Billie Eilish has released the track list for her new album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, which is coming out May 17.
Billie had already given us a sneak peek of one of the tracks, "CHIHIRO," during an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music. It's named after the main character in the anime film Spirited Away. Billie also revealed another track name, "LUNCH," during the interview.
There are 10 tracks on the record, Billie's third. One of them is called "L'AMOUR DE MA VIE," which means "the love of my life" in French. Another one is called "BITTERSUITE," with the "SUITE" part spelled like a hotel suite, not a sweet candy.
Here's the track list in full:
"SKINNY" "LUNCH" "CHIHIRO" "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" "WILDFLOWER" "THE GREATEST" "L'AMOUR DE MA VIE" "THE DINER" "BITTERSUITE" "BLUE"
Billie Eilish has declared her 2024 Coachella experience "the greatest weekend of my life" in an Instagram post. She shared photos and video from the weekend, which included duets with Lana Del Rey of her song "ocean eyes" and Lana's song "Video Games." In her Instagram Story, Billie posted video of Lana singing "ocean eyes" and wrote, "this song wouldn't even exist without her. literally a hallucination."
Kelly Clarkson has confirmed the April 19 release of "From the Jump," a duet with English singer James Arthur. She wrote on Instagram, "I love singing with artists that inspire me and vocalists that I adore! So when @jamesarthur23 sent me this song, I quite literally jumped to be on it (see what I did there). I hope you enjoy this beautiful song." James replied in the comments, "Can't believe this is happening. thanks for blessing this song Kelly!"
Not only has Taylor Swift revealed that the first single from her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, is "Fortnight," she also revealed a mysterious #ForaFortnightChallenge on YouTube Shorts. A fortnight is a period of 14 days, in case you don't know. Oh, and that Taylor Swift Apple Music lyrics search has revealed the sentence, "We hereby conduct this post mortem." But of what? Her relationship? We'll know in a few hours.
A BTS pop-up shop called Monochrome is coming to Los Angeles on May 16 and will stay until May 27. There's also a website called MNCRlogistics.com, where fans can get more info on the pop-up by entering dates and words related to BTS and their fans. According to a Korean newspaper, the theme of the pop-up is "clouds containing memories of the time that BTS and ARMY spent together."
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Taylor Swift isn't in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — yet — but the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland is celebrating the release of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19 with a day full of activities.
Taylor Swift Fan Day at the museum will include her music playing all day, as well as photo ops for Swifties in front of the giant letters that spell out "Long Live Rock" on the museum's outside plaza.
In addition, fans can check out some of the Taylor memorabilia at the museum, including the cardigan she wore in the music video of the same name and the outfit she wore in the video for "willow."
There will also be friendship bracelet making, music videos being shown in the museum's theater, a trivia contest and a playback of the new album at 2:30 p.m., plus Taylor merch in the on-site store.
By the way, Taylor becomes eligible for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2031.
A woman who allegedly sent Harry Styles 8,000 cards in less than a month has been jailed and forbidden from seeing him perform, The Western Telegraph reports.
Myra Carvalho, 35, was sentenced to 14 weeks in jail after she pleaded guilty April 16 to the charge of "stalking involving serious alarm or distress." She's also under a 10-year restraining order and isn't allowed to attend any live Harry performance.
In addition, she's forbidden from contacting Harry, either "directly or indirectly," and can't go to a particular area of London.
According to the BBC, when Caravalho first appeared in court in London back in February, prosecutors said that she also sent Harry handwritten letters, two of which were delivered to his home. The 8,000 cards, some of which were "wedding cards," were e-cards delivered online.
Caravalho, a Brazilian citizen, had traveled to the U.K. in December 2023; her family did not know she was in the country, prosecutors said.
After much speculation, Taylor Swift has revealed what the first single from her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, will be: "Fortnight," featuring Post Malone.
Taylor posted artwork for the single on Instagram Thursday and wrote, "The first single from The Tortured Poets Department is………… Fortnight featuring @postmalone. I’ve been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation and those melodies he creates that just stick in your head forever."
"I got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on Fortnight," she continued. "Honestly can’t wait for you guys to hear this song at Midnight TONIGHT and see the video at 8pm ET TOMORROW."
Post is one of two special guests on The Tortured Poets Department; the other one is Florence + the Machine, on the song "Florida!!!"
By the end of the year, it's likely that Posty will be able to brag that he appeared on not one but two of the biggest albums of 2024: he's also featured on Beyoncé's new album, Cowboy Carter.
Dua Lipa has spoken about how some of her new album Radical Optimism was inspired by her dating experiences, including "Training Season." But now, she's revealed her worst-ever first date — potential suitors, take note.
As part of her ELLE cover story, Dua made a video for Starstruck, the magazine's video series where people talk about their star signs with the magazine's resident astrologers, The AstroTwins. Dua tells them that her perfect first date would be going for a walk in the park. She says her worst experience was "f****** indoor skydiving."
"Horrible! My extensions got tangled ... I was not having fun," she adds. "Never again!"
In her cover story, Dua talks about how, at this point her career, she doesn't want to do anything unless it's fun.
