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Billie Eilish talks dealing with stalkers: “A lot of people want to do bad things to me”
Billie Eilish has explained how the constant threat of stalkers is one of the main reasons why she is yet to move out of her parents’ home. The singer obtained a five-year civil harassment order earlier this year against John Hearle, who camped outside a school across the road from her family home and perched on a fence to look into her house. READ More: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational great He also allegedly performed a throat-slitting gesture when he saw the singer. Advertisement Speaking to The Irish Times, Eilish...
Kakao and CJ Group both looking to purchase controlling stake in SM Entertainment
South Korean entertainment giants Kakao Corp and CJ Group are both looking to purchase a controlling stake in K-pop entertainment agency SM Entertainment. READ MORE: Stop playing Girls’ Generation, just give us the reunion already According to a report by The Korea Economic Daily, CJ Group has proposed a price of ₩300billion (approximately £188million) for a 18.75 per cent controlling stake in SM Entertainment, home to popular K-pop acts such as Red Velvet, NCT, EXO, Girls’ Generation and more. CJ Group’s bid for the shares of SM Entertainment puts them in a race with some of South Korea’s biggest corporations, including...
‘Fortnite’ fans find planned DaBaby emote in files amidst rapper’s homophobia scandal
Data-miners have discovered files in Fortnite that suggest Epic Games is planning to add an emote based on ‘AM to PM’ – a song featuring DaBaby – amidst controversy surrounding the rapper’s homophobic comments. READ MORE: ‘ToeJam & Earl’ taught us about aliens, hip-hop – and what it means to find home again The audio discovered in the data-mine is ‘AM to PM’, a song by Migos featuring DaBaby. While the emote is not currently out, data-mined files show that the emote could have been planned to release later in this update. NME has reached out to Epic for...
BTS on making music in English: “Language doesn’t matter to us that much”
BTS have shared their desire to keep pushing the limit with their English releases, explaining that language “doesn’t matter to us that much”. READ MORE: DPR Live: “I just really want to be transparent with my music” The group have released three English-language singles so far – ‘Dynamite’, ‘Butter’ and ‘Permission To Dance’ – all of which have reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. During a new interview with TIME, the BTS members explained their stance on releasing English music. “Language doesn’t matter to us that much like the past, I guess,” said...
Watch Guns N’ Roses debut new version of rare track ‘Silkworms’ at Boston show
Guns N’ Roses performed a reworked version of their song ‘Silkworms’ during a show at Boston’s Fenway Park last night (August 3). The unreleased track was reportedly written in 2001 during sessions for the band’s sixth album ‘Chinese Democracy’, which arrived in 2008 after a string of notorious delays. They first performed the track at Las Vegas’ House of Blues in 2001, but it’s now received a entirely new revamp and title. Advertisement “Some of you might have heard this under another name, but this is really kind of absurd to try this,” said Axl Rose while introducing the...
New York City will require concertgoers to show proof of vaccination
New York City is set to become the first city in the United States to require people to prove they are at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to enjoy a number of activities, including attending indoor concerts. As the New York Times reports, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the mandate yesterday (July 3). The program will commence next week on August 16, with enforcement to begin the following month on September 13. From then, evidence of having received at least one vaccination dose will be required to enter indoor concert venues, Broadway shows, movie theatres, gyms, restaurants and more....
DaBaby reportedly lost Lollapalooza slot after failing to deliver promised video apology
DaBaby reportedly lost his headline Lollapalooza slot after failing to deliver a promised video apology for his recent homophobic comments. The rapper received widespread criticism for controversial comments he made surrounding homosexuality and HIV/AIDS on stage at Rolling Loud Miami on July 25. “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two or three weeks, put your cellphone light up,” he said. “Fellas, if you ain’t sucking dick in the parking lot, put your cellphone light up.” Advertisement According to Billboard, representatives for DaBaby – real...
Watch Billie Eilish’s live performance clip for ‘Male Fantasy’
Billie Eilish has released a live performance clip of ‘Male Fantasy’, the closing track from her latest album, ‘Happier Than Ever’. READ: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational great The clip is the second of its kind following ‘Your Power’, which was released on July 19. In the latest performance video, Eilish and her frequent collaborator and brother Finneas retread the haunting acoustic arrangement of the track, filming the performance in a stately, mahogany-dominated bedroom. Advertisement While the ‘Your Power’ performance saw the duo play side by side – this...
Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica fails to qualify for equestrian individual jumping final at Olympics
Bruce Springsteen‘s daughter has failed to qualify for the Equestrian Park individual jumping finals at the Olympics 2020. READ MORE: Every single Bruce Springsteen album ranked in order of greatness As previously reported, 29-year-old Jessica Springsteen – the daughter of The Boss and Patti Scialfa – competed as the youngest member of the US showjumping team at the Tokyo games today (August 3). Jessica is ranked in the world’s top 15 and was vying for glory in the team event, alongside team members Kent Farrington and Laura Kraut. She had to secure a top 30 finish in the individual...Recent Posts
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