Blackpink and Selena Gomez have released the playful video for their highly anticipated new single “Ice Cream.” Blackpink will be releasing their debut album on October 2nd. In the flirty clip, Gomez and the ladies of Blackpink hang out in a pastel-colored world, driving an ice cream truck, biking around …
Read More »LL Cool J on Police Reform: 'We've Got to Vet These Bad Cops Differently'
Less than a week after George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police and protests started springing up around the country, LL Cool J posted an a cappella rap in support of the Black Lives Matter movement to Instagram. “Watching that man die slow left a hole,” he said …
Read More »Lucinda Williams Rocks Out to 'You Can't Rule Me' on 'Colbert'
Lucinda Williams tore through a live rendition of “You Can’t Rule Me” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Wednesday night. Seated in a studio at an appropriate social distance, Williams and her band showcased theGood Souls Better Angels track’s blues-rock grit, head-bobbing to the beat and letting each guitar …
Read More »Big Sean Drops Nipsey Hussle Collaboration, 'Deep Reverence'
Big Sean has released a collaboration with the late Nipsey Hussle titled “Deep Reverence.” Sean announced the track when responding to a fan on Twitter Monday night. “Deep Reverence” opens with a verse from Nipsey, describing his upbringing in a neighborhood run by the Crips: “I was birthed in a C-section/Hella cops …
Read More »RS Charts: Taylor Swift's Reign Continues as 'Folklore' Spends Fourth Week Atop RS 200
Taylor Swift‘s Folklore enjoys a fourth straight week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart, pulling in 93,000 units during the week of August 14th through August 20th. Swift’s eighth studio album saw more than 65 million streams in its fourth week on the chart and …
Read More »Hear Mort Garson's Unreleased Disco Funk Song 'Dragonfly'
Sacred Bones Records, which recently announced plans to reissue four Seventies albums by Mort Garson, has shared the electronic pioneer’s unreleased song “Dragonfly.” The track comes from Music From Patch Cord Productions, a collection of unreleased recordings from Garson’s archive including music for never-aired radio advertisements, themes for science fiction …
Read More »Ben Gibbard of the Postal Service Dedicates Song to the Postal Service
Ben Gibbard, one-half of the beloved indie-pop duo the Postal Service, has finally acknowledged a good pun and dedicated a performance of “Such Great Heights” to the United States Postal Service, which is in dire straits at the moment. Gibbard performed an acoustic version of the project’s signature song during …
Read More »Jada Kingdom Caps Busy Week With New Single 'Budum'
Jada Kingdom glides through the cheery “Budum,” her first single to be released on Diplo‘s Mad Decent label. “Budum” is produced by Emudio, who concocts a pinging, shuddering beat; Kingdom sings in similarly percussive bursts, slinging drumming syllables across the chattering instrumental. “It’s been such a crazy year with the …
Read More »The Mountain Goats Preview New Album 'Getting Into Knives' With 'As Many Candles as Possible'
The Mountain Goats have released a new song, “As Many Candles as Possible,” from what will be their second album of 2020, Getting Into Knives, out October 23rd via Merge. The track opens with a bristling twist of guitars and rumbling drums before settling into a steady groove. A distorted …
Read More »Hear Prince's Previously Unreleased Gem 'Cosmic Day'
The Prince estate has released the full version of a long-treasured rarity, “Cosmic Day,” which will appear on the upcoming reissue of Sign O’ the Times, out September 25th. The track was recorded at Sunset Sound, Studio 3 on November 15th, 1986, and although a snippet of the recording has …
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