Billie Eilish Hits Us Hard With Hit Me Hard and Soft
Billie Eilish's album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' is a 45-minute collection without singles, bonus tracks, or cover variants, offering a symphonic suite-esque experience reflecting self-discovery and more. [ more ]
Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft review still the great outlier of American pop
Billie Eilish's third album addresses themes of failed relationships, body dysmorphia, depression, and fame, reflecting on her transition from her previous album and success levels. [ more ]
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Grammys 2024 Winner List (SZA, Fred again.., more)
SZA is the most nominated artist of the night and already won a Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
The Barbie soundtrack won its first Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, while Billie Eilish won for Best Song Written for Visual Media. [ more ]
Diablo IV Breaks Blizzard Records, Surpassing $666 Million' in Sales
Diablo IV, the latest version of a video game franchise that has gained millions of fans over its more than 25 years, has broken internal records for its publisher Blizzard and surpassed more than $666 million in sales since its debut on June 6.The game combines elements of different parts of the franchise, from the dark and gothic atmospherics of fighting demons to an always-online approach where players can link up with friends and strangers alike to slay monsters.
The first lady, Jill Biden, greets children and veterans in London.
Image Jill Biden, the first lady, and Akshata Murty, the wife of Britain's prime minister, visiting the Charles Dickens Primary School on Friday.Credit...Pool photo by Oli Scarff Dr. Biden arriving at 10 Downing Street in London.Credit...Peter Nicholls/Reuters Ms. Murty and Dr. Biden inside 10 Downing Street.Credit...Pool photo by Oli Scarff A group of London children who were preparing for the coronation this weekend had some extra festivities in their school on Friday when the first lady, Jill Biden, and Akshata Murty, the wife of Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, came to their classrooms.
James Corden's final show packed full of celebrity skits and performances
James Corden delivered on his promise to go out with a bang during his final episode of The Late Late Show.The show and an hour-long prime time special beforehand saw guest appearances from several Hollywood stars, who joined him for various sketches and performances.Here, PA looks at some of the highlights of his final outing as The Late Late Show host.
Lana Del Rey: Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd review arresting introspection
You could describe Lana Del Rey's career thus far as a Benjamin Button-type situation: the more hushed, insular, formally experimental and self-referential her music gets, the more popular she seems to become.Last year, she collaborated with Taylor Swift as the only featured artist on her 10th album, Midnights; every other week, a new song from 2014's Ultraviolence or 2019's Norman Fucking Rockwell!
On its debut album, Meet Me @ The Altar carries a pop-punk legacy into the future
Meet Me @ The Altar's debut album, Past // Present // Future, features a punchy rhythm section and a momentum that reaches out a hand to yank potential friends into the fun.Jonathan Weiner/Courtesy of the artist It can be a disorienting moment, when a broken shard of yourself kept cushioned to your chest reflects the light of thousands of others like it.
Drum-and-Bass Is Rising Again, With Nia Archives in the Spotlight
About 300 dance music fans were packed into a north London club late last year, waiting for Nia Archives, a jungle artist and D.J., to begin her set.Jungle and its successor drum-and-bass emerged in Britain in the 1990s, and club nights dedicated to these styles of dance music can often attract older crowds dominated by men looking to hear the relentlessly rhythmic sounds of their youth.
Did Billie Eilish just jump into the race for song of the summer?
Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" may dominate the summer song competition. Billie Eilish's "Birds of a Feather" from her new album could be a strong contender. [ more ]
Billie Eilish fans think star is teasing a secret double album
Billie Eilish may be hinting at a surprise double album release shortly after 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'. Fans speculate based on teasers in the credits and color themes. [ more ]
Discover new music releases from various artists such as Billie Eilish, Crumb, Beth Gibbons, Mach-Hommy, Rapsody, Wolfacejoeyy, and Lip Critic. [ more ]
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Are Taylor Swift's new album editions a dig at Billie Eilish? Some fans think so
Taylor Swift surprise-dropped multiple versions of her latest albums, contrasting with Billie Eilish's critique on artists selling various album editions for financial gain. [ more ]
Brave New Fashion: This Is The Next Generation of Berlin Designers
Berlin's fashion scene and especially our local Fashion Week have gone through some fundamental changes in recent years.What we appreciate most about it is: It has shed the old veil of the past and presented itself in a new guise.What we have seen here in the past year brought together everything our fashion hearts desire: exceptional talents from Berlin, whose creations surprise us, captivate us, blow us away, and inspire us to dream.
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Coachella Was Filled With Surprise Guest Performances. Here's Everyone Who Showed Up
Coachella 2024 featured surprise appearances by various artists, including Lana Del Rey and Billie Eilish, building anticipation and excitement for the event. [ more ]
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Billie Eilish confirms she's 'not doing singles' as she announces third album
Billie Eilish announced her third album 'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT' on Instagram but mentioned not releasing singles, opting to drop the full album at once.
Eilish and Ariana Grande chose to share their albums in full without prior single releases, a strategic move that did not hinder Grande's album's success. [ more ]
Phoebe Bridgers won the most awards at the 66th annual Grammys with three awards with her band boygenius and one for a feature on a SZA song.
Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo delivered powerful performances at the Grammys, using pianos to comment on societal standards and expectations for young women. [ more ]
Oscars 2024: Billie Eilish, "I'm Just Ken," and More Nominated for Best Original Song
Billie Eilish and Finneas, Diane Warren, and more have been nominated for Best Original Song at the 2024 Academy Awards.
The nominated songs include "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish and Finneas, and "I'm Just Ken" by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, performed by Ryan Gosling. [ more ]
Fresh off the November finale of his singular comedy-not-comedy Atlanta, Donald Glover is back with Swarm, a creepy little mini-series (seven half-hour episodes premiered Friday on Amazon Prime Video) that tries to achieve some of that earlier show's disorienting, disquieting effects in the context of horror.
Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish to perform on Saturday Night Live
Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish will be musical guests on the final SNL episodes of 2023.
Rodrigo will appear on the December 9th episode hosted by Adam Driver, and Eilish will perform on the December 16th episode hosted by Kate McKinnon. [ more ]
13 Father's Day Gifts For Dads Who Have Everything
Father's Day is quickly approaching and it can be difficult to shop for dads who have just about everything.What should you get for the man who has it all?If you find yourself overwhelmed with the thought of finding unique Father's Day gifts for dads who have everything, then worry no more.Our list of Father's Day gifts for dads who have everything will help you come up with the perfect gift idea.
Hannah Jadagu Turns Small Moments Into Big Pop Songs
What does it mean to be a pop songwriter in 2023?Part of the job is what it has always been: coming up with catchy melodies, terse lyrics and instrumental hooks; creating crisply defined verses and choruses; capturing short attention spans while tapping into broadly shared experiences.Pop structure is always happening in my songs, said Hannah Jadagu, 20, whose debut album, Aperture, will be released on Friday.
King and Queen Consort meet MPs, peers and staff at Westminster Hall reception
The King and Queen Consort met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at a reception with MPs, peers and staff at Westminster Hall ahead of the coronation.Charles appeared relaxed as he shook hands with Mr Sunak and Sir Keir, who set party politics aside as they laughed and smiled with Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
How 'Swarm' Built Billie Eilish a Cult Compound to Die For
Production designer Sara K. White and cinematographer Drew Daniels discuss making the world of Episode 4 the most dangerous one for Dre.Courtesy of Prime Video Weird stuff can happen at Bonnaroo, but stumbling into a wellness group/cult situation led by Billie Eilish is pretty extraordinary.Episode 4 of Swarm, written by Ibra Ake, Stephen Glover, and Janine Nebers and directed by Ake, puts Dre (Dominique Fishback) in Eilish's path and simultaneously creates one of the most stable-seeming and dangerous-feeling locations that the murderous fan has encountered yet which is saying something for a character who bit the show's Beyonce stand-in an episode earlier.
Dominique Fishback stars in the Beyonce-inspired thriller series Swarm.Warrick Page/Prime Video Many spoilers for Season 1 of Swarm lie ahead.Once upon a time, not so long ago, an internet personality dared to publicly criticize a very famous musician with an overly zealous fanbase.Those stans descended upon the critic swiftly, hopping into their mentions and DMs to talk trash and even go so far as to post death and rape threats.
The 2022 Oscars' best original song nominees, cruelly ranked
Billie Eilish in the video for "No Time to Die." YouTube Note: Due to a publishing error too byzantine to explain here, this piece wasn't posted during the 2022 Oscar season.Now, with the hope that it has aged like a fine wine, it's available to anyone who wishes to revisit the Encanto-rich glory days of last April.
A Comprehensive Guide to All the Beyonce References in Swarm
It's no secret that Ni'Jah, the pop star at the center of the new Prime Video series Swarm, is a fictional version of Beyonce.Every episode of the show, Donald Glover's first since Atlanta, opens with text that reads: This is not a work of fiction.Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or events, is intentional.
"I just recently realized that I talk a lot," Lana Del Rey told Billie Eilish in the pair's new conversation for Interview magazine.And what a time for that conversation to arrive, with Del Rey also dropping her new single "A&W," which clocks in as one of the longest Lana songs ever at seven minutes, 13 seconds.
Mae Stephens on Her Viral TikTok Song, If We Ever Broke Upand leaving the Grocery Store for a Record Deal
TikTok's power to create inescapable hits out of songs has been one of the platform's defining features since everyone turned to it during early COVID-19 lockdowns.The most recent earworm to get stuck in people's heads, If We Ever Broke Up, is now out on streaming services from Mae Stephens, a 19-year-old from the United Kingdom, who is clearly a student of the app.
Billie Eilish: The 21 Year-Old Star, by Isabella Brooks Lady Eleanor Holles School
Billie Eilish: The 21 Year-Old Star, by Isabella Brooks Lady Eleanor Holles School (Image: Vogue) Born in Los Angeles, California in 2001, Billie Eilish started writing songs at the age of 11 and released her first song Ocean Eyes' when she was just thirteen years old.Fast forward to eight years later, she has won a total of 118 awards, and 128 nominations, and is globally recognised as a star.