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BTS Offers Another Sweet Taste of ‘Butter’ in 2 New Teasers
Ahead of these two latest clips, BTS shared a 60-minute video featuring an animated pat of butter melting against a yellow background. The video, which was released April 26, has already racked up nearly 15 million views. Big Hit had revealed on April 28 that ahead of the arrival of “Butter,” the group would be teasing the song with concept clips and photos until the tune’s May 21st arrival. The stars described “Butter” in an earlier press release as “a dance pop track brimming with the smooth yet charismatic charm of BTS.” The song is their second English-language tune. Their first was 2020’s “Dynamite,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100. On Thursday (April 29), the Billboard Music Awards announced that BTS is a finalist in four...
10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Alec Benjamin, Dawn Richard, Lauren Jauregui & More
Anger, confusion, self-doubt and frustration are all transmitted through Alec Benjamin’s sweet, lilting voice on “The Way You Felt,” a post-breakup track in which the singer-songwriter sorts through his feelings in real time. The pain feels genuine, and Benjamin’s soothing delivery creates the impression that the shock hasn’t fully registered; in the meantime, programmed drums capably soundtrack his broken heart. Niko Rubio, “You Could Be The One” A percussive whoosh arrives when 20-year-old singer-songwriter Niko Rubio utters the phrase “You could be the one!” on her debut single, capturing the dramatic thrill of unsuspecting romance. The kicky pop-rock track allows Rubio’s tone to sink down low and soar skyward, turning into a captivating showcase for the newcomer. Scarlet Pleasure, “Som...
Fans Choose Billie Eilish’s ‘Your Power’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Billie Eilish‘s “Your Power” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (April 30) on Billboard, choosing Eilish’s single from her upcoming album Happier Than Ever as their favorite new music release of the past week. “It’s an open letter to people who take advantage — mostly men,” Eilish said about the track in an interview published this weekend by British Vogue (of which she graces the cover). “I would like people to listen to me. And not just try to figure out who I’m talking about, because it’s not about that. It’s really not at all about one person. You might think, ‘It’s because she’s in the music industry’ — no, dude. It’s everywhere.” You Deserve to Make ...
5 Takeaways From Billie Eilish’s British ‘Vogue’ Interview
Eilish talked about abuse and implied that she’d been a victim. “I don’t know one girl or woman who hasn’t had a weird experience, or a really bad experience,” she said. Here are five things Eilish shed light on in British Vogue. How She Spent Her Unplanned Year at Home Eilish and her brother, Finneas, in the company of their dogs, spent the pandemic year swimming, cycling, fighting, eating Taco Bell and working on music in the basement, the article revealed. She’s very proud of the project: “I’ve grown so much and gotten so much better in my voice,” Eilish noted of her work on Happier Than Ever, due out on July 30. “It’s crazy to think about. I think change is one of the best gifts in the world.” This Is What ‘Your Power’ Is Really About The first...
Katy Perry Transforms Into Tinker Bell for ‘American Idol’
“legolas’s gf flyin in hot with a pouch full of pixie dust to throw on anyone who doesn’t believe we have the best top 10 in @americanidol history #disneynight ok,” she tweeted alongside a video of her ear transformation. While Idol aired, Luke Bryan shared a clip on Twitter of Perry in full pixie dust mode. “Katy goes all out,” he commented, to which she replied, “Why would I go halfway? That’s for losers.” See Perry’s getting-ready process, plus the final look, 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 g...
Song of the Week: Billie Eilish Reclaims Herself on “Your Power”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-02T22:20:07+00:00“>May 2, 2021 | 6:20pm ET Song of the Week digs into the new track 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, Billie Eilish sings for those stepping out of lopsided dynamics on “Your Power”. Billie Eilish’s ascent was built for the internet age: a SoundCloud upload, a “made just for fun” viral hit, and a brother-sister duo creating music in a bedroom are perfect plot points of a story for this Extremely Online generation. The singer has been seemingly unstoppable since she burst onto the scene,...
Justin Timberlake Gives a Shout-Out to ‘It’s Gonna Be May’ Meme Creator: ‘Look What You Started’
Davis shared a screenshot of Timberlake’s post on her Instagram Story, writing, “Can’t believe this. I’ll never forget it (but dude I’m so sorry that you have to see this every year),” she captioned the post, adding several laughing face emojis. “Love you always.” On Friday, in celebration of International Dance Day, Timberlake’s former *NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass also took part in the festivities, posting a TikTok video of himself doing a dance routine soundtracked by “It’s Gonna Be Me.” “It’s #NationalDanceDay, so I’m gonna need y’all to duet this for #ItsGonnaBeMay Day tomorrow!!” Bass captioned the clip, where multiple replicas of the singer perform the original choreography from the ...
Justin Timberlake Gives a Shout-Out to ‘It’s Gonna Be May’ Meme Creator: ‘Look What You Started’
Davis shared a screenshot of Timberlake’s post on her Instagram Story, writing, “Can’t believe this. I’ll never forget it (but dude I’m so sorry that you have to see this every year),” she captioned the post, adding several laughing face emojis. “Love you always.” On Friday, in celebration of International Dance Day, Timberlake’s former *NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass also took part in the festivities, posting a TikTok video of himself doing a dance routine soundtracked by “It’s Gonna Be Me.” “It’s #NationalDanceDay, so I’m gonna need y’all to duet this for #ItsGonnaBeMay Day tomorrow!!” Bass captioned the clip, where multiple replicas of the singer perform the original choreography from the ...
Tori Kelly Delivers the National Anthem at the Kentucky Derby: Watch
Kelly’s fascinator was in a shade of lilac, complementing her cheery floral frock in purple and pink. This year’s event began airing at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday on NBC, available to stream on SlingTV, Hulu with Live TV and FuboTV. Watch Kelly sing the national anthem at the Kentucky Derby 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 users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Justin Bieber Brings Intimate ‘Peaches’ Performance to Instagram
At one point in the performance, Bieber interrupts the song to say “you look so good, baby” — presumably to an off-screen Hailey. By the end of the song, he directs his attention to his fans: “Love you guys,” he says to the camera at the end of the clip. Watch Bieber’s latest take on “Peaches” on Instagram. 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 users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Here Are the Best 2021 *NSYNC ‘It’s Gonna Be May’ Memes
But the internet flips back to this beloved meme every April 30, the last day before May. His former *NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass kicked things off this year with a TikTok dance challenge (also for International Dance Day on Thursday). Videos of JC Chasez singing “It’s gonna be May” into the microphone during *NSYNC’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2018 are also a popular option this time of year. But forget JT’s ramen-noodle hair, because Kraft Macaroni and Cheese crafted Timberlake’s popular 2000s hairstyle with their own pasta. And one TikTok user showed a video of their custom flipbook (which took more than 40 hours to create) that pays homage to the original music video and spells out “It’s Gonna Be May” in it...
Five Things You Need To Know About Julia Michaels’ Debut Album
1. It was (safely) made in person during the pandemic. “I definitely didn’t want to make an album on Zoom,” says Michaels, who worked on the songs for Not In Chronological Order from the spring in 2020 — early days in the U.S. shutdown due to the pandemic — through January of this year. Instead, she figured out a way to create the album in person, with executive producers the Monsters & Strangerz (Justin Bieber, Camila Cabello) and her various co-writers all practicing social distancing. “They would be in their room,” Michaels says of the production team, “and they’d have a sliding glass door to outside. And I would be sitting on a couch, and whoever else I was writing with that day would be on an opposite couch at the far end. We would all be apart from each other, wearing...
