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9 Memorable Covers of Billie Eilish Songs
In August 2019, the 15-time Grammy champ offered her stripped-down take on Eilish’s debut song. In a video shared on Instagram, Keys sings emotionally while playing the piano, giving “Ocean Eyes” a soulful feel. A few months later, she covered the tune once more, this time recording it for Spotify’s Single Series. Vitamin String Quartet, “Bad Guy” There have been several notable covers of this Billboard Hot 100 hit, which spent 49 weeks on the chart. But one of the most memorable is VSQ’s take, which soundtracked a scene in the third episode of Bridgerton‘s steamy debut season. The quartet may have made the song suitable for a ballroom scene in a period romance series, but it also added to the fun with its bouncy strings, even sans vocals. Le...
Camila Cabello Says Taylor Swift ‘Goes Out of Her Way’ to Be a Great Friend
The two have taken the stage together multiple times, including their performance of “Shake It Off” at the 2019 American Music Awards alongside Halsey. Cabello also opened for Swift during her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour, performing “Shake It Off” every night with fellow opening act Charli XCX stepping in to complete the trifecta. Cabello thanked the Folklore star for letting her join her at the AMAs when Swift received the Artist of the Decade honor, saying, “You have always been my biggest inspiration on my own journey in music as a writer and artist,” and telling Billboard that touring with her “was a really full-circle moment.” Three years before, Cabello was just another Swiftie in the crowd during the 1989 World Tou...
Woman Claims She’s Married to Michael Jackson’s Ghost
Kathleen Roberts has a lot going on: she’s a medium, a self-declared “reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe,” and the alleged wife of Michael Jackson’s ghost — or at least she claims they’re married in an essay she penned for the Daily Star. According to Roberts, she and Jackson’s ghost have been married ever since he proposed “clairvoyantly” with a pink engagement ring. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. allegedly officiated the ceremony when she was getting out of a bathtub, because why not. Roberts believes Jackson’s ghost sought her out because of her resemblance to his longtime fascination Marilyn Monroe; reports claim Jackson displayed a large, painted, fiberglass figure of Monroe in his private Neverland office and kept a photo of her on his bedside table, too. “I feel special that he chose me f...
Barbra Streisand Makes Chart History With ‘Release Me 2′ Billboard 200 Debut
The only other act with a new top 20, or top 40, set in the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, 2000s, ’10s and ’20s is Bob Dylan. He most recently visited the region with the No. 2-peaking Rough and Rowdy Ways (July 4, 2020-dated chart). Streisand and Dylan not only share sustained success on the Billboard 200, but also a longtime label home: Columbia Records. Dylan’s debut album arrived in 1962 and Streisand’s first set bowed in 1963, both on the label. Nearly every one of both act’s charting albums has been released through Columbia. For Streisand, who has been signed to Columbia her entire career, her only non-Columbia efforts were the 1964 Funny Girl original Broadway cast recording, on the Capitol label, and the Funny Lady film soundtrack, on Arista, in 1...
Drew Barrymore Weighs in On Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Battle: ‘She’s the Key to Her Freedom’
Because she doesn’t have a personal relationship with Spears, Barrymore said she didn’t feel right discussing the issue in public, deciding that the best way to respect Spears’ wishes was to not post about it on social media. “This is too big for that,” she said. “But I also think on the other side of the coin, the noise had to be made in order to start to have change here. Social media is a very tricky animal. It can lead to great outcry and people listening, and it can also be a place that has a little bit of empty calories.” In the midst of what was described as a mental health crisis, Spears was placed into a strict conservatorship overseen by her father, Jamies Spears, in February 2008, giving him control over his daughter’s life an...
Lorde Shares New Single “Mood Ring”: Stream
Lorde has today released “Mood Ring,” the third single from her forthcoming album, Solar Power. Watch the music video for the Jack Antonoff-produced track below. “Mood Ring” is full of references to practices of new age mental wellness, though Lorde notes it’s meant to be an “extremely satirical look at all of those vibes.” “Ladies, begin your sun salutations/ Pluto in scorpio generation,” she sings on the bridge. “Love and light/You can burn sage/ And I’ll cleanse the crystals.” Further explaining the song’s inspiration in a press statement, Lorde said, “This is a song I am very excited about, it’s so much fun to me. Obviously when making this album I did a deep-dive into ’60s, Flower Child culture. I wanted to understand the commune life, dropping out from society and trying to start aga...
