studio album, 24K Magic, released last November.

In six months, 24K Magic made it into the top 10 on charts in 10 countries and earned platinum status in the U.S., U.K. and New Zealand with sales of more than 2.4 million.

This year’s hit, “That’s What I Like” — the second single from 24K Magic – is Mars’ seventh trip to the top the Billboard Hot 100. His other No. 1 singles are: o “Just the Way You Are” in 2010 o “Grenade,” 2010 o “Locked Out of Heaven,” 2012, and o “When I Was Your Man,” 2013, and as a featured artist: o B.o.B.’s 2009 single, “Nothin’ on You,” and o Mark Ronson’s ubiquitous 2014 single, “Uptown Funk.”

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In less than five months, “That’s What I Like” already had sold one million copies and was platinum in the U.S. and New Zealand, gold in Australia and silver in the U.K. “That’s What I Like”, which Mars wrote in cooperation with seven other songwriters, also peaked in the U.S. on Billboard’s Rhythmic, Mainstream Top 40 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.

The song also charted around the globe in 25 countries, and made the top 10 of charts in countries as diverse as Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, South Korea and Venezuela.

It’s music video released March 1.

Mars performed “Versace on the Floor” remotely from Amsterdam for the Billboard Music Awards in May. He was nominated for Billboard Music Awards Top R&B Artist; “24K Magic” was nominated for Top R&B Song, and 24K Magic was nominated for Top R&B Album.

He also performed “That’s What I Like” at the 59th Grammy Awards in February, as well as the Brit Awards, and as part of a medley performed at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

“24K Magic” the first single and album title track was released in October.

Mars first performed “24K Magic” and “Chunky” on Saturday Night Live last fall. He followed up with performances of the lead single at the MTV Europe Music Awards, the NRJ Music Awards and the American Music Awards.

“24K Magic” charted in the top 10 in the U.S. and seven other international markets. It is already three times platinum certified in the U.S., twice platinum in Australia and platinum in the U.K. and New Zealand.

The album’s promotional single, “Versace on the Floor” was released in November. It charted in the U.S., Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

24K Magic’s track listing is: 1. “24K Magic” 2. “Chunky” “Uptown Funk” 3. “Perm” peaked in the top 4. “That’s What I Like” 4 in 10 countries, 5. “Versace on the Floor” including No. 1 in six 6. “Straight Up & Down” 7. “Calling All My Lovelies” of those markets.

8. “Finesse,” and 9. “Too Good to Say Goodbye.”

Mars’ album debut, Doo-Wops & Hooligans in 2010, peaked in the top 3 of 10 countries, including No. 1 spots on the charts in six countries. It has gone platinum internationally in eight countries, including five times platinum in the U.S. and U.K., four times platinum in Australia, and three times platinum in Canada. Doo-Wops & Hooligans has logged more than 10.2 million sales.

The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour took Mars on tour from 2010 to 2012.

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Canada, Switzerland and the U.K. It has sold more than 9.4 million copies, and earned platinum certifications on eight international charts, including four times platinum in the U.S., and three times platinum in Australia, Canada and the U.K. While four year’s elapsed between Mars’ second and third albums, the singer/songwriter continued to log spectacular career milestones.

His Moonshine Jungle Tour ran in 2013 and 2014, including his concert in Pittsburgh on July 2, 2013.

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His “Uptown Funk” collaboration for Ronson’s fourth album, Uptown Special, released in November 2014 and spent 14 consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

“Uptown Funk” peaked in the top 4 in 10 countries, including No. 1 in six of those markets. The internationally popular and widely recognized song is 11 times platinum in the U.S., 13 times platinum in Australia, and diamond in Canada.

The song won two 2016 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, the 2015 Brit Award for British Single of the Year, the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Award for Best Collaboration, and two 2015 Soul Train Music Awards for Song of the Year and Video of the Year.

