Welcome to ourweeklyrundownofthebestnewmusic — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Victoria Monét serves up a sultry R&B number with help from Usher, Doechii levels up her swamp princess status, and A$AP Rocky rides the Swifty wave . Plus, new music from Big Sean, …
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Like many of my fellow writers, journalists, and music lovers, I spent many hours on the phone or emailing with Steve Silberman, the acclaimed science writer, passionate Grateful Dead and David Crosby fan, and all-around mensch who died of natural causes on Aug. 28 at age 66. His husband, Keith …
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Last year, I spoke with Lil Yachty about mystique. Our conversation about his Let’s Start Here album got awkward when he told me he didn’t want to reveal too much about its creation. I asked him about plans to release a documentary he recorded about the project, and he told …
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Virginia-based rapper and entrepreneur Fam-Lay has been making waves with his RnB Block Party alongside business partner Antonio Dowe. Now the pair, along with their friend Pusha T, are expanding with Cousinz Festival, a one-day showcase on Aug. 31 at Norfolk’s historic Scope Arena, headlined by Erykah Badu. The festival …
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I feel like a modern woman,” Eliza McLamb sings over a bursting guitar riff. “I get up late, I’m always saying/‘Man, I gotta hit the DMV’/Always bills I’m paying.” McLamb’s debut album, Going Through It, has been one of this year’s best-kept secrets since its release this past January. “Modern …
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In 2002, Dutch producer Nicolay shared his beats on the Okayplayer message board. Phonte, one half of the prolific rap duo Little Brother, was impressed with what he heard and reached out to collaborate. Their intercontinental alliance resulted in Connected, the debut album from their group Foreign Exchange, which celebrated …
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The first time Pablo Tiley saw Oasis was in March 1994, a month before the release of their debut single, “Supersonic.” They were alternating headliner spots with British rock group Whiteout and that night, at the Fleece and Firkin in Bristol, England, it was Oasis’ turn to open. The Fleece …
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The past three days have been a pretty insane time for Oasis fans. On Saturday evening, Liam Gallagher wrapped up his Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary tour with a triumphant set at the Reading Festival in England where he played the album straight through. Not long after he walked offstage, the …
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News of the Oasis reunion has sent shockwaves throughout the music world, especially since Noel Gallagher has spent the past 15 years swearing such a thing would never happen. But should anyone really be all that surprised? Liam and Noel Gallagher may not like each other very much, but they …
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“Oasis is done,” Liam Gallagher told us in 2019. “If you missed them, that’s fucking tough luck.” Five years later, it seems that luck is on the side of Oasis fans, with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher planning a reunion tour for next year. It’s huge news for a band …
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