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Liverpool based artist and new name to the music scene - Amber Jay ended 2020 by giving us the first teaser of her debut EP with her single ‘Pencilled Brims’ - a futuristic synth fueled bedroom-pop adventure. Now, Amber Jay is delighted to be able to share the stunning visuals for ‘Pencilled Brims’ with her new 80s themed sci-fi video:  "It all begins at a dinner table. We see the image of a 'nuclear' family tucking into stacks of waffles with syrup but it is clear that something is not quite right. After stumbling across a ‘how to know if you're an alien' quiz in a magazine, hiding under the kitchen table at night I take the quiz searching for answers. Everything starts to make sense as matters appear to take an extraterrestrial turn."

London-born Dublin-based singer-songwriter Anna B Savage is sharing new track, 'Baby Grand,' the final single from her debut album A Common Turn, to be released Jan 29 via City Slang. 'Baby Grand' is both the title of Anna B Savage’s latest single from her debut LP and the title of a short film she has been working on with ex-boyfriend and filmmaker, Jem Talbot, to be released later this year. The pair have co-directed the 'Baby Grand' music video, which reworks a scene from the film and blurs the lines of reality where art imitates life imitating art imitating life. The cross-discipline, cross-genre piece seamlessly blends real life footage with actors portraying the pair’s younger selves. Savage says of the music video: “Jem was my first love. For three years we’ve been working on a film together about our past relationship. This song is written about a night Jem and I had, just after we’d started work on the film. This night was – like much of the filmmaking process – very confusing. Taut with unexpressed emotions, vulnerability, and miscommunication. 'Baby Grand' (the film) and A Common Turn (album) are companion pieces: woven together in subject, inspiration and time. Jem was, for want of a better word, a muse for A Common Turn. Expressing ourselves through our different mediums (mine: music, his: film) became a way for our disciplines to talk, perhaps in place of us.” Talbot says, “Having not spoken to me in seven years, Anna sent me a text out of the blue saying she’d had a dream about me. Perhaps by chance, or by cosmic serendipity, I’d been listening to her EP and already dreaming up a film idea the two of us could collaborate on. Three years later, she’s releasing her debut album and I’ve finished that film. In that time, both our mediums have been in a constantly shifting dialogue with each other, a dialogue that has mirrored the ebbs and flows of our connectedness in the present day."

Anna Leone releases a new single ‘Once’, produced by Paul Butler (Michael Kiwanuka, Hurray For The Riff Raff) and released via AllPoints/Half Awake. Released alongside a stunning video shot on The Azores, the new single follows 2020’s ‘Wondering’ - also produced by Butler - which arrived close on the tail of Stockholm native Anna’s win at the 2020 Music Moves Talent Awards (alongside Flohio, girl in red and Pongo). Rueful but unmistakably hopeful, ‘Once’ considers naivety, regret and efforts to break certain patterns of behaviour with Leone’s disarming candor and the bell-like clarity of her voice. The track’s quietly insistent urging to move past impulses to close off from the world is brought to life in Savannah Setten’s startlingly surreal video, created with Anna on The Azores. With the changeable weather systems of the Portuguese archipelago mirroring the tender, dream-like sequence, Anna notes; "The narrative loop comes from the idea of being stuck in your ways, going through the same patterns, but then choosing to break out of that and do things differently. Towards the end I reconcile with the past, symbolised by the little girl. I choose to embrace what once was in order to move forward. It was incredible getting to shoot the video in that beautiful environment. The weather was really unpredictable - we went through almost all four seasons in one day."

