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Consequence
13 hours ago
Music

Billie Eilish blasts artists who release multiple vinyl variants to boost sales

Artists use multiple vinyl variants to boost sales and revenue.
Billie Eilish expresses frustration over wastefulness in producing numerous vinyl packages.
Los Angeles Times
2 weeks ago
Music

Ryan Gosling, a drum circle and the rest of the Oscars 2024 original song performances, ranked

Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell won their second Oscar for 'What Was I Made For?'
The siblings are the youngest to win two Oscars and the first since James Horner and Will Jennings to win the song Oscar and a Grammy.
www.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
Music

Billie Eilish wins best song Oscar for What Was I Made For? from Barbie

Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell won the Oscar for best song for What Was I Made For? from the Barbie movie soundtrack.
The song defeated other contenders like I'm Just Ken and Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People).
time.com
2 weeks ago
Music

Billie Eilish Becomes the Youngest Two-Time Oscar Winner for Barbies What Was I Made For?'

Billie Eilish won her second Oscar at 22 for best original song from the movie 'Barbie'.
Eilish is known for her creativity, environmental activism, and desire to inspire others.
New York Post
2 weeks ago
Music

Billie Eilish and brother Finneas become youngest two-time Oscar winners in history

Billie Eilish and her producer brother Finneas made history as the youngest two-time Academy Award winners.
Eilish's song "What Was I Made For?" won both the Song of the Year Grammy and the Oscar for Best Original Song.
Kqed
3 weeks ago
Music

The 2024 Oscars' Best Original Song Nominees, Cruelly Ranked

The Best Song Oscar race features diverse nominees, including Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste, and Diane Warren.
Diane Warren's song 'The Fire Inside' is described as more decent compared to her previous works.
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Pitchfork
2 weeks ago
Music

Oscars 2024: Billie Eilish and Finneas Win Best Original Song for "What Was I Made For?"

Billie Eilish and Finneas won Best Original Song at the 2024 Academy Awards.
They expressed gratitude towards collaborators and filmmakers upon receiving the nomination.
Pitchfork
2 weeks ago
Music

Watch Billie Eilish and Finneas Perform "What Was I Made For?" at 2024 Oscars

Billie Eilish and Finneas performed 'What Was I Made For?' at the 2024 Academy Awards.
The song is nominated for Best Original Song against other popular tracks like 'I'm Just Ken.'
Consequence
2 weeks ago
Music

Ryan Gosling's performance of "I'm Just Ken" was as incredible as we hoped it would be

Ryan Gosling performed 'I'm Just Ken' at the 2024 Academy Awards with a star-studded group.
'I'm Just Ken' was a nominee for Best Original Song but 'What Was I Made For?' won the award.
Slate Magazine
2 weeks ago
Music

The Oscars Are About to Make a Grave Mistake

Prognosticators heavily favor Billie Eilish's song 'What Was I Made For?' for the Oscar win.
Historically, the Best Song category at the Oscars tends to favor emotional ballads over fun, upbeat songs.
www.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago
Music

10 Great Oscar Winners for Best Original Song

The 96th Academy Awards are this Sunday, with the best original song category being highly anticipated.
Billie Eilish is a strong contender for a second Oscar win with her song 'What Was I Made For?' from the movie 'Barbie'.
Pitchfork
2 months ago
Music

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.
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Consequence
2 weeks ago
Music

Billie Eilish gives stunning performance of "What Was I Made For?" at 2024 Oscars

Billie Eilish and Finneas performed "What Was I Made For?" at the 2024 Academy Awards.
The song is nominated for Best Original Song, and they had a touching performance with an orchestra.
Pitchfork
1 month ago
Music

2024 Grammys: Watch Bille Eilish Perform "What Was I Made For?"

Billie Eilish and Finneas performed at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
Eilish was nominated for six awards, including Best Song Written for Visual Media.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Europe news

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.
time.com
1 year ago
Music

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.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Harry thanks Sir Elton John for his friendship with his mother

