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10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: FKA Twigs, Alesso, 100 Gecs & More
Looking for some motivation to help power you through the start of another work week? We feel you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered. These 10 tracks from artists like FKA Twigs, Alesso, 100 Gecs and more will get you energized to take on the week. Pop any of these gems into your personal playlists — or scroll to the end of the post for for a custom playlist of all 10. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news FKA Twigs and Central Cee, “Measure of a Man” [embedded content] FKA Twigs teams with British rapper Central Cee for her haunting new song “Measure of a Man,” complete with potent lyrics (“Nobody feels the pain behind the love you show/Nobody feels the burden that is yours alone”) and a dramatically compelling vo...
Adele Shares Tearful On-Stage Reunion with Beloved Teacher: Watch
Adele celebrated the release of her new album, 30, with the ITV special An Audience with Adele on Sunday night. Filmed November 6th at the London Palladium, the event found the singer performing a number of tracks off her new album while also fielding questions from celebrity audience members like Emma Watson, David Tennant, Mel B, Dua Lipa, and more. One thing Adele wasn’t expecting, however, was for a reunion with her old English teacher to be part of the evening. Emma Thompson served as the plant, asking Adele if she had someone in her youth who “supported you and inspired you, or sort of protected you from all the trials and tribulations of life and inspired you to go on?” This led the pop star to discuss Miss McDonald, “a teacher at Chestnut Grove who taught me English.” Apparent...
Adele Gobsmacked, Teary During Onstage Reunion With Childhood English Teacher: ‘It Was Just Heaven’
Take it easy on Adele, she’s having a moment. The normally unflappable singer got verklempt during the taping of her ITV An Audience With Adele special at London’s Palladium earlier this month when actress Emma Thompson asked if she could remember anyone from her past who supported, inspired or protected her as a child. Explore Explore Adele See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As it turns out, it was a leading question. Adele said that person was her teacher at London’s Chestnut Grove Academy, Ms. McDonald, who left the school when she was in 8th grade. But not before she left a serious impression on Adele, getting her “really into” literature and arranging “street dance” performances in the cafeteria. “She was so bloody cool. So engaging. She really made ...
Justin Bieber Posts Sweet Birthday Tribute to Brother Jaxon: ‘My Precious Little Bro’
Justin Bieber got emotional while celebrating his little brother’s birthday. “I sit here and look at all of these photos and I’m reminded of how much I love you my precious little bro,” Bieber wrote over the weekend along with a series of pics of the singer with 12-year-old Jaxon, his half sibling from father Jeremy’s previous relationship. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “I am so proud of you. I can’t believe you are 12 years old! You are such an amazing , sweet, handsome, special boy and I’m honored to be your big brother,” JB added. In the snaps on Bieber’s Insta he cuddles in bed with Jaxon, they make silly faces, ride around on their matching dirt bikes and skateboards and frolic in the waves. The celebration came after Bieber announced new dates for his Justice World ...
Billie Eilish Teams With CoralWatch to Support Great Barrier Reef Conservation
Billie Eilish is stepping up to help conserve Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The non-profit CoralWatch, which is working to save the world’s largest coral reef, has gotten the singer’s permission to use the singer’s breakthrough 2016 single, “Ocean Eyes,” as part of a social media campaign to raise awareness about the reef. The vital oceanic ecosystem is in serious jeopardy due to widespread coral bleaching caused by the warming of ocean temperatures due to the global climate crisis. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “SHE SAID YES! Billie Eilish has given us permission to use her song ‘Ocean eyes’ to help us raise further awareness about the reef! Thank you Billie!,” CoralWatch wrote in a Facebook post announcing the deal over the weekend. The post included a short video featurin...
Silk Sonic Perform “Smokin Out the Window” at the AMAs: Watch
To date, all of Silk Sonic’s performances have taken place at awards shows. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak first debuted their collaborative project at the Grammy Awards back in March, and have since played the iHeartRadio Music Awards and BET Awards. On Sunday, in what was their first live appearance since releasing their debut album, An Evening With Silk Sonic earlier this month, Mars and .Paak opened the 2021 American Music Awards. Silk Sonic delivered a sensual performance to match their silky red outfits, as they serenaded the crowd with “Smokin Out the Window.” Watch the replay below. In her review of the album for Consequence, Mary Siroky said “there is exactly one problem with An Evening With Silk Sonic… and it’s that the album is not long enough.” She added, “The album is deli...
