Billie Eilish stopped by Sesame Street to perform a new rendition of “Happier Than Ever” with the Count ahead of the show’s 52nd season premiering on Nov. 11. Eilish’s full episode doesn’t air until June 16. Perched on the front steps of a building, the 19-year-old singer croons: “When I’m …
Read More »Watch Ed Sheeran's Post-Quarantine 'Saturday Night Live' Performance
After a week of rumors that Ed Sheeran would have to forgo his Saturday Night Live performance after recently testing positive for Covid-19, the English singer-songwriter returned to Studio 8H with two songs from his new album, =. Sheeran told Howard Stern there was never a question he would make …
Read More »A Mysterious Figure Self-Immolates in the Video for Leonard Cohen's 'Puppets'
Five years after the death of modern troubadour Leonard Cohen, director Daniel Askill is out with a haunting video for “Puppets,” off Cohen’s 2019 posthumous album, Thanks for the Dance. Shot in black and white, the video follows a lonely figure kitted out like Cohen — played by actor Bobbi …
Read More »Arca Celebrates 'Psychosexual Versatility' and 'Seduction' in 'Prada/Rakata' Video
Arca has dropped a music video for that comprises “Prada” and “Rakata,” two songs from her upcoming album, Kick ii. The LP arrives Dec. 3 via XL Recordings. The video is a collaboration with 3D artist Frederik Heyman. “”Prada’ is about celebrating psychosexual versatility; a song explicitly about transness and …
Read More »Jay-Z Slams 'Lawyer Tricks' in Perfume Trial as Testimony Intensifies
Jay-Z and a lawyer for the fragrance company Parlux continued to spar in court on Monday over whether or not the rapper fulfilled his obligations around Jay-Z Gold perfume. There was hardly a single issue on which lawyer Anthony Viola and Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, could find …
Read More »How Mon Laferte Unlocked a New Honesty in Her Songwriting
One day, while living in Los Angeles earlier this year, Mon Laferte jumped in her car, rolled down the windows, and began to drive through Malibu. She had the music turned all the way up and she felt, for the first time in a long time, brave and completely free. …
Read More »Ferg Is 'the Ruler' of Alternate Reality in 'Green Juice' Video
Ferg, previously known as A$AP Ferg, has dropped the video for new song “Green Juice” featuring Pharrell. The track was produced by the Neptunes (also known as Pharrell and Chad Hugo). In the Valentin Petit-directed video, Ferg is scanned with green laser-styled lights in a glitchy-alternate reality of New York …
Read More »All Time Low Call Sexual Abuse Allegations 'Completely and Utterly False'
All Time Low have denied abuse allegations that have recently been made online, including on TikTok, that guitarist Jack Barakat sexually abused fans when they were minors. “The allegations being brought against us are absolutely and unequivocally false,” the band wrote in a statement signed by all four members on …
Read More »Rauw Alejandro Earns His Coliseo Crown With a Celebratory Show in Puerto Rico
For Latin artists, especially Puerto Ricans, packing San Juan’s El Coliseo, the island’s biggest indoor venue, means you’ve made it. Ivy Queen, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Bad Bunny’s now-legendary sold-out 3-night stand in 2019: These are just a handful of the artists within el movimiento who have graced the stage …
Read More »Jamie Spears Hires New Lawyer After Removal From Britney's Conservatorship
UPDATE Nov. 12, 2021: After 14 years, Britney Spears‘ conservatorship has been terminated. Following Jamie Spears’ removal from Britney Spears’ conservatorship — and facing potential lawsuits filed on behalf of his pop star daughter — the singer’s father has hired a new lawyer to represent him. Jamie was previously represented …
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