Happy Cowboy Carter day-- oops, I mean Friday -- to all who celebrate. Yes, it feels a bit sacrilegious to work on Opening Day, Beyonce's Release Day, and Good Friday, but I digress. Some of us have to stay strong and power through the workday while others are enjoying the singular sunny day we've had all week.

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Your Weekend Playlist: New Music Releases

Our longest Weekend Playlist yet!

I don't know what's happening this week, but you may have picked up that every living, breathing artist is releasing new music. Seriously, name a heavy hitter in the industry and they're probably dropping a new song on August 25. Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, and more will grace our sound systems soon enough.

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CULTURE

The Mystical Union of Halsey and Evan Peters: Tumblr's Greatest Crossover Couple

Turns out angsty Tumblr superstars of 2014 can find real love in 2019.

Halsey and Evan Peters

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"Bad at Love" singer Halsey and American Horror Story actor Evan Peters are officially dating.

They made things official this weekend, stepping out on Friday dressed as two of music's most terrifying figures. Halsey went as a red-haired Marilyn Manson, and Peters was a Juggalo, a fan of the Insane Clown Posse. Then on Saturday, they arrived at the 100th episode celebration of American Horror Story as a polka-dot-clad Sunny Bono and Cher.

The two first sparked dating rumors when they were seen on a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. They're both coming off breakups—Peters' seven year relationship with Emma Roberts ended in March after it apparently became toxic. Though it's unclear exactly when Halsey and Yungblud broke up, they were dating at least through September.

Following Halsey and Peters' roller-coaster debut, fans quickly dug up some of Halsey's old tweets about Evan Peters. For those who didn't know, for a total of seven years, Halsey's been tweeting about her crush on the actor. Though they've all been deleted, as we know, nothing on the Internet ever goes away.


"Halsey, your powers are strong. May this be a lesson to us all!" wrote Mari Lodi in Vulture when the dating rumors began to swirl. It's true that Halsey's ability to successfully tweet her way into a relationship may indicate that she's cast some sort of occult love spell, but honestly, Halsey has always been powerful on her own. She recorded her first demo, "Is There Somewhere," on GarageBand while a homeless teen and scored a major label contract. Her first (and best) album, Badlands, went platinum, and if you listen to its lyrics, you can see that Halsey's always had some sort of divine power. Maybe it's because of her song "Hurricane," but if I had to judge her type of magic, I'd label her as a weather witch, able to conjure up storms and to change the color of the sky (possibly from red to blue to violet) at will.

Meanwhile, Evan Peters has been dabbling in occultism on his own, albeit in his role on American Horror Story. He was the iconic homicidal ghost Tate Langdon in Murder House, and in a 2012 tweet, Halsey perfectly articulated every teenage girl's feelings about his character. "Seriously Evan Peters stop making me attracted to alleged sociopaths and accused murderers…" she wrote.

Now that their union has emerged from the purely ethereal plane, becoming manifest on our physical one, we can see that it was always written in the stars. They do seem to exist in separate universes, in a way, as they come from TV and pop music respectively. On the other hand, they're both the highest possible evolution of Urban Outfitters teens, Tumblr darlings who somehow made their way into adulthood without losing their perfectly grungy, relatable-yet-alluring mystique. Of course they chose Scorpio season to make their debut as a couple; this time of transformation, rebirth, intensity, and Halloween seems designed for them to join forces. Plus, Sunday was a New Moon, the most goth of all the moons, perfect for a couple that captions their Instagram couple shots "Resident goths."

Sure, their best work may have been done years ago, but maybe this means there's more magic where their early masterpieces came from. Maybe Halsey will write a song from the perspective of Violet Langdon (she did film the music video for "Colors" in the actual Murder House from AHS Season 1). Maybe I don't know which one I'm more attracted to, but I'm not complaining. Maybe if we Tweet enough about our truest desires, they might just become incarnate—though of course, being a world-famous pop star helps.

Halsey - Colors (Official Music Video)www.youtube.com


Lewis Capaldi - Rush (Official Video) ft. Jessie Reyez

Popdust got to sit down with Lewis Capaldi, whose song "Someone You Loved" has recently hit number one in the US. Capaldi told Popdust he began playing songs at the age of 9 when his 15-year-old brother formed a band. Playing his first live gig at just 12, Capaldi is as at home on the stage as he is anywhere.

With 6 years live experience under his belt when he began a college course in music, Capaldi was always one step ahead. After finishing school he was firmly warned by his father that he was not to be "sitting around and playing gigs." But he ended up in the music course through friend Adam Warrington, aka YUNGBLUD, who is also rising to international musical stardom.

When asked about his teenage years, Capaldi describes them as filled with "general mischief and finding more stages to play from," often hiding out in the restrooms of bars around Glasgow in order to dodge the ID check and make his way to the stage when the crowds filled in. Paolo Nutini and Ben Howard covers slowly were swapped out for originals as time went by. Capaldi mentions he is even glad he got a "hard no" from the Britain's Got Talent judges when he was 13, a rejection that ended up being a blessing in disguise.

Things really picked up steam after college, with Capaldi continually posting his original music on SoundCloud, leading him to be spotted by his current managers. Soon, he was supporting the likes of Rag'n'Bone Man, Sam Smith, Niall Horan, Ed Sheeran, and Milky Chance. Now, Capaldi's talents have propelled him to perform for massive arenas all over the world.


While modest in person, Capaldi's stage presence is massive, and his show's often feel as much like a comedy show as they do a concert. One thing is for sure, Lewis Capaldi will only keep rising.

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