Mars’ owns a total of five Grammy Awards. The others are: o 2011 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Just the Way You Are” o 2014 Best Pop Vocal Album for Unorthodox Jukebox, and o 2017 Album of the Year as producer of 25 by the Smeezingtons, His many awards include: o two additional Brit Awards for International Male Solo Artist in 2012 and 2014 o a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016 o this year’s iHeartRadio Music Innovator Award o the Make-A-Wish Foundation 2015 Chris Greicius Celebrity Award for dedicating time to fulfilling children’s wishes, and o two 2013 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video for “Locked Out of Heaven,” and Best Choreography for “Treasure.”

Mars performed two Super Bowl halftime shows in just the past three years.

In 2014, he headlined the mid-game entertainment, and in 2016 he and Beyoncé supported Coldplay’s show with a performance of “Uptown Funk.”

He also performed in residence at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in 2013 and 2014.

Bruno was awarded the Make-A-Wish Foundation 2015 Chris Greicius Celebrity Award for dedicating time to fulfilling children’s wishes.

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Ed Sheeran to Make Second Visit to Pittsburgh By: Pam Thompson

Global superstar Ed Sheeran continues to work the numbers on his North American tour that comes to PPG Paints Arena in September.

This is the multiple Grammy winner’s second concert visit to Pittsburgh and his third tour as a headliner.

Sheeran has quickly established himself as one of the world’s biggest musical artists and one of the world’s most popular live performers. He has sold more than 22 million albums and 4.7 billion Spotify streams. His shows have sold out some of the biggest venues around the world, including Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Suncorp Stadium in Sydney, and London’s Wembley Stadium where he played for 240,000 fans over three nights.

This tour celebrates Sheeran’s landmark third studio album, ÷. Pronounced “divide” – the album includes the international hits and double lead singles, “Shape of You” and “Castle on the Hill.” Both songs made incredible chart entries after their simultaneous release in January. ÷ follows Sheeran’s debut album, +, pronounced “plus,” released in 2011, and his sophomore album, x, pronounced “multiply,” released in 2014.

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÷ has fast proven an even greater phenomenon than Sheeran’s four times RIAA platinum certified second album, x. Released March 3, ÷ immediately topped iTunes charts in 96 countries around the world, including the U.S. and the U.K. The new album already is certified platinum or multi-platinum in eight countries.

The new album also achieved historic streaming success including the bestever one-day streams for a single artist Sheeran is the first (68,695,172), best one-day streams for an artist to ever have individual album (56,727,861), and best two singles make first-day streams for an individual album simultaneous top 10 (56,727,861). The latter two statistics debuts in the Hot 100 almost double the previous record-holder’s success. chart’s 58-year history. ÷ took over worldwide charts with all 16 of the album’s tracks forming the actual top 16 on Spotify’s Top 50 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The complete track listing also instantly entered Spotify’s Global Top 50 chart, as well as the Top 50 in 13 international markets including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and Switzerland.

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“Shape of You,” the album’s first single, earned the best one-day streams for a single track — 10,123,630 streams – besting Sheeran’s own record set earlier this year upon the single’s initial release.

Making its debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, “Shape of You” put Sheeran on top of the chart for the first time in his career. The song remained in the top spot for six weeks.

“Castle on the Hill” entered the Hot 100 at No. 6, establishing Sheeran as the first artist to ever have two singles make simultaneous top 10 debuts in the chart’s 58-year history.

“Shape of You” quickly was certified four times platinum by the RIAA, and “Castle on the Hill” promptly earned platinum — the first two songs released in 2017 to achieve RIAA certifications this year.

“Shape of You” made No. 1 at both Contemporary Hit Radio Top 40 and Hot Adult Contemporary radio outlets nationwide while also continuing to rule the top spot on iTunes’ Top Songs chart and Spotify’s Top 50 both globally and in the U.S. It is platinum or multi-platinum in six countries and has diamond status in France and Germany.

The song’s official companion video – directed by MTV Video Music Award winner Jason Koenig – is further achieving record-shattering numbers of its own, with individual views exceeding 300 million on Sheeran’s official YouTube alone.

“Castle on the Hill” went to No. 2 in eight countries overshadowed only by “Shape of You.” It is at least platinum in six countries and gold in two others.