The Duke of Sussex thanked Sir Elton John for being the friend you were to my mum in a video message released as the singer performed his final tour date in North America.The 75-year-old musical megastar played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, in a show that included pyrotechnics, spectacular visuals and a surprise guest appearance from Dua Lipa.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

Daniel Avery: Ultra Truth review a perfectly balanced cocktail of euphoria and disquiet

In September 2020, Daniel Avery released Lone Swordsman, a track he wrote on the day his friend and sometime collaborator Andrew Weatherall died.Of all the tributes paid to the revered DJ/producer, it might be the most striking: a simple melody endlessly dancing over melancholy chords, it's an exquisitely beautiful four minutes of music.
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Consequence
1 month ago
Music

Everything We Know About Billie Eilish's New Album (So Far)

Billie Eilish announces new album in 2024.
The album has been mastered, indicating it is almost ready for release.
Pitchfork
1 month ago
Music

Billie Eilish Wins Song of the Year for "What Was I Made For?" at 2024 Grammys

Billie Eilish wins Song of the Year at the 2024 Grammys for her track "What Was I Made For?"
Eilish expresses shock and gratitude during her acceptance speech
Pitchfork
1 month ago
Music

Billie Eilish Wins Best Song Written for Visual Media for "What Was I Made For?" at 2024 Grammys

Billie Eilish won Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 2024 Grammys for her song "What Was I Made For?" from Barbie the Album.
Eilish had multiple nominations for other categories, including Record of the Year and Best Music Video.
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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Music

Best and Worst Moments From the 2024 Grammys

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.
Pitchfork
2 months ago
Music

Grammys 2024: Travis Scott and Burna Boy to Perform

Travis Scott, Burna Boy, and Luke Combs will be performing at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
The ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 4th at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles.
Pitchfork
2 months ago
Music

2024 Grammys: Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo Announced to Perform

Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, and Olivia Rodrigo are among the first wave of performers announced for the 2024 Grammy Awards.
Billie Eilish is nominated for six awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Olivia Rodrigo has six nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

Grammy nominations 2023: Beyonce leads race with nine

Beyonce leads the 2023 Grammy race with nine nominations.The singer's haul of latest nods makes her the most nominated artist ever, tying with husband Jay-Z, both scoring 88 nominations throughout their careers.Her genre-spanning album Renaissance is up for album of the year while hit song Break My Soul is up for both song and record of the year.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Glastonbury: Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen hit out at US Supreme Court ruling

Olivia Rodrigo brought out Lily Allen during her Glastonbury set to perform the singer's hit song F*** You in response to the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn a landmark case, ending the country's constitutional right to abortion.
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www.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
Music

Women sweep the Grammys; Taylor Swift wins best album for record 4th time

Taylor Swift becomes the only artist to win album of the year at the Grammys four times.
Women sweep the top awards at the 66th Grammy Awards.
www.ocregister.com
1 month ago
Music

Grammys 2024: See the list of top winners

Taylor Swift wins Album of the Year for 'Midnights'
Billie Eilish wins Song of the Year for 'What Was I Made For?'
www.dw.com
1 month ago
Music

Grammys 2024: Taylor Swift sets new record DW 02/05/2024

Female artists dominated the nominations and awards at the 66th Grammy Awards.
Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for 'Midnight'. Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy.
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Music

Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, SZA and Billie Eilish lead female-dominated Grammys

Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, SZA, and Miley Cyrus were the major winners at the Grammys, with women dominating the awards.
Swift made history as the first person to win album of the year for the fourth time.
Celine Dion received a standing ovation and Cyrus joked about forgetting underwear during her speech.
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Music

Grammy awards 2024 red carpet: new Taylor Swift, Boygenius, and Billie goes Barbie in pictures

Dua Lipa donned a custom chainmail gown from Courreges at the Grammys.
Billie Eilish won both song of the year and best song written for visual media.
BrooklynVegan
1 month ago
Music

Grammys 2024: watch Billie Eilish perform "What Was I Made For?"

