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New York Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Is She Jazz? Is She Pop? She's Laufey, and She's a Phenomenon.
For Laufey, 2024 was a whirlwind year. 2025 may be even wilder. Last year, the indie singer-songwriter, who cannot be described without a flurry of hyphenated hybrids — Icelandic-Chinese, jazz-pop-classical, TikTok-trad — became a breakout star with a quirky pop style that draws equally from Taylor Swift and the romantic whimsy of midcentury musicals. She won a Grammy Award and attended the Met Gala in a rosé-colored princess gown and, in perhaps the ultimate orchestra-nerd Easter egg, a veil embroidered with a Bach fugue. In an interview this spring, as she prepared to release her third studio album, 'A Matter of Time,' Laufey, 26, was still practically glowing over those accomplishments. But seated at a control console at Electric Lady Studios in New York, where she recorded three of the album's 14 songs, she also cataloged the jitters and anxieties she felt being thrust into the machinery of fame. 'I wanted 2025 to be this year where I was less anxious,' she said, 'and instead of walking meekly onto the red carpets or meekly into relationships, I wanted to walk with confidence.' 'And I wanted to write a country song,' Laufey continued. She paused a beat. 'Country-ish,' she amended herself, and then pushed a button to play 'Clean Air' — a twangy starting-over ballad that she said was partly inspired by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris's 'Trio' albums from the 1980s and '90s. In just a few years, Laufey — her name is properly pronounced with a vowel unfamiliar to most English speakers, but she answers to LAY-vay — has become a phenomenon almost without comparison in contemporary pop. Even in an age of scrambled genres, she stands out as a master code-switcher who cites inspiration from Prokofiev and Chet Baker yet has racked up more than five billion streams with concise, witty earworms that paint a glamorous wonderland shaded with the second guessings of a Gen Z diarist. Despite ruffling some feathers among the conservative gatekeepers of jazz, she has cultivated a vast fan base online and this fall will embark on her first arena tour, including two nights at Madison Square Garden. And she has big fans. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What Happened to Suki Waterhouse? Hernia Diagnosis Explained
recently revealed via social media that she was diagnosed with a hernia. The 33-year-old is currently scheduled for a stage performance on August 8, 2025, in Aspen, Colorado, as part of the Up in the Sky music festival. Following this, she will launch the U.K. and European leg of her The Sparklemuffin tour, which will conclude on August 31, 2025. She will then support Laufey in the A Matter of Time tour between September and October. Here is what we have learned about Waterhouse's hernia diagnosis. Suki Waterhouse took to X (formerly Twitter) to reveal why she had not been very active on the platform for the past few months. The singer shared that she had gotten a hernia six months ago after wearing very 'tight' pants. She also shared two accompanying pictures. The first one saw her posing under some green foliage. She wore a white coat and crop top, which she paired with tight pants. Meanwhile, the second photo showed the actress-singer wearing a hospital gown, wristband, and earphones, while lying on the bed. She also had a vape lying on her chest in the second image. ''Suki you never tweet anymore' have you ever considered I wore pants so tight 6 months ago it caused a hernia & I've been too scared to tell you,' the Daisy Jones & The Six star wrote on the platform. Fans reacted to the post in a myriad of ways, with many highlighting the vape present on her chest in the second picture. 'Vape in the hospital is diabolical,' a fan wrote. To which, Waterhouse responded, 'So true.' 'Girl what is wrong with you,' another tweeted. They added, 'You cant vape in your hospital room and if you are in the hospital you clearly shouldnt be for your health either.' A fan also expressed fear about Waterhouse's condition, commenting, 'Don't scare me like that.' They subsequently expressed hope that the Assassination Nation actress would recover. According to the Cleveland Clinic, a hernia typically occurs in the abdomen or groin. It happens when one of the organs pushes through a muscle or tissue containing it. It manifests as a bulge that can come and go during different activities or in various positions. Symptoms of a hernia include discomfort and pain. It will need to be remedied through surgery. The post What Happened to Suki Waterhouse? Hernia Diagnosis Explained appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
South China Morning Post
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Laufey on jazz, Chanel and her roots: the Grammy-winning artist discusses her genre-bending music, the iconic fashion house's enduring influence, and her multicultural upbringing
Icelandic-Chinese singer Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir, known as just Laufey, has built a loyal following thanks to her genre-bending music, which combines her first love, jazz, with pop and influences from classical music. The 26-year-old's first album, 'Bewitched', broke the all-time record for the biggest debut for a jazz album on Spotify and won a Grammy in 2024 in the Traditional Pop Vocal Album category. We caught up with the singer at the Chanel haute couture autumn/winter 2025-26 show, which she attended with her twin sister. Advertisement Laufey (left) with her twin sister Junia at the 18th annual Tribeca Artists Dinner hosted by Chanel in New York. Photo: AP What's your first memory of Chanel? Well, my mum and my popo (grandma) both love Chanel. So my first memory is probably when my mum got a black flap bag. And my popo had one as well. And I remember my mum and my grandma were like, 'one day these will be yours'. I have a twin sister, so they were like, 'you get one and the other gets the other'. How has it been to work with the house? It's so amazing. I really can't believe it. I still am very star-struck every time I get to come here. I remember the first time they reached out and I got to wear Chanel for a concert. I was so excited. I couldn't believe it. I kind of felt like I'd made it. It was really up there with the Grammy. And then I got to win a Grammy in Chanel. So it was all very perfect. Laufey at the 66th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. She wore a Chanel dress for the event. Is there anything you discovered about the maison that really surprised you? I feel like I've learned so much about how much Chanel always goes back to the symbolism of the founder. I went and looked at the apartment and there were so many things to learn. Even down to the wheat [a Chanel symbol], the sofa and everything. And now I see it in everything. I think, as an artist, I so value and so respect how they stay true to their core values but still continue to innovate. That's exactly what I want to be as a musician as well – stay true to my root values, but innovate every time.
