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The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Emily Ratajkowski stuns as she strips down to tiny plunging swimsuit that leaves little to the imagination
EMILY Ratajkowski looked sensational as she stripped off to a black swimsuit over the weekend. The model, 34, showed off her incredible figure in the plunging one-piece as she holidays in the Adriatic near the Mediterranean Sea. 5 5 5 Emily was seen posing for a string of stunning photos from her luxury villa, which included a private outdoor pool. She was seen smouldering at the camera as she flashed toned legs while strutting around the apartment. Emily also cheekily put her bottom on display as she took a snap from behind. Her fans were left blushing as they took to the comment section with gushing messages. One wrote: "A very sexy lady you are Emily," while a second posted: "Always spectacular." Emily often keeps her fans hot under the collar with her steamy bikini snaps. In February, Emily posed in multi-coloured swimwear for British designer Kurt Geiger's spring collection. The stunning model took a dip in a vibrant summer photoshoot with a multicoloured handbag, and bejewelled purse. The American sizzler also donned a multi-coloured bikini in Palm Springs in the US. With the help of Emily, Kurt Geiger unveiled 'Kurt's Motel', the brand's latest collection and campaign concept. Emily Ratajkowski sizzles as she strips off to black silk lingerie for stunning new ad Geiger's latest collection is said to be 'born to celebrate the arrival of the boldest ever spring collection for 2025'. Emily, who is believed to be dating US country star Shaboozey, also recently featured on Marella blazer photoshoot. As well as being a top model, actress and businesswoman, Emily is an author, publishing a collection of essays in a book titled 'My Body' in 2021 discussing how her looks have caused her to be underestimated and used. This includes men who have photographed her selling the images without her permission as art. Emily is also known for sharing many seductive images on her Instagram page. She split from her ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard, in July 2022 after four years of marriage. 5
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The song of the summer is … nothing? Why 2025's charts are so stale
A spectre is haunting America – the spectre of Shaboozey. Despite it coming out in April 2024, Shaboozey's huge hit A Bar Song (Tipsy) is still, billions of streams later, at No 5 on this week's Billboard chart. Its country-tinged refrain of 'everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy,' an interpolation from J-Kwon 2004 hit Tipsy, has stuck around well past closing time. It's not the only one. It's joined in this week's Billboard Top 10 (which combines streaming and radio airplay data in the US from a given week) by Teddy Swims's Lose Control, which was released in June 2023; Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga's Die With A Smile, which was released in August 2024; and Luther by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, which came out in November 2024. Chart analysts say that 2025 has produced the fewest new hit songs in US history. The mid-year report from Luminate, the company that produces the data for the Billboard charts, shows that of the top 10 most listened to songs so far this year in the US, only one was released in 2025: Ordinary by Alex Warren. All the others are tracks from 2024 and 2023 – No 1 is Luther. As a result it kind of feels like this year's song of the summer is sort of … nothing. Or just the same as last year's? Despite a slew of recent releases from artists Lorde, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Miley Cyrus and Lil Wayne, nothing is really crossing the threshold of hit song. Obviously what makes a summer hit is a somewhat vibes-based determination that is hard to put an exact number on, but in the industry getting close to a billion global streams means you have had an unavoidably massive track - and only Ordinary, along with the two Bad Bunny songs DTMF and Baile Inolvidable that were mostly streamed outside the US, have managed that. Things were very different this time last year, when almost the entire Top 10 was filled with huge new hits: Not Like Us by Kendrick, Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter, Beautiful Things by Benson Boone and the aforementioned Shaboozey – back when it was a new song. All of these reached the billion streams mark, with Chappell Roan and Charli xcx making multiple chart entries later on in the year. Of course there are thousands of smaller and medium-sized artists who are having great years, but why have things become so stale at the very top of the charts? In part it is because the overall volume of new music (defined as the songs released in the last 18 months) being listened to is down slightly year on year, around 3%, but it's more pronounced in genres such as pop and hip-hop, where listeners are turning towards nostalgia and delving into back catalogues. Artists that have produced a lot of hype releases this