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Anderson .Paak is kicking off a creative collaboration in partnership with GOAL Projects, the new initiative from global soccer media brand GOAL. Under the Anderson .Paak x GOAL Projects banner, the Grammy-winning artist has co-designed a soccer kit in support of the girls’ youth soccer team from his hometown of Oxnard, Calif. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Proceeds from the kit — comprised of a limited-edition soccer jersey, T-shirt and ball — will benefit the nonprofit Brandon Anderson Foundation and the Oxnard Eagles girls’ soccer team. Founded by farmworker Victor Garcia, the Oxnard Eagles is a nine-team community club serving more than 100 youth from immigrant and working-class families. GOAL Projects is also partners with global collective Common Goal which, according to the press announcement, uses “the power of football to drive social change, ensuring continued support for the Oxnard Eagles as well as other grassroots teams.” “Man, you have an opportunity to uplift kids in the same streets where I made my way, you give me a call,” .Paak tells Billboard. “When GOAL came to me with this idea, I was all in. It wasn’t just about a jersey; it was about connecting music and soccer — two things that bring people together everywhere. And the fact that every jersey helps out the Oxnard Eagles, these amazing young girls from my hometown? That’s the part that made it a no-brainer. It’s bigger than sport. It’s about community and giving these kids the chance to shine.” Further discussing the burgeoning intersection between music and sports, .Paak adds, “Growing up, I thought I was gonna be in the NBA, then finally music hit. Sports and music are the same energy, man. They’re passion, rhythm and discipline — but also joy and culture. Soccer especially: It’s global, it’s in every neighborhood just like music. So when I got to co-design a kit that brings my fans into that world and also supports the next generation of athletes, that’s exactly the type of intersection I want to live at.” Anderson .Paak Courtesy of GOAL Projects Of teaming with .Paak for GOAL Project’s first collaboration, GOAL’s head of culture and lifestyle Jake Cohen said in a statement, “Anderson was the perfect partner to kick things off — he loves doing projects that give back and connect with the community. GOAL Projects is all about bringing sports, music, art and culture together. We want to break down the barriers to soccer and make sure every kid has a shot to play, and this is just the start. We’ve got more projects coming that will inspire and connect soccer fans and players everywhere.” The Anderson .Paak x GOAL Projects collection is available now online in unisex adult sizes at  Goalprojects.goal.com. The collection’s in-person release will take place at the .Paak House Festival held Oct. 11 on the campus of California State University Channel Islands. Hosted by the Brandon Anderson Foundation, the family-friendly festival will once again feature live performances by special guests and rising artists. Past performers include Mario, Raphael Saadiq and Smokey Robinson. Tickets for the .Paak House Festival are also available now via .Paak House’s website. “.Paak House has always been about giving my community a VIP experience, showing kids and families that they deserve the same love and spotlight as anybody else,” says .Paak. “So having the jersey release tied to and available for purchase at .Paak House makes perfect sense. You’ll see the music, the food, the art, the culture — all the stuff that shaped me  — and now we’re adding the global game of soccer into the mix. It’s about creating spaces where people can come together, celebrate and feel supported. That’s the same energy behind this GOAL collab.” Source link

With the marathon 162-game regular season winding down this weekend, playoff baseball is in the air. Ahead of the 2025 MLB Playoffs, Major League Baseball launched its “October Hits Different” campaign on Thursday (Sept. 25). Explore See latest videos, charts and news The MLB recruited Grammy-winning multi-hyphenate Pharrell Williams and the choir group Voices of Fire star in the campaign trailer, setting the stage for the drama that is sure to unfold with playoff baseball. Pharrell leads a performance featuring Voices of Fire and a 25-person live orchestra comprised of University of Miami students from the infield grass of an MLB ballpark. “Time to let these maestros of the diamond shine,” P narrates the clip, which features highlights from superstars like Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh and Kyle Schwarber. “Virginia taught me the power of music and community,” Pharrell said in a statement. “Bringing Voices of Fire to the Postseason stage shows how those same forces of unity can come alive through sport.” The campaign is powered by Voices of Fire’s “Are You Ready?,” which is produced by Pharrell. As the MLB heads into its final weekend of the regular season, there are plenty of playoff spots still up in the air, which should make for a thrilling next few days. When those postseason matchups are finally set, the Wildcard round will begin on Sept. 3, which will continue until game one of the Fall Classic on Oct. 24. Ultimately, when the dust settles, only one team will reign supreme to lift the 121st World Series trophy. “With October Hits Different, we wanted to capture the spectacle of the Postseason through music that feels just as monumental,” said Uzma Rawn Dowler, who serves as MLB’s CMO and SVP of global corporate partnerships. “The anthem ‘Are You Ready?’ by Voices of Fire, produced in collaboration with Pharrell and backed by a live orchestra, reflects the passion and intensity of the journey to the World Series and embodies the excitement of October baseball.” Gear up for the playoffs and watch the “October Hits Different” video below. Source link

Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil recently revealed that he suffered a stroke in his sleep on Christmas night and woke up the next day unable to get out of bed. But after telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the medical incident that delayed the metal band’s Las Vegas residency at Sin City’s Dolby Live at Park MGM by seven months, Neil, 64, has said that it was actually a series of strokes that laid him low. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Speaking to SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk on Wednesday (Sept. 24), Neil said he’s had, “four strokes throughout the years. Two of ’em I didn’t even know I had. One of ’em was a mini stroke that happened and I just lost feeling in my hand. And that was it. And I got over that pretty quickly. But then this last one, it was a big one.” When Trunk asked how doctors could tell that Neil had had previous strokes, the singer explained, “because they could see it in your brain. It’s scarred right around the same spot. I had four scars in my brain, and the neurologist said those are all strokes.” What Neil said he’s learned is that you can have a small stroke and not even realize it. According to the Cleveland Clinic, a stroke happens when a “blood clot or vessel prevents blood from getting to your brain.” Strokes are the second leading cause of death worldwide and the fifth most common in the U.S. Some of the most common symptoms of a stroke include aphasia (trouble speaking or loss of speech), blurry/double vision, confusion, coma, dizziness/loss of coordination, memory loss, mood swings and headaches. When the band pushed back the Sin City residency originally slated to run from March 28-April 19 until September, they said it was because Neil needed a “medical procedure,” without any further explanation. According to a transcript of the Trunk Nation interview, Neil said that he went to sleep on Christmas night and then woke up and couldn’t get out of bed. “I’m, like, ‘What’s going on?’ And my left leg wouldn’t work, and my left arm wouldn’t work. So I had to get help out of bed. I couldn’t push myself up to get myself comfortable in bed. And I had to have help,” he said. “And slowly but surely, the sensation came back in my legs. And I had to learn to walk again. I went from a wheelchair to a walker to a cane to — I can walk now, but for five months it was just off and on, not knowing what’s gonna happen. And the doctor said that I probably wouldn’t be on stage again. And I was, like, ‘No, man. I can’t do that.’ And so I just tried. I worked my butt off to get back in shape to go on stage. And I was really sad to have to cancel those shows, but I just wasn’t ready yet. I wasn’t ready to be back on stage yet. It was really sad, but it’s really worth it now, ’cause I can get on stage and sing and all that good stuff.” Neil — whose father died of a stroke in March 2021 — said doctors told him that he had a blood clot in his leg that ran up to his brain, with a neurologist showing him an x-ray revealing the scars on his brain from the stroke. His post-stroke regimen now includes “lots of physical therapy” with a therapist who comes to his house every day. The Crüe will be back on stage at Dolby Live in Las Vegas on Friday (Sept. 26) and Saturday night (Sept. 27). Watch Neil discuss his strokes with Trunk below. Source link

For a band that was occasionally dismissed as a joke or a fad when it began confusing mainstream listeners with their idiosyncratic art-punk more than a half century ago, Devo is sure having a big 2025. Explore See latest videos, charts and news After playing Radio City Music Hall for SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert in February, talks began with The B-52s — another conceptual, quirky band who was featured on the NBC special — for a co-headlining tour. That trek, the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour with opener Lene Lovich, kicked off Wednesday (Sept. 24) night in Toronto, and follows the Netflix premiere of the new documentary Devo, helmed by Chris Smith (director of the 1999 cult classic American Movie and the 2023 Netflix doc Wham!). Beyond its 2025 tour, it was