Taylor Swift is reacting to her success!
“What do you Mean,” the 34-year-old “But Daddy I Love Him” singer-songwriter said in response to the Billboard report about her opening sales figures on Sunday (April 28).
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“My mind is blown. I’m completely floored by the love you’ve shown this album. 2.6 million Are You Actually Serious?? Thank you for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life. Feeling completely overwhelmed. I was already so fired up to get back to the tour but you doing This?? May 9th can’t come soon enough...
“What do you Mean,” the 34-year-old “But Daddy I Love Him” singer-songwriter said in response to the Billboard report about her opening sales figures on Sunday (April 28).
Keep reading to find out more…
“My mind is blown. I’m completely floored by the love you’ve shown this album. 2.6 million Are You Actually Serious?? Thank you for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life. Feeling completely overwhelmed. I was already so fired up to get back to the tour but you doing This?? May 9th can’t come soon enough...
- 4/28/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Florence Welch is offering some insight into her new song with Taylor Swift, “Florida!!!”
The track appears on Taylor‘s 11th album The Tortured Poets Department. “Florida!!!” is Florence & The Machine‘s first collaboration with Taylor.
In a recent interview, Florence shared her thoughts on fans’ response to the song.
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“I almost didn’t think of the scale of it,” she told Vogue. “There’s the sort of bigness of [Taylor Swift the phenomenon], and then there’s the Taylor I spend time with in the studio, who is just the sweetest and most down to earth.”
On writing and recording “Florida!!!” with the hitmaker, Florence expressed her enthusiasm for the chance to work with Taylor.
“We had such a fun time. And then when it came out I was like, ‘Oh, s–t!’” she shared.
Florence also described the narrative that inspired “Florida!!!”
“I think I was...
The track appears on Taylor‘s 11th album The Tortured Poets Department. “Florida!!!” is Florence & The Machine‘s first collaboration with Taylor.
In a recent interview, Florence shared her thoughts on fans’ response to the song.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I almost didn’t think of the scale of it,” she told Vogue. “There’s the sort of bigness of [Taylor Swift the phenomenon], and then there’s the Taylor I spend time with in the studio, who is just the sweetest and most down to earth.”
On writing and recording “Florida!!!” with the hitmaker, Florence expressed her enthusiasm for the chance to work with Taylor.
“We had such a fun time. And then when it came out I was like, ‘Oh, s–t!’” she shared.
Florence also described the narrative that inspired “Florida!!!”
“I think I was...
- 4/27/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Florence Welch is giving fans a brief glimpse into what recording “Florida!!!” with Taylor Swift for The Tortured Poets Department was like.
The Florence & the Machine frontwoman sat down with British Vogue to discuss what she does in her downtime between tours and recording, as well as her BBC Proms debut this summer. While chatting with the publication, the musician also opened up about working with Swift on her 11th album, which was released April 19.
When asked if she was prepared for the internet discourse that followed Tortured Poets when it was released, Welch admitted she wasn’t quite ready.
“I almost didn’t think of the scale of it,” she told Vogue. “There’s the sort of bigness of [Taylor Swift the phenomenon], and then there’s the Taylor I spend time with in the studio, who is just the sweetest and most down to earth.”
She revealed that Swift approached her with...
The Florence & the Machine frontwoman sat down with British Vogue to discuss what she does in her downtime between tours and recording, as well as her BBC Proms debut this summer. While chatting with the publication, the musician also opened up about working with Swift on her 11th album, which was released April 19.
When asked if she was prepared for the internet discourse that followed Tortured Poets when it was released, Welch admitted she wasn’t quite ready.
“I almost didn’t think of the scale of it,” she told Vogue. “There’s the sort of bigness of [Taylor Swift the phenomenon], and then there’s the Taylor I spend time with in the studio, who is just the sweetest and most down to earth.”
She revealed that Swift approached her with...
- 4/26/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Tis the Broadway season of reinvention. Shaina Taub smartly retooled half of Suffs’s score since its off-Broadway premiere in 2022, allowing her jam-packed historical musical to shed some weight and soar. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins revisited the text of his 2014 play Appropriate, his subtle, meaningful edits transforming the work into a monster hit on Broadway. But he had a decade to do so and the play was already great.
Not so great, in contrast, was The Great Gatsby’s inauspicious world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, last October. Crafted initially as an international commission intended to be performed in translation for South Korean audiences, The Great Gatsby’s first soiree was kind of like the man himself, an impotent facsimile hiding behind pretty faces and loud voices. Even the gilded sets wobbled in New Jersey.
A hasty Broadway transfer was commercially understandable in a competitive landscape but artistically insane.
Not so great, in contrast, was The Great Gatsby’s inauspicious world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, last October. Crafted initially as an international commission intended to be performed in translation for South Korean audiences, The Great Gatsby’s first soiree was kind of like the man himself, an impotent facsimile hiding behind pretty faces and loud voices. Even the gilded sets wobbled in New Jersey.
A hasty Broadway transfer was commercially understandable in a competitive landscape but artistically insane.
- 4/26/2024
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
Florence + The Machine have announced a special performance of their debut album, Lungs, in celebration of its 15th anniversary. Entitled “Symphony of Lungs,” the concert is set to go down on September 11th at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the BBC Proms classical music festival. It will be aired live on BBC Radio 3.
The concert will see Florence Welch perform the album in full with backing from Jules Buckley and his Orchestra. In addition to its live airing, the performance will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 1, BBC Two, and BBC iPlayer.
“This album was such a patchwork of a period of time of my messy teenage years and early twenties,” Welch said of the upcoming anniversary show in a press release. “I had no idea what I was doing or where it would go, and a lot of the songs are simply an exhalation of joy.
The concert will see Florence Welch perform the album in full with backing from Jules Buckley and his Orchestra. In addition to its live airing, the performance will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 1, BBC Two, and BBC iPlayer.
“This album was such a patchwork of a period of time of my messy teenage years and early twenties,” Welch said of the upcoming anniversary show in a press release. “I had no idea what I was doing or where it would go, and a lot of the songs are simply an exhalation of joy.
- 4/25/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
Emma Stone helped good pal Taylor Swift with a song on her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. In the official credits for “Florida!!!,” the Oscar-winning actress is listed as contributing “oddities.”
It’s not entirely clear what Stone’s “oddities” entail, but she received a production credit on the song alongside Florence Welch and Jack Antonoff. “Florida!!!” was co-written by Swift with Welch (of Florence + The Machine), who also sings and plays piano and percussion on the song. Jack Antonoff produced the track, and also played guitar, cello, bass, synthesizer, piano, and drums.
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“Florida!!!” is about “what happens when your life doesn’t fit, or your choices you’ve made catch up to you,” Swift told iHeartRadio. She added that the track refers to times when “you’re surrounded by these harsh consequences and judgment, and circumstances did not lead you to where you...
