Olivia Rodrigo fans are convinced that her song “So American,” which was included as a bonus track, featured her Innards (spilled) deluxe album, offers more insight into her rumored relationship with Louis Partridge.

“And he laughs at all my jokes / And he says I’m so American / Oh God, it’s just not fair of him / To make me feel so much,” Rodrigo, 21, sings on the song, released Friday, March 22. “I’d go anywhere he goes / And he says I’m so American / Oh God, I’m gonna marry him / If he keeps this up.”

This number is not just giving Taylor Swift ‘London Boy’ vibe, but it seems to reference Rodrigo’s relationship with someone from across the pond. Partridge, 20, is mostly from London.

Rodrigo also states that she “might” be in love at one point in the song. She also hints that the romance is newer.

“I’m sorry if it’s a little too much, but a little too soon / But if the conversation ever came up,” Rodrigo sings on the song’s bridge. ‘I don’t want to assume this kind of thing / But isn’t it wrong? / I think I’m in love.”

Rodrigo’s rumored relationship with Partridge began last fall. Several media outlets published photos of the duo sharing a kiss in December 2023, confirming the romance. In the months that followed, eagle-eyed fans have spotted Partridge in the crowd as Rodrigo joined her on stage in various cities. Guts world tour.

When asked about his dating life earlier this month, Partridge played coy.

“Dating probably shouldn’t happen in the public eye,” says the Enola Holmes actor shared in a British Vogue profile published on Sunday March 17. “There’s enough going on between two people. You don’t need the voices of thousands of others in your head. I think she has it much worse than me. I can be somewhat of a normal person. She has a lot of eyes on her case.’

For her part, Rodrigo still hasn’t spoken publicly about the rumors — and from what Partridge said, it seems like neither of them will.

“If there are a lot of people chatting around you in a room, you can choose to put your ear to the door to hear what they are saying or not,” he said. British Vogue. “I think you’d probably be better off if you didn’t let your curiosity get the best of you.”

If there is anyone who can help Shakira get over her divorce Gerard Piqueare Cardi B.

Shakira, 47, released Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Women No Longer Cry) on Friday, March 22, her 12th studio album and first LP since she and Piqué, 37, split after 12 years together. Although Shakira has used her music to express her pain and anger towards her ex, she was in a different mood when she connected with Cardi, 31, on the song “Puntería” (“Aim”).

“You have a good aim / You know where to hit me to make me surrender,” Shakira sings (translated from Spanish). “You attack me where it hurts most, you don’t suit me / But in your bed or mine I forget all that.”

To drive home the point – literally – Shakira appears as a divine goddess of love in the “Puntería” music video. She appears partly as Cupid and partly as Artemis as she floats over a field of Centaurs. After securing her prey, she nurses the piece back to health.

When Cardi, who identifies as Afro-Latina, walks in, she turns up the heat. “Dame de tu fire,” she sings, which means “Give me your fire,” before adding, “I’m from the Bronx, but I have a Georgia peach.” / I have an empanada, mama, that he likes to eat / Loba like Shaki, tú ere’ mi tigre / Muérdeme duro, de este culo nunca te olvide.”

(“You’re my tiger / Bite me hard, I’ll never forget this ass,” Cardi sings in her final lines, according to the translated lyrics.)

Las Mujeres Ya No LloranShakira’s first album in seven years, also features performances by Raw Alejandro (“Cohete”), Group Frontera (“Entre Paréntesis”), Fuerza Regida (“El Jefe”), Manuel Turizo (“Copa Vacía”), and Ozuna (“Montonia”). The album also includes ‘Acróstico’, a song featuring her and Piqué’s sons, Milan11, and Sasha9.

“Creating this body of work has been an alchemical process,” Shakira previously said about this album. “As I wrote each song, I was rebuilding myself. As I sang them, my tears turned into diamonds and my vulnerability turned into strength.”

In a March 16 interview with The Sunday timesShakira said she “put my career on hold” to support Piqué while he played for FC Barcelona. “Many sacrifices have been made for love,” she said. Shakira said it too Billboard in September 2023 that her priority was “my home, my family.”
“But my biggest dream, more than collecting platinum albums and Grammys, was to raise my sons with their father,” she said. “Overcome obstacles and grow old together. I know I don’t understand that right now.”

After breaking up in 2022, amid allegations that Piqué cheated on Shakira with his current girlfriend, Clara Chia Marti, Shakira moved to Miami. In July, she returned to the dating pool by going on a few dates with the Miami Heat player Jimmy Butler.

