Joan Collins has a bit of a beef with Harry Styles.
05.10.2023 - 07:31 / nme.com
Jorja Smith has covered Harry Styles‘ hit song ‘As It Was’ – check out the video below.The R&B artist, who released her second album ‘Falling Or Flying’ last week (September 29), performed on BBC Radio 1 yesterday (October 4) as part of the station’s Live Lounge Month series.Explaining her decision to take on the lead single from Styles’ third record ‘Harry’s House’, Smith said: “I keep hearing it. I find it hard sometimes to do a cover – it needs to be a song that I know even though I’ve deffo got the lyrics in front of me.“But this one I’ve been hearing a lot and I thought, ‘Oh, this will be really nice’.
It’s a bit more toned down…”Smith and her live band then delivered a stripped-back and soulful rendition of ‘As It Was’. She also played her dancefloor-ready 2023 single ‘Little Things’.
You can watch both performances in the videos below.Earlier this week, Olivia Rodrigo and Troye Sivan participated in Live Lounge Month 2023 where they covered Noah Kahan and Billie Eilish, respectively. Other acts yet to perform for the series include Madison Beer, Royal Blood, Holly Humberstone, Yungblud and Usher.In a four-star review of Smith’s new album, NME wrote: “‘Falling or Flying’ was the record she was destined to make, she just had to allow herself to get there.”Smith previously explained that the songs on the LP “touch on breakups, relationships with my friends, relationships with old friends [and] relationships with myself”.“It’s definitely about a lot of relationships, but every song I write I can sing it to myself,” she added.
Joan Collins has a bit of a beef with Harry Styles.
“Behind the Shoulder Pads: Tales I Tell My Friends,” how she attended the fashion’s biggest night out for the first time and Styles obscured her view when Cher, 77, was singing her hit “Believe.”The “Watermelon Sugar” crooner apparently jumped on the tables in front of Collins during the “Moonstruck” star’s set.“The sophisticated crowd went mad for her, standing up whooping and cheering,” Collins wrote about how excited the audience was to hear Cher sing.“Bette Midler, wearing a top hat and tailcoat in glittery black sequins, came to our table and boogied with Julianne Moore, and I glimpsed Gwyneth Paltrow and Katie Holmes doing the same.”Once Cher did an outfit change to sing, Styles concealed Collins’ field of vision.The soap opera star explained: “Cher left after her first number then came back wearing her original Bob Mackie-style sleek black embroidered bodysuit and a massive black curly wig to sing ‘Believe.'” She added: “Harry Styles jumped on the table in front of us, obscuring our view, and took no notice of our entreaties to ‘get down, we can’t see.'”Despite her disappointment over not being able to see the “Bang Bang” singer, Collins still enjoyed the event.“I loved my first Met Ball, and I would certainly go again in a heartbeat – although at $30,000 a seat, I’ll wait to be invited!” she joked.
Dave Grohl has joined The Breeders as a special guest on stage to perform a cover of Pixies‘ hit track ‘Gigantic’.The Foo Fighters frontman joined Kim Deal and Co. at their official Austin City Limits late-night show on Friday, October 13. “We’ve been touring with him,” said Deal while Grohl appeared on stage.
Usher has serenaded Doja Cat at his residency in Las Vegas – watch the footage below.The R&B crooner, whose latest Las Vegas stint started on October 11, spotted Doja Cat in the crowd and held her hand. There, he sang his song ‘There Goes My Baby’ from the 2010 album ‘Raymond v.
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The National have performed two songs off their new album ‘Laugh Track‘ on the opening episode of the latest season of Later… With Jools Holland over the weekend.‘Laugh Track’, which was a surprise release shared by The National last month and followed their April album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein‘, is the indie rockers’ 10th album. ‘Space Invader’ was released as a single with ‘Alphabet City’ in August, while ‘Deep End (Paul’s In Pieces)’ is currently an album track.The band were joined by Jorja Smith, Say She She, Antony Szmierek and Wreckless Eric for the 63rd series premiere of the late night music show on BBC Two.Watch clips of the performances below.In other The National news, singer Matt Berninger has spoken to NME about the “different kind of spotlight” that has fallen on the band after working with Taylor Swift.The band have collaborated with Swift on a number of occasions, featuring on her track ‘Coney Island’ from 2020’s ‘Evermore‘ before she provided vocals and lyrics for ‘The Alcott’ on their 2023 album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein‘.
