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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...
Britney Spears Rips Christina Aguilera for Silence on Conservatorship
For the first time in 13 years, Britney Spears is able to speak her mind without reservation. On Friday night, she called out fellow pop singer Christina Aguilera for staying silent about her conservatorship. Spears and Aguilera’s history dates back nearly 30 years, as the two first met one another as members of the Mickie Mouse Club in 1992. A few years later, the two were famously pitted as rivals during the height of the late 90’s pop music explosion. Prior to last week’s court ruling ending Spears’ 13-year conservatorship, Aguilera voiced her support for the #FreeBritney movement. In a statement released in June, Aguilera wrote, “These past few days I’ve been thinking about Britney and everything she is going through. It is unacceptable that any woman, or human, wanting to be in c...
Adele Unleashes Long-Awaited New Album 30: Stream
Adele has shared her long-awaited new album 30 via Columbia Records. Stream it below via Apple Music or Spotify. Led by No. 1 hit single “Easy on Me,” the album is the songstress’ fourth, and first in over six years since the release of 2015’s 25. Much of the LP’s subject matter details the emotion surrounding her split from ex-husband Simon Konecki, whom she divorced in 2021. In an interview with Apple Music, the superstar explained that she rejected her label’s advice to pander to the TikTok generation with her new music. “If everyone’s making music for the TikTok, who’s making the music for my generation? Who’s making the music for my peers?” she asked. “I will do that job gladly. I’d rather cater to people that are on my level in terms of, like, the amount of time we’ve spent on Earth ...
Hear a Snippet of Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi’s ‘Just Look Up’ From ‘Don’t Look Up’ Movie
Netflix’s Don’t Look Up already has a stacked cast, including Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio and more. Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi also have roles in the film — set to release Dec. 10 — and they lent their musical talents to the movie’s soundtrack too, collaborating on the song “Just Look Up,” which fans can preview below. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The brief teaser of the song — which was nominated at Wednesday night’s Hollywood Music in Media Awards for song – onscreen performance — features Grande’s signature vocals belting out a high note as footage from the film plays. Both Grande and Cudi have writing credits for the song, in addition to Nicholas Britell and Taura Stintson. The summary of the movie read...
Ed Sheeran Beaming Into Pokémon Go Universe For Special Performance
Ed Sheeran is getting ready to Pokémon Go into the AR world for a special performance on the wildly popular mobile game from Niantic. Sheeran announced the collab early Thursday morning (Nov. 18), revealing, “I’m going to be performing a couple of songs from = (Equals) on @pokemongoapp,” along with a special appearance from Ed’s favorite Pokémon, a sunglasses-wearing Squirtle. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The PG folks also had some fun with the unexpected virtual link-up in a cheeky post on the game’s official site, unveiling the event with a series of puns using Sheeran’s song titles. “We might have some ‘Bad Habits,’ but listening to Ed Sheeran songs isn’t one of them! They’re just so ‘Perfect,’ they give us ‘Shivers.’ But enough ‘Thinking Out Loud’… We’re excited to announ...