year like Addison Rae, Lorde and Haim have not produced radio songs that appeal to a mass audience, arguably putting more focus on creating an album and aesthetic that works for committed fans. Even stars such as Lizzo and Justin Bieber, who have topped a billion streams in the past, have made records with less obvious choruses and pop production. Some artists just are trying and missing. Carpenter, one of the most successful artists of last year, could nott quite recreate the magic this summer with Manchild, which was a small hit and did hit No 1 for a week before falling down the charts. Her album slated for release later in the summer might still provide a song with more chart staying power. It has long been the case that the pipes through which new music is discovered have become calcified. Less people listen to Top 40 radio, or watch late-night shows, meaning it's harder for a band to have that one big moment when they break into the mainstream. And while TikTok does help certain songs filter into the consciousness, there's still not a fail-safe mechanism for getting them off the app and into the charts. It does not help that the one song that is unambiguously a breakout mega hit this year, Ordinary by the 24-year-old California singer-songwriter Warren, is a little insipid and forgettable, a song desperately indebted to mid-2010s Hozier and Imagine Dragons. Hardly a feelgood song of the summer. But, as Jaime Marconette, the vice-president of music insights and industry relations at Luminate, says, this drift away from new music is not present in every genre. 'It's true that in some genres, like R&B and hip-hop, people are listening to less new music, whereas with Christian and country in particular, they're actually gaining listeners to new music.' He points to Hard Fought Hallelujah, by Christian singer-songwriter Brandon Lake and country star Jelly Roll, as an example of the way the genres are combining to reach wider audiences. 'Christian is the most current streaming genre right now [with the largest proportion of streams to new tracks]. These are genres where their fans were a little bit later to the streaming game but are now starting to really embrace it.' Marconette also says that this is not unprecedented - there have been other years, particularly during the Covid pandemic, when there were fewer new songs in the charts – after which new music bounced back. 'In the Covid period, there was a lot of dramatic things happening in our world. So, it is interesting that now in a period where there's uncertainty out there, we're seeing it again,' he says. 'Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but we're also starting to notice a jump in people streaming recession pop [music released around 2008 with escapist themes from artists such as Taio Cruz and Nicki Minaj] and it does point to a sort of this communal yearning for things that bring comfort from the past.' It's not all bad news: a couple of pop songs this year are streaming pretty well: Bad Bunny has had a string of huge hits outside of the US. Carpenter, Ty Dolla $ign, Maroon 5 and Drake all have records coming out this summer that might change things. Marconette also pointed to the return of K-pop group BTS and the success of the soundtrack to Netflix's animated movie KPop Demon Hunters as big players for the second half of the year. Of course, there is plenty of superlative new music, filed away in millions of private playlists, that might be someone's personal sound of the summer. The charts have never been guardians of taste or even vibes. But it is much harder for one such song to become a communal and inescapable hit. Whether this year is an anomaly or just another sign of ongoing cultural fragmentation remains to be seen.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The song of the summer is … nothing? Why 2025's charts are so stale
A spectre is haunting America – the spectre of Shaboozey. Despite it coming out in April 2024, Shaboozey's huge hit A Bar Song (Tipsy) is still, billions of streams later, at No 5 on this week's Billboard chart. Its country-tinged refrain of 'everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy,' an interpolation from J-Kwon 2004 hit Tipsy, has stuck around well past closing time. It's not the only one. It's joined in this week's Billboard Top 10 (which combines streaming and radio airplay data in the US from a given week) by Teddy Swims's Lose Control, which was released in June 2023; Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga's Die With A Smile, which was released in August 2024; and Luther by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, which came out in November 2024. Chart analysts say that 2025 has produced the fewest new hit songs in US history. The mid-year report from Luminate, the company that produces the data for the Billboard charts, shows that of the top 10 most listened to songs so far this year in the US, only one was released in 2025: Ordinary by Alex Warren. All the others are tracks from 2024 and 2023 – No 1 is Luther. As a result it kind of feels like this year's song of the summer is sort of … nothing. Or just the