Harry Styles and Taylor Russell are going strong in their relationship. The singer and the actress continue their romance despite being busy with their professional careers, and it seems like their initial attraction has developed into a serious relationship as more time passes, with a close source to the 29-year-old musician revealing that he is crazy about the 29-year-old ‘Bones and All’ star.As revealed by an insider to Us Weekly, the pair have been spotted together at a “number of events in London this week,” with Harry even joining “Taylor to an after party last weekend” following her play ‘The Effect.’WHO IS TAYLOR RUSSELL? THE ACTRESS SPARKING ROMANCE RUMORS WITH HARRY STYLESHARRY STYLES AND TAYLOR RUSSELL SHARE SWEET PDA ON A COFFEE DATE IN LONDON“Even though they’re both busy with their careers, they support one another any chance they get,” the insider said to the publication, “Things are very serious, and Harry definitely sees a future with Taylor.”“Harry is head over heels for Taylor and loves spending as much time with her as he can,” the source explained, adding that “despite their busy schedules, they make time for each other as often as possible.”The two stars were first linked together back in June after being photographed at London’s White Cube art gallery together, and were later seen holding hands while walking around the city, with many speculating about the causal relationship.However, Taylor was then seen attending Harry’s concert in Vienna, Austria, where she danced all night and seemed very much in love with the singer.
rush of embarrassment.Troye Sivan revealed Wednesday that he once asked Harry Styles to join him in the men’s bathroom shortly after the “Watermelon Sugar” singer won his Grammy Award for Album of the Year. “We meet for the first time. I feel like I know him because he’s Harry Styles or whatever,” said Sivan, 28, while appearing on the British radio show “KISS Breakfast.““I’m like super, super chill, and he walks up to a conversation that I was already kind of, like, having, and I just said to the other people, ‘I’m just going to go and make a wee,'” continued the singer.
Thania Garcia Latin music had a historic showing at the Grammys in 2022: For the first time, an all-Spanish-language album — Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” — was nominated for album of the year. Of course, it was a long shot: It was up against Adele, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, ultimate winner Harry Styles and others, and not least because the awards show only recently committed to diversifying its voter pool.
John Carpenter has said that he is still in shock after watching the Barbie movie this summer.The Halloween director opened up about watching the film to Los Angeles Times saying parts of Greta Gerwig’s record-breaking film “went right over my head.”He went on to say that he watched the movie at home, not in the cinema, and that he loved Margot Robbie’s performance, deeming it “fabulous”.He told the publication: “I watched Barbie. I can’t believe I watched Barbie. It’s just not my generation.
Mumford & Sons debuted a new song called ‘Maybe’ during a live show last weekend – check out the footage below.The band were playing a headline set at Austin City Limits in Texas on Sunday (October 8) when Noah Kahan joined them on stage to perform the track.“Maybe I’m empty/ Maybe I’m cold/ Maybe I’m halfway out the door/ But this wasn’t it/ This wasn’t all I was asking for,” Mumford & Sons sang on the yet-to-be-released cut (via Rolling Stone).Other lyrics include: “Will you stop your screaming/Just for a second?/ I really don’t care what you think/ But I care how you feel/ And I wanna be held/ In your arms.” Watch a fan-shot video here:‘Maybe’ will mark Mumford & Sons’ first release since 2020. The group’s fourth and most recent studio album, ‘Delta’, came out in 2018.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Halsey has joined the production of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” coming to the Hollywood Bowl for a three-night stand just prior to Halloween, singing the role of Sally on the first two nights of the engagement, before the movie’s original voice actor, Catherine O’Hara takes it over on the third. The dates Halsey will appear are Oct. 27-28.
