Paris Jackson sounds nothing like dad Michael on new album ‘Wilted’
You gotta hand it to Paris Jackson — the 22-year-old heiress to the King of Pop’s throne.
There is not one single Michael-esque moment on her debut album, “Wilted,” which arrives on Friday as if out of nowhere.
It’s like she never once heard “Billie Jean,” “Beat It” or “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough” in her life, let alone grew up in Neverland. Nor will you hear any hints of Auntie Janet or any of that Motown stuff her uncles grew up singing on Saturday morning cartoons.
There is a dreamy wooziness, a sultry touchiness, a haunting moodiness to “Wilted” that is part Lana Del Rey, part Norah Jones, part “Folkore”-era Taylor Swift.
Her record sounds nothing like you’d expect, partly because if you don’t even know it’s coming, there’s nothing to expect.
Let’s be clear: This album is not any kind of game-changer. But it is a revelation in its own way, coming from a young woman who has spent most of her life carefully choosing what she would reveal and how.
Jackson co-wrote nine of the 11 tracks — the other two she wrote by herself — with Andy Hull, leader of the indie-rock band Manchester Orchestra, who also produced much of the album.
And with its hushed, confessional intimacy, this is about as indie-sounding as you could get from an album on Republic Records — also home to the likes of Ariana Grande, Drake and The Weeknd. But the low-key vibe works in Jackson’s favor, because you completely forget about her famous kinfolk.
Instead, you just lose yourself in the soothing, alt-folk atmosphere of tunes such as “Cosmic,” first single “Let Down” and the Damien Rice-esque “Eyelids,” which sometimes melt into each other without you even noticing one track ended.
As for Jackson’s voice, it’s airy and alluring — definitely more Janet than Michael on the power scale — but it’s used more to ooze through the mix rather than to make some kind of big pop-star statement.
via: https://nypost.com/2020/11/13/paris-jackson-sounds-nothing-like-dad-michael-on-new-album-wilted/
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Cardi B Addresses Backlash Over New Reebok Collaboration
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Fans have been hype about Cardi B‘s shoe collaboration with Reebok ever since it was announced. But after she released promotional images dressed as the Hindu goddess Durga, some people were immediately disturbed and started calling Cardi B out for “mocking” their culture. Amid mounting backlash, Cardi B took to Instagram to apologize for the blunder, saying she didn’t mean any harm.
Cardi B channeled Durga in a promotional image for her Reebok collaboration
Ahead of the Nov. 13 release of her collection, Cardi B posed for the cover of Footwear News, where she dressed as Durga. The Daily Mail says Durga is “a warrior woman with eight hands” carrying a variety of weapons. But instead of weapons, Cardi B held one of her shoes.
Footwear News explained the shoot on Instagram, writing: “[Cardi B] pays homage to Durga, the Hindu goddess, whose symbols of protection and inner strength resonate as much in modern times as they have through the centuries. Like Durga, Cardi B is a dominant female voice at a critical time.” But people still weren’t happy with the concept. https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=cheatsheet&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-1&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1326219206531178497&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cheatsheet.com%2Fentertainment%2Fcardi-b-speaks-out-after-backlash-over-new-reebok-collaboration.html%2F&siteScreenName=cheatsheet&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=500px
Looking like a literal goddess, #CardiB serves as our November cover star. The rapper gets candid with FN about her future in the fashion industry, her upcoming @Reebok collab and her relentless need to win in the exclusive interview. https://t.co/gSpMMKEz4U— Footwear News (@FootwearNews) November 10, 2020
The backlash to Cardi B’s photo was intense
Taking to the comment section on Footwear News’s Instagram page, one person wrote, “Not Western media culturally appropriating Hindu Religion…again.”
A second social media user wrote in part, “Oh wow cultural appropriation in the interest of selling footwear. Gonna go out on a limb and say you guys really missed the mark here. The caption makes it worse, if thats possible. Paying homage by depicting a religious icon holding a sneaker. yup, what a great way to honor a goddess.”
“We as hindus don’t even go inside temples with shoes on and you here have depicted a DEVI WITH SHOES IN HER HAND! It’s so disrespectful,” read another comment. “Also, it’s just another example of how western companies look down on asian countries and their culture just for commercialization. This is literally DISRESPECTFUL.”
“Wtf are you thinking,” another comment said in part.
Other social media users agreed that it was off-putting but argued that Cardi B would never intentionally try to disrespect anyone. “You cannot expect everyone to know everything,” one fan added.
Amid mounting criticism, Cardi B apologized for the photo
As backlash continued to roll in, Cardi B went on Instagram early on the morning of Nov. 11 to apologize.
“When I did the Reebok shoot, the creatives told me I was going to represent a Goddess, that she represents strength, femininity, and liberation, and that’s something I love and I’m all about,” she began. “And I thought it was dope, but if people think I’m offending their culture or their religion I want to say I’m sorry. That was not my intent. I do not like disrespecting nobody’s religion; I wouldn’t like it if someone offended my religion.”
“When people dress as Virgin Mary and Jesus, as long as they do it in a beautiful, graceful way, I wouldn’t feel a type of way. But I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful; maybe I should have done my research. I’m sorry, I can’t change the past but I’m gonna do more research for the future,” she concluded.
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Juice WRLD’s Posthumous ‘Smile’ Collaboration With The Weeknd Is Here
There hasn’t been much to smile about in 2020, though a new collaboration between the late Juice WRLD and The Weeknd might change that.
The Weeknd teased “Smile” earlier this week, a special tag-team with the rising hip-hop star Juice WRLD, who died last December from an accidental overdose, aged just 21.
At the stroke of midnight, the song dropped in full across all digital music platforms.
On it, Juice raps: “Devil on my shoulder tellin’ me I’ll die soon/ I don’t really want that to impact you/ But I don’t know, maybe I’m just paranoid/ I just want the best for you, I just want what’s left of you.”
As “Smile” arrived, The Weeknd tweeted: “Wish we could celebrate together.”
Juice’s Legends Never Die posthumous album release made a huge debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart last month, scoring the largest week of 2020 for any LP.
The song is the first new music from The Weeknd since the Canadian R&B artist’s chart-topping After Hours album was released earlier this year.
Article via Billboard