Mikaela Straus’ third album as King Princess is the product of a tumultuous period — the 26-year-old broke up with her relationship, her label, and her residence in Los Angeles in a short period of time, resettling in Brooklyn before diving in to process what she’d been through and prepare …
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King Princess can’t help herself on her new single “Girls,” the latest preview from her forthcoming studio album Girl Violence, out Sept. 12. “Cruel/You prep my despair/And you know I like it (You know I like it)/When rules don’t seem fair/It gets you excited (So excited)/And to let you back …
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King Princess is on a mission to make her enemies bawl their eyes out. Her latest single, “Cry Cry Cry,” puts a former friend on the chopping block in the face of betrayal. The record, she says, “is about a friendship with a lady that did not work out,” noting …
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All hail the king. King Princess appeared on The Late Show to showcase her new single, “RIP KP.” The evocative track is the first listen from the musician’s forthcoming third album, Girl Violence, out Sept. 12. Performing with her live band, King Princess, a.k.a. Mikaela Straus, offered an impassioned rendition …
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Hugh Jackman is set to play King Princess‘ dad in an upcoming film, and the pair showed off their father-daughter chemistry during a sweet performance over the weekend. King Princess joined Jackman during one of his recent shows at Radio City Music Hall for a rendition of Sonny and Cher’s …
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King Princess has shared a cover of Steely Dan‘s 1972 classic “Dirty Work,” which she recorded for the new season of HBO series Hacks. The rock number, produced by Ryan Linvill and Slimdan, appeared at the end of the second episode, “Better Late,” and came about thanks to King Princess’ …
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King Princess is not impressed by wealthy people who take big risks. The singer (real name Mikaela Straus) is the great-great-granddaughter of Idisorand Ida Straus, who died when theTitanicsank in April 1912, and she has offered up an opinion about the Titan submersible, which killed five people when it imploded. …
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Weeks after LA Pride revealed that two queens — Mariah Carey and Megan Thee Stallion — will headline LA Pride‘s 2023 music festival, event organizers shared the event’s complete lineup, featuring Fletcher, King Princess, and some of RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s biggest stars. Rounding out Friday’s lineup, headlined by the “Hot …
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Sharon Van Etten, King Princess, and Orville Peck are among the artists who’ve contributed covers to the soundtrack for the upcoming National Geographic limited series, A Small Light. A Small Light is based on the life story of Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who hid Anne Frank and her family …
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Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, King Princess, and Camilo are among the artists that will dig into their “origins” in an upcoming Audible series. The eight-episode Origins asks emerging musicians simply, “Where are you from?” with each episode revealing each artist’s backstory and influences in their own words. As Eilish herself …
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