BTS Perform “My Universe” with Coldplay at the AMAs: Watch
BTS and Coldplay hit the stage at the 2021 American Music Awards to perform their collaborative song “My Universe” live and in person for the very first time. Watch the relay below. “In the night, I lie and look up at you/ When the morning comes, I watch you rise/ There’s a paradise they couldn’t capture/ That bright infinity inside your eyes,” Chris Martin sang over spacey beats on the opening verse before being joined by Jungkook on the dual-language pre-chorus. BTS’ high-energy performance, which culminated with some fancy pyrotechnics, was also supposed to include the live debut of their “Butter” remix with Megan Thee Stallion. Unfortunately, the Houston rapper backed out of her planned performance with the K-pop idols at the last minute, citing an “unexpected personal matter” as her r...
Olivia Rodrigo Performs “Traitor” at the AMAs: Watch
Olivia Rodrigo took to the stage at the American Music Awards to perform “traitor,” from her smash debut album, Sour. Catch the replay below. The pop sensation led the pack with seven AMA nominations, the most at this year’s ceremony. She was up for Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, and Favorite Female Artist – Pop, while her hit “Drivers License” and album Sour earned nods for Favorite Song – Pop, Favorite Music Video, Favorite Trending Song, and Favorite Album – Pop. Last month, the singer dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “traitor” and dish about her recent visit to the White House. Meanwhile, she brought her No. 1 hit “good 4 u” to the MTV Video Music Awards just two weeks after giving Paramore a retroactive co-writing credit on the pop-punk influenced banger. Ad...
Adele Single-Handily Got Spotify to Disable Auto-Shuffle For Albums
The enormity of Adele’s stardom can be illustrated in a number of recent headlines. The release of her long-awaited new album, 30, led to a global backlog in vinyl production. On the Sunday prior to 30’s arrival, she was given her very own primetime television special on CBS. And now we’ve learned that the UK singer single-handily forced Spotify to disable its auto-shuffle feature for albums. “This was the only request I had in our ever changing industry,” Adele wrote in response to a social media post from Pop Crave noting the change. “We don’t create albums with so much care and thought into our tracklisting for no reason. Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended. Thank you Spotify for listening.” As Stereogum points out, prior to the change Spotify woul...
Janet Jackson Doc ‘Malfunction’ Explores Blacklisting Claims, Les Moonves Involvement in Super Bowl Controversy
“I’m really grateful we’ve arrived at this moment of a cultural reckoning and a reevaluation of what happened,” says Jenna Wortham, a culture writer for The New York Times, at one point during Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson. “But we should never forget what they did to Janet. We should never forget that outrage. What was the cost for this woman? And was it worth it?” Explore See latest videos, charts and news The latest chapter in The New York Times Presents… FX on Hulu series attempts to answer this, framed within the context of the racism, sexism and eventual ageism the singer endured not just in the wake of the controversial moment during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show but throughout Janet Jackson’s professional career. “The pressure on her had to be significant,” no...
Britney Spears Calls Out Christina Aguilera for ‘Refusing to Speak’ About Her Conservatorship
Late on Friday night (Nov. 19), Britney Spears posted a video of Christina Aguilera shutting down a question about her, and she’scalling out her fellow pop star for “refusing to speak” on her behalf. In the video, posted to Spears’ Instagram Story, Aguilera is surrounded by reporters outside Thursday night’s Latin Grammys in Las Vegas and is asked: “Britney — have you had any communication, have you guys had any communication?” Aguilera’s publicist jumps in and says, “We’re not doing that,” with Aguilera making an apologetic face and chiming in, regarding the end of her fellow pop star’s 13-year conservatorship, “But I’m really happy for her!” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a message posted over the video, Spears writes: “I love and adore e...
Song of the Week: “Oh My God,” Adele’s Back!
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Adele keeps us on our toes with the refreshing “Oh My God” from her new album 30. Adele is reliable. She knows how to unlock feelings authentically, often against the backdrop of a piano or forlorn strings. The promise of Sad Girl Autumn was realized when she dropped “Easy On Me” in October. There were certain expectations around 30, which is here in full today, November 19th, and Adele put them to rest with an album that is, in many places, surprising and sonically diverse. “I Drink Wine,” “Hold On,” and “To Be Loved” are all abs...
