L ately, for Hayden Silas Anhedönia, time feels like a slippery concept. If she’s not playing shows halfway across the world, she’s usually tucked away in her bedroom, a quiet hideaway in Pittsburgh with a sloped roof that doubles as a portal to another world. Here, the hours glide by, …
Read More »The Kills Are Burning Up for Your Love on New Song '103'
The Kills — the indie rock duo featuring singer Alison Mosshart and guitarist Jamie Hince — have announced the impending arrival of their first new album in seven years, God Games. Ahead of the LP’s October 27 release, the band has shared the latest single, “103,” a love song set …
Read More »One Direction Cover Kelly Clarkson, Get Grilled by Simon Cowell in Unseen 'X Factor' Footage
For no particular reason whatsoever — not that one’s even necessary — The X Factor UK has dumped about 30 minutes of mostly previously unseen One Direction footage from the group’s earliest moments together. The extended clip comes from the “Judges’ Houses” stage of the talent competition. The highlights include …
Read More »Jack Harlow Reflects on Fame and Isolation in Picturesque 'Denver' Video
Jack Harlow retreats from the spotlight in the video for “Denver,” a deep cut from his third studio album Jackman, released earlier this year. Directed by Eliel Ford, the video centers the rapper in spaces of solitude that are comforting at times and wholly isolating at others. “Ignorance is bliss …
Read More »Love 'Space Jam'? Pay for License Before Using the Song or You Might Get Sued
Not everyone is welcome to the jam anymore. Attorneys representing Watson Music Group, a company that claims ownership of the rights to Quad City DJ’s celebrated “Space Jam” theme from the 1996 movie, have been mailing notices of infringement to several companies, according to Billboard. The company, which Billboard reports …
Read More »Ellie Goulding's 'Face Is Intact' After Pyrotechnic Struck Her During Performance
The current state of live performances is starting to make more and more of a case for artists to just perform in those giant blow-up hamster balls. Concert audiences have recently been getting out of hand in regards to their affinity for pelting artists with items from their place in …
Read More »Drake Reunites With Travis Scott to Perform 'Meltdown' in Vancouver
Drake reunited with Travis Scott onstage for the first time since the Astroworld tragedy as the rappers performed their Utopia collaboration “Meltdown” live Tuesday in Vancouver. “Oh yeah, for the first time ever in Vancouver, Astro and The Boy, we in this bitch,” Drake told fans at the Rogers Arena: …
Read More »Can Anyone Tell Us Why Doja Cat and a German Hardcore Band Have the Same Album Art?
Doja Cat and the German metallic hardcore band Chaver likely have a lot in common (a total rejection of normal society, for instance), but today, the gossamer thread connecting the two artists is the image of a pink spider with a gem-like drop of pink blood in its chelicerae. Slight …
Read More »Billie Eilish Brings Out Boygenius, Labrinth at London Show
During Billie Eilish‘s show at London’s Electric Ballroom on Tuesday, the singer brought out Labrinth and Boygenius as her surprise guests. Eilish performed “When the Party’s Over” with the trio, and “Never Felt So Alone” with Labrinth, their haunting collaboration that released in April. The singer announced the London gig …
Read More »Nick Carter Faces Third Sexual Assault Lawsuit
A third woman has filed a sexual assault lawsuit on Monday against Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, alleging he assaulted her multiple times when she was 15. The suit, filed by a Jane Doe identified as A.R., claims the incidents occurred several times on a yacht and once in the …
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