Thirty years ago, no one would have expected that Nine Inch Nails’ foreboding industrial dance rock would be at the nexus of Top 40 pop conversations. Yet, in 2019, Trent Reznor is everywhere he may have never wanted to be: you can hear the 2008 instrumental track “34 Ghosts IV” …
Read More »See Madonna's New 'Dark Ballet' Video Featuring Mykki Blanco as Joan of Arc
Madonna has unveiled her new video for “Dark Ballet.” It’s the fifth and final preview that will be released from her forthcoming Madame X, due June 14th. The cinematic clip stars Mykki Blanco, who portrays Joan of Arc. In the visually arresting Emmanuel Adjei-directed video, Mykki Blanco is seen bravely …
Read More »Valee Spends $2,000 on Salads. How Much Salad Does He Eat?
Valee‘s favorite salad, it seems safe to assume, is a Caesar salad. He rapped about the romaine lettuce, parmesan flake and crouton delicacy (topped with its namesake savory, creamy sauce) on his breakout single “Miami:” “Bought a Caesar salad and I put the weed in it.” In a 2018 interview …
Read More »Iceage to Perform at the Korean Demilitarized Zone
DMZ Peace Train, a festival held near the Korean Demilitarized Zone at the border of North and South Korea that aims to promote peace, returns for its second iteration this year. On Tuesday, Pitchfork reported that the 2019 lineup will include Danish punk rockers Iceage, art rock composer John Cale …
Read More »The First Time: R&B Singer Mario
The first album R&B star Mario ever bought was Destiny’s Child’s The Writing’s on the Wall, but prior to purchasing the group’s 1999 smash, he would regularly raid his mother’s CD collection, put the discs into a karaoke machine and practice his singing. In the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s …
Read More »Meek Mill Receives Apology From Las Vegas Hotel That Barred Him
The Cosmopolitan issued an apology to Meek Mill Friday, nearly a week after the Las Vegas hotel both barred the rapper from entering and threatened to have him arrested for trespassing. “We apologize to Meek Mill for how we handled the situation on Saturday, May 25, as we did not …
Read More »Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez Explores Live Venue in 'The Pavilion' Video
Coheed and Cambria showcase the mundanity and exhilaration of touring life with their new video for “The Pavilion (A Long Way Back).” The black-and-white clip opens with frontman Claudio Sanchez handing off his electric guitar to a tech and drifting backstage as his bandmates continue to pummel through the string-heavy …
Read More »LANY, Julia Michaels Let Their Feelings Out at the Roller Rink in 'Okay' Video
LANY and Julia Michaels have shared the music video for their single “Okay.” In the gorgeous new clip, Michaels and LANY lead singer Paul Klein each wander around the Santa Monica beachfront in solitude. They both end up at a roller derby, skating around and observing a masked dancer under a …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Debuts Three Songs, Teases New Release at Big Weekend Fest
Miley Cyrus debuted a trio of new songs during a performance Saturday at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in the U.K., tracks reportedly titled “Cattitude,” “Dream” and “Mother’s Daughter.” On “Cattitude,” Cyrus returns to the rapping of her Bangerz era with lyrics like,“Turn up your gratitude / Turn down your …
Read More »Ani DiFranco Fights for Reproductive Freedom in 'Play God' Video
Ani DiFranco joined the numerous artists against the abortion ban with a live video for “Play God.” Featuring DiFranco’s daughter Petah, the performance took place last September at Babefest in Brooklyn. In the beginning of the clip, the phrase “Reproductive freedom is a civil rights issue” is scrawled across the …
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