In the mid-2010s, Myke Towers dominated Puerto Rico’s underground rap scene. His sharp delivery and lyrical dexterity made him a teenage prodigy whose release constantly went viral on SoundCloud. Hits like “Por Mí,” “Es Normal,” and “En Los Bloques” helped him build a cult following in the world rap en …
Read More »6lack is Becoming a Better Man On 'Since I Have a Lover'
Atlanta singer and rapper 6lack is so good at making a specific type of R&B — think Maxwell’s neo-soul by way of Massive Attack’s trip-hop — that it’s tempting to want him to keep doing it forever. His first two LPs, 2016’s Free 6lack and 2018’s East Atlanta Love Letter, …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter is Still Searching For Her Chill on 'Nonsense' Remix With Coi Leray
Eight months ago, Sabrina Carpenter lost her chill. On the Emails I Can’t Send single “Nonsense,” she concluded that she must have misplaced it somewhere in the heat of the moment. On the newly released remix of the track, she recruits rapper Coi Leray to help her find it. “Nonsense …
Read More »Ellie Goulding Spills Secrets Behind Her New Album, Motherhood, and Her Best Unreleased Songs
Ellie Goulding doesn’t mind not knowing exactly who she is yet. She’s still learning, and she’s okay with that. “I think I will never know, and I think that’s just how I am,” she says with a shrug, sipping on champagne in front of a crowd of fans at aGrammy …
Read More »Louis Tomlinson Revisits Past Challenges, Celebrates Hard-Won Success in 'All of Those Voices' Documentary
Backstage in London at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Louis Tomlinson threw his hands into the center of a huddle with his bandmates before the show. There was a familiarity to the moment, which was captured in December 2022 and opens the new documentary All of Those Voices, directed by …
Read More »Watch Jason Isbell Test Out Songs, Butt Heads With Amanda Shires in Trailer for New HBO Documentary
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will release the new album Weathervanes on June 9, but it’s the creation of Isbell’s 2020 album Reunions that’s depicted in a new documentary coming to HBO. Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed debuts April 7 at 8 p.m. on the premium cable …
Read More »Quavo Delivers Delirious 'Nonsense Karaoke' Version of Lil Jon's 'Get Low' on 'That's My Jam'
If you’ve ever wanted to know what an outrageously sanitized, slightly surreal version of Lil Jon’s “Get Low” might sound like, look no further than last night’s episode of Jimmy Fallon’s variety game show, That’s My Jam. Quavo was among the guests on Tuesday’s program and was tasked with a …
Read More »Daft Punk Go Behind the Scenes of 'Fragments in Time' From 'Random Access Memories' Reissue
Daft Punk have offered the first taste of the 35 minutes of unreleased music on their 10th anniversary edition of Random Access Memories with a behind-the-scenes take on the album standout “Fragments of Time” featuring Todd Edwards. “The Writing of Fragments of Time” is what it says it is: an …
Read More »Mammoth WVH Preview Second Album With New Track 'Another Celebration at the End of the World'
Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH returns this summer with their sophomore album Mammoth 2, the first single for which was released Wednesday, “Another Celebration at the End of the World.” “I knew that I wanted the new album to contain elements of what people heard on the debut, but also …
Read More »Depeche Mode Conjure 'Ghosts Again' on 'Kimmel'
As Depeche Mode ready themselves for a North American tour in support of their new album, Memento Mori (out Friday), they stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform the album’s lead single, “Ghosts Again.” Martin Gore played the song’s melancholy melody on a hollow body guitar until singer Dave Gahan, …
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