Beth GarrabrantA law student who wrote her dissertation about Taylor Swift’s battle to regain control over her music is hoping that “Karma” will help her get a passing grade.As the BBC reports, Regan Caie, a student at the University of Glasgow, wrote a dissertation called You Belong With Me: Copyright Law in the Fight for…… Read More…
Courtesy SMITHAfter going viral last year with her song “Lemon,” singer/songwriter and producer SMITH is back on the chart with a new song, “Run.” The song includes violent lyrics like “If I catch you I’ll have blood on my hands,” “Cut you to the bone” and “What if you end up dead and alone,” and…… Read More…
Derek White/Getty Images for TNT SportsIn February, Jonas Brothers performed during a pregame concert and the second intermission at the NHL Stadium Series. In March, they performed at the NCAA March Madness Music Festival. Having covered hockey and basketball, the group will now cross the border to entertain fans of a different sport.The trio will…… Read More…
During her second Eras Tour concert in Lyon, France, on Monday, Taylor Swift played two songs she had previously never performed live. During the acoustic surprise song set, Taylor first played “Glitch,” off her Grammy-winning Midnights album, on guitar. She mashed the song up with her Red-era track “Everything has Changed.” Second, on piano, Taylor…… Read More…
L-R: Director Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello and ‘Rob Peace’ star Jay Will; Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesEarlier this year, Camila Cabello’s latest movie, Rob Peace, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie has since been purchased by a studio and will be in theaters this summer.Deadline reports that the film, based on The Short and Tragic Life of Robert…… Read More…
Beth GarrabrantWhen Taylor Swift released her “anthology” version of The Tortured Poets Department, some fans complained that 31 tracks was just too long for an album. But one rock star who’s famous for his own extremely long albums is coming to Taylor’s defense.In an interview with The Irish Times, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins — a…… Read More…
Island RecordsAfter teasing what appeared to be a new era on Instagram, Sabrina Carpenter has confirmed that new music is on the way.Her new album, Short n’ Sweet, is due out Aug. 23. She says in a statement, “This project is quite special to me and I hope it’ll be something special to you too. I…… Read More…
Disney/Randy Holmes; Nathan JamesDeryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne prove that being divorced doesn’t mean you can’t still perform together.The former couple reunited during Lavigne’s concert in Las Vegas on June 1 for a joint rendition of the Sum 41 song “In Too Deep.”Whibley and Lavigne got married in 2006 before splitting up in 2009. They performed “In…… Read More…
Olivia Wong/FilmMagicHalsey’s new era officially begins June 4.She recently launched a mysterious website called formylasttrick.com, which includes various images. One of them is a ticket stub that says “Tuesday 12 noon, Columbia Records, The End.” If you click on it, you can see an image of a letter that looks like it was typed on…… Read More…
Stephen J. Cohen/Getty ImagesThe season of the stick now includes an extra month, thanks to Counting Crows.During his headlining set at Kentucky’s Railbird Festival on June 1, Noah Kahan covered the Crows hit “A Long December” alongside frontman Adam Duritz.You can watch footage of the onstage collaboration on Counting Crows’ Instagram. “Cool singing with you…… Read More…