NME Radio Roundup 10 August 2020: Billie Eilish, Bon Iver, Dominic Fike and more

Sunglasses always make you feel like the most powerful person in the room, and yes, I mean indoors!” Christianah Jones, the British Nigerian designer favoured by Beyoncé and Billie Eilish, tells me. And she isn’t wrong.

 Jennifer Lopez  is one of the biggest superstars in the world, her children just know her as “mom.” Still, even having such a huge celebrity as a mother, they get starstruck just like anyone else when meeting some of their favorite performers. J Lo was recently a guest on her fiancé, Alex Rodriguez‘s podcast, Barstool Sports’ The Corp.

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Reading & Leeds celebrations this weekend.Classic festival sets from Billie Eilish, Radiohead, Foo Fighters and more will be aired on iPlayer to mark what would’ve been the 2020 edition of the August bank holiday festivals.Reading & Leeds 2020 was officially cancelled in May due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and the new BBC virtual alternative set for this weekend mirrors The Glastonbury Experience, which saw legendary past performances aired all weekend on what would’ve been

Jennifer Lopez opened up about the “full circle” moment she had with Billie Eilish and her daughter Emme during an appearance on Barstool Sports’ “The Corp”.

Billie Eilish performed at the Democratic National Convention last night, but she also used the opportunity to encourage her fans to vote and did not hold back when it came to President Donald Trump."You don't need me to tell you things are a mess," Billie said. "Donald Trump is destroying our country and everything we care about.

Billie Eilish made her thoughts loud and clear in a powerful message ahead of her performance at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Grammy winner urged fans everywhere to use their voices and vote in the upcoming election.

Alyssa Milano, Billie Eilish and Mariah Carey joined a list of hundreds of celebrities and organizations who signed a letter urging California to pass two bills that champion police reform. “SB 776 will establish the transparency and reporting needed to ensure that officers who engage in wrongful activity are removed – and kept – from these valued law enforcement positions,” the proposal states.

Billie Eilish and Rihanna are among the multiple big names from the worlds of music, entertainment and sports to sign an open letter calling for police reform in California.Addressed to California Governor Gavin Newsom, Speaker Anthony Rendon, Assembly Member Reggie Jones-Sawyer and Assembly Member Ken Cooley, the letter calls for two bills, SB 731 and SB 776, to be introduced that would increase accountability within the police force in the state.“While the killing of George Floyd inspired

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt 18, first-time voter Billie Eilish is the youngest music artist to appear at the Democratic National Convention, and she made the most of the platform, delivering a strong speech against President Donald Trump, advocating Joe Biden and imploring Americans to vote.She was introduced by host Kerry Washington, who spoke of the voter-registration booths at Eilish’s concerts — which were present before the singer was old enough to vote — and her efforts to reduce the

Janet W. Lee Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Megan Thee Stallion, Shawn Mendes and Rihanna are among the hundreds of celebrity signatories of an open letter from the music, entertainment and sport industries supporting police reform legislation in California.

Barack Obama is sharing his songs of the summer! The 59-year-old former president took to Instagram on Monday to post about the wide-ranging songs he's jamming to this summer.Among the 53 tracks included on Obama's list are «My Future» by Billie Eilish, «Work» by Rihanna and featuring Drake, «The Steps» by HAIM, «Gaslighter» by The Chicks, «Feeling Good» by Jennifer Hudson and «Savage Remix» by Megan Thee Stallion and featuring Beyoncé.Obama also included «Blue World» by the late Mac Miller,

Billie Eilish is set to perform at the forthcoming 2020 Democratic Convention in the US.The singer was announced alongside The Chicks, John Legend, Leon Bridges, Jennifer Hudson and Common to appear at the live stream event from August 17-20.“These artists are committed to engaging with, registering and mobilizing voters to get us over the finish line in November,” said Stephanie Cutter, 2020 Democratic National Convention Program Executive.At the convention, former Vice President Joe Biden is

The performers list for the upcoming Democratic National Convention has been revealed.

Billie Eilish, Leon Bridges, The Chicks, Common, John Legend and Billy Porter are just a few of the A-listers who will perform during next week's Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. The lineup for the 2020 DNC — announced Friday morning — will include a wide variety of artists gathering, virtually, of course, to celebrate the nomination of presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Joe Biden and his VP pick, Sen.

John Legend, The Chicks, Common, and Billie Eilish are among the performers scheduled to appear next week at the Democratic National Convention. Also in the lineup: Leon Bridges, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Maggie Rogers, Prince Royce, and Stephen Stills.

Democratic National Convention. John Legend, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Hudson, Common, Billy Porter, The Chicks, and more will perform during the four-day event that will make the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket official.The entertainment heavyweights will be joining some of the party's biggest names.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 2020 Democratic National Convention has announced musical performers for its (virtual) stage: Leon Bridges, The Chicks, Common, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Billy Porter, Maggie Rogers, Prince Royce, Stephen Stills and more, according to the announcement.

Ted Johnson John Legend, The Chicks, Common and Billie Eilish are among the performers scheduled to appear next week at the Democratic National Convention.Also in the lineup: Leon Bridges, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Maggie Rogers, Prince Royce and Stephen Stills.They will be featured at points during the four nights of the convention.“These artists are committed to engaging with, registering and mobilizing voters to get us over the finish line in November,” Stephanie Cutter, program

Chris Willman Music WriterWhen Billie Eilish announced she had new music coming right around the time that Taylor Swift was unexpectedly delivering “Folklore,” there was a split-second’s worth of “quarantine be damned: this is going to be the best July ever” pop sentiment before everyone realized that Eilish would be dropping a mere single, not a full made-in-lockdown album.