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The Julia Show that she fought to keep the pivotal phrase “fame f—er” in the chorus of her new hit single “Vampire,” while co-writer Dan Nigro pushed her to take it out. “Some people said, ‘It kind of isolates you from people, you can’t really say things like that in song, it’s not relatable’ —yada, yada, yada,” Rodrigo revealed.However, the “Drivers License” singer took the wheel in the end.The song, which took a bite out of the Billboard Hot 100 after being released on June 30, centers around an ex-boyfriend bleeding Rodrigo dry of her star status and using the relationship to their advantage.

Jennifer Lopez won’t be getting loud anytime soon.Jenny from the block, 54, has canceled several shows across seven cities for her forthcoming “This Is Me…Now: The Tour” concert.This is Lopez’s first tour in five years, and the dates axed were from Aug. 22 to Aug.

Usher on Wednesday, I asked him if R&B had fallen off since he was one of the biggest stars of the genre in the late ’90s and ’00s. “I don’t think that R&B is not what it used to be,” he responded.

Jimmy Buffett died of skin cancer, sales of the legendary songwriter’s tracks collectively rose over 7,000%, according to to data from Luminate published by Billboard.For the tracking week dated Sept. 1 through Sept.

Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in California Wednesday night.“There’s something that I’ve been planning for a really, really, really, ridiculously, embarrassingly long time, and instead of telling you about it, I think I’ll just sort of show you,” Swift said onstage as the “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” graphic popped up on a screen behind her.The “Blank Space” singer also confirmed the album drop on her social media accounts.“Surprise!! 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is on its way to you! The 1989 album changed my life in countless ways, and it fills me with such excitement to announce that my version of it will be out October 27,” she wrote.Her album re-record of “1989” will feature mega-hits such as “Shake It Off,” “Bad Blood” and “Welcome to New York.” This will be the musician’s fourth remake since announcing her re-recording project in 2019, after a highly publicized dispute with Scooter Braun over the ownership of her masters. Since then has re-released several albums: 2008’s “Fearless,” 2010’s “Speak Now” and 2012’s “Red.”“To be perfectly honest, this is my most FAVORITE re-record I’ve ever done because the 5 From The Vault tracks are so insane.

‘Eras Tour’ era.On Friday, July 7, Taylor Swift fans all over the globe prepared to ‘Never Grow Up’ while listening to Swift’s latest “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” for the first time.The highly-anticipated album features six (!) vault tracks from the star’s late teen years. No matter how diehard a Swiftie you are, there are always more Taylor treasures to discover and we’re here for it.And now that fans have yet another record to unpack, it’s best not to be the ‘Foolish One’ and discuss some of “Speak Now’s” most notable highlights.We simply could not wait to talk about quite possibly the most controversial aspect of the “Speak Now” release…one of Taylor’s most blatant lyric changes.

facing legal woes in a copyright infringement trial over his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.”The 32-year-old, who admitted he would be “done” if the trial doesn’t go his way, has also opened up about a “horrible month” that devastated him in February 2022.While still reeling from his wife Cherry’s cancer diagnosis, he was then shattered by the death of his best friend, British music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, who helped launch his career.  “I don’t think I’ll ever get to February and be like, ‘This is a great month,’ ” says the “Shape of You” singer-songwriter in “Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All,” a four-part Disney+ docuseries that premieres on Wednesday. “That was a horrible, horrible month.

Trustfall (★★★☆☆), Pink declared that it is the most fun she’s ever had. Before she can get there, though, she needs to take a moment to pay homage to her late father with the piano ballad “When I Get There.” Wistful and full of the particular sort of hope that the dark times can be waited out, the song is an unconventional opener — an honest, ungratuitous reckoning with the grief of losing a loved one and a window into Pink’s emotional state in creating the album.Opening the album with that moving tribute underscores Pink’s admirable determination to take the bad times as well as the good.

