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☆ Dua Lipa's new album is called 'Radical Optimism.' Here's everything you need to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Lipa announced on Wednesday that her third album, "Radical Optimism," will arrive on May 3. During an interview with Rolling Stone, Lipa referred to these four collaborators as her "band." Jesso Jr. called his experience working on Lipa's album "the pinnacle of my writing career." "This record feels a bit more raw," she told Rolling Stone. Advertisement"Dua really enjoyed that," Harle told Rolling Stone.

Persons: —, Lipa, Tyrone Lebon, TYRONE LEBON, Houdini, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, she'd, Lipa's, Caroline Ailin, Parker, Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr, Rolling, Lady Gaga, Travis Scott, Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX, Jesso, who's, Adele, Niall Horan, Florence Welch, Brittany Spanos, Liam Gallagher, Dua, she's, Damon Albarn, Noel Gallagher, who've, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, hasn't, Spanos, Anwar Hadid, Romain Gavras, Callum Turner, Ailin Organizations: Service, Business, TYRONE, Rolling Stone, Impala, Brit, Gorillaz, Oasis, Stone Locations: DUA LIPA, @DUALIPA, Lipa, British

☆ Everything you need to know about London Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Leah Dolan | Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

London CNN —London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday in the glow of a sweltering UK heatwave, and concluded on Tuesday after biblical showers and thunderstorms. More famous faces piled into the London fashion scene over the course of the week. Dave Benett/Courtesy BurberryHowever, some controversial collections and marketing choices brought London Fashion Week outside of the industry bubble and into the wider cultural conversation. Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesErdem's collection was partly inspired by the protected stately home, Chatsworth House, in the North of England. Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesAshish returned to the London Fashion Week runway after 4 years with a show that was suitably high-octane and glamorous.

Persons: JW Anderson, Erdem, Simone Rocha, Findikoglu, Halpern, Nensi, S.S, Daley, Anna Wintour, Sienna Miller, Jodie Turner, Smith, Princess Eugenie, Kate Winslet, Cole Sprouse, Suki Waterhouse, Charli, Ncuti Gatwa, Alexa Chung, Mo Farah, “, Damon Albarn, Rachel Weiss, Jodie Comer, Kylie Minogue, Burna Boy, Barry Keoghan, Dave Benett, Burberry —, Daniel Lee, —, Mowalola, HARRI, Sam Smith, JW, Kwok, Joe Maher, Crocs, Sinéad O’Dwyer, Molly Goddard, Victor Virgile, Gareth Cattermole, David, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, 16Arlington, Isamaya Ffrench, Jeff Spicer, Richard Quinn, ”, Goddard, Matty Bovan —, Bovan, ” Richard Quinn, Matty Bovan, tulle, Susan Fang, David Koma, David Lee’s Burberry, Giovanni Giannoni, Di Petsa, beading, Susan Fang's, Henry Nicholls, Chet Lo's, Wiktor, Chet Lo, Shane Anthony Sinclair, Stuart Wilson, TOVE, Daniel Lee's, Shutterstock Burberry, Ashish, Poppy Delevingne, Anderson, KNWLS — Organizations: London CNN, London, Burberry, Vogue, JW, Highbury, Fashion, Brit, BFC, Getty, National Theatre, National, Publishing, London's Barbican Center, British Locations: couture, London, North London, Saudi, Hong, Kong, Erdem, AFP, Englishness, Chatsworth House, North, England, Noor

☆ Britpop’s Back. But What Happened to Cool Britannia?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Alex Marshall | More About Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The comebacks have received euphoric reviews, but they are occurring at a starkly different moment for British pop music, compared with the ’90s. In 1996 Newsweek declared London the world’s coolest city. Instead, news articles about the country’s music scene are more likely to touch on venues shuttering — at a rate of one a week this year, according to the nonprofit Music Venue Trust — or the country’s bands, DJs and rappers struggling to tour abroad after Brexit brought in a tangle of red tape. Local news outlets have also lamented the British government’s cuts to arts funding, and warned about the decline of music teaching in schools. Sitting in his West London recording studio recently, Albarn said some things hadn’t changed since Britpop’s heyday.

