“Heart Wants What It Wants” is a song by American singer and songwriter Bebe Rexha from her upcoming third studio album. The song was released as the lead single from the album for digital download and streaming in various countries by Warner on February 17, 2023.
Anti-Hero: Taylor Swift
Written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, “Anti-Hero” is a pop rock and synth-pop song driven by looped drums and retro synthesizers. The lyrics discuss self-loathing, depression and anxiety, inspired by Swift’s nightmares and issues with depersonalization and self-hatred, critiquing the societal pressures and her shortcomings.
Song of the Week – Demo
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Huntsville’s newest park is set to open its doors in 2022 — and by park, we mean amphitheater!
Ryan Murphy, President of Huntsville Venue Group and the mastermind behind the amphitheater, met with http://www.huntsvillemusic.com to fill us in on the big things ahead for Huntsville’s amphitheater. It’s a project that’s been two years in the making and which, as of October 2020, has been officially green-lit by Huntsville city.
“It’s going to look like nothing you’ve seen before,” Ryan promises, his excitement contagious.
Check out https://huntsvillemusic.com/huntsville-amphitheater-park/ for the full article!
Wanda Band is the latest Huntsville band you need to know!
Wanda Wesolowski, front-woman of eponymously named Wanda band, is the queer girl-next-door you wish you had, and the latest musical artist to have Huntsville’s ears perking up.
At just 25 years old, the 256 native has recently dominated the Huntsville music scene with the release of her debut album, One-Hit Wanda, a self-explanatory double entendre. She and her band – comprised of guitarist Jasen Tehan, keyboardist Bransen Edwards, drummer Nick Recio, and bassist Andrew Sharpe – got together in 2019, though Wanda has been gigging around Huntsville solo for the last ten years.
She got her start playing wherever she could – Bridge Street Town Centre, Diaper Drives, Panoply – and was well-received by her hometown.
So what made her form the Wanda band instead of just continuing on as Wanda?
Click the link below to find out!
https://huntsvillemusic.com/wanda-band-debut-album/
91 Movies and TV Shows to Stream for Black History Month
To make Black History Month a bit more nourishing for everyone stuck at home, Fast Company has scoured the streaming services for a bounty of entertaining and often enlightening films and TV shows that showcase either Black stories or the talents of Black creators.
Have a look below at 91 movies and TV series to stream during this poignant Black History Month.
Fictional movies and shows rooted in history
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix
- Da Five Bloods on Netflix
- Mudbound on Netflix
- Roots on HBO Max
- Watchmen, on HBO Max, is a cultural powerhouse that audaciously grounds the classic graphic novel in a new, racially relevant context. It also provided a prescient history lesson on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre nine months before a planned Trump rally brought it to the forefront of the national conversation.
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on HBO Max
Biopics based on Black stories
- Fruitvale Station on Netflix
- When They See Us, on Netflix, is Ava DuVernay’s powerful, comprehensive 2019 miniseries about the Central Park 5.
- Self-Made: Madam CJ Walker on Netflix
- Loving, on Netflix, is an Oscar-nominated dramatization of the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Loving v. Virginia, that invalidated state laws forbidding interracial marriage.
- Dolemite Is My Name on Netflix
- Hard Lessons on Netflix
- Detroit on Hulu
- Nina on Hulu
- Judas and the Black Messiah on HBO Max, due on February 12, tells the incredible true story of Fred Hampton (played by Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya), a Black Panther leader murdered by police, and the informant (played by Lakeith Stanfield) who helped them do it.
- Just Mercy on HBO Max
- The Hurricane on HBO Max
- Malcolm X on HBO Max
- Barry, on Netflix, is not HBO’s thespian hitman series but rather a film about the adventures of a collegiate Barack Obama.
- Harriet on HBO Max
- Get On Up on HBO Max
- Ray on HBO Max
- Confirmation on HBO Max
- Bessie on HBO Max
Documentaries that tell Black stories
- Time on Amazon Prime
- I Am Not Your Negro on Netflix
- What Happened, Miss Simone? on Netflix
- Becoming, on Netflix, takes Michelle Obama’s bestselling memoir from page to screen.
- LA 92 on Netflix and Burn Motherf**ker, Burn! on Amazon Prime both document the 1992 uprisings in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict that year.
- The Last Dance on Netflix
- Whitney: Can I Be Me on Amazon Prime
- Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child on Amazon Prime
- Mr. Dynamite: The Rise and Fall of James Brown on Amazon Prime
- Whose Streets, on Netflix, documents the efforts of Black Lives Matter activists to bring national attention to the police killing of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
- The Trials of Muhammad Ali on Amazon Prime
- Anita: Speaking Truth to Power on Amazon Prime
- All In: The Fight for Democracy, on Amazon Prime, chronicles Stacey Abrams’s fight against voter suppression in her native Georgia, a fight that culminated in Georgia going blue in the 2020 election.
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday on Hulu starting February 26
- Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami on Hulu
- Time: The Kalief Browder Story on Netflix
- Being Serena on HBO Max
Original movies and series from Black creators
- I May Destroy You, on HBO Max, is a belated breakthrough for creator/star Michaela Coel, who is also behind the underrated gem Chewing Gum, which is also coming to HBO Max on February 1.
- Moonlight on Netflix
- His House on Netflix
- Soul Food on Amazon
- Chi-Raq on Amazon
- Selah and the Spades on Amazon
- Middle of Nowhere, on Netflix as of February 11, is Ava DuVernay’s 2012 film about a woman dropping out of medical school to help her incarcerated husband.
