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Here’s the Phone Olivia Rodrigo Was Using in Her ‘Good 4 U’ Video
The Galaxy Z Flip features a 6.7-inch display that folds into a compact form. The smartphone comes in a number of chic colors, including black, purple and pink. Because of the flip design, it can stay open at multiple angles, allowing for new, hands-free ways to capture, share and stream. Rodrigo isn’t the only one hooked on Samsung. BTS, as global ambassadors for the brand, were also seen in campaign photos for the smartphone. When the superstars first teamed up with Samsung in 2020, they launched the Galaxy S20+ 5G and Galaxy Buds+ BTS Editions, which feature the band’s logo and purple heart iconography. The BTS Edition wireless earbuds are still available for $199.99 at Samsung.com. BTS also appeared in Samsung’s recent Mother’s Day campaign to...
Song of the Week: St. Vincent Brings ‘70s New York Glam With “Down”
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Surfaces on LP4, Working with Elton John, and Making Feel-Good Music
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Jesy Nelson Debuts Icy Blonde Hair: See the Pics
In their acceptance speech, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall called out the “white male dominance, misogyny, sexism and lack of diversity” in the music industry while giving flowers to the girl bands who came before them. “It’s for the Spice Girls, Sugababes, All Saints, Girls Aloud, all of the incredible female bands. This one’s for you!” Thirlwall added. They also thanked their former bandmate onstage. Nelson applauded Little Mix’s big win on Instagram by posting a picture of them holding their Brit Award with a series of heart and clapping hand emojis. See her new blonde ‘do below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with gi...
5 Things We Want to See From Olivia Rodrigo on ‘Saturday Night Live’
1. High School Musical sketch Rodrigo is no stranger to television, considering she stars as Nini on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which premiered its second season Friday. And when fellow fictional East High Wildcat Zac Efron hosted SNL in 2009, he pretended to return to his alma mater to break the news that no one sings or dances in college. Similarly, Rodrigo could come back to East High in her own spoof, maybe where she advises students that once you leave this place, the brightest ones are those who couldn’t stop singing and dancing everywhere they went. 2. “Drivers License” performance from inside a car The long-running NBC sketch comedy series already dedicated an entire sketch to the Billboard Hot 100 No...
Ally Brooke Says She Experienced ‘So Much Abuse’ Mentally & Verbally While in Fifth Harmony
Brooke was also candid about the “competitive” environment the girls were in, including the “fight for our lives” to see who got to sing the good parts of a song, and the environment felt hostile. “There was such inappropriateness, too, within the label — talking to us a certain way, talking to me a certain way, making me feel uncomfortable, making me feel inferior and knowing that they can make me feel that way because I was a woman,” she said. She told Extra on Thursday about the “inappropriateness” she experienced. Brooke recalled at one point how she approached a male executive for help when the girl group was going through a breaking point, and how his alleged behavior ended up making her feel “helpless.”...
Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Taylor Swift & More of the Week’s Biggest Winners (May 14)
Happiest Music News: Olivia Rodrigo is Billboard‘s latest cover star The “Drivers License” hitmaker is on Billboard‘s cover, where writer Andrew Unterberger recalls Rodrigo’s fast track to superstardom, bypassing the usual route of past Disney stars, picking up the pace at the resurgent Geffen Records, and wondering if she’ll be stuck as “the heartbreak girl.” Read her cover story interview here, and see the photos from the cover shoot here. Funniest Music News: T-Pain goes on an apology tour on Instagram Live What happens when T-Pain doesn’t check his Instagram DMs for years? He invites the same high-profile artists who tried contacting him, including Lil Jon, Kehlani, Zedd and Lauren Jauregui, up on Instagram Live to of...
Jorja Smith Drops New EP Be Right Back: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T15:39:27+00:00“>May 14, 2021 | 11:39am ET Jorja Smith has released Be Right Back, her new eight-track project and follow-up to 2018’s Lost and Found. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. She’s also shared a video for the song “Bussdown”. This is Smith’s first studio release in three years, but don’t call it an album. According to the R&B singer, it’s more like an EP than anything else. “It’s called be right back because it’s just something I want my fans to have right now,” she said when announcing it last month. “This isn’t an album and these songs wouldn’t have made it. If I needed to make these songs, then someone needs to hear them too.” Be Right Back is a...
St. Vincent’s New LP ‘Daddy’s Home’ Comes Knocking: Stream It Now
Ahead of its release, Vincent performed the singles “Pay Your Way in Pain” and “The Melting of the Sun” during her musical guest slot on Saturday Night Live. Vincent cut the new album with collaborator Jack Antonoff, who came on board the project in the winter of 2019. It’s the followup to 2017’s Masseduction, a critical and commercial success. Masseduction peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and won Grammy Awards for Best Recording Package and Best Rock Song (for its title track). Stream Daddy’s Home below. 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 Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give use...
Katy Perry Is In a Playful Mood With ‘Pokémon’ Tie-In ‘Electric’: Watch
Katy Perry gets her game on with “Electric,” a new tie-in with the Pokémon franchise. The pop superstar’s new number is the first original song to be released from Pokémon 25: The Album, a star-studded compilation which celebrates 25 years since the creation of the Pokémon universe. “Electric” sees Perry return to big pop. On it, she sings: “Oh, I can see it, see it/ If you believe it then you can/ There’s no reason that this life can’t be…Electric!.” And in the official music video, which dropped at midnight, she runs amok with Pikachu. 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 Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sh...
TikTok Star Bella Poarch Signs With Warner Records, Shares Debut Single
Bella Poarch, the popular influencer with the most-liked TikTok video in the platform’s history, has officially launched her music career, inking a deal with Warner Records, the company tells Billboard. Poarch has also released her debut single, “Build a Bitch,” and its accompanying music video on Friday (May 14). “I feel like I found my family and part of that family is the label,” Poarch says of signing to Warner in a statement to Billboard. “When I looked up some of the artists that meant the most to me musically like Prince, Dua Lipa, and Madonna, I realized Warner has helped all of those people along the way too. So I’m very honored to have a family that gave me a chance and believes in me.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we re...
Olivia Rodrigo Releases ‘Good 4 U’ Single: Stream It Now
“At first I was like, ‘I don’t want to do this. I don’t want to be pigeonholed,'” Rodrigo tells Billboard of the heartbreak anthems she recorded for Sour. So she tried peppering in some sweet love songs that ultimately didn’t feel like an authentic fit. “I’m a songwriter who writes from a place of authenticity and truth. And truthfully, love and happiness and everything weren’t feelings that I was feeling at the time. And what’s the point of putting out a record if it isn’t something that you feel is important to say to people?” Watch the official video for “Good 4 U” below. 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. ...
