Yo Gotti recruited Lil Baby for a playful live version of “Put a Date on It” on Tuesday’s Tonight Show.While the rappers exchanged triplet-filled, heavily-bleeped verses over a sleek trap beat and live scratching, a random guest mimed the song’s central trumpet hook and a group of dancers flaunted shirts …
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On June 23rd, 1974, 21-year-old jazz-fusion guitarist Daryl Stuermer was watching the short-lived talk show Speakeasy when the guests for the evening included Beach Boys singer Mike Love, English guitarist John McLaughlin, jazz flutist Charles Lloyd and Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel. Stuermer had never heard of Genesis and the brief …
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R. Kelly and his label, RCA, will finally sever their ties after weeks of protests and pressure following the airing of the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly and years of sexual misconduct allegations against the singer. Additionally, celebrities including John legend, Lady Gaga, Chance the Rapper, Meek Mill and Jada …
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Dawn celebrates sexuality on her atmospheric new song “Sauce.” Cole M.G.N. (Christine & the Queens, Ariel Pink) and Hudson Mohawke (Kanye West, Drake) co-produced the single, which highlights the electronic R&B singer’s upcoming fifth LP, new breed, out January 25th. “I’ve been a good girl all week, so I can …
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For many Rolling Stones fans, Charlie Watts is the band’s most mysterious and intriguing member. He’s a guy who prefers jazz to rock, yet has spent nearly 60 years playing in the world’s greatest rock & roll band. (When the Stones played Glastonbury in 2013, he said, “I don’t want …
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Steve Gunn presents vivid wayfarer characters in his new song “Vagabond.” The song appears on his forthcoming album, The Unseen in Between, which will be released on January 18th via Matador Records. It follows Gunn’s previously released LP singles, “New Moon” and “Stonehurst Cowboy.” Named after Gunn’s favorite Agnes Varda …
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Lil Pump‘s “Butterfly Doors” video is The Fast and the Furious: Toyko Drift of Lil Pump videos, meaning there are a lot of neon lights, women standing around and questionable headgear. None of those things are out of the ordinary for a Lil Pump visual, but one recurring portion of …
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With Christmas around the corner, Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson and their guest, Sean Ono Lennon, have made a video for their cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1972 single, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” Cyrus wears a green-and-white shirt with an approximation of the billboard campaign John Lennon and …
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Vince Staples‘ “Home” doesn’t feature mentions of Christmas, Santa, sleigh bells, snow or anything remotely holiday-esque. The distorted and thumping Take A Daytrip-produced track is somber, defiant and moody — not cheerful or bright. There are no reindeers. However, consider the transitive property. The song is on the Spider-Man: Into …
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To have the headlines tell it, rock’s day in the commercial sun is over. Hip-hop and R&Bare the most consumed music genres in the U.S. Hip-hop also captured71% of the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10s in Q3 this year. There are many more statistical examples tracking rap’s rise over traditional …
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