One day after releasing their reimagined version of “You Want My Love,” beloved funk-soul group Earth, Wind and Fire hit the Central Park stage with Babyface and R&B singer Lucky Daye to perform the song live at New York’s We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert. “This project has been fantastic …
Read More »Niniola Joins Juls on Fizzy 'Love Me'
Niniola, the Nigerian singer known for danceable hits like “Sicker” and “Maradona,” adds spark to “Love Me,” the latest track from the producer Juls. Like many Juls songs, “Love Me” is a deft hybrid of traditional instrumentation and modern programming. A saxophone plays skronking lines, cutting and slicing through the …
Read More »Gunna Drops Video for New Song '9x Outta 10'
Gunna has dropped his new video for “9xOutta10,” the Atlanta rapper’s latest single following his Number One album Wunna in 2020. The video finds the stylish rapper delivering the Taurus-produced track from a variety of locations, including a paparazzi-filled fancy restaurant and a strip club. Gunna recently paired with Polo …
Read More »Brandee Younger's 'Pretend' Is an Elegant Intergenre Chill-Out
One of the loveliest sounds heard on record in 2020 was the pluck and shimmer of Brandee Younger’s harp, tracing out the melodies of classic songs like the Stylistics’ “You Make Me Feel Brand New” and Kate Bush’s “This Woman’s Work” on Force Majeure, a collection of home-recorded duets with …
Read More »St. Vincent Leads a Rundown Parade in 'Daddy's Home' Music Video
St. Vincent performs on the back of a truck in the video for “Daddy’s Home,” the title track from her latest album. She premiered the visual on her Facebook page Tuesday morning. The video shows the musician also known as Annie Clark singing on a flatbed as it slowly winds …
Read More »Madonna Partners With Warner Music for Career-Spanning Reissue Campaign
On Madonna’s 63rd birthday Monday, the singer has announced a new partnership with Warner Music Group that will see her entire catalog reissued over the next few years. The campaign begins in 2022, which marks the 40th anniversary of a recording career that began with Madonna’s 1982 single “Everybody.” Madonna …
Read More »'What We Do in the Shadows' Is Back With All Kinds of Monsters — and a Wellness Cult
FX has shared the new trailer for the upcoming third season of What We Do in the Shadows ahead of the return of the series — based on the 2014 feature-length mockumentary — on September 2nd. Additionally, the network announced that even before Season 3’s premiere, the series has been …
Read More »'All About the He Said, She Said…': Hear Our Podcast Debate on Limp Bizkit's Legacy
Rap-rock anti-heroes Limp Bizkit are an unlikely hot topic this summer, thanks to a new Woodstock ’99 documentary on HBO, a prominent performance at this year’s Lollapalooza festival, and a general impulse by a new generation of critics to reassess their legacy. (They also just canceled a tour over Covid …
Read More »Jason Isbell Concerts Will Require Vaccination, Negative Covid Test or 'We Won't Play'
UPDATE 2 (8/11):In response to Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion’s claim that they didn’t have time to institute a vaccine requirement, as Jason Isbell requested, Isbell’s rep says: “Our agent contacted Live Nation in Houston on July 31st with our new protocols.” *** UPDATE (8/11): Jason Isbell was scheduled to perform …
Read More »R. Kelly Racketeering Trial Opens as Judge Questions Prospective Jurors
The federal racketeering case again singer R. Kelly commenced in a Brooklyn courthouse on Monday, as Judge Ann Donnelly quizzed more than three dozen potential jurors about their ability to remain impartial and committed during a trial which is scheduled to start August 18th and is estimated to last at …
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