"Whether I’m performing or going out, if it’s not fun, I don’t want it,” she says. “You have to make room for joy. The world can be burning down, but god**** … if you didn’t spend any of your life trying to be happy, I don't know what you’ve done.”
She doesn't even mind if people think she's having too much fun. On being dubbed "Vacanza Queen" because of the fabulous vacation pictures she posts on Instagram, Dua says, "I’ve been busy for almost 10 years Every single day, I’ve had some bit of work to do. But people are going to say something anyway."
"People say a lot of mean things about a lot of people ... [and if that's] what I'm getting, then I’ll take it," she adds.
Katy Perry's a global superstar and Orlando Bloom is a world-famous actor, but their relationship, according to Orlando, is all about being down to earth.
Appearing on the podcast What Now? with Trevor Noah, Orlando explains to Trevor that when he was first experiencing fame, Katy's music was "on every radio station, but ... [it] wasn't what I was listening to." So when they met, he didn't see her as some big pop star.
"I fell in love with Katheryn, this girl from Santa Barbara," he notes, referring to Katy's birth name, Katheryn Hudson. "And by the way, [her] parents [were] pastors, living on food stamps -- we're not talking glamorous."
As a result, he says, "We both meet each other with understanding where we came from, what we worked to do, what we had to do to get to where we got to."
Katy "definitely demands that I evolve, and I feel I do the same for her," says Orlando. "And that makes for fireworks, pardon the pun. But it also makes for a lot of fun and a lot of growth."
"I wouldn't change it for anything, even when sometimes it feels like, 'How do we do this?' Because we've got these two giant careers and lives, and hers is even, you know... it's like a universe sometimes," he continues. "But I think I just keep coming back to her and trying to hold her hand and walk her back to the sand pit and be like ... 'We're just gonna build a sandcastle.'"
And Katy, he says, is a "master" of helping him to "keep building those moments."
Katy and Orlando have been together since 2016 and got engaged in 2019. They share daughter Daisy, who arrived in August of 2020.
At this point, a new Rihanna album is more mythical than the proverbial unicorn, but according to Rih herself, she has at least the makings of new music — and she says, "it's so good."
Speaking toEntertainment Tonight at the launch of her latest Fenty X Puma sneaker, Rih said, “I already got stuff that I feel like I could make hits out of." She added that she and her partner, A$AP Rocky, are "really trying to figure out who’s gonna use what because it’s so good.”
Asked if she and Rocky will try to follow in Beyoncé's footsteps and feature their kids, RZA, 2, and Riot, 8 months, on the album, Rihanna said, "It's up to them." But according to her, their musical tastes right now lean toward that classic banger "The Wheels on the Bus."
When ET mentions that we all want to know when we can expect R9, Rihanna declared, "I wanna know too!"
Adam Levine and his wife Behati Prinsloo have both appeared in ads, but never together -- until now: They've teamed up for a steamy new jewelry campaign.
The campaign is for the new Rebel Heart collection by the brand Jacquie Aiche, and in it, the two embrace and hold hands while Behati shows off plenty of leg and, of course, Adam goes shirtless — though he does wear a denim jacket over his tattooed torso. You can see all the photos on People's website.
In a statement, Aiche says, "Ever since introducing our men’s collection, I’ve dreamt of a his and hers campaign. Behati and Adam just felt like the perfect match — they’re rebellious, free-spirited and irresistibly magnetic."
"[The campaign] was really fun and special," Behati said in a statement. "And because we’ve never done a campaign together, seeing the images was a really beautiful moment for us."
Adam added, "Behati’s worked with Jacquie for years. We both love her jewelry designs, so it was a very quick and easy yes when the opportunity to work with [them] came up."
Aiche says of the collection, "It’s all about sharing your own light with the world. With Adam and Behati, they’re both so positive and so energetic, you could just feel the electricity between them on set."
The Maroon 5 front man and the model have been married since 2014. They have three children together.
Backstreet Boys are welcoming their fans to their destination weekend event, Backstreet's Back at the Beach, taking place April 18-21 in Cancún, Mexico. The weekend will be filled with concerts, parties and fun activities as the group celebrates their 31st anniversary.
"I think it's the love of music. I think it's the passion of of competing. We want to continue to be better," Brian Littrell tells ABC Audio about the boy band's unusual longevity.
"We want to continue to show people that we can do what we set out to do, and that's to have a career. You know, to have a career in the music business is not an easy thing," he adds. "And I have to attribute it to the fans, too, because they're a big, big reason why ... we're still doing what we're doing."
Over the weekend, those fans can enjoy a variety show hosted by Brian and his wife; a performance by Brian's son Baylee; a Jason Derulo show; and a Backstreet concert with a fan-chosen set list. Plus, Brian says, "You can taste tequila with Howie. You could play volleyball with Nick. Kevin's doing a DJ set ... AJ's doing karaoke with the fans."
But Brian and the guys realize how lucky they are that fans are willing to join them for an event like this.
"They're so loyal and they're loving and they're giving of their money, as well, because it's not easy to travel around the world and see your favorite band anymore," he notes. "It's going to be a lot of fun, but it takes a lot of dedication. ... We're pleased to still have people that love us and wanna come see us."
