He admits that he recently had a “who?” moment at the Met Ball, whenFrank Oceanapproached him. “I was like, ‘He looks like Frank Ocean … but why is he being so nice to me?’” recalls Elgort. “He said he had seen me singing ‘City of Stars’ [fromLa La Land] o...
She heatedly rejects any comparisons of her work to that of women like Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton. "The only poets who influenced me were Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan," she insisted. "What always bugged me about poetry in school was the artifice of it. When Dylan wrote, 'You've...
who wrote the songs for "The Sound of Music," a smash hit later adapted into an award-winning film. Originally, producer Richard Halliday envisioned the show as a traditional play (sprinkled with the occasional Austrian folk ditty) and he approached Rodgers and Hammerstein to see if they...
Music, Allen started a new project, yet again turning to vehicular terminology: Amy and the Engine, who would go on to open for the likes of Vance Joy andKacey Musgraves. The project's timeless indie pop charm shone brightly on singles like "Last Forever" and the 2017 EPGet Me Outta ...
But as he got to know himself, he became afraid of who he was, and if he told the truth that he would then lose everyone "When I did, it changed my life in such a beautiful way. It helped me feel like I don't have to hide anything anymore" ...
The first of those new songs,"I Wanna Live Like Elvis," is a lighthearted tribute to the King of Rock and Roll himself, who was also a long-time friend of Sheppard's. The country singer says he wanted to record the song not only because of his own personal connection toElvis Presley...
Who influenced you and why did you choose to make music? I grew up east coast-style, born in South New Jersey. Maybe this is why I equally love Frank Sinatra, Queen Latifah, and Bruce Springsteen? My family constantly played LP records around the house. My sister would strum acoustic gui...
“A soulful and handsome young man who delivers an electrifying and thrilling performance bringing the crowd to their feet” (An Nahar, Lebanon) “Amine Hachem pushes the boundaries of operatic music by integrating it with unconventional sounds from around the world” (BroadwayWorld) ...
Long before singer Meghan Trainor wrote “All About That Bass” with producer Kevin Kadish, the pop star was penning lyrics for artists like Rascal Flatts. The song, which is more about the booty than the bass, is a self-acceptance anthem, according to Trainor,who told Billboardit is even...
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