Taylor Swift names ‘LUX’ by Rosalía and ‘The Art of Loving’ by Olivia Dean as two of her favorite albums from the past year — when asked about how technology could never replace the creative process of making music:
“If I look back to the past year in music, there are two perfect albums that I love and return to over and over again: Olivia Dean [The Art of Loving] and Rosalía [LUX]. Olivia’s album feels like a warm hug. I listen to it constantly, in almost every situation. Rosalía has created an ambitious, conceptual and expansive album that could have only been born from her own life experience. These two records are amazing because they are human; that is why we as human beings connect to them. It seems to me that when humans create something so extraordinary, that should, in the first place, uplift the rest of us and inspire us, as well as make us feel that we indeed keep winning. We humans keep winning in this fight [against technology].”
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says the FAA’s order to ground all U.S. flights is due to a “telecommunications outage.”
“This isn’t another 9/11”
The finale of ‘VISIONQUEST’ hit 3.7 MILLION views in its first day.
It is the highest amount of views for a Marvel show finale since ‘LOKI’ Season 2 in 2023.
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Say Now release their new EP ‘Say what you see,’ executive produced by PinkPantheress.
‘LUX’ by ROSALÍA currently ranks third in Polymarket.com odds of winning Album of the Year at the GRAMMYs, behind Olivia Rodrigo and Olivia Dean.
ATEEZ has released the music video for ‘UP’ off ‘GOLDEN HOUR: Part 6.’
ATEEZ has released ‘GOLDEN HOUR: Part 6.’
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FLO releases ‘Leave You (Never)’ after performing the track live for the first time at AFROPUNK Brazil.
2hollis has released the music video for ‘Lady in Red.’
Swae Lee brings out Season 25 to perform ‘Shotta’s’ in his London show.
A reboot of ‘THE X FACTOR’ (U.S.) is in the works.
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Finn Askew brought out Justin Bieber in LA for a surprise performance.
GIRLSET releases their new single ‘young & dumb.’
Freya Skye covers Sombr’s ‘My Body Isn’t Ready’ at BBC Radio 1 Lounge.
The Metropolitan police have announced a criminal investigation into David Walliams over alleged sexual misconduct.
The allegations are separate from those reported by The Guardian & ITV News.
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Avril Lavigne has welcomed her first child, a baby girl.
A US jail is unable to process online bond payments due to Microsoft’s ongoing outage, delaying inmate releases.
Officials advised those looking to post bond to either wait for email services to be restored or pay in person.
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‘Hong Kong’ by The Weeknd hits #1# on YouTube's Trending chart worldwide.
The music video has also claimed the top spot in both the US and UK.
The WNBA will expand its schedule to 50 games, starting May 7 and ending at latest October 24, per @ESPN.
Behind the scenes of Alysa Liu's LIFE magazine cover shot by Spike Jonze:
