Sia appears to have deleted her Twitter account following criticism of her film, Music. The controversial film received two Golden Globe nominations on Wednesday (February 3rd), for both Best Motion Picture in the Musical or Comedy category and Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for its star Kate Hudson. However, the spotlight renewed criticisms of the film. Music has received backlash for casting Maddie Ziegler, a neurotypical actress, as a teenager on the Autism spectrum and for including a scene that shows Music being restrained during an ourburst. On Thursday (February 4th), Sia spoke out on Twitter before deactivating her account. According to E!, she wrote, "I promise, have been listening. The motion picture MUSIC will, moving forward, have this warning at the head of the movie: MUSIC in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people. There are autistic occupational therapists that specialize in sensory processing who can be consulted to explain safe
Olivia Rodrigo recently chatted with Nylon about the success of her first single and the possibility of a debut album. Three weeks after the release of "Drivers License," the 17-year-old singer told the magazine, "My life has completely shifted wit.
BLACKPINK's first-ever livestreamed concert, THE SHOW, had the largest audience gathered by a female K-Pop group ever. According to a press release, the January 31st performance had approximately 280,000 viewers and took in in just under $900,000. .
The Weeknd has finally explained the meaning behind the bandages for his "After Hours" character. The singer songwriter told Variety, "The significance of the entire head bandages is reflecting on the absurd culture of Hollywood celebrity and people manipulating themselves for superficial reasons to please and be validated. He continued, "It's all a progression and we watch the Character's storyline hit heightened levels of danger and absurdity as his tale goes on." Variety pointed out that "After Hours" is The Weeknd's most successful album despite the fact that he hid his face with bandages and also wore prosthetics. The Weeknd respond, "I suppose you could take that being attractive isn't important to me but a compelling narrative is." As for why he sometimes appears in character and sometimes as himself, he said, "Why not play with the character and the artist and let those lines blur and move around?" When
Justin Timberlake wishes people would just forget about the all-denim ensembles he and Britney Spears wore to the 2001 American Music Awards. Speaking to the The Hollywood Reporter's songwriters roundtable, the "Can't Stop The Feeling" singer said, "I confess that there was maybe a period in the '90s where I could skip over some of the outfits that were public, but the internet will never." John Legend made sure to bring up the "Denim on denim on denim that will never be forgotten," to which Timberlake replied, "Thanks, John. Uh, no, the internet won't allow me to forget them. So it's all good."