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Katy Perry Reveals New Album Smile, Shares Title Track: Stream
Katy Perry has announced her newest album Smile. The follow-up to 2017’s Witness arrives August 14th, and the pop singer is celebrating the announcement by sharing the title track. This will be KP’s fifth studio effort, and so far we’ve heard the singles “Daisies”, “Harleys in Hawaii”, and “Never Really Over”. Already, this time feels different. Over the course of these (now) four singles, Perry hasn’t collaborated at all with ghostwriters like Max Martin or Dr. Luke. That’s unprecedented for Perry, who vaulted onto the scene with a Martin-and-Dr.-Luke ditty, “I Kissed a Girl”. Martin in particular is Perry’s oldest and steadiest collaborator, and together they co-wrote five songs on Teenage Dream, over half of Prism, and three Witness singles including “...
Louis Tomlinson and Syco Music Part Ways: ‘I’m Really Excited for the Future’
Louis Tomlinson and Simon Cowell’s Syco are saying goodbye. The One Direction-er took to social media on Saturday (July 11) to announce that his relationship with Syco has ended. The 28-year-old singer signed a solo recording contract with the label in 2017. “Hope everyone is doing ok! Just wanted to let you know that Syco Music and I have agreed to part ways,” Tomlinson tweeted. I’m really excited for the future and to be back in the studio writing the next album. Can’t wait to finally see you all on tour!!” One Direction’s five studio albums were released through Syco/Columbia Records. In early 2019, Tomlinson joined Arista Records within the Sony Music family, where he signed to Epic under Cowell’s Syco in 2017. As part of the deal, the sin...
Katy Perry Comments on Kanye West’s Presidential Run: ‘The Job Is Best Suited for Someone With Experience’
Katy Perry offered her opinion about Kanye West running for president in a virtual interview with the U.K.’s Hits Radio on Friday (July 10). The pop star, who called in for a 16-minute video chat about topics including her upcoming album, being in quarantine, her pregnancy and her dog’s birthday, was prompted with the question: “We all know that 2020’s one of the weirdest years so far … How do you feel about Kanye West making it even weirder by becoming president?” Perry didn’t hesitate to share her thoughts. “I think, you know, what we’ve learned looking back is that the presidential job is best suited for someone with experience and that is a pro in their field,” she responded. “I think we have seen and learned from experience that when we ...
Camila Cabello Reimagines ‘My Oh My,’ ‘Señorita’ & ‘Liar’ With Pretty Piano Medley
Camila Cabello has mashed up three of her Romance singles in a special medley recorded for the next installment of her virtual “Priceless Experiences at Home” concert series. The new episode of the series is set to be released on Friday (July 15). “They say he likes a good time, my, oh my,” Cabello begins in the first verse of the medley, accompanied by piano. The singer shared a preview of it on Instagram, commenting, ‘This might be my favorite one!” The track sees a smooth transition over to a solo “Señorita” before building up to “Liar” with several layers of vocal takes from Cabello. Check it out below, and tune in to episode two of her “acoustic jam session” with Mastercard on YouTube at 5 p.m. ET on July 15....
Christina Perri Announces She Is Expecting ‘Rainbow Baby’ After Miscarriage
Christina Perri has shared the happy news that she is pregnant, six months after revealing that she had a miscarriage earlier in the year. “carmella is gonna be a big sister !!! our rainbow baby is coming in january,” the “Jar of Hearts” singer tweeted Saturday morning (July 11), along with a rainbow emoji. Carmella, pictured wearing a rainbow T-shirt with the words “big sister to be” in Perri’s update, is her two-year-old daughter. In January, Perri posted a heartbreaking note about having a miscarriage just before she and husband Paul Costabile were about announce they were expecting a second child together. “We are shocked and completely heartbroken,” Perri, who hoped to “help change the story & stigma around miscarriage, s...
Dixie D’Amelio Goofs Off With Sister Charli in ‘Be Happy’ Behind-The-Scenes Video
Rising artist and social media star Dixie D’Amelio might’ve sung about her bad days in her debut single “Be Happy,” but the behind-the-scenes clip of the music video shows how her family puts her in high spirits. The 10-minute exclusive BTS clip, which D’Amelio premiered on YouTube Wednesday (July 8), features the entire D’Amelio clan clowning around on set. The TikTok star confessed to using a pore vacuum the night before the shoot that ended up bruising her face. “Hopefully, my parents don’t see it,” she wished before the follow-up text slide read, “My mom saw the bruise” and documented her mother criticizing her decision. Her 16-year-old sister and fellow TikTok topliner Charli D’Amelio make...
