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Portland Mercury
11 months ago
Portland

Wildfang and Darcelle XV Showplace Will Attempt to Set a Guinness World Record for Longest Drag Show In Portland's Oldtown

Darcelle XV Showplace is no stranger to world records.Opened and operated by namesake Darcelle XV-herself the oldest performing drag queen, until the passing of Walter Cole in March-the Old Town-situated theater reigns fiercely as the West Coast's longest running drag venue.In July, it's looking to break another record.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal are named winners of Strictly 2022

Hamza Yassin and his professional partner Jowita Przystal have been crowned winners of Strictly Come Dancing 2022.The 32-year-old wildlife cameraman and presenter beat three other couples  Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, and Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez  to lift the glitterball trophy on Saturday.
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united-states
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
NYC music

Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time' Earns a 12th Week at No. 1

The country superstar Morgan Wallen continues to dominate the Billboard album chart.His latest release, One Thing at a Time, holds No. 1 for a 12th straight week, surpassing a milestone by Whitney Houston and marking the longest chart-topping run for a country album since Billy Ray Cyrus three decades ago.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
NYC music

Morgan Wallen, a Chart Powerhouse, Hits 10 Weeks at No. 1 (Again)

Two years ago, Morgan Wallen accomplished an extraordinary feat on the Billboard album chart.Primed as a crossover country star, he held the No. 1 spot for 10 consecutive weeks with his 30-song Dangerous: The Double Album, taking a page from the hip-hop playbook by stuffing his release with tracks to maximize the streaming yield.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Joe Tarsia, an Architect of the Sound of Philadelphia, Dies at 88

Joe Tarsia, the recording engineer and studio operator who was among the architects of the lush, fervent blend of soul, disco and funk known as the Sound of Philadelphia, died on Nov. 1 in Lancaster, Pa.He was 88.His death, at a retirement community, was confirmed by a friend, the video producer Steve Garrin, who did not cite a cause.
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taylor-swift
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
NYC music

With 11 Weeks at No. 1, Morgan Wallen Joins an Elite Club

There was snow on the ground when Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time arrived at No. 1 in early March.Now, in balmy late spring, the country superstar's latest LP is racking up its 11th consecutive week on the chart a feat that puts Wallen in the company of Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder.The 36-track One Thing at a Time has been a streaming blockbuster since it came out, and its numbers have cooled only modestly since then.
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

Watch Kelly Clarkson Sing A Taylor Swift Breakup Song About A Toxic Relationship

While American Idol alum Kelly Clarkson has given us singularly amazing hits - "A Moment Like This" and "Since U Been Gone" are prime examples - she is also the queen of covers.On The Kelly Clarkson Show, she's covered the best artists from Whitney Houston to Adele.And now, she's covering Taylor Swift.
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

90 Songs To Blast During The Holiday Season To Feel All The Feels

On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: three children of destiny ( Beyoncé, Kelly, and Michelle), two duets, and a whistle tone from Mariah Carey.Yes, "it's time" for holiday music, the Queen of Christmas declared.But with so many songs released over the decades, finding the perfect tunes to suit your mood or to play when you're hosting a holiday party can be overwhelming.
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

Taylor Swift Reacts To Being The First Artist Ever To Have 10 Songs In The Top 10

A little over a week after her highly anticipated 10th studio album was released, Taylor Swift has hit a new milestone: she has secured every Top 10 spot in the Billboard Hot 100 list, and is the first artist to ever do it.The lead single from the album, " Anti-Hero," took the No. 1 spot, followed by "Lavender Haze," "Maroon," "Snow on the Beach," "Midnight Rain," " Bejeweled," "Question...?," "You're On Your Own Kid," "Karma," and " Vigilante Shit."
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Music

Bad Bunny leads with eight 2022 American Music Award nominations

Bad Bunny has hopped his way to the top.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Music

