#dua-lipa

#dua-lipa

Odeal's music sits loosely within R&B, also drawing on Afrobeats, neo-soul and contemporary pop. Across his catalogue, love is rarely conclusive. Instead, songs live in emotional grey areas.

Zara Larsson could be called a veteran pop star... because there's an undertow of struggle to her glittering party-girl persona. The teen-age version of her... remains lodged in my memory—a closeted power vocalist dulling her instrument to fit catchy and anodyne tracks.

Grande appears to be teasing a new album ahead of her Eternal Sunshine tour this summer. Recent posts show her in the studio, suggesting new music is on the way.

Um, so yeah, I think I would rather for the sake of my privacy not say too much. But what I would say is that recovery is an ongoing process. I'm not the finished article, but I'm doing a hell of a lot better.

The famed globetrotter added a new stamp to her passport when she landed in Cape Town for the first-time ever this month. As per usual, Lipa took her followers with her by sharing snippets of the trip via an Instagram photo dump, which included what she saw, ate, and wore. One look, in particular, demanded attention. Lipa's no-fuss base included a white top with a subtle crop and denim shorts, aka jorts, with a bit of fraying on the hem.

The fashion industry agrees: 2026 is your main character era. Nearly all of this year's biggest trends encourage maximalism - including bridal style. Though timeless designs have traditionally been the go-tos, many brides-to-be are exploring ostentatious wedding dresses awash in embellishments or constructed with exaggerated silhouettes. The same can be said for engagement rings; while many will continue to opt for classic cuts and settings, there's been more of a shift toward flamboyant, statement-making styles. And Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift may be partly responsible.

Modern it bags are superstars in the fashion space, thanks to a potent mix of buzzy creative directors, heritage design inspiration, and celeb endorsers, among other factors. That said, many of them exist in a vacuum. From the studded and fringed Valentino Nellcote to the boxy Dior book totes inspired by actual reading materials, there isn't a singular umbrella trend that captures today's most popular arm candy styles and kick-starts an entire design direction at the same time.

"'Blow My Mind' is the one song on the album about my son," Robyn said in a press statement. "I was in that early stage when I was with him all the time, and something about that closeness opened the song up to me again. Listening back to the original I thought, 'I think it's one of the best songs I ever recorded, and I'm just gonna do it again.'"

Any time there's a new YSL Libre fragrance launch, you can almost always count on Dua Lipa to wear a very specific (and very spicy) ensemble in its accompanying campaign. As of Thursday, Jan. 15, that still proves to be true. The "Levitating" songstress has been a YSL Beauty ambassador since 2019, when she introduced the OG Libre in an ad. Since then, she's been starring in spots for each new Libre iteration, including Intense, Flowers & Flames, and Vanille Couture. It's a longstanding tradition.

As the Grammy winners took to the stage in Los Angeles on Sunday night, one common thread emerged: many had once walked the halls of a comprehensive school in Croydon, south London. British performers Olivia Dean, who won the prestigious gong for best new artist; Lola Young, who took home best pop solo performance for Messy; and FKA twigs, who won best dance/electronic album for Eusexua, all attended the Brit school in Selhurst.

Perhaps it's fitting that Al Bowlly's death is as well-remembered as his life, or rather, as his voice. After all, his most celebrated appearance in popular culture wasn't physical, but spectral. In Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980), when Jack Torrance enters the ballroom and the ballad titled Midnight, the Stars and You (1934) plays, the film reaches one of its most memorable moments.