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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Karol G, Reneé Rapp, Burna Boy, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, everyone is making their early pitch for song of the summer — Karol G with a celebratory reggaeton track, Reneé Rapp with a revved-up pop rock number, and Burna Boy with a Travis-Scott assisted club anthem. Plus, new music from Alex Warren and Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, and Mgk. Karol G, 'Latina Foreva' (YouTube) More from Rolling Stone Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Haim, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week Karol G Is Back With Powerful Rallying Cry 'Latina Foreva' Rihanna, Kesha, Giveon, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week Reneé Rapp, 'Leave Me Alone,' (YouTube) Burna Boy feat. Travis Scott, 'TaTaTa' (YouTube) Alex Warren feat. Jelly Roll, 'Bloodline' (YouTube) Lainey Wilson, 'Somewhere Over Laredo' (YouTube) Mgk, 'Cliché' (YouTube) Joe Jonas, 'Honey Blonde' (YouTube) Jon Bellion feat. Luke Combs, 'Why' (YouTube) Alejandro Sanz, Shakira, 'Bésame' (YouTube) Feid, 'Ando XXIL' (YouTube) Alvaro Diaz, 'Paranoia' (YouTube) Julia Michaels, 'Try Your Luck' (YouTube) Stereolab, 'Transmuted Matter' (YouTube) Turnstile, 'Look Out for Me' (YouTube) Wednesday, 'Elderberry Wine' (YouTube) Ink, 'Turquoise Cowboy' (YouTube) Christine and the Queens, Cerrone, 'Catching Feelings' (YouTube) I-dle, 'Good Thing' (YouTube) Trupa Trupa, 'Backwards Water' (YouTube) Remy Bond, 'Moviestar' (YouTube) PabloPablo feat. Macario Martinez, 'Ojos de Ajonjoli' (YouTube) Mau y Ricky, Danny Ocean, Yorghaki, 'Samaná' (YouTube) Isabella Lovestory, 'Gorgeous' (YouTube) Gabito Ballesteros feat. J Balvin, 'La Troka' (YouTube) Nate Smith, 'Dads Don't Die' (YouTube) Mergui, 'Risk It All' (YouTube) Avery Tucker, 'Big Drops' (YouTube) Ariza, 'Dos Almas' (YouTube) Hunx and His Punx, 'Alone In Hollywood On Acid' (YouTube) Sports Team, 'Boys These Days' (YouTube) Cooper Kenward, 'Wheelies' (YouTube) The Lone Bellow, 'That Table' (YouTube) Frances Anderson, 'Telephones and Traffic' (YouTube) Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
US pop star spotted in Celtic tracksuit top at glitzy red carpet ceremony as wild fans say ‘want my season ticket?'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FANS have been left shocked after seeing a huge US pop star turn up on the red carpet wearing a CELTIC tracksuit top. The Capital Summertime Ball, hosted by Capital FM, saw a number of high profile artists descend on Wembley Stadium in London last night including Mariah Carey, Will Smith, Myles Smith, Busted and McFly. Sign up for the Celtic newsletter Sign up 7 Renee Rapp was one of the stars of the Capital Summertime Ball Credit: The Mega Agency 7 And her red carpet outfit had Celtic fans in a spin Credit: Getty 7 She was seen sporting a retro Hoops jacket, with the badge on the chest Credit: Splash 7 The club crest also appears on the sleeve Credit: Getty Among them was Renee Rapp, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter, famed for the hit singles Not My Fault, Snow Angel and the recently-released Leave Me Alone. Rapp has had a breakout 12 months as she branched into film, playing the part of Regina George in the 2024 musical adaption of Mean Girls. She played the same role on Broadway as a replacement for Taylor Louderman and won new fans with an appearance on Saturday Night Live. Rapp performed several of her favourite songs to the 80,000 strong audience at Wembley wearing a pair of black hot pants, a ripped white t-shirt and leather jacket, plus a pair of heeled boots. Before that outfit change however, she stunned fans by rocking up to the red carpet in CELTIC gear. Rapp sported a green zip-up jacket with a Celtic badge on the chest and the sleeve, with yellow and white lines on the sleeve and collar. The garment looks to be a retro piece from Celtic's days sponsored by Nike. Indeed, a version of the top is going on eBay for £62 at the moment - and it's perhaps no coincidence that it's sold out on second-hand retailer GPS Vintage. She paired the vintage jacket with a grey plaid midi skirt and black knee high boots, with a black handbag and sunglasses for good measure. As images dropped from the red carpet and clips began to circulate of Rapp taking part in interviews wearing the garment, fans rushed to share their excitement. The diggers move in as Celtic Park pitch is dug up One ecstatic fan wrote: "RENEE IN A CELTIC TOP MY NEW PERSONALITY." Another said: "Just saw Renee Rapp in a Celtic jacket, MON THE HOOPS, love her." "Renee Rapp wearing a Celtic jacket today oh she is so real for that," said another. While this fan said: "As if I couldn't be any