Joni Mitchell‘s beloved music catalog has returned to Spotify, seemingly marking the end of the musician’s two-year feud with the streaming service.

Fans noticed the change on Thursday, March 21, when the singer’s music reappeared on the platform. “JONI MITCHELL MUSIC BACK ON SPOTIFY THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” one excited listener tweeted. Another X user joked: “Joni Mitchell is making more noise on TL this year than any pop star.”

Although all of Mitchell’s classic albums are now back on the platform, some of them are hidden in an unusual place. Albums released before 1980, including those from 1971 Blue and 1972 For the Rosesare located under the ‘compilations’ tab of a playlist titled ‘The Studio Albums 1968-1979’.

As of Thursday, Mitchell, 80, has not made a statement about why she changed her tune and competed again. The iconic singer originally announced that she would be pulling her songs from Spotify in January 2022.

Her abrupt actions were a protest against the company’s continued distribution of the podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Mitchell accused at the time Joe Rogan of spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines on his podcast.

“I have decided to delete all my music from Spotify,” the nine-time Grammy winner wrote in one statement published on its website. “Irresponsible people spread lies that cost people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.”

Young, 78, left the platform shortly before Mitchell that same month. His decision to leave was also because of Rogan’s podcast.

After Young walked away, Spotify became co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek wrote one open letter apparently on the issue.

“We know we have a critical role to play in supporting creator expression while balancing this with the safety of our users,” Ek’s statement said. “In that role, it is important to me that we do not adopt the position of content censor and at the same time ensure that there are rules and consequences for those who break them.”

Ek, 41, also revealed that a content advisory would be added to podcasts discussing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier this month, Young also changed his mind and, like Mitchell, put his tracks back on Spotify.

He responded to the news via his website. “Spotify, the #1 streamer of low-resolution music in the world – Spotify, where you get less quality than what we created, will now be the home of my music again,” he declared on March 12. “My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started offering the same disinformation podcast features that I opposed at SPOTIFY.

Young noted that he returned to the streaming service with “sincere hope that Spotify’s sound quality will improve and that people will be able to hear and feel all the music as we created it.”

He added: “I hope you, millions of Spotify users, enjoy my songs! They won’t all be there for you, except for the full sound we made.”

Paul Rudd may be fighting ghosts in his new movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empirebut his last interview during his press conference had nothing to do with monsters and was all about it Taylor Swift instead of.

“I think she’s really good. I think she’s amazing,” Rudd, 54, said of Swift, 34, on Thursday, March 21. interview with MTVs Joshua Horowitz.

Horowitz, 47, was curious if Rudd was simply a fan of the singer because of his children, Jack, 17, and Darby, 14, whom he shares with his wife Julie Yaegeror whether he was indeed a real Swiftie.

“Do you sing along to the songs?” he asked the actor. “You went to the Eras tourare you singing?”

Rudd smiled big before answering, “Yes.” I’m working on a lot of those things.”

To make sure Rudd was telling the truth, the MTV host decided to question the movie star and see if he could name some of his favorite Swift songs. “Which one comes up and you’re like, ‘I can’t stop myself?’” Horowitz asked.

“I really like ‘Mastermind.’ I would sing about that a lot,” Rudd quickly replied. But he didn’t stop there. Like a true Swiftie, he continued listing more songs and added “Cruel Summer” just like everyone else. Right? ‘The Sagittarius’, perhaps. ‘August’ perhaps.’

He then laughed when he realized the songs he mentioned had something in common, and joked, “I’ll just go by the A’s now.”

This is not the first time Rudd has spoken publicly about the pop star. During a performance on March 13 at The Late Show with Stephen Colberthe opened up about how much he loved attending her concert.

“I was so impressed by the fact that it looked like a stadium full of 80,000 people, which it was, and I thought there was so much support and love and positivity,” he told the 59-year-old Colbert. “Normally it’s the opposite feeling. . You know, it gets pretty rough [in stadiums]. The Super Bowl, there’s a lot of yelling and fans fighting with each other, [but] there it was pure love and support. It was incredible.”

Rudd is currently being promoted Ghostbusters: Frozen Empirea sequel to the 2021 film Ghostbusters: Afterlife. In the new film, Rudd plays Gary Grooberson, a science teacher who is a fan of the original Ghostbusters.

