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Courtney Love Covers Britney Spears’ “Lucky”: Watch
Courtney Love recently launched a cover song series called Bruises of Love, in which she performs a selection of her songs that allowed her to “finally feel like myself again” after years of health issues. After kicking off the series last month by covering “California Stars”, the folk-rock staple from Wilco and Billy Bragg’s joint 1998 album Mermaid Avenue featuring lyrics by the late Woody Guthrie, Love has now uploaded a rendition of Britney Spears’ “Lucky”. Watch below. As Love pointed out prior to her performance, the Max Martin-penned song from Spears’ 2000 album, Oops!… I Did It Again, is challenging to play due to some “funky” chords. The timing of the song’s release is likely not coincidental, as Love was interviewed for Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino for their newl...
Jennifer Lopez Hits the Streets of Miami in Teaser for Rauw Alejandro Collab ‘Cambia El Paso’
Lopez, whose engagement to Alex Rodriguez was called off earlier this year, recently revealed that “Cambia El Paso” is about moving on. The track’s title translates in English to “change the step.” “The song is about change and not being afraid to take the step,” she said on SiriusXM’s Pitbull’s Globalization. “Like, just take the step, advance, do what you need to do. If something’s not feeling right, whatever it is in your life, like, just make that move and dance.” Following her split from Rodriguez, Lopez reignited her romance with former flame Ben Affleck. In recent week, the two stars have been photographed kissing on a date night in Malibu, Calif. See Lopez’s teaser of the “Cambia El Paso”...
Lana Del Rey Shares Blue Banisters Cover Art, Teases New Single
Lana Del Rey had originally intended to release her next album Blue Banisters on Fourth of July. But now, as Del Rey revealed on the eve of America’s birthday, those plans have now been pushed back. “Album out later later… Single out soonish. Have a good fourth x,” Del Rey wrote in an Instagram post. Del Rey is making it up to her fans by sharing the album’s cover artwork along with a short preview of a new single and video, which you can see below. Related Video Previously, Del Rey said the follow-up to Chemtrails would be titled Rock Candy Sweet and be released on June 1st. In April, She changed the name of the album to Blue Banisters and pushed back the release date by a month. When Del Rey first announced plans to quickly follow up Chemtrails with another new album, it s...
Selena Gomez Models New La’Mariette Swimsuit Collection
La’Mariette’s collab with Gomez features six styles, including a one-piece, two bikini tops, two bottoms and a sarong. The pieces are all in a purple tie-dye print called “Aura,” and they’re available in sizes XS-XXL. In a statement published by People, Gomez said: “After going through swatches, my favorite color was purple; I wanted to stay away from colors I’m used to like red and white. Purple felt different for me. And we added pops of color like green and neons here and there; it really becomes your own suit, however you wear it.” See all of Gomez’s photos from the swimsuit photo shoot on the La’Mariette website, and get a glimpse of the looks on her Instagram post and on Instagram Stories. You Deserve to Make Money Even When...
Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes Celebrate Two Years of Dating With Anniversary Photos
“happy anniversary Kuko,” Cabello said on her own post dedicated to her boyfriend. “here’s to more joy, more friendship, and more love.” Cabello and Mendes, longtime friends who began dating in 2019, posted photos of themselves kissing, sharing a meal and being silly at the beach over the weekend. They’ve opened up about their relationship in the past. In November, Cabello penned a message “about love with this guy” that read, “It’s not just the happy blissful moments you see in pictures and videos- When you’re in a relationship with someone, it feels like they are this mirror reflecting yourself back to you- I constantly have to confront my fears, my anxieties, my insecurities, my patterns of thinking, my beliefs about life and about myself....
Lana Del Rey Previews New Single, Says ‘Blue Banisters’ Album Will Be ‘Out Later Later’
Lana Del Rey‘s new album Blue Banisters, which she originally said would be available on July 4, now has a release date that is “TBD.” “Album out later later,” she wrote in a Saturday night (July 3) update to fans on social media, where she shared the Blue Banisters album art and a music video teaser for a new, as-yet-untitled single in the meantime. Del Rey says the song, in which she can be heard singing “My body is a map of L.A.,” will be “out soonish.” “Have a good fourth,” she added. After she posted the update, “Lana” was trending on Twitter. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beaut...
Britney Spears Called 911 to Report Conservatorship Abuse on Eve of Public Testimony
The New Yorker has published an extensive new investigation into Britney Spears‘ ongoing conservatorship battle. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino, the piece sheds new light on the circumstances leading to the court-appointed conservatorship, Britney’s medical treatment and state of mind, and the pop star’s multi-year quest to end it. Notably, on the eve of last month’s hearing, Farrow and Tolentino report that Britney called 911 to report herself as a victim of conservatorship abuse. After learning of the call, members of Britney’s team reportedly began “texting one another frantically… worried about what Spears might say the next day, and they discussed how to prepare in the event that she went rogue.” The next day Britney did in fact go “ro...
Taylor Swift Shows Off ‘Renegade’ Photo by Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds’ Daughter James
In Reynolds’ snapshot, Swift stands amid a bright blue sky while wearing a white patterned dress and holding a small colorful cloth. The collage also features a publicity photo of Big Red Machine, along with images of water droplets and red roses. Lyrics from “Renegade” — “I tapped on the window on your darkest night” and “The shape of you” — also appear in the artwork. This isn’t the first time the trio has teamed up. Dessner co-wrote and co-produced the bulk of Swift’s blockbuster 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, and Vernon was featured on and co-wrote Folklore‘s “Exile” and Evermore‘s title track. This time around, Swift is playing in the duo’s sandbox, joining Big Red Machine for one of th...
Cop Plays Taylor Swift While Confronting Protestors So Video of Conflict Will Get Pulled for Copyright Infringement
During a July 1st protest at the Alameda County Courthouse, a cop played a Taylor Swift song on his phone so that footage of the conflict would get pulled from YouTube for copyright infringement. Via Gizmodo, Sheriff’s deputy David Shelby had been arguing with James Burch, the policy director for the Anti-Police Terror Project. Amid a disagreement about whether a banner constituted a “tripping hazard,” Shelby suddenly pulled out his phone and began playing Swift’s 2014 single “Blank Space.” “I don’t know why — are we having a dance party now?” Burch asked. Shelby said, “You can record all you want. I just know it can’t be posted on YouTube.” Related Video Shelby was relying on YouTube’s Content ID system, which scans videos against a database of copyrighted materials in orde...
Grimes Next Album Will Be a “Space Opera” About a Lesbian Romance Between Two AIs
Forget lions and tigers and bears, Grimes is offering lesbians and space and love, AI! The enigmatic pop star has shared an update about her next album, and she says it’s a “space opera” about two artificial intelligences that “fall into a lesbian romance.” Via AV Club, details about the follow-up to her 2020 album Miss Anthropocene come from a surprisingly lengthy comment on an Instagram post. After one person asked about the “vibez” on her next project, Grimes did not hold back. She wrote, “It’s a space opera about CLAIRE DE LUNE—an artificial courtesan who was implanted in a simulation that is a memory of the A.I. creation story on Earth from the brain of the engineer who invented A.I. because he wants to relive his life but see if his perfect dream girl could team him to...
A Timeline of Britney Spears’ Conservatorship
Spears’ voice was finally heard in a rare court appearance in June 2021 when Britney explicitly addressed her desire to end her “abusive” conservatorship and went into painstaking detail about how much control she’s been under. Billboard compiled a timeline of the major markers in Britney Spears’ conservatorship over the last decade-plus. Jan. 3 and 31, 2008: Britney Goes to the Hospital on a 5150 Hold Twice Britney is taken to UCLA Medical Center and placed on a psychiatric hold for mental evaluation, otherwise known as a 5150 hold, after refusing to relinquish custody of her children to her ex-husband and the father of her sons, Kevin Federline. Weeks later, Britney returns to the hospital under the same 5150 psychiatric hold. Feb. 1, 2008: Britney Is ...
Song of the Week: Big Red Machine and Taylor Swift Debut a Stirring Summer Collab With “Renegade”
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, a tender new track from Big Red Machine and Taylor Swift is a welcome summer listen. For someone in a seemingly vibrant and loving relationship, Taylor Swift still knows exactly how to write about heartbreak. “Renegade” reunites Swift with folklore and evermore collaborators Aaron Dessner (of The National) and Justin Vernon (of Bon Iver), who have recently joined forces to create Big Red Machine. Swift has been honing her craft for more than a decade, exploring different production styles and avenues of storytelling, but she...
