Ten years ago, Lorde shook up the pop world with her sharp and brooding debut Pure Heroine. Now 26, the pop star took a moment to deeply reflect on making the album that changed her life and the experience of becoming the most famous teen in the world.
Lorde sent her thoughts via her fan newsletter. She first thanked for their “compassion and understanding” in response to her last letter, about “living with heartbreak again.” She segued into pointing out that “it’s 2013 mode round here” before acknowledging the big milestone.
Lorde sent her thoughts via her fan newsletter. She first thanked for their “compassion and understanding” in response to her last letter, about “living with heartbreak again.” She segued into pointing out that “it’s 2013 mode round here” before acknowledging the big milestone.
- 9/27/2023
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
What are Taylor Swift‘s very best songs? Scroll down through our countdown of her greatest hits. Does your favorite make the cut? Do you agree with our pick for number-one?
Swift has been a music star for half of her life. She was only 16 when her self-titled debut was released in 2006. That country breakthrough was certified seven-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for its massive sales, and it earned her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. But it was her next album that exploded her career.
SEEBiggest Grammy Winners of All Time: See The Most Awarded Artists
“Fearless” was released in 2008, and it earned her eight Grammy nominations. She ended up winning four of those, including Album of the Year. She was 20-years-old when she took that prize, which made her the youngest artist ever to win that award, sliding in under Alanis Morissette, who...
Swift has been a music star for half of her life. She was only 16 when her self-titled debut was released in 2006. That country breakthrough was certified seven-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for its massive sales, and it earned her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. But it was her next album that exploded her career.
SEEBiggest Grammy Winners of All Time: See The Most Awarded Artists
“Fearless” was released in 2008, and it earned her eight Grammy nominations. She ended up winning four of those, including Album of the Year. She was 20-years-old when she took that prize, which made her the youngest artist ever to win that award, sliding in under Alanis Morissette, who...
- 8/2/2023
- by Kevin Jacobsen and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Babe, wake up. Olivia Rodrigo is back to rescue us from the never-ending growing pains of young adulthood — again. Wrapped up in an album called Guts that will arrive on Sept. 8, the singer’s next chapter in what seems to be becoming a series of intensely emotional blueprints will begin with “Vampire,” out Friday. For the people who didn’t know what they felt until they heard Rodrigo put their hurt into words on Sour in 2021, the now 20-year-old musician has more emotional validation on the way.
“For me, this...
“For me, this...
- 6/26/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The road from boy band fame to solo stardom is notoriously bumpy, but Niall Horan made the transition look easy with 2017 debut album “Flicker.” Eschewing the pop of One Direction for earthier, singer-songwriter fare, the Irishman carved out his own artistic identity — one hit at a time. Horan, 29, then broadened his sonic horizons on “Heartbreak Weather,” but its release coincided with the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and promotion suddenly ground to a halt.
With time on his hands for the first time in a decade, the pop star looked inward and started writing “The Show.” His third album, due June 9 via Capitol Records, finds Horan laying his feelings bare as he opens up about love and the rigors of adulthood. “If I made this album four years ago, I probably wouldn’t have written some of those songs,” the hitmaker muses. “The pandemic was a good time for me...
With time on his hands for the first time in a decade, the pop star looked inward and started writing “The Show.” His third album, due June 9 via Capitol Records, finds Horan laying his feelings bare as he opens up about love and the rigors of adulthood. “If I made this album four years ago, I probably wouldn’t have written some of those songs,” the hitmaker muses. “The pandemic was a good time for me...
- 5/26/2023
- by Mike Wass
- Variety Film + TV
Niall Horan’s certified lover boy era has commenced. On “Heaven,” his first single in three years, the musician crosses the line from romantic infatuation into full-blown obsession – and he’s unabashedly reveling in it.
“Strange light revolves around you/You float across the room,” Horan sings on the opening verse, listing out observations about this ethereal being he’s encountered. “Your touch is made of something/Heaven can’t hold a candle to/You’re made of somethin’ new.”
New was necessary. The last we heard from Horan, when...
“Strange light revolves around you/You float across the room,” Horan sings on the opening verse, listing out observations about this ethereal being he’s encountered. “Your touch is made of something/Heaven can’t hold a candle to/You’re made of somethin’ new.”
New was necessary. The last we heard from Horan, when...
- 2/17/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
26 January 2023 – On February 17, Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada will release Niall Horan’s new single, “Heaven”—his first new solo material in almost three years. The chart-topping artist wrote the track with John Ryan and Joel Little, who also produced, and Tobias Jesso Jr. Horan recorded the song in Southern California. Pre-save “Heaven” Here. The 7” vinyl and CD editions of “Heaven,” which will be released in April, are available for pre-order now.