Hypebeast
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
ROLE MODEL Delivers Special Rendition of 'The Longest Goodbye' Featuring Laufey
Summary ROLE MODEL(Tucker Pillsbury) has just released a heartfelt rendition of his song 'The Longest Goodbye,' now featuring the dreamy vocals ofLaufey. The track originally appeared on his recent albumKansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye), a 17-track exploration of love, heartbreak, and healing. Through each song, ROLE MODEL guides listeners through the emotional stages of a relationship — from infatuation and denial to self-reflection, coping, and finally, acceptance. Now reimagined with Laufey, 'The Longest Goodbye' takes on new life. This updated version feels even more raw and vulnerable, carrying a conversational quality that lets Tucker's voice shine through gentle acoustic guitar, soft piano chords, melancholic trumpet solos, and wistful whistles. These elements bridge each chorus, adding a cinematic, black-and-white-film nostalgia — like a memory being gracefully put to rest. Laufey enters on the second chorus, her breathy, whimsical tone adding a long exhale of reflection and softness. Her voice intertwines with Tucker's in gentle harmony during the bridge, offering a sense of release and resolution. The contrast between their vocal textures evokes a quiet sense of mutual understanding and emotional closure. Both artists — known for supporting each other's work — create what feels like a collective expression of forgiveness and acceptance. It's not just a remix; it's a shared journey through grief and grace, leaning on one another to make peace with the past and transform pain into something undeniably beautiful. 'The Longest Goodbye (feat. Laufey)' is now available on Spotify — listen to the new rendition below.
Graziadaily
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Laufey at Chanel Couture: 'There's a common thread between music and fashion, they change time and often grow in tandem.'
'My life right now is pretty crazy,' Laufey tells Grazia as she hits Paris for the Chanel Haute Couture Autumn/Winter '25 show. Laufey's not wrong. Just a few days ago, the Icelandic musician was making her debut at Glastonbury, joining Noah Kahan on the Pyramid stage for a surprise rendition of Call Your Mom that sent social media into meltdown. Today she's front row at the final Couture show from the studio team before incoming creative director Matthieu Blazy makes his debut for the house this autumn. Laufey attends the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025/2026 show. ©Getty 'Glasto and Couture week are such a good embodiment of the two opposites that I have right now - and my real life is somewhere between the two,' she laughs. The musician who's been billed as making jazz relevant for Gen Z found fame on reality TV show Iceland's Got Talent. Two albums and a Grammy award later, Laufey's about to launch her third album A Matter of Time and go on tour across America, supported by fellow friend of Chanel, Suki Waterhouse. Noah Kahan and Laufey at Glastonbury. ©Getty Along the way she's become a fashion favourite and attended her first Chanel show last year. 'Fashion for me as a musician is such an important way of describing who I am visually,' Laufey says of the commonality between the worlds. 'My sound is such a classic sound but with a little bit of a modern twist. It's ultimately very cinematic and so the clothing that I wear it's so important that it embodies that too. It's classic with a fun twist. A little bit playful but theatrical. And I really think my outfit today really captures that.' She cites the Pierrot style collar of her Couture Chanel outfit and the exaggerated sleeves that give the mini dress a girly, romantic feel. 'Any time I get to wear Couture I feel so special because the amount of detail on the clothing is just kind of beyond.' Haute couture might not work for two-month tour, but Laufey puts as much thought into her performing attire as she did today's look. 'Dressing for stage is such a delicate art. I want to feel good. Feeling good makes me perform better so clothing is actually so important,' Laufey reveals of her approach. 'Beyond that I love a skirt that kind of dances. Any kind of tulle always makes me feel like a ballerina. I like flat shoes, because I like to twirl and I like to have the stakes pretty low. I don't want to trip. It's all about feeling good.' Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025/2026. ©Getty If she were to pick out her favourites from the Chanel Couture show though, she says it would have to be the tweed. 'When I think of Chanel, I think of classic, with tweed of course at the top of mind. I loved all the beautiful flowing skirts and the more masculine tweed jackets. It was perfect.' She's not wrong that the show had a romantic feel. Tiered skirts, embellished with lace, fringing and intricate beading, were grounded with floor-dusting coats and flat knee-high boots. Inspired by the Scottish moors and English countryside, the palette was muted: several shades of browns, moss green and heather purple, punctuated by golds that picked up Coco Chanel's famous talisman and now code of the house – a wheatsheaf. Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025/2026. ©Getty 'There's a common thread between music and fashion,' Laufey mused afterwards. 'Just like any other art form they change with history and time and often grow in tandem.' Poetic words for a turning point in Chanel's storied history. Next season the oldest couture house still operating will have a new creative director. But as today's show demonstrated even in new beginnings, when you have a heritage as rich as Chanel, it's always worth looking back. Hattie Brett's first job in journalism was editorial assistant of Grazia – and in 2018, she returned to the brand as editor-in-chief. That means she oversees all the editorial content across print, digital and social. She loves campaigning on issues that really matter to her audience, for example calling on the government to hold an inquiry into the cost and accessibility of childcare.
