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  • Olivia Rodrigo announces sophomore album ‘GUTS’ is coming in September

    By Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES: Buckle up for a sad girl fall. Olivia Rodrigo — the Grammy-winner best known for her 2021 smash single “drivers license” — will release her highly-anticipated sophomore album in September.

    The singer-actor is reteaming with her close collaborator Dan Nigro for “GUTS,” which will be released Sept. 8, Geffen Records announced Tuesday. “SOUR,” her first album, was a multiplatinum debut that won Rodrigo three Grammy Awards.

    “For me, this album is about growing pains and trying to figure out who I am at this point in my life,” Rodrigo said in a press release. “I feel like I grew 10 years between the ages of 18 and 20—it was such an intense period of awkwardness and change. I think that’s all just a natural part of growth, and hopefully the album reflects that.”

    The first track from Rodrigo’s second album, “GUTS”, “vampire,” will be released on Friday, June 30.

    In January 2021, Rodrigo released “drivers license”, a pop power ballad that took the world by storm, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 100, where it stayed for eight weeks. The song became the first in history to hit 80 million streams in seven days on Spotify, and even earned her a viral “Saturday Night Live” parody sketch starring Bridgerton actor Regé-Jean Page.

    She was nominated for seven Grammy Awards — including nominations in all four of the major categories, becoming the first Filipina to do so — and took home three, including best new artist, best pop vocal album and best pop solo performance for “drivers license.”

    Nigro, formerly of the band As Tall As Lions, has produced records with stars like Carly Rae Jepsen and Sky Ferreira.

    LOS ANGELES: Buckle up for a sad girl fall. Olivia Rodrigo — the Grammy-winner best known for her 2021 smash single “drivers license” — will release her highly-anticipated sophomore album in September.

    The singer-actor is reteaming with her close collaborator Dan Nigro for “GUTS,” which will be released Sept. 8, Geffen Records announced Tuesday. “SOUR,” her first album, was a multiplatinum debut that won Rodrigo three Grammy Awards.

    “For me, this album is about growing pains and trying to figure out who I am at this point in my life,” Rodrigo said in a press release. “I feel like I grew 10 years between the ages of 18 and 20—it was such an intense period of awkwardness and change. I think that’s all just a natural part of growth, and hopefully the album reflects that.”googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    The first track from Rodrigo’s second album, “GUTS”, “vampire,” will be released on Friday, June 30.

    In January 2021, Rodrigo released “drivers license”, a pop power ballad that took the world by storm, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 100, where it stayed for eight weeks. The song became the first in history to hit 80 million streams in seven days on Spotify, and even earned her a viral “Saturday Night Live” parody sketch starring Bridgerton actor Regé-Jean Page.

    She was nominated for seven Grammy Awards — including nominations in all four of the major categories, becoming the first Filipina to do so — and took home three, including best new artist, best pop vocal album and best pop solo performance for “drivers license.”

    Nigro, formerly of the band As Tall As Lions, has produced records with stars like Carly Rae Jepsen and Sky Ferreira.

  • Kanye West announces ‘Donda 2’ album release date

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: The Grammy winner is all set to release his first sequel album for recent hit ‘Donda’ on February 22, 2022.

    The 44-year-old rapper confirmed the news on his Instagram handle by sharing a photo of his Chicago home on fire, the same home he rebuilt for one of his Donda listening parties in 2021.

    “DONDA2 COMING 2 22 22 EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY FUTURE,” he captioned the post.

    ‘Donda 2,’ which marks West’s 11th album, is executive produced by Future.

    The original album ‘Donda’ was named after West’s mother, who died in 2002. The album arrived last August, two years after his previous album, Jesus Is King. Jay-Z, The Weeknd, Jay Electronica, Travis Scott, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Kid Cudi, Pop Smoke and more appeared on the album.

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    During his third listening party in Chicago, West brought out controversial artists Marilyn Manson and DaBaby, both of whom were featured on the album, and stood on the steps of his rebuilt childhood home.

    As per The Hollywood Reporter, ‘Donda’ is nominated for several Grammys, including album of the year and rap album of the year, while ‘Hurricane’ and ‘Jail’ are up for best melodic rap performance and best rap song, respectively.

    Ahead of the release of ‘Donda 2,’ a documentary about the musician premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, before it hits Netflix on February 16. The documentary will showcase West’s rise in music, from young producer and wannabe rapper to Grammy winner and global superstar.

    The documentary also covers the 2007 death of West’s mother, the rapper’s mental health struggles and his failed presidential bid in 2020, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.