Niall Horan said, “One thing I’ve learned over the years is that society loves to pressure us into reaching certain milestones by a certain age. Whether that’s getting married or anything else that really should be based on our own instincts. As I’ve gotten older I’ve tried to let go of those expectations and just follow my heart. The chorus of this song is saying that what I have in my life currently is amazing.
Niall Horan said, “One thing I’ve learned over the years is that society loves to pressure us into reaching certain milestones by a certain age. Whether that’s getting married or anything else that really should be based on our own instincts. As I’ve gotten older I’ve tried to let go of those expectations and just follow my heart. The chorus of this song is saying that what I have in my life currently is amazing.
- 1/26/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Vance Joy has shared a new single, “Clarity,” along with a quirky music video directed by Agueda Sfer. The song was written with Joel Little — who has collaborated with the likes of Taylor Swift and Lorde — and will appear on the singer-songwriter’s third album, In Our Own Sweet Time, out June 10.
“When the road began to crumble in front of my eyes/There was only one person I wanted to find,” Joy croons on the pop-infused track. “It was you, it was you, it was you.”
“It’s very upbeat and poppy,...
“When the road began to crumble in front of my eyes/There was only one person I wanted to find,” Joy croons on the pop-infused track. “It was you, it was you, it was you.”
“It’s very upbeat and poppy,...
- 4/7/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Vance Joy’s first solo single in over three years, “Missing Piece,” is setting the tone for Dr. Jackson Avery’s farewell to “Grey’s Anatomy” during tonight’s episode.
As was revealed on May 6, the third-to-last episode of the hit ABC show’s 17th season will see the exit of Dr. Avery, played by Jesse Williams, who has been a mainstay on “Grey’s Anatomy” since Season 7. “Missing Piece” is featured at the end of the episode, as Dr. Avery reflects on his memories at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and bids his colleagues goodbye.
“Missing Piece” is a tried-and-true love song, centered on the feeling of finally finding — as the title suggests — your missing puzzle piece. Over uplifting guitar riffs, Joy sings in the chorus: “Because when I’m in a room with you, that missing piece is found / You know when you’re by my side, darling, nothing can break us down.
As was revealed on May 6, the third-to-last episode of the hit ABC show’s 17th season will see the exit of Dr. Avery, played by Jesse Williams, who has been a mainstay on “Grey’s Anatomy” since Season 7. “Missing Piece” is featured at the end of the episode, as Dr. Avery reflects on his memories at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and bids his colleagues goodbye.
“Missing Piece” is a tried-and-true love song, centered on the feeling of finally finding — as the title suggests — your missing puzzle piece. Over uplifting guitar riffs, Joy sings in the chorus: “Because when I’m in a room with you, that missing piece is found / You know when you’re by my side, darling, nothing can break us down.
- 5/20/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
With the delayed release of “No Time to Die,” the 25th film of the James Bond franchise, an avalanche of changes and shifts have occurred within the industry. In the realm of awards prognostication, the Billie Eilish song was considered one of the favorites in the best original song category.
With the 18-year-old music sensation out of the running now, possible contenders in the category are still emerging, with no real frontrunner as yet. Netflix’s animated feature “Over the Moon” offers a formidable contender with “Rocket to the Moon.” Sung by newcomer Cathy Ang, and written by Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield and Helen Park, the song could net the streamer its third nomination in this category. Netflix scored with “Mighty River” from 2017’s “Mudbound” and “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from 2018’s “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” (David Rawlings and Gillian Welch). Blige was the first...
With the 18-year-old music sensation out of the running now, possible contenders in the category are still emerging, with no real frontrunner as yet. Netflix’s animated feature “Over the Moon” offers a formidable contender with “Rocket to the Moon.” Sung by newcomer Cathy Ang, and written by Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield and Helen Park, the song could net the streamer its third nomination in this category. Netflix scored with “Mighty River” from 2017’s “Mudbound” and “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from 2018’s “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” (David Rawlings and Gillian Welch). Blige was the first...
- 10/5/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
After she wrapped her tour for 2015’s Froot, Marina Diamandis — the Welsh pop star who once performed as Marina and the Diamonds — believed she was ready to quit music altogether.
“I felt like Marina and the Diamonds had just become this shell and I was trying to break free of it,” the 33-year-old says, sitting on a couch in Atlantic Records’ New York office. “I just felt completely blocked. It was easier for me to just stop being an artist, which wasn’t the right solution.”
She began taking acting classes,...
“I felt like Marina and the Diamonds had just become this shell and I was trying to break free of it,” the 33-year-old says, sitting on a couch in Atlantic Records’ New York office. “I just felt completely blocked. It was easier for me to just stop being an artist, which wasn’t the right solution.”
She began taking acting classes,...
- 5/2/2019
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Taylor Swift’s music video for “Me!” has set new Vevo record, earning over 65 million views in 24 hours. Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” previously held the top spot with 59 million views.
