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Dua Lipa, Hailee Steinfeld Among Artists Set to Cover Foo Fighters Song for Charity Single

Dua Lipa, 5 Seconds of Summer and Hailee Steinfeld are among many artists taking part in a giant, all-star charity cover version of “Times Like These,” a classic 2003 song by alt-rock superstars Foo Fighters.

The performance was organized by BBC Radio 1, and will benefit the organizations BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief in support of vulnerable people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The song’s chorus — “It’s times like these you learn to live again/It’s times like these you give and give again” — seem to speak to our current moment.

Other artists participating include Anne-Marie, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Ellie Goulding, Sean Paul, Rita Ora, Bastille, Zara Larsson, and Mabel.

The “Times Like These” cover will be released this Thursday, April 23 at noon BST, which is 7 a.m. ET. Its accompanying video will then premiere later that day on the BBC’s The Big Night In charity special.

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In quarantine, Hailee Steinfeld is working on new music and hoping you’ll watch ‘Dickinson’

Some artists have postponed plans for new music, but on May 1, Hailee Steinfeld still plans on releasing part 1 of a two-part musical project. In fact, she tells ABC Audio that she’s spending a lot of her quarantine time putting the finishing touches on her songs.

“I set up a little home studio and I’ve been finishing some records that are coming out on part one of my project…that I’m really excited to share with you guys,” says the Oscar-nominated star, who’s isolating with her family and her new puppy. “I’m…working on some new stuff, trying to stay inspired and creative.”

The project will include “I Love Yous” and her other recent single, “Wrong Direction,” both of which were inspired by break-ups.

“[Those songs] are definitely a little taste of what’s to come as far…well, as far as everything,” Hailee laughs. “Lyrically, sonically, songs kind of fall in between them, but as far as subject matter, it’s all very cohesive.”

Meanwhile, Hailee’s got a recommendation for what you should stream while you’re stuck at home.

“It’s called Dickinson. It’s on Apple TV+ for free, available for anyone and everyone to watch, right now!” she laughs. “Go watch it people! This is a show that I am in, that I am so, so proud of and think is so amazing.”

Dickinson stars Hailee as real-life 19th century poet Emily Dickinson, who lived most of her life in isolation.

“That was basically her entire life. She was sort of bound to the four walls in her room and she did what she could to stay creative,” notes Hailee. “So watch that, maybe you’ll get some ideas…maybe I should watch that and get some ideas myself, now that I think about it!”

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Hailee Steinfeld’s Favorite Books Are the Perfect Quarantine Distraction

In these days of social distancing, we’re constantly craving new music that will help break up the monotony. Enter Hailee Steinfeld. Her brand-new single, “I Love You’s,” is upbeat and catchy—the perfect type of song to play on repeat during your at-home workouts, cleaning sprees, or solo dance parties. It’s an exciting taste of what’s to come when Steinfeld releases two EPs later this year. But Steinfeld’s gifts don’t stop there: Now is a great time to catch up on her Apple TV series Dickinson, in which she stars as the acclaimed poet, before season two returns. (Steinfeld is also an executive producer on the series.)

So there you have it: Hailee Steinfeld is here to help you get through this quarantine, one stream at a time. But what’s keeping her entertained these days? Steinfeld spoke to Glamour from her home in L.A., where she’s living with her family, about all of her favorite things right now–from her fave reality show to the leggings she says she lives in—for our new column Your Fave’s Faves. See them all, below.

What’s your fave app?
Alright, listen. I recently downloaded TikTok. I got no shame in the game. It’s pretty entertaining. I currently lurk more than make TikToks, but I have to say I’m getting inspired.

What’s your fave book you’ve read recently?
I’ve had Rupi Kaur’s two books, Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers, by my bed forever now, and they’re just the most incredible reads. The first time I read Milk and Honey, I read it start to finish two times. I find that I constantly open the book up, turn to a random page, and there’s something in there that makes me feel something. Her words are so honest and truthful, and some just make me smile. The illustrations in the book are beautiful and represent each poem perfectly. I actually carry them around with me, even if I’m in a recording session. I love that you can flip to any page and find something in there that’s so special.

