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Dua Lipa Surprises 80-Year-Old Superfan on Fallon: Watch
No matter how much you love Dua Lipa, nobody adores her quite as much as Papa Richy, a man who went viral on TikTok recently after his granddaughter gifted him tickets to the pop star’s “Future Nostalgia” Tour. But the 80-year-old superfan was in for an even more personal surprise when he got to meet Lipa during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night (March 3rd), and fulfilled his dream of getting to dance with her. “We reached out to [Papa Richy] pretending that we were a radio station in new York and told him that he won a contest for the number one TikTok video of the year — he believed this, he loved it,” Fallon explained to the audience. “He thinks he’s about to be interviewed on a radio show and get a tour of 30 Rock.” Shortly after, Richy and his ...
Camila Cabello Announces New Album FAMILIA
Camila Cabello is celebrating her 25th birthday with the announcement of a new album. The Cuban-American pop star took to social media today to share that her third studio album, FAMILIA, would be out on April 8th. “2 facts: it’s my birthday and this album is my whole fucking heart,” Cabello wrote on Twitter, sharing what appears to be the album’s artwork. “FAMILIA. Out April 8.” While the official tracklist for FAMILIA hasn’t been released, we can safely assume Cabello’s follow-up to 2019’s Romance will include her single from last year, “Don’t Go Yet,” as well as the Ed Sheeran-featuring “Bam Bam,” which is out today. See her tweet announcing the new record, as well as its cover art, below. Advertisement Related Video Last September, Cabello performed alongside Coldpl...
Dua Lipa Talks Elton John, Performs Her ‘Lazy’ Dance for ‘Tonight Show’: Exclusive
Dua Lipa had us all levitating in 2021. This year, with borders reopening and venues back in business, the Brit has floors shaking. Lipa is currently working her way across the U.S., playing arenas in support of her global hit album, Future Nostalgia. So far, so brilliant, she tells Jimmy Fallon. Performing New York’s Madison Square Garden “was surreal. It exceeded all my expectations,” she told Fallon when she stopped by The Tonight Show on Thursday. “Everyone rode the wave with me, it was amazing, they were all up for it, the floor was shaking.” If the place was bouncing, a throw-back dance move had a part to play. The pop singer has reclaimed an early-career dance, one that was described at the time as “lazy” (and worse). Never mind, it’s now inserted into the set, and Lipa produc...
Camila Cabello Readies ‘Familia’ Album With Ed Sheeran Collab ‘Bam Bam’: Stream It Now
Two great pop worlds collide on “Bam Bam,” Camila Cabello’s new collaboration with Ed Sheeran. The gyrating pop number oozes Latin charm, with a warm tropical breeze blowing through. The “Havana” singer teased the song with several short cuts in recent days, and dropped the recording in full at the stroke of midnight. BAM BAM music video out March 4 at 10 am EST. @edsheeran FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU*********** https://t.co/7YlVOu5gek pic.twitter.com/cdXTd7VNeW — camila (@Camila_Cabello) March 2, 2022 “Bam Bam” is Cabello’s first release for 2022, while Sheeran is riding a purple patch during which he has contributed to no less than four U.K. No. 1s in the past year. There’s a whole lot more to come from Cabello, who’s just announced a new album, Familia, due out April 8. 2 facts: it’s my birthday an...
Magdalena Bay Share 2022 Tour Dates, AI Music Video for “Dreamcatching”: Watch
Magdalena Bay put out one of the most exciting pop albums of 2021, Mercurial World. Still reeling in its success, the Los Angeles duo have shared the music video for the highlight “Dreamcatching” today. Additionally, Magdalena Bay mapped out a run of US tour dates for 2022. To bring the fantasy of “Dreamcatching” to life, director Felix Geen used VQGAN+CLIP, a pioneering technology that uses a collection of neural networks working in unison to generate images based on input text and images. The result finds Magdalena Bay in a vivid, distorted otherworld that blends the lines between live-action and animation. “‘Dreamcatching’ is about all the places you want to know and all the places you’ll never go,” the band explained in a statement. “The video uses AI neural networks to create the land...
PC Music Volume 3 Set to Feature Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Clairo, and More
PC Music has announced its third compilation album. Out on May 13th, the double LP includes tracks by Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Clairo, and more. PC Music Volume 3 collects hits from the record label between 2018 and 2021, as well as a share of “upcoming, unreleased, and unreleasable music.” Charli XCX reunites with frequent collaborator (and PC Music founder) A.G. Cook on “Xcxoplex,” a reworking of his 2020 track “Xxoplex” as first heard on his 2021 remix album Apple vs. 7G. Meanwhile Polachek’s 2018 collab with felicita, “marzipan,” also makes the cut as does Clairo’s single with Danny L Harle, “Blue Angel,” also released in 2018. Other artists appearing on the two-disc album include Hannah Diamond (“Invisible” and “Staring at the Ceiling”), Tommy Cash (“Pussy Money Weed”), umru and...
