Rina Sawayama has a few notes following Sabrina Carpenter‘s Saturday Night Live appearance. In an Instagram Story post about the pop star’s performance of “Nobody’s Son,” Sawayama highlighted an evident lack of cultural research behind the studio set, which was inspired by a karate studio and featured tatami mats. “Big …
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K-pop stars NewJeans played a pair of sold-out shows at Japan’s Tokyo Dome this week, and on Thursday, the group welcomed Rina Sawayama onstage for a surprise appearance to perform one of that singer’s biggest hits. During each gig, the members of NewJeans each deliver a short solo set, and …
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Paris Hilton has linked up with Rina Sawayama for a new song, “I’m Free,” the latest offering from Hilton’s upcoming album, Infinite Icon (out Sept. 6). “I’m Free” pairs gossamer synths with club pop percussion, with Hilton and Sawayama singing on the chorus, “I’m free/To do what I wanna do/It’s …
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In a new interview with the BBC, Rina Sawayama revealed that she was groomed — a term used in the U.K. to denote gaining the trust of a minor for sexual abuse — by one of her teachers when she was 17 years old. During the interview, conducted prior to …
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Sunday brought a close to the 10th Life Is Beautiful music festival in Las Vegas, and with it the end of the summer festival season. Life Is Beautiful, which has taken place in the city every year for the past decade (save for a pandemic-related 2020 cancellation), brought tens of …
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The English countryside serves as the backdrop for Empress Of and Rina Sawayama‘s dreamy collaboration “Kiss Me.” Last week, the pair began their stretch on the road together as Sawayama continues the Hold The Girl Reloaded North American tour with Empress Of as support. And on their new single, much …
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Lollapalooza 2023 is a wrap. During the festival’s fourth and final day, rain continued to soak Chicago’s Grant Park. Thankfully, by headlining time, the bad weather had subsided, but not before leaving plenty of puddles for festival attendees to navigate and slippery mud all around. It wouldn’t have been a …
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Rina Sawayamahas hit out at The 1975’s Matty Healy for controversial comments he made on a podcast last February. The singer, who is signed to the same record label as Healy’s band, hit out at The 1975’s frontman while introducing a performance of her song “STFU!” at Glastonbury yesterday evening. …
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88rising is getting ready for the fifth annual Head in the Clouds fest in Los Angeles. On Monday, the music festival revealed its lineup for the event, featuring a long list of headliners, including Rina Sawayama, and Jackson Wang, and a special guest appearance by Zedd. Among the other headliners …
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K-pop superstars New Jeans, singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama and rapper Saweetie are among this year’s Gold House A100 honorees. The annual list, from the AAPI collective Gold House, recognizes “the 100 Asian Pacific leaders who have most significantly impacted American culture and society in the last year.” Other artists on the …
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