The storyline this time around begins with the discovery of an ancient – ​​but dangerous – artifact that releases an evil force, and Ghostbusters (both new and old) must act quickly to prevent it from causing Earth’s second ice age. planet. Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard And McKenna Gracelike Bill Murray And Then Aykroydalso plays in the film.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will be released in theaters on March 22.

Maggie Rogers has convinced some fans that her latest single is connected to it Taylor Swift‘S Red era with one important detail.

Following the release of “So Sick of Dreaming” from her upcoming album, Do not forget about me, Rogers, 28, talked about the inspiration behind the “cheeky” vocal note on the bridge.

“I loved coming up with this sassy, ​​camp-y narrator,” she wrote in a newsletter later shared via Instagram on Wednesday, March 20. “Something like that Ignorant and Shania [Twain] about the whole thing in a way I couldn’t resist.

Rogers explained that the voicemail was “originally intended as an instrumental placeholder”, but she and her producer laughed so hard when they heard it back that they decided to leave it. “I think you can hear how much fun I had,” she added.

In the recording, Rogers calls a friend to describe a date gone wrong. “So he calls me 15 minutes before the reservation and says he has Knicks tickets,” she says. “I mean, I was at the restaurant. So I took the steaks, I had two martinis at the bar. And went to meet my friends down the street. What a loser. … And besides, the Knicks lost.”

Although Rogers referenced iconic ’90s pop culture moments in her explanation, some listeners couldn’t help but draw a line between Rogers’ latest song and Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” originally released in 2012. Swift , 34, later re-recorded the song Red (Taylor’s version), which dropped in 2021.

Swift’s break-up anthem features part of a conversation that begins in almost identical fashion to the voicemail in Rogers’ song. “So he calls me up and says, ‘I still love you,’” Swift says. “And I’m like, ‘I mean, this is exhausting, you know? We’ll never get together again like this. As ever.'”

“It gives Taylor’s voicemail, we’re never getting back together…in the BEST way. Everyone says ‘thanks Maggie!!!’” one fan wrote in the comments section of Rogers’ post.

Her new single may not be directly inspired by Swift, but Rogers is a known fan. She covered Swift’s “Tim McGraw” in 2018 for a Spotify Singles session.

“This song is classic songwriting at its finest and has meant so much to me over the past decade. I hope you love it as much as I do,” Rogers said via Instagram at the time while promoting her cover.

Her interpretation immediately received Swift’s approval. The pop star thanked Rogers on her Instagram Story, calling the performance “heavenly.”

Both artists are preparing to release new albums this spring. Rogers’ third studio album will be released on April 12, a week before Swift releases her eleventh album, The department of tortured poets.

Outdoor benches actor Chase Stokes pushed back on the idea that he’s “sharing too much” regarding his relationship with the country singer Kelsea Ballerini.

“Sometimes it feels like the situation is being shared too much, or there may be a lot of details,” he said. E! News in an interview published on Wednesday, March 20, “but I honestly think my personal life is really, really private.”

Stokes, 31, hasn’t hesitated to share glimpses of his private life on social media, but he insisted it’s just that: a glimpse.

“I still feel like I understand my privacy very well,” he added.

Stokes, who played John Booker “John B.” plays Routledge from the Netflix drama has been dating Ballerini, 30, since January 2023 – and the two regularly share photos of themselves together on Instagram. They also have a lot of PDA on display, appearing together at sporting events, awards shows, or on simple date nights.

However, as is the case with any celebrity couple, the two had to navigate making each other a priority in their busy schedules. Stokes said they often have to turn to technology to bridge the geographic divide.

“We’ve done FaceTime date nights where we pick a cuisine and then think, ‘Do we want to do red wine tonight? Do we want white wine or just drink water?’ So we’ve found great ways to make distance work sometimes,” Stokes explains.

That seems fitting for a couple who first got together when Ballerini came into Stokes’ DMs. Ballerini said in February 2023 that their relationship began around the time she was ready to start dating again after her divorce from a fellow American. Morgan Evans in November 2022. When Stokes and Ballerini started following each other on Instagram, she sent him a message saying, “Hi, Chase Stokes,” and their relationship built from there.

Luckily for the two, their schedules are actually quite well aligned, with Stokes films Outdoor benches At the same time, Ballerini is at her busiest.

“We have been really fortunate in this recent chapter that our busy seasons have not overlapped,” Stokes said. “So, [Ballerini will] Either stay here or I’ll go to Nashville, which has made it a lot of fun. Going forward, and as we continue to grow in our relationship, we try to make sure our schedules can coexist and that we have time.”

