Music notes: Britney Spears, Ed Sheeran, Sara Bareilles, The Chainsmokers and more

Music notes: Britney Spears, Ed Sheeran, Sara Bareilles, The Chainsmokers and more

Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImageBritney Spears has vanished from Instagram, with no warning nor explanation.  A Wednesday afternoon check of her profile, which boasted 40 million followers, returns a blank page. Britney used her Instagram to speak out against her father, share her thoughts on motherhood and more.  Britney’s other socials, like Twitter, are still active at last…Read More…

One Direction’s fans are the most positive while Rihanna’s are the most negative, says study

One Direction’s fans are the most positive while Rihanna’s are the most negative, says study

Kevin Mazur/WireImageA new study claims One Direction has the most positive fan base, while Rihanna’s followers are the most negative.   WordTips observed the 186 biggest fan followings on Twitter, including the type of language fans have used, and calculated the number of negative versus positive expressions per 1,000 words.  While 1D’s followers heaped praise onto the group, Rihanna wasn’t so lucky.  The study claims…Read More…

Billie Eilish reflects on ‘No Time to Die’ theme: “I wrote the song from the perspective of somebody I had hurt”

Billie Eilish reflects on ‘No Time to Die’ theme: “I wrote the song from the perspective of somebody I had hurt”

Momodu Mansaray/WireImageBillie Eilish is up for an Oscar March 27 for her No Time to Die James Bond film title song that she co-wrote with her brother, FINNEAS.  But Billie says she wasn’t thinking about super-spies when she wrote the haunting theme. “I wrote the song from the perspective of somebody I had hurt,” she explained to Deadline. “We never…Read More…