“What happened was, we reached the moon. But lost in space, I think we got there all too soon. But you know what? I’m coming back for you, baby.” That’s the spoken-word bridge to the title track of Carly Rae Jepsen‘s The Loneliest Time, a charming retro-disco duet with one …
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Just days before a crucial Election Day, Billie Eilish strongly encouraged her fans to vote and broke down what’s at stake in the midterm elections in a video the singer posted Saturday. “I want to explain why I am voting this year and how important I think it is you …
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Aaron Carter, the Y2K-era pop teen idol and brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter whose career was plagued by personal issues, has died at the age of 34. TMZ first reported that Carter was found unresponsive in his bathtub in his home in Lancaster, California. A spokesperson for the Lancaster …
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In her mission to start Christmastime increasingly earlier every year, Mariah Carey made a visit to The Tonight Show Friday, with the singer starring in a holiday-themed sketch as well as trumpeting her upcoming yuletide performances. Carey — who declared that “Mariah SZN” is here just hours after Halloween ended …
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No Beatles album has a mystique quite like Revolver. John, Paul, George, and Ringo threw all their craziest ideas into their experimental 1966 masterpiece, turning Abbey Road Studios into a hotbed of madcap creative frenzy. Revolver was underrated for many years — especially in America, where the complete album didn’t …
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, a standout from Drake and 21 Savage‘s Her Loss, plus Pink, Selena Gomez and Yo La Tengo. Check out the list, orcue it up on …
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Over the last couple of years, the Puerto Rican artist and producer Mora has spent months playing back-to-back shows in Europe, getting to know completely new countries and soaking in sounds wherever he went. One place that he immediately connected with was the island of Ibiza, where deep house blends …
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Fans of dance music have long theorized that the genre is always at its best when a nasty recession is on its way. Let this year be a strong case for that: Along with the likes of Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, and Drake infusing their music with house influences, we’re also …
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Metallica and Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz will be involved with a new line of music-centric graphic novels from Headshell, an imprint of Vault Comics. The initial slate of artists involved also includes Redman, Def Leppard, and the Beach Boys. Storied songwriter/producer Richard Rudolph (probably best known for co-writing Minnie …
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Nigerian crooner Wizkid is the king of unignorable dinner-party music: He makes melodic songs that become part of the background but make you want to put that salad fork aside and engage in at least one dance. His voice — a soft warble — is both bold and seductive, enlivening …
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