Britney Spears opened up about her physically grueling and mentally frustrating life under her conservatorship, saying the arrangement made her feel not just like a robot, but “a sort of child-robot.” “I had been so infantilized that I was losing pieces of what made me feel like myself,” she said …
Read More »Feist Embraces 'Hiding Out in the Open' on 'The Tonight Show'
With nowhere to hide, Feist embraced being in plain sight as she performed “Hiding Out in the Open” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night. The record appeared on the singer’s latest album, Multitudes, released in April. For the performance, Feist was joined by a full backing …
Read More »No, Alicia Keys Is Not Invoking the Israel-Hamas War With Deleted 'Paragliding' Post
Alicia Keys was pressured to clarify that her Instagram post about wanting to learn how to paraglide was definitely not in any way an allusion to an incident in the Israel–Hamas conflict, as some extremely online commentators suggested. On Monday, Keys shared a photo of herself with a banal caption …
Read More »Raye Turns 'My 21st Century Blues' Into Choir-Backed Symphony With Cinematic Live Album
Raye‘s debut album, My 21st Century Blues, underwent a symphonic reinvention late last month when the singer performed the record in its entirety at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Joined by the Heritage Orchestra and the Flames Collective, a 30-piece gospel choir, the British musician captured those new and elevated arrangements …
Read More »Britney Spears Reveals She Had an Abortion While Dating Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears‘ highly anticipated memoir, The Woman in Me, comes out next week, but some bombshells from the book have dropped early. One securely kept secret that Spears reveals is that at 19, she became pregnant with then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake‘s child, though she ended up having an abortion. According to …
Read More »Liam Gallagher Celebrates 30 Years of Oasis Album 'Definitely Maybe' With Tour
Liam Gallagher is going back to the early days of Oasis. On Monday, the singer announced a 2024 run of shows, named the Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour, in celebration of Oasis’ iconic debut LP’s anniversary. “I’m bouncing around the house to announce the Definitely Maybe Tour,” Gallagher wrote on …
Read More »Half Of Bandcamp's Work Force Laid Off After Songtradr Acquisition
Just as music licensing service Songtradr officially closed its deal to buy beloved music distribution platform and marketplace Bandcamp from Fortnite creator Epic Games, the platform’s new parent company confirmed on Monday that half of Bandcamp’s staff has been laid off. “Over the past few years the operating costs of …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Celebrates Bill Fay's 80th Birthday With 'Filled With Wonder Once Again' Cover
For Bill Fay‘s 80th birthday, Jeff Tweedy is giving him the gift of flattery. The Wilco musician has shared his rendition of “Filled With Wonder Once Again,” which originally appeared on the English singer and songwriter’s 2020 album, Countless Branches. For more than two decades, Wilco has performed “Be Not …
Read More »Bad Bunny Is Paranoid, Petty, Bored, Brilliant on 'Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana'
Bad Bunny is the most-streamed artist on the planet, a status further underscored by the fact that his new album,Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana,is certain to debut at Number One on the Billboard 200 album chart. He’s a fashion icon, a WWE mainstay, a gods-gift to both …
Read More »Christine and the Queens Cancels Remaining 2023 Tour Dates Due to Illness
Christine and the Queens is done with touring for the remainder of the year. On Sunday evening, an official statement issued from the French pop artist’s account revealed that he would be pulling off the road after developing an illness. “Red (aka Christine and the Queens) was taken ill today …
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