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Former ‘AGT’ Champion Darci Lynne Performs Justin Bieber’s ‘Baby’ With an Aussie Accent: Watch
America’s Got Talent alum Darci Lynne always has a special trick up her sleeve. On Tuesday night (Aug. 19), that trick was Ivan, “with an eye.” A big, single eye. The Oklahoma City won season 12 of AGT with her ventriloquism magic, and she hasn’t lost any of it, judging by her performance during the latest Quarter Final. Lynne and her puppet, who we’re told is a visitor all the way from Australia, dropped in for a performance of “Baby” by Justin Bieber. That is, “Baby” performed with an Australian accent. You’ve never see Biebs covered like this before. Check it out below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful...
Mariah Carey Sets ‘Rarities’ Collection With Lauryn Hill Collaboration
Mariah Carey is bringing a ray of sunshine to 2020. The diva is dropping an album of deep cuts, The Rarities, on Oct. 2. The new LP will cap a frenetic release schedule for Mariah. It’s scheduled to drop just days after the release of The Meaning of Mariah Carey, a memoir set to arrive Sept. 29. “This one is for you, my fans,” she says of The Rarities. “It’s to celebrate us, and to thank you for years of pure love and support. I am so grateful to you.” The 15-track album will feature the previously-unreleased “Save The Day” with Lauryn Hill. A bonus set will contain 17 recordings cut live at the Tokyo Dome in the 1990s, including “Emotions,” “Open Arms,” “Forever,” and “Fantasy.” Pre-orders and pre-saves are here. The pop icon hinted at the collection in June, as she celebrated...
Taylor Swift Becomes First Artist to Spend 40 Weeks Atop Artist 100 Chart
Plus, Cardi B re-enters at No. 5 and Megan Thee Stallion jumps to No. 6. Taylor Swift scores her landmark 40th total week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Aug. 22), thanks to the continued success of her new album, Folklore. The set notches a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 136,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, two weeks after it debuted with 846,000 units, the biggest single-week sum for any album since Swift’s last LP, Lover, in September 2019. Swift concurrently charts three songs from Folklore on the latest Billboard Hot 100 (after all 16 tracks from the set’s standard edition debuted in its opening chart week). “Cardigan” leads at No. 24, after it soared in at No. 1, followed by “The 1&#...
Barack Obama Reveals 2020 Summer Playlist: Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Childish Gambino
Former president Barack Obama has shared his 2020 summer playlist. Similar to his past playlists, it’s a hodgepodge of modern hits and all-time classics, though this year he’s spotlighting a number of artists on the campaign trail. “Over the past few months, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to music with my family,” he announced on Twitter with an accompanying screenshot of his 53 selections. “I wanted to share some of my favorites from the summer — including songs from some of the artists at this week’s @DemConvention.” In good faith, he starred those heading to the Convention, specifically Leon Bridges (“Texas Sun”), Common (“Forever Begins”), John Legend (“Don’t Walk Away”), The Chicks (“Gaslighter”), Billie Eilish (“My Future”), Maggie Rogers (“Love You for a Long Time”), Billy Porte...
Billy Porter & Steven Stills, Maggie Rogers, Leon Bridges Perform at 2020 Democratic National Convention: Watch
Maggie Rogers, Billy Porter, and Leon Bridges at the 2020 Democratic National Convention Michelle Obama’s powerful speech during the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention undoubtedly stole the show. However, there were also some bright spots from other supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, namely musical performances from Maggie Rogers, Leon Bridges, and Billy Porter with Steven Stills. Bridges came first, delivering a soulful rendition of his summer single “Sweeter”. Joined on a sun-set city rooftop by Terrace Martin, Joshua Crumbly, Paul Cornish, and Trevor Lawrence, the soul artist sang out for racial justice with lines like, “My sisters and my brothers sing, sing over me/ And I wish I had another day.” Next up was Rogers, performing on the Main...
Hillary Clinton Will ‘Never Forget’ the Time Rihanna Wore a Shirt With Her Face on It
In the midst of a politically, socially and medically tumultuous 2020, 2016 seems like a much simpler time. So you couldn’t blame one Twitter user from doing some reminiscing. Rihanna fan @chillarystan tweeted two iconic photos of RiRi last week, one in which she’s wearing a shirt with then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on it. The second features the singer wearing a shirt with the first photo on it. “I’m with her. And her,” the crewneck reads. “i will never forget when @rihanna wore a shirt of herself wearing a hillary clinton shirt,” the Twitter user captioned the series of snaps, and the politician herself couldn’t agree more. “Me neither,” Clinton replied. See below. The meta shirt RiRi wore was designed by...
