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From TikTok, SMITH squeezes onto the charts with "Lemon"
Courtesy of SMITH The one-named artist known as SMITH went viral on TikTok over the summer with her song "Lemon," and then it became a radio hit. Not bad for a song SMITH says was inspired by a fight. "I wrote that in relation to an argument I was having with my partner and I started hating all the lyrics I was writing," she tells ABC Audio. "They just seemed, like, self-serving and melodramatic…
Taylor Swift celebrates Spotify Top Global Artist title by putting "You're Losing Me (From the Vault)" on streaming
Beth Garrabrant/Republic Taylor Swift has been named Spotify's Top Global Artist of 2023, and to mark that milestone, she's given fans something they've been asking for for a while. On X, formerly Twitter, Taylor wrote, "Um ok this is unreal?? I just wanted to say to anyone who listened to my music this year, anywhere in the world, thank you. Getting named Spotify’s Global Top Artist in 2023 is…
Taylor Swift is Spotify's most-streamed global artist for 2023, "Flowers" is top global song
Courtesy Spotify Spotify has released its end-of-year stats, featuring the top artists, songs, albums and podcasts of 2023. To the surprise of nobody, Taylor Swift is the platform's most-streamed artist globally, with more than 26 billion streams since January 1. To mark this accomplishment, Spotify has made it so that when you play a Taylor Swift song, the progress bar will change to match the…
Bruno Mars opening Las Vegas jazz bar The Pinky Ring
Courtesy MGM Resorts International When Bruno Mars performs in Las Vegas, he usually does it at the Dolby Live Theater at Park MGM. But he's moving over to another hotel for his latest Sin City venture: a bar. Bruno is teaming up with Bellagio Resort & Casino to open The Pinky Ring — described as a "one-of-a-kind cocktail lounge and jazz bar" — next year. In a statement, the Grammy-winning star…
Music notes: Charli XCX, Ariana Grande and more
Charli XCX is engaged to The 1975 drummer George Daniel. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, November 28, Charli shared a batch of photos featuring her and Daniel embracing, as well a picture of an engagement ring in its box. In the caption, she wrote, "charli xcx and george daniel f****** for life!!!" We've had Ariana Grande's "Santa Tell Me" for almost a decade. The pop star celebrated the…
Prince William tells Rolling Stones member he'll come see them — if Taylor Swift is there
Paul Natkin/Getty Images Future King of England Prince William has already been revealed as a fan of AC/DC, but it turns out he's apparently a Swiftie, too. The British magazine Hello! reports that at the Tusk Conservation Awards in London on November 27, William got to chatting with guitarist Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones, who'll be heading out on tour next year. Wood subsequently told…
Olivia Rodrigo gets "depressed" unless she writes "one song every day"
Geffen/Interscope Olivia Rodrigo put 12 tracks on her GUTS album, but she could've put 365 songs on there, if what she says about her songwriting habits is true. Speaking to Variety about her creative process, Olivia says, "These days, I try to write one song every day. I just feel like myself when I’m writing. If I don’t do it, I get depressed. I’m just writing songs to process what’s going on,…
Watch Selena Gomez's appetizer fail in an advance clip from 'Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays'
Courtesy Food Network Selena Gomez sometimes seems as though she can do it all: She acts, she sings, she writes songs, she executive produces TV shows and movies, and she runs her own beauty empire. But apparently, one thing she can't do is cook. People.com has an advance clip of the star's upcoming Food Network special Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays, where she teams up with four different…
What Travis Kelce's friends are reportedly saying about his romance with Taylor Swift
Gotham/GC Images Everyone seems to approve of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's romance, and that includes friends of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. An insider close to the football star tells People, "Travis' friends think this is the real deal for him. They're still a little shocked by all of it — that he's dating the Taylor Swift — but they've seen how down-to-earth she is with his friends…
Revealed: The most-Shazamed song of 2023
Apple Music What songs made the most people whip out their phones this year to identify them? Apple Music has revealed the most-Shazamed tracks of 2023. Coming in at #1 is Rema's "Calm Down," which isn't surprising, since that's the first song most people ever heard by the Afrobeats artist. Number two is Miley Cyrus' chart-topping "Flowers." That's followed by Lady Gaga's "Bloody Mary," the 2011…