What better way for Livies to wake up on Guts release day than to a Today Show performance? On Friday morning, Olivia Rodrigo visited 30 Rock to perform “Vampire” and “Get Him Back” from her new album. She also sang her hits “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U.” “I’ve been …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Spills Her 'Guts' as She Drops Sophomore Album
After Sour, comes Guts. Livies, OR2 is here! On Friday, Olivia Rodrigo released her highly-anticipated sophomore album Guts, a 40-minute, 12-track record, featuring songs such as “All-American Bitch” and Katy Perry-referencing “Teenage Dream.” Following the release, Rodrigo took to social media to thank her fans. “Today is the day!! I …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to ourweekly rundown of thebest new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Olivia Rodrigo fights the sophomore slump with an instant classic, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are back with a Caribbean-inspired jam, V from BTS gets soulful on his …
Read More »Rap's Resident Work Wives Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Reunite With 'Bongos'
Resident work wives Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B are turning up the heat once again. More than three years after they melted the internet with “WAP,” the rappers are back for a second round with “Bongos.” The music video packs bursts of opulence as the visual sees the rappers …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Fans Are Weathering the 'Liberating and Validating' Emotional Storm of Her New Album 'Guts'
If you or someone you know has ever braved the experience of listening to Olivia Rodrigo‘s sophomore album GUTS through the lens of having once been a 19-year-old girl, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Or, if not actual monetary reparations, you can at least be paid in the …
Read More »The Chainsmokers Hope for Love on Wistful Single 'Summertime Friends'
The Chainsmokers have released a new single, “Summertime Friends,” which was drawn from band member Drew Taggart’s romantic journey. The pensive track arrived with a VHS-style music videodirected by Spencer Miller. In a lengthy Instagram post, Taggart shared the inspiration behind the song, which sees the duo singing about a …
Read More »Peso Pluma, Fall Out Boy, and Metro Boomin Added to 2023 MTV VMA Performers
Y’all wanted more performers? The VMAs are delivering. On Friday, just days before the 2023 Video Music Awards, MTV announced a new round of performers for the show: Peso Pluma, Fall Out Boy, and Metro Boomin with a few friends. The announcement comes days after the show revealed that Olivia …
Read More »Watch Jessie Ware Perform Disco-Infused Single 'Free Yourself' at Mercury Prize Awards
Jessie Ware took the stage at the 2023 Mercury Prize awards ceremony at London’s Hammersmith Apollo last night to perform her vibrant single “Free Yourself.” Ware, a nominee for this year’s award, was joined by a band, horns section, and several back-up singers. The ceremony, which ultimately awarded the Mercury …
Read More »Grammys Intelligently Ban Artificial Intelligence From Awards Eligibility
Fake Drake and the Faknd won’t be winning real Grammys anytime soon, now that the CEO of the Recording Academy has disallowed “Heart on My Sleeve” — a song that uses AI to mimic the voices of the Weeknd and Drake — from awards eligibility. A TikTok user called Ghostwriter977 …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Says 'Guts' Has 'Given Me a Lot of Confidence as a Songwriter'
Olivia Rodrigo has released her highly-anticipated sophomore albumGuts, and the singer says the LP is is “about the confusion that comes with becoming a young adult.” In a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1’s New Music Daily, Rodrigo spoke in-depth about the process of making the album, …
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