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These Tender Dua Lipa Covers of ‘Don’t Start Now’ & ‘Hallucinate’ Will Give You Goosebumps
Dua Lipa already remixed her Future Nostalgia hits for a Club Future Nostalgia compilation with The Blessed Madonna, which debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 this week (dated Sept. 12). But Ingrid Andress and Declan McKenna arrived fashionably late with their own covers. Andress recorded a couplet of Spotify Singles, which she released Wednesday (Sept. 9). In addition to a reimagined version of “Lady Like,” the titular track of her debut album this year, the 28-year-old country singer-songwriter showcased her cover of Lipa’s No. 2 Hot 100 hit “Don’t Start Now.” She transposed the upbeat disco-inspired breakup anthem into a down-tempo piano ballad that’ll have listeners in their feels rather than forgetting them on the dance floor. ...
The Players Behind DaBaby & Roddy Ricch’s ‘Rockstar’: See the Full Credits
DaBaby’s “Rockstar” feat. Roddy Ricch officially finished out the season at No. 1 on Billboard’s 2020 Songs of the Summer chart, having led the tally for 13 out of 15 tracking weeks. The annual chart tracks the most popular songs based on their cumulative performance on the weekly streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Billboard Hot 100 chart between Memorial Day and Labor Day. In addition, “Rockstar” was the most streamed song of the summer, having racked up 514.6 million streams, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. It topped the Hot 100 for a total of seven weeks. Explore the team of musicians, producers, engineers and more behind the track with recording credits provided by Jaxsta below. ArtistsMain Artist – DaBabyFeatured Artist – Roddy Ricch Songwriters:Composer Lyricist &#...
Halsey to Star Alongside Sydney Sweeney in New TV Series
The project marks a reunion for the duo following the singer’s ‘Graveyard’ music video. Halsey and Sydney Sweeney are getting back together. Halsey has been tapped to make her acting debut and star alongside Euphoria‘s Sweeney in TV series The Player’s Table, based on author Jessica Goodman’s novel They Wish They Were Us. Halsey will also produce the series, which does not yet have a network. From Jean-Marc Vallee and Nathan Ross’ Crazyrose, Endeavor Content and Sweeney’s newly launched Fifty-Fifty Films banner, the drama is set at an exclusive Long Island prep school and revolves around high school senior Jill Newman (Sweeney) who works to uncover the truth about her best friend’s death three years ago and the role ...
Selena Gomez on the Challenges of Growing Up on Disney Channel: ‘My Personal Life Was Out Everywhere’
On Wednesday (Sept. 9), Allure unveiled its special Best of Beauty issue with none other than Selena Gomez as its cover star. In the accompanying interview, the pop star-turned-cosmetics maven dished on the inspiration behind creating her new makeup line, Rare Beauty. “I had always wanted the name Rare,” she told the magazine. “[The word] has become the identity of my brand and who I want to be, which is showing people that being diverse and different, whatever was happening, I wanted it to feel like you were included.” Unlike some of her fellow mid-2000s Disney Channel peers, Gomez also about her days on the monolithic children’s network, which began with booking Wizards of Waverly Place when she was just 13. “I was extremely blessed to get picked out o...
Selena Gomez Shares What She Learned From Blackpink While Doing Makeup With NikkieTutorials
Selena Gomez talked all things life and Rare Beauty with YouTube star NikkieTutorials (Nikkie de Jager) through a fun virtual makeup session uploaded to de Jager’s YouTube channel over the weekend. In a split screen from their respective homes, the duo applied the same makeup look using both Gomez’s new makeup line and de Jager’s eyeshadow palette in collaboration with Beauty Bay. And while Gomez was excited to share all her new makeup products, she was also quick to gush over Blackpink, who she recently collaborated with on the summery “Ice Cream.” When de Jar asked Gomez what advice she’d give the K-pop stars as a veteran pop singer, the “Lose You to Love Me” artist admitted, “I think I would learn a lot more from them.” “...
What Is Your Song of the Summer 2020? Vote! (Final Week)
DaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, is officially Billboard‘s Song of the Summer after finishing at No. 1 for the last 13 weeks out of this year’s 15 tracking weeks for the summery summary. The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights,” which wrapped at No. 2, was the most-heard song on the radio with 1.2 billion audience impressions. Meanwhile, Megan Thee Stallion slipped in another one of her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 collabs last week, as “WAP” by Cardi B, featuring Megan, debuted at No. 17 (chart dated Sept. 5) and joined her “Savage” remix, featuring Beyoncé, which finished at No. 3. “Savage” formerly led the list in its second week, while Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande‘s “Rain...
