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Lana Del Rey's rather celebrated Norman Fucking Rockwell album dropped in August 2019, and for just about as long, the artist has been teasing its follow-up, Chemtrails Over the Nation Club. On January 10, LDR finally gave her most substantive update on the LP although, sharing its tracklist and cover art in a series of posts on Instagram. https://www.Instagram.Com/p/CJ4W2J-h5pO/http..
Read MoreBy Katiee McKinstry With the release of her latest album, Plastic Hearts, in late November, Miley Cyrus totally reinvented herself as a glam-rock icon, diving into the past as she cleared a path forward in the pop-rock sphere. Expertly wielding the collective power of nostalgia to appeal to even the most casual of listeners — its final tracks include a reworked version of standout ..
Read MoreJesy Nelson, one-fourth of superstar British girl sort Little Mix, reported that she's departing the order soon after nearly a decade. In a touching note posted to social media today (December 14), Nelson wrote that "being in the musical group has really taken a toll on my mental health," and reported she's "ready to embark on a new chapter in my life." "I'm not sure what it's going ..
Read Morethe first lyrics of Led Zeppelin's 1971 folk song "The Battle of Evermore" introduce a "Queen of Light" who "took her bow / And then she turned to go." Taylor Swift, indisputably one of the queens of 2020 (in terms of album sales, acclaim, and adoration), is doing the opposite: At midnight tonight (December 11), she'll release her second album of the year, Evermore, a "sister record" ..
Read MoreAt the end of last week, Shawn Mendes unveiled his fourth studio album, Wonder, a wide-open assortment of sleek, moody, often sky-scraping pop tunes — at least one of which started in his dressing room at Brooklyn's Barclays Center before a gig. Right now, dropping an album in December is already a tacit embracing of the holiday spirit. Yet on December 7, Mendes went a step further,..
Read MoreBy Rob LeDonne because the pop star Shawn Mendes unleashes his fourth studio album Wonder, buoyed by its eponymous single, into the world today (December 4), it’s clear to hear an organic continuation of his unique musical perspective: raw, emotional lyrics complemented by catchy, guitar-forward, and occasionally swelling production. It’s a fashion Mendes has refined over the cou..
Read MoreTaylor Swift's been hard at work. Right after releasing a new Folklore efficiency film on Disney+ last week, she headed into the Thanksgiving holiday with a staggering six Grammy nominations — including in the key Album of the Year and Song of the Year categories. Nevertheless as we know from a note she posted to social media last month, she's also been spending a lot of time in the..
Read MoreSince the surprise July release of her eighth studio album, Folklore, the project has earned Taylor Swift a growing variety of accolades. She became the first artist in history to debut at the best of both the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and the Billboard 200 albums chart. Several months later, in September, the singer broke Whitney Houston's record because the female artist w..
Read MoreSouthern Ontario hasn't been this lit since the Raptors won the NBA championship in 2019. Soon after years of musical comparisons, potential romantic entanglements, and perceived shade (both subtle and overt), two of the province's preference sons have ultimately come with each other for a song that finds them grappling with their own celebrities — and even indirectly addressing th..
Read MoreBy Alex Gonzalez In the songs she’s co-written for Ariana Grande, Khalid and Normani, Troye Sivan, Janelle Monáe, and several others, Tayla Parx relies on emotion. On Grande’s “Needy,” she writes about the necessary for reassurance and validation, while Normani and Khalid’s “Love Lies” sees her diving into love while questioning the intentions of a potential partner. Y..
Read MoreMove over, President Ariana Grande. Esteemed robotics scientist Ariana Grande is here to build you a fembot — and this time, she's gone full '60s mod with a little bit help from Director X. In the whimsical new video for "34+35," Grande goes back to the drawing board to build the best woman, or machine-woman, in a vibe straight out of Austin Powers. Grande plays both the scientist ..
Read MoreEarlier this month, Taylor Swift fans rejoiced at the calendar turning to November 1 — the day the pop star was officially free to re-record her first six studio albums, per her contract with former label Big Machine. In 2019, Scooter Braun paid for the master recordings of Swift's Taylor Swift through Reputation albums via his $300 million acquisition of Big Machine, a move Swift d..
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