Music

All on his own. Daniel Seavey is ready to showcase his impeccable production skills, stellar vocals, and personal artistry in his music as a solo artist — and “Can We Pretend That We’re Good?” is the first official taste of what’s to come for the former Why Don’t We member. …

After unanimous approval in the Senate and Assembly, the California bill that aims to restrict the use of rap lyrics as evidence by prosecutors in criminal cases was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, Variety reports. Killer Mike, Meek Mill, Too $hort, Tyga, YG, E-40, Ty Dolla …

Six long years after Ed Sheeran was first hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit “Thinking Out Loud,” a federal judge denied Sheeran’s request to toss the case and ordered the case to trial. In 2016, the estate of Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye’s co-writer on “Let’s Get It …

After spending months in the hospital, the Puerto Rican rapper Ankhal has returned to music and is finally addressing a harrowing shooting that left him seriously wounded through an intense music video for the remix of “Nazareno,” a song Farruko released earlier this year. The visuals are intense and powerful, …

“I’m a real soulful nigga, collard greens inside your speakers,” Smino rapped when he accompanied J. Cole and EarthGang on “Sacrifices” over three years ago. Both Smino and Cole have a penchant for unearthing the intertwined roots of hip-hop and the blues with tender melodies and concerns (Smino is particularly …

Cookouts and concerts! Guy Fieri went viral recently for vibing at Rage Against the Machine, but his love for rock goes way deeper than the Nineties band. Fieri revealed that Foreigner performed at his “rager” after he recently got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “They said, ‘Where …

Before his death on Wednesday at age 59, Coolio had been plotting his grand return to the animated series Futurama with the revival of his recurring role as Kwanzaa-bot, recording both new music and original dialogue for the show. The character, voiced by the rapper, last appeared in a 2010 …

LCD Soundsystem’s first new song in five years, “New Body Rhumba, from the upcoming film adaptation of White Noise, has arrived. The band’s first new music since their 2017 comeback album American Dream was penned by frontman James Murphy along with LCD Soundsystem’s Nancy Wang and Pat Mahoney and produced …

Bad Bunny, Farruko, and Karol G were among the major winners at this year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards. Bad Bunny took home nine awards in big categories, including Artist of the Year, Tour of the Year, Top Latin Album of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year. Farruko won four …

M.I.A. is giving herself her own flowers on her latest single, “Beep,” set to appear on her sixth studio album Mata. Hours after releasing the track, M.I.A. finally announced the launch date for Mata, Oct. 14. “Beep” is a self-celebration that reflects on the musician’s decades-long career. “Went from tryna …