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The Jonas Brothers performed different covers under various comedic voice impressions in Jimmy Fallon’s Sing It Like challenge on Monday (July 20). On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the host kicked off the hilarious game by doing a cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” but singing it “like you just got the rubber bands on your braces tightened.” Joe performed Harry Styles’s “Watermelon Sugar,” singing like he was walking across hot coals and hitting high notes as if he was in pain. Nick then sang Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” but as if he got his tongue pierced, so he was barely comprehensible. Lastly, Kevin sang Creed’s “With Arms Wide Open” as if he was trying to communicate a secret message with his eyes in a really deep voice. The brothers concluded the ch...

Lorde has sunk into very deep thoughts right now. On Tuesday (July 21), the New Zealand singer dropped “Stoned at the Nail Salon,” the second but very self-reflective single for her upcoming album Solar Power. Unlike her previous single’s bright disposition, “Stoned at the Nail Salon” has a more mellow atmosphere, musing about the concept of how people grow and evolve at different points of their lives. “Well, my hot blood’s been burning for so many summers now / It’s time to cool it down, wherever that leads,” Lorde sings. She reminds us that eventually time wins every battle: “‘Cause all the beautiful girls, they will fade like the roses.” Lorde also sings about how there comes a time when you move on from reckless activities: “Got a memory of waiting in your bed wearing...