Donald Trump would listen to a song from a Broadway musical to calm him when he was stressed as staff played it in a bid to soothe him.
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Lizzo has been criticised for using an ableist slur in her new single ‘Grrrls’, where in the opening verse, she sings: “Hold my bag, bitch, hold my bag / Do you see this shit? I’ma sp*z.”While used colloquially in the United States with a similar meaning to ‘freak out’ or ‘go crazy’, the term emerges from the word ‘spastic’, which is used medically to describe the spasms one might experience from a condition like cerebral palsy. The term is often used in a derogative manner to describe those with disabilities, especially cerebral palsy.After the single was released last Friday (June 10), fans and disability activists took to social media to acknowledge their disappointment over the lyrics. Some called for the track to be pulled down and re-uploaded with the line removed.“I’m disappointed in @lizzo for using the word “sp@z” in her new song ‘Grrrls’,” wrote advocate Callum Stephen.
“There’s no excuse for using an ableist insult in a song in 2022. As someone who champions women, plus size people and others whom society treats poorly, Lizzo preaches inclusivity and should do better.”“My disability Cerebral Palsy is literally classified as Spastic Diplegia (where spasticity refers to unending painful tightness in my legs) your new song makes me pretty angry + sad,” said advocate Hanah Diviney on Twitter, tagging the pop singer. “‘Spaz’ doesn’t mean freaked out or crazy.
It’s an ableist slur. It’s 2022. Do better.”I’m disappointed in @lizzo for using the word “sp@z” in her new song “Grrrls”.
Donald Trump would listen to a song from a Broadway musical to calm him when he was stressed as staff played it in a bid to soothe him.
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While it's nothing new, and we're certainly not complaining, Harry Styles' name is inescapable right now. Not content with scoring ten weeks atop the Official Singles Chart with As It Was, claiming the year's first Official Charts Double as Harry's House simultaneously nabbed Number 1, making moves in the beauty business with Pleasing and starring in upcoming movie Don't Worry Darling with girlfriend Olivia Wilde, the One Direction star's now treating fans across Europe to Love On Tour.
Cyndi Lauper has shared a rerecorded version of her 1993 abortion rights anthem ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.In a series of tweets that accompanied the new, more stripped-back and plaintive version of ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ on June 25, Lauper wrote, “In my childhood, women didn’t have reproductive freedom and 50 years later we find ourselves in a time warp where one’s freedom to control their own body has been stripped away.”She continued, “When I wrote this song with Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1991, we wrote about two little girls who dreamt of stretching their wings like the pigeons they watched that flew above them.“They dreamt of being free.
Charlie Puth and BTS member Jungkook have released their new joint single, ‘Left and Right’.The release of ‘Left and Right’ comes just a week after the duo teased the song on TikTok, following a series of rumours that the American singer-songwriter was going to collaborate with the K-pop boyband.“Memories follow me left and right / I can feel you over here, I can feel you over here / You take up every corner of my mind,” Puth and Jungkook sing on the chorus. ‘Left and Right’ was first released by Puth on TikTok in February 2022 as a solo song.Back in 2018, Jungkook had joined Puth on stage for a performance of his hit single ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ at the MGA Awards in Incheon, Korea.
Taylor Swift's new song Carolina will be released tomorrow morning UK time, it's been announced.
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Alvvays have announced they’ll kick off a North American headline tour in October, and have also seemingly teased new music.The Canadian dream pop outfit will commence the run on October 14 in Chicago, continuing along with shows in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Texas, Washington, Philadelphia, New York and more before wrapping up November 18 in Boston. Joining the band on the road will be Slow Pulp.
B.I, is set to team up with LOONA member Chuu on a new song.According to a report by The Kpop Herald, the two K-pop idols are set to release the collaboration ‘Lullaby’, as part of a special project by Dingo Music. The song is reportedly slated for release on local streaming servics on June 27.Further details on the idols’ collaboration are expected to be released in the coming days. Notably, a demo version of ‘Lullaby’ was first released by B.I onto SoundCloud in February in celebration of Valentine’s Day.[EXCLUSIVE] A big collab is coming up! @shxx131bi131 and Chuu of @loonatheworld have teamed up for Hanbin's demo song "Lullaby," which will be released on local streaming sites on June 27 as part of @dingo_official's special project! Can't wait to see the two singing together! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/lSP17nj2Uj— KpopHerald (@Kpop_Herald) June 22, 2022Earlier this year, B.I released a “global album project” titled ‘Love Or Loved (LOL)’.
While it's nothing new, and we're certainly not complaining, Harry Styles' name is inescapable right now. Not content with scoring ten weeks atop the Official Singles Chart with As It Was, claiming the Official Charts Double as Harry's House simultaneously nabs Number 1, making moves in the beauty business with Pleasing and starring in upcoming movie Don't Worry Darling with girlfriend Olivia Wilde, the One Direction star's now treating the UK and Ireland to Love On Tour.
Paul McCartney saw his 80th birthday in in style, following a duet with Bruce Springsteen, a happy birthday serenade from Jon Bon Jovi and 50,000 fans and birthday wishes from his sole remaining Beatles bandmate, Sir Ringo Starr. Sir Ringo sent his customary ‘peace and love’ well wishes to his long-standing friend and former bandmate on Saturday, his actual birthday, joining the throngs marking his milestone with birthday greetings, ahead of the star headlining Glastonbury next weekend.
TWICE’s Nayeon has unveiled a snippet of ‘Love Countdown’, a song from her highly anticipated debut mini-album ‘IM NAYEON’.Earlier today (June 15), the vocalist unveiled a preview of the track on TWICE’s official Instagram account. ‘Love Countdown’ is one of two collaborative tracks on Nayeon’s forthcoming record, with this track set to feature vocals from rapper Wonstein.“Tell me, do you wanna be my lover? / Are you ready to be mine ‘till summer?” Nayeon sings on the snippet of the playful track. It’s the latest taste of Nayeon’s debut mini-album, following the snippet of the title track ‘POP!’, which was previously previewed on TWICE’s official TikTok account.A post shared by TWICE (@twicetagram)Meanwhile, ‘IM NAYEON’ is set to feature JYP Entertainment labelmate Felix of Stray Kids on the song ‘No Problem’.
Lizzo has removed an offensive term from her latest song following criticism. The American singing and rap superstar made the change to new release Grrrls saying she "never want(ed) to promote derogatory language."
Lil Nas X has shared a snippet of a new song on his Twitter page, writing in the accompanying caption “yet another snippet i’ll never release”.The video, which you can view below, shows Lil Nas seated and lip-syncing to the song’s lyrics, before he gets up to dance as the beat comes in.In March, the artist said his new album is “close to finished” when responding to a fan about new music on social media. He then returned to Twitter for the first time since December and shared new screenshots of new songs, as well as a lengthy clip of new music.yet another snippet i’ll never release pic.twitter.com/sF9PXwZRcz— obamas cousin (@LilNasX) June 11, 2022Last week, he also posted a clip on Twitter, in which he lip-syncs along to an unreleased song which opens with him repeating the phrase “Fuck BET” several times.
Spotify, with many uncertain whether the star was behind it or not. The track, titled The Last I Think Of You, was uploaded to the music platform earlier this week without a whisper with the artist listed as the Batman actor. At the time of writing, the song has been played over 28,000 times with listeners streaming it from Los Angeles in the US to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.