Persons: ”, Ed Sheeran, Adele, Harry Styles, Brexit, Albarn, hadn’t, “, ” Chuva Organizations: Newsweek, Yorker, shuttering Locations: United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Europe, London, Britain, West London, Portuguese

☆ Blur Wembley: Britpop veterans raise their game as they emerge as a true stadium band
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Peter Wilkinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Blur quite simply knock it out of Wembley’s capacious park, playing a superbly varied setlist of both hits from their mid-1990s heyday, and more reflective album tracks. Singer Damon Albarn was at times emotional -- a measure of how much the achievement of playing Wembley means to him and the band. The 10 p.m. curfew means a wistful “The Universal” echoes in people’s heads as they make their way home. Blur limit their outings such that fans appreciate them all the more when they do tour. A full Wembley crowd of all ages shows that they’re likely to retain their place in a new generation of hearts – just as Springsteen, McCartney and Elton have done – for years to come.

Persons: Europe’s, Damon Albarn, ” Albarn, Alex James, Graham Coxon, Singer Damon Albarn, Ian West, Albarn, Coxon, James, Dave Rowntree, –, Springsteen, McCartney, Elton Organizations: London CNN, Wembley, “, Blur, Gospel Choir, Gorillaz Locations: Europe

☆ 7 New Songs You Should Hear Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Silvana Estrada: “Milagro y Desastre”I always appreciate Jon Pareles keeping an ear out for new artists from a vast variety of cultures and musical traditions. Usually known for her sparse, guitar-driven folk songs, “Milagro y Desastre” — miracle and disaster — is something new for Estrada: a song composed largely with looped, layered fragments of her own voice. (See also: her recent, charming cover of Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner.”) The cooed, percussive notes that provide the song’s rhythmic backbone remind me a bit of Laurie Anderson’s “O Superman,” but Estrada’s impassioned singing and distinct ear for melody ultimately take “Milagro y Desastre” somewhere unique. Rob Moose featuring Phoebe Bridgers: “Wasted”What a name: Rob Moose. Blur: “The Narcissist”Regular Amplifier readers will know about this one already — in its honor, I composed an entire newsletter featuring some of my favorite Blur songs.

Persons: Anohni, —, ” Anohni, Silvana Estrada, “, Jon Pareles, Suzanne Vega’s, Laurie Anderson’s “, Rob Moose, Phoebe Bridgers, Bon Iver, Brittany Howard, Moose, Bridgers, Damon Albarn’s, Graham Coxon’s, Miya, Miya Folick’s, “ Roach Organizations: Spotify, Johnsons, YouTube, Estrada, British Locations: Mexican, Angeles

☆ Blur's Alex James on making new album: 'It's exciting and emotional'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Members of the British band Blur Alex James, Graham Coxon, Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree, sit in a recording studio in this undated handout photo. Reuben Bastienne-Lewi/Parlophone... Read moreLONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Recording Blur's first new album in eight years has been "exciting and emotional", bassist Alex James says, as the band prepares for a series of gigs this summer where fans will get to hear their new tunes. Blur, who exploded onto the British music scene in the early 1990s with hits like "Girls & Boys" and "Parklife", surprised fans on Thursday by announcing their ninth studio album, "The Ballad of Darren", would be released on July 21. "What's incredible about this record is it just does feel like we've just sort of picked up where we left off. We started making the record in the depths of winter, and now... we're into summer and we're ready to rock."

☆ Playlistul perfect pentru plimbările în singurătate
▼ + stars: | 2015-07-20 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Mai jos vei găsi piese diverse, care te vor inspira pentru plimbările tale. The Left – The Melody#2. Skyrim: The Song of the Dragonborn#5. Skepticism – Sign of the Storm#10. Years & Years – RealAudiție plăcută!

Persons: Estas, Eminem, Ed Sheeran, Damon Albarn Organizations: Real

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