LOS ANGELES — What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell made for? The sibling duo’s “Barbie” blockbuster ballad “What Was I Made For?” won the Academy Award for best original song on Sunday night. In the months leading up to the Academy Awards, “What Was I Made For?” has raked in numerous trophies: In 2024 alone, they’ve won a Golden …
LOS ANGELES: What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell made for? The sibling duo’s “Barbie” blockbuster ballad “What Was I Made For?” won the Academy Award for best original song on Sunday night. Mrs. T, you didn’t like me, but you were good at your job.” Eilish and Finneas beat out another “Barbie” cut, “I’m Just Ken,” as performed by …
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STOCKHOLM — Swedish singer Loreen, who won the Eurovision Song Contest with her power ballad “Tattoo,” returned home on Tuesday, saying she was proud to be only the second person in Eurovision history to have won the contest twice. “I’m so incredibly happy,” a smiling Loreen said after landing at Stockholm’s international airport from the English city of Liverpool, where …
The timelessness of “30’s” themes suits Adele, who’s remained steadfast in her musical identity as the record industry has changed around her. Named, like all of Adele’s albums, after the age at which she began writing it, “30” — the highest-profile in a string of white-woman divorce albums that also includes Kacey Musgraves’ “Star-Crossed” and Carly Pearce’s “29: Written in …