What’s your fave thing you bought recently?
I’m in the process of putting together a little home studio, so I’ve been very actively ordering equipment online. That’s a daily occurrence.

What’s your fave scent?
Libre by YSL.

Do you have a fave feel-good song?
Currently it’s “Supalonely” by Benee. Damn, it’s so good. That’s a feel-good song for sure. One of my favorite playlists on Spotify is Pop Rising, where you get to hear the songs right before they go on New Music Friday or a bigger playlist. For a second it makes me feel like I discovered the song. [Laughs.]

Do you have a fave pair of leggings?
Alo Yoga makes great leggings, and I live in them. Continue reading “Hailee Steinfeld’s Favorite Books Are the Perfect Quarantine Distraction”

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Hailee Steinfeld’s Awkward Reaction When Niall Horan Played During Her Livestream

Hailee Steinfeld had a hilariously awkward moment when a Niall Horan song began playing while she was doing a livestream for fans. The former couple split after around a year of dating, with several people claiming that the One Direction star’s new album, Heartbreak Weather, contains music inspired by their relationship.

It’s only natural that Hailee would listen to the album, especially a track called ‘Black And White,’ which details the happier moments from a romance. It was this song that began playing through a speaker when Hailee started chatting to her followers. She quickly turned around to her mum and whispered: “Change the song!” but couldn’t stop herself from giggling at the situation.

Hailee has seemingly written about her perspective of their break-up in a track called ‘Wrong Direction.’ The lyrics to the song suggest that their relationship broke down due to infidelity on her partner’s side.

“I don’t hate you/ No, I couldn’t if I wanted to/ I just hate all the hurt that you put me through/ And that I blame myself for letting you/ Did you know I already knew?”

As for Niall, he confirmed that his new album is drawn from personal experience. The pair are both private people and are unlikely to address the awkward moment that went down on Hailee’s Instagram. At the time of their break-up, an insider told Us Weekly that the pair still have “a lot of love for each other” but simply don’t have the “time” to maintain a relationship.

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Hailee Steinfeld Announces New Single “I Love You’s”

Hailee Steinfeld has been focussing on her acting career for the past couple of years, but she hasn’t completely forgotten about music. The triple threat contributed songs to the Fifty Shades Freed and Bumblebee soundtracks, “Capital Letters” and “Back To Life” respectively, and then recorded a banger called “Afterlife” for her TV show based on the life of Emily Dickinson. However, it looks like 2020 is the year that we finally get her debut LP — or, at the very least, a second EP.

She kicked off year with an emotional ballad called “Wrong Direction” and is releasing the followup on March 26. Hailee unveiled the title and cover art of “I Love You’s” on social media this morning along with a cryptic video comprised of scenes from romantic movies captioned “No more.” Could it be a cover of Annie Lennox’s 1995 hit “No More I Love You’s”? Time will tell. In any case, the 23-year-old has a pretty good track record of delivering bops, so I’m here for it either way.

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Hailee Steinfeld is Fearlessly Entering the New Decade

Hailee Steinfeld has a new muse, she declares, but the woman has been dead for 133 years. No matter. She has still given Steinfeld a “newfound fearless approach” to her next collection of music, the first in five years.

That is pretty powerful stuff, considering Steinfeld is referring to Emily Dickinson, a poet most of us were forced to analyze in some way or another in junior high school. But Dickinson has become a prevalent part of Steinfeld’s life; so much so, she apologizes for bringing her up repeatedly, even quoting her, in conversation. She’s forgiven, of course, and her 12.5 million Instagram followers will be relieved to know – not just because Steinfeld is so genuinely nice. Rather, Steinfeld has spent the better part of a year playing the title role on Dickinson, which was renewed for a second season before it even premiered on Apple TV+ on November 1st.

She had not been particularly excited to read the script of the first two episodes when they were sent to her for consideration. “You know, I thought, okay, it’s a period piece. It could be dry and not so exciting,” she admits. “But when I got into it, I saw that modern contemporary pop music, for one, plays a big part in it. I was excited by that” – Steinfeld’s own single “Afterlife,” which dropped in September, appears on the show – “and the amount of modern parallels you see are so surprising and heartbreaking but at the same time funny.”