Holly Humberstone has curated an exclusive playlist to accompany this week’s Cover story.The Grantham-raised artist features on The Cover this week (October 9) as we continue to renew our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover, and the full interview with Humberstone can be read here.To celebrate, Humberstone has put together a playlist titled ‘Songs That Give Me All The Feels’ featuring tracks from a wealth of her favourite songwriters, including Ryan Beatty (‘Bruises Off The Peach’), Julia Jacklin (‘Cry’) and Skullcrusher (‘Farm’).
shared a tweet to her Instagram Story on Thursday wishing Swift, 33, “was in love with a climate scientist.” The post immediately caused “Bad Blood” between Wilde and Swift’s legion of fans.“I get it but like also…who is Olivia Wilde to say s–t,” sneered one fan on X (formerly Twitter). “I don’t remember Harry Styles restoring the ozone when they were dating.”“She wasn’t worried about climate change when she was flying cross the country to go chase Harry lmao,” jeered a second person.“Olivia Wilde is the last person who should be criticizing anyone about who they date,” chided a third user.Wilde and Harry Styles, 29, split in November 2022 after nearly two years of dating.A fourth user referenced Will Smith’s infamous 2022 Oscars slap when they told Wilde to “keep my wife’s name (Taylor Swift) out your mouth.” But one X user quickly told the director’s critics that they needed to calm down.
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Troye Sivan has covered Billie Eilish‘s ‘What Was I Made For‘ as part of his performance for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.The pop singer was the second artist to perform as part of the station’s Live Lounge month which will see the program air a new performance every Monday through Thursday for the entirety of October.Taking over the iconic studio, Sivan performed a slowed-down rendition of his viral track ‘Rush’ and, keeping with the tradition of performing a cover, he took on Eilish’s track ‘What Was I Made For’ from the Barbie movie soundtrack.Sivan’s Live Lounge takeover marks the first time the singer has performed live since 2019. The next artists to take over this week are Jorja Smith on October 4 and Madison Beer on October 5.
Olivia Rodrigo has covered Noah Kahan’s ‘Stick Season’ as part of her BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge performance.The pop singer was the first to perform as part of the station’s Live Lounge month which will see the program air a new performance every Monday through Thursday for the entirety of October.Rodrigo took over yesterday (October 2) and played four songs against a purple, tattered haunted house-inspired backdrop at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.The setlist for her live lounge included her viral sensation ‘Drivers License‘, ‘Vampire‘, ‘Get Him Back‘ and, keeping with the tradition to perform a cover, she played a rendition of Kahan’s ‘Stick Season’.Speaking of the return of Live Lounge Month in a press release, BBC Radio 1 hosts Rickie, Melvin and Charlie said: “We are so excited that Live Lounge Month is back and we promise this year is bigger and better than ever!! We have some of the world’s greatest Pop Stars, debut performances, and listener’s favourite artists all ready to step into the world-famous Live Lounge.”The next artists to take over the lounge this week will be Troye Sivan on October 3, Jorja Smith on October 4 and Madison Beer on October 5.
Olivia Rodrigo has joined Sheryl Crow for a performance of the latter’s 1996 hit ‘If It Makes You Happy’.The pop sensation and the veteran singer-songwriter duetted on the lead single from Crow’s self-titled second album at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe [via Consequence].It’s unclear when exactly the pair performed together.Rodrigo shared a clip of their rendition via her Instagram yesterday (September 30), writing: “pinch me! sang one of my favourite songs of all time with the greatest of all time @sherylcrow !!!! what an honour!!!”A post shared by Olivia Rodrigo (@oliviarodrigo)Last year Crow presented Rodrigo with the Woman Of The Year Award at Billboard’s Women In Music Awards. “I am happy to celebrate her,” Crow said of Rodrigo in a pre-ceremony interview.