Alessia Cara

Rule-breaker Alessia Cara Talks Feminism & Challenging The World's Status Quo On Beauty

... just so they can be happy with themselves. I was like, ‘I want to make a song about this’. I channeled my own insecurities…some days I will look at myself in the mirror and feel so disappointed with what I see. I have this thing: ‘I need to start working out, I need to look like this person.’ It’s a universal feeling, it’s so sad. I wanted to speak out against the noise being thrown at us on a daily basis. It’s about time the world changed its perspective rather than us having to change ourselves,” she said. It’s an ongoing conversation about celebrity women especially, with recent articles about Renee Zellweger’s appearance by a film critic being hammered by women’s rights activists and other female actress/directors such as Rose Mc Gowan. It becomes a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” narrative that seeks to punish women no matter what they choose. Alessia says ...

Expectations For Kristen Stewart

... the chance to see Kristen Stewart as host for the first time? She’s a bit of an enigmatic host to us given that she’s been relatively quiet away from her work the past several years, and we don’t know enough of her comedy background to know what sort of characters that she’d want to play. If we had it our way, Kristen could be similar to someone like a Chris Hemsworth: A movie star who comes in and is simply game for almost anything, even if they embarrass themselves in the process. So long as you throw caution to the wind, odds are you’ll find some ways to entertain. You don’t want to force anything, though — a great example of someone who probably tried too hard to be the wacky character in almost every sketch they were a part of was Russell Crowe, and his show is widely regarding as the worst non-Donald Trump show of the past several seasons. As for Cara, based on everything we’ve seen, we do think that she’ll put on a great performance. She also does some ...

Alessia Cara On 'saturday Night Live

... to be awfully cryptic about something happening during the commercial breaks of tonight's episode. don't change the channel during commercials just sayin! __link__/NLPRHu RJPc. — ac (@alessiacara) February 3, 2017. Break out her pair of sequined jeans once more. Cara is known for having a rather played-down style, typically sporting plain white T-shirts and bomber jackets. But when she took the stage for the HALO Awards this year, she rocked a pair of ripped jeans that were covered in iridescent sequins, spicing up her typical street-chic vibe. A photo posted by ALESSIA CARA (@alessiasmusic) on. Nov 11, 2016 at 6:36 pm PST. If not a sequined pair of jeans, we're thinking Cara will come up with some sort of fashion statement for her SNL debut. Give one of her empowering speeches. If you've ever seen Cara in concert, you know that she doesn't shy away from talking to her fans in between every song - especially her ...

Migos Hold Atop Hot 100, Alessia Cara Hits Top 10

... keeps at No. 2 on Radio Songs (128 million, down 1 percent) and No. 25 on Digital Song Sales (22,000, down 11 percent) and bounds 37-25 on Streaming Songs (12.6 million). Likely helping the song's profile, NBC's Saturday Night Live announced Jan. 23 that Cara will be the musical guest on the show's Feb. 4 episode (to be hosted by Kristen Stewart. Meanwhile, Sheeran will perform on the Feb. 11 episode, to be hosted by Alec Baldwin). "Scars" also leads the Pop Songs airplay chart for a second week. In its 22 nd week on the Hot 100, the track completes the steadiest climb to the top 10 since gnash's "I Hate U I Love U," featuring Olivia O'Brien, made the bracket in its 25 th week (Oct. 22, 2016). Until "Scars," no song by a lead female had taken a more scenic journey to the top 10 since Anna Kendrick's "Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)": 28 weeks, 2013. Cara, the winner of the Rule Breaker award at Billboard's 2016 Women in Music celebration in December, first hit the Hot 100's top 10 with her breakthrough single "Here," which peaked at No. 5 on the Feb. 6, 2016, chart. With both songs from her debut full-length, Know-It-All, ...

Alessia Cara Joins Kylie Jenner, Hilary Duff On 'forbes 30 Under 30' List

... to roll straight into the New Year. According to Forbes and their " 30 Under 30 List ," the Canadian is one of the biggest movers and shakers to keep an eye on in 2017. She joins a plethora of famous faces who also made the list including actress  Margot Robbie , TV star  Hilary Duff , model Kylie Jenner and You Tube and social media sensation Tyler Oakley. VIEW GALLERY. The Brampton-native was named to Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2017. According to Forbes, Alessia nabbed a spot on the list for her unwavering work ethic and extraordinary achievements in 2016. "[The] Canadian popstar followed in the footsteps of compatriot Justin Bieber by notching You Tube views before bursting onto airwaves with 2016 hit 'Here.' The single shifted more than two million copies," the publication noted. "The accompanying album, Know-It-All went gold. She has since supported Coldplay on tour, and even sung a Lin-Manuel Miranda-penned song for Disney movie Moana.". Though the 20-year-old has yet to comment on the honour publicly, she's no doubt thrilled with ...