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Taylor Swift Fans Call for Singer to Run for President Amid Kanye West’s White House Bid
Taylor Swift for president in 2020? Her fans sure hope so. Swifties around the nation took to social media on Saturday (July 4) to call for the pop superstar to run for president following Kanye West‘s announcement that he’ll be running for commander in chief in the 2020 election. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States,” West tweeted Saturday night, adding an American flag emoji and the hashtag #2020VISION. Swift’s fans quickly reacted to the unexpected news, begging the singer — who has been at odds with West for more than a decade — to run against the rapper/fashion mogul this November. “How about taylor swift as the president ...
Hilary Duff Embarrassed for U.S. Response to COVID-19, Jokes She’s Running for President
Hilary Duff is calling out her fellow citizens who aren’t protective wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 32-year-old singer and actress took to Instagram on Saturday (July 4) to express her frustration after driving by a party in Los Angeles where people did not have their faces covered. “Drove by a raging house party on Mulholland. A–holes. No masks (of course). Girls in bathing suits and louboutins waiting to get in like a line at a club,” Duff captioned a series of family photos. “California is in bad shape (in so many ways) but doesn’t everyone think we all want to go out freely and travel and enjoy summer.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom has noted that people in the Golden State — including cities in L.A. County — could be iss...
Lady Gaga Shows Off ‘Chromatica’ Face Mask: ‘Be Yourself, But Wear a Mask’
Lady Gaga posted a selfie encouraging her 42.7 million Instagram followers to wear a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic. Along with the message, the pop star offered a look at her personal face mask: a glittery Chromatica-themed covering, with spikes and chains. “Be yourself, but wear a mask!” she wrote on Friday (July 3). “I believe in being kind to yourself, the community, and the planet. I challenge my awesome friends to show off their mask game!” “I need that,” Mark Ronson commented on her picture. The CDC says wearing face masks can help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others, and recommends anyone over the age of two wear them in public settings or around those who do not live in one’s household. Check out Gaga...
The 13 Best Things That Happened in Music This Week (July 3)
This week was full of star-studded events and awards shows, with the “Global Goal: Unite For Our Future” concert, BET Awards and Juno Awards all taking place virtually. In other awards show news, we’ve got an update on the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards — more on that later. Take a look at some of the week’s biggest music happenings below. Stars came together for the virtual “Global Goal: Unite For Our Future” concert From Jennifer Hudson’s rousing kickoff to Justin Bieber and Quavo’s stripped-down performance, the “Global Goal: Unite For Our Future” event on Saturday (June 27) was chock-full of amazing moments. Christine and the Queens, Chloe x Halle, Shakira and more also performed. In case you missed the concert, you can watch all of the must-see performance videos here! The 20...
Kanye West, Ellie Goulding, Pop Smoke and More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!
This week’s new music releases brought fans a variety of new tunes from some of today’s hottest rappers, rock legends, pop songstresses and country stars. Pop Smoke returned with a posthumous album featuring a star-studded track list, Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello brought a politically righteous tune, and Kanye West teamed with Travis Scott for a fiery examination of injustice, and Ty Dolla $ign recruited the best and brightest for his new track. Elsewhere, Ellie Goulding delivered an emotionally intelligent track with the help of Lauv, Chris Young reflected upon the wonder of the commonplace, and Sufjan Stevens prodded at America’s problems in a 12-minute epic. So, with so much to choose from, Billboard wants to know which new music release is your favorit...
‘Blinding Lights’ Still Shining Bright: The Weeknd Makes Record Return to No. 1 on Pop Songs Chart
“I think people have been longing for simpler times and a nostalgic escape,” says one radio programmer. The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” again beams at maximum wattage on Billboard‘s Pop Songs radio airplay chart, making a record-setting return to No. 1. The song revisits the top spot on the July 4-dated chart (which tallies plays on a panel of over 160 mainstream top 40 stations) after eight weeks at No. 2. No song had previously spent more than four weeks out of the summit before revisiting the coveted rank in the survey’s three-decade history. “Blinding Lights,” released on XO/Republic Records, previously topped Pop Songs for three weeks, on charts dated April 18 and 25 and May 2. Its total span of reigning, thus, covers 12 weeks, the ...
