Finneas will hit you hard and solo next year on a new leg of North American tour dates in support of his latest album, For Cryin’ Out Loud, which came out last week. The trek will kick off the day before Valentine’s Day in Nashville and hit major cities on …
Read More »Finneas Hits Us Hard and Soft (And Kinda Self-Indulgent, but Also Pretty Sweet)
The second solo album from Finneas O’Connell opens with “Starfucker,” not a cover of the scandalous Rolling Stones tune, but something even more dubious — a melodramatic piano ballad complaint from a pop elite done wrong that oozes famous-guy self-pity. “Cartier around your wrist/I was such an optimist/But you were …
Read More »Finneas Delivers an Ode to the Unrequited High School Crush on New Song 'Cleats'
Finneas revisits the awkward agony of unrequited adolescent love on “Cleats,” the latest effort from his upcoming solo album, For Cryin’ Out Loud. The sweet, but bouncy indie pop tune finds Finneas singing about a situationship stuffed with all kinds of signs it’s not going to blossom into anything romantic …
Read More »Finneas Learns to Love Through the Pain in Loopy 'For Cryin' Out Loud' Video
Finneas is trapped in an endless cycle of love and hurt in the music video for his new single “For Cryin’ Out Loud.” As the musician interrogates some particularly anxious attachment styles on the song, he falls down an elevator shaft, gets stuck with a knife, gets hit by a …
Read More »Anxiety-Inducing Teaser for 'Disclaimer' Starring Cate Blanchett Deserves a Disclaimer
“Beware of narrative and form,” declares a God-like voiceover to start the teaser for Apple TV+‘s Disclaimer. On Wednesday, the streaming service released a minute-long teaser for the Alfonso Cuarón-directed, seven-part series, Disclaimer, out Oct. 11. The teaser flashes several scenes from the show to introduce its several characters: Cate …
Read More »Finneas Slams Scorching Hot Take That Billie Eilish's 'Guess' Verse Is Somehow 'Predatory'
Finneas went to bat for his sister Billie Eilish over her new “Guess” remix with Charli XCX in response to a rather scorching TikTok take that (it’s probably worth noting) was likely designed to be as inflammatory as possible. The hot take in question was delivered by a user who …
Read More »Cher, Barbra Streisand, Cardi B and More Artists React to Biden Dropping Out of 2024 Race
The music world, like the entirety of the United States, was stunned to learn of President Joe Biden’s decision to not seek re-election Sunday, with many artists turning to social media immediately after to thank Biden for his service and his decision, or throw their support behind Vice President Kamala …
Read More »Billie Eilish and Finneas Test Each Other's Embarrassment, Spice Levels on 'Hot Ones Versus'
Billie Eilish and Finneas entered the Hot Ones Versus gauntlet as extremely close siblings and collaborators and left as, well, still extremely close siblings and collaborators, but reeling from the eye-watering, consciousness-rattling effects of extremely spicy hot sauce. For the interview show’s competition spin-off, the siblings were challenged to ask …
Read More »The Making of Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'
Billie Eilish held nothing back in her most recent Rolling Stone cover story —and amidst her many personal revelations, she also went deep on the making of her new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. As Finneas, her brother, producer, and co-writer told Rolling Stone‘s Angie Martoccio — in a …
Read More »Hear Paul Weller's Haunting Cover of Billie Eilish's 'What Was I Made For?'
Paul Weller covered Billie Eilish‘s award-winning single “What Was I Made For?” during a live Sofa Session on BBC Radio 2. The musician showcased a stripped-down version of the song, written for the Barbie movie last year. Weller told host Jo Whiley that he decided to cover the song after …
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