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Lana Del Rey Pushes Back Blue Banisters, Teases New Song
Lana Del Rey fans are going to have to find another soundtrack for their 4th of July festivities this year. After revealing that her upcoming album, Blue Banisters, was slated for a July 4 release, the singer-songwriter took to Instagram on Saturday night to break the news that it’s now “TBD.” But it wasn’t all bad news. Del Rey let fans down easy by also unveiling the album’s cover art: a photo of her in a yellow dress, sitting barefoot on a deck alongside her two German Shepherds Tex and Mex. She also teased a new single off the album in a separate post. “Album out later later… Single out soonish. Have a good fourth x” she captioned the video, which sees her singing along to a slow piano-led song. This will be the fourth offering off Blue Banisters. In May, Del Rey shared its title ...
Watch Courtney Love Emotionally Cover Britney Spears’ ‘Lucky’
Yesterday, the New Yorker published an extensive investigative piece about Britney Spears’ conservatorship. Courtney Love spoke to journalist Ronan Farrow about her encounters with the infamous Hollywood figure Sam Lutfi (she calls him a “street hustler” in the article) and business manager Lou Taylor. “An honor to speak to an honorable man. Speak again soon,” she tweeted when the story went live. A few hours later, the Hole frontwoman shared an acoustic cover of Spears’ Oops…I Did It Again track “Lucky,” which is all about the loneliness that so often accompanies fame. Near the end of the performance, Love was wiping away tears. See Courtney Love cover Britney Spears’ “Lucky” below. Last week, Spears spoke openly about her conservatorship for the first time during a he...
Toyah and Robert Fripp Cover System of a Down’s “Chop Suey”: Watch
Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp take on one of the great 21st century metal tunes in their latest “Sunday Lunch” performance. The married couple, along with the mysterious Sidney Jake, rock the System of a Down classic “Chop Suey” from their kitchen. Looking like characters in a Mad Max movie, Toyah and Robert go full throttle in covering “Chop Suey,” the lead single from System of a Down’s Toxicity (which celebrates its 20th anniversary in September). King Crimson founder Fripp has completed a full transformation from the conservative suit vest and tie he would wear at the beginning of the “Sunday Lunch” series, now donning a mohawk and theatrical eye makeup, as well as body art similar to what SOAD guitarist Daron Malakian sported in the official “Chop Suey” music video. Related Video Toy...
Courtney Love Covers Britney Spears’ “Lucky”: Watch
Courtney Love recently launched a cover song series called Bruises of Love, in which she performs a selection of her songs that allowed her to “finally feel like myself again” after years of health issues. After kicking off the series last month by covering “California Stars”, the folk-rock staple from Wilco and Billy Bragg’s joint 1998 album Mermaid Avenue featuring lyrics by the late Woody Guthrie, Love has now uploaded a rendition of Britney Spears’ “Lucky”. Watch below. As Love pointed out prior to her performance, the Max Martin-penned song from Spears’ 2000 album, Oops!… I Did It Again, is challenging to play due to some “funky” chords. The timing of the song’s release is likely not coincidental, as Love was interviewed for Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino for their newl...
Jennifer Lopez Hits the Streets of Miami in Teaser for Rauw Alejandro Collab ‘Cambia El Paso’
Lopez, whose engagement to Alex Rodriguez was called off earlier this year, recently revealed that “Cambia El Paso” is about moving on. The track’s title translates in English to “change the step.” “The song is about change and not being afraid to take the step,” she said on SiriusXM’s Pitbull’s Globalization. “Like, just take the step, advance, do what you need to do. If something’s not feeling right, whatever it is in your life, like, just make that move and dance.” Following her split from Rodriguez, Lopez reignited her romance with former flame Ben Affleck. In recent week, the two stars have been photographed kissing on a date night in Malibu, Calif. See Lopez’s teaser of the “Cambia El Paso”...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (July 3)
“I am grateful to the Latin community and to everyone who feels oneness with our mission to bring equality, fairness, justice, unity, and harmony,” Santana said in a statement. “We wake up every day to touch people’s hearts with our music, spirits-vision, and to make a difference in the world, for the highest good for life, people, and the planet. It is a blessing to be a blessing. We thank the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and PBS for this glorious honor.” Zion y Lennox Celebrate 20 Years Zion and Lennox will celebrate 20 years of career with not one, not two, but three back-to-back concerts in the emblematic Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican duo, composed of Félix Ortiz (Zion) and Gabriel Pizarro (Lennox), formed in 2000 in Carolina and released their debut...
