Music notes: Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and more

Taylor Swift has once again released new versions of the lead single from The Tortured Poets Department. On Monday, she dropped an acoustic version of her Post Malone collaboration “Fortnight.” The quieter, unplugged take on the track
‘Call Her Daddy”s Alex Cooper was afraid she’d “throw up” while interviewing Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus in 2020; Erik Voake/Getty Images On her hit podcast Call Her Daddy, Alex Cooper has interviewed multiple celebrities and musicians, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Aguilera, Rebel Wilson, Elizabeth Banks, John Mayer, Post Malone and Jane
Sabrina Carpenter releases ‘Short n’ Sweet’ track list, books ‘Hot Ones’

Island Records Sabrina Carpenter is going it alone on her upcoming album, Short n’ Sweet. The singer has released the track list for the album, and there are no features on it. A retro-looking video on her socials
Watch Billie Eilish & FINNEAS take the ’Hot Ones Versus’ challenge

Disney/Frank Micelotta Billie Eilish and FINNEAS step into the ring of spice in the latest episode of Hot Ones Versus. In the spinoff of the popular YouTube show, guests ask each other personal questions, and if they
Meghan Trainor, Sia and Paris Hilton will be “Chasin'” a hit later this month

11:11 Media/ADA An unlikely trio is teaming up for a song that will be released on July 26, Rolling Stone reports. Meghan Trainor has recorded a song with a woman she calls “my hero, my idol”: Paris
Ariana Grande says deluxe album is coming, wants to do mini-tour between ‘Wicked’ films

Katia Temkin Good news, Arianators: A deluxe version of Ariana Grande‘s eternal sunshine is on the way — and some live performances (gasp!) may be in the works too. Appearing on Evan Ross Katz‘s podcast Shut Up
LISA joins lineup of Global Citizen Festival

Courtesy Global Citizen BLACKPINK member LISA, whose solo single “Rockstar” is climbing the chart, has been added to the lineup of this year’s Global Citizen Festival. This will be her first solo performance at a music festival.
‘Wicked’ composer raves over Ariana Grande’s performance in the film

© Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved While there haven’t been any official reviews of the Wicked movie yet, one person who’s intimately familiar with the material has given a thumbs up to Ariana Grande‘s performance. Stephen Schwartz, who
Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans to star in holiday film “Red One”

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson teams with Chris Evans to save a kidnapped, jacked Santa Clause (J.K. Simmons) in the first trailer for Amazon MGM Studios new holiday film, Red One. Red One stars Johnson as the North
Kendrick Lamar shares video for “Not Like Us”

After months of feuding with Drake, Kendrick Lamar has released the video for his chart-topping Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us,’ directed by Lamar and his pgLang co-founder and collaborator, Dave Free. Out of all the songs