Stokes is currently filming season four Outdoor benches alongside costars Austin North, Rudy Pankow, Jonathan Daviss, Drew Starkey, Madison Bailey and his ex-girlfriend, Madelyn Cline.

PostMalone prepares country music fans for a possible collaboration between him and Morgan Wallen.

“Let’s go for the real mix this time @morganwallen ,” Malone, 28, captioned an Instagram video on Wednesday, March 20, featuring a snippet of an unreleased single. In the clip, you see Malone drinking a Bud Light while singing along to the song.

Malone reshared the post via Instagram Story with a response from Wallen, 30, saying: “I had some help getting to the point of posting it at 4am. This song is one of my favorites in a long time. Proud to insist wu bub!!”

The duo previously performed together at the CMA Awards in November 2023. Earlier this week, Malone also hinted at a collaboration with Luke Combs after switching to country music.

Malone originally announced in April 2021 that he was releasing a double album of country music.

“I wanted to create something that everyone can work with. People who like country will like it. People who like folk will love it. he said in a statement at the time. “Even people who like pop will be interested in it.”

The musician further said that he did not want to limit himself to genre.

“To be honest, there’s nothing stopping me from picking up a camera or living in my studio in Utah and just recording a country album. [to put] on YouTube,” he explained The Howard Stern Show in June 2022. “I can do that. I am a human being.”

Malone continued: “I divide my time between a lot of different things because I like to have to do concerts and show love to my fans and then I’m fortunately obligated to write music and make beats myself, and I’m fortunately obligated to, you know, to take care of my family. So it takes a lot of time, and it’s about finding the space to manage that time. If I get another year to myself, maybe I’ll make an af-king country album.

After his performance at the CMAs, Malone was asked how it felt to be on stage in front of a national audience.

“So much fun. I’m not nervous at all – that’s a lie!” Malone told Access to Hollywood. “I had so much fun. It was a great experience.”

That same month, Malone offered fans an update on his future releases, adding via Twitch: “Country album coming soon. I keep singing a song we made when I was in Nashville, and it’s so damn sick, but it’s not out. We made such sick music in Nashville. It was so much fun, so much fun.”

Do you want to cancel your monthly subscriptions? You are not alone.

Yet our music subscriptions are one of those things that are too hard to let go.

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So here are three ways to make those monthly costs a little cheaper.

Put up with the ads

This isn’t an option for the Apple Music listeners out there.

But Spotify fans can stream all their songs for free, as long as they tolerate ads.

This is the same for YouTube Music and Amazon Music.

Ad breaks between songs aren’t the only caveat users have to put up with on Spotify.

The free version of Spotify only allows users to pick and skip songs if they are in one of Spotify’s 15 curated playlists under the Made for You section on the homepage.

This can be a real pain if there is one song on your favorite album that you want to listen to.

Shuffle isn’t for everyone, but if you don’t mind it, then Spotify Free might be your best bet.

Rinse off the freebies

Like most subscription-based services, Apple and Spotify offer free trial periods of two to six months.

Companies regularly offer a variety of trials for both new and existing subscribers.

Apple Music always offers new subscribers at least 30 days free.

But a time-limited trial period often offers more time, for example this AirPods, HomePod or Beats deal that includes six months of free Apple Music to new subscribers.

Similarly, Spotify is also trying to attract new subscribers with its permanent offer of the first 30 days free.

Although Spotify currently is offering four months of free Premium streaming to new subscribers who are also Tinder members.

Get your friends involved

Consider involving your friends and family in a family plan.

Six people paying for subscriptions individually is often less than half of what a monthly solo membership costs.

For example, Spotify Premium costs £10.99/$10.99 for one person, £14.99/$14.99 for two people and £17.99/$16.99 for six people.

Six people on one family plan would pay just £2.99/$2.99 ​​per month instead of £10.99/$10.99 – that’s a saving of £96/$96 per year.

For Apple Music users, an individual plan costs £10.99/$10.99 per month, while the family plan for five people costs £16.99/$16.99.

That means each person in the group package pays just £3.40/$3.40 per month, down from £10.99/$10.99, saving each member £91/$91 annually.

If you are still studying, take out a student subscription; this is much cheaper than a standard individual subscription.

But remember: student plans still cost more than spreading the cost among five or six people.

By Sean O’grady for Mailonline

Published: 11:57 AM EDT, March 20, 2024 | Updated: 11:57 AM EDT, March 20, 2024