After speaking with creator Alena Smith, Steinfeld says the “rest is history,” but perhaps that’s just the 23-year-old not giving herself enough credit.

She is also now an executive producer on the project, and it is obvious Steinfeld put in a tremendous amount of research into her role as a young version of the poet in mid-19th century Amherst, Massachusetts. So it’s really no surprise Emily Dickinson (or at least the spirit of her) was with Steinfeld when she went into the studio after the cast finished filming the first season.

“I was so excited to just go in and say absolutely everything I was feeling, and I think again that has a lot to do with that Emily really was that person: she was so unapologetic, she wrote about everything she felt, and she was so completely…shameless,” Steinfeld says excitedly, bestowing an adjective normally used in derogatory ways on the poet as if it is the utmost honor.

This description goes hand-in-hand with the character Steinfeld portrays on screen, but perhaps not the one we learned about in the classroom: historically, Dickinson had a reputation as a curmudgeonly, reclusive spinster, who may have been chock-full of talent, but was a humorless heterosexual. Continue reading “Hailee Steinfeld is Fearlessly Entering the New Decade”

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Niall Horan: Why He’s Not Worried About Hailee Steinfeld’s Apparent Diss Track ‘Wrong Direction’

Niall Horan, 26, and Hailee Steinfeld, 23, broke off their romance in Dec. 2018 after a few months of dating and now everyone’s talking about Hailee’s upcoming track “Wrong Direction” because it may very well be a diss song about the former One Direction member. The Irish artist, however, is not worrying too much about it and it’s all due to his experience with music and the understanding he has with his ex.

“Niall is not losing any sleep over Hailee’s upcoming single. He knows the name of the game when it comes to music and these type of songs will happen from time to time, he’ll likely do it in the future himself,” a source EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife. “You have to write about what you know, whether it is heartache and heartbreak or the love of your life. This sort of thing is going to happen all the time and Niall is totally cool with whatever she has to do for her career, even if it ends up bashing him.”

“Niall is actually happy for Hailee in whatever new music she puts out there because he knows how talented she is,” another source EXCLUSIVELY said. “Their split was hard, but time has passed and he has moved forward with it all and he believes she has as well. It feels that everything is water under the bridge at this point and Niall knows better than anybody else that artists use their music as a way to express themselves and he understands if she feels a certain way then she should be able to do the same.”

Although Hailee hasn’t confirmed whether or not the track is about Niall, fans can’t help but think it’s obvious from the title of it. The brunette beauty took to Instagram on Dec. 29 to post a photo that showed the name of the song and used the caption to announce the release date. “1/1,” it simply read.

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Hailee Steinfeld Teases New Song ‘Wrong Direction’ After Niall Horan Split

Could Hailee Steinfeld be releasing a diss track about her ex-boyfriend, Niall Horan?

Some fans seem to think she’s written a song about the former One Direction heartthrob (whom she briefly dated in 2018) after the singer teased the name of her upcoming new single over the weekend. Steinfeld revealed via Twitter on Sunday that she’ll be releasing a song titled “Wrong Direction” on Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Fans immediately started replying to Steinfeld, arguing that the name of the track was a not-so-subtle dig at Horan and the boy band (also made up of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson) that made him famous.

“Oh you’re coming after niall,” one fan wrote, with another adding, “Am I feeling the shade or what?”

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Dickinson Star Hailee Steinfeld on Why Emily Could Be a Hero for the Millennial Generation

Hailee Steinfeld portrays literary icon Emily Dickinson in the new series from Apple TV + (Photo courtesy of Apple TV +)

While most of us think of the iconic poet Emily Dickinson as a rather eccentric under-appreciated reclusive spinster, Hailee Steinfeld and Dickinson are turning many preconceived notions of this literary genius on their head.

Steinfeld, now 22, began her career with the movie True Grit at age 14, where she beat out 15,000 actresses and received an Academy Award nomination. This was followed by Bumblebee, The Homesmen, and Enders Game. Currently, she is making her mark in movies, music, and now as the leading lady and executive producer in Dickinson, now streaming on the new Apple TV +.

The fresh new half-hour dark comedy series audaciously explores the life of rebellious young poet Emily Dickinson. Set in the 19th century, this coming-of-age story portrays Emily as an unexpected hero for the Millennial generation.

