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The Most Influential Artists: #33 Billie Eilish
As part of our 35th-anniversary, we’re naming the most influential artists of the past 35 years. Today, we’re at #33. From Los Angeles, California, here’s Billie Eilish. CREDIT: Heather Hazzan/SPIN It may seem tough to gauge Billie Eilish’s cultural impact at this emerging juncture of her career — she’s only been a household name for about two years. Still, she makes it easy. Her debut EP, Don’t Smile at Me, was the first sample of what Eilish, then 16, could create in her bedroom. Airy and atmospheric, the project showcased pop craft beyond her age. Then came her multi-platinum debut LP, When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?. After the triumphant “Bad Guy” shattered records and Eilish cruised through the Grammys, she had every teenager on the globe seeking green hair dye at Sally’s Beau...
Joel Corry & MNEK on Why the Timing Was Just Right for Their ‘Uplifting’ Dance Smash ‘Head & Heart’
“I was fascinated anyways just to get a DM from MNEK, ’cause I’ve been a fan of his for so many years,” Corry tells Billboard‘s Pop Shop Podcast (listen to the full episode below). “…We couldn’t get into the studio because all of the studios were being closed. But he recorded his vocals at home, and he’d written the new parts to the song that needed writing and sent it back to me. And I was just like, ‘Bang!’ I was like, ‘That’s it! You’ve absolutely smashed it.’ He kind of put all these missing pieces of the ‘Head & Heart’ puzzle together that I needed.” Now, the unstoppable song has spent six weeks at No. 1 in the pair’s native U.K., and it breaks through to the Bill...
The Players Behind Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’: See the Full Credits
Artists:Main Artist – Ariana Grande Songwriters:Composer Lyricist – Angelina BarrettComposer Lyricist – Ariana GrandeComposer Lyricist – Brian Vincent BatesComposer Lyricist – James JarvisComposer Lyricist – London HolmesComposer Lyricist – Nija CharlesComposer Lyricist – Steven FranksComposer Lyricist – Tommy Brown Vocal Arranger – Ariana Grande Producers:Producer – London On Da TrackProducer – Mr. FranksProducer – Tommy Brown Production Team:Vocal Producer – Ariana Grande Engineers:Engineer – Ariana GrandeEngineer – Billy Hickey Mastering Engineer – Randy Merrill Mixer – Serban Ghenea Performers: Background Vocalist – Ariana Grande Guitar – James Jarvis Other Contr...
Bella Hadid Calls Lil Pump ‘Irresponsible’ for Endorsing Trump
“And speaking of sound, music and other things, one of the big superstars of the world, Little Pimp,” Trump said at the event. “There he is! How’s it going? Do you want to come up and say something?” Trump eventually used Lil Pump’s correct name and asked the crowd, “Does everyone know who he is? Do you know how big he is?” “I came here to say, Mr. President, I appreciate everything you’ve done for our country,” Lil Pump, wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat and no mask, said. “You brought the troops home and you’re doing the right thing. MAGA 20, 20, 20. Don’t forget that! Don’t forget that. And do not vote for Sleepy Joe at all!” He’s now using the Trump-given “...
Kylie Minogue Reveals She Nearly Cut a Song With Prince
“Well, I had an almost dream come true, which was with Prince,” she recounts. Following his show at London’s Earl’s Court in the early ‘90s, Minogue met the Purple One and summoned the courage to mention her album plans. “We just kind of hung out. I don’t even know what that means, but we hung out and he kind of put me on the spot a bit. He was like, ‘So where are your lyrics?'” After some back and forth, Prince sent his driver to Kylie’s apartment with a tape. “There’s a cassette in my hand with Prince singing, a song called ‘Baby Doll,’ that I kind of was involved with, but he who slept four hours a night or something and just created stuff the rest of the other 20 hours. That was my almost, we didn’t record it.” How close did it get to a full studio t...
You Mad Bro?: Benzino Goes On Salty Twitter Rant Against Eminen
Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Unless you are Ja Rule and 50 Cent time has proven to be the healer all Hip-Hop beefs. Unfortunately Benzino still wants all the smoke with Eminem. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the Boston rapper and reality show star still very much feels a way about his infamous Rap rival. Earlier this week the “Bootee” rapper took to social media to make it clear he still does not bear witness to Slim Shady’s greatness. He started throwing salt rocks at his fans saying, “Face it stans y’all will always be hip hop goofiest most out of touch fan base Rolling on the floor laughing straight bozos,” he wrote. “All Stans are ugly awkward pussies that aren’t accepted in the real black culture because of how goofy and out of touch they are in the streets.” The venom would be q...
