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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. ...
Finneas to Mentor ‘American Idol’ Top 4: Here’s What They’ll Perform (Exclusive)
Bishop will perform her personal idol song “wish you were gay” by Finneas’ younger sister Billie Eilish, in addition to her original single “Love Me, Leave Me.” Beckham picked “Colder Weather” by Zac Brown Band for his personal idol song and will later sing his own song “23.” Kinstler picked inaugural Idol winner Kelly Clarkson’s “A Moment Like This” as her personal idol song, and she’ll also perform her original single “Love Someone.” Spence’s personal idol song is “Glory” by John Legend and Common, and he’ll later sing “Never Be Alone,” his original song. Caleb Kennedy, who was among the top five contestants, announced Wednesday that he’s leav...
Influence Media Buys Stake in Julia Michaels’ Song Catalog
Also included are Michaels’ publishing stakes in several of her songs as a solo artist, including “Issues,” “I Miss You” (with Clean Bandit), “Carry Me” (with Kygo) and “Friends” (with Justin Bieber and BloodPop). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Michaels acquisition is the second from Influence Media’s music fund with the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS of Michigan), which boasts $100 million in initial capital to invest in the recording and publishing rights of commercially proven songs. Its first joint acquisition, of select copyrights from songwriter Ali Tamposi’s catalog, was announced in April. “Like Carole King, Sia and Bruno Mars before her, Julia Michaels belongs in the pantheon of great songwriters who can write classics for themselves as well as o...
Skrillex Drops New Pop-Punk Track With Swae Lee and Siiickbrain, “Too Bizarre”
Just three days after releasing his first official solo track since 2019, Skrillex is back with another release, a collab with Siiickbrain and Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee. The aptly titled “Too Bizarre” is a full-fledged pop song and even further of a departure from the bass-fueled Skrillex music of old. The arrangement here was made for radio, with Lee crooning over a number of guitar riffs and punk-inspired vocal harmonies. A jarring vocal at the halfway point courtesy of Siiickbrain brings the track into its final gallop before the last chorus takes it home, tying a bow on a catchy—and strange—new Skrillex release. As the road to Skrillex’s mythical sophomore album becomes more and more clear, it’s anyone’s guess where his sound is going moving forwa...