First Out: New Music From Kim Petras, Donna Missal, Tayla Parx & More
Another week, another set of LGBTQ new music releases to jam out to. Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists. From Kim Petras and Kygo’s stunning new music video to Donna Missal’s long-awaited sophomore album, check out some of our favorite new releases this week. Kim Petras & Kygo, “Broken Glass” (video) With their new music video, Kygo and Kim Petras are ready to let their icy music freeze your heart over. In the new visual, Petras is seen amidst a snowy car wreckage, reminiscing on the end of an ill-fated relationship. Throughout the dark, frozen void, the pop singer’s look continues to evolve, until she is a Mad Max-meets-Elsa from Froze...
Halsey Shows Off New Hand Tattoo Honoring Juice WRLD: See the Pic
Looks like Halsey‘s got some new ink. On Tuesday (July 8), the pop star debuted a new tattoo on social media in tribute to her late pal Juice WRLD. Written in cursive across the back side of her hand, Halsey’s latest tattoo reads “Life’s a mess 999,” referencing the title of her posthumous collaboration with the rapper and his favorite number. (Juice also had his own “999” tattoo on his forearm, which he claimed represented making good out of bad, and also named his official merch collection using the number.) “Juice was one of the greatest people I have ever known, and one of the most brilliant artists we will ever live to witness. A true genius who had lyric and melody spilling out of him without any second thought or hesitation. And a beau...
Remember Mariah Carey’s Bottle Cap Challenge? Here’s the Blooper You Didn’t See
Mariah Carey‘s whistle tones can blow the roof off any venue and the cap off any bottle per her 2019 Bottle Cap Challenge clip. But on the one-year anniversary of the video today (July 7), the 50-year-old megastar shared some behind-the-scenes bloopers that, well, blew off more than expected. “Last year I tried to crush the bottle cap challenge, but the bottle almost crushed me. Here’s the take you didn’t see…” she captioned the new video on Instagram. In the 10-second clip, Carey’s glass bottle goes flying off the table and rolls across the floor, which startled one of her kids who yelled, “Mom!” Stars from supermodel Naomi Campbell to filmmaker Lee Daniels couldn’t get enough of the hilarious miscalculation as evident by th...
Watch Miley Cyrus Dance to This Classic ’90s Throwback Hit With Cody Simpson
Miley Cyrus took to social media on Monday (July 6) to share an adorable backyard dance with boyfriend Cody Simpson. “If we can’t get back to work….. let’s get back to WERK,” she captioned the TikTok set to C+C Music Factory’s 1990 classic “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now).” In the clip, the pop star wears a royal blue string bikini, while her Aussie boyfriend performs the choreography shirtless in just a pair of shorts and Emporio Armani underwear. While she’s not dancing, Cyrus has managed to stay busy in quarantine — launching her Instagram Live talk show Bright Minded, directing the music video for Simpson’s “Captain’s Dance with the Devil” and even revealing she’s now six months sober. The adorable...
The Pussycat Dolls Congratulate Blackpink on a Major Chart Milestone
Girls supporting girls! We love to see it. Blackpink made waves with their hit new single “How You Like That,” and the success reflected on the charts. The confidence-filled tune became the highest charting single by a girl group in Digital Song Sales chart history. The song’s placement on the chart now ties a record set by Pussycat Dolls‘ “Don’t Cha” (2005) and The Chicks‘ “Not Ready to Make Nice” (2007). The PCD are always keen to shed out the girl power, so they were quick to spread love to their fellow all-female group. “Congrats girls!!!” they tweeted, tagging Blackpink and adding a fire and heart-eyed emoji. See below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a d...
Charlie Puth Calls Out ‘Dangerous, Toxic’ Stan Culture: ‘Please Be Nicer to Each Other’
Charlie Puth took to social media on Sunday (July 5) to share his unfiltered thoughts on the toxicity of stan culture between pop stars’ fan bases. “I don’t usually pay any mind to things like this, but something has to be said. This dangerous, toxic, internet screaming match between ‘fandoms’ has to stop,” he began in a series of thoughtful tweets. “I’m 28 years old, so it doesn’t really mean anything to me when some person I don’t know writes a nasty message to me saying things like ‘I used BTS for clout.’ I don’t know what that means- I love those guys and they are super talented.” The singer’s reference to BTS comes after fans of the K-pop boy band accused him of trying to piggyback off the group’s popularity for his own gain o...