The ‘Pitch Perfect’ Bellas Reunite to Sing Beyonce’s ‘Love on Top’ for a Good Cause
They’re back, pitches. It’s been almost three years since Pitch Perfect 3 hit theaters, and on Monday (Aug. 14) the Barden Bellas reunited for an epic a cappella take on Beyoncé‘s 2011 hit, “Love On Top.” “We are here, again, making music with our mouths for two very important reasons: Beyoncé and a great cause,” Brittany Snow captioned the performance, featuring Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Kendrick, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson and more delivering the song safely from home. “There’s nothing perfect about the world we’re living in,” the video description reads. “Families around the globe are suffering from the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic, especially those in Lebanon who are facing crisis after crisis. But we can all pitch...
Katy Perry Gives a Sneak Peak of Her Baby’s Nursery During #SmileSunday Livestream
Katy Perry saved the best for last during her latest #SmileSunday livestream on Sunday (Aug. 18), giving fans a sneak peak of her baby girl’s nursery right before signing off. “I’m going to show you my baby room, ready? Just a little. Just a little sneak peek,” said the 35-year-old pop star, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom. The mini-tour of the light pink nursery included a look at several adorable baby outfits hanging on the wall, a changing station with a large mirror, stylish lights and a circular crib with curtains behind it. Wearing a multi-colored polka dot outfit reminiscent of a clown suit, Perry also showed off some of her daughter’s unique wardrobe, including a onesie covered with Bloom’s face and a dress emblazoned w...
Song of the Week: Orville Peck and Shania Twain Play by Their Own Rules on “Legends Never Die”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify New Sounds playlist. Today’s world feels a bit like the wild, wild west, doesn’t it? The more we get used to our new normal, the less it all makes sense. Between the pandemic, the much-needed Black Lives Matter protests, the upcoming election, and social distancing, this summer has been a lot, to say the least. Luckily for us, we got a slight reprieve from the madness this week from Orville Peck via his brand-new EP, Show Pony. The six-song collection from the mysterious country singer includes our Song of the Week, “Legends Never Die”, a duet with one country legend that’s hard not to recognize: Shania Twain. “Legends Never Die” is a timeless, classic...
‘Truth Hurts’ Suit Against Lizzo Dismissed by Judge
Lizzo is most likely feelin’ good as hell after a California federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against her by two songwriters who say they helped create “Truth Hurts.” Lizzo hit first in October 2019, asking the court for a declaration that brothers Justin and Jeremiah Raisen did not co-write her Grammy-winning hit song and therefore aren’t entitled to any of its profits. The songwriters countersued in February, arguing that “Truth Hurts” is a derivative work based on a song called “Healthy” that they created with the artist in early 2017. She maintains the only significant thing to come out of that session was the line “I just did a DNA test turns out I’m a hundred percent that bitch” which was inspired by a viral tweet that anot...
Arashi’s ‘Kite’ Sails to No. 1 on Japan Hot 100
Arashi’s “Kite” soars to No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, selling 636,590 copies during the chart week dated July 27 to Aug. 2. The quintet’s 58th single took the top spot by a wide margin after leading physical sales and look-ups, while also coming in at No. 2 for Twitter and No. 26 for radio airplay. A bit of chart trivia: the super-group’s previous single, “Brave,” debuted at No. 2 on the Japan Hot 100 last September after a close contest against the writer of “Kite” — hitmaker Kenshi Yonezu, who topped that week’s chart with “Uma to Shika.” “Brave” actually sold more CDs than “Kite” with 708,595 copies that week, coming in at No. 1 for sales, No. 2 for look-ups, No. 3 for Twitter, and No. 56 for radio. The weekly total for “Kite” was 39,590, surpassing “Brave,”...
Taylor Swift Slams Trump Over His Refusal to Fund the US Postal Service: ‘Vote Early’
Taylor Swift is slamming President Donald Trump over his handling of funding for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The 30-year-old pop superstar took to Twitter on Saturday (Aug. 15) to criticize Trump over reports that he is deliberately withholding billions of dollars in funding for the USPS as part of a coronavirus relief package. Many claim Trump is purposely starving the postal service in an attempt to slow down an expected surge of mail-in ballots this November. “Donald Trump’s ineffective leadership gravely worsened the crisis that we are in and he is now taking advantage of it to subvert and destroy our right to vote and vote safely. Request a ballot early. Vote early,” Swift wrote. “Trump’s calculated dismantling of USPS prov...
