Claire Cottrill: Celebs Rumors

Clairo has shared the demo of a new song called ‘For Now’, with all proceeds going to two non-profit organisations.Apart from appearing on a remix of Phoenix‘s ‘After Midnight’ last month, Clairo hasn’t released any new music since she shared her 2021 album ‘Sling’.However yesterday (April 1), Clairo took to social media to announce she was sharing a demo of an unreleased track called ‘For Now’. The song is available to download from Bandcamp for $1 (81p) now and all proceeds will be split between the non-profits For The Gworls and Everytown.  For The Gworls raises money to “assist with Black trans folks’ rent and affirmative surgeries” while Everytown “are a movement of parents, students, survivors, educators, gun owners & concerned citizens fighting to end gun violence and build safer communities.”Check out the demo of ‘For Now’ here.A post shared by Claire Cottrill (@clairo)The delicate, piano-driven track sees Clairo focusing on the present, as she confesses her love “until it all breaks down”.Late last year, Clairo wrapped up touring in support of ‘Sling’ with a message that said, “thanks for an amazing year. We’ll see you again whenever I’ve made another album.”Earlier this year, it was confirmed Clairo would be playing a series of gigs as part of the new Re:Set concert series.

Phoenix were joined on stage by special guest Clairo in New York last night (September 9) – watch them play ‘After Midnight’ below.The artists teamed up on a remixed version of the song earlier this year, with the original appearing on Phoenix’s 2022 album ‘Alpha Zulu’.During Phoenix’s show with Beck at Madison Square Garden, they gave the track its live debut with help from Clairo herself.Watch footage of the performance below.A post shared by Michelle Willie (@mwillie70)A post shared by Claire Cottrill (@clairo)Beck and Phoenix are currently finishing up their co-headline 2023 ‘Summer Odyssey’ tour across North America.The bands kicked off a 19-city run on August 1 in Seattle, Washington, with stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Boston, New York and more. It wraps up tonight (September 10) in Columbia, Maryland.

The Strokes covered Clairo during their set at NOS Alive 2022 last night (July 6) after the singer-songwriter cancelled her appearance at the festival.Clairo had been scheduled to perform at the Lisbon event yesterday, but was forced to pull out due to a flight cancellation. “Hope you guys understand & I’m truly sorry,” she wrote in a statement on Instagram.Later, The Strokes jammed out a version of ‘Sofia’ from Clairo’s 2019 debut album ‘Immunity’ in tribute to the absent musician.

Clairo has rescheduled a number of upcoming dates on her US tour due to a sinus infection.The singer is currently on a nationwide tour behind 2021 album ‘Sling’, with support coming from Arlo Parks.Taking to her Instagram Stories, Claire Cottrill wrote: “I’m really sorry to announce that we’ve decided to reschedule the next few shows,” detailing three gigs that will now be moved to July, and two Chicago dates to be shifted to later this month.Of the reasons behind the postponements, she added: “I came down with a sinus infection in the last two days and I haven’t been able to sing at all.“I also just need to take a step back from performing in general (for a little bit),” she wrote. “I hope you understand.”See the post and Clairo’s updated US tour schedule below.MARCH 202216 – Chicago, Riviera Theatre17 – Chicago, Riviera Theatre18 – Minneapolis, The Fillmore20 – Denver, The Fillmore23 – Seattle, Paramount Theatre25 – Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Hall28 – Vancouver, The Orpheum30 – San Francisco, The Masonic31 – Oakland, Fox TheatreAPRIL 20222 – Los Angeles, Greek Theatre3 – Anaheim, House of Blues5 – Tempe, Marquee Theatre7 – Dallas, South Side Ballroom9 – Austin, ACL at Moody Theatre10 – Houston, Bayou Music Center13 – Miami, The Fillmore Miami Beach14 – Orlando, Hard Rock Live16 – Atlanta, TabernacleJULY 202229 – Detroit, The Fillmore30 – Cleveland, Agora Ballroom31 – Indianapolis, Old National CenterFor the tour, Clairo has partnered with SafeTour and Calling All Crows to ensure the safety of attending gig-goers.“Every show will have a person/resource to go to if there’s harassment in the crowd,” she wrote upon the tour’s announcement, adding that a “no bullshit” policy would be in place.

Clairo has announced a US headline tour with Arlo Parks – check out the schedule below.The singer-songwriter – real name Claire Cottrill – will hit the road for a string of North American shows next February through to April 2022. Tickets go on general sale here this Friday (July 23) at 10am (local time).Announcing the tour, which is in support of her new album ‘Sling‘, Cottrill explained that she’s partnered with SafeTour and Calling All Crows to ensure the safety of attending gig-goers.“Every show will have a person/resource to go to if there’s harassment in the crowd,” she wrote, adding that a “no bullshit” policy would be in place.

