Within the past week, a new meme has taken over everyone’s social media timelines: a four-picture grid, with each pic labelled for LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Tinder. And the person responsible for this sudden social media craze is none other… Continue Reading
As anyone who’s ever gotten caught up in an intense relationship knows, sometimes we forgo articulating our wants and needs in an effort protect ourselves. After all, it’s inherently terrifying to put yourself out there and be vulnerable, especially with… Continue Reading
“I just let my personal life be my personal life and work be work,” says Kidd Kenn. Still technically in high school, he’s apparently perfected the balance so many struggle to maintain even well into adulthood. But being an openly… Continue Reading
When the girls get snubbed, they stay home! Last year, Ariana Grande wore her Grammys gown to… her bathroom to take mirror selfies, pulling out from the show after, on top of her masterpiece Sweetener being overlooked for Best Album,… Continue Reading
Aside from a quickie Christmas song and one-off single “What A Man Gotta Do,” the Jonas Brothers have made their first move since Happiness Begins. The trio’s limited residency, “Jonas Brothers in Vegas” will kick off at the Park Theatre… Continue Reading
In theory, Conan Gray shouldn’t be headlining The Fonda Theatre — not for lack of talent or following, but for lack of desire to be front-and-center. As Gray puts it in PAPER Show/Off, he’s not a “stage person.” For an… Continue Reading
Every winter, a storm rolls into Fort Lauderdale. Three thousand Metal Heads from more than 70 different countries arrive for what has become the largest Heavy Metal Cruise in the world: 70,000 Tons of Metal. None The cruise takes place… Continue Reading
When Demi Lovato announced her main stage comeback at the 2020 Grammy Awards last week, Lovatics — in addition to the general public — had a collective freak out. “I told you the next time you’d hear from me I’d… Continue Reading
Birds of Prey, the Harley Quinn extension of Suicide Squad starring Margot Robbie, is already making noise online despite it not yet having hit theaters. The soundtrack for the film features enough star-studded tracks to keep pop and rap fans… Continue Reading
You probably best know Hayley Williams as the lead singer of Paramore, alternative rock group that achieved mainstream success and touched the emo hearts of teens across the country in the mid-2000’s. Now, she’s striking out on her own: Williams… Continue Reading
Lizzo is getting real about some of the harshest criticism she’s received on the heels of her massive success. None In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Lizzo opened up about the some of the more pointed comments she receives… Continue Reading
Well, Selenators — it happened. Rare, Selena Gomez‘s highly anticipated follow-up to her 2015 album Revival, has hit number one on the Billboard 200 chart. All that campaigning, streaming, and merch-buying paid off, and the star has now officially secured… Continue Reading
On December 3rd, at White Oak Music Hall, I attended Megan Thee Stallion‘s last performance of 2019. Her Red Bull “Thee Outlaw” show was her homecoming in a sense — a triumphant return for Houston’s sweetheart, a young Black woman… Continue Reading
Mitski‘s new song, “Cop Car” is a chillier, grungier track than audiences might be accustomed to from the indie rock musician. Simultaneously hypnotic, guitar-heavy and ominous, Mitski offers the perspective of an unstable lover: “I am cruel/ I am gentle,”… Continue Reading
James Blake is back in the studio almost exactly one year after the release of his fourth studio album, Assume Form, and this time he’s making techno. The news shouldn’t come as much of a surprise for longtime Blake fans… Continue Reading
Have some tissues handy? Powerhouse vocalist and rising star VINCINT’s debut EP The Feeling is sure to have fans weeping. And what better day for his tales of love and sorrow to arrive than Valentine’s Day? None Related | VINCINT… Continue Reading
Musician, filmmaker and comedian Daddy Ramazani’s latest single, “Rich White Bitch,” is a humorous, yet meaningful song about white privilege, and it premieres today on PAPER. Written by Daddy and co-produced with his brother, Ben Ramazani, the track can be… Continue Reading
Ousted Grammys head Deborah Dugan has filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint against the organization. None On Tuesday, the Recording Academy president and CEO — who was placed on administrative leave last week — alleged that she experienced… Continue Reading
Last year Empress Of and Kito treated us to the late-night tryst that is “Wild Girl,” a catchy club song about the half smiles and passing arm grazes that gradually build into a hot party hook up. Today PAPER premieres… Continue Reading
In her Variety cover story for her new Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, Taylor Swift revealed that her mother Andrea Swift’s health has been in flux since her breast cancer returned — and that doctors also discovered a brain tumor. None… Continue Reading