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Everything we know about Meghan Markle’s Vogue issue - Toronto Star

'We walked into a buzzsaw': How the most image-conscious prime minister in Canadian history made himself look foolish in India - National Post

Katy Perry's hit Dark Horse copied a Christian rap song, jury finds - CBC News

Billie Eilish Reveals When Her Depression Started | Billie Eilish, Magazine - Just Jared

Billie Eilish is on the cover of Rolling Stone‘s brand new issue.

Here’s what the 17-year-old singer had to share with the mag…

On having to give up dancing due to a hip injury and the subsequent effect on her mental health: “I think that’s when the depression started. It sent me down a hole. I went through a whole self-harming phase — we don’t have to go into it. But the gist of it was, I felt like I deserved to be in pain.”

On an early foray into acting: “I went on, like, two auditions. So lame. This creepy, cold room. All these kids that looked exactly the same. Most actor kids are psychopaths.”

On her first tour when it was just six people and a hotel budget of $100 per night: “It was miserable. Horrible Motel 6’s. Tiny little green rooms. We took it slow on purpose, so it would be more impactful when we got here — but we took it way slower than we needed to.”

For more from Billie, visit RollingStone.com.

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2019-07-31 13:25:00Z
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Lizzo and the dichotomy of big girl praise - CNN

Right now there is probably no one who deserves the title more, given the singer's ability to turn out hits and performances that celebrate her curves and manage to help us celebrate our own bodies, too.

Hot-girl summer?

Hell, Lizzo is having a hot-girl year.

Her brazenly sexual lyrics and willingness to show off her zaftig figure, coupled with plenty of radio play and breathless media coverage about her breakthrough album, "Cuz I Love You," has placed Lizzo at the forefront of pop culture at this moment.

Lizzo is the musical artist you need to hear right now

But too much focus on Lizzo as a body-positive warrior diminishes her talent as an artist.

Back in 2014 I wrote a first-person essay about my struggle with body image titled "A fat girl gets naked," which resulted in me being both hailed and roasted in comments online and on social media.

I remember one commenter, in particular, who complained that my words disrespected those who feel there is nothing wrong with their larger bodies. She suggested that I needed to seek therapy to determine what was really wrong with me, instead of blaming it on my weight.

Then there were the "compliments" from those who praised my willingness to go on television and be outgoing, "in spite" of my weight.

When Lizzo appeared on National Public Radio's "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" in May, they had an exchange that highlighted how curvacious women in the entertainment industry are seen by many as trailblazers.

You need to watch Lizzo's Tiny Desk concert right now

Gross and Lizzo were discussing the cover of the singer's album in which she poses nude, and Gross noted that when she sees such imagery, "it sometimes bothers me 'cause I think like, oh, are you making yourself into a sex object for men?"

"When you're doing it on your album cover, I think it's a really bold statement, and it's a statement for women," Gross said. "Because you are trying to break the mold of what beautiful is."

Lizzo interrupted her, "Yeah, but are you only saying that because I'm fat?"

"Because I feel like if I were a thin woman, maybe that wouldn't be the case," Lizzo said. "I feel like women who are smaller aren't really given the opportunities to be body-positive or role models, because we've been conditioned to believe that women are using their bodies for the male gaze. And I think if I were slimmer, I don't think people would look to me with the same type of like, 'oh, wow; she's so brave; she's doing this and representing everyone' -- that they would. You know I'm saying? Because I'm big."

I slow clapped.

Don't get it twisted, Lizzo would still be a big star, even if she wasn't, well, a big star.

She's a beyond talented singer, rapper and songwriter. She may be the reason that you will likely see more little black girls picking up the flute to play. (Lizzo has been playing since she was 12 and it's a part of her live performances).

This is a woman who walked into this year's Met Gala in a floor length, feathery Marc Jacobs coat and later wore it while sashaying through the airport.

With her authenticity, confidence and candor, Lizzo would probably become famous if she was a cashier at the Dollar Store.

Instead, she is one of the few celebs whose weight, at times, attracts more attention than her artistry.

I thought about this in July when Mindy Kaling posted swimsuit photos of herself in a two piece.

"IDK who needs to hear this but...WEAR A BIKINI IF YOU WANT TO WEAR A BIKINI," Kaling wrote in the caption on her Instagram photo. "You don't have to be a size 0."

Suddenly the "Late Night" star was being praised for being daring and all I could focus on was -- spoiler alert -- Kaling is far from "fat."

Why are we still seemingly blown away by stars wearing what they want, regardless of their weight?

More people look like Lizzo and Kaling than Kendall Jenner or Gigi Hadid, so why do we still act as if they are leading some type of revolution?

Sure, Lizzo's body positivity has become part of her narrative, because it's part of who she is.

But she's talked as much about how her blackness and nerdiness has contributed to her feeling as "other" as her body size.

In an interview with fellow singer Sam Smith for V magazine, Lizzo said she has "felt excluded my entire life, from so many things."

"I have felt excluded from [my] blackness because I wasn't [culturally] well-read on certain things. I feel like, because of that, I never want anyone [else] to ever feel excluded," she said. "So my movement is for everyone. It's about inclusion. And if I am going to fight what I have been marginalized for, I am going to fight for all marginalized people."

By hailing Lizzo as a body trailblazer, we are giving more weight to who she represents than how she represents.

It's ok for us to love Lizzo for being a visibly larger woman dancing, singing and rapping on stage, as long as we recognize that it's her talent that got her there.

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/31/entertainment/lizzo-plus-size-analysis/index.html

2019-07-31 12:36:00Z
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Spotify’s big bet on podcasts is starting to pay off - The Verge

Spotify’s podcast audience is experiencing huge growth, the company revealed in its earnings report today. The company reports that its podcast audience has grown by over 50 percent since the last quarter, and that it has almost doubled since the start of the year. The company also saw subscriber numbers grow overall, with its total number of premium subscribers growing by 9 percent to 108 million compared to the last quarter, and monthly active users growing to 232 million, an increase of 7 percent that The Wall Street Journal notes exceeded expectations.

The growth in its podcasting business suggests that Spotify’s investment is starting to pay off. Earlier this year the company acquired the podcasting network Gimlet Media as well as Anchor, which produces tools to let creators build, publish, and monetize podcasts. The following month, it acquired Parcast, another podcast network. At the time of the Gimlet acquisition the company said it expected to invest as much as $500 million in its podcasting business, with the company’s CEO Daniel Ek predicting that 20 percent of all listening on the platform will eventually come from podcasts.

Last month Spotify announced a multiyear podcasting deal with Higher Ground Productions, Barack and Michelle Obama’s media company. It will result in podcasts that are exclusive to the streaming service. The deal is similar to the one Higher Ground made with Netflix, which will see its first release with American Factory later this year. Exclusive podcasts will be an important element in getting people to try Spotify rather than sticking with their existing podcasting apps.

Despite a 31 percent year-over-year rise in subscriber revenue to €1.5 billion (around $1.7 billion) and a 34 percent rise in ad-supported revenue to €165 million (around $184 million), Spotify is continuing to lose money with an operating loss of €3 million (around $3.3 million). Its investment in podcasting may be starting to pay off, but sustained profitability remains elusive.

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2019-07-31 10:47:17Z
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'The Bachelorette': Hannah Gives It Another Go With Runner-Up - Entertainment Tonight

'The Bachelorette': Hannah Brown Gives It Another Go With Runner-Up in Dramatic Finale | Entertainment Tonight

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2019-07-31 10:42:12Z
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