Clairo has said she won’t play live shows until her plans to have added security are in place for the wellbeing of her fans.The singer-songwriter, who released her new album ‘Sling’ earlier this month, told NME in this week’s Big Read cover interview that she stands firm on her commitment.Clairo wants to hire security people to look out for and put an end to assault, harassment or any kind of uncomfortable situations that happen at her shows. It’s in a bid to provide a safer environment for all – something that she feels has become more precarious as she’s grown older.“We’re talking to some companies right now,” the artist, whose real name is Claire Cottrill, told NME.

Clairo has recalled writing the track ‘Just For Today’ and how it helped her deal with her mental health struggles during quarantine.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read interview, the singer-songwriter (real name Claire Cottrill) discussed her struggles with depression and anxiety and how working on music helped her through the coronavirus pandemic.Earlier this year, Clairo took to Instagram to share a home recording of ‘Just For Today’, which a finished version of can now be heard in her new album, ‘Sling’. The song hears her sing about a night when she joined the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s online chat during a panic attack.

Clairo has returned today with the release of her first single in two years, ‘Blouse’.The song is the first to be lifted from Clairo’s forthcoming second studio album, ‘Sling’, which has just been announced and is due out on July 16.‘Blouse’ is an incredibly delicate affair, with production from Jack Antonoff and background vocals provided by Lorde.

Clairo has announced that she will be debuting a new single called ‘Blouse’ on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon next week.The singer-songwriter (real name Claire Cottrill) took to Instagram this afternoon (June 3) to share the news, writing: “I’ll be performing my song ‘Blouse’ on @fallontonight next week.”A post shared by Claire Cottrill (@clairo)The performance will take place on Thursday (June 10) and will be her first new music since January’s ‘Just For Today’, a song she wrote to address depression and mental health.“Not sure about you, but my mental health has taken a major dip since quarantine started,” Clairo said of the track at the time.“At times I feel like I’ve never felt worse.

Clairo has shared a vulnerable new song addressing depression and mental health, titled ‘Just For Today’.The introspective new track features Clairo – real name Claire Cottrill – singing and playing guitar, and also getting briefly interrupted by her puppy Joanie.The singer posted a screen recording of an audio file yesterday (January 26) on Instagram TV. Listen to ‘Just For Today’ below:A post shared by Claire Cottrill (@clairo)“Not sure about you, but my mental health has taken a major dip since quarantine started,” Cottrill wrote in an accompanying caption.“At times I feel like I’ve never felt worse.

Clairo has shared her rendition of The Strokes‘ ‘I’ll Try Anything Once’ – listen below.The ‘Bags’ singer, whose real name is Claire Cottrill, has covered a demo version of the ‘First Impressions Of Earth’ (2005) opener ‘You Only Live Once’, which The Strokes released as a B-side on the ‘Heart In A Cage’ single.Cottrill’s version hears her play the song as an acoustic duet with Jake Passmore of the London band SCORS.Clairo started the year off with a couple of demos, ‘february 15, 2020 london, uk’ and ‘Everything I Know’ before sharing a number of stripped back covers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Clairo has shared a cover of Carole King‘s 1971 song ‘You’ve Got a Friend’, recorded in one take with just piano and vocals.The songwriter – real name Claire Cottrill – shared the stunning, sparse rendition of King’s ‘Tapestry’ standout to her SoundCloud page earlier today (September 15). Listen below:It’s the latest in a string of covers Clairo has shared to her SoundCloud page in recent months.

Clairo has shared an unofficial cover of the Carly Simon track ‘Nobody Does It Better’ on her social media.Clocking in at just under two minutes, the lo-fi cover features Claire Cottrill on keys and isn’t performed the whole way through.Listen to Clairo’s brief rendition of ‘Nobody Does It Better’ below:carly simon pic.twitter.com/xIanJ5so5Q— claire cottrill (@clairo) August 12, 2020The original 1977 track was recorded by Simon for the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.Clairo has recorded and shared a handful of covers throughout the coronavirus pandemic, including Anna Domino’s ‘Everyday, I Don’t’ and Johnny Flynn’s ‘Brown Trout Blues’.

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Clairo took to Twitter yesterday (June 30) announcing her intention to hire “a specific group of people” to help mitigate sexual assault and harassment at future shows.In a Twitter thread, Clairo – real name Claire Cottrill – said she had been left “completely disgusted” after “reading a lot about all of these recent sexual assault allegations within the ‘indie’ scene”.She added: “there’s no excuse, the alternative/indie/whatever you wanna call it scene is not exempt from these extremely real problems.”hope y'all are okay. reading a lot about all of these recent sexual assault allegations within the "indie" scene and i'm just completely disgusted.