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Esha Tewari is taking the next big step in her career. The rising singer-songwriter has officially signed with Warner Music in collaboration with Atlantic Records, setting the stage for a massive year ahead.
The deal, announced today (Jan. 30), marks a pivotal moment for Tewari, who built an impressive following through TikTok and streaming platforms.
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“I am super excited to welcome Esha Tewari to the Warner Music family and to be working with Atlantic Records to take her music to a global audience,” Rosen said. “Esha is an incredible talent with a unique ability to connect with her fans through her songs, and I can’t wait to work with her to amplify her music and her authentic storytelling to every corner of the world.”
For Tewari, the decision to sign with Warner wasn’t just about major-label backing—it was about finding a team that aligned with her fiercely independent vision.
“I’m so excited to be a part of the Warner Music family,” Tewari comments in a statement. “From LA to New York, we met with executives who spoke about an evolving label system that now gives artists more ownership and control. Warner stood out as their actions matched their words.”
She continues, “Especially this early in my career, the deal I have done with Warner Music gives me the ability to remain hands-on with the whole creative vision, and allows me to remain the leader of my now expanded team.”
Tewari first started making waves in February 2024 by posting covers and original songs on TikTok, quickly amassing a loyal fanbase she calls “Tewarians.”
Her independently released single “Beautiful Boy” went viral, catapulting her to over 601,000 monthly Spotify listeners, 217,000 Instagram followers, and 172,000 TikTok followers.
Her success continued with the release of two EPs—i can and Better Off—which helped establish her indie-folk sound. Now, she’s gearing up for her third EP, led by the heartfelt new single “You Were Mine,” which has already racked up 17,000 TikTok creations using the original sound.
With her career gaining momentum, Tewari is preparing for a North American tour in mid-2025, but first, she’s returning to Australian stages this April and May for her second national headline tour.
If the demand is anything to go by, she’s becoming a serious live force—Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth have already sold out, prompting a second show in Perth, while Adelaide is nearing capacity. It follows her completely sold-out Australian tour in November 2024.
Famed Beatles drummer and one-time Pizza Hut spokesperson Ringo Starr has admitted he’s never eaten pizza before.
The veteran musician made the somewhat surprising confession while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote his 21st studio album, Look Up. As part of his chat, Kimmel asked Starr to set some rumors about himself straight. First on the list was the claim that Starr had never eaten pizza.
“I’ve never had a pizza,” Starr confirmed, as the audience expressed their shock at the news. “Or a curry.”
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“I’m allergic to several items,” Starr continued. “With pizza, you don’t know what you’re putting in it half the time. Or the curry. So I’m strict with myself since it makes me ill immediately.”
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“I used to think you had the greatest life, and now I realize mine is better,” Kimmel joked in response. Added Starr: “Yours is better because you’ve had a pizza.”
Starr’s need to abstain from pizza also goes hand-in-hand with his longtime vegetarianism, but is made all the more surprising given his role as a one-time spokesperson for noted restaurant chain Pizza Hut.
Appearing in a 1995 ad campaign for the chain, Starr promoted Pizza Hut’s newly-introduced stuffed crust as part of a 30-second spot which saw him teasing a reunion from The Beatles. The ad’s punchline sees Starr joined by members of The Monkees instead (“Wrong lads,” he quips), with all four musicians appearing to bite a piece of pizza crust-first. We now know, however, that Starr doesn’t actually follow suit.
The former Beatle’s latest record arrived on Jan. 10 as his first full-length release since 2019’s What’s My Name. Bolstered by guest appearances from Alison Krauss, Molly Tuttle, Lucius, Larkin Poe, and Billy Strings, the country record has so far been a commercial success. Look Up debuted on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales chart at No. 7, charted in the top ten of Indie Store Album Sales (No. 2) and Top Rock Albums (No. 7), and also gave Starr a career-best peak of No. 27 on the Top Country Albums.
“I did love country music before I was in (The Beatles),” Starr recently told Billboard. “We got plenty of it in Liverpool, because the lads who were in the merchant navy would bring not only rock and roll over, but country — and when country bands went on tour in England, they always played Liverpool.”
Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher has offered up his thoughts on an unexpected cover of “Wonderwall” from British heavy outfit Bring Me the Horizon.
The U.K. quartet unveiled their cover of the song on Wednesday (Jan. 29) as part of the Spotify Singles series. Accompanied by a remix of their 2024 track “Youtopia”, their cover sees the Britpop anthem’s acoustic guitars swapped for electrics, with pounding drums reinterpreting the breezy percussion of Alan White.