London-based Danish-born singer-songwriter Amalie Bryde has revealed her powerful new single ‘Lay Down’. A bold commentary on gender inequality, ‘Lay Down’ confronts what it means to be a woman in the 21st century and sees Amalie refuse to surrender to stereotypes. With a catchy jazz sound at its core, Amalie’s elegant vocals are layered with playful whistles that create a vibrant track with bags of confidence. It’s video - directed by Luke Logan - is equally striking, and sees many different versions of Amalie joined together by a rope that restricts their movement before they’re finally able to break free and stand up. It’s an empowering representation of the song's message, and perfectly demonstrates Amalie’s promise as an artist - she’s original, driven and not afraid to express herself. Speaking of the release, Amalie explains: “In ‘Lay Down’ I sing about a man only wanting to have sex with me, but it’s so much more than that. ‘Lay Down’ is a commentary on gender inequality and what it means to be a woman in the 21st century; religiously, politically, professionally etc. In the music video we see hundreds of versions of me all lying in a field, linked together with rope to represent the universal nature of the issues addressed in the song. The video starts with me lying down in the field revealing all the different Amalie's (all the different situations where I had to lay down) and ends with all of the versions standing up and walking away at the end, representing Woman’s refusal to accept the gender disparity in society.”

Yawn has unveiled the video to her latest single ‘Wasting Time’. The video features incredibly lush and moody visuals, coupled with a dancing flower monster. Bordering the realm between art and pop, it reflects the song’s message about carrying on against the odds, accepting who we are as artists, and persevering in spite of everything.

Belgian-Bolivian artist IMAINA presents new track 'Glass Box', as the lead single from her upcoming debut EP. Using her signature melancholic sounds and lyrics, 'Glass Box' uncovers the hidden symbolism behind the toxic ideal of love. This electropop track confronts you with the violence and the dynamics of a suffocating relationship, characterised by layered and lush instrumentation, elegant moments and engaging percussion, setting the tone for her debut EP Wounds, which will be released on February 19. True to her cinematic style and passion of storytelling, IMAINA reveals a thrilling music video that tackles the ‘Madonna-Whore Complex' and explores the idea that women are expected to be many things. Inspired by the intimate confidences of a close friend, IMAINA has transformed herself into a vessel to translate experiences into a strong haunting song and video. “I feel like we all have a tendency to worship an unrealistic idea of love. We search for love and have high expectations but we don’t always accept, and really want to know the person in front of us. We end up projecting our desires, wants and wishes onto the person, locking them up in this glass box where they can be admired but never truly loved or known,” she says.

In the music video for Anna Akana’s ‘Run,’ Akana appears as an opulent demon. She dances alone in the shadows, donning golden headdresses and draped fabrics. “Why meet my demons when I know you’re gonna run?” she sings over an eerie pop beat. ‘Run’ is featured on Akana’s upcoming EP, slated to release February 19. [via Forbes]

Celeste has treated fans by releasing the official video for her single ‘Love is Back'. The video features a quirky 1960s office theme based around a newspaper headline stating that ‘Love is Back,’ and featuring Celeste herself in an office singing the lyrics of the song into a bright red telephone in a montage with some stylish animation which echoes the live action scenes in a stylised fashion. The video’s retro styling which takes us back to the dusty days of paper, desks and telephones are a breath of fresh air in a music industry saturated with hypermodern cliches or equally gadget laden 80s throwbacks and gives us something to really think about. The gentle nostalgia evoked by the video combines perfectly with the simple yet emotive song which tugs at the heart strings in both its musicality and its lyrical content and marks Celeste once again as a master of combining music with the moving image, a skill she first demonstrated with her incredible song composed for the Waitrose & John Lewis Partnership’s Christmas advert 2020 ‘A Little Love.’ While the John Lewis Christmas ad showed Celeste’s talent for writing to a brief, the work she has done on ‘Love Is Back,’ is very much her own, with the laid back R&B style fitting perfectly to her dusty, emotive vocal style which is in all ways unique and incredibly powerful. The video comes just over a week before Celeste’s debut album Not Your Muse, is due to be released a month earlier than planned. [via mxdwn]