Billie Eilish's song 'What Was I Made For' from the Barbie soundtrack is nominated for four 2024 Grammys.
The song won Best Song Written for Visual Media and is also up for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Consequence
1 month ago
Music

Billie Eilish performs "What Was I Made For?" at 2024 Grammys

Billie Eilish and Finneas performed at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
The song 'What Was I Made For?' earned Eilish five Grammy nominations.
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Music

Billie Eilish wins Grammy for song of the year

Billie Eilish wins Grammy for song of the year.
Eilish's song adds emotional depth to the film 'Barbie'.
BrooklynVegan
1 month ago
Music

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.
PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month ago
Music

Seven LGBTQ+ artists who could make Grammy Award history this year

The 2024 Grammys could be a historic moment for LGBTQ+ artists.
Billie Eilish has the potential to break Grammy records.
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Television

What Winning a Golden Globe Looks Like

Lily Gladstone and Billie Eilish give acceptance speeches at the Golden Globes
Ayo Edebiri expresses gratitude to assistants and email responders
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Swarm' Review: The Underside of Atlanta'

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.
Pitchfork
3 months ago
Music

Watch Billie Eilish Perform "What Was I Made For?" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on SNL

Billie Eilish appeared on Saturday Night Live for the third time, performing her song 'What Was I Made For?'
She also covered the Judy Garland holiday standard 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.'
HuffPost
3 months ago
US news

Kate McKinnon And Billie Eilish Drop Purr-fect Cat Puns On 'SNL'

Kate McKinnon returned to SNL with a new edition of "Whiskers R We" and was joined by Billie Eilish.
The sketch featured cat quips and humorous interactions between McKinnon and Eilish.
The two also discovered they share favorite movie, curse word, and celebrity crush.
New York Post
3 months ago
Women

Billie Eilish slams Variety for 'outing' her on red carpet: 'Instead of talking about anything else that matters'

Billie Eilish clarifies that she did come out publicly about her sexuality in a recent interview.
She expresses surprise that people didn't already know and discusses her views on the concept of coming out.
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4 months ago
Women

Billie Eilish is 'attracted' to women but 'intimidated' by them

Billie Eilish reveals she is physically attracted to women but feels intimidated by them.
Eilish opens up about struggles with public scrutiny over her body, sexuality, and relationships.
She has never felt desirable or feminine but has deep connections with women in her life.
Consequence
3 months ago
Music

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.
Pitchfork
3 months ago
Music

Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish Announced as SNL Musical Guests

Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish will be performing on the final 2023 episodes of Saturday Night Live.
Rodrigo will perform on December 9 and Eilish will perform on December 16.
This will be Eilish's third appearance on SNL.
Portland Mercury
4 months ago
Music

Portland Group Wonderly on the New Music Video for Their Billie Eilish Cover

Wonderly released a music video for their cover of Billie Eilish's "Getting Older".
The video features visuals of friends and loved ones roller skating and skateboarding.
The song's meaning is twisted as the video portrays loneliness even when surrounded by others.
HuffPost
4 months ago
Music

Billie Eilish Thought She Hit Her 'Peak' Before Dropping This Grammy-Nominated Song

Billie Eilish felt uninspired before creating the song 'What Was I Made For?' for the 'Barbie' soundtrack.
Eilish thought she had hit her peak and couldn't write anymore before her brother helped her with the song.
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
Music

What Billie Eilish learned from her own 'Barbie' song, 'What Was I Made For?'

Billie Eilish reflects on Kurt Cobain's suicide note and the tragic loneliness of success.
Eilish's latest single, 'What Was I Made For?', explores the feeling of forgetting how to be happy.
Eilish draws inspiration from Cobain's understanding of the existential crisis of fame.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Tech industry

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.
Daily Mom
9 months ago
Mothers

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.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC music

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.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Review: Gustavo Dudamel Comes to Town, Megawatt Appeal on Display

Over two nights at Carnegie Hall, Gustavo Dudamel defied expectations.Dudamel is the conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic  one of the country's top orchestras  a collaborator of choice for pop artists like Billie Eilish and the voice of Wolfgang Amadeus Trollzart in the animated film Trolls World Tour.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

