Dwayne Johnson sings a song from his Disney movie Moana to his youngest daughter each night.
16.04.2020 - 14:17 / metroweekly.com
Laura Marling — Photo: Justin Tyler Close
For artists who make their names on the back of a niche trend, it can be hard to claim staying power while remaining true to what made them a success in the first place. Laura Marling is a rare exception, having long outlasted the sudden wave of folk revival her first album emerged into twelve years ago.
In its exploration of womanhood and femininity, Song For Our Daughter (★★★★☆) picks up where Semper Femina, her last solo album, left off. This time,
Dwayne Johnson sings a song from his Disney movie Moana to his youngest daughter each night.
Ben Affleck was spotted running errands in Los Angeles while smoking a cigarette with his protective mask partially off. The 47-year-old actor has been spotted regularly with his new girlfriend, Ana de Armas, wearing masks while going for walks around town as the world tries to practice social distancing to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
Kelly Ripa is recording her ABC morning show from home during the coronavirus pandemic but has limited supplies. The Emmy-winner, 49, revealed over the weekend that she's been forced to take her 18-year-old daughter Lola's makeup when she appears on-camera for the broadcast.
Marling spoke to NME for last week's Big Read interview
Marling released her latest LP 'Song for Our Daughter' last week
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is a tough guy, but when it comes to his daughter Tiana, the doting dad is a big ball of mush. A few days ago, Dwayne Johnson posted a video of himself and Tiana on his Instagram handle where he sang the rap portion from his song You're Welcome from the Disney film Moana as he taught his 2-year-old how to wash her hands.
Laura Marling played a three-song set from her home in London for NPR’s quarantine series of “Tiny Desk” concerts. Check it out below. The setlist comprised “Strange Girl,” “Held Down,” and the title track from her new album Song for Our Daughter.
The Strokes — Photo: Jason McDonald
Like mother, like daughter! Kelly Ripa’s officially started wearing her 18-year-old Lola Consuelos’ clothes during the coronavirus outbreak to keep things interesting.
Charlotte-born, D.C.-based rapper Mavi and Brooklyn’s Maassai have shared a new song. The track, “fire alarm (!),” is produced by Greenss. Listen below.
Blueberry Faygo by Lil Mosey lands at the top of this week’s Official Trending Chart, the Top 20 songs trending in the UK this week.
Why is this New Music Friday different from all other New Music Fridays?Well, a lot of this week's new music actually dropped on Friday, rather than throughout the week. There are new quarantine-centric tracks from Twenty One Pilots and Bad Bunny, a new full-length from The Strokes and the first single from Charli XCX's new album, with production from A.G.
Beautiful stuff
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services.
Entertainment One (eOne) has named Maria Alonte to the newly-created role of senior vp, creative integration, music, the company announced Tuesday (April 7).
Shamir — Photo: Danielle Waite