Amir Junaid Muhadith FKA Loon Joins Meek Mill’s REFORM Alliance
Source: @og_infamouspop / Instagram Amir Junaid Muhadith, formerly known as the rapper Loon, has been announced as the first fellow for Meek Mill’s REFORM Alliance initiative. Muhadith, 45, was released from prison over the summer due to concerns arising from the coronavirus pandemic and pledges to work alongside the Philadelphia rapper to address prison reform and reentry. As reported by REVOLT, Muhadith joins the REFORM ALliance’s fellowship ranks that will assist freed prisoners who wish to work in criminal justice reform environs. Muhadith will be tasked to work with REFORM’s Advocacy and Communications team in hopes of applying their combined knowledge base, skills, and experiences for a variety of plans that will assist incarcerated and freed individuals. “I can personally relate to ...
Boosie Badazz “Candy Man,” Freddie Gibbs ft. Big Sean & Hit-Boy “4 Thangs,” & More | Daily Visuals 11.3.20
While the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the release of Jordan Peele’s highly anticipated Candyman reboot, fear not for Boosie Badazz is here to give us his own rendition of the cult classic horror icon. For his visuals to “Candy Man,” Boosie Badazz takes on the role of the man in the mirror and haunts a hater who dared slandered his name 5 times in a roll. Interestingly enough the hook used on this joint wasn’t as sharp as the one that Tony Todd was brandish on his classic horror character. Elsewhere Freddie Gibbs, Big Sean and Hit-Boy celebrate their first basketball championship and give the realest post-game press conference in sports history before turning up in their clip to “4 Thangs.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Drag-On, Millyz featuring Jim Jones, and more....
Eve Is Leaving ‘The Talk’ To Focus on Family
Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty Eve announced she is leaving The Talk after four seasons as co-host on the CBS daytime talk show to focus on her family. On Monday (Nov. 2), the actor shared the news remotely from London where she’s lived with her husband, Maximillion Cooper, since the start of the current season in September. The departure comes after the United Kingdom’s new coronavirus lockdown, which puts an enormous strain on travel and timezone differences during the filming schedule. “It’s been a crazy year, obviously for all of us,” said Eve. “And I’m so grateful that I’m able to stay here in London and do the show, but I can’t see for me, the foreseeable future of traveling back at the moment, and have decided that at the end of December, this will probably be my last time on t...
Cardi B Shares Some Helpful Election Day Hacks: ‘Go Vote, You Fuckers!’
Cardi B has always been outspoken, especially when it comes to politics. Last year, the 26-year-old Bronx rapper met with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at a Detroit, Michigan, nail salon to discuss police brutality, student debt, and the economy. And after former Vice President Joe Biden cinched the Democratic nomination, she caught up with the presidential hopeful over Zoom in August for Elle, talking COVID-19 and beyond. It’s understandable why: As a mom to two-year-old Kulture, many of the issues at stake in this election may affect her and her community directly. That’s why, in the days leading up to Election Day, as well as on the day itself, Cardi B continued to use her massive platform, with a whopping 77.6 million followers on Instagram alone, to ke...
How Lizzo Embraced The Political Power Of Fashion
During her September appearance in an episode of Vogue‘s 73 Questions video series, Lizzo explained that she felt her stylistic choices have often been politicized. “Being a big, Black woman, wearing what I wore on stage was instantly political and it made a statement,” the 32-year-old singer told the magazine at the time. Though she admitted it was “annoying at first,” the singer has since embraced the statement-making power of fashion, increasingly so in the weeks ahead of the presidential election. For Halloween, she dressed up as the fly that broke the internet when it landed on incumbent Vice President Mike Pence’s head during a debate with California Senator Kamala Harris, donning goggles and sheer wings. Earlier ...
Selena Gomez Encourages In-Person Voting: ‘Your Voice Does Matter’
As one of most-followed people on Instagram, Selena Gomez understands the value of her platform. Case in point: Today (November 3) is Election Day, and Gomez spend a portion of the day encouraging her followers to vote, getting her message out in a series of Instagram Stories. Of course, the fact that it is indeed Election Day means that it’s too late for mail-in ballots, so Gomez turned her focus on getting the word about in-person voting. “I know that many of you have voted, and I’m so proud and I’m so happy that you did, but there is plenty of other people who haven’t, and I think they don’t plan to,” she said. “Please don’t use mail-in ballots. Please vote in person at this point, if you can, especially in my hometown in Texas, and ...