recently announced that Devo will play both weekends of Coachella in 2026. “We’re going to be playing to some pretty big crowds,” muses Devo co-founder Gerald Casale. In a nod to the title of Devo’s subversive, nine-minute art film In the Beginning Was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution (1976), I’ll start this article at the end of my interview with Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh and Mark Mothersbaugh, before moving on to the meat-and-spuds Q&A. Prior to signing off the Zoom call, Casale called attention to a poster of the 1920 horror classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on my wall. “The story goes (the director) got in trouble with the authorities for it, and he had to edit the whole thing so it seemed like a dream,” he shares of a film which depicts authority as evil, or at least insane. “When it was real, that was unacceptable.” Devo knows a thing or two about delivering uncompromising observations about human nature and unsettling predictions for our future under the guise of fantasy. Since the mid ‘70s, the Akron, Ohio rock band has explored conformity, capitalism and how it relates to what can sometimes seems like humanity’s race to the bottom – i.e., “de-evolution,” or Devo for short — alongside a colorful cast of characters while wearing matching suits, energy dome hats and plastic hairpieces. Here, Casale and the Mothersbaugh brothers offer their candid thoughts about the Netflix documentary, artificial intelligence, FCC censorship and their tour with the B-52s. Did you collaborate with Chris Smith on this documentary, or have any say in the final product? Gerald Casale: I personally had none. Mark Mothersbaugh: We let him do it, we kept arm’s length. That’s what a documentary is. Somebody putting together a story for you. Bob Mothersbaugh: [deadpan] Yeah, he gave us a list of answers that he wanted us to read. [Laughs.] Well, there are some documentaries where that’s not far from the truth — or at least docs where the subject and their team want approval on the final cut. Casale: He had so much material that he could have done a limited TV series rather than an hour-and-a-half movie. There’s so much vintage footage of you all in this documentary. Were there any parts you had little to no memory of? Casale: Unfortunately, I remember a lot. It’s possible that what I did see I hadn’t thought of in a while. M. Mothersbaugh: I don’t think, no. But you have to understand, Bob and I — General Boy [a character who appeared in many Devo films and videos], who was our father — he shot from the time we were baby infants. He shot film every couple of weeks, he’d shoot rolls of eight-millimeter, silent film back in those days. It was just little four-minute reels, so he collected all that stuff. Bob and I have both seen like four CD compilations of it. There is a lot of things that you go, “Everybody looked totally… look at the cars!” Stuff like that. But there was some interesting footage that Bob and I both remember. General Boy was obsessed with driving from Akron, Ohio, down to Mexico in a station wagon with Bob and I, our brother and our two sisters and mom and a dog. He would make these maps where he would draw out the whole trip and we’d drive as far as we could to somewhere in Mexico. Maybe we’d all get tired, and we just stopped the car, pitch a tent and sleep in the tent. Then get up the next day and start driving again on to Taxco or Mexico City, wherever we were heading. We had a lot of interesting experiences doing that. A lot of times, a music doc ends with an uplifting or sugarcoated finale, but this film acknowledges that the band fizzled a bit toward the end of its recording career — and, unfortunately, a lot of the cultural things you worried would happen did come to pass. What was your impression of the ending? Casale: Just that it kind of ended. That he’s trying to put us in a put us in a historical box, rather than take the opportunity to basically state the obvious — because you have this documentary of Devo now. That turns out we are relevant, that there is something still vital and substantive about Devo that has withstood the test of time and speaks to kids now. But that doesn’t come through in this documentary at all. It’s like a lock box and “the past.” M. Mothersbaugh: Well, I don’t know. I have a lot of people tell me that that they did see that, and that they did get that feeling from it. I certainly saw both. Like I said, there was a dourness to it, but there was also a sense that this band was ahead of its time and in that way remains as relevant as ever. Casale: You don’t really want to be ahead of your time. You know the cliché that pioneers get scalped? True. Fair. But looking back, it has to feel good to know you were ahead of the trend, that you saw things

