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Britney ‘Bestseller’ Spears Before The Woman in Me was officially released, excerpts and bombshell revelations from within its 275 pages were fervently devoured online, amping up anticipation for the full story Before Britney Spears officially released her debut memoir The Woman in Me last week, excerpts and bombshell revelations from within its 275 pages were fervently devoured online. That hunger from readers led to the sale of 1.1. million copies in the U.S. within the first seven days of the book’s release, according to the Associated Press — and Spears is ready to celebrate. “I poured my heart and soul…

As actors enter their 112th day on strike, Beanie Feldstein, Christopher Meloni, Zachary Quinto, Bill Irwin and Carrie Preston marched in New York City this week as the union’s negotiating committee and Hollywood studios inch closer to a deal. Although discussions around AI protections have divided the two parties, both sides have made strides to reach a resolution on actors’ minimum pay. For Booksmart’s Feldstein, she expressed her gratitude for the union members at the bargaining table with Hollywood studios and streamers from the New York city picket lines Monday. “I’m knocking on all the wood and I’m wishing they…

Before there were dramas on television, there were dramas on the radio. With no visuals to present to their audience, radio series had to conjure up entire worlds out of carefully scripted narration, homespun special effects, and the sheer vibrance of their actors’ voices. Done right, whether back then or in modern podcast fiction, the effect can be magical, with the soundscape creating an experience that can be just as immersive as, if not more than, a story you watch on a screen. Heck, in 1938, Orson Welles nearly caused a national panic with his radio broadcast of War of…

Jack Antonoff was a guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The producer, songwriter, and Bleachers frontman sat down to discuss writing with Taylor Swift and the . He also made an impromptu song with the host. Then, Bleachers gave “Modern Girl” from their forthcoming album its TV debut. Watch it all happen below.Antonoff recently shared the Bleachers song “Modern Girl” and signed to Dirty Hit. Bleachers’ last album was 2021’s Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night. Antonoff recently won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for two consecutive years.

For a music journalist in the Nineties, there could have been no better phone call. Not long after Michael Azerrad hung out with Kurt Cobain for Nirvana’s first Rolling Stone cover story, Courtney Love reached out to ask him if he wanted to write a book about Nirvana. He agreed, and after nine months of breakneck work, he managed to get Come As You Are out in 1993, just in time to coincide with Nirvana’s Nevermind follow-up, In Utero. Thirty years later, Azerrad (also the author of the beloved indie/punk history Our Band Could Be Your Life) has a new…

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has partnered with the Black Music Action Coalition to provide mentorship and financial support to emerging Black and female artists and music professionals. The BMAC Music Maker Guaranteed Income and Mentorship Program — like a similar program BMAC started with the Academy of Country Music launched earlier this year — will provide $1,000 a month in aid to those selected, as well as provide them with access to those in the music industry who can help advise them on their careers.  “The year of economic support can assist with basic needs such as…

Si dice, lamentandosene spesso, che il cantautorato impegnato in Italia sia sparito del tutto. È falso. Incontro Lorenzo e Antonio, alias Colapesce e Dimartino, alla Sony in Milano: chiacchieriamo di tutto, dall’uscita del nuovo album Lux Eterna Beach al senso dell’impegno civico e politico di due intellettuali prestati alla canzone spesso anche leggera (leggerissima?).Ragazzo di destra, lanciato da qualche giorno, è già un inno criticato e amato, usato per video-meme e citazioni di ogni genere sui social. Ma Antonio e Lorenzo, in questo pomeriggio milanese pieno di pioggia, mi dicono davvero di tutto: chiacchieriamo di Franco Battiato e della loro…

Elton John, Ed Sheeran and Keith Urban are set to feature on Foy Vance‘s on new single ‘Guiding Light (Anniversary Edition)’. The new track – which was originally recorded for Vance’s 2013 album ‘Joy Of Nothing’ and features vocals from longtime friend Sheeran – is set for release on November 16 via Gingerbread Man Records for the 10-year anniversary. You can pre-save it here. “When I wrote ‘Guiding Light’ I was feeling lost in my life due to a loss of family, friendships and reason,” said Vance in a press statement. “The music lit up the darkness. Melody reminded me…

Spiritual Cramp’s Michael Bingham is a details guy. You can draw a straight line from the shoes on his feet and the shirt on his back to the things he picked up on as a punk kid growing up in Vancouver, Washington. We could be talking about the pompadours sported by SoCal hardcore greats Unbroken, or the Nerve Agents’ Harrington-jacketed air of menace, or the way Jade Puget broke up AFI’s all-noir ‘Black Sails In The Sunset’-era uniform with a pair of Gatsby-style Doc Martens. He’s an artist who wears his punk lineage proudly. “Those were the first things that…

Sharon Van Etten has shared a new song that she co-wrote with Courtney Barnett: “Close to You” is featured on the soundtrack for the first season of the new Apple TV+ show The Buccaneers. Listen to the new track below.Stella Mozgawa (of Warpaint) produced “Close to You.” Mozgawa also played drums on the song, and Dawes contributed bass. Heba Kadry served as the mastering engineer for “Close to You.”“Close to You” is the second offering from the Buccaneers soundtrack, following Miya Folick’s “What We Wanna.” The soundtrack—out November 8 via Interscope—also features Lucius, Warpaint, Gracie Abrams, Bully, the Kills’ Alison…