Maria Sherman

1 week ago | apnews.com | Maria Sherman

NEW YORK (AP) — What makes a great song of the summer? Is it an up-tempo pop banger? Something with an earworm chorus? Does it need to feature the words “summer,” “sunshine,” or another synonym — “California” — in the title? How could anyone attempt a song of the summer after the late, great Beach Boy Brian Wilson composed them so expertly, anyway?

2 weeks ago | apnews.com | Maria Sherman

Dua Lipa confirmó su compromiso con el actor inglés Callum Turner, meses después de que surgieran especulaciones. Habló sobre el compromiso en una historia de portada para la edición de julio de British Vogue, publicada el jueves, calificándolo de “muy emocionante”. La cantante de 29 años dijo que estaba obsesionada con el anillo que Turner había hecho para ella. “Es tan yo. Es agradable saber que la persona con la que vas a pasar el resto de tu vida te conoce muy bien”, le dijo a la revista.

2 weeks ago | apnews.com | Maria Sherman

NEW YORK (AP) — The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died. He was 82. Attempting to distill Wilson’s talent and influence in a few short songs is an impossibility; even just focusing on a few select cuts from The Beach Boys’ 1966 album “Pet Sounds,” routinely regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time, would feel short sighted. (Lest we forget, there is no The Beatles’“Sgt.

2 weeks ago | apnews.com | Maria Sherman

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Los sonidos de la música y los gritos del público resuenan por todo el recinto. Activaciones de marca, bares improvisados y restaurantes temporales aparecen por aquí y por allá mientras un mar de cuerpos se mueve de un escenario a otro. Entre ellos se encuentra una fila de organizaciones sin fines de lucro dedicadas a causas conocidas: hambre, vivienda y registro de votantes. Es una escena común en los festivales de música, hasta que se observa más de cerca.

3 weeks ago | apnews.com | Maria Sherman

NEW YORK (AP) — The pop album of the summer is here. Addison Rae’s debut, “Addison,” is full, stuffed with bejeweled, hypnotic pop songs for the post-“BRAT” crowd. Hedonism has a new hero. For those who’ve watched her rise, it’s almost impossible to believe. It wasn’t so long ago – almost exactly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic – that a young Rae went on “The Tonight Show” and taught its host Jimmy Fallon a few stiff, meme-able TikTok dance moves, then what made up the bulk of her career.