My 21st Century Blues (★★★★☆).Her first full-length album is an impressive debut that not only shows off the strengths we already knew she possessed, but shows what she’s capable of when she has free rein.The first indication that Raye was really onto something came with “Escapism,” Raye’s first single to chart internationally. The song’s trip-hoppy beat clips along at a brisk, tense pace, underscoring the feeling of running away toward better things.The rest of the album is just as meticulously crafted and has a sense of timelessness about it, helped along by the way she bookends the album with a cabaret-like intro and outro.Raye’s songwriting is as edgy and fresh as any R&B-inflected pop, but its instrumentation and production is deeply indebted to the best of British jazz and soul.

upcoming album, “Renaissance.”The news was announced via Beyoncé’s Twitter and Instagram bios — where she simply wrote the words “BREAK MY SOUL” and “midnight, ET.”The “Run the World (Girls)” singer’s highly anticipated seventh album is due for release July 29.“Break My Soul” is the former Destiny’s Child member’s first single since 2021’s “Be Alive” from the “King Richard” soundtrack.Beyoncé last dropped music in honor of Juneteenth on June 19, 2020, as part of the soundtrack “The Lion King: The Gift.”The tune, entitled “Black Parade,” scored the musician the Grammy award for Best R&B Performance in 2021.Queen Bey’s new album will contain 16 tracks and was announced in a tweet on June 16 by the music streaming platform Tidal. “Renaissance” also appears to be a double record, as the post described the album as “Act I.”The mother of three last dropped a full-length record in 2016 with her explosive R&B project “Lemonade.”She subtly alluded to her album in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar last year, saying, “I feel a renaissance emerging,” which was deemed to be a clue to the album’s title.“With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again,” she told the publication at the time.“I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible,” Beyoncé explained further.She also discussed how the inspiration for her music comes to her and noted how it often takes a long time for her songs to reach fruition.

Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, true to its title, seemed to put a satisfying capstone on their career, and the subsequent years of extensive touring as self-described “late-blooming road warriors” seemed like something between an epilogue and a victory lap. But defying expectations has been the theme of their late career, and after years coasting on their well-deserved iconic status, it turns out Tears for Fears had another album in them after all.The Tipping Point (★★★☆☆) is not only their first studio album in 17 years, but for Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, it represents a kind of hard-won artistic freedom.

Certified Lover Boy,” which dropped Friday, Sept. 3, is chock-full of the next sad, lovesick boy anthems.

drop date for “Donda,” West’s much-anticipated 10th full-length recording, the rapper has finally put the rumors to rest.West, 44, confirmed the July 23 release date by including a sample from the new album’s track “No Child Left Behind,” in a Beats by Dre ad featuring stalled Olympian Richardson, 21.  The commercial spot aired Tuesday during Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and features a visual of Richardson as she runs a 100-meter sprint in slow motion, while listening to West’s voice pump the

Home Video (★★★★☆) thoughtfully teases out what it means to leave a version of ourselves behind, and what we might find when we revisit that self years later.Since her 2016 debut, Dacus has made an art of astute self-observation. With this record, she sharpens her focus beyond general patterns and feelings, preferring to get specific.

performance at the BET Awards, Lil Nas X is taking inspiration from superheroes for his upcoming summer album.The Grammy-winning musician, 22, let fans know that his debut album “Montero” would be “coming soon.” Tuesday’s announcement came with a short video teaser using Marvel’s emblematic intro sequence, featuring shots of himself from various music videos in place of the usual comic book drawings, including a shot where he spins down a pole in superhero-like fashion.The rapper and singer,

infamously loyal fanbase with a new album — a birthday present of sorts — this summer.The K-pop sensations could be assembling their #BTSARMY of fans for a release of a new album on July 9, according to NME, citing the Korean news outlet SPO TV News.The local news source has pointed out that the boy band let it slip during a press conference for its single “Butter” in May that the group is planning to release a new album this summer.Although the new music drop has yet to be confirmed by BTS’s

The estate of the “Purple Rain” singer — who died of an accidental opioid overdose in 2016 — is set to unveil a collection of the estimated 8,000 unreleased songs he kept hidden in a vault at his Paisley Park studios near his hometown of Minneapolis. His posthumous 12-track anthology is scheduled for release in late July, and will debut on CBS’s “60 Minutes.”“Prince’s enigmatic and prescient statement album #Welcome2America will be released July 30, 2021, by The Prince Estate and [Sony Legacy

Justin Timberlake is taking his time working on a new album and has a list of dream collaborators in mind – including rapper Kendrick Lamar.The 39-year-old singer and actor revealed he has been in the studio recently, working on the follow-up to 2018’s Man of the Woods.When asked by chat show host Jimmy Fallon whether it would be correct to say that “a new Justin Timberlake album” in the works, Justin replied, “Yeah, we can say that. There’s a possibility.

