You may be able t do karaoke on Spotify in the future

You may be able t do karaoke on Spotify in the future

It looks like Spotify may be planning to expand its capabilities even further. Renowned reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong has reportedly uncovered the streaming platform’s plans to launch an in-app karaoke feature. On Monday, reports emerged that Spotify plans to launch the Spotify Karaoke Mode in the future. The in-app feature allows users to turn the vocals of the songs they’re listening to up and down. As well, lyrics appear on the screen as […]

September 8, 2020

Music

Katy Perry Gives Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Smile’ Album Cover Shoot in ‘Teary Eyes’ Video: Watch

Katy Perry is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the playful album cover photo shoot for her new album, Smile. On Friday (Sept. 4), the 35-year-old pop star shared the music video for her new song "Teary Eyes," which features candid outtakes of the singer literally clowning around during the photo session for Smile's cover, shot by Christine Hahn. "Behind the Smile of the album cover shoot: before I even knew I was […]

September 7, 2020

Music

BTS on Gaining Respect in the U.S.: ‘We Definitely Feel That’

Loud and happy screams erupt in unison from the seven-member pop stars BTS when they hear they have notched their first No. 1 hit on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart. “DREAM,” yells band member RM. “It still doesn’t feel real,” adds SUGA, speaking in Korean through a translator. “We’re really happy.” “Dynamite,” the group’s first all-English song, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. music charts this week, making […]

September 3, 2020

Music

Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, BTS Lead 2020 VMAs With 4 Awards Each

A pandemic rages on, but that didn’t stop MTV from putting on the 2020 Video Music Awards. It didn’t stop MTV in the months ahead of the VMAs either, from scrapped plans to hold the awards at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to the news that performers coming from hotspot states were exempt from New York’s mandatory 14-day quarantine to those fireworks on the Hudson River. After all that, the awards finally happened: live, virtually, across New York City. […]

September 1, 2020

Music

Watch the New Trailer for David Byrne’s American Utopia, Directed by Spike Lee

On October 17, the Spike Lee–directed adaption of David Byrne’s American Utopia premieres on HBO and HBO Max. Today, a new teaser trailer for the film has been released. Watch below. David Byrne’s American Utopia ran from October 2019 to February 2020 at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. The show, which shares its name with David Byrne’s Grammy-nominated 2018 album, features music from throughout Byrne’s career, as well as a cover of Janelle Monáe’s “Hell You Talmbout.” Read “David […]

August 25, 2020

Technology

Wonder Woman 1984-Themed Xbox One X Consoles Revealed

Microsoft shows off three new Xbox One X consoles that are designed after characters in the upcoming DC Comics movie, Wonder Woman 1984. It's not unusual for Microsoft to roll out some special edition consoles for upcoming games. For example, to hype gamers up over Cyberpunk 2077, Microsoft released a fairly limited edition console themed after the futuristic game which sold out rather quickly. Making special edition consoles for games makes […]

August 25, 2020

Music

Travis Scott Drops New Song ‘The Plan’ From ‘Tenet’ Soundtrack

Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated Tenet film release may have been continually delayed, but music from the thriller has arrived. Travis Scott has released the new song, “The Plan,” which appears in the film and its soundtrack. The track was produced by the film’s composer Ludwig Göransson. “As we were finishing the musical sound of the film, one of Ludwig’s suggestions was to bring Travis Scott into the mix and show him the film and get his […]

August 24, 2020

Music

Taylor Swift & Barbra Streisand are the only women to achieve this Billboard 200 Chart Feat

This feat is getting harder to accomplish, as more albums have just a single week on top. As previously reported, Taylor Swift's Folklore tops the Billboard 200 for the second week. It's Swift's sixth album to log two or more weeks on top of Billboard's flagship album chart, which puts her in very exclusive company. Since the Billboard 200 was introduced in March 1956, just 11 artists have released six or more albums that […]

August 12, 2020

Music

Phil Collins’ ‘In the Air Tonight’ is a sales hit again after 39 Years, thanks to twins’ reaction video

Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” is officially a hit single again 39 years after its release, thanks to a pair of twins from Gary, Indiana whose spontaneous reaction to the unexpected drum break in Collins’ ballad has caused it to be possibly the most meme-d song of August 2020. “In the Air Tonight” currently sits at No. 3 on the iTunes song sales chart, trailing only the brand new […]

August 11, 2020

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