The singer outshone her modern rivals in a survey of the vocabulary of lyricsA recent study by the online search tool Wordtips assessed the number of unique words used in the lyrics of 100 music “legends” and 100 modern pop stars. (Rappers were exclude…
Samara Joy: Samara Joy review – classic American song in safe young hands
(Whirlwind)The young New Yorker’s beautifully poised delivery is backed by a trio led by the virtuosic guitar of Pasquale GrassoSamara Joy is 21, and two years ago she won the Sarah Vaughan international jazz vocal competition. She grew up in a gospel-…
On my radar: Adrian Edmondson’s cultural highlights
The comedian on rediscovering Cat Stevens, an eye-opening podcast on Bangladesh and binge-watching Derry GirlsBorn in Bradford in 1957, the actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson studied drama at the University of Manchester, where he met Rik Mayall. Toge…
Britney Spears’ father says ‘no grounds whatsoever’ for conservatorship removal
Jamie Spears says in court filing he has faithfully served as conservator of daughter’s estate Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Friday that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for removing him from the conservatorship that controls her money…
Martha Wainwright: ‘Divorce has given me wisdom’
The musician, 45, talks about putting down roots, losing her mother, playing music and and how middle age has been a transformative timeMy first memory is my mother [folk singer Kate McGarrigle] singing to me. It was the song Go Tell Aunt Rhody, which…
“Technology is a tremendous liberator, it blows up power structures.”
Bog Bog, The Electronic Ladyland Mixtape (link goes to SoundCloud; Bandcamp) is a 2016 mixtape by anonymous French music collective Arandel featuring 55 tracks by 35 women pioneers of electronic music. Track listing within: 1. Glynis Jones : Magic Bird…
‘Limits are non-existent in the metaverse!’ Video game concerts become big business
This weekend, tens of millions will watch and interact with an Ariana Grande avatar for a concert in video game Fortnite – the latest in a growing, lucrative marketA shimmering Ariana Grande emerges from the starry night sky as she begins to run throug…
Sunshine and Ravioli (MACARONI)
The Dogs at Daycare and their ✨Problems✨ — Part 2 — when it rains, it pours :emoji: ️ Meanwhile…
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More daycare dog problems -:emoji:- and more — so many problems
Deer problems :emoji:
Hospital cat problems
Husky problems
Shelter pr…
Billionaire Rihanna named world’s richest female musician
Umbrella singer’s estimated $1.7bn fortune owed largely to success of Fenty BeautyRihanna, the singer of hits such as Umbrella and We Found Love, is officially a billionaire and the world’s richest female musician.However, most of her fortune, estimate…
Video killed the radio star
The very first two hours of MTV [SlYT]