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.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

I loved him with all my heart: Ellen DeGeneres remembers Stephen tWitch' Boss

Ellen DeGeneres has paid tribute to the long-time dancing DJ on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show Stephen tWitch Boss, remembering him as pure love and light.The death of the 40-year-old former So You Think You Can Dance contestant was confirmed by his wife Allison Holker Boss on Wednesday.In a post on Twitter, 64-year-old DeGeneres wrote: I'm heartbroken.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Headliners announced for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2023

Billie Eilish is set to become the youngest solo artist to headline Reading and Leeds Festivals.The US star, 20, will top the bill alongside The Killers, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender, Foals and Imagine Dragons Tickets for the three-day sister events, taking place on August 25 to 27, go on sale at 9am on Monday with further acts to be announced.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

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.
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1 year ago
Arts

'Swarm' is about how we're doing fandom wrong

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.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Music

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.
Vulture
1 year ago
Music

Lana Del Rey Has a Lot to Say

"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.
time.com
1 year ago
Music

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.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Arlo Parks announces new album My Soft Machine, shares lead single "Weightless": Stream

Arlo Parks has announced her full-length follow-up to 2021's Collapsed in Sunbeams, My Soft Machine.It's out May 26th, and she's also shared the lead single, "Weightless."In a statement, the London-based singer-songwriter revealed the inspiration behind her sophomore LP as well as its title, which she lifted from the 2019 Joanna Hogg film, The Souvenir.
www.indiewire.com
1 year ago
Independent films

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.
iHeartBerlin.de
1 year ago
Berlin

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.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

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!
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

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.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
1 year ago
Music

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.
time.com
1 year ago
Music

Everything to Know about the 2023 Grammy Awards

The 2023 Grammy Awards are set to take place this Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Crypto.comArena in Los Angeles.The nominations, announced back in November, include some major face-offs at this year's ceremony: Adele and Beyonce both released massive, record-breaking albums last year which now hold nominations in the many of the same categories including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Music

Trevor Noah goes for a threepeat of Grammy Award hosting

NEW YORK  Unemployment didn't last long for Trevor Noah  he's hosting the Grammy Awards in early 2023.The comedian who recently left his post as host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central has been asked to be master of ceremonies on Feb. 5, which will be his third time leading the Grammys.The ceremony will return to Los Angeles after last year relocating to Las Vegas because of rising COVID-19 cases and the omicron variant.
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

818 Tequila and Compartes Chocolatier Launch Must-Have Gift For the Holiday Season

818 Tequila, the award-winning Tequila brand founded by Kendall Jenner, and Compartés Chocolatier, the famed LA-based chocolate purveyor, have partnered to create an exclusive chocolate bar for the holidays, available for purchase starting today.The partnership was inspired by both brands' dedication to quality ingredients and focus on life's celebratory moments.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sir Elton John announced for Glastonbury 2023

Sir Elton John has been announced as a headline act for Glastonbury 2023.The music event will return to Worthy Farm in Somerset from June 21 to 25, it was previously announced.A tweet from Glastonbury announcing the news said: We are incredibly excited to announce that the one and only @EltonOfficial will headline the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night at Glastonbury 2023, for what will be the final UK show of his last ever tour.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

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.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Music Midtown pulls the plug over Georgia's gun laws, highlighting a legal gray area

A crowd of people attends the Music Midtown festival in Atlanta's Piedmont Park on Sept. 16, 2018.
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1 year ago
Arts

It only makes sense that 'Running Up That Hill' is everywhere

Kate Bush signing records in 1980.
Chas Sime/Getty Images If you write or talk about music for a living, a few new unwritten rules have cropped up in recent years.
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1 year ago
Arts

Troy Kotsur, Billie Eilish and Ariana DeBose are invited to join Oscar's Academy

Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, winners of the Oscar for Original Song for No Time to Die, have been invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Susanna Hoffs announces covers album The Deep End, tackles The Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb": Stream