It’s not entirely clear what Stone’s “oddities” entail, but she received a production credit on the song alongside Florence Welch and Jack Antonoff. “Florida!!!” was co-written by Swift with Welch (of Florence + The Machine), who also sings and plays piano and percussion on the song. Jack Antonoff produced the track, and also played guitar, cello, bass, synthesizer, piano, and drums.
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“Florida!!!” is about “what happens when your life doesn’t fit, or your choices you’ve made catch up to you,” Swift told iHeartRadio. She added that the track refers to times when “you’re surrounded by these harsh consequences and judgment, and circumstances did not lead you to where you...
- 4/19/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
If the song title “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” doesn’t say it all, wait until you hear the lyrics.
“Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?/Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?/Were you writing a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?/In 50 years will all this be declassified?,” Taylor Swift sings on track 14 from The Tortured Poets Department. “I would’ve died for your sins/Instead I just died inside/And you deserve prison/But you won’t get time.”
It’s clear songwriting is Swift’s specialty, and her new album features her superb storytelling. As she processes a breakup, the lyrics will hit you in the gut or smack you in the face — sometimes both on the same song. As she turns another page in her personal diary on her 11th album, Swift bares it all, and the songs...
“Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?/Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?/Were you writing a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?/In 50 years will all this be declassified?,” Taylor Swift sings on track 14 from The Tortured Poets Department. “I would’ve died for your sins/Instead I just died inside/And you deserve prison/But you won’t get time.”
It’s clear songwriting is Swift’s specialty, and her new album features her superb storytelling. As she processes a breakup, the lyrics will hit you in the gut or smack you in the face — sometimes both on the same song. As she turns another page in her personal diary on her 11th album, Swift bares it all, and the songs...
- 4/19/2024
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you’re lucky enough to have a physical copy of Taylor Swift’s new album on release day, you can hear it kick off with a Stevie Nicks poem.
Dated August 13, 2023 in Austin, Texas, and featuring the charming note “For T — and me,” the poem reads like a stunning precursor to The Tortured Poets Department, with lines like “She looked back from her future/And shed a few tears/He looked into his past/And actually felt fear.”
The poem ends on a dreamy yet sad note, concluding with...
Dated August 13, 2023 in Austin, Texas, and featuring the charming note “For T — and me,” the poem reads like a stunning precursor to The Tortured Poets Department, with lines like “She looked back from her future/And shed a few tears/He looked into his past/And actually felt fear.”
The poem ends on a dreamy yet sad note, concluding with...
- 4/19/2024
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
When Grammy-winning musician Jack Antonoff was curating the music for AppleTV+’s series “The New Look,” he shared ideas of instrumentation and a list of artists he had in mind for who could form the soundtrack.
“We started looking at the wish list and who was realistic,” says the show’s music supervisor Mark Wike. “We looked at who was touring and who was doing what. It was all about the different variables to make it happen.” In the end, Bartees Strange, Lana Del Rey, Florence Welch and Nick Cave were among the artists who Antonoff gathered to help curate contemporary and new original recordings of classics.
The series follows the rise of Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) as a designer living and working in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Juliette Binoche plays Coco Chanel, already established herself as a grand designer, and the series follows the pivotal moment when Dior...
“We started looking at the wish list and who was realistic,” says the show’s music supervisor Mark Wike. “We looked at who was touring and who was doing what. It was all about the different variables to make it happen.” In the end, Bartees Strange, Lana Del Rey, Florence Welch and Nick Cave were among the artists who Antonoff gathered to help curate contemporary and new original recordings of classics.
The series follows the rise of Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) as a designer living and working in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Juliette Binoche plays Coco Chanel, already established herself as a grand designer, and the series follows the pivotal moment when Dior...
- 4/2/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Lana Del Rey, she of the country club Chemtrails, has finally discovered “Blue Skies” — at least in the form of songwriter Irving Berlin’s 98-year-old standard.
Of course, since it’s Del Rey, “blue” is a double-entendre, and there’s a sadness in her voice that she can’t quite shake. Where Ella Fitzgerald quivered her voice with a little hope on her rendition and Willie Nelson went full country funk with his, winking his way through every line, Del Rey sounds restrained and distant, as if the blue skies...
Of course, since it’s Del Rey, “blue” is a double-entendre, and there’s a sadness in her voice that she can’t quite shake. Where Ella Fitzgerald quivered her voice with a little hope on her rendition and Willie Nelson went full country funk with his, winking his way through every line, Del Rey sounds restrained and distant, as if the blue skies...
- 2/14/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Florence + The Machine are back with their rendition of “White Cliffs of Dover,” the first single from Jack Antonoff’s official soundtrack for the forthcoming Apple TV+ series The New Look.
The New Look centers around Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche), and their contemporaries as they navigate the fashion industry in a post-World War II climate. And so it makes sense for Florence Welch and company to put their own spin on “White Cliffs of Dover,” a 1941 song made famous by Vera Lynn to boost morale amid a war-torn Britain.
Produced by Antonoff, The New Look soundtrack comprises mid-twentieth century songs covered by contemporary artists including Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Nick Cave, Beabadoobee, and, of course, Antonoff’s Bleachers. See the full tracklist and stream Florence + The Machine’s version of “White Cliffs of Dover” below.
The first three episodes of The New Look premiere on Wednesday,...
The New Look centers around Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche), and their contemporaries as they navigate the fashion industry in a post-World War II climate. And so it makes sense for Florence Welch and company to put their own spin on “White Cliffs of Dover,” a 1941 song made famous by Vera Lynn to boost morale amid a war-torn Britain.
Produced by Antonoff, The New Look soundtrack comprises mid-twentieth century songs covered by contemporary artists including Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Nick Cave, Beabadoobee, and, of course, Antonoff’s Bleachers. See the full tracklist and stream Florence + The Machine’s version of “White Cliffs of Dover” below.
The first three episodes of The New Look premiere on Wednesday,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Florence + the Machine handle Vera Lynn’s 1941 song “White Cliffs of Dover” with care. The band covered the classic for Apple TV+ new series The New Look, on a soundtrack curated and produced by Jack Antonoff.
Singer Florence Welch’s goosebump-inducing vocal style is a perfect match for the song, which is about hope for a world after the war. The cover remains faithful to how the original track sounds, complete with the flourishes of strings that pop up throughout.
The New Look will premiere on Feb. 14 and follows the...
Singer Florence Welch’s goosebump-inducing vocal style is a perfect match for the song, which is about hope for a world after the war. The cover remains faithful to how the original track sounds, complete with the flourishes of strings that pop up throughout.
The New Look will premiere on Feb. 14 and follows the...
- 1/31/2024
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for “The New Look,” a new historical drama series starring Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior and Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel. Inspired by true events, the series from Todd A. Kessler chronicles the fashion designers and their contemporaries as they launched modern fashion, set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris.
