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29-04-2025
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Gracie Abrams Covers Lorde's ‘Liability' at New Zealand Concert: ‘One of My Favorite Songs Ever'
While in Auckland, New Zealand, for the latest stop on her Secret of Us Tour, Gracie Abrams paid tribute to the country's patron saint of pop music, Lorde, whose ballad 'Liability' the American singer covered during her show at Spark Arena Tuesday (April 29). In clips taken by fans at the venue, Abrams sits at her keyboard on a B-stage while chatting with fans, whom she tells she's been 'thinking about [Lorde] a lot' while spending the week in the 'Royals' singer's home country. More from Billboard Gracie Abrams Talks Working With 'Badass Women,' Why Online Haters Are 'Boring As Hell' & What She Learned About Touring From Taylor Swift P1Harmony, SEVENTEEN's HxW & More Among KCON Los Angeles 2025 Performers How to Watch the 2025 Tony Nominations Announcement Livestream 'Obviously, being here, and also because she finally returned to save pop music …,' she continues of Lorde, whose comeback single 'What Was That' dropped less than a week prior. After calling it 'one of my favorite songs ever,' Abrams then dives into the moody Melodrama fan favorite, closing her eyes as she gently plays the piano. 'They say, 'You're a little much for me/ you're a liability, you're a little much for me,'' she croons softly as the crowd belts along with her. As the 'That's So True' singer highlighted, the cover comes just as Lorde reemerges from a four-year break between albums to kick off her next era, releasing 'What Was That' April 24. Abrams — who recently wrote that she's ready for 'Lorde summer' on X — is just one of several stars who have expressed their excitement for the Kiwi artist's return, with Olivia Rodrigo also jamming out to the new track in a TikTok and writing 'I LOVE THIS MF SONG.' But in addition to being her fan, Abrams is also Lorde's friend. In her recent cover story with Billboard, the former opened up about her relationship with the latter, telling staff writer Hannah Dailey, 'She's like 800 years old inside … whenever we're together, I feel my nervous system regulate differently.' Abrams is currently in the midst of her first-ever arena tour, with about three months of shows in Australia and Europe left ahead of her before she returns to North America for a second Secret of Us leg. The trek supports her breakthrough sophomore album The Secret of Us, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Lorde, on the other hand, hasn't dropped an album since 2021's Solar Power, which debuted at No. 5 on the albums chart. Fans are hopeful that a new LP is coming soon, however, with the 'Green Light' musician teasing in an April 15 voice note, 'Everything is about to change … I'm so ready.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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29-04-2025
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Donald Trump Takes Another Swipe at Taylor Swift During Eagles' White House Visit: ‘How Did That One Work Out?'
Donald Trump hosted the 2025 Super Bowl LIX champs the Philadelphia Eagles at the White House on Monday (April 28), where he took the opportunity to once again lash out at Taylor Swift. The President took his latest swipe at the pop star during the visit when he lauded the Eagles for their commanding 40-22 win in February over the Kansas City Chiefs. 'It was an incredible game. A little surprising, but right from the beginning of the first quarter of the big game, which I was there I watched in person,' said Trump before adding a diss aimed at the billionaire pop superstar who is, of course, dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. 'I was there along with Taylor Swift, how did that work out? How did that one work out?' More from Billboard 'I Hate Taylor Swift': Everything Donald Trump Has Ever Said About the Pop Star P1Harmony, SEVENTEEN's HxW & More Among KCON Los Angeles 2025 Performers How to Watch the 2025 Tony Nominations Announcement Livestream Trump, the first sitting President to attend the NFL championship game, has made a habit of lashing out at world-beating pop star, including on the night of the Super Bowl, when he wrote, 'The only one who had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift. She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving.' While Swift was met with some audible boos from the crowd when she was shown on the jumbotron that night, Trump's latest comments come on the eve of the 100-day mark of his second term in office at a time when, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll 45% of those polled gave him an 'F' for how he's handled things so far, compared to just 23% giving him an 'A.' Trump's overall approval rating is 42%, which stands as the second-worst approval rating for any president at the 100-day mark in the past 80 years, bested only by the 41% lodged by Trump during his first term; in a different Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll, his approval rating was a historically low 39%. And while Trump promised to fix the economy on day one and lower the nation's debt by slashing government agencies, his onerous across-the-board tariffs and DOGE-led mass firings have resulted in a 39% approval rating to date on his handling of the economy, a new low for Trump. As is his wont, Trump lashed out in all-caps at the dismal poll numbers, decrying them as 'FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS' and saying that they should be 'investigated for ELECTION FRAUD!' The White House visit is a tradition for some championship teams, but a number of prominent players skipped Monday's event, including QB Jalen Hurts, as well as star players A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Brandon Graham and six others; the Eagles turned down a visit to the White House after winning their first Super Bowl in 2018 during Trump's first term. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