July Album Anniversaries Every Music Fan Should Know About
As we enter July and leave the first half of 2020, we’re more than happy to look forward. Hopefully, that means returning to some level of normalcy (masks on, peeps), continuing to push for racial justice across society, and, of course, new music. As always, though, to know where we’re headed, we’re keeping one eye and both ears to our past. And there are plenty of groundbreaking records celebrating major anniversaries this month. Read on for a rundown of the albums we’ll be revisiting all month long and information on some of the pieces we’ll be featuring in correlation with these must-know anniversaries. Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters (1995) <img data-attachment-id="548547" data-permalink="https://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/faces-dave-grohl/foo-fighters-foo-fighters-al...
Camila Cabello Is Video Chatting With Fans Who Check Their Voter Registration Status
The presidential election is coming up in November, and Camila Cabello is encouraging her fans to exercise their right to vote. The pop star teamed up with the non-profit organization Headcount to video chat with a fan at random who checked their voter registration status at HeadCount.org/Camila. Anyone who is not currently registered to vote is also pointed to their state election website or a printable form to get registered. The platform, called Vote Ready, was created by HeadCount in conjunction with technology firm Phone2Action. The organization aims to register at least 200,000 voters for the 2020 election and contact over one million Americans in a massive get-out-the-vote effort. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined w...
How to Watch Elton John’s Archival Concert Footage With ‘Classic Concert Series’
With the coronavirus pandemic still largely keeping people in their homes around the world, many are wondering when they’ll get to see their favorite acts live again. For fans of Elton John, a creative new solution is on the horizon. On Wednesday (July 1), John announced his brand new “Elton John: Classic Concert Series.” Premiering on John’s YouTube channel every Saturday for the next six weeks, the new series will see the singer releasing full footage from some of his most iconic performances throughout his career for the first time ever. All proceeds from the new series will go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and their continued efforts in battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The first edition of the series, set to premiere on Friday, July 3, will be footage of Joh...
“I’m a Fucking Grandma!” Sia’s Youngest Son Becomes a Father
Sia’s family is growing at an exponential rate. In May the pop star revealed that she had previously adopted two Black 18-year-old sons. Now both are 19, and one of them recently became a father to two babies of his own. Via Billboard, Sia made the announcement in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, telling him, “I’m a fucking grandma!” The Australian singer revealed that her grandchildren “call me ‘Nana,’” though she’s not content with the nickname. “I’m trying to get them to call me ‘Lovey,’” she said. Sia also went into detail about the adoption process last year, and the profound effect it had on her worldview. “I’m a little bit jaded now after investigating the foster system as much as I have done in the last year, because it’s completely corrupt; it’s failing ...
Ellie Goulding & Lauv Tease ‘Slow Grenade’ Collab, Blow Up Twitter With Cute Exchange
Ellie Goulding wants to release “Slow Grenade” with Lauv ahead of her forthcoming fourth album Brighest Blue, which comes out July 17. And he’s all for it. “So I’ve been thinking about releasing one more song before #BrightestBlue comes out. maybe with @lauvsongs?” she asked her 6.6 million Twitter followers today (June 29). According to her tracklist, the English singer-songwriter split her album into two parts titled Brightest Blue and EG.0, and the Lauv joint falls in the latter with a few other star-studded songs featuring blackbear (“Worry About Me”), Diplo and Swae Lee (“Close To Me”), and the late Juice WRLD (“Hate Me”). “yayayayayayayay :)” the “I Like M...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Announces MTV VMAs Date & Location
It’s happening! The MTV Video Music Awards are a go. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York made the announcement during his Monday (June 29) press briefing, telling viewers that the annual ceremony would be held in Brooklyn. As the governor announced that New York City would be entering Phase III of reopening on July 6, he shared the unexpected news. “The Video Music Awards are going to be held Sunday, August 30, at Barclays Center,” he said. The slide displayed at the time also noted that “the event will follow all safety guidance, including limited or no audience.” Billboard has reached out to MTV for comment. In May, MTV told Billboard in a statement that they were looking into the possibility of safely holding the event live. “We’re exploring with gove...