In 2018, Cardi B aced just about every aspect of her first career album rollout. Invasion of Privacy was released to rave reviews, spawned another immediate smash in the J Balvin and Bad Bunny collab “I Like It,” debuted atop the Billboard 200 and eventually won a Grammy for best rap album. Her videos were iconic, as were her interviews, and the deep cuts on the album were just as rewarding as the big hits, all of which fit together perfectly. It was a borderline-perfect album era — one that, perhaps unsurprisingly, took her seven years to even attempt to follow up. Explore See latest videos, charts and news With this Rollout Report Card episode, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staffers Kyle Denis and Emily Fuentes as we look at everything surrounding Am I the Drama? — both in the seven years that separated it and Invasion, and now the three months since its actual announcement. We attempt to grade all aspects of the rollout, and whether or not the longest-anticipated album in recent pop or hip-hop memory (and Cardi’s tireless promotion of it) managed to live up to our expectations. As we hand out our letter grades for all the most important factors in Cardi’s Am I the Drama rollout — from the live performances and music videos to the new songs and overall “albuminess” — , we answer all the most pressing questions about the Drama: Did Cardi need a bigger budget for some of her music videos? Which of the album’s advance singles deserved a better reception than they got? Why didn’t we get any official live performances on this album cycle? Should Kelly Rowland have her own talk show? Is it possibly to have an album-y 23-track LP that ends with two half-decade-old singles? How do we feel about Lizzo doing 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up” karaoke? And perhaps most importantly: After seven years, does it feel like Cardi B is officially, properly back? Check it out above — along with a YouTube playlist of some of the most important moments from this fascinating album campaign, all of which are discussed in the podcast — and subscribe to the Greatest Pop Stars podcast on Apple Music or Spotify (or wherever you get your podcasts) for weekly discussions every Thursday about all things related to pop stardom! And as we say in every one of these GPS podcast posts — if you have the time and money to spare, please consider donating to any of these causes in the fight for trans rights: Transgender Law Center Trans Lifeline Destination Tomorrow Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on 5Calls.org. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

SiriusXM is launching a new, limited-run channel honoring Mariah Carey, Billboard can exclusively announce on Thursday (Sept. 25). Mariah Radio will run from Friday, Sept. 26 — the same day Mimi will release her 16th studio album, Here for It All — through Oct. 25 on the SiriusXM app, and in cars on channel 79 from Oct. 10 to 16. The channel will also take over SiriusXM FLY (channel 50) Friday to celebrate her new album. The Lambily can tune into Mariah Radio to hear Here for It All and MC take them through each new song and the making of the album with exclusive, behind-the-scenes stories. Mariah Carey Radio on SiriusXM SiriusXM Here for It All marks Mimi’s first album in seven years since her Billboard 200 No. 5 LP, 2018’s Caution. The upcoming 11-track album includes previously released singles “Type Dangerous” and “Sugar Sweet” featuring Shenseea and Kehlani, and more collaborations with Anderson .Paak (“Play This Song”) and The Clark Sisters (“Jesus I Do”). “Type Dangerous” won best R&B at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, where Carey also received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, and became her landmark 50th Hot 100 hit. Mariah Radio will also play her iconic hits such as “We Belong Together,” “Obsessed” and “Honey,” deep cuts from her previous 15 albums and special performances. Mimi will also share insights from her 35-year musical journey and on the artists who’ve influenced her. Musicians featured on the channel will include Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jordin Sparks, Patti LaBelle and many more. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced the super-packed lineup for its summer 2026 edition, with The Cure, Doja Cat, The xx, Addison Rae, PinkPantheress, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Skrillex and My Bloody Valentine slated to headline the event that will take place in Parc del Fòrum from June 4-6 next year. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Among the other 150 acts announced on Thursday morning (Sept. 25) were: Mac DeMarco, Peggy Gou, Lola Young, Father John Misty, Ethel Cain, Role Model, Bad Gyal, Big Thief, Wet Leg, Little Simz, Slowdive, Kneecap, Alex G, Marina, Jade, Amaarae, Knocked Loose, Dijon and Blood Orange, among many others. A fan sale for tickets for the 24th edition of the fest will go on sale on Monday (Sept. 29) at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET), with a general on-sale beginning on Tuesday (Sept. 30); click here to register. The Cure haven’t been on stage since their Nov. 1 gig at the Troxy in London as part of the Songs of a Lost World album launch. Singer Robert Smith did make an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in June when he joined Olivia Rodrigo on stage to perform his beloved tracks “Friday I’m in Love” and “Just Like Heaven.” After releasing their first album in 16 years in 2024 — and a follow-up live album, Songs of a Live World — in December Smith said that more new music could be on the way. “There is another album which is pretty much ready to go. It’s sort of its companion piece,” Smith said in an interview. “And then there’s a third one which is completely different. It’s really kind of random stuff, it’s like late-night studio stuff. But some of it is really, really good actually, it’s just very, very different.” Other acts slated to perform at the 2026 Primavera Sound Barcelona include: Rilo Kiley, Slowdive, Viagra Boys, Cameron Winter, Cara Delevingne, Caroline, Fcukers, Geese, Lambrini Girls, Melt-Banana, Merzbow, Panda Bear, Texas Is the Reason, Water From Your Eyes and more. The party will kick off on Wednesday and also feature the Primavera Bits dance party on Sunday night featuring Carl Cox, Joseph Capriati and BLOND:ISH y Greta. This year’s Primavera Sound Barcelona featured an equally stacked lineup, headlined by Charli xcx, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, with additional sets by LCD Soundsystem, FKA Twigs, Haim, IDLES, Turnstile, Fontaines D.C. and Jamies XX, among others. Check out the full announced lineup for Primavera Sound ’26 below. Source link

As Amazon Music gears up for October’s Country Music Month, the streamer will go someplace it hasn’t ventured before: the Grand Ole Opry. The streamer’s flagship country brand, Country Heat, will host its own themed evening at the Nashville landmark on Oct. 21, featuring performances by Lainey Wilson, Dan + Shay, Russell Dickerson, Lauren Alaina and Carter Faith. For the evening, which will be hosted by the Country Heat Weekly podcast’s Amber Anderson and Kelly Sutton, the Opry will be bathed in Country Heat’s signature orange instead of its usual red. Additionally, Amazon Music is getting a jump on Country Music Month by releasing the first of four new exclusive originals on Thursday (Sept. 25). Kane Brown has reimagined his current hit “2 Pair” with a Game Day version that includes a marching band. “I love that my fans have made ‘2 Pair’ the song of the summer — so how about a version for the football season with a drumline and marching band?” Brown said in a statement. “Hope this gets you pumped up. Go Dawgs!” Out Oct. 3 will be Noeline Hofmann’s cover of Guy Clark’s “Dublin Blues,” Tucker Wetmore’s remake of The Georgia Satellites‘ “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” on Oct. 10 and Faith’s version of Addison Rae’s “Fame Is A Gun,” which she will debut at the Opry on Oct. 21. “Country Music Month at Amazon Music is about honoring our genre’s rich heritage while pushing into exciting new territory. From Kane Brown bringing marching band energy to ‘2 Pair’ to lighting up the Opry barn in Country Heat orange — we’re creating moments that celebrate where country music has been and where it’s headed,” said Michelle Tigard Kammerer, Amazon Music’s global head of country music, in a statement. “When I think about emerging artists sharing that historic stage, it reminds me why we do what we do, bringing fans closer to the music they love in ways they’ve never experienced before.” Country Music Month arrives as Country Heat, which launched in 2016, surpasses 30 billion streams in the U.S.   “What amazes me most about country music’s incredible growth on Amazon Music is how it reflects the deep connection between artists and fans,” Kammerer added. “When we launched Country Heat, we dreamed of creating a home where listeners could discover their next favorite song or artist, but seeing it reach 30 billion streams shows just how passionate this community truly is. From our weekly podcast to exclusive live events, we’re not just streaming music — we’re helping write the next chapter of country music history together.” October was designated Country Music Month by a presidential proclamation in 1973 after Johnny Cash sent a letter to then-President Richard Nixon in 1971 requesting the initiative. Source link

By the way, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford got married to his longtime partner Thomas last year. No, your invitation didn’t get lost in the mail. Halford told Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears on his Queer the Music podcast this week that after years of putting it off the couple finally made it official in a small, private ceremony last year. “We got married by the cactus outside on December the something or other, about a year or so ago,” Halford, 74 said. “He’s [Thomas] from Alabama. Extremely conservative. I stopped asking, ‘Let’s get married.’ ‘No, I don’t want to get married.’ ‘Oh, let’s just get married. We’ve been together forever.’ ‘No, I don’t want to get married.’” But then, on one of the couple’s “night walks,” Thomas appeared to have a change of heart and told Halford that they should get married after three decades together, so the rocker went straight home and phoned a pastor. He described a simple ceremony with just a few guests, saying, “It was obviously me and him and an officiant, as they call them, who are legalized to marry people,” Halford said. “Two of my dearest friends, Jim Silvia, who was Priest’s [tour] manager forever, his wife. There were just four of us around the pool, around the cactus, the heavy metal cactus. And it was over in an instant. But it was just a beautiful, simple ceremony.” Shears also asked if Halford thinks attitudes towards sexuality have changed in the metal world, with the singer saying yes, but it depends on where you are. “America is still incredibly homophobic,” said Halford. “I’ve lived here for a long time and I’ve seen a lot happen since the ’80s. And really it gets me angry and upset, but when I go on stage and perform with Priest, some guys will say, ‘I love Judas Priest, but I’m not gay.’ You know that thing – ‘I’m a huge fan of Priest, but I’m not a gay guy’ – that still lives with me now to some extent. It might be a fraction.” Halford hailed the great strides the LBGTQ community has made over the past half-century, but said there is much more work still to be done. He said we have a way to go until everyone can pick up on the message to, “Love everybody, not be judgmental, let people live their lives how they see fit for themselves. There should be no rules on how you look and how you speak and how you dress. All that should be an open book, because that’s what love is.” Shears also asked Halford to describe coming out on MTV in 1998, which came during an tossed-off comment he made while promoting his supergroup side project 2wo. “And I go, ‘Well, speaking as a gay man, this is,’ blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,” Halford recalled. “And then I heard somebody’s clipboard drop on the floor, because I had literally formally announced to the world that I’m a gay man. So I did that show. I went back to the hotel, sat in the room, going, ‘What have I done? What have I done?’ And I was, like, ‘I don’t care.’” Judas Priest is in the midst of a fall North American tour with Alice Cooper that will hit Holmdel, N.J.’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Friday (Sept. 26). Watch Halford on Queer the Music below (wedding talk begins at 23:25 mark). Source link

Finneas and his longtime love are engaged. The singer/producer and older brother of Billie Eilish posted pics of engagement to his love of seven years Claudia Sulewski on Wednesday (Sept. 24). Explore See latest videos, charts and news The Instagram roll captioned “forever and ever 9.22,” opened with a snap of the happy couple hugging on a hillside at sunset, followed by a selfie snap of them sharing a sweet kiss, another in which Finneas, 28, goes trad and gets down on one knee to propose as Sulewski, 29, freaks out and bends down to kiss him before the musician picks up his intended and carries her to the camera to show off her cushion-cut diamond ring. The carousel also includes a short video of the happy couple on a helicopter ride, a close-up of Sulewski’s ring hand, another of the couple smiling into the camera (ring in full frame), as well as them snuggling in front of a roaring fire and another sunset kiss. The good news inspired lots of well-wishes from some of the pair’s celebrity friends, including Hailey Bieber, who wrote “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh😍,” while Paris Jackson exclaimed, “eeeeeeee” and Hailee Steinfeld added, “YAYYYYAYAY!!!!! Congratulations you 2!!!! 😍😍😍.” The happy couple also got congrats from Addison Rae, Dove Cameron, Finneas’ The Favors bandmate Ashe and Renee Rapp, among others. Grammy-winner Finneas met YouTuber/actress Sulewski on a dating app in 2018 with Finneas (whose last name is O’Connell), telling Buzzfeed in 2019 that he wrote a song in her honor, “Claudia,” within hours of meeting her. “I wrote the song Claudia about Claudia the day that I met Claudia, and I sent it to her the night that I met Claudia,” he said at the time. “I sent her the first part and she texted me back, ‘You’re trouble.’ And then the chorus, which is the, ‘I’m in trouble now’ part. I was like, ‘Oh, that’s… cheers!’” Back in Sept. 2022, Finneas marked the couple’s fourth anniversary with a sweet Instagram post in which he wrote, “You’d have to scour the globe to try to find someone equally as talented, creative and hard working as you are, my love. Then you’d have to do it a second time to try to find someone as kind, thoughtful and generous. A third time to find someone as funny, a fourth to find someone as loving, a fifth to find someone as beautiful. How you manage to be every one of these things all at once, will forever be the impossibility of you. Happy anniversary, Baby, I love the hell out of you.” The pair have since creatively collaborated, including on his 2022 solo song “Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa,” whose intimate video Sulewski starred in and directed. Source link