more in love with her." One astounded Hoops supporter exclaimed: "This is literally life changing @reneerapp lmk if you want a loan of my season ticket." Before this fan commented: "Renee Rapp in a Celtic top is not what I expected to see today." Rapp herself gave a slight suggestion into why she was wearing the jacket - and whether she is a Celtic fan... (she has been spotted at Boston Celtics basketball games before). In an interview with ITN, she confessed to having no knowledge of what tartan is after being quizzed about her plaid skirt. After the reporter noticed the Celtic badge, they said Rapp looked "very Scottish" and could be considered "an honorary Scot". To which she replied: "Yeah, this is all my grandfather... he made this." 7 Rapp seemed unaware of the potential impact of her outfit Credit: ITN 7 She explained that her grandfather had something to do with it Credit: ITN 7 She showed off the badge to a stunned Scots reporter on the red carpet Credit: ITN Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Renee Rapp on Tory Lanez Getting Stabbed 14 Times in Prison: 'I Feel Like a lot of People Get Stabbed'
Renee Rapp is not only delivering vocals. She's delivering courtroom defense, street justice, and crazy good energy in her new interview with Ziwe, and the Internet can't quit laughing. In a sidesplittingly insane and utterly brash moment, the Mean Girls actress took both guns out in defense of Megan Thee Stallion, threw Tory Lanez into the trash can of obscurity, and lit it up for good measure. When one of her friends asked her regarding reports that Tory Lanez had been stabbed in prison, Rapp didn't flinch. I feel like a lot of people get stabbed,' she shrugged, eyes deadpan. 'And like… that's okay.' Oh, but hold up, sis. The Grammy-nominated rapper and self-described Megan Thee Stallion stan took it to a whole other level. They gave 2025 its motto with a line that's going to be chucked on T-shirts, tattooed on thighs, and sewn onto throw pillows across the internet: 'Maybe we should be doing it more. Please. Maybe we should be stabbing more.' Justice? Served. Ice cold. With a side of sarcasm. Ziwe's showbiz isn't new to satire, and the interview was a clinic in deadpan humor, rapid-fire barbs, and cutting shade. Rapp's delivery? Perfected. Her commitment? Hardscope. Tory? Hopefully, he is on his prison bed, wondering how he got served by Regina George 2.0 on a Tuesday morning. When Ziwe brought up the latest cycle of mess, an accusation that Drake allegedly posted a pardon petition for Tory Lanez (you heard it right, a pardon, as if this is some Disney villain redemption arc), Rapp didn't even try to pretend to be concerned. 'That's so tired,' she exhaled with a sigh, a gothic-out guidance counselor with sparkles in her eyes and an attitude of disdain toward plain men. Rapp then proceeds to show her love for Kendrick Lamar, 'I love Kendrick Lamar,' Rapp said. Ziwe followed it up by saying, 'They not like us.' The punchline? Rapp briefly invoked her inner white woman in distress, spinning into a pseudo-victim voice: 'That's where my white woman comes out… please.' She paused, then stopped herself with a sly smile. 'Kidding. Totally kidding. No, it's fading. It's fading.' Comedy performance art. Feminism. Armed comedy with only a pinch of felony. Twitter (sorry, X) understandably collectively lost their minds. Videos of the interview spread like wildfire, with supporters cheering on Rapp's candid truth-telling and side-eying, smirking at the double standards still present in Megan Thee Stallion's case. Megan Thee Stallion got shot in 2020 by Tory Lanez. She was trolled, dragged, and gaslit by fans, rappers, and actual Rolling Stone op-eds while publicly recovering from trauma and taking home Grammys. Tory got 10. And now, as he allegedly gets jumped in prison, celebrities are signing petitions like it's a f*cking yearbook. Enter Renee Rapp, stage left, bearing dry humor, a death stare, and positively zero patience for horseshit. It's rejuvenating. It's laugh-out-loud. It's criminally close to becoming a sin. And it's what the culture craved. Because sometimes, when the justice system can't be relied on, when the rap community falls silent, and when Champagne Papi begins penning Tory Lanez fanfiction, it takes a mean girl to speak our minds. Maybe we should be sticking more knives in. Or, at the very least, pulling clowns like this along with sharp, pointed interviews. Either way, Renee Rapp is the heroine we never knew we needed. And Megan? She's got a new ride-or-die on her side. The post Renee Rapp on Tory Lanez Getting Stabbed 14 Times in Prison: 'I Feel Like a lot of People Get Stabbed' appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News, Entertainment, Exclusive Interviews & More.
