When Lorde tookMitskiMiyawaki out on herMelodramatour this year as an opening act, it was a perfect match: Two smart, intense women addressing heartache, class issues, and other emotional shitstorms in miniaturist detail and at maximalist scale, albeit with different tools. Some fans may’ve been surprised at how easilyMitski’s music translated …
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Dionne Warwick honoredAretha Franklin on Thursday after the Queen of Souldied at age 76. Warwick and Franklin were both vocal virtuosos and preeminent hitmakers in the Sixties and early Seventies. They moved in overlapping circles, and the two were closely connected with Warwick’s cousin, the star Whitney Houston. “Our Heavenly …
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Ghostface Killah teams with Snoop Dogg, E-40 and La the Darkman for a triumphant new track, “Saigon Velour.” The song will appear on the Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s new solo album, The Lost Tapes, out October 5th. “Saigon Velour” finds its all-star crew spitting over a classic Big Ghost beat of …
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Cody Johnson‘s path to the country music mainstream has been a winding one, but his first single under a new major-label partnership, the heartfelt “On My Way to You,” is about a simpler, if more profound journey: falling in love. A former rodeo rider and prison guard, the Texas native …
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Travis Scott has some of the most outsized and ambitious artistic impulses in modern rap. His album covers come courtesy of fashion icon Nick Knight, famed Rolling Stone illustrator Ralph Steadman and, on his latest, candy-coated photographer David LaChappelle. His fashion-forward eye has produced collaboration with Helmut Lang. His recent …
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On September 28th, ever-blunted hip-hop pioneers Cypress Hill will return with Elephants on Acid, their ninth album and first in eight years. The dank, fuzz-infused, acid-rock-inspired LP will be the first produced entirely by Muggs, the sonic architect behind landmarks like 1991’s Cypress Hill and 1993’s Black Sunday, since 2001. …
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Kesha is releasing adocumentary about recording herthird LP,Rainbow – her first record after her ongoinglegal battles with Dr. Luke. In the trailer forRainbow –The Film, Kesha claims making the album was a life-saving journey. “Sometimes things feel like they’re too much to handle,” she says in the clip. “You may …
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James Corden claimed his moment of boy band glory on Tuesday’s Late Late Show, crashing theBackstreet Boys‘ long-running Las Vegas residency. The host offered singer Brian Littrell an unwanted performance break so he could perform the group’s 1999 hit “Larger Than Life.” Corden arrived at the band’s rehearsal with his …
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Chris Stapleton and Don Henley are set to join Joe Walsh this fall for the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s second annual VetsAid benefit concert, set for November 11th in Tacoma, Washington. Launched in 2017, VetsAid is a nonprofit organization that Walsh — the son of a flight instructor …
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The 1975 call out President Trump’sbromance with Kanye West while trying to find a bright spot in these troubling times on their new song, “Love It If We Made It.” The song finds singer Matt Healey howling over a strong drum beat and pulsing synths. His lyrics are stark and …
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