The Barbie movie soundtrack had one of the most recognizable lists of musicians ever. On Sunday, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” won the award for Best Original Song at the 2024 Golden Globes. Both Eilish and her brother Finneas, who wrote the song together, took the stage to …
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Just in time for the Christmas season — and, well, if we’re being really honest, the awards season, too — Ryan Gosling unveiled Ken The EP, featuring three new versions of the Grammy-nominated song, “I’m Just Ken.” The EP includes a seasonal spin on his Barbie soundtrack hit, “I’m Just …
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Simu Liu channeled his best Ryan Gosling during a concert in Los Angeles as he performed a live rendition of Barbie song “I’m Just Ken.” “I want you to close your eyes, and I want you to put your hand on your heart, and I want you to repeat after …
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Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig have remained pretty steadfast in their thoughts about a Barbie sequel: They’re not that interested. But it’s hard to imagine Mattel letting a $1 billion picture go by without a sequel, whether it’s about Barbie or — maybe, who knows? — Ryan Gosling’s Ken. Gosling …
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Barbie’s cultural chokehold has reached the Recording Academy. Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster, which brought in over $100 million, was an ode to girlhood that understood the fundamental function music plays in our collective and individual existential crises. When Hollywood’s award season begins in a few weeks, Barbie is certain to …
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After 21 years, footage from Britney Spears‘ audition for The Notebook has finally been released. The Daily Mail got the tape, which had been kept under wraps for years. Casting director Michael Barry was the one to finally share the footage, after keeping it under lock and key for decades. …
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A combination of modern loneliness and New Age woo-woo has convinced a great many people not merely that they need a soulmate, but that, through some unwritten promise of the universe, they are owed one. This belief, along with the more modest goal of a quick hookup, has kept countless …
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Ryan Gosling doesn’t seem fazed by the success of Barbie, but Mark Ronson, who helmed the film’s music, confirmed that the actor has found the response to his song “I’m Just Ken” “so surreal.” Speaking during an event about the music of Greta Gerwig‘s hit movie, Ronson described how Gosling …
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“I’m Just Ken” should have been one of the most ridiculous moments in Barbie, but Ryan Gosling‘s commitment to the bit is Oscar-worthy. In an exclusive music video for the song, behind-the-scenes footage shows the actor undergoing the most unserious transformation of his career while director Greta Gerwig watches along …
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You may have heard that Bill Maher hated the Barbie movie — an all-too-predictable outcome for a 67-year-old crank who some HBO exec thinks is “edgy” because he spends so much of his airtime railing against “wokeness.” You’d think someone whose film acting CV includes winners like Pizza Man, Tomcats, …
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