Listen To This: Blinded By Beauty!

Red rerelease to the debut of Olivia Rodrigo, and both jazz and EDM confections by Lady Gaga. Throw in some anthems from Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Justin Bieber, and you have quite the dynamic year in music. Here are our picks for the best songs of 2021.I'll spare you from my 10-minute dissertation (Anna's Version) on the genius of Taylor Swift reframing what history wrote off as a bitter breakup song into a thoughtful discussion about the weaponization of memory.

Spotted: the most scandalous Upper East Siders settling down IRL. Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley and more Gossip Girl cast members have settled down after skyrocketing to fame on the beloved drama.

Grandaddy have covered Metric‘s ‘Blindness’ in a new album titled ‘Cover of Covers’, which celebrates 20 years of Under the Radar Magazine.‘Cover of Covers’ will feature artists covering songs by artists that have previously appeared on the cover of the magazine.Ahead of the release, you can hear Grandaddy’s acoustic version of Metric’s ‘Blindness’ from their 2009 album ‘Fantasies’ and also, EMA‘s piano rendition of Modest Mouse‘s ‘Trailer Trash’.Other artists that appear on the album include

Monaco’s Royal Family is celebrating the festive season by sharing a look at their annual Christmas card. 

Sarah Barrios‘ Emotional is a song to get you in your feelings!

Gary Neville has urged a Bolton MP to reveal the guestlist of an alleged Downing Street Christmas party during lockdown last year.

Ant and Dec had a good laugh as they poked fun at the expense of Boris Johnson on Sunday night's episode of I'm A Celebrity....Get Me Out of Here!

Moses Sumney has shared a new single, ‘In Bloom (In The Woods’) – listen to it below.The stripped-down track reimagines his ‘græ’ track, ‘In Bloom’ and is taken from ‘Live From Blackalachia’ – his upcoming new album and film.The forthcoming LP was recorded in Western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, during the summer of 2020.

This is what we call counter-programming!

Kim Petras has shared a suggestive new single titled ‘Coconuts’, comprised largely of inventive euphemisms for her breasts.Prior to its release on Friday (December 3), Petras previewed the jaunty new song at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards.

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda has released a new music and art project called ‘ZIGGURATS’ – you can listen to the four-track project below.The multi-instrumentalist launched a new music/NFT artwork collection on the Tezos blockchain on Thursday (December 2), followed by a traditional release on streaming services on Friday (December 3).“‘ZIGGURATS’ is a music+art release, available as NFT + on streaming,” Shinoda said last month on Twitter. “The NFTs are in ‘profile pic’ style.

Dave Grohl has shared a cover of Billy Joel‘s ’70s hit ‘Big Shot’ – you can watch his reworking of the track below.The Foo Fighters frontman has been working with producer Greg Kurstin to deliver eight covers of Jewish artists for each of the eight days of Festival Of The Lights.

When the first lockdown happened, Jordan Allen were just a month out from their biggest headline show to date.

A collaboration between late Chicago rapper Juice WRLD and Justin Bieber has arrived. Listen to “Wandered to L.A.” below.

Perezcious fave Rosi Golan has just gifted us with an instant Hanukkah classic!

Joshua Bassett is revving up some more Drivers License drama.

The official soundtrack for the movie remake of West Side Story has been released and you can stream it right here!