Rob Moose, a violinist and composer who has arranged music for everyone from Miley Cyrus to Anohni and the Johnsons, collaborated with some of his famous friends on his upcoming first solo release, the EP Inflorescence. The latest single, “Extract,” finds him teaming with Sara Bareilles. The full EP comes …
Read More »The People Who Shaped Anohni's World
F or more than two decades, Anohni has captivated listeners with her fluttering, ascendant voice, singing elegantly about fractured love, gender dysmorphia, and equal rights, among other urgent subjects. Listening to her music is a singular experience. She named her band, Anohni and the Johnsons, in deference to Marsha P. …
Read More »Inside the Brooklyn Public Library's 'Book of Hov' Exhibit Honoring Jay-Z
Today is the grand opening of The Book of HOV, a 40,000-square-foot exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library crafted in collaboration with Roc Nation. The free exhibit makes full use of the library’s expansive Grand Army Plaza branch, with the front of the institution wrapped with his lyrics, a Jazz …
Read More »Coco Jones Takes R&B Victory Lap With Justin Timberlake on 'ICU' Remix
A crying emoji and a drawing of a river. The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. A collage of nineties boy bands. These were the clues Coco Jones provided her fans with when teasing the remix of “ICU,” her breakthrough single released last October. They didn’t point towards the artists many fans thought …
Read More »Palehound's 'Eye On the Bat' Is An Intense Journey. You'll Want to Ride Along
The latest release from Palehound is one hell of a ride. The album was inspired by the “apocalypse road trip” across the U.S. that the indie Boston band took mid-tour to get safely back home as the pandemic hit in early 2020. The stress and tension of that moment informs …
Read More »Paul Rudd Is Down on His Luck Again in Claud's Funny 'A Good Thing' Video
Paul Rudd plays a flustered mailman who is incapable of delivering letters because he is worried about his ailing ferret in the video for Claud‘s “A Good Thing.” The track appears on the artist’s Supermodels album, out today. (The album, incidentally, contains a song titled “Paul Rudd.”) Finding Claud’s mail …
Read More »Imagine Dragons Get Loud and Laugh a Little With 'Believer' Performance From 'Live in Vegas'
To celebrate the arrival of their new documentary today, July 14, Imagine Dragons have shared a clip of their booming rendition of “Believer” from Live in Vegas. The performance of the 2017 smash — which is also being released as a single — is accentuated with thundering drums, a roaring …
Read More »Karol G Runs From Haters, Swims With Sharks in New Song 'S91'
Karol G made history with her album Mañana Será Bonito, which became the first album from a solo Spanish-language female artist to reach number one on the Billboard 200. After announcing a massive tour with major stadium shows across the U.S. this summer, Karol now has even more in store: …
Read More »Joe Jonas Isn't Embarrassed About Sh-tting His Pants During 2019 Jonas Brothers Show
Joe Jonas isn’t your typical oversharing celebrity, but the singer recently spilled a secret even government torture couldn’t get out of most people. During an appearance on KIIS network’s Will & Woody For the Drive Home radio show, the Jonas Brothers member flashed back to a moment on their 2019 …
Read More »Gabe Lee Is Here to Tell His American Story in 'Drink the River'
Gabe Lee has managed to package a prayer, a truth, and a dream in one album. Drink the River, his fourth studio album, delivers this trifecta through each of its nine songs, doling them out in a way that feels like both a fever and a fairytale. He’s here to …
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