Over the last few weeks, a peculiar remix of 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up?” and Nicki Minaj’s “Beez in the Trap” has taken TikTok by storm, with everyone from Sabrina Carpenter and Demi Lovato to Malala Yousafzai and Simone Biles joining in on the trend. The videos start with Linda …
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Sunday night’s SONA Warrior Awards ceremony in Los Angeles wasn’t only a celebration of songwriters and those who champion them, but also a call to action to better support what Chappell Roan called the “backbone of the music industry.” Michelle Lewis, SONA’s CEO, opened the event, held at the Skirball …
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When Linda Perry started allowing director Don Hardy to film her day-to-day existence, she didn’t realize the cameras would arrive just in time for her life to fall apart. Perry is the singer-songwriter-producer behind 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up,” Pink‘s “Get This Party Started,” and Christina Aguilera‘s “Beautiful,” among other …
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“The spirit of Penny Lane descends on everything in my life,” says Kate Hudson, whose strong debut album, Glorious, is no exception. It all goes back to her breakthrough role in 2000’s Almost Famous, she continues: “Cameron [Crowe] hired me because I love music, and I think the easiest thing …
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At the turn of the century, right around the time Almost Famous made her an instant superstar, word got around that Kate Hudson could sing, for real. Inevitably, the pop machine, which happened to be running at maximum efficiency in that particular historical moment, tried to catch her in its …
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Linda Perry is ready to share an inside look at her far-from-ideal journey. On Thursday, Mercury Studios released the official trailer for Linda Perry: Let It Die Here, a documentary about the 4 Non Blondes’ singer and hitmaker for others, including Christina Aguilera and Pink. The film traverses her life …
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Ringo Starr has released a new single, “February Sky,” along with a visualizer featuring never-before-seen clips from the musician’s archives. The uplifting song is the first listen from his forthcoming solo EP, Crooked Boy, which will be released on a limited-edition marble vinyl on April 20 for Record Store Day. …
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For her latest rock cover, Dolly Parton takes a deep breath and gets real high on a cover of 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up?” She even gets a little help from the song’s writer and original singer, Linda Perry. In Parton’s hands, the tune has a country swing to the …
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