Diplo Talks New Solo Album, Why He Didn’t Join Neil Young’s Spotify Exit and His Misinterpreted Taylor Swift Diss
If you’ve spent even one minute on Diplo‘s socials you know he takes NGAF to stratospheric levels on the regular. But in a new interview with Input magazine in which he explained why he’s releasing his first solo album in 18 years (Diplo) and the reason he didn’t follow Neil Young‘s exit from Spotify over Joe Rogan’s spreading of disinformation, the EDM star also served up a on-brand shruggy response to a nearly decade-old tweet in which he joked, “someone should make a kickstarter to get taylor swift a booty.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I don’t take it that seriously. When I first started using social media, it was a big joke for me,” he explained. “On Twitter, I was an unabashedly crazy person. And I didn’t realize that there was power ...
Conor Maynard on Reimagining a Whitney Houston Classic and Early Collaborations with Pharrell, Frank Ocean
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Conor Maynard sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new reimagining of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” along with his other recent releases. Related Video The English singer-songwriter tells us about lyrically drawing from a recent breakup and learning the life of an independent artist, as well as how taking a few years off of his music career to star in Kinky Boots on Broadway has influenced his vocal techniques. Maynard also takes us into his world of collaborations, how he approaches them, and his early work with Pharrell and Frank Ocean. Advertisement Listen to Conor Maynard discuss his Whitney Ho...
Everything We Know About Red Velvet’s Feel My Rhythm (So Far)
It’s finally happening — after a long stretch without new music as a group, beloved K-pop queens Red Velvet are making their return. IRENE, SEULGI, WENDY, JOY, and YERI have been busy with solo projects and unit activities, but a new EP is on the horizon for the group. ReVeluvs everywhere can expect more innovative pop from the group, whose 2019 album The ReVe Festival: Finale broke records and spawned a No. 1 hit on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart with “Psycho.” Prior to release, Red Velvet will hold a special concert titled 2022 The ReVe Festival : Prologue in Seoul on March 19th and March 20th, with the second show live streaming globally via Beyond LIVE. Advertisement Related Video In the meantime, here’s everything we know about Feel My Rhythm… so far. The Release Date Fo...
Ed Sheeran Slams Shots, Camila Cabello Parties Hard In New ‘Bam Bam’ Teaser: Watch
Slamming shots, riding shopping trolleys, painted faces with your besties. The music video for Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran‘s “Bam Bam” is a large night out, judging by a new snippet shared to social media. Directed by Mia Barnes, a sneak peek at the music video captures a bender with buddies. “Many more wild nights out together to come, mate,” reads Cabello’s Instagram post. Bringing a splash of Spanish and a tropical vibe, the pop number is set to arrive in full on March 4. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The “Havana” singer officially announced “Bam Bam,” and shared artwork for the single, on Feb. 21, when she also revealed that she worked on the song with Ed Sheeran — “one of my favorite people and artists ever” — with whom she’s previousl...
You Can Order Real Life ‘Licorice Pizza’ From Postmates for a Limited Time
To celebrate the digital release of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2021 film Licorice Pizza, MGM is teaming up with Postmates to release a limited edition, gourmet spicy pepperoni pizza in New York and Los Angeles. From March 2 through March 6, Postmates users can order a “Licorice Pizza” that includes an exclusive code from Apple TV, which gives you access to watch the film as many times as you want. Additionally, the first orders will receive one of the film’s limited edition vinyl soundtrack, while supplies last. The special pies will be priced at $19.73, which is the year the film takes place. Explore Explore Alana Haim See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Order your own “Licorice Pizza” exclusively on Postmates here. Licorice Pizza, which stars Alana Haim as A...
xiv and biosphere Share Origins of New Song “BLASTOFF!” with koven wei: Exclusive
With Origins, artists get the chance to share insights on their latest release. Today, xiv and biosphere share the inspiration behind their collaboration with Toronto-based artist koven wei. xiv and biosphere are getting intergalactic. Their joint project, Calamity (available to stream today, March 1st) is a 10-track journey that feels less like a cross between a concept album and an atmospheric mixtape, complete with star-crossed lovers and plenty of longing. Vocalist xiv and producer biosphere released track “On You” in October of 2021 before recruiting fellow Canadian up-and-coming artist koven wei for this next single. It’s no surprise that xiv mentions South Korean artist collective Dream Perfect Regime (DPR) as an influence — the extremely successful group has set the stage for...