Marking his own 26th birthday on Feb. 17, Sheeran released an unofficial promotional single from ÷ — “How Would You Feel (Paean)”. Sheeran says that the song is a favorite track of his. It has charted in the top 10 in six countries. It has earned gold status in Australia and New Zealand and it is silver in the U.K. The third official single from ÷, “Galway Girl,” was announced in March and released in the U.S. in April. It charted at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 and already has gone double platinum in Australia, and platinum in the U.K., Canada and New Zealand.

The British singer/songwriter’s second full length album x earned him critical and commercial success. After debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, x earned two Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. X also spawned four consecutive multi-platinum singles: Continued on page 40

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“Sing,” “Don’t,” “Photograph,” and Sheeran’s biggest single to date “Thinking Out Loud,” which became the singer/songwriter’s first No. 1 on Top 40 radio and won two Grammys for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

X was a global sensation reaching No. 1 on album charts in 14 countries and topping 95 iTunes charts across the globe. It already has sold more than 1.7 million copies.

Sheeran, tapped to perform at the Billboard Music Awards in May, delivered “Castle on the Hill,” remotely from Santiago, Chile, where thousands at his live concert provided backup vocals.

In March, Sheeran performed the dual lead singles from ÷ at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

February was a busy month for Sheeran, who logged a round of high profile appearances in support of his new album.

He played “Shape of You” for the 59th annual Grammy Awards, and at the Brit Awards, he sang “Castle on the Hill” and a reworked version of “Shape of You” featuring Stormzy.

On NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Sheeran traded his guitar for a banana shaker and along with Fallon and the Roots performed “Shape of You” using classroom instruments including kazoos and toy xylophones.

He also performed both “Shape of You” and “Castle on the Hill” on Saturday Night Live.

After performing “Shape of You” on Ellen DeGeneres’ show in February, Sheeran returned to her show in April to follow up with “Castle on the Hill.”

Sheeran celebrated last fall’s announcement of the tour with a live appearance in New York City’s Rockefeller Center as part of NBC’s Today “Citi Concert Series.”

Sheeran had his mainstream breakthrough in 2012 with his debut studio album, +, which made the Top 5 in the U.S. and spent three weeks at No. 1 in the U.K. + earned platinum or multi-platinum status in eight countries and diamond status in Australia. + features “The A Team,” Sheeran’s commercial breakthrough single released in 2011. An international success, “The A Team” earned Sheeran his Continued on page 43

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first Grammy nomination for Song of the Year and has been certified three times platinum in the U.S. Sheeran’s many awards include: o The 2016 Grammys for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Thinking Out Loud” o The 2015 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist o Two MTV Europe Music Awards in 2015 for Best Live Act and Best World Stage Performance o The 2015 Brit Awards for Best Male Solo Artist and Album of the Year for x o The 2014 BBC Music Award for British Artist of the Year, and o The 2014 MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video for “Sing,” featuring Pharrell Williams.

He has won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Male Artist twice in 2016 and 2015, and x won the 2015 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Album.

His songwriting talent has earned him Ivor Novello Awards for Songwriter of the Year in 2015, and for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for “The A Team” in 2012.

Sheeran’s extensive songwriting credits include this year’s “Don’t Let Me Be Yours” on Zara Larsson’s album, So Good, and “Make Me Better” for James Blunt’s album, The Afterlove, as well as: o “Love Yourself” on Justin Bieber’s album, Purpose in 2015 o “Dark Times” on The Weeknd’s album, Beauty Behind the Madness in 2015 o “Tattoo” on Hillary Duff’s album, Breathe In. Breathe Out. in 2015 o “18” on One Direction’s album, Four in 2014 o “Everything Has Changed on Taylor Swift’s album, Red in 2012 o “Little Things” and “Over Again” on One Direction’s album, Take Me Home in 2012, and o “Moments” on One Direction’s album, Up All Night in 2011.

Sheeran launched his own company, Gingerbread Man Records, in 2015, with the signing of fellow British singer/songwriter Jamie Lawson – whose selftitled album debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. – and Irish troubadour Foy Vance.

