New Music Releases September 23: Lil Nas X, Shania Twain, 5SOS, Sam Smith & Kim Petras and More

The Kelly Clarkson Show this week, Sam Smith revealed that Ed Sheeran has gifted them a giant marble statue of a human penis.Blushing when Clarkson mentioned the unusual offering, Smith quipped: “It’s actually wild – I thought it was a joke, but it’s a six-foot-two marble penis… It’s two tonnes, and I’m going to have to get it craned into my house.”The singer went on to explain that they “want to turn it into a fountain” – predictably eliciting an emphatic response from Clarkson and her audience – before telling the host that they’re not even the first of Sheeran’s colleagues to be gifted with a giant statue of a penis. “He gives people concrete penises.

Ed Sheeran might just be the king of gift giving. After it was revealed that the 31-year-old British singer often pranks pal Courteney Cox by ordering her gimp masks that he hides around her house, Sam Smith shared that Sheeran recently sent them another NSFW present. «It's actually wild. I thought it was a joke,» Smith, 30, shares on Tuesday's episode of.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The top spots on the respective U.S. album and singles charts remain as they were last week, with Bad Bunny holding the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 for a 13th non-consecutive week and Steve Lacy claiming the top song for a second week in a row. No surprises there, but at least there was some fresh blood in the No. 2 positions. A new album from hard rock veterans Slipknot debuted in second place. And on the Billboard Hot 100, a duet by Sam Smith and Kim Petras, “Unholy,” showed surprising strength in moving up to No. 2 after debuting well one spot behind that last week. Billboard points out that Bad Bunny is within striking distance of a record on the album chart, or at least a recent record. His 13 weeks on top with “Un Verano Sin Ti” have the album tied for the most weeks spent by an album at No. 1 in the last decade; he’s currently on par with Drake’s “Views” and the “Frozen” soundtrack. If he reaches No. 1 next week, he’ll singular own the record for most weeks spent on top over the last 10 years. But if we go back more than a decade, he still has a way to go to surpass Adele’s “21,” which spent 24 nonconsecutive weeks leading the chart in 2011-12.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras look set to secure a third consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, with Unholy leading the charge at the midway mark.

Sam Smith has their sights set on landing a pretty exciting feature.

Sam Smith had to make a tough choice during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras fly into a second week at Number 1 with Unholy.

“Amsterdam” is a star-studded film.Its cast includes (deep breath) Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Zoe Saldaña, Andrea Riseborough, Rami Malek and Robert De Niro (among others). It’s a lively, spirited historical mystery about World War I and a vast right-wing conspiracy on American shores. But the movie becomes even more electric when two stars appear on screen together: Mike Myers and Michael Shannon.The two performers play spies who assist our heroes, first in the title city and later in New York, as they attempt to thwart a growing threat to democracy.

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha are seeking to snatch back Number 1 from Sam Smith & Kim Petras this week.

If you run in certain pop circles (Gay Twitter) you've likely been aware of Kim Petras for a long time. But to the average listener, pop's best kept secret over the last few years is finally making her big, commercial breakthrough with her collaboration with Sam Smith, Unholy.

This week, there’s a new No. 1 song in the U.K., and the musicians behind the tune make history as they conquer the competitive tally.Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ collaboration “Unholy” doesn’t just reach the top spot on the U.K. songs chart this frame, it actually debuts there.That’s a surefire sign that not only do the two artists have a real hit on their hands, but that interest in their duet was incredibly high and that their fan bases acted fast to support the tune.“Unholy” marks Smith’s eighth No.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ “Unholy” is officially a chart topper!

Sam Smith and Kim Petras make a divine debut at the top of the Official Singles Chart with Unholy. 

Fred Armisen and Julio Torres, is the hilariously off-kilter, campy HBO comedy about a group of friends who turn their passion for horror into a business that helps clients through various problems. Now halfway through its second season, the series continues to be as random as it is funny.And for Torres, the new episodes “really double down on what we enjoyed about the first,” he says, while speaking to ET about evil stepparent fantasies and landing singer Kim Petras in season 2. The former writer adds that the series now “sort of understands itself better. And I just think, overall, it’s a better, more fully realized season.”In addition to co-creating and co-writing the series, Torres also co-stars as Andrés Valdez, one of the members of the horror team who finds himself in and out of relationships while also avoiding the adulting phase of his life.

Sam Smith is getting candid about identity.

If you run in the right pop circles (Gay Twitter) you've likely been aware of Kim Petras for a long time. But to the average listener, pop's best kept secret over the last few years is finally making her big, commercial breakthrough with her collaboration with Sam Smith, Unholy.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras have performed an Unholy miracle with the UK's Official Number 1 Trending Song. 

Sam Smith and Kim Petras have performed an Unholy miracle with the UK's Official Number 1 Trending Song. 

Melinda Sheckells The iHeartRadio Music Festival, after 12 years as a staple event in Las Vegas’ datebook, took over the T-Mobile Arena Friday and Saturday with the top stars of music and podcasting, radio and streaming, canvassing both the audience, onstage and backstage. Known for its surprise collaborative performances and world premieres, the iHeartRadio Festival crosses genres and formats. This year belonged to country stars, legacy acts and viral sensations. Featuring performances from Black Eyed Peas, Lionel Richie, Morgan Wallen, Diplo, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Pitbull, Sam Smith and the Black Keys, the action behind the scenes began to roll around 6 p.m. on night one, all leading into a 7:30 p.m. showtime.