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Britney Spears Feels ‘Flattered’ That the World Is ‘Concerned With My Life’
The world grew more concerned about the pop star’s life following the release of the New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears, which touches on her life under the spotlight while shining a light on her conservatorship, in February. Despite feeling “flattered” by the overwhelming response by her worried fanbase after Framing came out, Spears said she felt “embarrassed by the light they put me in” in her first direct response to the doc about her life. “My life has always been very speculated …watched … and judged really my whole life !!!” Spears wrote on Instagram on March 30. “I didn’t watch the documentary but from what I did see of it I was embarrassed by the light they put me in. I cried for t...
Demi Lovato & Drew Barrymore Discuss Their ‘Challenging’ Lives as Child Stars
The two reflected on the “weird” dynamic of being around adults all the time for work while watching them grab a drink afterward and thinking as a teenager growing up in the Hollywood environment, “Well what do I get to do to play?” Lovato later elaborated on her mentality of “if you’re going to work me like an adult, I get to party like one” while the two touched on their struggles with drinking. Barrymore also recalled a portion of the singer’s latest YouTube Originals docuseries Dancing With the Devil where Bachelor host Chris Harrison questioned a 16-year-old Lovato on the red carpet at the 2008 American Music Awards how she could know about heartbreak. The scene follows shortly after Lovato reveals she had been allegedly r...
Issy Wood Shares New Song “Muscle” Co-Produced by Mark Ronson: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-13T17:45:27+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 1:45pm ET UK indie-pop artist Issy Wood has shared a new song called “Muscle” co-produced by Mark Ronson. It’s from her debut EP If It’s Any Constellation that’s due out in late May via Zelig Records. Presently, Wood is better known for her paintings than she is for her music. She’s been featured in numerous arts-oriented publications who have lauded her unique eye for what she calls a “Medieval millennial” style, and her Instagram features many of her terrific works. As a singer-songwriter, she released an EP last year called Cries Real Tears that felt akin to the humorous yet slightly dark indie-pop of Okay Kaya, and “Muscle” contin...
Mariah Carey Celebrates 16th Anniversary of ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ in Style
Mariah Carey celebrated the sweet 16 anniversary of 2005’s The Emancipation of Mimi album with a minute-long video for her Lambily set to her hit “Shake It Off.” The throwback homage cued to images from the album’s third single opens with a white tank top and bedazzled baseball hat-wearing Mariah scrawling her nickname on the bleachers before the words burst into giant glittery letters she dances in front of. “Thank you for my Emancipation,” Carey wrote alongside the video clip, along with a butterfly and heart emoji and the #HappyAnniversaryTEOM hashtag for the album, which dropped on April 12, 2005. 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 t...
Grimes Shows Off New Tattoo of “Beautiful Alien Scars”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-12T15:03:17+00:00“>April 12, 2021 | 11:03am ET Grimes has burnished her otherworldly reputation with a large back tattoo of what she calls “beautiful alien scars.” The alt-pop artist unveiled her new ink in an Instagram post Sunday evening. Her latest body augmentation was done in white by the artist Tweakt, who was aided by the digital designer Nusi Quero. Via the Independent, Quero is an expert at intricate computer renderings. So far, the design is a bit too fresh to fully appreciate, with red scarring pulling attention from the white ink. Grimes acknowledged as much in the comment, writing, “Don’t have a good pic cuz it hurts too much and I need to sl...
Lana Del Rey Shares ‘Blue Banisters’ Teaser
Lana Del Rey shared appeared to tease a new song dubbed “Blue Banisters” in an Instagram post on Sunday (April 11). The singer posted a vintage-looking photo of herself looking up at the sky with the title underneath it. Following the tease, fans are speculating that a new single is on the horizon. Del Rey recently released her Chemtrails Over The Country Club album, which hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Shortly after the LP’s release, Del Rey already announced that another new album, Rock Candy Sweet, will arrive on June 1. 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 rewa...
Olivia Rodrigo Gets a Parking Ticket, Finds Out Driving ‘Isn’t All Fun and Games’
Earlier this month, it was reported that Rodrigo’s runaway hit single — which spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200 charts — had become the first song to surpass 1 billion global streams in 2021, according to figures from MRC Data. She recently released the new single “Deja Vu,” and her debut studio album is scheduled to arrive on May 21. Check out her reaction to getting a parking ticket 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 Inter...
Fans Choose Taylor Swift’s ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Swift’s latest album includes re-recordings of the original Fearless songs, along with six never-before-released “From the Vault” songs, including collaborations with Keith Urban and Maren Morris. Swift announced her intention to re-record her first six albums — released between 2006 and 2017 by Big Machine Label Group — in 2019, following the acquisition of her master recordings by Scooter Braun. Fearless was Swift’s first album to top the Billboard 200 chart, spending 11 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1. The album also earned Swift her first Grammy Awards, including album of the year. She later won the same award with 2014’s 1989, and recently took home her third album of the year trophy with Folklore. Placing second on the past week’s tally with nearly 2...
Britney Spears Posts Throwback Photo With Jamie Lynn & Justin Timberlake for Sister’s Birthday
“Happy belated birthday to this beautiful soul!!!” Spears wrote in the photo caption to her little sister, who celebrated her birthday on April 4. “I love you so much and damn it I wish I was as smart as you at 30 !!!! It’s weird to say that I was basically your momma when you were younger and yes I’m still older but your soul is and always has been wise !!!!” She continued: “I’m truly and genuinely inspired by your path and the life you have created for your beautiful children and I’m so f—ing proud to call someone as beautiful inside as you my sister !!!!” “And not only are you a beautiful soul you’re so DAMN STRONG … I was extremely taken back and still am to this very day !!!” she said, recalling a mome...
Taylor Swift Fan Recreates All of Her Eras in One Viral TikTok Video
From “Our Song” to “Willow,” one Taylor Swift fan has recreated every one of the star’s iconic eras for a clip that’s racking up views on TikTok. The video, which has been viewed 3.4 million times and has received almost 1 million likes on TikTok as of Saturday (April 10), was first posted on Friday (April 9), the day Swift released her re-recorded Fearless (Taylor’s Version). TikTok user @juliiieanne, whose channel features a collection of Swift look-alike videos, seamlessly transitions through moments from each of Swift’s original studio albums in her latest short video, all in less than a minute — and completely in costume, creatively replicating Swift’s hairstyles, makeup looks and outfits. You Deserve to Make Money Even When ...
Song of the Week: Tkay Maidza’s “Syrup” Longs for Hot and Sticky Summer Nights to Come
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-10T20:55:49+00:00“>April 10, 2021 | 4:55pm ET 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, rapper Tkay Maidza reminds us of the fun times just around the corner. The rise of streaming has meant many things for the world of music over the past decade: the slow pull away from the power of radio and CD sales, increased accessibility to new artists, and constant questions around payment structures in this model, for starters. It also means that music is an abundance of...
Demi Lovato Recalls Comfort of Owning Her Truth in Docuseries: ‘Nothing Anyone Can Say Will Shake Me’
“It was challenging,” said Lovato, explaining that she had to do a lot of work on herself behind the scenes before she was ready and felt “completely secure” in actually telling her story straight to the camera. “It’s been really cathartic, really really therapeutic,” of the overall experience. She hopes that people can learn from what she went through, but also that the documentary “creates conversation” around those difficult topics. “I had a physical reaction the first time that I watched it,” said the singer, “like — anxiety attack.” She went on to say that a part of telling her story was about taking ownership, and in particular owning her truth. “No matter what people say when they watch it, and...
