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Alternative Pop Singer SkyDxddy Releases Newest Track ‘Hold Me’
Florida artist SkyDxddy has just dropped their newest track “Hold Me,” a song dedicated to members of the LGBTQ community struggling with mental illness and self doubt. The song details SkyDxddy’s own battles with depression and how it feels as close friends and family ignore early cries for help. Explore Explore SkyDxddy See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “‘Hold Me’ is a song I wrote at a dark time in my life. A time when I tried to speak up for myself and I was only met with judgment and gaslighting,” the gender fluid musician from a small town in Virginia tells Billboard. “I truly just wanted to be held while I cried and told I was going to be OK, and that never happened. No one should be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t love all their parts,...
Taylor Swift, BTS, Missy Elliott, Lady Gaga, T.J. Osborne & More of the Week’s Biggest Winners (Nov. 12)
Take a look at Billboard‘s weekly roundup and the “awards” it’s giving to this week’s headlines. Reddest Music News: Taylor Swift releases Red (Taylor’s Version) The album Swifties know all too well is the gift that keeps on giving. Taylor Swift finally released the re-recorded and expanded version of her 2012 album Red (Taylor’s Version) on Friday (Nov. 12), totaling 30 tracks. She’ll also slated to perform on Saturday Night Live again on Saturday, Nov. 13. Listen to Red (Taylor’s Version) here, and watch her accompanying All Too Well short film here. Smoothest Music News: BTS will perform “Butter” remix with Megan Thee Stallion at 2021 AMAs The American Music Awards announced on...
Harry Styles Helps a Fan Come Out to Her Mom at His Concert: ‘She’s Gay!’
The stadium camera then panned to the fan’s mom, as she wiped tears away from her eyes, cheered, and blew kisses to her daughter down in the pit. Styles applauded before pointing something out to the fan and her mom. “Now, I don’t want to ruin the moment,” he said, smirking. “But wouldn’t it be nice if you were a little bit closer together? You’ll see her later, congratulations and thank you!” The fan ended up posting a video of the moment from her perspective, while captioning it with a thank-you message for Styles. “A moment that will actually be with me forever,” she wrote. “Thank you for creating a safe place for me. Thank you for letting me grow alongside you as a fan. Thank you for helping me know who I am. T...
First Out: New Music From Carlie Hanson, ElyOtto, Maggie Lindemann & More
Carlie Hanson feat. Deb Never, “Snot” Say goodbye to the old Carlie Hanson as she debuts her newest single, “Snot.” Featuring fellow indie star Deb Never, “Snot” shows Hanson embracing her new lo-fi aesthetic, taking some steady guitar strums and blown-out vocal tracks as she leans into a doomed relationship. Take a glance at the video, and you’ll see the star taking it a step further, shaving off her bleach blonde locks before getting a tattoo right on her scalp, as she wails, “If I’m gonna waste my life/ Let me waste my life on you.” ElyOtto, “Stalker” Following the explosive success of “SugarCrash,” ElyOtto isn’t slowing down — rather, he’s amping himself up on his latest single. “Stalker,...
First Out: New Music From Elton John, Pvris, Ashnikko & More
Elton John, The Lockdown Sessions After becoming one of the world’s most iconic pop stars, Sir Elton John could have easily rested on his laurels. Instead, the 74-year-old icon decided too go about one of his more ambitious projects to date with a new album of collaborations, The Lockdown Sessions. Filled to the brim with his various partnerships over the last year, Lockdown features John dipping his toe in a little bit of everything, from pure pop nostalgia (“Cold Heart” with Dua Lipa & PNAU) to soul (“Finish Line” with Stevie Wonder) to hip-hop (“Always Love You” with Young Thug & Nicki Minaj ) to Americana (“Simple Things” with Brandi Carlile). Pvris, “My Way” “Turn the days into nights/ ...
Jack Harlow Reveals Some People Didn’t Want Him to Collab With Lil Nas X
Though Harlow talked about how his early music, including breakthrough 2020 hit “Whats Poppin’,” were about baring his soul — but also about going from “just talking s–t” to exploring his life more deeply — there are still some things about that song he doesn’t like. “I am always noticing lines I could improve,” he said about taking a page from Ye. “But I think people appreciate truth and I think when you have guys like Kanye and songs like ‘All Falls Down’ and being that vulnerable… It changed so many people’s lives. As opposed to ‘Here’s why I am the s–t,’ it’s ‘Here’s why I am not the s–t.’” Harlow also got candid about how the music industry has gotten more progressive in recent years, including Lil Nas...
