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Christina Aguilera Channels Meredith From ‘The Parent Trap’ in White-Hot Summer Look
Christina Aguilera took to social media on Monday (Aug. 10) to show off how she’s soaking up the sunshine this summer. “Cheers…Drop your favorite summertime emoji below!” she wrote to her fans alongside a slideshow of snaps showing her posing atop a sparkly pool float wearing a white, wide-brimmed straw hat and matching dress, all while enjoying a glass of white wine. The superstar served up major Parent Trap vibes with the look, bringing to mind the 1998 Disney classic’s villainous stepmother played by Elaine Hendrix. The actress took notice of the homage to Meredith Baxter as well, retweeting Aguilera’s photoshoot and asking the star, “Hey girl. Which vineyard you at?” {“nid”:”9431635″,”type”:”post&...
The Pointer Sisters’ ‘I’m So Excited’ Returns to ‘Saved By the Bell’ Revival: Watch the Trailer
For Bayside High, class is back in session. Peacock released its new Saved By the Bell reboot trailer on Monday (Aug. 10), featuring fan-favorite alumni Elizabeth Berkley Lauren, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez and more. In the popular 1990s sitcom’s revival, Zack Morris (Gosselaar) is the governor of California, but gets into some trouble when he closes too many low-income high schools. The affected students then must then attend the highest performing schools in the state, including Bayside High. {“nid”:”6465155″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Watch Jimmy Fallon Return to Bayside High With 'Saved By The Bell' Cast”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/6465155\/jimmy-fallon-bayside-high-saved-...
Nas to Release New Music With Hit-Boy Next Week
Nas surprised fans on Monday (Aug. 10) by announcing that he’s dropping some music with producer Hit-Boy next week. He has yet to reveal if the release will be a single or full album. “I’ve been trying to do this with this man for years,” Nas says of Hit-Boy in a clip uploaded to social media. “We’ve got the time, that alignment.” {“nid”:”8524269″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Nas' Top 25 Deep Cuts”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/8524269\/nas-top-25-deep-cuts\/”,”media”:{“width”:”1548″,”height”:”1024″,”extension”:”jpg”,”mime_type”:”image\/j...
Ben Shapiro Reads the Censored Lyrics to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ & He Can’t Handle It
Ben Shapiro joined the virtual conversation regarding Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” collaboration the rappers released last Friday (Aug. 7). But the conservative political commentator’s stiff line-by-line recitation of the censored lyrics became a major turn-off for Twitter users. Shapiro dissected the hypersexual track and decoded its NSFW lyrics on his most recent episode of The Ben Shapiro Show Monday (Aug. 10), which also featured the censored music video playing in the background. “Wet a– p-word, p-word is female genitalia,” he clarified while emphatically reading Cardi’s first verse. “And it gets significantly, significantly more vulgar, like a lot more vulgar.” {“nid”:”9431972″,”type&...
Kelly Clarkson to Temporarily Fill in for Simon Cowell on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Following His Bike Accident
American Idol’s inaugural winner Kelly Clarkson is helping out her old friend and former AI judge Simon Cowell. Clarkson filed an “urgent memo” on Instagram Monday (Aug. 10) to announce she will be filling in for him during Tuesday and Wednesday’s live telecasts of America’s Got Talent, since Cowell had back surgery this weekend after getting into an electric bicycle accident Saturday afternoon (Aug. 8). “My friend, Simon Cowell, is doing better now but was in an accident and won’t be able to make Tuesday and Wednesday’s live shows for AGT,” Clarkson wrote in a note posted to Instagram. “But no worries America, someone far wiser, cooler, and hotter is taking his seat! The unbelievably amazing Kelly Clarkson You’re welcome in...
Hayley Williams Closes Out Quarantine Covers Series With This Radiohead Classic
Hayley Williams took to social media on Saturday (Aug. 8) to share her latest quarantine cover, an acoustic take on Radiohead’s exquisite bummer ballad “Fake Plastic Trees.” “Green plastic watering can/ For a fake Chinese rubber plant/ In the fake plastic earth/ That she bought from a rubber man/ In a town full of rubber plans/ To get rid of itself,” she croons over simple acoustic guitar after a couple of false starts. “The last of the self-serenades…for a while, anyway,” the Paramore frontwoman wrote alongside the cover, which she posted as a voice memo. “The top requested song throughout my brief career in self-serenadism has been a @radiohead song. {“nid”:”9428406″,”type”:”post”,”...
Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez & More Set for iHeartMedia’s ‘Why I’m Voting’ Campaign: Exclusive
What’s your reason for voting? On Monday (Aug. 10), iHeartMedia announced the official launch of its 2020 voter awareness initiative, “Why I’m Voting,” exclusively on Billboard. The non-partisan campaign will see artists from Billie Eilish and Selena Gomez to John Legend and Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds sharing the personal reasons voting matters to them in the upcoming 2020 election. Other famous faces taking part in the campaign include Dan + Shay, Finneas, Saweetie, Michelle Williams, DJ Khaled, Diplo and dozens more. Additionally, iHeartMedia listeners will also have the opportunity to record and submit their own 20-second audio or video message about why they’re voting here. The campaign is set to run from now through Election Day on Nov. 3. R...
Musicians Criticize Jeff Bezos’ ‘Willful Blindness’ to Twitch Music Royalties
While testifying at a congressional hearing late last month, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos admitted that he wasn’t sure whether or not the company pays royalties for the music users stream on Amazon-owned livestreaming platform Twitch (it doesn’t). His response angered artist-run non-profit Artist Rights Alliance, which has sent a letter to Bezos challenging him to pay artists their fair share, as music streaming on Twitch continues to surge. “We were appalled […] by your inability or unwillingness to answer even the most basic question about Twitch’s practices in this regard,” the letter reads. “As Twitch uses music to grow its audience and shape its brand, the company owes creators more than the willful blindness and vague platitudes you offered du...
Christina Aguilera Is ‘Feelin’ Some Type of Way’ About Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’
“WAP” is bringing out “Dirrty”-era Christina Aguilera. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s hot new song got Xtina cooling off in the pool in a sexy pose this weekend. “#WAP got me feelin some type of way,” she captioned a photo on Twitter Saturday (Aug. 8). The sizzling snapshot caught Cardi’s eye. “I want to be that pool tho,” the rapper commented. {“nid”:”9430596″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Megan Thee Stallion & Cardi B Unleash 'WAP': Watch the Video”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/9430596\/megan-thee-stallion-cardi-b-wap-video\/”,”media”:{“width”:1280,”height”:720,”ext...
Heather Morris, Grieving the Death of Naya Rivera, Reflects On Brittany & Santana’s ‘Glee’ Relationship
Glee star Heather Morris — who portrayed Brittany S. Pierce, the love interest of Naya Rivera’s Santana Lopez character on the Fox musical comedy series — held back tears as she looked back at the couple’s relationship, a month after Rivera’s tragic death. “I have been feeling very heavy lately,” Morris said in a video posted on Instagram Sunday (Aug. 9). “I’ve been feeling this like aching in my heart to connect with my fans, to connect with everybody who’s been feeling a little lost, a little confused during this time.” “I don’t need to explain what the importance of Santana and Brittany’s relationship was to all of you who are watching because most of you felt like it was your gateway into your current life. Most of you felt li...
‘WAP’ Is All Too Real for Cardi B: ‘You Saw What Happened to Me’
Cardi B’s been holding nothing back in this weekend’s “WAP” chatter. The rapper retweeted and offered entertaining commentary about her new track with Megan Thee Stallion throughout Saturday and Sunday, as famous peers like Christina Aguilera, Normani, Halsey, Halle Berry, Viola Davis and more joined in on the #WAP talk. Things turned a little personal for Cardi when she responded to one fan quoting a certain lyric from “WAP.” {“nid”:”9431635″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Christina Aguilera Is 'Feelin' Some Type of Way' About Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP'”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/9431635\/christina-aguilera-...
Vote for Your Favorite Juanes Collaboration: Sebastian Yatra, Greeicy & More
Juanes is a man who enjoys working by himself but he also jumps on the wave when it comes to the new music trends, such as collaborating. In his 2019 album, Mas Futuro Que Pasado, the Colombian artist experimented with new sounds without compromising his Latin alternative essence. He navigated through the worlds of cumbia, vallenato and guasca (traditional folk music from Antioquia) with his authentic base and elements of electric guitar, reggae, rock. He also recruited some of the hottest Latin acts of today, such as Sebastian Yatra and Christian Nodal, for some promising collaborations. {“nid”:”9399756″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”LAMC 2020: Juanes Gets Real, Talks Creating Music During a Pandemic”,”relative_path...
