John Mayer

John Mayer & Afi Aiming For Top 10 Debuts On Billboard 200 Albums Chart

... with around 40,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Jan. 26. Plus, AFI’s new AFI (The Blood Album) might start with perhaps 30,000 units. Ahead of both titles will be the resilient Starboy, by The Weeknd , which is likely to notch another week atop the list (with perhaps 55,000 to 60,000 units). If Starboy stays steady at No. 1, it will mark the fifth nonconsecutive week at the top for the album. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption , which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The top 10 of the new Feb. 11, 2017-dated Billboard 200 chart - where Mayer and AFI may debut - is scheduled to be revealed on Billboard’s websites on Sunday, Jan. 29. Mayer last visited the Billboard 200 in 2013 with the full-length studio effort Paradise Valley, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 144,000 ...

His Top 5 Famous Girlfriends

... Katy Perry (2012 – 2014). Katy Perry & John Mayer at the 55 th Annual GRAMMY Awards (Getty). Mayer and Perry began dating in 2012, and had an on-and-off romance for the next two years. It was very well documented in the tabloids, especially when the general public were rooting for them the couple to stay together. Alas, as we’re sure you all know, the relationship officially ended in 2014. The two haven’t spoken about the split much. “I don’t want to be rude to him…because it always comes to bite me in the ass,” Perry told Rolling Stone in August 2014. While some tabloids want the two to get back together, it doesn’t look all that likely right now. Whatever happened in their past though, it would appear that these two exes are on good terms. In fact, they ran into each other recently, while Perry was on a date with her current ...

I Know When To 'shut The Hell Up

... has this thing, I think I understand it enough to lend something to it.’ And so that’s how I’m able to sit there and not feel like ‘uh-oh.’”. As for the "uh-oh," Mayer himself was inevitably roasted with a couple of jabs about his famous love life, including, "John Mayer, you've had so many hits… Jessica Simpson, Katy Perry…" from Matthew Broussard, and seconds into the show, host Brian Moses taunts, "John Mayer, what are you doing here, don't you have to go sing to a pair of Ugg boots or something?" Referring to his hit touring band Dead & Company, a Grateful Dead revival with Mayer on the mic (and guitar of course). PHOTOS: John Mayer's Famous Girlfriends. Mayer, however, handled himself ever so gracefully during the taping, and when asked about the comments, he explained how he's skillfully mastered the art of "shutting the hell up.". "Oh I know how to wake up tomorrow morning and not have a headache! I still have to wake up tomorrow morning without a tension headache ...

Love On The Weekend Is A Cop Out For The Talented John Mayer

... charged lyrics. If you are interested in seeing what he is really capable of, search on Youtube for “Something Like Olivia (Acoustic)” or any of his performances of "Gravity" live. It is hard to imagine why someone so talented would ever put out a song that has easily digestible lyrics, no significant guitar sections and a general lack of creativity. The song is good enough that I probably would not turn it off on the radio if it came on while I was driving. However, I am a big fan of the other work Mayer has done, and it is unfortunate that he went for the easy formula to produce a simple pop song that would sell quickly. Since Mayer has not put out a lot of music recently, he most likely knew that whatever he released would be at least mildly popular, but his more musically inclined fans will likely not ...

John Mayer Details Origin, Inspiration Behind Four New Songs

... off into the loneliness, and you can't mourn that long. "Writing 'Love On The Weekend' was the experience of all the best songs I've ever written, when you're going to go home and obsess all night because you know you're onto something and you know it's only going to get better when you go back and work on it the next day," he adds. "Moving On and Getting Over". A sparse yet powerful R&B number, "Moving On and Getting Over" was one of the first songs Mayer wrote for The Search For Everything in spring 2014. Mayer says it was one of many instances when he resisted the urge to bust out a guitar solo, and opted for nuance instead. "This was me coming off the idea of, 'Gimme a solo! I gotta show them I can play,'" he explains. "There are two guitars happening through most of the song, this way your attention splits up the ...