Ayra Starr is the afro-pop princess up-ending expectations. Signed to the taste-maker imprint Mavin Records, her emphatically creative, hugely soulful blend comes straight from the heart. At times, it seems like the entire world is listening. Her new EP is out now, a five track statement that illustrates her depth, and her incredible potential. Take 'Away'. Mellifluous, potent, and dynamic, the vocal touches on R&B while retaining elements of that alté sound. It's cool as hell, in other words, a song that affords Ayra space to truly connect with her audience. Discussing the track, she says: “I freestyled half of ‘Away’ at a time I was feeling down. It was like therapy. Singing the song out loud was like freeing myself from my burden. ‘Away’ is not just a heartbreak song, it’s a song that empowers you to stand up to that thing or person that is causing you sadness.” We're able to share the sensational 'Away' video, a depiction of a star coming into being. Ambitious, stylish, and incredibly well shot, it's the perfect platform from which to launch Ayra Starr into the cosmos. [via Clash]

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Khloe Kardashian Gives Birth to First Baby With Tristan Thompson

Khloe Kardashian has welcomed her baby girl!

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star gave birth to her daughter with NBA player Tristan Thompson on Thursday around 4 am ET in a hospital outside of Cleveland, Ohio, ET can confirm. 

“Baby and mom are healthy,” a source close to the Kardashians tells ET, adding that the little one is "beautiful" and does not yet have a name. 

Khloe's sisters Kim and Kourtney, mom Kris Jenner and best friend Malika Haqq were with her in the delivery room.

The days leading up to the birth were a turbulent time for the couple, who welcomed their first child amid reports that Tristan allegedly cheated on Khloe with multiple women.

A source told ET on Wednesday that Khloe "is completely devastated" by the allegations, and that Khloe’s mother, Kris Jenner, recently flew to Cleveland "to be with her and support her in whatever she needs."

On Tuesday, after the first infidelity allegations surfaced, a source told ET that Khloe's family were all "rallying around her" during the tumultuous time, and that they tried to make sure Khloe focused on "having a healthy experience."

The source said that the allegations came as a shock to the Kardashian family, who "really like Tristan and have welcomed him into their family."

In the days leading up to her due date, before the allegations surfaced, Khloe spent her time keeping a low profile, relaxing at the couple's home in Cleveland and taking to Instagram and Snapchat to document the final days of her pregnancy journey.

The 33-year-old reality star has not shied away from baring her glowing pregnancy bod, sharing numerous snapshots of her baby bump in romantic snapshots with Tristan. On April 9, Khloe posted a touching photo of her and her shirtless boyfriend sharing a sweet kiss, which she captioned, "We are ready whenever you are little mama."

We are ready whenever you are little mama 🦋

A post shared by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on Apr 9, 2018 at 6:24am PDT

In March, she posted another photo, from what appeared to be the same shoot, showing the expectant mom leaning against Tristan while baring her bump in a set of lacy black underwear. 

Khloe captioned the photo simply, "Mommy and Daddy."

Mommy and Daddy 📸 @sashasamsonova

A post shared by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on Mar 26, 2018 at 6:50am PDT

The new mom revealed earlier this year that she was planning on giving birth in Cleveland, where her NBA star boyfriend plays for the Cavaliers.

Sources told ET in March that Khloe spent the weeks ahead of her delivery just relaxing and hanging out with her man in Ohio, while Tristan "has been hands-on with helping Khloe through the pregnancy," and that he's "very excited to be having a baby girl."

In the days leading up to her newborn daughter's arrival, Khloe took her app to open up about how she just wanted to go into labor already.

"Day by day, it gets harder and I get more impatient -- and not to mention more uncomfortable," she wrote. "So, while we wait, I have to stay busy. I'm not the type to lay around all day and be lazy (when I do, I get a little crazy!). I've already finished the nursery, so I'm happy to have that checked off the list."

Khloe also wrote about how she and Tristan spend their time together in Cleveland, explaining how they "have a very similar routine every day," which includes binge-watching their favorite TV shows together.