Fender Announces New Billie Eilish Signature Ukulele
Every big star started out small, and that’s more true of Billie Eilish than most. As a budding musician, the first instrument she learned to play was not a guitar, but its diminutive cousin the ukulele. Now the “Bad Guy” singer has partnered with Fender to release the Billie Eilish Signature Ukulele, available as of today. Like Eilish’s wardrobe, the design is both playful and lux. The colors are matte black and gold, with Eilish’s famous “blohsh” person slouching across the front. The top and bottom are both made of sapele, while chords are held against a walnut fingerboard with white dot inlays. The technically-inclined will be interested to note Nichole hardware and a Fishman Kula preamp that allows the ukulele to be plugged in. It retails for $299.99, and can be purchased through the ...
Zendaya Owns the Internet With Labor Day Weekend Selfies
Zendaya has single-handedly woken the Internet from a lazy Labor Day weekend… with a trio of breezy snaps. Looking relaxed in a white singlet with her braids hanging free, Daya’s selfies captured glorious weather and blue skies. Twitter went wild for them and no caption was needed. Over several hours, the singer and actor’s tweet enjoyed more than 1.2 million “likes,” 195,000 retweets and upwards of 53,000 comments. The 24-year-old artist recently scored her first Emmy nomination (July 28) for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her HBO series Euphoria. She’ll also star in Denis Villeneuve’s remake of Frank Herbert’s epic offworld series Dune. See the photos below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dat...
Justin Bieber Vows to Be a ‘Good Husband and Future Dad’ in Heartfelt Note
Justin Bieber took a moment to reflect on his past, present and future — and expressed his hope to someday be a father — this weekend. “I came from a small town in Stratford Ontario Canada. I didn’t have material things and was never motivated by money or fame I just loved music. But as I became a teenager I let my insecurities and frustrations dictate what I put my value in,” Bieber wrote in a note posted on Instagram Sunday night (Sept. 6). He continued: “My values slowly started to change. Ego and power started to takeover and my relationships suffered because of it.” “I truly desire healthy relationships,” Bieber said. “I want to be motivated by truth and love. I want to be aware of my blind spots and learn from them! I want to...
Justin Bieber Gets a New Tattoo on His Neck
Justin Bieber has added some new ink to his tattoo collection. The singer debuted a large neck tattoo of a long-stemmed rose on Monday night (Sept. 7). He thanked his tattoo artist, Dr. Woo, for his work, and even posted a video clip from the tattoo chair. Bieber kept busy over the weekend on social media, where he shared a cover of K-Ci and JoJo‘s “All My Life” on the piano and a heartfelt note about wanting to be a “good husband and future dad.” Check out Bieber’s new tattoo in the selfie and video 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 p...
Katy Perry Gives Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Smile’ Album Cover Shoot in ‘Teary Eyes’ Video: Watch
Katy Perry is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the playful album cover photo shoot for her new album, Smile. On Friday (Sept. 4), the 35-year-old pop star shared the music video for her new song “Teary Eyes,” which features candid outtakes of the singer literally clowning around during the photo session for Smile‘s cover, shot by Christine Hahn. “Behind the Smile of the album cover shoot: before I even knew I was going to have an album, I wanted to do a photo shoot that encapsulated the journey to pure joy,” Perry captioned a teaser of the “Teary Eyes” video on Instagram. “Thank you @christinehahn for executing my vision.” In the three-minute “Teary Eyes” clip, Perry is seen dancing around on set in the same oversized...
Taylor Swift Ties Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Women in Billboard 200’s History
‘Folklore’ leads for a sixth week. Plus, Metallica and Katy Perry debut in top 10. Taylor Swift’s Folklore collects its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the album with the most weeks atop the list in nearly four years. The set earned 90,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 3 (down 8 percent), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Folklore now has the most weeks at No. 1 since Drake’s Views ruled for 13 nonconsecutive weeks on the charts dated May 21-Oct. 8, 2016. Plus, Swift ties Whitney Houston for the most cumulative weeks at No. 1 among women — more on that in just a moment. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent alb...
