Paramore’s North American tour landed in Houston Wednesday, and with the band being on Beyoncé’s home turf, Hayley Williams served up a cover of the singer’s “I Miss You.” The abbreviated, a cappella version of the Frank Ocean-cowritten 4 single at the Toyota Center segued neatly into a rendition of …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, Megan Thee Stallion Lead Atlanta's 2023 One Musicfest
Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, and Megan Thee Stallion lead this year’s ONE Musicfest, hitting Atlanta’s Piedmont Park in late October. Kodak Black, Tems, Brent Raiyaz, Bryson Tiller, Chief Keef, Waka Flocka Flame, Jadakiss, Tink, Coco Jones, and many more also feature on the two-day lineup, as do ATL legends like …
Read More »Meet Flyana Boss, the Bestie Rap Duo Running Across Your TikTok FYP
You’ve probably seen them dashing across your TikTok For You page. Quite literally: The electric new rap duo Flyana Boss has made a habit of sprinting in the videos promoting their buzzy new single “You Wish.” From grocery stores to the Santa Monica Pier to Disneyland, Bobbi LaNea and Folayan …
Read More »Sexyy Red Is in Her Own League, and She Knows It
St. Louis native Sexyy Red does it with her foot on the gas. The 25-year-old rapper’s music is unabashed fun. She’s a classic Southern rapper with a sticky and viscous flow and an anachronistic approach to music. She abstains from traditional lyricism or liquid singing for one-sentence phrases or personal …
Read More »Jon Batiste Wants You to 'Drink Water' on New Single With Jon Bellion, Fireboy DML
There won’t be any thirsty fans on Jon Batiste‘s watch. The musician is on hydration duty and anxiety control on his latest single, “Drink Water,” which will appear on his forthcoming studio album World Music Radio out Aug. 18. He recruited Jon Bellion and Fireboy DML to help deliver the …
Read More »Marina Opens Up About Tiring Illness: 'It's Been Hard to Remember What Healthy Feels Like'
Marina Diamandis, the pop singer who performs using just her first name, opened up on Wednesday about her recent diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. “I’ve had symptoms like deep fatigue, numbness, tingling, brain fog, rashes, insomnia and a feeling of being ‘poisoned’ for so long it’s been hard to remember …
Read More »Country Songwriter Nate Smith Keeps His Flame Burning in 'World on Fire' Video
Nate Smith reckons with the memory of an old flame in the music video for “World on Fire.” The song first rolled out in April for the deluxe version of his self-titled debut album and follows the success of his breakout radio hit, “Whiskey on You.” The clip sees the …
Read More »See 17-Year-Old J Noa Wow Rap Royalty With Epic Freestyle in Spanish
J Noa, the Dominican teen rap dynamo, drew expressions of wonder and joy from a quartet of rap’s founders with an intricate, sometimes lightning-paced freestyle that stretches on and on. In video, filmed at the birthplace of hip-hop in the Bronx this week, she went off verse after verse, boasting …
Read More »Anitta Added to 2023 Global Citizen Fest Lineup With RHCP, Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion
The 2023 Global Citizen Festival is around the corner. On Tuesday, the charity-run music event announced that Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill will headline this year’s iteration of the festival, scheduled for Sept. 23. Pop singer Conan Gray, rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and K-pop boy band Stray …
Read More »Ticketmaster France Couldn't Handle Taylor Swift Demand Either
At this point, Swifties have mastered navigating Ticketmaster. They know what time to log on to enter the waiting room before joining the queue, they know what device refreshes the fastest to increase their chances, and they know when and when not to refresh the page to buy tickets. But …
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