Zayn confirmed that he is releasing his second album “Icarus Falls” on Dec. 14 and released a new single “Rainberry” on Nov. 29. https://twitter.com/zaynmalik/status/1068370557106761729 Firstly, Directlyrics reported the great news about his second album, and the source says, “All this information ‘leaked’ when RCA Records put up a new Zayn song called "Rainberry" on digital... Continue Reading →
Taylor Swift announced that she has signed with Universal Music Group (UMG) and Republic Records on Nov. 19 through her Instagram post. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqXgDJBlz7d/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The left is Universal Music Group Chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge, and the right is Republic Records CEO Monte Lipman, according to Billboard. Swift had signed with Big Machine Records since 2006,... Continue Reading →
Ariana Grande released her new single “thank u, next” on Nov. 3. https://youtu.be/EEhZAHZQyf4 Grande named her exes Big Sean, Ricky Alvarez, Mac Miller (real name Malcolm McCormick) and former fiancé Pete Davidson, in the lyrics, so this was a surprise for me. The sentence about Miller was touching. Grande performed “thank u, next” on The... Continue Reading →
Happy Halloween. Today is Ariana Grande’s favorite holiday, and she challenged an escape room with James Corden. The official account of The Late Late Show on YouTube posted a video of a segment of Carpool Karaoke with Ariana Grande although the singing video was aired about two months ago. They visited an escape room in... Continue Reading →
Soundcloud has a new function. Now the users can share music on Instagram stories. Although Soundcloud has already had sharing function via Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat, I like sharing on Instagram better visually because it is simple and cute. Look at this GIF. The little box with the Soundcloud mark is very cute... Continue Reading →
Selena Gomez “entered a treatment facility to help address ongoing issues related to anxiety and depression,” according to E! News article on Oct. 10. After the news came out, Gomez’s fans tweet sweet messages to her with #PrayForSelena. https://twitter.com/musicnewsfact/status/1050251181086429189 Also, Ariana Grande liked posts relating to Gomez on Instagram. https://twitter.com/weknowournames/status/1050316953372545024 She has tried to change... Continue Reading →
Twitter’s trend is always fun to watch. I found the “Party Rock Anthem” one, and I laughed a lot. If you do not know what “Party Rock Anthem” is, you should watch this YouTube video. If you know, you can skip this part. https://youtu.be/KQ6zr6kCPj8 Then, let’s take a look at this tweet first. https://twitter.com/Josejusejo/status/1042147027403108352 Isn’t... Continue Reading →
Two of popular artists, Zedd and Shawn Mendes collaborated and produced a beautiful remix. https://youtu.be/OiTCDijrze8 The original track of “Lost in Japan” is one of the songs in Shawn Mendes’ newest album “Shawn Mendes,” and it is Zedd’s favorite song, according to his Instagram post. https://open.spotify.com/album/2VP96XdMOKTXefI8Nui23s?si=l6ixgQLdTK6QXT8-RjEx_Q “I tried to fuse both of our worlds together... Continue Reading →
Avril Lavigne fans have been waiting for the listening to her new song for five years and finally get their wishes. “Head Above Water” was released on Sept. 19, and Lavigne uploaded the lyrics video on YouTube. She had been posting the preview of the video which her fans, including me, should have been excited... Continue Reading →
The big hit “Closer” by The Chainsmokers and Halsey was certified diamond in the U.S. https://youtu.be/PT2_F-1esPk Video from YouTube The diamond means that the sales of 10 million equivalent units given by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). “Closer” was “the top of the Hot 100 back in late summer of 2016,” according to Forbes,... Continue Reading →
Momoko Watarai 