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Dua Lipa says she doesn’t have an alter ego: “It’s hard for me to make stories up”
Dua Lipa has discussed alter egos in a new interview, stating that she doesn’t possess one when she performs. Read more: Dua Lipa live at Studio 2054: a big night in with a pop great who excels at escapism The singer said that unlike artists such as Beyoncé, Eminem and David Bowie, she doesn’t slip into another personality when on stage. “I don’t have two personas, an alter ego for who goes onstage,” Lipa told Rolling Stone. “I’ve never had that issue, figuring out, ‘I’m going to be this character today, or this is who I’m going to play, or this...
Listen to Ed Sheeran’s remix of Passenger’s ‘Sword From The Stone’
Passenger has shared a remix of new song ‘Sword From The Stone’, produced by Ed Sheeran – listen to it below. Read more: Songs you probably didn’t know were written by Ed Sheeran Written during lockdown, the original song is the opening track on Passenger’s (real name Michael Rosenberg) new album, ‘Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted’. Now, the singer-songwriter has released a remixed version by Sheeran called the ‘Gingerbread Mix’. Advertisement “Ed was really excited about the song when I played it to him and suggested that he produce a version that could potentially work as a radio single,”...
Backstreet Boys’ Kevin Richardson posts cryptic tweet about “losing a friend to QAnon” after bandmate Brian joins Parler
Backstreet Boys‘ Kevin Richardson has posted a cryptic tweet about losing “a best friend to QAnon”. Read more: “We’re the Rolling Stones of pop”: Backstreet Boys talk 25 years in music The singer shared a Cosmopolitan article that details a first-hand account of losing a friendship due to the conspiracy theory-driven beliefs of a QAnon member which he captioned: “an interesting read”. It comes just days after bandmate Brian Littrell created an account on right wing social media platform Parler, which he set up in the wake of Donald Trump being banned from social media platforms for his comments about...
Rage Against The Machine share documentary on race called ‘Killing In Thy Name’
Rage Against The Machine have shared a short documentary on race called Killing In Thy Name – watch it below. Read more: The roots of… Rage Against The Machine Released in collaboration with international artists collective The Ummah Chroma, the film follows a teacher as he educates a group of small children on the history of oppression in the United States. “The following is a document of true events,” an intro to Killing In Thy Name reads. “Our aim is for this piece to be a fire escape from the fiction known as whiteness and a spring for discovery. Remember,...
J.Lo At 20: Celebrating The Album That Made Jennifer Lopez An Icon
By Yasmine Shemesh When Jennifer Lopez began recording her sophomore album, J.Lo, in 2000, she was in the midst of an incredible career high. With a $1 million salary for 1997’s Selena, she’d become the highest-paid Latina actress in Hollywood history and had no less than three new movies in the works. “Waiting for Tonight,” her dance-infused 1999 single, had become an anthem for the new millennium and was nominated for a Grammy. And she was about to make fashion history, thanks to a certain plunging Versace dress. In hindsight, given how long she’s been a multihyphenate, Lopez’s early ambidextrousness wasn’t...
Grime artist Solo 45 has sentence increased for imprisoning and raping four women
Andy Anokye, the former Boy Better Know artist who performed as Solo 45, has had his prison sentence increased by six years. The rapper was previously found guilty of 30 charges at a trial at Bristol Crown Court last year, including 21 counts of rape, five counts of false imprisonment, two counts of assault by penetration and two of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. All the offences listed were committed between February 2015 and March 2017. At the time, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison and five on licence. However, following a new hearing, the Court of Appeal...
Chance The Rapper and Dionne Warwick to team up on new single ‘Nothing’s Impossible’
Dionne Warwick has confirmed that she’s working on a charity track with Chance The Rapper after the pair entertained fans with a friendly back and forth on Twitter last month. The singer was praised in December after jokingly asking Chance about his rap alias. “Hi, @chancetherapper,” Warwick wrote. “If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this.” Advertisement She followed it up with another tweet that said: “I am now Dionne the Singer,” before adding that ‘Holy’, Chance’s recent collaboration with Justin Bieber, is one of her current...
Shame’s Charlie Steen reveals how hectic touring schedule influenced ‘Drunk Tank Pink’
Shame frontman Charlie Steen has opened up on how the darker side of the band’s hectic touring schedule influenced their second album. The south London band have today released ‘Drunk Tank Pink‘, their follow-up to 2018’s acclaimed debut ‘Songs of Praise’. READ MORE: Shame: “If this is a good year, everything can change around” In a new interview with NME for this week’s Big Read, Steen explained how Shame’s arduous touring schedule in support of their first record led him to excessive drinking. Advertisement “We did this three-week tour of America, got back to London at 11 at night,...
Olivia Rodrigo’s Emotional Rite Of Passage, Taylor Swift’s Bonus Feels, And More Songs We Love
The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn’t discriminate by genre and can include anything — it’s a snapshot of what’s on our minds and what sounds good. We’ll keep it fresh with the latest music, but expect a few oldies (but goodies) every once in a while, too. Get ready: The Bop Shop is now open for business. Olivia...Recent Posts
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