The Bangles frontwoman Susanna Hoffs has announced a new album, a collection of covers called The Deep End.The project is out April 7th via Baroque Folk, while the first taste of the LP - a cover of The Rolling Stones' 1966 track "Under My Thumb" - is available to stream now.Produced by Peter Asher, The Deep End sees Hoffs tackle classics from the Stones, Squeeze, and Leslie Gore, as well as modern songs by artists like Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, and Brandy Clark.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

Sam Smith: Gloria review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

A mainstream artist making noises about their forthcoming release being the album I always wanted to make is the kind of thing that makes record companies nervous.It comes with the implicit suggestion that the music that made them famous wasn't quite the ticket, and the sense that the fans who loved said music might be in for a shock.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

Rosalia review pop's fearless queen conjures a kaleidoscopic paradise

There's a meme format going around where an image of an odd-looking fellow  the original being Wayne Rooney in a vacuum-tight suit  is paired with the caption: No one has ever looked like this before.Even in an age of endless bootlegs, remakes and copycats, the shock of the new is reassuringly enduring.
Bloomberglaw
1 year ago
Music

TikTok Music Lawsuits Fire Warning Shots to Brands, Influencers

The music industry's legal crackdown on brand owners that use unlicensed songs in social media posts sends a warning for companies looking to capitalize on the explosive growth of TikTok Inc. and other short-form video sharing platforms.The upstart energy drink maker Bang achieved enormous marketing success through its aggressive and flashy social media strategy that used popular influencers to advertise its drinks on TikTok and Instagram Reels.
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

Spotify Wrapped 2022: These Celebs Had The Best Reactions To Their Stats & Fans

Every year since 2016, music fans and artists all over the world anticipate the release of Spotify Wrapped, the streaming platform's annual data-tracking-turned-cool breakdown of music stats and rankings.Since the 2022 drop of Spotify Wrapped, your social media has likely flooded by friends sharing their top songs, artists, genres, and other streaming details for the year (with data collection actually ending a bit early on Oct. 31).
The Verge
1 year ago
Music

Spotify Wrapped 2022 is here, and it's giving everyone a "music personality"

Spotify Wrapped is here, and with it, a slew of year-end charts, data, and graphics ripe for sharing.In addition to the standard personal data (top artists, songs, etc.), Spotify is providing listeners with social-friendly stats the company hopes will generate the kind of buzz it has in the past, spurring competitors like Apple Music and YouTube Music to produce their own year-end roundups.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Design

Major Gucci Shake-Up as Designer Steps Down

In the largest creative shake-up of a fashion brand since the Covid-19 pandemic, Gucci announced on Wednesday that Alessandro Michele, its creative director, was leaving the company.Mr. Michele, 49, a Rome-born designer who took over the top job in 2015, had been instrumental in transforming Gucci, seemingly overnight, from a fading symbol of noughties glamour into a purveyor of eccentric inclusivity that embodied the wider cultural conversation around gender, sexual identity and race.
www.7x7.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Traditional craftsmanship meets innovation in YVY leather goods

Creating timeless designs where traditional craftsmanship meets innovation, YVY is blurring the lines of traditional leather accessories and clothing.The range of pieces varies from bracelets to body harnesses and full dresses.Every piece is handmade out of the finest Italian leather and brought to life in Yvonne's studio in the heart of Zurich and by artisans of her production partner in Tuscany, Italy.
www.7x7.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Cheap Eats, Record Stores, Vintage Clothes + Culture on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley

Founded in 1969, the year of the Summer of Love, People's Parkon Haste Street just off Telegraphis a designated historical landmark known for its role as a gathering place for peaceful protests going back to the Free Speech Movement; as a public space for events such as gardening and live music; and as an open-air sanctuary for the unhoused.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Music

Grammy nominations 2023: List of nominees

LOS ANGELES  A partial list of nominees in the top categories at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, announced Tuesday by The Recording Academy.Album of the year: Voyage, ABBA; 30, Adele; Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny; Renaissance, Beyonce; Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe), Mary J. Blige; In These Silent Days, Brandi Carlile; Music of the Spheres, Coldplay; Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar; Special, Lizzo; Harry's House, Harry Styles.
RMNB
1 year ago
Washington Capitals

