Billie Eilish and FINNEAS react to Best Original Song Oscar nod: “So cool!”

Billie Eilish and FINNEAS react to Best Original Song Oscar nod: “So cool!”

Atlantic/Darkroom/InterscopeOn January 23, Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS received their second Best Original Song Oscar nomination: It’s for co-writing “What Was I Made For?” from the Barbie movie. Billie and FINNEAS called into ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday morning to accept congratulations from ABC’s Lara Spencer and tell her how they’re feeling about the nod. “Thank you so much!” Billie exclaimed. “Ohmigod, we’re feeling…Read More…

Billie Eilish scores Oscar nomination for ‘Barbie’ song; Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo miss out

Billie Eilish scores Oscar nomination for ‘Barbie’ song; Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo miss out

ABCBillie Eilish has another shot at an Oscar: Her song from Barbie, “What Was I Made For?,” is nominated for Best Original Song at the 96th Academy Awards. Billie shares her nomination with her co-writer, her brother FINNEAS.  Another Barbie song, “I’m Just Ken,” written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, is also nominated.  However, “Dance the Night,” Dua Lipa’s song from the movie, which…Read More…

From Gaga to Greta, ‘Barbie’ composers await (possible) Oscar noms

From Gaga to Greta, ‘Barbie’ composers await (possible) Oscar noms

Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Lady Gaga; Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Greta Gerwig; Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Warner Bros.In 2019, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt won the Best Original Song Oscar for co-writing the A Star Is Born song “Shallow” with Lady Gaga. When Oscar nods are announced on January 23, they may find themselves with nominations for the original…Read More…

Music notes: Adele, Jennifer Lopez and more

Music notes: Adele, Jennifer Lopez and more

Adele is a Zac Efron fan just like the rest of us. At her most recent Weekends with Adele show in Las Vegas, Adele said The Iron Claw was her favorite film of 2023. “So obviously there’s loads of great movies, but if you haven’t seen it, Iron Claw was my favorite movie of the year,” Adele said. “I was so blown away by Zac…Read More…

Why Camila Cabello didn’t have to audition for role in ‘Rob Peace’

Why Camila Cabello didn’t have to audition for role in ‘Rob Peace’

‘Rob Peace’ star and director Chiwetel Ejiofor, cast members Camila Cabello and Jay Will; Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesCamila Cabello is in Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival, promoting her new film Rob Peace.  It turns out it was her performance in the 2021 Prime Video update of Cinderella that won her the part — no audition needed. The director of Rob Peace, Chiwetel Ejiofor, tells Variety that…Read More…

Ariana Grande scores sixth #1 debut on Hot 100 with “yes, and?”

Ariana Grande scores sixth #1 debut on Hot 100 with “yes, and?”

Republic RecordsAriana has made a Grande return to the Billboard Hot 100 with her new single, “yes, and?” The track debuted at #1 on the chart, scoring Ariana her eighth chart-topper and her sixth to debut in the top spot. She and Taylor Swift are now tied for the most #1 debuts among female artists. This is Ariana’s first solo #1 hit since “Positions”…Read More…