Harmony Tells Us All the ‘Gossip’
Harmony Tividad’s new project is pop experimentation at its most absurd. The Los Angeles artist (and former Girlpool member) has delivered a full-length album following her 2023 debut EP, Dystopia Girl. Titled Gossip, it’s just as knowingly superficial as dropping her last name would imply (“Harmony,” like Madonna), packed top to bottom with lyrical ideas…
Read MoreKylie Minogue Brings the ‘Tension II’
Kylie Minogue, pop music’s impossible princess, was asked the other day if she’s always made authentic music. “I said, well, I think so! Even if it wasn’t authentic to me, the music was authentic, because that’s what I was going through at the time.” We’re catching up over Zoom ahead of the release of her…
Read MoreReyna Tropical’s ‘Conocerla’ Reclaims Queer Diasporic Pleasure
At a time when over 600 anti-trans bills are being considered across the country, Reyna Tropical’s new music video for “Conocerla” emerges as a powerful statement of trans and lesbian visibility. This project isn’t just about aesthetics — it’s a cultural reclamation. Historically, the experiences of queer and trans folks, especially in the Latin and…
Read MoreSound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now
It’s impossible to be across all the new music out each Friday. Luckily, PAPER is here to help you out: each week, we round up 10 of our favorite new songs from artists — emerging and established — to soundtrack your life. From the surreal to the sublime, these songs cover every corner of the…
Read MoreGetting ‘Anora’ Premiere Ready With Ivy Wolk
Ivy Wolk is a lot of things: comedian, actress, internet main character. Now, she can add one more title to the list: red carpet darling. Strutting into the New York City premier for the Palme D’or winning film Anora, Wolk was wearing custom Elena Velez with makeup done by Sterling Tull. In Anora, Wolk plays…
Read MoreQuay Dash Announces ‘Untitled’ EP With K.G. Helm
Quay Dash, the iconic New York rapper behind SOPHIE-produced classics “Bossed Up” and “Queen of This Shit,” is back today with brand new music. She’s teamed up with producer K.G. Helm on “5 Inch Heels,” featuring BABYNYMPH, as the second single off a collaborative EP, Untitled, due out October 31 (See also: “Hit ‘Em Up”).…
Read MoreRebecca Black Seeks Justice on ‘TRUST!’
Rebecca Black’s “TRUST!” music videos opens in court, as influencers take the stand talking about what they love, hate and admire about the pop star. In the Mean Girls-style opening monologue, one person says, “Boiler rooms used to be cool, then Rebecca Black ruined them,” while another claims she slept with Elon Musk. The hilarious…
Read MoreI’m A Celebrity 2024 could already have its winner in Strictly legend
A Strictly Come Dancing star is set to be heading to the jungle in the upcoming season of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (Picture: Rex/ Getty) A former Strictly Come Dancing star could shake up I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! after being ‘set’ to join the ITV show. Reverend Richard Coles,…
Read MoreLP Giobbi Breaks Down Her ‘Dotr’ Album, Track by Track
DJ and producer LP Giobbi (born Leah Chisholm) approaches music from a deeply personal place. It extends beyond just songs and into her business ventures as label head of yes yes yes and founder of Femme House, which aims to create equitable opportunities for women (with an emphasis on BIPOC and LGBTQ+ folks) across music.…
Read MoreSoccer Mommy’s Roots Are ‘Evergreen’
For Soccer Mommy – the musical project of Nashville songwriter and musician Sophie Allison — new album Evergreen was an opportunity to go back to her roots. “Honestly, I felt really good going into it,” Allison tells PAPER when asked how she felt heading into the studio for her fourth album. “Mentally I was in…
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