Lana Del Rey Shares Blue Banisters Cover Art, Teases New Single
Lana Del Rey had originally intended to release her next album Blue Banisters on Fourth of July. But now, as Del Rey revealed on the eve of America’s birthday, those plans have now been pushed back. “Album out later later… Single out soonish. Have a good fourth x,” Del Rey wrote in an Instagram post. Del Rey is making it up to her fans by sharing the album’s cover artwork along with a short preview of a new single and video, which you can see below. Related Video Previously, Del Rey said the follow-up to Chemtrails would be titled Rock Candy Sweet and be released on June 1st. In April, She changed the name of the album to Blue Banisters and pushed back the release date by a month. When Del Rey first announced plans to quickly follow up Chemtrails with another new album, it s...
H.E.R. Among Artists Educating Kids on Civics in Netflix Series ‘We the People’
H.E.R. took on the “Active Citizenship” episode, writing and performing the song “Change.” It deals with teaching young people to get involved with issues in the community by volunteering, writing letters to elected officials and peaceful protest. The animated segment was directed by Oscar-winner Peter Ramsey, known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. H.E.R. admits the idea to make music and educate seemed daunting at first. “I was like thinking about all these topics and how can I make this, like, cool? And, you know, it just started off with just saying exactly what it is: ‘Wrote a letter to the mayor can you hear me out.’ Like how would we really have a conversation about this with somebody who doesn’t necessarily understand,” she said. That made the process fun, while at the same ti...
Selena Gomez Models New La’Mariette Swimsuit Collection
La’Mariette’s collab with Gomez features six styles, including a one-piece, two bikini tops, two bottoms and a sarong. The pieces are all in a purple tie-dye print called “Aura,” and they’re available in sizes XS-XXL. In a statement published by People, Gomez said: “After going through swatches, my favorite color was purple; I wanted to stay away from colors I’m used to like red and white. Purple felt different for me. And we added pops of color like green and neons here and there; it really becomes your own suit, however you wear it.” See all of Gomez’s photos from the swimsuit photo shoot on the La’Mariette website, and get a glimpse of the looks on her Instagram post and on Instagram Stories. You Deserve to Make Money Even When...
Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes Celebrate Two Years of Dating With Anniversary Photos
“happy anniversary Kuko,” Cabello said on her own post dedicated to her boyfriend. “here’s to more joy, more friendship, and more love.” Cabello and Mendes, longtime friends who began dating in 2019, posted photos of themselves kissing, sharing a meal and being silly at the beach over the weekend. They’ve opened up about their relationship in the past. In November, Cabello penned a message “about love with this guy” that read, “It’s not just the happy blissful moments you see in pictures and videos- When you’re in a relationship with someone, it feels like they are this mirror reflecting yourself back to you- I constantly have to confront my fears, my anxieties, my insecurities, my patterns of thinking, my beliefs about life and about myself....
Lana Del Rey Previews New Single, Says ‘Blue Banisters’ Album Will Be ‘Out Later Later’
Lana Del Rey‘s new album Blue Banisters, which she originally said would be available on July 4, now has a release date that is “TBD.” “Album out later later,” she wrote in a Saturday night (July 3) update to fans on social media, where she shared the Blue Banisters album art and a music video teaser for a new, as-yet-untitled single in the meantime. Del Rey says the song, in which she can be heard singing “My body is a map of L.A.,” will be “out soonish.” “Have a good fourth,” she added. After she posted the update, “Lana” was trending on Twitter. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beaut...
Dave Grohl Admits He Was ‘Ripping Off’ Disco Drummers While Recording Nevermind
Dave Grohl and his mom’s unscripted reality series From Cradle to Stage has given us a lot of insight into famous musicians and their mothers, but during an interview with Pharrell Williams, Grohl dropped a bombshell that will forever change how you listen to Nirvana’s Nevermind. After refuting Pharrell’s comment that he’s a great drummer (“I’m the most basic fucking drummer”), Grohl unleashed the secret that he ripped off disco drummers while recording his parts on the iconic 1991 album. “If you listen to Nevermind… I pulled so much stuff from the Gap Band and Cameo and [Chic’s] Tony Thompson on every one of those songs,” he admitted. “all that… that’s old disco!” The revelation not only blew Pharrell’s mind (and probably yours too), but he also couldn’t believe he didn’t hear t...
