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On song’s 35th anniversary, Cyndi Lauper says ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ remains ‘a call to solidarity’ by WITW Staff – Singer Cyndi Lauper has given an interview to mark the 35th anniversary of her hit song Girls Just Want to Have Fun on Thursday, which has been undergoing a sudden resurgence in popularity after women’s rights activists began carrying signs reading, “Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Righ

Manchester pop quartet Pale Waves are aiming for world domination with their debut LP, My Mind Makes Noises, and with their current trajectory, they might just get there. By Lizzie Manno for Paste British pop quartet Pale Waves are one of very few bands to achieve a certain feat nowadays—they’ve managed to polarize listeners into either dedicated, passionate disciples or harsh, cynical critics. “I like it,” says Heat

By Lee Zimmerman for Paste – Anna Calvi garnered instant acclaim straight out of the box. Her self-titled debut earned her several prestigious awards, among them, a nomination for the Mercury Prize and the special distinction of being named British Breakthrough Act at the 2012 Brit Awards. Follow-up One Breath secured a second Mercury Prize nomination, no small accomplishment for an artist who once claimed she

Ever since the news came that Aretha Franklin was seriously ill, the tributes to the Queen of Soul began filling social media and many fond memories were shared. When she passed Thursday, there was an even greater outpouring of observances from music icons as well as a poignant tribute from former President Obama. Franklin not only took soul music to its creative and commercial pinnacle (while keeping her turbulent p

Hope Sandoval and co. are set to play Tropicalia, a two-day music and taco festival in Long Beach, California by Alex Young for COS — Back in May, Mazzy Star returned with Still, a four-track EP containing the band’s first new music in four years. It’s been even longer since the dream-pop auteurs last played a show in America, but that will change come November. Hope Sandoval and co. are announced to play Tropi

The First Time I Heard “Not a Pretty Girl” By Miriam Parker for Paste – People born in the late 1970s and early 1980s don’t really have a generation label. A little too young to be a Gen X-er, a little too old to be a Millennial. We’re between. There have been a few essays written about this trying to name us—Generation Catalano. Generation Y. Xennials. The Oregon Trail Generation. The Between Gener

Big Mama Thornton Live in 1969 — The track that made Elvis Presley famous was originally recorded by this Black powerhouse belter from Alabama. By Jenzia Burgos for Paste Big Mama Thornton should be a household name, but she’s never quite gotten her due. Her achievements have often been overshadowed by the icons of a genre she helped to create: rock ’n’ roll. But before there was Elvis Presley or Janis Joplin,

By Anna Haas for Paste — Six years after her last album Sun, Cat Power, the stage name of Chan Marshall, has set a date for her new album. Wanderer will be released via Domino on Oct. 5. Marshall isn’t providing just this news, either; she’s also given an introduction to the album with a snippet of its title track, “Wanderer.” A first look at the new record and the first song on it, “Wanderer” floats like a hym

By Ellen Johnson for Paste — Norah Jones is one of those steadfast figures in the music industry who continually churns out style-adhering songs, year after year. In 2016, her sixth studio album, Day Breaks, dawned, but she couldn’t stay silent for too long. Now she’s back with a pair of singles, presumably forecasting a seventh album. The singles are her first new music since 2016, the second of which arrived

Sheryl Crow Announces Last Album Featuring Stevie Nicks, Johnny Cash & More: Listen by Alessandra Rincón for Billboard — Sheryl Crow recently released a new single, “Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You” featuring St. Vincent, and now she’s announced plans to release her next and final album in 2019. The full-length album will feature collaborations with musicians like Stevie Nicks, Keith Ri