Boy Power: The Women of Boygenius on the Joys of Nourishing a Supergroup Without the Superegos

Indie rock superstars turned regular bog-standard superstars boygenius (a.k.a. Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus) are the latest artists to perform on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.

Boygenius have performed a cover of Shania Twain’s ‘You’re Still The One’ during a recent appearance on BBC Radio 1. The trio played the 1998 hit in a stripped-back arrangement, with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker on guitar and mandolin, respectively, and the group – rounded out by Lucy Dacus – singing stacked harmonies during its choruses.

Christine McGuinness, the 35-year-old model and TV star, has revealed that her ex-husband Paddy McGuinness has been secretly dating other women.The couple, who announced their split in July 2022, still live together as they co-parent their three children. Despite the split, Christine and Paddy seem to be on good terms. Speaking on Vicky Pattison's podcast The Secret To, Christine said: "We talk an awful lot and we're very open.

Boygenius have revealed that Dave Grohl was meant to appear as a guest star on their debut album, but he “slept through” the session.The topic arose during a recent interview the band took part in with NME, to celebrate their breakthrough album, ‘The Record’, being named the best album of the year.Looking at the milestone, the trio – comprised of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – revealed that the album very nearly had a guest appearance from rock legend Dave Grohl.“We have a friend who knows him and toured with Foo Fighters,” Bridgers revealed, recalling how the plans for a collaboration with the Foo Fighters frontman came about.

Boygenius have reflected on the moment that Dave Grohl joined them on stage to perform one of their tracks, saying that “he’s the best”.The conversation arose during a new interview with NME, in celebration of the trio’s recent album ‘The Record’ being named the best album of the year.During the interview, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker looked back at when Foo Fighters legend Dave Grohl joined them on stage earlier this year to play the drums for them as they performed the song ‘Satanist’.Taking place at the Hollywood Bowl on October 31, the former Nirvana drummer sat behind the kit wearing all black and facepaint, while the trio played their set dressed as The Father, Son and Holy Ghost in celebration of Halloween.“I made friends with Dave backstage at a Billie Eilish show. He’s the coolest guy ever,” Bridgers told NME about how the collaboration arose.

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date,” wrote William Shakespeare in one of his sonnets. Well, Bill, you might be enchanted to meet Taylor Swift, who has been busy proving just how long a summer can last: four years and counting, in the case of “Cruel Summer.” The song was released in 2019 but didn’t become a smash until 2023, when by popular acclamation her quasi-oldie was all but officially declared the song of summer.

A rapist who attacked two women as they slept has been jailed. Alan Pickering was today sentenced to 15 years in prison along with four years on extended licence.

A Murder At The End Of The World reunites The OA creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij for a modern take on a murder mystery.The series premiered on Hulu and Disney+ on November 14, with new episodes released weekly until mid-December.A Murder At The End Of The World stars The Crown’s Emma Corrin as Darby Hart, an amateur sleuth and true crime writer, who gets invited to a secluded retreat in Iceland by a reclusive billionaire, along with eight more guests. But soon after the group’s arrival, one of the guests is found dead, and Hart has to find the killer before they claim any more victims.The show also stars Marling as Lee Andersen and Harris Dickinson in the role of Bill Farrah.

Boygenius have released a cover of the traditional Irish ballad, ‘The Parting Glass’, in tribute to the late Sinead O’Connor.Today (November 17), Boygenius – the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus – shared the track on streaming platforms and features Irish folk duo Ye Vagabonds. The song was recored and released as a tribute to Sinead O’Connor, who died in July at the age of 56.O’Connor famously recored and released ‘The Parting Glass’ in 2002.

Boygenius have reflected on the positive LGBTQ+ representation across the 2024 Grammy nominations.The supergroup – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus – were nominated for six 2024 Grammys awards last week, including Album and Record Of The Year for ‘The Record’ and ‘Not Strong Enough’, respectively.Bridgers also earned a seventh nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her SZA collaboration ‘Ghost In The Machine’.In a recent interview with Billboard, Boygenius reflected on their nominations and shared their thoughts on the wider LGBTQ+ representation across all the nominees like Victoria Monét, Miley Cyrus and Brandy Clark.A post shared by boygenius (@xboygeniusx)When asked what it means to see that kind of representation in the nominations, Baker replied: “It’s cool, because when you’re saying ‘this class of people,’ or ‘this demographic of folks’ … it’s like, if there’s enough people that fit that category within the organisation, it stops becoming a novelty.”Bridgers added “or even just as much of a commodity”, to which Baker replied: “Exactly, it allows all of those people to be individuated more.”Dacus continued: “It would be so sick if the way all queer people were treated got more normal too. Like, we have a friend that, during Pride Month, said, ‘It’s cool to see the rainbow on this Shell gas station sign.

Troye Sivan has shared his reaction to actor Timothée Chalamet parodying him on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL) – see what the pop star had to say below.This past weekend (November 11), Chalamet – who hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guests boygenius – participated in a skit acting as a sleep demon in the form of Sivan.“I’m an Australian YouTube twink turned indie pop star, and model turned HBO actor Troye Sivan played by an American actor who can’t do an Australian accent,” he joked. Chalamet then performed the choreography from Sivan’s song ‘Got Me Started’, which ends with him pulling his pants down and revealing his bright red underwear.After appearing to the woman in hospital several times, Chalamet is joined by all three members of boygenius – the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker.

Tim Minchin announced his mother’s death during a recent show in Sydney.The musical comedy star was performing at the State Theatre on Friday (November 10) for his show, An Unfunny Evening With Tim Minchin And His Piano when he told the crowd of his loss.“My mum died yesterday,” he explained to the audience before he went on to say that he felt he must go ahead with the performance despite the tragic loss, and then launched into his tune ‘White Wine In The Sun’, according to news.com.au.According to the outlet, his voice also briefly faltered as he sang, “I’ll be seeing my dad, my brother and sisters, my gran and my mum… they’ll be drinking white wine in the sun.”Earlier in the show, he had revealed that his mother, Ros, had been diagnosed with terminal blood cancer back in 2020.He closed the show with a cover of Leonard Cohen‘s ‘Hallelujah’, which saw the audience singing along to the track.A post shared by Tim Minchin (@timminchin)Following the show, Minchin shared a photograph of his mother on Instagram, simply captioned: “So it goes.”He frequently previously discussed his parents in both his comedy and his songwriting.“Mum and Dad had high expectations of us as human beings – it wasn’t just about education,” Minchin told The Guardian in a 2017 interview.“It’s a fantastic way to go about parenting, and I aspire to that.