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German Radio Station Issues Statement After Host Compares BTS to COVID-19
Matuschik then suggested BTS “will be vacationing in North Korea for the next 20 years” for their “Fix You” cover. In a response obtained by the AP, the radio station said Matuschik was “presenting his opinion in an ironic, exaggerated way and with exaggerated excitement, his words went too far and hurt the feelings of BTS fans. But he — and he has assured us of this — in no way intended this. He just wanted to express his displeasure over the aforementioned cover version.” “That does not change the fact that many of you found his statements to be hurtful or racist,” said Bayern 3. “We apologize for this in every way possible. We will work on the matter with Matthias and the team in detail again in the next few days.” Besides outraging ...
Song of the Week: Jay Som and Palehound Choose the Bachelor’s Life and Debut “Anything at All”
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, two longtime friends form a new band and find a new sound. The past year of our lives has taught us that loneliness comes in several shades of blue. It can feel like total isolation, separation from dear friends, or even the tedium of seeing the same faces every single day. Those among us who have fared best have either found ways to beat the loneliness (a little Zoom went a long way there for a while, didn’t it?) or embrace it as a chance to remain in the moment and accomplish something. Jay Som (Melina Duterte) and Palehound voc...
Taylor Swift Officially Cancels Lover Fest Concerts
Originally announced in the fall of 2019, following the release of her seventh studio album Lover, Lover Fest included 12 dates across the globe, including two-night stints in Southern California — set to be the first-ever concert at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium — and outside Boston, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. She was also set to headline England’s Glastonbury Festival before its March 2020 cancellation due to COVID-19. Some other dates were also canceled due to the pandemic, and in April, Swift officially postponed six of the dates (including two in Sao Paulo, Brazil) until 2021. Now she has officially canceled all dates. Since the Lover Fest concerts were originally announced, Swift has released two more albums: 2020’s Folklore and Evermore. I...
Growing Up… Determined: Madison Beer Reminisces About Her Childhood & Career Journey
Madison Beer has fully arrived as a pop singer-songwriter with her new album, Life Support, released on Feb. 26. The full-length demonstrates the pop singer-songwriter’s impressive range and vocal presence, both on lilting ballads like “Selfish” and “Everything Happens for a Reason” as well as sumptuous pop flare-ups like “Boys–t” and “Baby.” Yet Life Support was far from a simple endeavor — the album is the product of years of hard work, as well as the people, settings and life experiences that have helped shape who she has become. In the first episode of ‘Growing Up,’ Madison Beer takes us through the things that have inspired her sense of determination, from childhood memorabilia to her major musical influences. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking...
Lady Gaga’s Dogs Recovered Unharmed After Theft & Shooting
Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dogwalker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said. A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD’s Olympic Community Police Station, just northwest of downtown, around 6 p.m, said Capt. Jonathan Tippett, commanding officer of the elite Robbery-Homicide Division. Lady Gaga’s representative and detectives went to the station and confirmed that they were the dogs. 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.
I Don’t Know How But They Found Me on the Importance of Mystery
Kyle Meredith With… I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS I Don’t Know How But They Found Me singer-songwriter Dallon Weekes talks with Kyle Meredith about the band’s debut LP, Razzmatazz. Weekes tells us about the breakthrough single “Leave Me Alone” being inspired by Bowie, Prince, and Don Henley, growing up on the Gen X / Millennial line, and the importance of keeping the band a bit mysterious. He also talks about theatrics and the beauty of a spoken word bridge. The former Panic! At the Disco member also hints at a possible graphic novel in the works with DC Comics and how he plans to work all of the high concept into the live show. Kyle Mere...
Facepalm Along with Justin Bieber to His Godawful New Album Art
When your eyes first alight on the cover artwork for Justin Bieber’s new album Justice, you might think to yourself, “I’ve been that hungover,” or “I, too, hate having my picture taken,” or, “This new Teenage Mutant Turtles reboot looks sick.” But only true Beliebers could see such a collection of questionable design decisions and have faith in the accompanying music. Here it is, in all its slime-hued glory: <img data-attachment-id="1109356" data-permalink="https://consequenceofsound.net/2021/02/justin-bieber-announces-new-album-justice/justin-bieber-justice-artwork/" data-orig-file="https://consequenceofsound.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Justin-Bieber-Justice-artwork.jpeg?quality=80" data-orig-size="1200,1200" data-comments-opened=&qu...