The first three episodes will premiere on Feb. 14, followed by one episode dropping every Wednesday through April 3. Per the release, “The New Look” follows “the pivotal moment in the 20th century when the French city led the world back to life through its fashion icon Christian Dior. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer is put into jeopardy. The interwoven saga follows the surprising stories of Dior’s contemporaries and rivals from Chanel to Pierre Balmain,...
The first three episodes will premiere on Feb. 14, followed by one episode dropping every Wednesday through April 3. Per the release, “The New Look” follows “the pivotal moment in the 20th century when the French city led the world back to life through its fashion icon Christian Dior. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer is put into jeopardy. The interwoven saga follows the surprising stories of Dior’s contemporaries and rivals from Chanel to Pierre Balmain,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Caroline Brew, Valerie Wu and Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
Ben Mendelsohn reunites with Bloodlines showrunner Todd A. Kessler for Apple TV+’s The New Look premiering on February 14, 2024. The trailer for the drama inspired by true events features Mendelsohn as designer Christian Dior and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche (The English Patient) as Coco Chanel.
The cast of the 10-episode season includes Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) as Catherine Dior, two-time Oscar nominee John Malkovich as Lucien Lelong, Emily Mortimer (Don’t Look Deeper) as Elsa Lombardi, Claes Bang (Bad Sisters) as Spatz, and eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close as Carmel Snow.
“The New Look centers on fashion designers Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and their contemporaries as they navigated the horrors of World War II and launched modern fashion,” reads Apple TV+’s synopsis. “Set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, The New Look focuses on the pivotal moment in the 20th century when the French city led...
The cast of the 10-episode season includes Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) as Catherine Dior, two-time Oscar nominee John Malkovich as Lucien Lelong, Emily Mortimer (Don’t Look Deeper) as Elsa Lombardi, Claes Bang (Bad Sisters) as Spatz, and eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close as Carmel Snow.
“The New Look centers on fashion designers Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and their contemporaries as they navigated the horrors of World War II and launched modern fashion,” reads Apple TV+’s synopsis. “Set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, The New Look focuses on the pivotal moment in the 20th century when the French city led...
- 1/18/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The rise of Christian Dior and fall of Coco Chanel is captured in Apple TV+’s new series “The New Look.”
The World War II-set 10-episode show stars Emmy winner Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel and was filmed exclusively in Paris.
The official synopsis reads: “Set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, ‘The New Look’ focuses on the pivotal moment in the 20th century when the French city led the world back to life through its fashion icon Christian Dior. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer is put into jeopardy.”
The ensemble cast also includes Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior, John Malkovich as Lucien Lelong, Emily Mortimer as Elsa Lombardi, Claes Bang as Spatz, and Glenn Close as Carmel Snow.
The World War II-set 10-episode show stars Emmy winner Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel and was filmed exclusively in Paris.
The official synopsis reads: “Set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, ‘The New Look’ focuses on the pivotal moment in the 20th century when the French city led the world back to life through its fashion icon Christian Dior. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer is put into jeopardy.”
The ensemble cast also includes Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior, John Malkovich as Lucien Lelong, Emily Mortimer as Elsa Lombardi, Claes Bang as Spatz, and Glenn Close as Carmel Snow.
- 1/17/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Great Gatsby musical, the highest grossing show in Off-Broadway theater Paper Mill Playhouse’s history, will be coming to Broadway this spring.
The musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel will debut at The Broadway Theatre on April 25, the show’s lead producer Chunsoo Shin announced on Tuesday. Directed by Marc Bruni, Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada are set to reprise their Off-Broadway roles as Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, with previews beginning March 29.
“I am passionate about producing this show because it provides a modern audience with the true essence of idealism that is expressed eloquently in the novel and now on stage,” said Shin in a statement. “The Great Gatsby is a masterpiece that grows and changes as it’s experienced by each new generation, in every culture, and people — and yet, still maintains its uniqueness, with its fascinating characters that burst with vitality.
The musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel will debut at The Broadway Theatre on April 25, the show’s lead producer Chunsoo Shin announced on Tuesday. Directed by Marc Bruni, Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada are set to reprise their Off-Broadway roles as Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, with previews beginning March 29.
“I am passionate about producing this show because it provides a modern audience with the true essence of idealism that is expressed eloquently in the novel and now on stage,” said Shin in a statement. “The Great Gatsby is a masterpiece that grows and changes as it’s experienced by each new generation, in every culture, and people — and yet, still maintains its uniqueness, with its fascinating characters that burst with vitality.
- 1/16/2024
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A new musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby starring Smash‘s Jeremy Jordan and Hadestown‘s Eva Noblezada will open on Broadway this spring, producers announced today.
The musical begins previews on Friday, March 29, at The Broadway Theatre, with an opening night set for Thursday, April 25. The announcement was made by lead producer Chunsoo Shin.
Direct from a record-breaking, sold-out world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse last fall, the show features music and lyrics by Tony Award nominees Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square) & Jason Howland (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones), and is staged by award-winning director Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and choreographer Dominique Kelley (Mariah’s Magical Christmas Special).
The Broadway premiere of The Great Gatsby will feature scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III, costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Brian Ronan,...
The musical begins previews on Friday, March 29, at The Broadway Theatre, with an opening night set for Thursday, April 25. The announcement was made by lead producer Chunsoo Shin.
Direct from a record-breaking, sold-out world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse last fall, the show features music and lyrics by Tony Award nominees Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square) & Jason Howland (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones), and is staged by award-winning director Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and choreographer Dominique Kelley (Mariah’s Magical Christmas Special).
The Broadway premiere of The Great Gatsby will feature scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III, costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Brian Ronan,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Lana Del Rey, the 1975’s Matty Healy, Bleachers, and Nick Cave are among the artists who contribute new renditions of mid-20th century songs to the Jack Antonoff-curated soundtrack for the upcoming Apple TV+ series The New Look.
Florence Welch, Beabadoobee, Perfume Genius, and more also recorded covers for the series, which focuses on the career of fashion designer Christian Dior and his clashes with Coco Chanel amid the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Paris.
The New Look — starring Ben Mendelsohn as Dior, Juliette Binoche as Chanel, and a cast that includes Maisie Williams,...
Florence Welch, Beabadoobee, Perfume Genius, and more also recorded covers for the series, which focuses on the career of fashion designer Christian Dior and his clashes with Coco Chanel amid the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Paris.
The New Look — starring Ben Mendelsohn as Dior, Juliette Binoche as Chanel, and a cast that includes Maisie Williams,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Greta Van Fleet is so deeply indebted to classic rock that it’s no surprise they draw inspiration from Elvis Presley. Greta Van Fleet’s Josh Kiszka revealed how Elvis inspired him as a performer. His looks owe a debt to the “All Shook Up” singer as well.
Greta Van Fleet’s Josh Kiszka discussed Elvis Presley, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin
During a 2021 interview with Forbes, Greta Van Fleet’s Josh Kiszka was asked if footage of other musicians ever inspired his live performances. “I always have to go back to the way James Brown or Elvis Presley would have held themselves,” he replied. “Even Aretha Franklin. There’s such a presence to them. And Elvis could just sort of stand there and just be very casual and very cool. And James Brown was so acrobatic. And such a showman.
“And Aretha, that’s another thing, she had almost...
Greta Van Fleet’s Josh Kiszka discussed Elvis Presley, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin
During a 2021 interview with Forbes, Greta Van Fleet’s Josh Kiszka was asked if footage of other musicians ever inspired his live performances. “I always have to go back to the way James Brown or Elvis Presley would have held themselves,” he replied. “Even Aretha Franklin. There’s such a presence to them. And Elvis could just sort of stand there and just be very casual and very cool. And James Brown was so acrobatic. And such a showman.
“And Aretha, that’s another thing, she had almost...
- 9/22/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Florence Welch and Ethel Cain shared the stage two separate times at Lisbon, Portugal’s Meo Kalorama festival on Friday, marking a formidable comeback for the Florence + the Machine frontwoman after revealing she underwent an emergency, life-saving surgery in August.
The headlining set by Florence + The Machine served as the band’s first performance since they were forced to cancel a set of live dates in August for a medical procedure that Welch said she doesn’t “really feel strong enough to go into yet.” Ahead of the group’s highly anticipated return though, Welch made a surprise appearance in the middle of Ethel Cain’s afternoon set to perform “Thoroughfare” from the latter’s 2022 debut album Preacher’s Daughter.
Ethel Cain returned the favor to Welch by delivering an impassioned duet of “Morning Elvis,” the closing track from Florence + The Machine’s 2022 LP, Dance Fever. The pair previously performed...
The headlining set by Florence + The Machine served as the band’s first performance since they were forced to cancel a set of live dates in August for a medical procedure that Welch said she doesn’t “really feel strong enough to go into yet.” Ahead of the group’s highly anticipated return though, Welch made a surprise appearance in the middle of Ethel Cain’s afternoon set to perform “Thoroughfare” from the latter’s 2022 debut album Preacher’s Daughter.
Ethel Cain returned the favor to Welch by delivering an impassioned duet of “Morning Elvis,” the closing track from Florence + The Machine’s 2022 LP, Dance Fever. The pair previously performed...
- 9/3/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
Florence Welch and Ethel Cain joined forces at Meo Kalorama festival in Lisbon, Portugal yesterday to perform two songs. The appearance follows Welch’s announcement that she recently had life-saving surgery.
As seen in fan footage, Welch and Cain delivered “Thoroughfare,” which appears on Cain’s debut album, 2022’s Preacher’s Daughter. The pair took turns with verses and harmonized during the chorus while backed by a guitarist and drummer. Cain also took a turn on harmonica.
Cain joined Florence and the Machine during their set at the fest to deliver “Morning Elvis,...
As seen in fan footage, Welch and Cain delivered “Thoroughfare,” which appears on Cain’s debut album, 2022’s Preacher’s Daughter. The pair took turns with verses and harmonized during the chorus while backed by a guitarist and drummer. Cain also took a turn on harmonica.
Cain joined Florence and the Machine during their set at the fest to deliver “Morning Elvis,...
- 9/3/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
The lead vocalist of Florence + The Machine, Florence Welch, revealed she underwent emergency surgery after the band canceled festival appearances at Zurich Openair and Rock in Seine, an event near Paris.
In an Instagram post, Welch explained what happened to more than two million followers.
“I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows. My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life. And I will be back to close out the Dance Fever tour in Lisbon and Malaga. (Maybe not jumping so much but you can do that for me),” Welch’s post read.
Welch and the rest of her bandmates hoped to play the last two shows of their Dance Fever tour to promote their titled album, which was released in May 2022. The album...
In an Instagram post, Welch explained what happened to more than two million followers.
“I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows. My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life. And I will be back to close out the Dance Fever tour in Lisbon and Malaga. (Maybe not jumping so much but you can do that for me),” Welch’s post read.
Welch and the rest of her bandmates hoped to play the last two shows of their Dance Fever tour to promote their titled album, which was released in May 2022. The album...
- 8/29/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
Florence Welch revealed that she recently underwent “emergency” surgery that “saved [her] life” in a note to fans explaining a string of recently-canceled Florence and the Machine concerts.
Welch didn’t specify what the surgery was, or the risk she was facing, saying only: “I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple shows. My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life.” (The remark about her feet is...
Welch didn’t specify what the surgery was, or the risk she was facing, saying only: “I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple shows. My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life.” (The remark about her feet is...
- 8/28/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Florence Welch has revealed that she recently underwent emergency life-saving surgery.
The Florence + The Machine singer says she doesn’t “really feel strong enough” to go into the circumstances of the surgery. However, due to the procedure she was forced to cancel a pair of upcoming concerts in Portugal and Spain.
“Suffice to say I wish the songs were less accurate in their predictions,” Welch wrote in a letter to fans. “But creativity is a way of coping, mythology is a way of making sense. And the dark fairytale of [the band’s latest album] Dance Fever, with all its strange prophecies, will provide me with much needed strength and catharsis right now.”
Florence Welch Reveals She Underwent Emergency Life-Saving Surgery
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The Florence + The Machine singer says she doesn’t “really feel strong enough” to go into the circumstances of the surgery. However, due to the procedure she was forced to cancel a pair of upcoming concerts in Portugal and Spain.
“Suffice to say I wish the songs were less accurate in their predictions,” Welch wrote in a letter to fans. “But creativity is a way of coping, mythology is a way of making sense. And the dark fairytale of [the band’s latest album] Dance Fever, with all its strange prophecies, will provide me with much needed strength and catharsis right now.”
Florence Welch Reveals She Underwent Emergency Life-Saving Surgery
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- 8/28/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Florence Welch has revealed how she underwent emergency surgery, which “saved her life”.
The “Dog Days Are Over” singer took to Instagram to explain why Florence And The Machine had to cancel some recent shows.
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The band also had to postpone some tour dates after Welch broke her foot last November.
“I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows,” wrote the 37-year-old star. “My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life.
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The “Dog Days Are Over” singer took to Instagram to explain why Florence And The Machine had to cancel some recent shows.
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The band also had to postpone some tour dates after Welch broke her foot last November.
“I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows,” wrote the 37-year-old star. “My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life.
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- 8/28/2023
- by Sarah Curran
- ET Canada
Florence Welch told fans today that she recently had life-saving surgery. The medical issue was revealed six days after canceling a series of gigs.
The Florence and The Machine frontwoman, age 36, posted to Instagram on Sunday to explain why the shows were missed.
She admitted that she is “not yet strong enough” to perform, but did not explain specifics on her problems. She wrote that she would be back performing in Portugal on September 1.
Welch said six days ago that the group, “on medical advice,” would no longer be performing at the Zurich Open Air Festival and Rock en Seine.
In her latest post, Welch wrote, “I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows. My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life. And I...
The Florence and The Machine frontwoman, age 36, posted to Instagram on Sunday to explain why the shows were missed.
She admitted that she is “not yet strong enough” to perform, but did not explain specifics on her problems. She wrote that she would be back performing in Portugal on September 1.
Welch said six days ago that the group, “on medical advice,” would no longer be performing at the Zurich Open Air Festival and Rock en Seine.
In her latest post, Welch wrote, “I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows. My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life. And I...
- 8/27/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
10 August 2023 —Florence + the Machine unveil Under Heaven Over Hell today, a new collection of songs from across the band’s career personally curated by Florence Welch. The 39-track compilation is available as a digital download and on streaming platforms everywhere today.
Florence is spending the summer headlining festivals across Europe in celebration of her much-lauded 2022 album Dance Fever. See below for full routing.
Dance Fever, released last spring, was one of the most celebrated releases of 2022. The album was named to Best Of lists from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Consequence, Nylon, Billboard, Paste and a host of others.
Earlier this year, Florence’s iconic “Dog Days Are Over” was featured in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 at the personal request of director James Gunn. The song’s turn in the film led to a viral moment across streaming platforms, TikTok and beyond, followed by a summer...
Florence is spending the summer headlining festivals across Europe in celebration of her much-lauded 2022 album Dance Fever. See below for full routing.
Dance Fever, released last spring, was one of the most celebrated releases of 2022. The album was named to Best Of lists from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Consequence, Nylon, Billboard, Paste and a host of others.
Earlier this year, Florence’s iconic “Dog Days Are Over” was featured in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 at the personal request of director James Gunn. The song’s turn in the film led to a viral moment across streaming platforms, TikTok and beyond, followed by a summer...
- 8/10/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
On a chilly, foggy Saturday evening at Palm Tree Music Festival in Westhampton, New York, Paul Saltzman leaned against the railing near Don Julio’s VIP section and eagerly eyed the stage. There was perhaps no one more excited for Norwegian DJ and multi-platinum recording artist Kygo than the 62-year-old from Westchester.
Saltzman doesn’t look like the average Kygo fan or the average festival goer. Wearing a gray sweater over a dress shirt, and flanked by his daughter Stephanie Saltzman who works at an entertainment marketing agency and couldn...
Saltzman doesn’t look like the average Kygo fan or the average festival goer. Wearing a gray sweater over a dress shirt, and flanked by his daughter Stephanie Saltzman who works at an entertainment marketing agency and couldn...
- 6/25/2023
- by Waiss Aramesh
- Rollingstone.com
Gucci is ringing the bells to honor a milestone anniversary for its Chime campaign.
Ten years ago today, on June 1, 2013, the house teamed with Beyoncé and Salma Hayek Pinault to found Gucci Chime, an initiative dedicated to advancing gender equality across the globe. In doing so, Gucci hosted The Sound of Change: Live, a concert at Twickenham Stadium in London that featured Beyoncé, Florence Welch, John Legend, Jennifer Lopez and more. Since then, Chime has raised $21.5 million for the cause, using the funds to impact the lives of 635,000 girls and women globally through more than 500 projects in 92 countries through 185 non-profit partners, per Gucci.
To honor the anniversary, Gucci drafted the talents of Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a Chime advisory board member, to direct a new video series featuring the likes of Annie Lennox, Halle Bailey, Julia Roberts, Idris Elba, Alia Bhatt, Serena Williams, John Legend and Hayek Pinault along with...
Ten years ago today, on June 1, 2013, the house teamed with Beyoncé and Salma Hayek Pinault to found Gucci Chime, an initiative dedicated to advancing gender equality across the globe. In doing so, Gucci hosted The Sound of Change: Live, a concert at Twickenham Stadium in London that featured Beyoncé, Florence Welch, John Legend, Jennifer Lopez and more. Since then, Chime has raised $21.5 million for the cause, using the funds to impact the lives of 635,000 girls and women globally through more than 500 projects in 92 countries through 185 non-profit partners, per Gucci.
To honor the anniversary, Gucci drafted the talents of Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a Chime advisory board member, to direct a new video series featuring the likes of Annie Lennox, Halle Bailey, Julia Roberts, Idris Elba, Alia Bhatt, Serena Williams, John Legend and Hayek Pinault along with...
- 6/1/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of the things we love most about the dark Showtime series “Yellowjackets” is all the fantastic ’90s music. Half of the show takes place in 1996, when high school girls’ soccer team crash lands in the wilderness and half is set 25 years later, with the still traumatized adult survivors.
Season 2 features an exclusive track by Florence + the Machine, an eerie cover of No Doubt’s “Just a Girl,” Sharon Van Etten’s “Seventeen,” and such ’90s feminist icons as Tori Amos.
And of course, we love the kind of creepy main title theme, “No Return,” by Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker. The opening credits from Season 1 teased some of the things we would see unfold, and the updated Season 2 credits sequence also gives us hints at what we’ll see in upcoming episodes.
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Season 2 features an exclusive track by Florence + the Machine, an eerie cover of No Doubt’s “Just a Girl,” Sharon Van Etten’s “Seventeen,” and such ’90s feminist icons as Tori Amos.
And of course, we love the kind of creepy main title theme, “No Return,” by Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker. The opening credits from Season 1 teased some of the things we would see unfold, and the updated Season 2 credits sequence also gives us hints at what we’ll see in upcoming episodes.
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- 5/26/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
This post contains spoilers for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."
"Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3" has a handful of moments that seem designed to make audiences cry. Most of them are sad ones, as the Marvel trilogy finally delves into the tragic backstory of Rocket the Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) — and it turns out to be even more painful and depressing than we could've imagined. Other cries are more cathartic, like at the film's climax when Rocket is able to save a whole bunch of raccoon babies from a cruel fate as alien test subjects.
Then there's the last cry, the one that feels like a celebration. Not every film can or should end with a dance sequence, but in the music-filled world of "Guardians of the Galaxy," it's an ending that's not just fitting, but meaningful. After years spent listening to some of the best classic rock tunes planet Earth has ever made,...
"Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3" has a handful of moments that seem designed to make audiences cry. Most of them are sad ones, as the Marvel trilogy finally delves into the tragic backstory of Rocket the Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) — and it turns out to be even more painful and depressing than we could've imagined. Other cries are more cathartic, like at the film's climax when Rocket is able to save a whole bunch of raccoon babies from a cruel fate as alien test subjects.
Then there's the last cry, the one that feels like a celebration. Not every film can or should end with a dance sequence, but in the music-filled world of "Guardians of the Galaxy," it's an ending that's not just fitting, but meaningful. After years spent listening to some of the best classic rock tunes planet Earth has ever made,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
The four panelists on “The Masked Singer” are having a hard time narrowing down the identity of the secret celebrity hiding inside the Medusa costume. The snake-haired villainess performed a pitch-perfect rendition of “Happier Than Ever” during the season premiere and left the judges “speechless.” She returned in Episode 2 with “Dancing Queen” and won the crown yet again. Medusa then performed “New York, New York” in Episode 3, but lost the vote to California Roll, however she was saved by the “Ding Dong Keep It On” Bell and won the comeback competition. She then advanced from the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, which means she will appear in the season finale. Do You know who she is? Read on for the judges’ “The Masked Singer” Medusa guesses.
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- 5/11/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” had Florence Welch overcome with emotion.
On Monday, the Florence + the Machine frontwoman shared a TikTok video of her reaction to a scene from the latest Marvel movie featuring a “Dog Days Are Over” needle drop.
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The song comes during the film’s climactic scene, and evidently it worked its magic on the artist.
“So I cried all the way through this movie but when the Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to ‘Dog Days; I really lost it,” she wrote in the caption.
In the video, Welch bursts out crying soon after her song starts playing.
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So I cried all the way through this movie but when the The Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to Dog Days I really lost it. Thank you so much for all the love for this moment.
On Monday, the Florence + the Machine frontwoman shared a TikTok video of her reaction to a scene from the latest Marvel movie featuring a “Dog Days Are Over” needle drop.
Read More: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Soaring To $260M+ Global Opening
The song comes during the film’s climactic scene, and evidently it worked its magic on the artist.
“So I cried all the way through this movie but when the Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to ‘Dog Days; I really lost it,” she wrote in the caption.
In the video, Welch bursts out crying soon after her song starts playing.
@florence
So I cried all the way through this movie but when the The Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to Dog Days I really lost it. Thank you so much for all the love for this moment.
- 5/9/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Not to give too much away, but there’s a cathartic scene in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 that features several characters and the residents of Knowhere dancing euphorically to the 2008 Florence + the Machine hit song “Dog Days Are Over.” The climactic scene and the emotive needle drop would make even the blackest of hearts throb with a little emotion.
On Monday, Florence + the Machine frontwoman Florence Welch posted a video to TikTok of herself reacting to the scene and the use of her song. In the clip, Welch almost immediately begins tearing up upon hearing “Dog Days Are Over.” In the caption to the post, she writes, “So I cried all the way through this movie but when The Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to ‘Dog Days’ I really lost it.”
Welch added, “Thank you so much for all the love for this moment.
On Monday, Florence + the Machine frontwoman Florence Welch posted a video to TikTok of herself reacting to the scene and the use of her song. In the clip, Welch almost immediately begins tearing up upon hearing “Dog Days Are Over.” In the caption to the post, she writes, “So I cried all the way through this movie but when The Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to ‘Dog Days’ I really lost it.”
Welch added, “Thank you so much for all the love for this moment.
- 5/9/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We here at /Film love a well-placed needle drop. Whether it's the inclusion of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" in "The Graduate" to emphasize the complicated future of the two leads or Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in "Wayne's World" that inspired audiences everywhere to headbang in their cars, there's an art to the (often very expensive) cinematic needle drop. A song choice can truly make or break the effectiveness of a scene and when done properly, the collaboration between song and screen can become synonymous. "Top Gun" and the Kenny Loggin' song "Danger Zone" now go hand-in-hand with one another, and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who hears the tin whistle opening of "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion and not immediately think about Jack and Rose in "Titanic."
For a filmmaker like James Gunn, music is often key to his stories. For instance, the titular...
For a filmmaker like James Gunn, music is often key to his stories. For instance, the titular...
- 5/9/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” has earned both rave reviews from Marvel fans and shocked reactions to the horrifying flashbacks depicting Rocket Raccoon’s dark past. For the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), those flashbacks make the film the “best animal rights film of the year.”
“Through Rocket, James Gunn has put a face, a name, and a personality on the millions of vulnerable animals being cycled through laboratories as we speak,” praised PETA senior VP Lisa Lange in a statement to media. “PETA is celebrating this as the best animal rights film of the year for helping audiences see animals as individuals and suggesting that just because we can experiment on them doesn’t mean that we should.”
While many of the unethical and abusive experiments that the Marvel film’s villain, The High Evolutionary, puts Rocket and his friends through are based in sci-fi,...
“Through Rocket, James Gunn has put a face, a name, and a personality on the millions of vulnerable animals being cycled through laboratories as we speak,” praised PETA senior VP Lisa Lange in a statement to media. “PETA is celebrating this as the best animal rights film of the year for helping audiences see animals as individuals and suggesting that just because we can experiment on them doesn’t mean that we should.”
While many of the unethical and abusive experiments that the Marvel film’s villain, The High Evolutionary, puts Rocket and his friends through are based in sci-fi,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Those who have seen “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” can rest assured that musician Florence Welch also cried throughout the film, especially when she watched the segment set to her hit song “Dog Days.”
The singer of Florence + the Machine posted a TikTok of her reaction to the part in the film where the song starts playing. She was already tearful, but she cried some more tears of joy.
“So I cried all the way through this movie but when The Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to ‘Dog Days’ I really lost it,” she wrote. “Thank you so much for all the love for this moment. The superhero obsessed little girl in me can’t believe it happened.”
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The hit single plays toward the end of the film...
The singer of Florence + the Machine posted a TikTok of her reaction to the part in the film where the song starts playing. She was already tearful, but she cried some more tears of joy.
“So I cried all the way through this movie but when The Guardians of the Galaxy started dancing to ‘Dog Days’ I really lost it,” she wrote. “Thank you so much for all the love for this moment. The superhero obsessed little girl in me can’t believe it happened.”
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- 5/8/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
For the first eight seasons of “The Masked Singer,” if a contestant didn’t receive enough votes to qualify for the next round, they would be forced to unmask and reveal their true identity in front of America. Season 9, however, introduced a new twist known as the “Ding Dong Keep It On” Bell. This allowed the panelists to save an eliminated singer by ringing a bell. During the April 26 episode, saved contestants Medusa, Gargoyle and Mantis competed to make history on “The Masked Singer” and be the first person ever to re-enter the competition, and Medusa prevailed.
Medusa’s triumph wasn’t much of a surprise. After all, the audience went absolutely crazy after she belted out “Mercy” on Wednesday’s show. “I felt very emotional just singing this song, and to have this reaction, I’m gonna replay this in my mind forever,” she stated through tears.
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Medusa’s triumph wasn’t much of a surprise. After all, the audience went absolutely crazy after she belted out “Mercy” on Wednesday’s show. “I felt very emotional just singing this song, and to have this reaction, I’m gonna replay this in my mind forever,” she stated through tears.
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- 4/27/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Florence and the Machine has shared a new song, “Mermaids,” which is part of the “universe” of the group’s recent LP Dance Fever.
