Billie Eilish has recalled the initial mixed reaction among James Bond fans to the announcement that she would be singing the theme song for No Time To Die, describing it as “a rough period”. The producers of the upcoming film, which is now set for release in April 2021 following a number of coronavirus-enforced delays, confirmed back in January that Eilish had been selected to record its official song. Read more: Billie Eilish takes the stealth approach on Bond theme ‘No Time to Die’ Eilish, who is the youngest artist in the spy movie franchise’s history to record a...
Ariana Grande is switching up the positions again — this time, as a bride-to-be. On Sunday (December 20), the 27-year-old singer took to Instagram to share the news that she had become engaged to her boyfriend, now fiancé, Dalton Gomez after less than a year of dating. “Forever n then some,” she captioned a carousel of five photos, which included snapshots of the couple cuddling as well as close-ups of a massive diamond-and-pearl engagement ring. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJB4svPlDD_/ Following the announcement, the couple received a wave of well-wishes from friends, family, and fans alike. “YAYYYYYY!!!!” Hailey Bieber commented on Grande’s post. “So happy...
Cardi B has voiced her approval for a group of students from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who have created a parody of ‘WAP’ encouraging people to wear face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The students’ version of Cardi and Megan Thee Stallion‘s hit collaboration, titled ‘Wear A mask Please’ and featuring the vocal group The Mental Notes, includes such lyrics as: “Safe and chic, seven days a week / Wear a mask, please / Make that COVID curve weak.” Read more: The good, the bad and the Biffy: the five most, erm, interesting ‘WAP’ covers...
Madonna has warned fans about Instagram’s new privacy policy, claiming that it allows “Mark Zuckerberg to spy on you and your family”. It comes as a number of Instagram users have expressed concern about the new policy, which looks as if it could allow the platform to delete any sexually suggestive content, and its potential impact on sex workers. “Instagram’s new cyber surveillance policies allow Mark Zuckerberg to spy on you and your family, steal your most intimate secrets and monitor your compliance with government mandates through all your devices – including your television – and sell your data...
Har Mar Superstar has taken up a new job as a postman. The ’00s indie mainstay shared an article on Twitter this weekend from the Mpls. St Paul Magazine in his native Minnesota, which profiles his new career change. READ MORE: Don’t give up the day job – the pop stars with ‘proper’ careers on the side As explained in the article, Har Mar – real name Sean Tillmann – began working for the United States Postal Service in November. He applied for the job on a whim while posting out vinyl records to fans at the post office. Advertisement...
Peter Jackson has shared a new preview of his forthcoming documentary about The Beatles, The Beatles: Get Back. The Lord of the Rings director is overseeing the new film, which has already had its release date moved from 2020 to August 27, 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which aims to “take audiences back in time to The Beatles’ intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history”. A preview clip of Get Back has been released today (December 21) to tide fans over until its summer release next year. Advertisement The video begins with Jackson...
Taylor Swift‘s latest album ‘Evermore’ has charted at number one in the UK in its first week, setting a new record for the UK charts in the process. The record, which was surprise-released on December 11, follows on from July’s ‘Folklore’, and Swift accompanied its release by sharing some thoughts on the album in a statement. Read more: Taylor Swift: every single album ranked and rated According to the Official Charts Company, ‘Evermore’ – which is Swift’s sixth UK number one album – has helped Swift set a new record among female artists, with the singer achieving her six...
Al Green‘s cover of ‘Before The Next Teardrop Falls’, made popular by Freddy Fender, has gotten a wide release. Green first recorded the song with Matt Ross-Spang in 2018, a decade after his last release, the 2008 album ‘Lay It Down’. “As a lifelong Memphian, I’ve always been a massive fan of Al Green and his Producer Willie Mitchell,” Ross-Spang said at the time. “Together they created some of the most enduring soul music. Sonically speaking, Willie and Al also really invented a distinct sound that separated them from Stax or Motown.” Advertisement The cover was released in 2018...
In a new interview, Paul McCartney has criticised people who say wearing face masks is an infringement on their civil liberties. Speaking to CBS Sunday Morning on the occasion of his new album ‘McCartney III’, McCartney told journalist Seth Doane, “When people sort of say, ‘Wearing masks is infringing on my civil liberties,’ I say, ‘No. That is stupid.’” Doane noted that both he and McCartney had been tested for COVID-19 prior to sitting down for the interview, and that McCartney had done almost no other in-person interviews to promote the record. Advertisement Watch the interview below: Over the weekend,...
Paul McCartney has proven himself – once again – as a jack of all trades in the new music video for his song ‘Find My Way’. Directed by famed filmmaker Roman Coppola, the video shows McCartney playing every instrument on the song – including guitar, drums and piano – in a collage of footage taken by a staggering 46 cameras. Watch the video for ‘Find My Way’ below. Advertisement ‘Find My Way’ is the first song from McCartney’s latest album ‘McCartney III’ to receive a music video. Much like ‘McCartney’ and ‘McCartney II’ before it, the former Beatle is...