The North American tour will conclude in October after logging 60 concerts in the U.S. and Canada. Then Sheeran will head to Asia and Dubai for a string of 14 more shows this fall. In March 2018, he tours Australia and New Zealand.

This spring, Sheeran toured in South America and Central America.

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Halsey Comes to Town October 10 With PartyNextDoor, Charli XCX By: Pam Thompson

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Halsey, the Grammy Award nominated, multi-platinum artist, comes to PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 10 on her 2017 North American headline tour supporting her second full length album, hopeless fountain kingdom.

The eight-week North American tour kicks off Sept. 29, with supporting performances by PartyNextDoor and Charli XCX. It follows Halsey’s summer tour of Europe this June through August, which plays 15 concerts in 10 nations, including two shows in Russia.

For every pair of online concert tickets purchased, fans will have access to redeem one physical copy of the new album hopeless fountain kingdom.

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earned platinum certification in less than a year. It also has gold status in the U.K., Canada and Australia.

The Badlands tour in 2015 and 2016, sold out arenas everywhere.

In January, Halsey’s single, “Not Afraid Anymore” from the Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released and peaked at No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100.

She followed up this spring with two singles The tour kicks off planned for her second studio album, this June’s hopeless fountain kingdom: with supporting o “Now or Never” in April, and performances by o “Eyes Closed” in May. PartyNextDoor Halsey appeared on The Tonight Show and Charli XCX. Starring Jimmy Fallon in early May for the latenight television debut of “Now or Never.”

She also turned in a mesmerizing performance of “Now or Never” at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.

The song went to No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the highest ranking yet for a Halsey single – and it also charted in 16 countries. In its first four weeks, it was a top 15 single on Pop Radio and the No. 1 most added at Top 40 in its first week. It was played on more than 180 radio stations in less than a month’s time.

“Now or Never” already has tallied more than 34 million Spotify streams, and the Halsey-directed music video surpassed 14 million YouTube/VEVO views.

“Eyes Closed,” released as a promotional single for Halsey’s new album, was co-written by Halsey and The Weeknd. It charted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under the Hot 100 list, as well as in five other countries.

Over the past three years, as a lead artist, Halsey has had five singles garner platinum or gold status: o In 2014, “Hurricane” from her EP, Room 93, and “Ghost” from Badlands are both gold certified o In 2015, “New Americana” from Badlands went to No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned platinum certification in the U.S. and Italy and gold in New Zealand o In 2016, “Colors” from Badlands earned platinum in the U.S., and The Huntsman: Winter’s War version of “Castle” earned gold in the U.S. However, her highest profile recording is as the featured artist on The Chainsmokers’ international hit single, “Closer.”

Released in 2016, “Closer” has multi-platinum certification in eight countries, including seven times in the U.S. and nine times in Canada, and in Australia, the song has diamond status.

Halsey’s collaboration with The Chainsmokers on “Closer” garnered a 2017 Grammy nomination in the category of Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, as well as seven nominations for Billboard Music Awards, including Top Selling Song, Top Radio Song and Top Streaming Song (audio).

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She and The Chainsmokers came away with four Billboard Music Awards for “Closer”: o Top Hot 100 Song o Top Streaming Song (video) o Top Collaboration, and o Top Dance/Electronic Song.

The collaboration also was nominated for iHeartRadio Music Awards for Best Lyrics, Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration, and it won for Dance Song of the Year.

This spring, Halsey surprised fans by revealing the artwork for hopeless fountain kingdom with a scavenger hunt for her devout followers.

She also revealed the album’s track listing, a 13-track standard edition and a 16-track deluxe edition, by surprising sixteen fans with copies of hopeless fountain kingdom’s newspaper. The Kingdom Times’ articles described the conflict played out in the cinematic video for “Now or Never.”

The tracks on the standard edition are: o “Lie” featuring Quavo o “The Prologue” o “Walls Could Talk” o “100 Letters” o “Bad at Love” o “Eyes Closed” o “Strangers” featuring Lauren Jauregui o “Alone” o “Devil in Me,” and o “Now or Never” o “Hopeless” featuring Cashmere Cat. o “Sorry” o “Good Mourning” PartyNextDoor, the Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter, will support Halsey’s tour.