- Sylvie’s Love on Amazon
- Sorry to Bother You on Hulu is a constantly surprising surrealist critique of capitalism, from Boots Riley in his directorial debut.
- Eve’s Bayou on Hulu
- If Beale Street Could Talk on Hulu
- Clemency on Hulu
- Insecure on HBO Max
- Lovecraft Country on HBO Max
- The Book of Eli on HBO Max
- Us on HBO Max
- Drumline on HBO Max
- Atlanta on Hulu
- The Forty Year-Old Version on Netflix
- Dear White People on Netflix
Topical standup and sketch comedy
Chris Rock: Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut on Netflix
Astronomy Club, on Netflix: Canceled before it got its due, this slept-on sketch series masterfully skewered the kinds of Hollywood depictions of Black stories that did not make this list.
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal on Netflix
Dave Chappelle: 8:46 on Netflix
Key & Peele, on Hulu, finds Jordan Peele melding comedy and horror with partner in crime Keegan-Michael Key, developing the singular point of view on American racism that now animates his films.
Classic sitcoms, old and new
Sister, Sister on Netflix
The Parkers on Netflix
Moesha on Netflix
A Different World on Amazon Prime
The Bernie Mac Show on Amazon Prime
Black-ish on Hulu
Living Single on Hulu
Family Matters on Hulu
The Carmichael Show on Hulu
The Wayans Bros on HBO Max
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on HBO Max
Other movies and shows that tell Black stories
- The Princess and the Frog, on Netflix, marks the introduction of Disney’s first-ever Black princess.
- Pose, on Netflix, is the acclaimed series about ballroom culture in the 1980s, with a cast that actually reflects the Black trans originators who created it, while Legendary, on HBO Max, is a reality competition series that reveals how the culture flourishes to this day.
- American Son on Netflix
- Coming to America, on Amazon Prime, not to be confused with the sequel, Coming 2 America, due on Prime in March.
- Fast Color on Amazon Prime
- Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History on Netflix
- Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices on Netflix (Common)
- The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle on Amazon Prime
- Black Earth Rising on Netflix is a U.K.-set series about the prosecution of an African militia leader in the International Criminal Court. It’s another acting showcase for Michaela Coel, which originally arrived in between the two series she created herself.
- Black Boy Joy on HBO Max
- Purple Rain on HBO Max
Gwen Stefani and Ex Gavin Rossdale’s Annulment Granted by Catholic Church
Gwen Stefani‘s annulment from ex-husband Gavin Rossdale was “finally granted” by the Catholic church, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
“Gwen was told the decision was made by the Vatican tribunal,” the insider says five years after the pair called it quits in August 2015. “She will be receiving the notification in writing in the next few weeks, but it’s official.”
The annulment previously served as a barrier between Stefani, 51, and fiancé Blake Shelton tying the knot in a church.
“It was a huge relief for Gwen because she wanted to get married by her priest and have the marriage recognized by the Catholic church,” the source says.
The Weeknd Still Not Being Asked to Participate in Grammys 2021, Interim Chief Confirms
The 2021 Grammys were postponed from January 31, 2021 to March 14, 2021, and the interim Grammy chief Harvey Mason Jr. has given an interview about the move.
The change was made due to rising Coronavirus cases in the United States and specifically, in the Los Angeles area.
“Doing it on January 31st, with the numbers and what was happening in L.A., just didn’t feel like the right move,” he said to Variety.
If you don’t remember, The Weeknd, who had one of the biggest albums of the year with Blinding Lights, was shut out of the nominations. At the time, The Weeknd called out the Grammys as corrupt. He also claimed the Grammys and him had been planning a performance for weeks at the time of the snub.
Now, Harvey was asked if The Weeknd would be more involved in the show now after all this controversy. He responded, “Not that I’m aware of.”
Zayn Malik Drops New Song ‘Vibez,’ Announces Release Date for Next Album [VIDEO]
Former One Direction member, Zayn Malik has released a new song!
The 27-year-old singer just dropped his new song titled “Vibez.”
“Don’t keep me waiting / I’ve been waiting all night to get closer / And you already know I got it for you,” Zayn sings in the chorus. “You know the vibes, know the vibes, put it on ya / If it movin’ too fast, we go slower / Baby, lose it from me, mediocre / You got the vibes, got the vibes.”
Along with dropping the new song, Zayn announced that his upcoming third solo album, titled Nobody is Listening, will be released next Friday, January 15.
“Vibez” is now the second song Zayn has released since welcoming his baby girl with Gigi Hadid. He dropped his song “Better” just days after the 25-year-old model gave birth in September.
Halsey Launches New Makeup Brand Called about-face [VIDEO]
Another one of Halsey’s secrets is out! The singer is launching a makeup brand, called about-face.
Halsey announced on social media Monday that the cosmetics line is now available for pre-order.
“many of you may already know that i have done my own makeup for concerts, red carpets, magazine covers, and music videos alike for a long time,” she writes. “it is one of my greatest loves, but i have always stood firm in the belief that makeup is about feeling cool — not looking perfect.”
“i have worked tirelessly on this for years with an incredible team and i hope you feel my DNA all over it,” Halsey adds. “PLUS it’s vegan and cruelty free 🙂 …HAVE FUN!”
The line includes three distinct series: Light Lock, Matte and Shadowstick. The high-shine Light Lock products include a liquid highlighter, powder and lip gloss. The Matte series includes lip color, eye paint and a lip pencil, while Shadowsticks are cream eyeshadow crayons that come in pearly pastels and matte velvets.
The products range from $17 to $32. They’ll officially become available on Aboutface.com on January 25.
By Andrea Tuccillo