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Britney Spears Addresses Family Post-Conservatorship: ‘I Have Not Forgotten’
Britney Spears took to Instagram on Tuesday to further address the end of her conservatorship and answer questions about what she’s going to do with her newfound freedom. “Well let’s see, I’ve been in the conservatorship for thirteen years,” said Spears, speaking directly to the camera just a day after she declared to be on “cloud 9” in the first weekend free of the constraints of her conservatorship. “It’s really a long time to be in a situation you don’t want to be in. So I’m just grateful honestly for each day and being able to have the keys to my car, being able to be independent and feel like a woman, and owning an ATM card, seeing cash for the first time, being able to buy candles. It’s the little things for us women but it makes a huge difference.” Explore See latest videos, charts ...
Adele’s 30 Is Much More Than a Divorce Album — It’s a Hard-Won Journey to Self-Love
“To be loved and love at the highest count, means to lose all the things I can’t live without.” When Adele croons that line on the devastating piano ballad “To Be Loved,” one gets the impression that it is not only emblematic of her latest album, but also the journey of the past six years of her life. On the surface, 30, out Friday (November 19th), could be perceived as a divorce album, but it’s more than that: It’s about depression, new love, rebirth, choosing the harder road even if it means self-preservation. Here, the singer digs deeper than she ever has before. Though Adele has always mastered the art of remaining notoriously private, despite being one of the biggest pop stars in the world, 30 unveils the extreme change she’s experienced over the years. Advertisement The world has bee...
ABBA Releasing First-Ever Christmas Single, ‘Little Things’
ABBA are giving fans yet another gift this holiday season. The reunited Swedish megapop quartet announced on Tuesday (Nov. 16) that they will drop the new Christmas single, “Little Things” on Dec. 3 through Universal Music. The song, which appears on the the reformed group’s hit album Voyage, is described as a “gentle reflection on the joy of Christmas morning and family time around this special time of year.” The band also teased that a video for their first-ever Christmas song will be released soon; the single will be released on a physical CD next month. Explore Explore ABBA See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The group — Benny Anderson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Kristian Ulvaeus — earned their highest charting album ever on the&nbs...
Summer Walker Ties Taylor Swift for This Billboard Hot 100 Record
Summer Walker claims a share of Billboard Hot 100 history, as she floods the chart (dated Nov. 20) with 18 songs from her new album, Still Over It. The set soars in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 166,000 equivalent album units earned, according to MRC Data, becoming her first leader on the list. It’s also the first R&B album by a woman to top the chart since Solange’s A Seat at the Table in October 2016. With 201.1 million streams for its songs earned in its first week, Still Over It also marks the biggest streaming week ever in the U.S. for an R&B album by a woman. On the Hot 100, Walker joins Taylor Swift as the only female artists in the chart’s 63-year history to place as many as 18 songs on the survey simultaneously. Swift sent 18 songs onto the chart dated Sept. 9, 2019, ...
Taylor Swift Drops Live Acoustic Version of 10-Minute ‘All Too Well’ Performance
The Taylor’s Version of Red is the gift that keeps on giving. Taylor Swift has dropped the live acoustic version of “All Too Well” that appears on the just-released Red (Taylor’s Version) album. The recording is taken from last week’s premiere of the epic Sadie Sink/Dylan O’Brien video for the single at the AMC 13 Lincoln Square in Manhattan; Swift wrote and directed the short film. In a tweet, Swift said that the live version marked the first-ever performance of the song, tracked in front of an audience of 400 fans. The singer also played the epic iteration of the tune on Saturday Night Live over the weekend. The 30-track Red (Taylor’s Version) launched in a major way last week, putting up the biggest first-day streams by a female artist ever on Spotify with 90.8 million global streams; t...
Maxwell Takes ‘Off’ with New Single; Closes Album Trilogy with ‘blacksummers’NIGHT’
“From announcing a new partnership with BMG for my label Musze to receiving the Legend Award at the upcoming 2021 Soul Train Awards, I couldn’t be more excited to share this new single with loved ones offering a glimpse into NIGHT,” Maxwell said in a statement. The three-time Grammy winner is also partnering with the Black Promoters Collective (BPC), a coalition of African American independent promoters, to present the NIGHT 2022 Tour. Featuring openers Anthony Hamilton and Joe, the 25-date arena tour begins in Dallas on March 2 with stops in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta before concluding in Miami on May 8. Pre-sale starts Nov. 22 with tickets going on sale to the public on Nov. 29. Calling Maxwell one of the most respected artists in the industry, Black Promoters Collec...
