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Friday, July 1, 2022

Avril Lavigne Covers Adele's 'Hello' For Spotify Singles

Pop-punk star Avril Lavigne recently dropped a Spotify Singles cover of Adele's 2015 smash hit "Hello."

"I love Adele's song 'Hello' and have been dying to do a cover of it," Lavigne said in a statement. "The 'Spotify Singles' sessions were a fun opportunity to finally do this cover as well as reimagine my own song 'Love Sux' as an acoustic version."

"Hello from the other side," Lavigne sings in the cover as she stays true to Adele's original song. "I must've called a thousand times/ To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done."

Earlier this month, Lavigne dropped an anniversary edition for her debut album, Let Go.

Let Go, which was Lavigne's breakthrough album, featured hits like "Complicated," "Sk8er Boi," and "I'm with You." Let Go, released on June 4, 2002, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated September 28, 2002. The record spent an impressive 97 total weeks on the chart.

(Photo: Ryan McFadden)

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Lorde Debuts New Blonde Hair At Glastonbury 2022

Lorde debuted her new blonde hair when she took the stage at Glastonbury 2022 on Sunday.

The "Melodrama" singer showed off her new look with a lilac bodysuit, red tights and a bright red ribbon tied around the wrist.

While performing "Secrets From a Girl (Who's Seen It All)," a track from Solar Power, the New Zealand-born superstar criticized the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

"Wanna hear a secret, girls? Your bodies were destined to be controlled and objectified since before you were born. That horror is your birthright," she told the crowd.

"But here's another secret. You possess ancient strength, ancient wisdom. Wisdom that has propelled every woman that came before you. That wisdom is also your birthright," she added. "I ask you today, make accessing that wisdom your life's work. Because everything depends on it."

The 25 year-old artist ended her passionate speech by saying, "F**k the Supreme Court."

(Photo: Ophelia Mikkelson Jones)

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The Big Climate Thing To Feature The Roots, HAIM, Sheryl Crow & More

The Big Climate Thing festival is set to feature The Roots, HAIM, Sheryl Crow and many more.

The 3-day festival, which takes place September 16-18 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, will benefit the EarthPercent organization's mission of combating climate change.

Proceeds from the event will support EarthPercent, a nonprofit launched by Brian Eno, although the festival has not detailed the amount or nature of the support. The organization is aiming to raise $100 million by 2030, channeling music-industry funds into climate initiatives.

The lineup also includes The Flaming Lips, The Weather Station, Sunflower Bean, Khruangbin, Courtney Barnett, Princess Nokia, Gary Clark Jr., and more.

"The purpose of the event is to serve as a unified call to action for artists, fans and the music industry itself," a Climate Control Projects representative told Pitchfork. "The event is focused on creating an inclusive community that centres a message of climate justice."

"By that we mean, those least responsible for causing climate change are paying the highest price of its catastrophic effects, and that climate change exacerbates existing inequities such as income inequality, housing and food insecurity, systemic racism, and gender inequality," they added. "We also focus on progress rather than perfection with encouragement to our audience to just take the first step without worrying about getting everything 100% right on the first day."

Tickets go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. Three-day passes cost $268, while single-day passes go for $119.

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Cardi B Reveals New Single To Feature Kanye West, Lil Durk

Cardi B recently revealed that her upcoming single "Hot Sh*t" will feature Kanye West and Lil Durk.

"My new single 'Hot Sh*t' available everywhere THIS FRIDAY 7/1," Cardi wrote on Twitter.

She took to Twitter again the following day to share the single's steamy cover art. She captioned her post, "Hot Sh*t featuring Lil Durk & Kanye West ??????"

The artwork features Cardi, clad in a metallic bikini and sporting matching sunglasses and heels, seated in the back of a luxurious car. The bottom of the picture features the names of the three artists.

"Hot Sh*t," which will be Cardi's first track as the lead artist since the release of "Up" last year, is set to arrive on Friday (July 1). "Up," which followed "WAP," peaked at No. 1 for a week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 2021.

Earlier this year, the rapper collaborated with Summer Walker and SZA for "No Love" in March. She then teamed up with Kay Flock, Dougie B and Bory300 on "Shake It" in April.

(Photo: Atlantic Records)

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