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Clairo Shares “Losing Pride” Demo To Benefit Climate Justice
Clairo has released a previously unheard demo, “Losing Pride,” with proceeds going to Zero Hour, a youth-led climate and environmental justice organisation. The release comes amid severe Canadian wildfires, which the singer-songwriter has cited as a stark reminder of the planet’s growing environmental instability, and marks her first new music since 2024. The melancholy demo…
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Shane Gillis Breaks Two Guinness World Records for Live Comedy
Comedian Shane Gillis, a native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has been awarded two Guinness World Records after his 17 July show at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles. The show set new records for the largest audience for a comedian and the most tickets sold for a comedy show by a solo performer, marking…
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Valentina To Make Broadway Debut In ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
Drag performer Valentina, best known for RuPaul’s Drag Race and Fox’s Rent: Live, is set to make her Broadway debut in the revival of The Rocky Horror Show, taking over the role of Columbia. She begins performances on Tuesday 21 July, stepping into a production directed by Sam Pinkleton that stars Luke Evans as Frank-N-Furter.…
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Tinashe announces new album ‘Popstar’ and shares defiant single ‘Crash Out’
Tinashe has announced her eighth studio album, “Popstar”, and released a new single, “Crash Out”, featuring a dance-heavy accompanying video. The release follows her seventh album, “Quantum Baby” (2024), which spawned the viral hit “Nasty” and marked her breakthrough on the Billboard Hot 100, making this a notable follow-up for an artist building on recent…
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3 Carly Simon Songs That Were Inspired by Her Relationship With James Taylor
The article, published by American Songwriter, looks back at three songs written by Carly Simon that were inspired by her relationship with fellow musician James Taylor, whom she married in November 1972 and divorced in 1983. It draws on Simon’s own recollections, including a 2015 interview with People magazine in which she said she still…
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BTS’ ‘NORMAL’ Music Video Sets Spotify Single-Day Streaming Record
BTS’ music video for their single “NORMAL” has become the most-streamed K-pop music video in a single day in Spotify’s history, the streaming platform announced on 17 July. The milestone extends the South Korean group’s already extensive list of Spotify records and comes amid a busy promotional period for their fifth studio album, ARIRANG. The…
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The uncomfortable audition that saw Anne Hathaway kiss 10 men: “I thought it sounded gross”
Actress Anne Hathaway has spoken about an uncomfortable audition process early in her career that required her to kiss ten different men, admitting she initially found the idea “gross” before going through with it. The anecdote sheds light on the sometimes awkward realities of screen-testing for romantic roles, where filmmakers assess on-screen chemistry between an…
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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Rock Jams From 1978
American Songwriter has published a nostalgia piece highlighting four rock songs from 1978 that it says remain memorable to baby boomers. The article, part of a recurring “classic rock” retrospective series, is a light entertainment piece rather than hard news, revisiting hits from major artists of the era. The four tracks are Rod Stewart’s “Da…
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What song was number one for the longest in the summer of 1966?
Big hitters. The post What song was number one for the longest in the summer of 1966? first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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3 Guitar Solos From the 1970s That Everyone Knows but Nobody Remembers Who Played Them
Steely Dan, 1976. Walter Becker en Donald Fagan. Albums Aja, Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam. Singers, songwriters, composers. We know these 1970s guitar solos, but not as many people know who actually played them. Revisit these guitar solos with the musician in mind. The post 3 Guitar Solos From the 1970s That Everyone Knows but Nobody…