Disney/Randy HolmesDua Lipa, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo may end up with Best Original Song Oscar nominations, thanks to the songs they wrote for, respectively, Barbie and the new Hunger Games prequel film. But when they got together for a Hollywood Reporter roundtable, they reflected on their very first attempts at songwriting. Dua wrote her first song at age 4 or 5. She tells The Hollywood…… Read More…
Taylor Swift ProductionsIf you go to see Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film without a theater full of fellow Swifties, what are you even doing? That’s why one man shelled out big bucks to make his wife’s trip to the theater into an “enchanted to meet you” experience. As The Denver Post reports, Casi Gerber was planning to go to…… Read More…
RCATate McRae’s latest hit, “Greedy,” represents a new sound for her, and she says the attitude behind it — and her upcoming album Think Later — were inspired by her alter ego. Just as Beyoncé has her onstage alter ego, Sasha Fierce, Tate tells Billboard that she has “Tatiana,” who she describes as “ballsy, so loud and obnoxious.” That’s why her new music is, she…… Read More…
PBSAlanis Morissette is scheduled to appear on two very different TV shows over the next two months. First up, she’s one of the performers on the music special Christmas at Graceland, which airs November 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock. The show features artists paying tribute to Elvis Presley by performing his songs in his former home:…… Read More…
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty ImagesIs Billie Eilish heading for another Oscar nomination? November 15 at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards — often seen as a predictor for the Academy Awards — Billie and her brother FINNEAS won the award for Song — Feature Film for “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie. The two previously won the same award for “No Time…… Read More…
Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for MTVSad news for Toosii fans who await the release of his upcoming album, Jaded. The singer/songwriter, known for his breakthrough hit “Love Cycle” and his viral track “Favorite Song,” issued a music update and apology via social media, writing that the project won’t come out on its intended date of November 17. “To my fans I’m sorry,…… Read More…
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesOver the last few years, dozens of colleges and universities have launched courses devoted to Taylor Swift, with most of them about her songwriting and her lyrics. But the University of Houston is taking things one step further with a new course that comes complete with friendship…… Read More…
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is a holiday favorite – but what’s Mariah’s personal favorite Christmas song? “My favorite all-time Christmas song is Nat King Cole’s version of ‘[The] Christmas Song’ — that’s my favorite,” Mariah said on The Jennifer Hudson Show Wednesday. “That was my grandmother’s favorite.” As for her favorite…… Read More…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MCMariah Carey kicks off her Merry Christmas One and All! tour November 15 in Highland, California, and she says fans who come to see it will get a bonus: her two kids Monroe and Moroccan are going to be performing with her. Speaking to Access Hollywood about her tour, Mariah said, “I love seeing them stepping into this…… Read More…
Live NationOlivia Rodrigo just got a bunch of Grammy nominations and released a song for the new Hunger Games movie, but she’s also busy planning out her upcoming GUTS World Tour — and she’s in training for it, too. “I’m running on the treadmill right now singing my songs, because I want to be able to jump up…… Read More…