Swift, who teased her new single for several weeks ahead of its midnight premiere, now holds three of the top five spots in Vevo’s ranking of 24-hour views. Her 2017 single “Look What You Made Me Do” is at No. 3 with 43.3 million while 2015’s “Bad Blood” is at No. 5 with 20 million. Adele’s “Hello” ranks at No. 4 with...
Swift, who teased her new single for several weeks ahead of its midnight premiere, now holds three of the top five spots in Vevo’s ranking of 24-hour views. Her 2017 single “Look What You Made Me Do” is at No. 3 with 43.3 million while 2015’s “Bad Blood” is at No. 5 with 20 million. Adele’s “Hello” ranks at No. 4 with...
- 4/29/2019
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Taylor Swift is officially back...and she's not alone. After weeks of anticipation and countless clues, the Grammy winner finally premiered her new song and its colorful music video on April 26, and for the first time in her impressive career, the 29-year-old chose to release a duet as her first single. Rather than choose one of her frequent collaborators over the years, like Ed Sheeran or Jack Antonoff, she tapped a somewhat unexpected partner: Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie. Urie, along with Joel Little, co-wrote the jam with Swift, helping her reveal her true self with "Me!," her highly anticipated follow-up to 2017's...
- 4/26/2019
- E! Online
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Last night at midnight, Taylor Swift officially closed out the Reputation era and rang in the new. She debuted “Me!,” her tantalizing first tease of the TS7 metamorphosis, a duet with Brendon Urie from Panic! At the Disco. So much going on. The pastels. The rainbows. The French dialogue. The lovingly framed portrait of the Dixie Chicks on the wall. Her yee-haw go-go boots. Her Pattie Boyd bouffant. The “Delicate”-style vocoder vocals. The Jacques Demy umbrellas. So much disco, so much panic. Her new third cat.
Last night at midnight, Taylor Swift officially closed out the Reputation era and rang in the new. She debuted “Me!,” her tantalizing first tease of the TS7 metamorphosis, a duet with Brendon Urie from Panic! At the Disco. So much going on. The pastels. The rainbows. The French dialogue. The lovingly framed portrait of the Dixie Chicks on the wall. Her yee-haw go-go boots. Her Pattie Boyd bouffant. The “Delicate”-style vocoder vocals. The Jacques Demy umbrellas. So much disco, so much panic. Her new third cat.
- 4/26/2019
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
A new Taylor Swift era is upon us. The pop star is readying her seventh album with the release of single “Me!” featuring Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie. Dave Meyers (“Sicko Mode,” “God Is a Woman”) directed while Joel Little (Lorde) co-wrote and produced the track.
The song is a bright, bubbly pop track in the vein of 1989. In the video, Swift and Urie play a couple who get into a huge fight (in French) before Swift storms out into a candy wonderland. There, she sings about how...
The song is a bright, bubbly pop track in the vein of 1989. In the video, Swift and Urie play a couple who get into a huge fight (in French) before Swift storms out into a candy wonderland. There, she sings about how...
- 4/26/2019
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Since breaking out with “Location” in 2016, Khalid has focused on trying to establish himself as a pop powerhouse. This makes sense, as there are more opportunities available in the pop space than in any other arena; the difficulty is that historically, only a handful of non-white performers have been allowed to compete there.
Khalid has eased his way in. He worked with the Lorde collaborator Joel Little on shiny singles like “Young Dumb & Broke;” he made living in his parents’ house cool again on the crisper-than-crisp “8Teen.” His amiable debut album,...
Khalid has eased his way in. He worked with the Lorde collaborator Joel Little on shiny singles like “Young Dumb & Broke;” he made living in his parents’ house cool again on the crisper-than-crisp “8Teen.” His amiable debut album,...
- 10/22/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
This story was originally published in the January 30, 2014 issue of Rolling Stone.
A lamp or a bowl? Ella Yelich-o’Connor wants to buy a Christmas present for her manager, which is why she’s standing, with a puzzled look, in a chic design store in Herne Bay, an Auckland, New Zealand, suburb that smells like affluence and the ocean. They’re both great gifts, but Ella is determined to figure out which one is better. The choices: a hand-shaped brass bowl with a glowing gold wash, or a minimalist globe table lamp with no base.
A lamp or a bowl? Ella Yelich-o’Connor wants to buy a Christmas present for her manager, which is why she’s standing, with a puzzled look, in a chic design store in Herne Bay, an Auckland, New Zealand, suburb that smells like affluence and the ocean. They’re both great gifts, but Ella is determined to figure out which one is better. The choices: a hand-shaped brass bowl with a glowing gold wash, or a minimalist globe table lamp with no base.
- 1/30/2013
- by Rob Tannenbaum
- Rollingstone.com
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