The track, produced by Dave Bayley, is a darkly layered pop tune that sees Florence Welch singing about the grey English weather, Britney Spears and “cheerful oblivion.” “You haven’t seen nothing/ until you’ve seen an English girl drink,” Welch croons over a propulsive synth beat.
Welch previously teased the new song with several Instagram posts, including one of her in a bathtub wearing a mermaid tail and vampire teeth.
The track, produced by Dave Bayley, is a darkly layered pop tune that sees Florence Welch singing about the grey English weather, Britney Spears and “cheerful oblivion.” “You haven’t seen nothing/ until you’ve seen an English girl drink,” Welch croons over a propulsive synth beat.
Welch previously teased the new song with several Instagram posts, including one of her in a bathtub wearing a mermaid tail and vampire teeth.
- 4/21/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Florence + The Machine have released a dark and dancey new single entitled “Mermaids.” Stream the song below.
With lyrical references to mermaids with “sharp teeth” who come to drink, dance, and “sacrifice a human heart,” the song’s sinister underbelly is contrasted by the angelic beauty of singer Florence Welch’s legendary vocal cords. Cool and confident, she delivers the poetic lines with a similar meter and punch as one of her biggest inspirations, Iggy Pop. When the refrain of “cheerful oblivion” arrives, you can’t help but get caught up in the reflective madness.
The release of “Mermaids” comes after several weeks of teasing the song on social media. On April 6th, the band posted a reel featuring edited-together clips from mermaid-themed horror films with the caption “A new song is coming to the Dance Fever universe,” referencing their celebrated 2022 LP. Then, on April 10th, the band posted a...
With lyrical references to mermaids with “sharp teeth” who come to drink, dance, and “sacrifice a human heart,” the song’s sinister underbelly is contrasted by the angelic beauty of singer Florence Welch’s legendary vocal cords. Cool and confident, she delivers the poetic lines with a similar meter and punch as one of her biggest inspirations, Iggy Pop. When the refrain of “cheerful oblivion” arrives, you can’t help but get caught up in the reflective madness.
The release of “Mermaids” comes after several weeks of teasing the song on social media. On April 6th, the band posted a reel featuring edited-together clips from mermaid-themed horror films with the caption “A new song is coming to the Dance Fever universe,” referencing their celebrated 2022 LP. Then, on April 10th, the band posted a...
- 4/21/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Hit Showtime series “Yellowjackets” has already featured Alanis Morissette’s 1998 track “Uninvited.” Now the feminist icon has recorded a new version of the show’s theme song, “No Return,” as a single.
The single debuts in the Season 2, Episode 4 titled “Old Wounds,” which was released on Showtime streaming Thursday night. Morissette’s song will also available to download and stream globally via Universal Music Canada. Listen to the song here.
“I love the original version of ‘No Return,’ It’s just a perfect song,” said Morissette of the title track by composers Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker, which was first released in January 2022.
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The single debuts in the Season 2, Episode 4 titled “Old Wounds,” which was released on Showtime streaming Thursday night. Morissette’s song will also available to download and stream globally via Universal Music Canada. Listen to the song here.
“I love the original version of ‘No Return,’ It’s just a perfect song,” said Morissette of the title track by composers Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker, which was first released in January 2022.
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- 4/14/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Tiny Beautiful Things Review: Kathryn Hahn Leads A Gorgeously-Written Take On Grief, Art, And Family
We've all seen stories where fictional art falls short: films where supposedly world-famous pop stars actually sound just okay, or TV shows where fictional acclaimed poets aren't nearly as talented as they're clearly meant to be. It's a tricky business to write art within art, and more often than not, the end results fall short. Hulu's new series "Tiny Beautiful Things," based on an essay collection by Cheryl Strayed, doesn't have that problem. Rather, the show about a woman who takes on a self-help column writing gig despite the fact that her own life is falling apart features some of the most beautiful, aching, soulful writing I've ever heard, delivered with assured emotion by star Kathryn Hahn.
Hahn delivers a powerful performance here, one that feels as if it continues a conversation started by her dynamic, sexually and emotionally complex turn in the underrated series "Mrs. Fletcher." The two shows aren't related,...
Hahn delivers a powerful performance here, one that feels as if it continues a conversation started by her dynamic, sexually and emotionally complex turn in the underrated series "Mrs. Fletcher." The two shows aren't related,...
- 3/31/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
The Season 1 finale of “Yellowjackets” left the group of teenage survivors reeling at the death of Jackie (Ella Purnell) and facing a long, hard winter ahead with limited resources and no hope of getting rescued.
And things are about to get much, much worse for everyone, particularly Shauna.
TheWrap spoke with French Canadian actress Sophie Nélisse, who plays Shauna in the 1996 timeline, ahead of the Season 2 premiere — which debuts on Showtime’s streaming service on Friday, March 24, and will be broadcast Sunday, March 26, on Showtime. She’s still grieving her best friend and wracked with feelings of guilt, not only for Jackie’s death, but for having slept with Jackie’s boyfriend, Jeff, whose baby she is now carrying.
Without getting into any specific spoilers, here’s what Nélisse told us we can expect this season as the girls begin to go off the rails, and get closer to the...
And things are about to get much, much worse for everyone, particularly Shauna.
TheWrap spoke with French Canadian actress Sophie Nélisse, who plays Shauna in the 1996 timeline, ahead of the Season 2 premiere — which debuts on Showtime’s streaming service on Friday, March 24, and will be broadcast Sunday, March 26, on Showtime. She’s still grieving her best friend and wracked with feelings of guilt, not only for Jackie’s death, but for having slept with Jackie’s boyfriend, Jeff, whose baby she is now carrying.
Without getting into any specific spoilers, here’s what Nélisse told us we can expect this season as the girls begin to go off the rails, and get closer to the...
- 3/24/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
There are tons of great indie covers of classic rock songs. Today’s indie bands have many great classic rock bands to inspire them. Here is a list of the 10 best instances.
Best Coast | Clasos/Getty Images 10. ‘Rhiannon’ – Best Coast
Indie band Best Coast’s cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon” is interesting. It appeared on the various artists’ album, A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. They definitely made it their own. The piano as the backbeat isn’t the best, but guitarist and vocalist Bethany Cosentino’s singing is excellent on the classic rock tune.
9. ‘Gold Only Knows’ – Jr Jr
Jr Jr’s cover of The Beach Boys’ classic “Gold Only Knows” is a perfect example of an indie cover of a classic rock song. It blends the two genres, which are separated by multiple decades. The lyrics are classic rock, but the vibe, mood, and sound are all indie rock.
Best Coast | Clasos/Getty Images 10. ‘Rhiannon’ – Best Coast
Indie band Best Coast’s cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon” is interesting. It appeared on the various artists’ album, A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. They definitely made it their own. The piano as the backbeat isn’t the best, but guitarist and vocalist Bethany Cosentino’s singing is excellent on the classic rock tune.