same as last year's? Despite a slew of recent releases from artists Lorde, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Miley Cyrus and Lil Wayne, nothing is really crossing the threshold of hit song. Obviously what makes a summer hit is a somewhat vibes-based determination that is hard to put an exact number on, but in the industry getting close to a billion global streams means you have had an unavoidably massive track - and only Ordinary, along with the two Bad Bunny songs DTMF and Baile Inolvidable that were mostly streamed outside the US, have managed that. Things were very different this time last year, when almost the entire Top 10 was filled with huge new hits: Not Like Us by Kendrick, Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter, Beautiful Things by Benson Boone and the aforementioned Shaboozey – back when it was a new song. All of these reached the billion streams mark, with Chappell Roan and Charli xcx making multiple chart entries later on in the year. Of course there are thousands of smaller and medium-sized artists who are having great years, but why have things become so stale at the very top of the charts? In part it is because the overall volume of new music (defined as the songs released in the last 18 months) being listened to is down slightly year on year, around 3%, but it's more pronounced in genres such as pop and hip-hop, where listeners are turning towards nostalgia and delving into back catalogues. Artists that have produced a lot of hype releases this year like Addison Rae, Lorde and Haim have not produced radio songs that appeal to a mass audience, arguably putting more focus on creating an album and aesthetic that works for committed fans. Even stars such as Lizzo and Justin Bieber, who have topped a billion streams in the past, have made records with less obvious choruses and pop production. Some artists just are trying and missing. Carpenter, one of the most successful artists of last year, could nott quite recreate the magic this summer with Manchild, which was a small hit and did hit No 1 for a week before falling down the charts. Her album slated for release later in the summer might still provide a song with more chart staying power. It has long been the case that the pipes through which new music is discovered have become calcified. Less people listen to Top 40 radio, or watch late-night shows, meaning it's harder for a band to have that one big moment when they break into the mainstream. And while TikTok does help certain songs filter into the consciousness, there's still not a fail-safe mechanism for getting them off the app and into the charts. It does not help that the one song that is unambiguously a breakout mega hit this year, Ordinary by the 24-year-old California singer-songwriter Warren, is a little insipid and forgettable, a song desperately indebted to mid-2010s Hozier and Imagine Dragons. Hardly a feelgood song of the summer. But, as Jaime Marconette, the vice-president of music insights and industry relations at Luminate, says, this drift away from new music is not present in every genre. 'It's true that in some genres, like R&B and hip-hop, people are listening to less new music, whereas with Christian and country in particular, they're actually gaining listeners to new music.' He points to Hard Fought Hallelujah, by Christian singer-songwriter Brandon Lake and country star Jelly Roll, as an example of the way the genres are combining to reach wider audiences. 'Christian is the most current streaming genre right now [with the largest proportion of streams to new tracks]. These are genres where their fans were a little bit later to the streaming game but are now starting to really embrace it.' Marconette also says that this is not unprecedented - there have been other years, particularly during the Covid pandemic, when there were fewer new songs in the charts – after which new music bounced back. 'In the Covid period, there was a lot of dramatic things happening in our world. So, it is interesting that now in a period where there's uncertainty out there, we're seeing it again,' he says. 'Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but we're also starting to notice a jump in people streaming recession pop [music released around 2008 with escapist themes from artists such as Taio Cruz and Nicki Minaj] and it does point to a sort of this communal yearning for things that bring comfort from the past.' It's not all bad news: a couple of pop songs this year are streaming pretty well: Bad Bunny has had a string of huge hits outside of the US. Carpenter, Ty Dolla $ign, Maroon 5 and Drake all have records coming out this summer that might change things. Marconette also pointed to the return of K-pop group BTS and the success of the soundtrack to Netflix's animated movie KPop Demon Hunters as big players for the second half of the year. Of course, there is plenty of superlative new music, filed away in millions of private playlists, that might be someone's personal sound of the summer. The charts have never been guardians of taste or even vibes. But it is much harder for one such song to become a communal and inescapable hit. Whether this year is an anomaly or just another sign of ongoing cultural fragmentation remains to be seen.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Burna Boy Announces Australian Arena Tour For October 2025