The Guardian
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Governors Ball 2025: Olivia Rodrigo and Hozier reign over New York festival
For the past year, I have dined out on the story of being in the Sunday crowd at last year's Governor's Ball. That sweltering afternoon in the sun, the largest crowd of New York's premier music festival – more than could fit on the lawn of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens – gathered at an unusual hour for a mid-bill set. If you're lucky, there are a few times in the life of a regular concertgoer when it is not just another great show, when you can feel the gravity of the zeitgeist shift. Chappell Roan, dressed as the Statue of Liberty and ferried to the stage in a giant apple, belting Red Wine Supernova to a sea of pink cowboy hats in one of the loudest sing-backs I have ever heard, is one of those times, a clear sonic boom of a cultural rocket taking off. Roan's star-making moment turned out to be a stake in the ground of a tentpole year for women in pop music, and the 2024 Gov Ball happened to find itself at the center. The festival lucked out in booking Roan before she blew up, unofficially launching her successful campaign for Grammys best new artist. Same for Sabrina Carpenter, also given mid-day booking before Espresso became the song of the summer. From Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna to proudly queer Broadway crossover Reneé Rapp to headliner SZA, the festival palpably hummed with hype for female acts both ascendant and bankable, taking advantage of Coachella's so-called flop year for a cheaper, more accessible, banner weekend for, as I heard more than once, the 'girls and the gays'. That momentum was palpably absent from this year's Gov Ball, a colder and soggier affair that felt comparatively removed from the cultural pulse, short on buzzy moments or big debuts, though still an excellent showcase for the breadth and talent of international artists. That's not entirely the fault of the organizers, who had to grapple with intermittent storms bad enough to delay all of Saturday, forcing cuts to lower-bill acts, shortened sets and exorbitant entrance lines snaking around the park. And no shade to a slate of enjoyable performers who brought as much energy as they could to gray days, and especially not to Saturday headliner Olivia Rodrigo, a pop princess in her own right who drew easily the biggest crowd of the weekend – the sheer amount of people rushing the gates after her triumphant kiss-off anthem Get Him Back! brought foot traffic to a sardined standstill. That Rodrigo would pull the greatest focus of the weekend – Saturday was the only day to sell out – is not a surprise, as Gov Ball notoriously skews young, the festival being relatively cheap (emphasis on relative – three-day general admission starts at $359, compared to $649 for Coachella, and a single day goes for $189) and accessible via public transit. (One hopes the hordes of teenage girls I saw in the outfit of the summer – a lacy, tiered white miniskirt and brown western boots – were not on Klarna payment plans.) Like her one-time idol Taylor Swift, Rodrigo appeals to the very young – girls on their parents' shoulders, teens who trill in unison 'ooooh she looks so goooooood' when she appeared in a red polka dot lingerie set and knee-high Doc Martens, her staple shade of blood-red lipstick pristine. Girls largely too young to understand the import of David Byrne, who showed up for a buoyant duet of Burning Down the House that delighted as much as it confused the audience around me. Rodrigo, still an ingenue when speaking and gloriously fed up in song, delivered on an already well-regarded set, her Guts tour having been under way for over a year. Such was another weight on this year's Gov Ball, which caught fellow headliners Tyler, The Creator and Hozier on the back end of tour cycles instead of launching them, as with last year's headliners Post Malone, SZA and the