Billy Porter Calls Out ‘Vogue’ For Harry Styles Dress Cover: ‘All He Has To Do Is Be White And Straight’
Porter continued, saying that having Styles represent the mainstream move toward more inclusive fashion erased the people who have fought for such a move — including himself. “I’m not dragging Harry Styles, but he is the one you’re going to try and use to represent this new conversation? He doesn’t care, he’s just doing it because it’s the thing to do,” he said. “This is politics for me. This is my life. I had to fight my entire life to get to the place where I could wear a dress to the Oscars and not be gunned now. All he has to do is be white and straight.” In his interview for Vogue back in November, Styles highlighted the importance of breaking down gender barriers, while citing personal heroes like Prince, David Bowie and Elton Joh...
Bowen Yang Brings Down the ‘SNL’ House as ‘Proud Gay Oompa Loompa’
Colin apologized for the confusion as Yang’s character explained all he wanted to do was talk about a possible Oompa Loompa strike over the unsafe conditions at the chocolate factory. “Now I guess I have got to call my parents,” Yang’s Oompa Loompa said to big laughs. “They live in Loompa-land. It’s not as progressive as here. They, like, just got Will & Grace. So yeah, it’s gonna be a conversation.” Pushing forward, Yang’s Oompa Loompa said, “You know what, Colin? You did me a huge favor because now I can be honest — about everything. Point blank: the man doesn’t know how to make chocolate! He’s an ideas man who’s never touched a machine. He just tumbles into the inventing room and says something like ‘What about a gumdrop that makes children dream silly dreams?’ And it’s like, ‘Yeah,...
‘True Colors’ at 35: How Cyndi Lauper Reimagined Her Career With Her Sophomore Album
“I remember Adrian Belew [songwriter and studio musician] saying to me, ‘Cyn, what happened to the girl that wanted to have fun?'” she recalls of a conversation she had while in the process of writing new music at the time. “He was looking for that fun thing, and he was right — it kind of wasn’t there, you know? But I didn’t want to write ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Part 2’ — because I was afraid if I did, I would be stuck there forever.” Instead, Lauper delivered True Colors, her 10-track 1986 sophomore album that proved to be a metamorphosis in her career which celebrates its 35th anniversary on Friday this year. To celebrate the anniversary, Lauper is sharing two new tracks with fans — a remix of the h...
Cardi B Helps Marry a Same-Sex Couple in Surprise Wedding on ‘Cardi Tries’: ‘I Do It All’
Cardi Tries: Tying the Knot shows the brides’ big day, where one surprised the other with the celebrity-assisted pop-up wedding. Cardi and Raven helped with planning the same-day nuptials — from selecting table settings to choosing a wedding gown — before taking part in the actual ceremony. “You guys are probably wondering why I’m here,” Cardi — who recently gave birth to her second child, made history with her “WAP” wins at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, and had her “Rumors” collab with Lizzo debut in the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 — announced in front of a small group of the couple’s family and friends. “I’m gonna get these two beautiful ladies married.” “It’s not only a spe...
First Out: New Music From Years & Years, Lauren Jauregui, Fletcher & More
With her steamy, club-ready new single “A Second to Midnight,” pop superstar Kylie Minogue decided to call in a favor from her friend Olly Alexander, a.k.a. Years & Years. The result is an irresistable dance track that sees the pair going head to head with stellar vocals laid perfectly over a disco-inspired beat — well suited for Minogue’s upcoming deluxe album Disco: Guest List Edition. “I’m chasing after midnight/ Show me the way to your heart,” the pair sing on the infectious chorus. “Ready for the start of my real life/ To shine like a light in the dark.” Lauren Jauregui, “Colors” “Can’t be without you,” Lauren Jauregui murmurs. “Don’t wanna be with you.” It’s with that p...
Years & Years Dive Into a Fantasy Land With Otherworldly ‘Crave’ Music Video: Watch
Fans having been craving new music from Years & Years, and Olly Alexander has finally indulged them. On Tuesday (Sept. 28), Years & Years unveiled their brand-new single “Crave,” a pounding, house-influenced pop track about love, sex and domination. Along with releasing the track, Years & Years also announced the release of their third studio album, Night Call, which is due Jan. 7, 2022, via Interscope Records. In the new video for the single, viewers get a glimpse of Alexander, decked out in head-to-toe blue body makeup, surrounded by a series of fantastical beings with long, pointy ears going out of their way to seduce the singer. As the video progresses, things get significantly kinkier, as Alexander is introduced to some leather-clad individuals who eventua...