MTV VMAs 2022: Taylor Swift wins and Johnny Depp surprises in chaotic ceremony

Swift is the only artist to win a third video of the year trophy, and the first to win for a video she directed herself.
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Lizzo, accepting the video for good award for her song About Damn Time, shouted down "all the bitches who got something to say about me in the press" with "bitch I'm winning, hoe!"
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los-angeles
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Music

Whitney Houston's family wants to highlight her gospel roots with album, documentary

LOS ANGELES Whitney Houston's brother remembers when his young sister listened to their mother during gospel rehearsals before she mimicked every tune that was sung.As Houston rose to pop superstardom, her exceptionally talented vocals were rooted in gospel music.And now, her family led by her sister-in-law Pat and brother Gary Houston wants the foundation of her musical legacy to continue to live on through her new posthumous gospel album and documentary under the same name, I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

How to Choose a Karaoke Song

"Don't sing 'I Will Always Love You' if you cannot hit those notes," says Garvaundo Hamilton, 33, who won the Karaoke World Championships in 2020.
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Music
Fatherly
5 months ago
Music

31 Years Ago, One Soundtrack Album Totally Redefined A Country Classic

The Bodyguard soundtrack is the highest-selling motion picture soundtrack and played a significant role in Whitney Houston's career.
Whitney Houston's cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [ more ]
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

Bridgerton's 'Queen Charlotte' Soundtrack Puts A Spin On Beyonce, SZA, & Alicia Keys Hits

In the series' signature style, classical meets contemporary in the Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story soundtrack.Throughout the Netflix prequel, which centers on the titular ruler's early rise to prominence, viewers are treated to six instrumental covers of modern pop songs from Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, SZA, and Whitney Houston.
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

Miley Cyrus Fully Owns The "Subtle Shade" On 'Endless Summer Vacation'

Ever since Miley Cyrus dropped her self-love anthem "Flowers" on ex-husband Liam Hemsworth's birthday in January, fans have been very interested in what her new album, Endless Summer Vacation, says about her divorce.The full work finally arrived on March 10, and with it, the singer's latest edition of her beloved "Backyard Sessions," this time in the form of an entire Disney+ special.
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

Ava Max Mastered Turning Her Heartbreak Into Club Bangers

When Ava Max dropped herdanceabledebut album, Heaven & Hell,in 2020, songs like "Sweet but Psycho" and "Kings & Queens" solidified her as an empowering figure of self-acceptance for Gen Z outsiders."My first album was personal, but it was more about my career - how I felt being a woman in the industry trying to make it and how I felt like I was never going to make it," Max, 29, tells Bustle.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

A moment that changed me: I was vilified as a gay teenager but Mariah Carey saved me

I was 12 when it happened.Dad was parking the car and we were getting ready for a torturous hour of food shopping.Suddenly, over the radio, I heard a voice that today is one of the most recognisable in the world, but at the time it was new to me: a whispery, breathy voice that floated and fluttered over a slinky, laid-back track.
Queerty
1 year ago
Music

A shocking superstar smooch, the ultimate lipsync moment & more: Your weekly bop rewind

Happy Queer History Month, and happy weekend!
Things got pretty wild this week.
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Deep House London
11 months ago
London music

Best of British Dance Music to be celebrated during 'Live At The Palace' over May Bank Holiday Weekend | News | Deep House London

Ministry of Sound Classical, Groove Armada, The Shapeshifters, Dave Lee ZR, Ashley Beedle, Tall Paul, and more to feature
Live At The Palace will become the beating heart of the May Bank Holiday with an electrifying concert series featuring some of the most prominent and internationally acclaimed DJs in the electronic dance music scene.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Man faces life sentence after admitting murder of woman, 40, found dead in flat

A man has admitted murdering a woman whose body was found in her home.Joe Rankin, 34, pleaded guilty to the murder of Emma Potter, 40, who was found dead at her flat in Stroud, Gloucestershire, by police last November 4.During a brief hearing at Bristol Crown Court, Rankin spoke only to confirm his name and enter his plea to the charge that he murdered Ms Potter on a date between September 19 and November 5 2022.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Composer Burt Bacharach dies aged 94