Justin Bieber Posts Rare Family Photos With Wife Hailey & All His Siblings
Justin Bieber has one love for his entire family, with whom he proudly posted pictures on Monday. The Canadian pop superstar posted a series of photos on Instagram in celebration of his baby sister Bay’s third birthday. The photo shoot features him with wife Hailey, father Jeremy, his wife Chelsey and all his siblings: 13-year-old half-sister Jazmyn, 11-year-old half-brother Jaxon, 14-year-old stepsister Allie, and stepsister Bay. While wishing Bay a happy birthday in the first group shot, Bieber captioned the kids-only snap with “Ma familia” and only had heart-eye emojis to express his love for Bay in the third pic of him, Hailey and his baby sis. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It ...
Britney Spears Reveals Why She’s Sharing NSFW Photos of Herself
“Before I show you more pics of my body … I want you to understand my thoughts on exposing my skin !!!! In my opinion it’s quite twisted the immediate response of when any woman is hot and they want to shed a layer,” she continued, noting that she wasn’t talking about a strip club or a concert, but the more practical situation of being in your car and realizing that you’re wearing a “stupid long-sleeve shirt” in the middle of the summer. “The immediate reaction to any woman who does this after shedding a layer is D— I FEEL BETTER … therefore you think you look better !!!” she wrote, noting that she’s had a “billion shows” where she’s done that and “to my horror uhh we’ll… sometimes I didn&#...
Watch Eurovision Champs Maneskin Rock Billie Eilish’s ‘Bury a Friend’
Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin know what it takes to rock a crowd. The Italian band proved their metal mettle recently when they performed their thrashy take on Billie Eilish’s 2019 song “Bury a Friend” at Belgium’s Ronquière Festival on Saturday (Aug. 14). The original tune — which they also played along with covers of songs by The Four Season, Harry Styles, The Killers and The Stooges the night before at the Rock For People festival in the Czech Republic — is a series of low key beats, squeaks and Eilish’s whispery vocals. In the hands of the Mån from Rome, it is transformed into a grungier, edgier rock tune with a ripping guitar solo. “What do you want from me?/ Why don’t you run from me?/ What are you wondering?/ Wh...
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Sets Record for Most Weeks on Billboard Hot 100
Perhaps Abel Tesfaye should change his name to The Year and a Hlf. The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has now been pulsing along the Billboard Hot 100 for 88 consecutive weeks, which means it’s officially broken the record for longest run on that venerable chart. The Hot 100 has been around since August 4th, 1958. Previously, this title was held by Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive,” a taste-free mashup of rock and dubstep that thumped its way to 87 consecutive weeks between 2012 and 2014. We deserved a better record holder, and now we’ve got one. “Blinding Lights” was released as the second single off The Weeknd’s most recent album After Hours, and it premiered at No. 11 on the Hot 100 on December 14th, 2019. It dropped all the way to No. 52 in its second week, but like so many son...
Britney Spears Feels Liberated in Topless Instagram Photo Shoot: “My Purest Form !!”
Britney Spears is now one step closer to freedom, and she’s celebrating by shedding her clothes — literally. In one of her first public statements since her father announced he’d be stepping down as her conservator, Spears posted a series of topless photos to her Instagram page. In the accompanying caption, the singer acknowledged that she has long struggled with body image issues, but now finds it therapeutic to take photos of herself in “my purest form.” “I wanted to see myself in a lighter way … naked … like the way I was born,” Spears explained, “and to me looking back at my pictures when I shoot it’s insane the psychology in seeing myself in my purest form gives evidence that pain … hurt … tears … and heavy burdens aren’t who I am. I am a woman …. a beautiful … sensitive woman who nee...
The Weeknd Celebrates ‘Blinding Lights’ Hot 100 Record & Promises ‘The F—ing Dawn Is Coming’
On Monday (Aug. 16), The Weeknd showed his gratitude for his latest musical feats and some exciting birthdays: His second mixtape Thursday celebrates its 10th anniversary on Wednesday, while his dog Caesar recently turned 4. “Forever grateful to be able to experiment with sounds, try new things with my voice and create music with the people I truly love and respect,” he captioned the post, which features a rather blinding shot of the singer, a man who appears to be The Weeknd obscuring his face behind balloons emblematic of his 2011 House of Balloons project, and a comic of The Weeknd slapping at his old red-suit-jacket-wearing self for singing the hook of “Blinding Lights” while screaming at him, “The Dawn Is Coming!!!!!” The 31-year-old star&...
