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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “Sometimes singing scares the hell out of me.” Tate McRae is down to keep pushing her limits and challenging herself, and teaming up with Sony was just the first step. McRae is celebrating the release of the new LinkBuds S and WH-1000XM5 headphones with Sony Electronics, who recently hosted an exclusive, in-flight listening session for her upcoming album , I Used to Think I Could Fly. The new audio lineup might just give the AirPod Max a run for their money, which promises more spatial, immersive sound quality, and updated processors that take a swing at enhancing the already industry-standard noise-cancellation. And McRae would know — she’s had them on since coming back from hitting the road on her world tour. Buy: Sony LinkBuds S at $198.00 But it wasn’t always like this. The artist’s first hit single “you … [Read more...] about Tate McRae on Imposter Syndrome and the Morality of TikTok

Inspiration can come from the most unanticipated places, like walking the dog in the park or buying a soft pretzel at the mall. For Morgan Cooper , it came in 2019 while driving down Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. Heading home after shooting a low-budget beauty commercial, Cooper concocted a plan to turn ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air into a gritty short film, with Will Smith ’s iconic character reimagined as an unlucky Philly teen who gets caught with a gun during a playground brawl. Rather than face a certain future behind bars, his Uncle Phil works some attorney magic and arranges for Will to start over in the wealthy Southern California neighborhood where he would attend an elite private school. Filmed in eight days with hometown actors and locations in Kansas City and Burbank, the three-and-a-half-minute potboiler was never meant to serve as a grassroots resume for a gig in Hollywood; Morgan just wanted to have some fun. “I built my career on … [Read more...] about ‘Bel-Air’ Director Morgan Cooper’s Life Was Turned Around By A Three-And-A-Half Minute YouTube Video — Deadline Disruptors

Don’t call her Brandy no more — call her your highness. Brandy didn’t come to play with her take on Jack Harlow ’s “First Class” after the white boy rapper couldn’t recognize the R&B queen’s standout “Angel in Disguise” earlier this month. After a fan account posted a video of Harlow asking “Who’s Ray J’s sister?” during a radio show appearance, ” Brandy replied and promised she’d “murk this dude in a rap at 43 on his own beats and then sing his ass to sleep.” And boy, did she deliver. Using Fergie’s “Glamorous,” Brandy stayed true to her word as she rapped back to Harlow, dropping some bars with Ebro in the Morning on Hot 97. (The same show Harlow proved he doesn’t know anything about hip-hop and R&B history on.) “Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is world-famous, one of the greatest/Living legend, did I mention my résumé is amazing,” Brandy raps, later adding. “Over 20 years and I’m still a topic/A bitch is worth a million and I’m feeling philanthropic/43 … [Read more...] about Listen to Brandy Give Jack Harlow a ‘First Class’ Murk After He Didn’t Recognize Her Song