Killers. Tyler, the still-impish provocateur of experimental hip-hop, acknowledged as much during his banger of a Friday set, admitting in typical chillspeak that though he was tired from his Chromakopia tour, 'I fuck with Governors Ball and what they do so I decided to show the fuck up.' And he did, offering a masterclass of weirdo charisma from atop a storage container, at turns devilish, mischievous and conspiratorial ('Let's see what other old shit I got,' he said before launching into 2011 hit She.) The ghost of 2011 could be felt elsewhere; if last year skewed pure pop, this one skewed toward the voguish, so-called 'stomp clap hey' revival of folk pop, with more acoustic acts such as Mt Joy, the Japanese House and festival-closer Hozier, as well as Spotify-friendly indie pop bands like Wallows (fronted by 13 Reasons Why actor Dylan Minnette) and Australian duo Royel Otis. If there was a viral star of the weekend, it was upstart Benson Boone, appealing to a similar crowd as Rodrigo with ruddy-cheeked earnestness and, by my count, nine backflips. ('Did you really just say don't flip? What did you think this show was gonna be?' he said to a concerned audience member after his first high arc off the piano.) The same straining balladeer act that drew Pitchfork derision at Coachella won over the crowd here; former YouTuber and Rodrigo BFF Conan Gray stretched the theatrical earnestness even further with a sailor moon-themed set. The zeitgeist is an uncontrollable variable, and though its current was overall weaker this year, it still flashed in lower-billed sets that got the people going. South African siren Tyla performed Bliss for the first time live – albeit so early on Friday the adults were not yet out of work – and, as at Coachella, transfixed audiences with her sinuous dancing and micro-shorts. whose guitar feats inspired dozens of 'how did he do that?' videos last year, kicked off the weekend by blowing out everyone's ear drums (complimentary) in a smoky, banter-less, virtuosic set befitting a new guitar mystic. Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Young Miko nearly stole the show Saturday, flexing her bars and Puerto Rican pride for one of the most hype sets of the weekend. 'New York, is it gay here or is it just me?' she said in English, wishing everyone a happy pride month. (And later, in Spanish and to huge cheers, 'Whenever I come to New York I feel at home.') British chanteuse Raye brought up the energy with her powerhouse vocals, while genre-bending Ghanaian-American singer Amaarae performed in front of clear instructions for her audience: MOSH. If the energy – and weather – was hit and miss, Gov Ball at least brought it home on Sunday with back-to-back sets calling to some higher power. For Oxford psychedelic-pop quartet Glass Animals, the catharsis of letting go on a dance floor, let by startlingly (and winsomely) upbeat frontman Dave Bayley; the bass drop of Tokyo Drifting into 2020 smash Heat Waves killed whatever hearing and inhibitions I had left. And for Irish headliner Hozier, the power of solidarity, underscored by 90 minutes of worshipful folk-rock and one extended speech 'from the heart' on anti-colonialism, name-checking Mavis Staples, the American civil rights movement, the Irish civil rights movement and the ongoing struggle for Palestinian liberation. 'Every single day, we have an opportunity to show up for not only members of our community but people around the world,' he said. 'I would advise you to say no to the types of imperialism that lead to cycles of violence that we're seeing at the moment.' The 35-year-old flattered New York as a 'very special place' where he witnessed 'acts of goodness, acts of solidarity' and anti-racism. One could dismiss it as pandering, but as a stranger hugged my sister and I to Hozier's rousing Take Me to Church, and his transcendent chords blended magically with the whirr of incoming flights to LaGuardia, I found myself among the festival faithful.