Furthermore, the artwork for the single also sees the band recreating Oasis’ appearance in the accompanying music video, while its announcement on social media featured the band referencing the song’s viral fame and ubiquity by simply writing, “Anyway, here’s ‘Wonderwall’”.
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While the cover has already received acclaim from Bring Me the Horizon’s fanbase, social media discourse soon turned to Gallagher, whose somewhat unpredictable and outspoken behavior has seen him share harsh opinions on anything he doesn’t care for. This time, however, the subversive Gallagher has once again surprised his fans with a positive reaction to the track.
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“I fucking LOVE it,” Gallagher wrote in response to one post about the song. Another fan suggested that “Liam will be so pissed off over this”, only for the vocalist to respond my replying “I’m not it’s absolutely incredible made my day I’m of out on my skateboard fuck y’all”.
Originally released in 1995 as the fourth single from Oasis’ second album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, “Wonderwall” swiftly became the signature song for the group. Peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 as their highest-charting song to date, it was also nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Rock Song at the 1997 Grammy Awards.
Oasis once again returned to the public consciousness in 2024 when they announced a highly-anticipated reunion tour for 2024. Launching in Wales on July 4, the tour will travel to the U.S. in August and September, with dates scheduled in Chicago, IL; East Rutherford, NJ; and Los Angeles, CA.
While the tour has received widespread attention for the now-repaired relationship between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, it also made headlines thanks to controversy regarding the use of dynamic pricing in the ticketing process. Earlier this month, it was announced that the U.K. government will launch a probe into the secondary ticket market in response to public outrage.
Recently, Bring Me the Horizon were announced as one of the headliners for the U.K.’s Reading & Leeds Festival in August, with Tracis Scott, Chappell Roan, and Hozier also set to headline the event.
Nick Cave has already sorted the soundtrack for his funeral, with Kanye West apparently set to accompany the somber scene.
Cave’s musical request was made via his Red Hand Files website in which he responds to letters from fans. One letter, from Helen in the U.K., reflected on Cave’s choices for his recent appearance on BBC Radio’s Desert Island Discs segment, in which listeners choose the songs to accompany them on a desert island. Cave’s eight songs included cuts from Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, T. Rex, Nina Simone, John Lee Hooker, Karen Dalton, Tim Rose, Kanye West, and The Saints.
Helen’s letter went on to ask Cave about how he deals with hypothetical questions related to loss and guilt, while another inquiry from Damian in the U.S. asked about the song he would like to be played at his funeral.
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Following a lengthy rumination on his own experiences with grief, Cave closed his response by answering Damian’s question with a track from 2013’s Yeezus album: “Please, ‘I Am A God’ by Kanye West”.
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It’s not the first time that Cave had professed his love of West, with another Red Hand Files response from January 2020 seeing West described as “our greatest artist” by the Australian musician.
“Making art is a form of madness – we slip deep within our own singular vision and become lost to it,” Cave wrote at the time. “There is no musician on Earth that is as committed to their own derangement as Kanye, and in this respect, at this point in time, he is our greatest artist.”
Months after that praise, a fan named Vassilis inquired via Cave’s site about whether West’s 2021 album Donda had been “delayed because you both took the last-minute decision to include a track you have been working on together”. Cave’s response was much shorter and succinct than his typical responses: “Dear Vassilis, No. Love, Nick.”
Kelly Clarkson and Billie Eilish are musical “Birds of a Feather.” On her latest Kellyoke installment, Clarkson performed Eilish’s standout Hit Me Hard and Soft track, “Birds of a Feather.” Dressed in a berry-toned jumpsuit, the American Idol winner started off slow in the verses before she effortlessly belted the chorus. “Birds of a feather, […]
Taylor Swift is Travis Kelce’s biggest fan. After Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs claimed their victory over the Buffalo Bills to head to next month’s Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, the tight end celebrated on the field after winning the AFC Championship alongside Swift and his mother, Donna Kelce. In […]
A star has been born at Madame Tussauds London, where a new Lady Gaga wax figure will be available for fans to see starting next month. The figure’s look is inspired by Gaga’s outfit at the 2022 Grammy Awards, paying homage to this year’s ceremony, where her Hot 100 chart-topping Bruno Mars collaboration, “Die With […]
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J. Cole is serious about this blogging thing. Last night, Cole blogged up a short post addressing fan speculation that his new The Algorithm blog means that his long-awaited album The Fall-Off is finally close to being released. “Ib told me some people was thinking this blog meant an album was about to drop,” he […]
The 2025 Grammy Awards are just around the corner, which means a new hit will be crowned record of the year. This year’s star-studded nominees include The Beatles’ “Now And Then,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Charli xcx’s “360,” Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” Chappell Roan’s “Good […]