The Weeknd has announced a greatest hits album called The Highlights.The Starboy hitmaker has listed the career-spanning collection on his official website with a release date of February 5, 2021.The 18-track CD – which includes his mega-hits such as Blinding Lights and Can’t Feel My Face – arrives just two days before his Super Bowl halftime show performance in Tampa Bay, Florida, on  February 7th.Speaking about landing the coveted spot at the sporting extravaganza, The Weeknd – whose real name

Rosalia is more than pleased at being close to finishing her third studio album.The Spanish pop star has revealed she is “closing the cycles of these recordings” in an update on the progress of her follow-up to 2018’s critically-acclaimed El Mal Querer.In an interview with Vogue magazine, she teased: “This is the moment, I think, where everything is flowing, I’m finishing the songs, and it feels different than the beginning of the year.“Now I’m closing the cycle of these recordings, and I’m

Louis Tomlinson was ready to start work on his second solo album when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.The 28-year-old former One Direction star tells Britain’s The Telegraph newspaper that some of the tracks on his debut record, Walls, were “truer to (him) than others” and, on its follow-up, he wants to ensure he’s “owned” everything he’s trying to say.“I’m very, very excited. I had basically penciled down a plan before corona took over our lives,” explains the singer.

Pharrell Williams has offered up some intriguing hints about Rihanna’s forthcoming album.The Happy hitmaker sat down for a profile interview with Allure and teased Rihanna’s hotly-anticipated ninth album, which she’s been hinting at for quite some time.“Rih is in a different place right now,” shared the star of her new music. “Like, wow.

Ariana Grande has taken Positions to the top of the U.S. albums chart.The pop superstar earns her fifth number one on the Billboard 200 with 174,000 equivalent sales units, scoring a trans-Atlantic double after also debuting Positions atop the U.K.

Ariana Grande has thrilled fans by announcing her new album will be released this month.The singer surprised followers with a simple message on social media on Wednesday (October 14, 2020), letting them know her latest new music will drop sooner than expected.“i can’t wait to give u my album this month,” she tweeted.Ariana was the 1st female with 200 million followers on InstagramHer album collaborator Tayla Parx recently revealed she and Ariana hooked up during the coronavirus quarantine to

Shawn Mendes is set to debut on Netflix ahead of the debut of his latest album.The Senorita hitmaker will be the subject of In Wonder, which will drop on the streaming service on  November 23, 2020, days before the release of his fourth studio album Wonder on December 4.Created by music video director Grant Singer, the film will follow the Canadian’s rise to stardom and features footage from his self-titled world tour last year (2019).See Shawn Mendes rock the Red Carpet in pink!Mendes, Andrew

The Ascension, is a sprawling, 80-minute epic of an album that puts his angst over life, death, and love on full blast and shares much in common with his 2010 electronic fever dream, The Age of Adz.

unveiled her newest album “Folklore” early Friday, it wasn’t long before superfans started circulating a theory that the song “Betty” is in fact named after Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s youngest daughter. Swift has long been friends with the acting power couple.Swift’s fans, or “Swifties” as they’re often called, noticed that since Reynolds, 43, and Lively, 32, announced the birth of their daughter on Oct.

Excommunication and Neon Trees’ Pop Psychology before it.While those albums found him in the throes of shedding his old identity, Glenn has remarked that I Can Feel You Forgetting Me (★★★★☆) is the first album that finds him at the tail end of the process, finally unencumbered and free to chart his own course.Having reunited for their first album in six years, Neon Trees are in the mood to celebrate.

Taylor Swift will released her new album 'Folklore' at midnight New York time (5am Irish time).

Katy Perry has shared the cover of her new album, Smile, with fans.A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry) on Jul 9, 2020 at 7:01am PDTThe Roar singer sent the image of herself looking down and fed up, while wearing a red nose, to devotees via her online newsletter, urging them to pre-order the release now.The album, featuring the hits Daisies and Harleys in Hawaii, actually drops on August 14, 2020, around the time of another major Perry release – the birth of her first child.Smile comes with

Katy Perry isn’t delaying her forthcoming fifth studio album because she plans on writing “a whole nother record” after giving birth this summer (2020).

Harry Styles is already working on his next solo album, according to his close collaborator Kid Harpoon.

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Selena Gomez endured a “nightmare” process to complete her new album because her health struggles caused her to repeatedly go back to the drawing board.