Capital announce act for 'Rock the Retro Concert' at 9:30 Club, reveal design of t-shirt giveaway

The Washington Capitals launched their Reverse Retro 2.0 jersey almost two weeks ago.But there's a lot more to this year's retro design than just new sweaters.The Capitals are holding four special giveaways at games when the team is wearing the black alternates.Along with that, the Capitals planned a 90s-themed concert at the 9:30 Club.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

UK's House of Lords Hosts AI-Powered Robot, Ai-Da

Artificial Intelligence and robotics have hit another milestone.In the UK's House of Lords, the Ai-Da Robot sat down to answer questions at the upper chamber of the Parlement for an inquiry into technology and creativity.According to its creator Aidan Meller, this is a "real moment in history."
Secret London
1 year ago
London

Singer Celeste Will Perform At A Candlelight Concert This December

Warm honey drizzled on fresh fruit, lazy ripples on a sun-soaked lake, a slow submersion in a hot bath...those are just a few things that spring to mind when listening to the soulful vocals of award-winning singer-songwriter Celeste.Now add to that the soft, flickering glow from hundreds of candles illuminating the architecture of a century-old London venue, sounds pretty dreamy right?
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

Taylor Swift: Midnights review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

It's one of the weirder aspects of 21st century pop that every major new album feels like a puzzle to be solved.
Nothing is ever just announced, promoted, then released.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

HEAR IN PORTLAND: Lollipop Shoppe Re-Opens in the Old Dig A Pony Space, and Portland Rapper Epp's Excellent New Full Length "FOLD"

As our never-ending summer comes to a close this week, and we welcome back inches upon inches of rain.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Savage Love: Quickies

There were no middle schools where I grew up, so an "elementary school age" child could be a six-year-old first grader or 14-year-old eighth grader.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

25 Years Ago A Criminally Underrated Pop Star Released A Masterpiece

25 years ago, Janet Jackson released her most complex album to date.The Velvet Rope isn't just a catchy pop album, it's an honest, raw ride full of pleasure and pain and pure soul.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

What's The Best James Bond Song Ever? New Documentary Might Have The Answer

In Goldfinger, Sean Connery's James Bond once joked that drinking champagne at the wrong temperature was "as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs."
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

YUNGBLUD on How Information Kills Art, Sampling The Cure, and Channeling Radiohead

YUNGBLUD joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new self-titled LP.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Music

Kenny Beats: Louie review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

n his own telling, the debut album by Kenneth Charles Blume III shouldn't exist.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Music

Nicki Minaj to get Video Vanguard Award at MTV Awards | amNewYork

Nicki Minaj will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Awards later this month, joining such previous winning music luminaries as Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott.
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

This 'Bridgerton' Star Gives Main Character Energy In ODESZA's New Music Video

Simone Ashley's follow-up to her star-making performance as Kate Sharma in Bridgerton Season 2 is in an unlikely place: an ODESZA music video.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
Music

New music: Ben Harper, Dawes, Rich Ruth release albums

Here are a trio of new album releases worth checking out:
the Guardian
1 year ago
Music

Beyonce returns with Renaissance: a play for the mainstream and a strike against perfectionism

A new Beyoncé album is always a blockbuster event - a moment of pop culture unity in a fractured landscape.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Song of the Week: Billie Eilish's Storytelling Magic Shines on "The 30th"

If Billie Eilish is going to do one thing, it's give us a stellar bridge.
Vulture
1 year ago
Music

Billie Eilish Sings About 'Overturning Roe v. Wade' on New Song 'TV'

Billie Eilish is sharing some Guitar Songs she wrote.The pop star surprise-released a two-track EP, including the song "TV," which she previously debuted live in Manchester in June.
The Independent
1 year ago
France news

DeBose, Kotsur, Eilish among 397 invited to film Academy

Recent Oscar winners Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur and Billie Eilish are among the 397 individuals who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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