He wrote “Work” for Rihanna’s album Anti, which held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks.

In 2017, he was nominated for Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song for “Come and See Me” featuring Drake, as well as Album of the Year for Views.

The song with Drake also received a 2017 nomination for a Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Collaboration.

The rapper also was nominated for a 2017 Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording to the Year for PartyNextDoor3.

Charli XCX, the British singer/songwriter, released her mixtape, Number 1 Angel, in March. It charted on the Billboard 200, as well as in Australia.

Last year, her single, “After the Party” featuring Lil Yachty, earned silver status in the U.K. and gold in Australia, and her EP, Vroom Vroom, peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Dance/Electronic albums chart.

Charli XCX has songwriting credits for recordings by Selena Gomez, will.i.am, Blondie and others.

Her first studio album, 2013’s True Romance, was followed by 2014’s Sucker, which peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard 200, No. 15 in the U.K., and charted in eight other countries. | 48 |

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Roger Waters’ New Tour, Us + Them Scheduled For September Concert By: Pam Thompson

Roger Waters plays PPG Paints Arena in September on his new tour of North America, Us + Them.

Described as “pioneering” and “groundbreaking,” the tour features some of Waters’ new songs and solo work as well as his classic Pink Floyd tunes.

Us + Them, opened in May and it includes more than 50 shows in the U.S. and Canada through October.

The title is derived from the 1974 track “Us and Them.” Waters wrote the lyrics for the song and co-wrote its music with Richard Wright. It was among the tracks on the record setting Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon.

Waters, who turns 74 just days before he plays in Pittsburgh, says of the tour, “It’ll be a mixture of stuff from my long career, stuff from my years with Pink Floyd, some new things. Probably 75 percent of it will be old material and 25 percent will be new, but it will be all connected by a general theme. It will be a cool show, I promise you. It’ll be spectacular like all my shows have been.”

Promoters say that the new tour will uphold Waters’ reputation for live performances that provide audiences with “immersive sensory experiences” featuring state-of-the-art audio-visual production and sound.

Us + Them promises that crowds will be inspired with its powerful delivery taking the audience on a musical journey.

Waters’ bandmates for the tour are: o Jon Carin, keyboard and guitar o Drew Erikson, Hammond organ and piano o Dave “Killer” Kilminster, guitar o Holly Laessig, vocals o Ian Ritchie, saxophone o Gus Seyffert, guitar and bass o Joey Waronker, drums o Jonathan Wilson, guitar and vocals, and o Jessica Wolfe, vocals.

Prior to the tour launch, Waters conducted the North American Dress Rehearsal Sweepstakes providing the winner with two seats to see the final preparations for the tour.

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This year’s tour marks Waters’ first return to the U.S. since “The Wall Live (2010-2013). That sold-out world tour consisting of 219 shows, was seen by more than four million fans globally. It remains the highest grossing tour by any solo artist in history.

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Waters announced that his new studio album, Is This the Life We Really Want?” would be delayed from a May release prior to the start of the tour, to early June. It is his fourth solo studio album and his first in 25 years since Amused to Death in 1992. It follows his operatic work, the album Ça Ira, released in 2005. Waters’ first and second solo studio albums are 1987’s Radio K.A.O.S. and 1984’s The Pros & Cons of Hitch Hiking.

The new album’s first single, “Smell the Roses” was released in April.

NPR called the song “a rage against complacency and an elegy to the American dream.” NPR along with Rolling Stone and other music media called the track reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s “Have a Cigar.”

Waters wrote “Have a Cigar” back in the 1970s for the album, Wish You Were Here. That album, which is on Rolling Stone’s list, The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, is considered by many to be Pink Floyd’s masterpiece.

The second single released was “Déjà Vu” which Waters previewed in a performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in May. The third single from the new album, “The Last Refugee” was released in May prior to the start of the tour.