From Pop Smoke to Post Malone, What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!
This week’s new music is both out of this world, like Nick Jonas‘ new solo single “Spaceman,” and of the world of Pokemon, courtesy of Post Malone‘s cover of Hootie & The Blowfish’s 1995 smash “Only Wanna Be With You” for the video game franchise’s 25th anniversary. But which new release has blown you away? Pop Smoke shines his light beyond this life through his posthumous single “AP,” which is featured in his upcoming film debut Boogie. And Chloe x Halle dropped a divine, Afrofuturistic visual for the title track of their sophomore album Ungodly Hour, which also received a Chrome Edition on Friday (Feb. 26) featuring two new songs, “Hazy” and “80/20.” You Deserve to Make Money Even ...
Sheppard Return With a Splash of Color on ‘Kaleidoscope Eyes’: Stream It Now
Sheppard are back with all the colors of the musical rainbow on Kaleidoscope Eyes, their third album. The shiny pop-rock outfit out of Brisbane, Australia dropped the new album at the stroke of midnight. Spanning 16 tracks, Kaleidoscope Eyes includes lead single “Die Young,” which bowed at No. 3 on AIR’s Independent Singles chart back in 2019. Led by the sibling duo of George, Amy and Emma Sheppard, Kaleidoscope Eyes is the followup to Watching the Sky, which debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2018, and their 2014 debut Bombs Away, which peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 in their homeland. Bombs Away featured “Geronimo,” the highest-selling single in Australia by a homegrown artist that year. You Deserve to Make Money Even Whe...
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry Offers a Clear Portrait of Teenage Life: Review
The Pitch: When Billie Eilish was 13 years old, she posted a video of herself singing her song “Ocean Eyes”. Three years later, in 2018, she was already on a fast path to superstardom, and director R.J. Cutler somehow knew to pick up his camera. This is the starting point to his Apple TV+ documentary, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry. Cutler, whose resume includes documentaries such as The September Issue and Belushi, couldn’t have predicted the kind of year he was about to capture. By circling around Eilish’s 18th year, Cutler documented the writing, recording, release, and reaction of her first full-length album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. He then continued to capture Eilish’s subsequent sold-out shows and festival appearances, radio and magazine interviews, and ...
9 Things We Learned From Billie Eilish’s ‘The World’s A Little Blurry’ Documentary
Perhaps the best part, though, is that instead of glossing over some of the most painful moments — quite literally, like the time Eilish sprained her ankle within seconds of starting a sold-out Milan concert to the time she forgot the words to a song during her Coachella debut — the documentary unpacks them for what they are. In doing so, The World’s a Little Blurry is a refreshing return to the documentary as a vehicle for unveiling, unlike many celebrity documentaries of late that more so double as concert films or hype-reels. Despite how often Eilish has talked about her family, mental health journey and concerns over cancel culture, the film manages to show, not tell, how these topics have impacted and continue to impact her as both a teenager and public figure. Ahead of th...
Billie Eilish Performs ‘Ilomilo’ In Front of L.A. Skyline, Cries Over Favorite Fan Moment at ‘Blurry’ Live Premiere
She pulls up right next to her brother and hitmaker-in-crime Finneas, who’s playing “ilomilo” on a sky blue piano that would’ve matched the sky earlier in the day. The “Therefore I Am” singer walks out wearing the Gucci x North Face puffer jacket and matching bucket hat, but her easily recognizable neon green hair still peeks out from underneath and frames her face, which sometimes goes out of focus to reveal the L.A. skyline behind her. Following her stripped-down performance of the track from her blockbuster debut album Where We All Sleep, Where Do We Go?, the Grammy-winning singer plops down right next to Lowe in a comfy chair setup in the same sky blue shade as her microphone and Finneas’ piano. The two launch into the interview segment by...
