Elton John, who has been sober since 1990, believes marijuana never should’ve been legalized. “I maintain that it’s addictive,” he said in a new interview with Time, which named him Icon of the Year. “It leads to other drugs. And when you’re stoned —and I’ve been stoned —you don’t think …
Read More »The 10 Best Moments From Sabrina Carpenter's Star-Studded 'Nonsense Christmas' Special
Are you hot? Are you young? Is your stocking well-hung? Then you’ll enjoy Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas, her new Netflix special, out just in time for the holidays. The pop star caps her year of explosive stardom — from “Espresso” all the way to her Grammy nominations in the …
Read More »Muna's Katie Gavin Performs a Tender Acoustic Rendition of Madonna's 'Like a Prayer'
Muna‘s Katie Gavin took a softer approach to Madonna’s pop classic “Like a Prayer” during a live recording atSiriusXM’s The Coffee House. In support of her debut album What a Relief, Gavin also performed three songs off of her latest LP: “Aftertaste,” “Today,” and “Inconsolable.” Gavin’s cover of “Like a …
Read More »Chappell Roan Celebrates 'Good Luck, Babe!' Reaching One Billion Spotify Plays
Chappell Roan‘s hit single “Good Luck, Babe!” has officially hit the one billion mark on Spotify. The singer shared the news on social media, noting that the song reaching that many streams was “cuckoo loco.” She added, “All I have to say is thank you ♡.” Roan initially dropped “Good …
Read More »How Daniel Nigro Reinvented Pop With Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo
Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo, two of the biggest and most interesting pop artists of the past half decade, have a not-so-secret weapon in common: producer and co-writer Daniel Nigro, formerly the frontman of the ’00s band As Tall As Lions. Nigro, who just scored a Grammy nomination for Producer …
Read More »Hear Franz Ferdinand Cover Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck Babe'
As hits like “Take Me Out” suggest, Franz Ferdinand has always had an ear for great pop songs with huge hooks — so it’s not surprising that the band are huge fans of Chappell Roan. During a recent Sofa Session with Jo Whiley for BBC Radio 2, Franz performed a …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Saddles Up to the 'Pink Pony Club' With Chappell Roan Cover
Kelly Clarkson continued to show Chappell Roan a whole lot of love with a “Kellyoke” cover of “Pink Pony Club” on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Clarkson and her band — the wonderfully dubbed My Band Y’all — delivered a faithful take on the Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess …
Read More »Inside the Highs and Lows of Sapphic Pop's Banner Year
H alfway through their set, Muna address the elephant in the stadium. “We just wanted to acknowledge that someone very special is missing tonight,” says the indie-pop trio’s lead singer, Katie Gavin. It’s day one of All Things Go, an independent music festival that fans nicknamed Lesbopalooza due to its …
Read More »See 'Weird Al' Yankovic and Will Forte Cover Chappell Roan's 'Hot to Go!' at Thundergong! Benefit
“Weird Al” Yankovic and Will Forte performed a (surprisingly straightforward) rendition of Chappell Roan’s “Hot to Go!” Saturday at Jason Sudeikis’ annual Thundergong! benefit concert in Kansas City. While Yankovic is known to either skewer or polka-fy contemporary hits, Forte instead suggested the duo play it by the book during …
Read More »Chappell Roan Parts Ways With Her Management Team: Report
Just a day after Chappell Roan picked up six Grammy nominations, the singer has reportedly parted ways with her management team. Billboard reports that Roan has split with management group State of the Art and her manager Nick Bobetsky, a move that was seemingly confirmed when State of the Art …
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