While completely underestimated by her parents, played by Jane Krakowski and Toby Huss, she rejects the conventions of her society, sex, and family and instead fills volumes of notebooks with her poetry that details her vibrant fantasy life.

Steinfeld takes viewers into the world of the brilliant poet, whose irrepressible spirit, defiant attitude, bold vision, and daring love life resonate more than ever, especially at a time when many of us feel like outsiders in our generation. “I feel like we have come a very long way. But in the grand scheme of things, not much has changed,” Steinfeld exclusively told Parade.com. “Women are still very much fighting to be understood, considered equal, and respected. My big hope is that women feel that they are seen and heard.”

What attracted you to Dickinson? I’m sure you get choices and you’re not only acting in the series, but you are producing the show as well.
I wanted to do this because this series felt so different than anything I had really ever come across. This show tackles so many conversations and so many themes that are somehow still relevant today as they are in the 1850s. The minute I met writer-creator Alena Smith (Newsroom) her and I had a conversation, I knew I wanted to be involved in Dickinson.

Please talk about the acting part of the show and the producing aspect of it.
As far as acting in it, I read this and felt like I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play this literary icon. And as far as producing, this is my first-time executive producing and I have always been interested in that, and of course, I wanted it to be something that I felt was truly special. So, this was that. It’s been really exciting to be a part of the conversation and certain decision-making processes that I’ve never been a part of in the past. So, to be a part of that on the project that I feel so connected to is extremely exciting. Continue reading “Dickinson Star Hailee Steinfeld on Why Emily Could Be a Hero for the Millennial Generation”

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How Emily Dickinson Helped Hailee Steinfeld Find “A More Fearless Approach to My Art”

To play a young version of 19th century poet Emily Dickinson in one of Apple TV+’s first series, Hailee Steinfeld had to don period-appropriate clothes, including a waist-cinching corset and layers of petticoats, costumes that she says required the help of “one, if not two, women.”

The singer-actress and star of Dickinson points out, however, that unlike “what the women of the time went through,” she “could loosen [her corset] up at lunch and to go to the bathroom.”

But when it came to the social struggles Dickinson faced in trying to make an impact as a woman, Steinfeld can’t help but see similarities to the present day. “There are so many parallels,” Steinfeld tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Here’s [someone] who in her time had to fight fearlessly for her rights and her voice to be heard, just to be understood as an artist and as a woman, and that is very much still happening today. I think we’ve come a very long way, but not much has changed. There’s still a lot of work to be done.”

She also felt comforted and inspired working on a set led by a female showrunner in Alena Smith.

“She created an environment where I as a young woman in no way felt scared or uncomfortable,” Steinfeld says. “I felt like I could come to work every day and work in a space that should be the way it should be for any woman in any workspace and just in life in general, so I hope that this is part of what already feels like a big change happening.”

Steinfeld, 22, spoke to THR about taking on her first series regular TV role, her first project as an executive producer and her new song, “Afterlife,” which is featured in, and was informed by, the series.

What drew you to this project?
I truly felt like this was so different from anything that I had read. I try to be very specific with what I spend my time doing, and I want it to be something that I believe in and feels interesting and cool, but this was all of that on a deeper level. I’m executive producing this as well, and I wanted to show up as something more than just an actor. I wanted to be a part of this on a deeper level.

Why did you want to venture into television?
It’s this new turn in our world — everything is streaming. When I knew that this was Apple’s first experience in the TV world, it just felt so exciting to me that it would be mine and theirs together. Working on something episodically with new directors and not knowing what’s coming next with scripts, the whole idea just seemed really exciting to me and very different than what I know.

What has your work on the production side entailed and been like?
I am a part of conversations that I have in no way been concerned about as an actor in the past, from preproduction to postproduction. I’ve only ever really known showing up and doing my job and walking away and realizing it’s completely out of my hands — hopefully it turns out great. This one, I care so much and feel so in it.

Do you see yourself doing more producing in the future?
I would love to continue, absolutely. It would be really fun to produce projects that I’m not necessarily acting in. Continue reading “How Emily Dickinson Helped Hailee Steinfeld Find “A More Fearless Approach to My Art””