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Written over the past seven years, the track list for Is Waters, who This the Life We Really Want?” departed Pink includes: Floyd in 1985, was o “When We Were Young” inducted into the o “Déjà Vu” Rock and Roll Hall o “The Last Refugee” of Fame in 1996. o “Picture That” o “Broken Bones” o “Is This the Life We Really Want?” o “Bird in a Gale” o “The Most Beautiful Girl” o “Smell the Roses” o “Wait for Her” o “Oceans Apart,” and o “A Part of Me Died.”

Musicians contributing to the new album with Waters were: o Nigel Godrich – keyboards, guitar, sound collages and arrangements o Laessig – vocals o Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – keyboards o Lee Padroni – keyboards o Seyffert – guitar, keyboards and bass o Waronker – drums o Wilson – guitar and keyboards, and o Wolfe – vocals.

Waters became the lyricist for Pink Floyd on five of the group’s album beginning with the legendary The Dark Side of the Moon, released in March 1973. This album has been re-issued, re-worked and re-released several times.

Waters also was the lyricist on the Pink Floyd albums: o Wish You Were Here released in 1975 o Animals, 1977 o The Wall, 1979, on which Waters had co-lyricists on four songs, and o The Final Cut, 1983, on which Waters also performed lead vocals on all but one track.

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Waters, who departed Pink Floyd in December 1985, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, for his work as a member of that band.

His solo career includes the live albums: o The Wall – Live in Berlin in 1990 o In the Flesh — Live in 2000, and o Roger Waters: The Wall, in 2015.

In 2002, Waters release a compilation album, Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1.

His two video albums are: o 1990’s The Wall – Live in Berlin, which went to No. 6 in the U.S. and is certified gold in the U.S. and platinum in Canada, and o 2000’s In the Flesh – Live, which went to No. 19 in the U.S., where it is certified platinum.

This spring, Waters signed digital artwork on canvas by British artist Tim Wakefield of Soundwaves Art to benefit MusiCorps, a conservatory level rehabilitation program that helps wounded warriors play music and recover their lives.

The artwork was created from sound waves captured in the recording of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” - Parts 1, 2 & 3.

Waters’ Us + Them performs at PPG Paints Arena on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.

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Katy Perry’s Witness: The Tour Due in Pittsburgh for One Show By: Pam Thompson

Witness: The Tour brings Katy Perry to Pittsburgh for one concert at PPG Paints Arena in September.

Perry announced her fourth tour and the June 9 release of her new album, Witness in May. The North American leg of Witness: The Tour kicks off on Sept. 7 at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. More than 40 concerts are scheduled through mid-February 2018.

With Witness, Perry’s fifth studio album, the singer/songwriter reflects on the changes in her own life and in the world around her, delivering songs that both challenge and inspire.

The first single from Witness — the platinum certified “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley — released in February. The follow-up single — “Bon Appétit” featuring Migos — released in April.

“Chained to the Rhythm,” which Perry co-wrote with Marley, Max Martin, Ali Payami and Sia Furler, earned platinum status in Australia, Canada, Italy and Spain within three months. It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted internationally in the top 10 in 10 countries.

It went to the top of the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and into the top 10 of Billboard’s Adult Top 40, Dance/Mix Show Airplay, and Mainstream Top 40 charts.

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Perry first performed “Chained to the Rhythm” with Marley at the 59th Grammy Awards in February, and they followed up with performances later that month at the Brit Awards, and then the iHeartRadio Music Awards in March when Perry’s fans, KatyCats were nominated for Best Fan Army.

The music video for “Chained to the Rhythm,” featuring Perry in an amusement park named “Oblivia,” also was released in February.

A third track from Witness, “Swish Swish” was released May 19, and the very next day, Perry performed it on Saturday Night Live.

Perry was SNL’s musical guest on the show’s season finale. She performed “Swish Swish” sans Nicki Minaj who is featured on the studio recording of the song. The backpack kid, Russell Got Barzz joined the act. The perforance juxtaposed the youthful, ordinary-looking teen and his distinctive dance moves with the ostentatiously costumed ensemble including drag queens.

Perry performed her second song for the show, “Bon Appétit,” with its featured artists, the hip hop group, Migos.