CTV News
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Cloudy skies can't dim joy as thousands fill Washington, D.C., for World Pride parade
WASHINGTON — Gray skies and drizzle gave way to sunshine, multicolored flags and celebrations as the nation's capital held the World Pride parade Saturday. Tens of thousands of people participated in parades and other festivities, in defiance of what activists say is an unprecedented assault on the LGBTQ+ community that challenges the rights many have fought for over the years. A rainbow flag the length of three football fields flowed through the streets, carried by 500 members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C., to kick off the parade. Behind them, people waved Pride flags and flags representing the transgender, asexual and bisexual communities from atop a bus. Singer-songwriter and actor Reneé Rapp laughed and blew kisses from the back of a pickup truck draped with a transgender flag while Laverne Cox, a transgender actress and activist known for her role in Netflix's 'Orange is the New Black,' waved from an open convertible. 'Pride means us looking out for each other no matter what,' she declared to the crowd as the convertible rolled to a stop. 'We know how to be there for each other.' Many LGBTQ+ travelers have expressed concerns or decided to skip World Pride due to anxieties about safety, border policies and a hostile political climate that they say hearkens back to another time. But that did not keep international travelers and other participants away, with groups visible from Iran, Namibia, Kenya and Russia. Along the parade route, hundreds gathered outside the National City Christian Church as rainbow flags and balloons lined its steps and columns. A child with rainbow face paint blew bubbles at the base of the steps while Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody' blared from loudspeakers. 'D.C. is already one of the biggest cities in the country for celebrating Pride,' said Cheo White, 33, from Annapolis, Maryland. 'But we are all collectively more united and turning out more because of what's happening in the White House.' Many have said the gathering has taken on a new meaning amid the Trump administration's aggressive policies against protections for transgender Americans and diversity, equity and inclusion programs. White's partner, Nick Kerver, 26, who was visiting from Toledo, Ohio, said Pride has 'always been a political tool' but has taken on more importance this year amid mounting threats to the LGBTQ+ community, especially transgender and nonbinary Americans.' 'It feels more important than ever,' Kerver said while wearing a rainbow hat, sunglasses and a T-shirt. 'But we also have to get involved in our local communities, too.' David Begler, a 58-year-old gay man from Philadelphia, expressed disappointment that many international travelers felt unsafe visiting the District of Columbia for World Pride but said he appreciates its presence in the city during this political climate. 'It's the perfect time to have World Pride in D.C.,' Begler said. 'We need it right now. I want us to send a message to the White House to focus on uplifting each other instead of dividing.' Stay DeRoux, 36, usually plans a day trip to D.C. Pride from her home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. But this year, she and her wife, Deenie DeRoux, planned a full weekend. 'This is a really big year,' Stay DeRoux said. 'There's been a lot of turmoil. So it's an amazing thing to be among allies, among people who love because we've experienced so much hate on a daily basis.' For the day, the idea of threats and opposition took a backseat to the celebration. Streets were closed, but filled with floats, and impromptu parties broke out with music and food in streets adjoining the parade route. Johnny Cervantes Jr., dressed in a black suit and top hat, headed to a grandstand at a church themed float to marry his partner of 28 years, Freddie Lutz, owner of Freddie's Beach Bar and Restaurant in Arlington, Virginia. Events culminate Sunday with a rally and protest march and a giant street party and concert covering a multi-block stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue. 'This is World Pride in the best city in the world,' D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared as she walked the parade hand-in-hand with her daughter, Miranda. Late Saturday, the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department reported on its X site, formerly Twitter, that two juveniles were stabbed and a man was shot near Dupont Circle, one of the areas of celebration during Pride. A police spokeswoman said it was two incidents. The stabbings occurred during a fight between groups of juveniles. The juvenile victims were transported to area hospitals and both were conscious, police said. Less than an hour later, after police cleared Dupont Circle Park a male victim was shot in the foot just south of the park. It was not known if either the incident was related to the celebration. Michael Williams, security at the Madhatter Restaurant, said he heard a loud pop that sounded like a gun shot then saw dozens of people running away from Dupont Circle along Connecticut Avenue, one of the city's main north-to-south thoroughfares. He said police were following behind. 'I just stepped out of people's way. And it looked like police had it under control.' Despite the police presence in the area afterwards, revelers continued flooding nightspots. Christine Fernando, Jacquelyn Martin and Gary Fields, The Associated Press
