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Ryan Tedder is opening up about his thoughts regarding new music amid the global health crisis.

The 40-year-old OneRepublic frontman spoke out in an interview with USA Today.

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When asked about the idea of releasing new music amid quarantine, he said: “Nobody can compete with the news cycle right now. And if you’re not doing that, you’re competing with Tiger King. We have this huge record that we wanted to drop in mid-May that we now won’t. It’s a summer song, it’s like the Beach Boys, it feels like it’s such a hit, but I’m not going to do it in the middle of a pandemic.”

“We dropped a charity song two weeks ago called “Better Days,” and it’s a non-cheesy anthem about what it feels like now to be in this time and space we’re in. But the only way I could release it in good conscience was by donating profits to the Red Cross, because I feel weird saying, ‘Come buy my stuff, check me out.’ Meanwhile, people are sick and dying. It’s very tone-deaf. And unless you’re an artist who had a lot of momentum going into this pandemic like The Weeknd or Dua Lipa, it’s really hard to get anyone to pay attention,” he went on to explain.

Click here to listen to OneRepublic‘s charity song.

OneRepublic are using their music for good!

The band, fronted by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder, have just dropped their new single “Better Days” from their upcoming new album, HUMAN.

OneRepublic and Interscope Records are set to donate a portion of the proceeds from the streaming of “Better Days,” which was recorded over the past week, through September 2020 to benefit MusiCares® who have established the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help those in the music community affected by the ongoing global health crisis.

“We were in the final week of our fifth album deadline when a global pandemic was declared by the WHO. A few of us unknowingly got exposed to somebody with Covid-19 in London and ended up in quarantine in LA at my studio for two weeks. With only two songs left to finish, one of them happened to be ‘Better Days‘. We write about real experiences and events that happen to us – this is what happens when you write a song during a crisis.”

As part of the release, OneRepublic is also inviting fans to collaborate on their music video for “Better Days.” Launched yesterday, OneRepublic wants fans to share their videos at home, sharing acts of kindness. They will collect videos from fans over the next few days using the Cinebody app.

You can also stream “Better Days” on Spotify and download it on iTunes now!

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Ryan Tedder and his group OneRepublic hit the stage for Enterprise’s Share the Code. Hit the Road concert on Friday night (November 15) in Pioneertown, Calif.

The event took place just outside of Joshua Tree National Park at the famed venue Pappy & Harriet’s. Fans from 27 states packed inside the venue to watch the band perform 14 songs, including their new single “Wanted.”

The show was held to celebrate people who serve others through acts of kindness big and small.

“It was a great experience partnering with Enterprise for this incredible night,” Ryan said in a statement. “Playing to this crowd filled with people who do positive things for their community was inspiring to us as a band, as it speaks so true to the values of our organization, the Good Life Foundation.”

OneRepublic just released their new song!

The band – lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, guitarists Zach Filkins and Drew Brown, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, and drummer Eddie Fisher – just dropped their latest hit “Wanted.”

Along with the single, OneRepublic released the music video for “Wanted” – which was directed by Christian Lamb.

It was recently announced that OneRepublic will be performing at the 2019 Global Citizen Music Festival in New York City on September 28th.

You can download OneRepublic‘s new song off of iTunes here – watch the “Wanted” music video now!

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Adam Lambert, Queen and Alicia Keys are going to be putting on a show!

The superstars are among the acts who will be hitting the stage for the 2019 Global Citizen Music Festival on the Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City on Saturday, September 28, organizers revealed on Tuesday (July 30).

The lineup also includes Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-Lee Furness as hosts of the annual event, which calls on world leaders to mobilize on issues in the global movement to fight extreme poverty.

Taraji P. Henson, Rami Malek, Bill Nye, Matt Bomer, Rachel Brosnahan, Elvis Duran, Joy Reid and Forest Whitaker will co-host the event.

Pharrell Williams, OneRepublic, H.E.R. and Carole King will also headline the festival, as well as performances by French Montana, Ben Platt, and Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human.

The event is free, but attendees must download the Global Citizen app for a chance to win tickets.

The finale acts for The Voice have been announced!

The series took to Twitter on Friday (May 17) to share the exciting news with fans.

Performers will include Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie, the Jonas Brothers, BTS, Halsey, Khalid, OneRepublic, and Hootie & the Blowfish.

Taylor and Brendon will perform their new song “ME!” and the JoBros will sing “Cool.”

Watch BTS make the announcement below!

The two-night, star-studded season 16 finale of The Voice will premiere on May 20 and 21 on NBC.

OneRepublic just released their new song AND music video to go with it!

The band – Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, and Eddie Fisher – just dropped their latest single “Rescue Me.”

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The music video follows a young kid who is being chased by a pack of masked bullies and he uses his dance powers to defeat them.

You can download OneRepublic‘s new song off of iTunes here – and watch the music video now thanks to YouTube!

Check out the lyrics inside…More Here! »