Burna Boy is coming back down under for his biggest ever headline shows on our shores. Hot on the heels of dropping his eighth studio album No Sign Of Weakness, the GRAMMY-winning Afrofusion king is heading to Australia this October for a string of massive headline shows across the country. Burna Boy – 'Change Your Mind' Ft. Shaboozey The No Sign Of Weakness Australia Tour strtches across four huge nights, kicking off on Thursday, 16th October at Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl, before hitting Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, and wrapping things up at Perth's RAC Arena on Friday, 24th October. Known for his electric stage presence, genre-melding sound, and sold-out arena takeovers across the globe, Burna Boy's Aussie return follows a history-making run — he's the first Nigerian artist to ever headline Red Rocks Amphitheatre in the US (yep, the same place U2 and Radiohead have torn up), and the first African artist with two albums to rack up over a billion streams on Spotify. His new record No Sign Of Weakness is also a straight-up flex — featuring collabs with Travis Scott ('TaTaTa') and Shaboozey ('Change Your Mind), plus reggae-tinged hit 'Sweet Love', the euphoric 'Bundle By Bundle', and chant-along anthem 'Update'. With 11 GRAMMY nominations, four BET Award wins, and a 2023 Billboard trophy for Top Afrobeats Artist, Burna Boy has become the global ambassador for African music, shattering records and stereotypes with every release. His sound blends Afrobeats with pop, hip-hop, R&B, reggae and everything in between. You can suss all the dates and details of his 2025 Aussie arena tour down below. Burna Boy 2025 Australian Tour Dates Thurs 16 Oct | Melbourne | Sidney Myer Music Bowl | TICKETS Sat 18 Oct | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | TICKETS Mon 20 Oct | Brisbane | Entertainment Centre | TICKETS Friday 24 Oct | Perth | RAC Arena | TICKETS Tickets go on sale to the general public Thursday, 24th July at 12pm (local time) Further Reading Aitch Announces Australian Tour Dates For January 2026 Allday Shares New Single 'Falling Under', Regional 2025 Tour Dates Jessica Mauboy And Barkaa Bring Home NAIDOC Week On 'Like A Version' The post Burna Boy Announces Australian Arena Tour For October 2025 appeared first on Music Feeds. Solve the daily Crossword
Hypebeast
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
No Talent? No Problem. Coors Light Wants to Give You the Artist Treatment at OSHEAGA
In the spirit of music festival season,Coors Lightjust launched a record label that's unlike any other yet it might still catapult a lucky music enthusiast to side-stage stardom at OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival this August. The Rockies-born brewer has found a loophole that feels like a stunt, but it's an entirely on-brand move for a beer whose tagline is literally 'The Chill Choice.' Dubbed Coors Light Records, the 'completely fake, totally made-up record label' exists for one purpose only: to 'sign' a single fan as its equally fictional artist for a chance to win an experience fit for a rockstar at one of Canada's biggest music festivals. As they put it: talent is optional, enthusiasm is mandatory. In Canada, Coors Light isn't typically allowed to feature famous musicians in their ads so the brand flips the script and invites fans to become the talent themselves. It's a bold extension of the brand's new 'Chill on Shuffle' platform, which aims to shake up traditional music experiences. The perks? Think less queueing with the masses and more living like a chart-topper. Signing the faux contract unlocks daily side-stage access, a backstage tour, an exclusive meet-and-greet with Shaboozey— Beyond the standard OSHEAGA Defender Platinum ticket perks, Coors Light is throwing in premium extras: think first-class flights, hotel stays, a pro photoshoot, entry to the official OSHEAGA after party, and your own Coors Light–stocked rider. Even better? The winner gets to bring a friend—your new 'manager,' naturally. Behind the stunt is a very real history. Coors Light has sponsored OSHEAGA since 2007. And rather than work with a famous artist, Coors went into what-if mode: What if the artist was one of our fans? In doing so, they've turned a brand challenge into an opportunity to make someone's festival dreams come true—no songs out, no album to stream, no massive follower count required. If you've ever dreamed of festival glory—even if your karaoke game is mid at best—head July 10 and 23 for your chance at fifteen minutes (and an entire weekend) of Coors Light Stardom. No demo tape, no pressure—just a willingness to lean into the fun and let Coors Light handle the rest. Must be legal drinking age. (One) artist experience at OSHEAGA to be won. Contest ends July 23rd at 5pm EST. more details. DISCLAIMER:We discourage irresponsible and/or underage drinking. Drink responsibly and legally.