Burt Bacharach, the composer of classic pop songs including I Say A Little Prayer and Walk On By, has died at the age of 94.His publicist confirmed to the PA news agency that he died surrounded by relatives at home on Wednesday, and said Bacharach's family requested privacy at this time.The songwriter and pianist wrote hundreds of songs from the 1960s to the 1980s, many with his long-standing lyricist Hal David, who died in 2012 aged 91.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Netflix's All Quiet On The Western Front leads 2023 Bafta nominations

Netflix's anti-war epic All Quiet On The Western Front leads the pack for this year's Bafta film awards with 14 nominations.The film, directed by German filmmaker Edward Berger and based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, has received nods for top gongs including best film, best director and best film not in the English language.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak says Ice, Ice Baby is go-to karaoke song

Rishi Sunak said that his karaoke song of choice would be Ice, Ice, Baby by American rapper Vanilla Ice.
IndieWire
1 year ago
Independent films

'Scream VI' Lets Streaming Take the Lead with Debuts on PVOD and Paramount+

Netflix appears to be enjoying the "Super Mario Bros. Movie" effect, with five animation titles in its top 10.Paramount+ decide to stream "Scream VI" 45 days after its theatrical launch.It's parallel to its PVOD debut - but that means streaming takes priority.PVOD revenue usually precedes streaming placement.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Lana Del Rey Plunges Into the Deep, but Never Abandons the Shallow

I wrote you a note, but I didn't send it, Lana Del Rey sings on her rangy ninth album, Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd a 16-song, 78-minute collection as sprawling, hypnotic and incorrigibly American as an interstate highway.Many of the tracks have the run-on, handwritten feel of letters never mailed, and this particular one, the fluttering piano ballad Sweet, is addressed to a paramour who seems unwilling to go as deep as the 37-year-old Del Rey.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Snaps Up a $12M Virginia Mansion on a Whopping 180 Acres

Realtor.com / Getty Images Talk about a big parcel!Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is famous for his work in such movie franchises as "Fast and the Furious" and "Jumanji."But judging from his latest purchase in Virginia, he's quickly becoming known as a real estate tycoon, too.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Justin Verlander and Kate Upton Buying Posh Penthouse in the Big Apple

Getty Images / Realtor.comJustin Verlander and Kate Upton have splashed out some serious money for primo real estate in New York City, according to the New York Post.While it isn't clear yet how much the couple agreed to pay, the four-bedroom penthouse in Beckford Tower on the Upper East Side was last listed for $16,750,000.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Ready To Run Down a Dream? Buy Tom Petty's Malibu Beach House for $9.8M

Getty Images / Realtor.comListing agent Chris Cortazzo, of Compass, originally sold the oceanfront compound to the Grammy winner in 2010 for $6.8 million.And he's back to find its next owner.According to the Wall Street Journal, the "American Girl" singer wrote and recorded many songs at the shorefront abode, including "Something Good Coming."
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's Former Mansion Now Available for $1.9M

Getty Images / MLS via Realtor.comThe sprawling mansion where the reality TV show "Being Bobby Brown" was filmed is on the market in Alpharetta, GA, for $1.9 million.Singers Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston purchased the 7,734-square-foot home in 2003 for $1.39 million.In 2007, the celebrity couple sold the designer five-bedroom home to the Chevalier family for $1.19 million.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Babyface Ready to Sing Goodbye to His $8M Bel-Air Mansion

Record producer Kenneth Brian Edmonds, better known as Babyface, wants to produce a sale of his longtime Los Angeles estate.He's asking $7,999,000, according to the website Dirt.
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

DREAMHOUSES: Abstract Fantasy Homes Prompt Short Stories

With controversial AI creations around so many corners, it's refreshing to see an analogue project like DREAMHOUSES come along.Thought up by Fort Makers and stemming from the idea of vivid pandemic-induced dreams, the project is an online exhibition of abstract fantasy homes.Six artists and designers created their own "dream house" before being paired up with writers, who then used the creations as a prompt for an accompanying text work.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

What Are Your Favorite Wedding Songs? We Want to Hear Them.

