Music notes: Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and more

It looks like new music from Billie Eilish is on the way. The singer posted a series of selfies to Instagram on Wednesday, in which she teased a new detail about her upcoming record. “my album is
Normani finally announces debut album, ‘Dopamine’

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Since she started her solo career in 2018, Normani has only released a handful of singles, including “Motivation,” the Sam Smith collab “Dancing With a Stranger” and the hit duet “Love Lies” with Khalid.
Billie Eilish presenting at 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards

SAG Awards Billie Eilish has won a lot of awards lately, but this weekend she’ll be presenting one. The “bad guy” artist is among the presenters for the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking place Saturday, February
Emma Stone says she was a “dope” for jokingly calling pal Taylor Swift an a-hole

Taylor Swift and Emma Stone in 2011; Kevin Mazur/TCA 2011/WireImage Emma Stone apparently learned the hard way that when it comes to Swifties, even the most gentle ribbing can be seen as an attack on their queen. When
Watch Jennifer Lopez break the glass ceiling — and walls, and floors — in new “Rebound” video
Norman Jean Roy Jennifer Lopez has released a new video for “Rebound,” one of the songs on her new album, This Is Me … Now. The clip is a new, extended edit of a sequence in her
Thomas Reed, co-founder of Clos du Bois and renowned Cold War-era strategist, dies at 89

Clos du Bois winery founder and Cold War-era government insider Thomas C. Reed died Feb. 11 in Santa Rosa following a short illness. He was a month shy of his 90th birthday. Reed’s stamp on North Bay
Lady Gaga is making *how* much for the ‘Joker’ sequel?

Gotham/GC Images Even if Joker: Folie à Deux doesn’t do well — which seems unlikely — Lady Gaga will still be laughing all the way to the bank. Variety reports that the budget for the Todd Phillips-directed film
Noah Kahan, SZA, Reneé Rapp playing Montreal’s Osheaga Festival

Francorama This year’s Osheaga Festival, taking place August 2-4 in Montreal, Canada, has a stacked lineup. SZA and Noah Kahan are among the headliners, and the bill also includes Reneé Rapp, Teddy Swims, Stephen Sanchez, Hozier, Tyla, Martin
Ed Sheeran pays tribute to late best friend on anniversary of his death

Ed Sheeran: Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Amazon Music; Jamal Edwards: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for O2 Ed Sheeran misses his best friend, music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, who died February 20, 2022, at the age of 31. On
Taylor Swift named the Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2023

Beth Garrabrant To the surprise of no one, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents artists worldwide, has crowned Taylor Swift the Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2023. The honor recognizes that Taylor was the