"Tristan and I have also been watching Billions," she says. "It's such an incredible show -- we LOVE it! We just finished Season One. It's such a good show to binge-watch. We're really trying to enjoy ourselves, but we're SO ready to meet our baby girl."

ET spoke with Khloe's sister, Kim Kardashian, in early April, and the mother of three said her younger sister was "freaked out" as her due date approached.

"I'm, like, the real one with her [about] what goes down and how it's going to go down," Kim explained, adding, "You cannot tell her anything right now that's too sensitive because she's just so freaked out. So, I can't really get into the whole, like, nipples and breastfeeding thing... She's just going to have to figure that all out and slowly."

However, Kim said that she has the utmost confidence in her sister's abilities when it comes to motherhood.

"It'll be fine. She knows," Kim said. "She's seen all of us go through it. She's prepared."

Khloe has also gotten a lot of pregnancy advice from her mom. ET spoke with the Kardashian family matriarch over the weekend at the Daily Front Row's 4th annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards, days before she flew out to be with Khloe, where she opened up about how her daughter was holding up in the days ahead of giving birth.

"I think [she's ready], so we'll see. When you have your first baby, you're scared," Kris shared. "I give her so much advice [that] she's sick of me. We all give her advice because, you know, most of us have had a child or two in this family."

Reports that the Good American founder was pregnant first broke in September. However, the expectant mom refused to comment or confirm the reports until December, when she took to Instagram to share the news alongside a photo of her bare baby bump, cradled by her and Tristan's hands.

My greatest dream realized! We are having a baby! I had been waiting and wondering but God had a plan all along. He knew what He was doing. I simply had to trust in Him and be patient. I still at times can't believe that our love created life! Tristan, thank you for loving me the way that you do! Thank you for treating me like a Queen! Thank you for making me feel beautiful at all stages! Tristan, most of all, Thank you for making me a MOMMY!!! You have made this experience even more magical than I could have envisioned! I will never forget how wonderful you've been to me during this time! Thank you for making me so happy my love! Thank you to everyone for the love and positive vibes! I know we've been keeping this quiet but we wanted to enjoy this between our family and close friends as long as we could privately. To enjoy our first precious moments just us ❤️ Thank you all for understanding. I am so thankful, excited, nervous, eager, overjoyed and scared all in one! But it's the best bundle of feelings I've ever felt in my life! ❤️❤️❤️

A post shared by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on Dec 20, 2017 at 2:41pm PST

"My greatest dream realized! We are having a baby! I had been waiting and wondering but God had a plan all along. He knew what He was doing. I simply had to trust in Him and be patient. I still at times can't believe that our love created life!" Khloe wrote.

"Thank you to everyone for the love and positive vibes! I know we've been keeping this quiet but we wanted to enjoy this between our family and close friends as long as we could privately," she added in the caption.

On March 4, as part of the Keeping Up With the Kardashians season 14 finale, Khloe first revealed that she was expecting a little girl. She also took to Twitter to address the news, and sweetly gave a shout-out to Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian West's newborn daughters, Stormi and Chicago.

"I am now so excited my daughter will have forever best friends with Chicago and Stormi!! God is great!!! Thank you Lord for our princess," Khloe shared.

I am now so excited my daughter will have forever best friends with Chicago and Stormi!! God is great!!! Thank you Lord for our princess 👑 👶💗

— Khloé (@khloekardashian) March 5, 2018

Just weeks before her daughter's arrival, Khloe opened up to her fans on Twitter that she and Tristan still hadn't settled on a name.

“I have a few that I like, but nothing is picked. It’s so hard,” she replied to one follower who asked about the baby's possible moniker. 

In response to another Twitter follower who asked if she might stick with the "K" name tradition started by her mom, Kris Jenner, when naming all five of her daughters -- Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie -- she said, "I think a T but a K is an option as well. That’s as far as I know."

This is Khloe's first child with Tristan, who shares a 1-year-old son with ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig.

For more on Khloe's high-profile pregnancy journey, check out the video below.

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