The dance floor is a hallmark of a wedding it's where guests can let loose and memories are often made.Of course, not all music at a wedding comes from the party portion.There are also those vibe-setting, lovey-dovey tracks that play throughout the event, and those are just as significant as the dance songs.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

This Wedding Included Dinner Under Twinkling Lights in the Venue's Garden - Washingtonian

Four years after Liza and Kenric met at a mutual friend's party in New York City, they got engaged in the gardens of the Hillwood Estate Museum.Last May, the pair wed in front of 124 guests at the Larz Anderson House, where they designed their wedding day around the idea of a "youthful take on classic elegance."
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Things to do in the Austin area this weekend: 3M Half Marathon, The Dolly Party and more

AUSTIN, Texas The weekend is here and, as always, there are a ton of things going on in the Austin area!From a tribute to an Austin original to a dance party dedicated to Dolly, there's no shortage of fun activities happening over the next few days.Here's a breakdown of just some of the events you can attend this weekend.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

Wait, that isn't Whitney Houston in the iconic The Bodyguard poster?

The Bodyguard poster is among the most iconic in movie history, so much so that it's still used for memes and parodies today.But with the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody now showing at cinemas, people have been doing some digging and have uncovered a fun fact about the famous design of the 1992 film.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Review | 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody': Whitney Houston gets a bland biopic

Naomi Ackie in "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody."(Emily Aragones/Sony Pictures/AP) StarOutline StarOutline (1.5 stars) "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody," director Kasi Lemmons's frustratingly one-note biopic about the pop songstress, who died in 2012 at age 48, suffers from an egregiously ironic musical sin: It's all hooks and no bridges.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Writing

I was an unhappy teenager, among lonely people, in thrall to a charismatic leader had I joined a cult?

It's 1994, I'm in a school gym, 16 years old, examining the intersecting lines for basketball, badminton and tennis because it feels less confusing to stare at the floor than watch the spectacle unfolding in front of me.A woman, who I think is very old but who is probably in her 30s, is sweating and yelling: I am sex.
Funcheap
1 year ago
San Francisco

'90s Dance Party for Bay Area Singles (SF)

Dance to your favorite hits from the 90s at a lovely new lounge in The City!
Bavarian Football Works
1 year ago
Bayern Munich

BFW Roundtable: Like the boys from Bayern Munich at their annual dinner, what song would our staffers sing?

We all LOVE the annual tradition that Bayern Munich has at its team dinner where new players and staffers have to sing a song as part of their initiation.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

New Soho Rep Season Spotlights Emerging Artists

Soho Rep, a 65-seat Off Off Broadway theater in Lower Manhattan, has always been a home for experimental, formally inventive work.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

When a Perfect Night Out Means Singing 'Thong Song' for Strangers

Whether they prefer a kitschy ambience or more of a dive, New Yorkers looking to do karaoke for a crowd have plenty of options.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Music

'Nine Inch Nails is inappropriate for a Christmas party': St Vincent's honest playlist

The first single I It was a cassingle - it's crazy that that term didn't take off - from the first Pearl Jam record, one of the B-sides: Dirty Frank.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
LA real estate

Babyface chases $8 million for custom Bel-Air mansion

Kenneth Edmonds, the Grammy-winning producer better known as Babyface, is asking $8 million for his Bel-Air home of nearly two decades.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Rina Sawayama returns with country pop song "This Hell": Stream

Two days after teasing her new album, Hold the Girl, Rina Sawayama is back with the lead single, "This Hell."Stream it below.
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