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Sabrina Carpenter was inspired by the 1992 film. death becomes her for her “Taste” music video. The video stars Jenna Ortega and sees two women fighting over a man in a very bizarre way, just like Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn did in the original film. (Sabrina and Jenna’s version is a little bloodier, though.)
And Sabrina Carpenter saw this and wrote her big hit, “Juno.” Juno (2007). At an NPR Tiny Desk concert, she initially claimed it was a “joke song,” but it came to fruition on her album. short and sweet.
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When Chappell Roan began exploding in the music industry in early 2024, high-profile musicians reached out to offer support. They know that this business is very difficult for women, so artists like Miley Cyrus, Haley Williams, and Phoebe Bridgers who have been through it have taken Roan under their wing in some way. took me down
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Roan revealed that Mitski sent her a text message. “I wanted to humbly welcome you to the dirtiest exclusive club in the world, a club where strangers think you belong and seek out and harass your family.”
But when the opportunity came to work with Charli XCX on ‘Guess’ in 2024, she took it.
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When Christina Aguilera recorded her hit song “Beautiful” in 2002, the first line, “Don’t Look At Me,” was completely ad-libbed. “(Christina) stood in my studio with the lyrics in her hand and said to the friend she brought, ‘Don’t look at me,’” Linda Perry, songwriter of “Beautiful,” told Rolling Stone in 2019. “With that small whispering voice.”
“I knew I was going to put that on the record and I knew she was the right person for this song,” Perry said. “I realized, ‘Oh, she’s insecure. She’s one of those beautiful people who has everything but is very insecure. Okay, this is her song.'”
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Deutsche, known as Swamp Princess, is truly one of the best new artists currently. She’s been making music for years, but she’s already learned a lot about the music industry since gaining widespread attention with hits like ‘DENIAL IS A RIVER’ in 2024.
She told Zane Lowe, “I’ve learned how to truly be interdependent on myself and validate myself. I think I probably internalized a lot of that when I first started out. ‘I’m encouraged to make music that’s this or work together these Type of producer. I would internalize it as, ‘They don’t like me.’”
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Janelle Monáe is notorious for hosting fun and sexually adventurous patio parties, which largely inspired her 2023 album. age of pleasure.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, she said, “I have a whole spreadsheet of 50 to 100 experiences (at these parties). I wear red lipstick at these parties. If any girl or energy wants to get involved, look at the lipstick. It will happen.”
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Adele’s California home has gum chewed by legendary singer Céline Dion. When Dion did that carpool karaoke In 2019 with James Corden, he asked her to spit gum on a piece of paper and sent it to Adele.
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Megan Thee Stallion’s song “Thot Shit” was inspired by the negative response she and Cardi B received for their 2020 hit “WAP.” In an interview with Stephen Colbert, Megan Thee Stallion said, “I know Republicans have had a bad year and they probably need to vent their frustration somewhere, but I just want to say to them, ‘Thanks for streaming.’ ) I don’t know if we would have been here without them.”
So the following summer, the Queen of Hot Girl Summer released “Thot Shit.” The music video dramatizes Megan Thee Stallion’s views on the negative reception of “WAP”. At the beginning of the video, she showed a senator leaving hateful comments on one of her videos. Then, midway through the song, Stallion raps, “Watching me go through and still trying to drag me along / Act like you’re winning, and when you think about it, you actually do / Are they supporting you or are they just attacking you?” me? I don’t care if blogs criticize me. / According to the Recording Academy, I’m shit.”
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In 1990, Madonna’s ‘Justify My Love’ music video was banned from MTV for glorifying bisexuality and voyeurism. After the video was released, Madonna received backlash from music fans and the media. nightline To set the record straight.
As to why she submitted the nude video to MTV, she replied, “When I was filming the ‘Vogue’ video, there was a scene where I was wearing a see-through dress, and my breasts were clearly visible.” .They said they wanted me to take it out, but I said I wouldn’t, and they played it anyway.”
Madonna said she felt she could “bend the rules a little bit” with her “Justify My Love” music video, but still felt appreciated by interviewers. nightline.
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2024 has been a huge year for LGBTQ women in pop music, but artists like Reneé Rapp have admitted that it has actually been a very difficult year for them personally. “It shined at the core,” she told Rolling Stone at the end of that “iconic” year. “Everything else around it is fucking crazy.”
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The ultimate queen of Broadway, Patti LuPone, is having a renaissance after starring in the Marvel miniseries. Agatha all together (2024).
In the play, she plays the role of Lilia Calderu, a fortune-telling witch. And because the universe is so good to us Agatha all together It includes the amazing song “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” (sung perfectly by Patti LuPone, of course). Because she is truly a legend AAA Co-star Joe Locke shared on his Instagram Story that he recorded his role in one take.
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Barbra Streisand has been known for her long fingernails ever since she debuted as a singer in 1963. In her 1976 film A star is bornShe started learning the guitar and played the classic “Evergreen (Love Theme from A star is born)’ won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1977. Because she has long fingernails, she had to cut the nails on her left hand to make it easier for her to learn to play the guitar and felt better suited to singing. She was composing music.
They ended up cutting one scene. A star is born Barbra Streisand was shown playing co-star Kris Kristofferson’s guitar. She released a deleted scene in 2018, in which the long fingernails on her right hand were seen plucking ‘Evergreen’ from a guitar. “That’s when I had to learn how to play guitar,” Streisand said in an Instagram video. A star is born“I only had to cut (the nails) with one hand,” he said.
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Aretha Franklin’s biggest hit of all time, “Respect,” is actually a cover of an Otis Redding song.
Franklin rewrote the lyrics because the song originally had a misogynistic tone. She sang passionately, spelling out “Respect.” “RESPECT, find out what it means to me.” Recording the song as a woman changed the script, creating a female-empowering tone for the song. Now it has become one of the most famous female anthems in history.
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In 2015, Britney Howard (and Alabama Shakes) performed at Prince’s home, Paisley Park. They performed together on the Alabama Shakes’ song “Gimme All Your Love,” and after the night was over, Prince called Howard. “He called me and his voice was very deep,” Howard said. “(He said) ‘Did you have a good time tonight? Check your email. We need to work together.'”
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And Yoko Ono co-wrote “Imagine” on John Lennon’s 1971 album. imagineHowever, Lennon did not take credit for his songwriting. Ono finally received songwriting credit for “Imagine” at the NMPA’s Centennial Annual Meeting in 2017 after Lennon discovered that he had taken most of the lyrics from his 1964 poetry collection. grapefruit.
In a 1980 BBC interview, Lennon said, “(‘Imagine’) should be seen as a Lennon-Ono song because most of it came from Yoko. But at the time, I was a little more selfish, a little more macho, so I omitted mention of her contribution. I did it. grapefruit“Her book.”
