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Billie Eilish learns she can't control everything
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Eilish specifically referenced the animation work on her upcoming film, titled 'Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles' as she said she would have loved to get stuck in on the project herself. She added: "I'm the same, like, I want everything to be very, very specific, edited wise, and like, you know, just shots and colour and everything, and I kind of for this one, I was like, you know what? It's okay, I'm handing it over to you. I trust you."
Sona Mohapatra first Indian independent musician to make it to Times Square billboard
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Sona said: "To be woken up in the middle of the night to see photographs of my face on a billboard covering a skyscraper in one of my favourite cities New York was a surreal feeling. To be one of the first independent musicians to be given this place is a pop culture milestone because it paves the way for artistic expression of various hues and colours free from cookie-cutter formulas in musical mainstream success."
Rashmeet Kaur, Deep Kalsi drop new track 'Daru hor piyade'
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Rashmeet Kaur and Deep Kalsi have come out with a new number titled "Daru hor piyade".Rashmeet said: "The track feels like a party, it feels like a good time. It is a post-quarantine anthem exuding buzzy, summer energy that will rejuvenate others back into feeling ‘excited about feeling good again. A feel-good track is needed especially after a long, drawn-out quarantine.
Chris Martin: Music is constant conversation that goes back to beginning of time
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"What I love about music is that anyone who is great has been influenced or taught by someone else great. So, music is this constant conversation that goes back to the beginning of time when humans were hitting bones on rocks and going, 'Oh, that sounds nice'. It's an evolving sort of time," he said. The singer also played down the idea of competition in pop music and described the industry as a "shared experience".
Aastha Gill: No one's dependent on film songs anymore
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Aastha, who started out with Bollywood hits in films as "Fugly" (singing "Dhup chik") and "Khoobsurat" ("Abhi toh party"), would attribute her rise to the advent of non-film indie music because, as she points out, no one in the music industry depends on a playback career anymore. "Earlier, things were different. We could not be choosy about stuff."
Prateek Kuhad debuts Hindi EP 'Shehron Ke Raaz'
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"Big cities have countless stories of lovers lost in their own little worlds, and while their particular corner of the city may be small in the grand scheme of things, their emotional universe is large and all-encompassing. This EP explores love in a very gentle and personal manner. The stories are hidden, and they belong to those who wish to participate in them," says Prateek.
Demi Lovato to debut as talk show host on July 30
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Guests lined up to feature on the show include Jameela Jamil, Lucy Hale, Nikita Dragun, according femalefirst.co.uk. When the show was initially unveiled in February last year, it was announced as "Pillow Talk With Demi Lovato". However, the title was subsequently changed, the website added.
Aditya Narayan: "Stoked to have Sonu Kakkar as judge on Indian Idol"
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Sonu has been seen as a judge in the recent episodes of "Indian Idol 12". She had been replaced with her younger sister Neha Kakkar for some time. While the show is hosted by Aditya Narayan, the other judges on the show are Himesh Reshammiya and Anu Malik. Sonu Kakkar has previously been a judge on "Sa Re Ga Ma Punjabi".
Ed Sheeran's life changed after he became a father
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"My lifestyle has completely shifted. Instead of going to bed at 6am, I'm getting up at 6am and earlier than that," Sheeran said on "New Music Daily", hosted by Zane Lowe. "I used to do everything to excess, like real excess. I would go to a restaurant and be like, 'Oh, I like the look of that. And like the look of that. And like, I'll just, I'll eat all of that'. I loved drinking everything in sight and all the other stuff," he recalled.
Britney Spears opens up about 'abusive' conservatorship at hearing
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Britney told a judge on Wednesday that she wants to end the conservatorship that has governed her life for the last 13 years, calling it "abusive" and denouncing her father for exerting control over her life, reports variety.com. "I told the whole world I'm OK and I'm happy -- it's a lie," she said. The popular singer added: "I'm not happy. I can't sleep. I'm so angry it's insane, and I'm depressed."
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