Day: October 8, 2024
Inside Liam Benzvi’s Album Release Party With Dev Hynes and Ren G
Liam Benzvi is a true entertainer. On his new album, the accomplished New York-based musician, producer and artist evokes old school show biz via the album’s title, …And His Splash Band. With his musical crew name checked, Benzvi joins a long tradition of artists who feature their sonic comrades prominently such as Sly and the…
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Izzy Spears and Jack Powers Pull the Trigger on ‘Hey There’
“When I heard your music I was like, ‘Oh shit,’” Izzy Spears tells Jack Powers. “I was showing everybody. I was like, ‘This is the gayest shit I’ve ever heard in my life, everyone needs to get on this level.’” It’s totally fitting, then, that the two budding alt-pop stars collaborate on an equally gay…
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Ms. Boogie’s ‘The Breakdown’ Becomes ‘The Odyssey’
“I’m the beauty, and you’re the beast,” Ms. Boogie proclaims on stage in front of an entranced audience — but she’s not talking to us. She’s talking to the trade. Under a spotlight at The Shed, one of New York City’s most paramount arts institutions, Rose Rayos, AKA Ms. Boogie, takes center stage. In a…
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Real Housewives’ Brynn Whitfield Gets Into It
I am, without reason, explaining to Brynn Whitfield what it was like to stand outside in the hot suburban air, dancing on a street corner in a Chuck E. Cheese costume at 16. It is an unexpected detour to take with the exceedingly chic star of The Real Housewives of New York City. We are…
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Rhea Raj Throws the House Party of Her Dreams
“Hold up the party/ Bring out the cameras/ This feeling extra,” Rhea Raj warns at the start of her track, “LIGHTS OUT.” Nostalgic Y2K visuals and a healthy dose of modern pop bring those sentiments to life in Raj’s latest visual, premiering today on PAPER, drawing viewers into a vibrant dance party, captured through a…
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