Taylor Swift Reacts to Mr. Feeny From ‘Boy Meets World’ Praising ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’
“My brother and I are FREAKING OUT, we’re huge fans!!! This is so awesome. Thank you! And thank you Grace!!!” Swift replied in the comment section of the TikTok post, along with several smiling emojis with hearts, as captured by @commentsbycelebs. Grace later posted a follow-up video to her account to clarify why Mr. Feeny — her grandfather — felt the need to urge her followers to listen to Swift’s latest project, and when they can expect him to make another appearance on her account. “Feeny is a Swiftie and a One Direction fan, and that is because I am a Swiftie and a One Direction fan,” she said. “And, I just feel like I need to give a disclaimer that I don’t post Feeny very often, so I’m very sorry if that’...
Post Malone and The Weeknd Seem to Be Violent Ex-Lovers in “One Right Now” Music Video: Watch
Earlier this month, Post Malone and The Weeknd shared the new single “One Right Now,” which is ostensibly about sleeping with tons of women, but in which they both sing “you,” as if singing to each other. Now they’ve shared a “One Right Now” music video where they are hellbent on killing each other, seemingly confirming the fact that, in the world of the song, the pop pair were recently fucking. “You say you love me, but I don’t care,” they take turns crooning, “That I broke my hand on the same wall that you told me that he fucked you on.” This dual treachery has left both men filled with rage, and in the “One Right Now” video this lover’s quarrel turns violent. They face off, big cocked guns in hand, spurting bullets all over their enemies and squirming as they get pumped f...
Which Album Should Taylor Swift Re-Record Next? Vote!
She started her ambitious re-recording project in April with ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version),’ followed by ‘Red’ last week. Two down, four to go. On Friday, Taylor Swift released Red (Taylor’s Version), a re-recording of her beloved 2012 album, which followed her very first re-recorded album, Fearless (Taylor’s Version), back in April. But which album should come next? Swift vowed to re-record her first six albums after her Big Machine record label, and therefore her master recordings, were sold to Scooter Braun in June 2019. Now she’s two-sixths of the way through the ambitious undertaking, with four albums left to go. In chronological order, she has her 2006 self-titled album, which includes debut single “Tim McGraw” as w...
10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Shamir, Blu DeTiger, Mitski & More
Twenty-six-year-old English singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya released her debut album, Miss Universe, in 2019 and a three-song EP last December; come Mar. 4, she will share her second full-length, Painless. “Stabilise” is a promising lead single, with driving production built around a rapid riff that underscores the message of being in a one-person race to save yourself. — Lyndsey Havens Shamir, “Cisgender” Following a Weeknd-esque ominous introduction, “Cisgender” quickly evolves into a song only Shamir could have crafted. With songwriting that holds a mirror to the spectrum of sexuality, supported by edgy and industrial production, Shamir kicks the song to a higher plane around the 3:25 minute mark when he unleashes a window-shattering high note that will...
Taylor Swift Crashes a Wedding in Video for “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version): Watch
“I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)” is one of nine new songs taken “From the Vault” and added to Taylor Swift’s recently refreshed album Red (Taylor’s Version). The country-pop kiss-off features vocals from Chris Stapleton, and it now has a new music video directed by Blake Lively and co-written by Lively and Swift. Check it out below. The visuals open with a groom reciting his vows, though it turns out to be a rehearsal in the bathroom mirror, and his groomsmen are all wiggling in front of urinals. At the black and white reception, Swift appears as an apparition in red, dropping cherries into drinks and toppling the groom from the top of the wedding cake. At one point, she returns in a flowing white wedding gown, tempting her ex away from his bride. But this ...
Adele’s One Night Only Concert Indicates a Great Heartbreak Album Is on the Horizon: Recap
Oh, Adele, how we’ve missed you. On Sunday, November 14th, the record-breaking singer-songwriter made a return to live performance with Adele: One Night Only on CBS, which featured some of the artist’s greatest hits, a vulnerable interview with Oprah, and a peek at that highly-anticipated new music head of this Friday (November 19th), when 30 will arrive in full. The event was gorgeously staged and shot at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Adele gifted the (extremely star-studded) audience with her signature vocals, strong as ever, against a surreal sunset in the Hollywood Hills. Advertisement From the first notes of “Hello,” it became very clear: Adele is not here to play. This album, which we’ve waited six or so years for, is going to be a doozy. Adele is so effortlessly charming,...