Migos — the three rappers known on stage as Quavo, Takeoff and Offset – received two Billboard Music Award nominations for Top Rap Song and Top Rap Collaboration for their recording, “Bad and Boujee” featuring Lil Uzi Vert.

In addition to her two numbers as the musical guest, Perry also made a cameo appearance as herself in the cacophonous Rap Song skit.

Also in May, Perry performed at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in England.

A pretty, platinum blond version of Perry – who is known for her many varied looks – appeared on the May cover of Vogue.

In a decade, she has racked up more than a cumulative 18 billion streams alongside worldwide sales of more than 40 million adjusted albums and more than 125 million tracks.

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Perry’s first appearance at PPG Paints Arena was in July 2014 on The Prismatic World Tour. It was Perry’s third tour as a headliner, and it supported her fourth studio album, Prism.

Sold out, Perry’s 151-date tour concluded in 2015, and it was hailed by Rolling Stone as “a show to damage retinas and blow minds.”

An international success, The Prismatic World Tour grossed $204.3 million and won Perry the 2014 Billboard Touring Award for Top Package.

Prism, released in 2013, made its debut at No. 1 on iTunes in 100 countries, as well as No. 1 on the Billboard 200, where it remained in the top 10 for three months. It has sold more than 12.5 million adjusted albums worldwide.

The album’s single “Roar” peaked at No. 1 in six markets and in the top 5 in four more.

With sales of more than 17.4 million, “Roar” has earned platinum status in eight countries, including the U.S., where it is nine times platinum, Australia 11 times, and Canada 9 times.

“Dark Horse,” her third single off Prism, became her lucky 13th top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Perry’s second string of live concerts, 2011’s sold-out California Dreams Tour, was the subject of 2012’s 3D feature film, Katy Perry: Part of Me, the fifth biggest music documentary of all time.

Her first tour as a headliner was the Hello Katy Tour in 2009.

Perry is the first female artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards for 2013’s “Dark Horse” and 2010’s “Firework.” These two songs each have surpassed the 10 million threshold of song sales and streams.

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album, Teenage Dream, which made its debut at No. 1 in eight countries and spent Perry is partnering more than two years on Billboard’s Top 200 with Boys & Girls album sales chart.

Clubs of America to One of the Boys was Perry’s debut donate tour tickets album in 2008.

Perry has received 13 nominations for to club members Grammy Awards, including two in 2015: and volunteers, plus o Best Pop Duo/Group Performance $1.00 per every ticket for “Dark Horse,” and sold will be donated o Best Pop Vocal Album for Prism. to the organization.

At this year’s Human Rights Campaign Gala, Perry was honored with its National Equality Award, and in 2016, she was presented with UNICEF’s Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award.

Last year, Perry appeared as herself in Zoolander 2, and she released a stand-alone single, “Rise” which became NBC Sports’ theme song for its coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics. “Rise” went to No. 11 in the U.S. and No. 1 in Australia.

In 2018, Perry will appear as a judge on a new American Idol contest.

Perry holds four Guinness World Records: o In 2016, her Super Bowl XLIX halftime show became the most viewed halftime performance in history. In fact, it had more viewers than the game itself. o In 2015, Perry set a record for the most Twitter followers, overtaking Justin Bieber. In May, Twitter showed the artist with 98.1 million followers. o In 2013, Perry became the only female artist to have five No. 1 singles from one album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart – Teenage Dream’s “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” “E.T.” and “Last Friday Night.” o In 2010, she set a record for the best start on the U.S. Digital Chart by a female artist.

Each ticket purchase for Witness: The Tour also includes a pre-order for the album, Witness.

Perry is partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to donate tour tickets to club members and volunteers. Fans can also earn free tickets by signing up at GlobalCitizen.org and taking action to support Boys & Girls Clubs of America. In addition, $1.00 per every ticket sold will be donated to the organization.

Tickets for the tour went on sale in May and were made available through Ticketmaster Verified Fan, a fan-first technology that helps artists combat bots and get tickets into the hands of fans.

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