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…

Jack Harlow announces upcoming sophomore album, ’Come Home the Kids Miss You’

Jack Harlow announces upcoming sophomore album, ’Come Home the Kids Miss You’

Rodin Eckenroth/Getty ImagesJack Harlow is ready to launch his second studio album, announcing the title and release date on Wednesday. The rapper’s Come Home the Kids Miss You album is due out May 6, he told Rolling Stone.  He also admitted “Nail Tech” is “probably my least favorite song on the album” because his upcoming work is “more serious” to reflect the journey he…Read More…

Ed Sheeran hilariously admits he was unable to smoke weed with The Game: “I had to go home”

Ed Sheeran hilariously admits he was unable to smoke weed with The Game: “I had to go home”

Karwai Tang/WireImageEd Sheeran is many things — a father, Grammy-winning singer, actor and even a “super busker” — but there is one thing he apparently isn’t: a smoker.  And no, that doesn’t mean cigarettes. Speaking to Australia’s Nova radio, Ed explained how partying with rapper The Game in 2013 showed him that he would made a very bad pothead.  “I remember I…Read More…