9. ‘Gold Only Knows’ – Jr Jr
Jr Jr’s cover of The Beach Boys’ classic “Gold Only Knows” is a perfect example of an indie cover of a classic rock song. It blends the two genres, which are separated by multiple decades. The lyrics are classic rock, but the vibe, mood, and sound are all indie rock.
- 3/22/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The first season of “Yellowjackets” definitely hit a nerve with its inspired combination of “Now and Then,” “Lord of the Flies” and “Alive”; the series quickly became one of Showtime’s most successful ever, with about 5 million viewers tuning in each week.
The inspired premise of a group of plane crash survivors — told in the “then” and “now” — was only enhanced by the stellar cast who brought it to life, like Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, now a suburban mom and housewife with homicidal impulses; Juliette Lewis as the edgy, extremely damaged grown-up Natalie; and Christina Ricci as the obsessive Misty, who was basically to blame for the entire disaster, as her teenage self (Samantha Hanratty) was enjoying the camaraderie of the girls’ life in the wild so much that she destroyed the plane’s black box to prevent the team from getting rescued in the first place.
The “Yellowjackets” casting team deserves all the awards,...
The inspired premise of a group of plane crash survivors — told in the “then” and “now” — was only enhanced by the stellar cast who brought it to life, like Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, now a suburban mom and housewife with homicidal impulses; Juliette Lewis as the edgy, extremely damaged grown-up Natalie; and Christina Ricci as the obsessive Misty, who was basically to blame for the entire disaster, as her teenage self (Samantha Hanratty) was enjoying the camaraderie of the girls’ life in the wild so much that she destroyed the plane’s black box to prevent the team from getting rescued in the first place.
The “Yellowjackets” casting team deserves all the awards,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Gwen Ihnat
- The Wrap
The official trailer for Showtime’s Yellowjackets dropped two weeks out from the premiere of the much-anticipated second season. The new trailer starts with an introduction by the cast and features Florence + The Machine’s new cover of No Doubt’s “Just a Girl.” It also includes screaming, chanting, and Shauna reluctantly admitting she is a murderer.
“I’m such a huge fan of Yellowjackets and this era of music, and this song especially had a huge impact on me growing up, so I was thrilled to be asked to interpret it in a ‘deeply unsettling’ way for the show,” stated Florence Welch about “Just A Girl” and Yellowjackets. “We tried to really add some horror elements to this iconic song to fit the tone of the show. And as someone who’s first musical love was pop punk and Gwen Stefani it was a dream job.”
Yellowjackets season two...
“I’m such a huge fan of Yellowjackets and this era of music, and this song especially had a huge impact on me growing up, so I was thrilled to be asked to interpret it in a ‘deeply unsettling’ way for the show,” stated Florence Welch about “Just A Girl” and Yellowjackets. “We tried to really add some horror elements to this iconic song to fit the tone of the show. And as someone who’s first musical love was pop punk and Gwen Stefani it was a dream job.”
Yellowjackets season two...
- 3/9/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“Once upon a time, there was a place called the wilderness…”
On Thursday, the official trailer dropped for the much-anticipated second season of “Yellowjackets” and things are only getting darker and more mysterious.
Read More: ‘Yellowjackets’ Co-Creators Say Five-Season Plan Is ‘Still On Track’
“The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer, but now as winter begins to bite, we’ll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis,” the official description reads. “Meanwhile, 25 years later, each survivor must determine if the darkness is coming for them or from them.”
Along with giving fans of the series a look at the troubles facing the survivors of the fated plane crash, the trailer also teases the return of the show’s simultaneously creepy and funny tone, all set to Florence + the Machine’s cover of the No Doubt classic “Just a Girl”.
“I’m such a huge fan of ‘Yellowjackets’ and this era of music,...
On Thursday, the official trailer dropped for the much-anticipated second season of “Yellowjackets” and things are only getting darker and more mysterious.
Read More: ‘Yellowjackets’ Co-Creators Say Five-Season Plan Is ‘Still On Track’
“The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer, but now as winter begins to bite, we’ll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis,” the official description reads. “Meanwhile, 25 years later, each survivor must determine if the darkness is coming for them or from them.”
Along with giving fans of the series a look at the troubles facing the survivors of the fated plane crash, the trailer also teases the return of the show’s simultaneously creepy and funny tone, all set to Florence + the Machine’s cover of the No Doubt classic “Just a Girl”.
“I’m such a huge fan of ‘Yellowjackets’ and this era of music,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The trauma-bonded group of women who found themselves stranded together for 19 months in the Showtime series Yellowjackets may be out of the wilderness, but they are far from being out of the woods. In the official full-length trailer for the show’s second season, premiering March 24, the cast braces for the internal and external battle against the darkness that lingers from their time in the cold Canadian trenches.
Toggling between the present day and 1996, when the group of high school soccer players first found themselves stranded, Yellowjackets Season Two zeros...
Toggling between the present day and 1996, when the group of high school soccer players first found themselves stranded, Yellowjackets Season Two zeros...
- 3/9/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Showtime has released the official trailer for season two of the Emmy-nominated drama Yellowjackets. The season two trailer also marks the release of Florence + The Machine’s exclusive new single “Just A Girl,” a cover of No Doubt’s iconic song from 1995, which is now available to download and stream. The single is produced by Florence Welch and Mark Bowen of Idles. Season two of Yellowjackets will debut on demand and on streaming Friday, March 24 for all Showtime subscribers, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, March 26 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Season one, which has a rare 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes and received seven Emmy nominations, averaged over 5 million weekly viewers across platforms and was the second-most streamed series in Showtime history. Yellowjackets is produced for Showtime by studio Entertainment One (eOne). “I’m such a huge fan of Yellowjackets and this era of music, and this song especially...
- 3/9/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Yellowjackets season 2 is scheduled to begin airing on Showtime on March 26th, and with those dates just a couple weeks away a full trailer for the new season has arrived online! You can check it out in the embed above.
Playing over the clips from Yellowjackets season 2 is a cover of the No Doubt song “Just a Girl”, performed by Florence + The Machine, produced by Florence Welch and Mark Bowen of Idles. The cover was recorded specifically for the Showtime series. Welch provided the following statement to Deadline: “I’m such a huge fan of Yellowjackets and this era of music, and this song especially had a huge impact on me growing up, so I was thrilled to be asked to interpret it in a deeply unsettling way for the show. We tried to really add some horror elements to this iconic song to fit the tone of the show.
Playing over the clips from Yellowjackets season 2 is a cover of the No Doubt song “Just a Girl”, performed by Florence + The Machine, produced by Florence Welch and Mark Bowen of Idles. The cover was recorded specifically for the Showtime series. Welch provided the following statement to Deadline: “I’m such a huge fan of Yellowjackets and this era of music, and this song especially had a huge impact on me growing up, so I was thrilled to be asked to interpret it in a deeply unsettling way for the show. We tried to really add some horror elements to this iconic song to fit the tone of the show.
- 3/9/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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