Music notes: Taylor Swift, Lizzo and more
Lizzo recently took to Instagram to share some of her frustrations before proclaiming, “I QUIT.” Lizzo wrote, “I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet … All
Steve Martin says Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” is “fantastic,” boasts that he once kissed her
Steve Martin and Beyonce in 2006; E. Charbonneau/WireImage for Sony Pictures-Los Angeles Legendary comic actor Steve Martin may not seem like the type to listen to current music, but he’s all over Beyoncé‘s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” from her
Take Me to the Hot 100: Hozier earns first top-10 hit in nearly 10 years
ABC/Paula Lobo Hozier is back in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in nearly 10 years. “Too Sweet,” a track off the Irish artist’s new Unheard EP, currently sits at #5
Sabrina Carpenter says new SKIMS campaign made her feel “like a young girl again”
Jack Bridgland Sabrina Carpenter is going girlie for the latest SKIMS campaign. The campaign puts the “Feather” singer in a ’90s aesthetic while she models the brand’s Stretch Lace and Fits Everybody collections. She wears lacy intimates
Shakira agrees with her sons: Barbie was “emasculating … to a certain extent”
Sony Music Latin As a successful, powerful woman, you might think that Shakira absolutely loved the Barbie movie. But you’d be wrong. Speaking to Allure, Shakira says of Barbie, “I watched it, yeah. My sons absolutely hated it.
Realtor 6% commission model loses curb appeal
The real-estate industry’s 6% agent commissions have been 86’d. At least that’s likely to be the result following the March settlement between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and groups of lawyered-up home sellers from Missouri, who
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS’ have spilled back into the top 5
Geffen/Interscope Thanks to its new deluxe edition, Olivia Rodrigo‘s GUTS is back in the top five of the Billboard album chart. The deluxe edition, GUTS (Spilled), features the four “secret” tracks that were previously only available on the vinyl editions
Billie Eilish clarifies “wasteful” vinyl variants comments
Disney/Chris Willard Billie Eilish is clarifying comments she made in a Billboard interview about sustainability in the music industry. In the interview, Billie said, “We live in this day and age where, for some reason, it’s very important
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ breaks Spotify and Amazon streaming records
Blair Caldwell Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter made a massive debut Friday on streaming services. While Bey has said that Cowboy Carter is a Beyoncé album, not a country album, the records it’s set are being counted as though
Is Tyla’s “Water” the soundtrack to your sex life? Don’t tell *her* that
Epic Records Tyla‘s song “Water” is a super-sexy banger, but if you’re actually using the song to soundtrack your, um, intimate moments, Tyla would rather not hear about it, thank you very much. Asked by ABC Audio