The 2024 Tribeca Festival just announced its lineup, which will include a documentary about the late DJ/producer Avicii. Avicii - I'm Tim will feature appearances from Coldplay’s Chris Martin and David Guetta. The 2024 Tribeca Festival will take place June 5-16 in New York City. Festival passes are currently on sale, with single tickets available starting April 30. More information can be found at TribecaFilm.com.
Kate Hudson is fully embracing her music career. The actress announced her debut album, Glorious, will arrive on May 17. "I’d say it doesn’t seem real,” she says in a statement. “But the truth is: this is realer to me than anything I’ve done in my entire life. It was always this, I just needed to get to a place where I was ready ... and the songs got to the core of who I am.”
Sabrina Carpenter got a nice streaming bump following her performance at Coachella on Friday, April 12. According to Billboard, Carpenter's recently released single, "Espresso," earned 9.9 million streams following her performance, which the mag says are best streaming numbers for a new song so far. Plus, the rest of her catalog earned 10.4 million streams, an increase of 41% from the previous week.
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Victoria Monét is over the moon after her performance at Coachella was recognized by someone who once took the big stage: Beyoncé.
Bey sent Victoria a bouquet of white flowers, as shown on the latter's Instagram Story Wednesday. With it came a note that read, “Congratulations on your beautiful Coachella performance. Sending you love, B.”
In a clip, Victoria then showed the card to her daughter, Hazel, who knew that Bey was the one who gave her mother her flowers. She then was asked to say, “Thank you so much! They’re beautiful!”
“My heart is BEAMING!!! AHHHHHHHH thank you so much!!!! Mind blown and so grateful,” Monét wrote in the first clip. In a second video, she shows part of why Hazel knows who Queen Bey is.
“HONEY WE HAVE A STAN,” Victoria captioned a clip of Hazel dancing and enjoying the documentary about Beyoncé's headlining Coachella set. "YASS HAZEL GETS IT,” she adds in a Boomerang.
Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were spotted enjoying themselves at Coachella this past weekend, and now, Travis is giving fans the lowdown on their experience.
“I absolutely love live music,” he told his brother, Jason Kelce, on the latest episode of their New Heights podcast. “I don’t get enough of it in my life." He added, “It was fun getting out there and seeing a few new bands that I really wasn’t that familiar with and just became an absolute lover of their music because of how they performed and captivated the crowd.”
Travis particularly liked seeing Taylor’s friend and collaborator Jack Antonoff onstage with Bleachers, noting, he “absolutely ripped it." “I had so much fun seeing him go nuts with his guitar and all his boys," he said.
Travis says he and Taylor "probably could've finessed it" so they'd get to watch all the acts from behind the stage, but they instead were out in the crowd, and that's the way Travis preferred it.
“I like to see it from the fans’ perspective, ‘cause I am, I’m a fan of music. I’m a fan of live shows,” he said. “I want to see it from the front of the stage.”
He added, "I think it’s that much more of an experience if you’re in the pit, if you’re in the madness with all the fans.”
Troye Sivan and Charli XCX are getting ready to work together again, this time on stage.
The artists, who previously collaborated on such hits as “1999” and “2099,” just announced dates for Charli XCX & Troye Sivan Present: Sweat, an arena tour that launches this fall.
The 21-city trek, with special guest Shygirl, will kick off September 13 in Detroit and wrap October 23 in Seattle, hitting cities like New York, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco in between.
An artist presale begins Thursday, April 25, at 10 a.m.; fans need to register in advance at sweat-tour.com. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, April 26, at 10 a.m.
Charli XCXrecently released "Von dutch," the first single off her upcoming album, BRAT, which is expected sometime this summer. Troye kicks off a European tour in support of his 2023 release, Something to Give Each Other, on May 29 in Portugal.
Dua Lipa shares the process behind the making of her latest single, "Illusion," in a new How it Went Down video for Billboard, revealing the song was inspired by her dating life at the time.
Dua says the idea for the track came from a chat she was having with her songwriting partner where she was talking about what was going on in her life.
“I was in, I guess, the milkshake of singledom. This crazy rollercoaster of just funny stories and I think it just makes for really good writing,” Dua says.
It sounds like “Illusion” was written about someone who didn’t turn out to be dating material.
“It’s funny when someone thinks that they can trick you or they can be an illusion of some sort and you see right through it, but you choose to like play along because it’s just more funny,” she says. “I guess it’s part of the dating thing where you’re kinda just texting because you’re bored but you could just see right through the bullsh** and so that’s really what 'Illusion' is about.”
Dua also shares the meaning behind the song’s lyric, “I can dance all night to this,” explaining it’s her way of saying, “there’s nothing that stops me from being able to see through this illusion. Like, I can play you at your own game.”
Dua Lipa was just named as one of TIME100's most influential people in the world for 2024, and she’s been announced as one of the performers for the annual TIME100 Gala, happening Thursday, April 25, in New York City. ABC will give fans a peek inside the Gala with TIME100: The World’s Most Influential People, airing Sunday, May 12, at 10 p.m. ET.
