Bobby Brown Jr., the son of R&B singer Bobby Brown and half-brother of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 28. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call for a medical emergency Wednesday afternoon; upon arrival, Brown Jr. was pronounced dead …
Read More »Diplo Denies 'Revenge Porn' Allegation Following Restraining Order Application
An application for a restraining order has been filed against Diplo by a woman who alleges the producer distributed “revenge porn” images of her to allegedly “humiliate her and to scare other women out of coming forward,” The Daily Beast reports. Diplo’s lawyer has denied the accusations against his client, …
Read More »Run the Jewels Drop 'No Save Point' Video, Talk 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Run the Jewels premiered their futuristic video for “No Save Point,” their contribution to the video game Cyberpunk 2077, during the Adult Swim Festival Friday. For the visual, El-P and Killer Mike deliver their new song from the dystopian neon world presented in the much-anticipated video game, with many of …
Read More »Tones and I Aims for Happiness on New Single 'Fly Away'
Tones and I reflects on chasing her dreams in the new single “Fly Away.” The singer wrote the track while quarantining at home in Melbourne, Australia, during the pandemic. Co-produced with Dann Hume, the video features Tones standing on a stage in the spotlight, later joined by a crowd in …
Read More »James Taylor Performs 'America the Beautiful' on Election Day
James Taylor attempted to soothe our Election Day anxiety by performing “America the Beautiful” from home. The singer-songwriter sang the patriotic tune in front of his fireplace, strumming his acoustic guitar in his newsboy cap. He also shared lyrics to his 2015 song “Before This World”: “The way ahead is …
Read More »John Carpenter Announces 'Lost Themes III: Alive After Death' Album
John Carpenter will be releasing a new album of non-soundtrack music — his first in nearly five years — in early 2021. Titled Lost Themes III: Alive After Death, the album will be out on February 5th, 2021, via Sacred Bones. Carpenter’s concept behind the first Lost Themes album in …
Read More »Saweetie, Jhené Aiko Play It Cool on New Song 'Back to the Streets'
Saweetie has released a new single, “Back to the Streets,” featuring Jhené Aiko. Co-produced with Timbaland, the sassy track is an ode to “F boys” — the men Saweetie enjoys for however long she wants to before moving on to the next one. “I put my new man on a …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens Readies Huge Reissues for 'Tea for the Tillerman,' 'Mona Bone Jakon'
Yusuf/Cat Stevens will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his two 1970 albums,Mona Bone Jakon and the classic Tea for the Tillerman, with huge reissues dedicated to both LPs. Both boxsets come packed with dozens of unreleased tracks — 24 unearthed recordings for Mona Bone Jakon and 21 for Tea for …
Read More »Graham Nash Revives an Always-Urgent Plea on New Song 'Vote'
Ahead of the 2020 election, Graham Nash has revived a song he originally wrote as a plea to oust Richard Nixon from office: the succinctly titled and still-relevant, “Vote.” Nash tells Rolling Stone that the song came about in the Seventies in response to Nixon’s presidency and Watergate, but it …
Read More »Neil Young Drops Previously Unreleased 1972 Song 'Come Along and Say You Will'
Neil Young isn’t releasing his 10-disc collection Archives Volume 2: 1972-1976 until November 22nd, but paid subscribers of The Neil Young Archives website now have access to the previously unreleased song “Come Along and Say You Will.” The tune was recorded at Young’s Broken Arrow Ranch on December 15th, 1972 …
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