From “Baby, you’re a firework” to “You light me up inside like the Fourth of July.” Becky G’s 2014 breakout single “Shower” was meant to be a Katy Perry hit. Speaking to Teen Vogue for their September cover story, Becky G opened up about the bubblegum pop single that launched her career — and how it was almost sung by someone else.
“It wasn’t written for me,” she said, adding that it “absolutely” was made with a white pop star in mind. The star in question was Perry, according to R. City,...
“It wasn’t written for me,” she said, adding that it “absolutely” was made with a white pop star in mind. The star in question was Perry, according to R. City,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Just hours before his death, Chris Cornell took the stage for the last time with an eerily foreboding final song. The Soundgarden frontman was found unresponsive in his hotel bathroom at the MGM Grand Detroit late Wednesday night, just a few hours after giving what would be his last performance at the Fox Theater. The 52-year-old musician had been on tour with the band since late April with stops all around the country. "#Detroit finally back to Rock City!!!! @soundgarden#nomorebulls--t," Cornell tweeted around 8 p.m. Wednesday. The show went off without a hitch as the band performed hits like "Black Hole Sun" and "Rusty Cage" while fans hailed the performance on social...
- 5/18/2017
- E! Online
Chris Cornell played his final, sold-out performance with band Soundgarden on Wednesday night in Detroit, just hours before he was found dead in his hotel room after the show — and ended the show with a song about death.
The 52-year-old rocker, who first gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later the band Audioslave, ended the set with a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “In My Time of Dying,” CNN reports.
“In my time of dying, I want nobody to mourn/All I want for you to do is take my body home,” Cornell sang.
Cornell was found...
The 52-year-old rocker, who first gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later the band Audioslave, ended the set with a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “In My Time of Dying,” CNN reports.
“In my time of dying, I want nobody to mourn/All I want for you to do is take my body home,” Cornell sang.
Cornell was found...
- 5/18/2017
- by Katherine Richter
- PEOPLE.com
The music world is mourning the sudden death of Chris Cornell.
Cornell, who first gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later the band Audioslave, was found dead Wednesday night at MGM Grand Detroit following his performance, Detroit police have confirmed to People.
Cornell’s rep, Brian Bumbery, called the singer’s passing “sudden and unexpected,” according to Associated Press. The rocker was currently on tour and the rep said his family was shocked by his passing. Hours before his death, Cornell performed with Soundgarden at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, which he tweeted about early Wednesday.
Soundgarden...
Cornell, who first gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later the band Audioslave, was found dead Wednesday night at MGM Grand Detroit following his performance, Detroit police have confirmed to People.
Cornell’s rep, Brian Bumbery, called the singer’s passing “sudden and unexpected,” according to Associated Press. The rocker was currently on tour and the rep said his family was shocked by his passing. Hours before his death, Cornell performed with Soundgarden at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, which he tweeted about early Wednesday.
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- 5/18/2017
- by Katherine Richter
- PEOPLE.com
5:34 Am Pt -- TMZ has confirmed with police the family friend had to force his way into Cornell's room and found him with a band around his neck. We're told there was no blood, and police suspect suicide based on the scene. 5:05 Am Pt -- A report from Detroit's Wxyz says Cornell's body was discovered on the bathroom floor of his hotel room at MGM Grand Detroit after Soundgarden's show Wednesday night. Cornell's...
- 5/18/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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