Every John Mayer Single, Ranked

... to 2013's folksy ​Paradise Valley​ sticks to his more grown-up path while also taking his fans back to the good ol' Mayer days of acoustic jams, with more EPs to come monthly until the album is out in full. As fans rejoice over new Mayer tunes, ​Billboard ​ranked every one of the 39-year-old's singles from his first ("No Such Thing") to "Love on the Weekend." Take a look at our ranking below. 24. "Say". While the message of the lyrics has the capability of resonating with people young and old, Mayer's repetitive presentation of the song's main point ("Say what you need to say") ends up being more annoying than impactful. 23. "Shadow Days". Even Mayer haters have to appreciate his honesty in this Born and Raised​ track, but in terms of the melody and his vocals, the song doesn't quite measure up to his other singles. 22. "Who You Love" (feat. Katy Perry ). Definitely an easy listening song - especially with how soft both Mayer and Perry's vocals are - but like "Say," it's a little too repetitive to really be a standout. Plus, for those who wish Perry and Mayer were still together, it's hard to listen to "Who You Love" without feeling a ...

John Mayer Takes Plenty Of Heat On Comedy Central's 'roast Battle

... judge, alongside Sarah Silverman, on Comedy Central's diss-off tournament , Roast Battle II: War of the Words, airing Thursday through Sunday (10 ET/PT).  After Snoop Dogg, Anthony Jeselnik, Whitney Cummings and Ken Jeong pick winning comics in the first two episodes, Mayer and Silverman determine quarterfinalists Saturday, before Sunday’s live finale with Patton Oswalt, TJ Miller and Jason Sudeikis voting on a champion. The show, presented by "Roastmaster" Jeff Ross, works this way: Comics battle in pairs to fire jokes at each other. After a few funny insults are dished — with interruptions from guerrilla comedy trio The Wave — Ross and celebrity judges choose which battler advances. Roastmaster Jeff Ross opens the 'Roast Battle' show with the help of guerilla comedy group The Wave, at the left. (Photo: Comedy Central). "This is a safe haven for free speech,” Ross warned the crowd this week at a  taping of Saturday's episode. "Nothing is off ...

John Mayer Makes His Musical Move

... Weekend,” is a serotonin overflow of an ode—to his vintage tracks, that is. The song is both fun and laid-back, and here we are reminded of Mayer’s lyrical wit as he sings “we found a message in the bottle we were drinking.” Although its chorus has fallen into the trap of lazy repetition. It’s also not the first time we’re hearing Mayer show off his vocals in a ballad, but he sounds almost unidentifiable in “You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me.” With the lyrics and keys taking center stage, it’s a song that fits perfectly in the soundtrack of each cinephile’s newest favorite, “La La Land.” It is relaxed and wistful—and plunges one into nostalgia with its tone’s familiarity with Randy Newman classics. “These songs represent literally hundreds of hours of living inside of these little worlds. And more to come,” Mayer tweeted. Old-school playlist. Whether you’re a longtime John Mayer listener or a newly converted fan, we’ve dug up some old-school tracks that are similar in tone and message with your current favorites in the first ...

John Mayer, Discwoman, Brian Puspos And More

... rock in “Love On the Weekend,” folky piano balladry in “Changing” and “You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me.”. The four songs come from the singer’s latest studio album, which he intends to put out in digital batches (or “waves,” as he refers to them); more tunes are expected “throughout the next several months,” according to a statement, before they’re bundled for a physical release this spring. — Mikael Wood. Discwoman, “Physically Sick” (Allergy Season). There were a lot of signs about bodies under assault at the women’s marches across the country on Saturday. Maybe a 42-track mixtape of sometimes punishing, sometimes engrossing techno is a temporary balm. The New York-based DJ and promotion crew Discwoman uncorked its most audacious release just before the inauguration (and alongside their own D. C. protest party). It corrals dozens of friends and like-minded peers in a full-body dry heave of body-movers and squelchy, middle-finger ...

John Mayer Is Back And Better Than Ever On New Album

... a hard look at how each of us continues to change and grow regardless of where we are in our lives. It also presents elements of some of Mayer's more recent work, like the sharp percussion, making it flow well on the album. "Love On the Weekend," the third song, is, for the most part, forgetful. It's a pop song that tries too hard to be a folk song, something that doesn't work with Mayer's falsetto. While the song itself is not very good, it doesn't take away from the EP as a whole. Finally, Mayer closes the first set of songs from his new album with a moving ballad dedicated to lost love. "You're Gonna Live Forever In Me" is the cherry on top of this EP's sundae. The song is beautifully simple, using a combination of acoustic strings, piano and whistling to create a melody perfect for Mayer's moving lyrics and vocals. Mayer's final track builds a feeling of hope despite the misfortunes that Mayer sings about. It is his way of saying that no matter how bad things get, they will always get better ...