Avril Lavigne revisited her breakout hit “Complicated” for a performance on the Japanese YouTube channel, “The First Take.” As the channel’s name suggests, the point of the video series is to get artists to perform a song in just one take (Harry Styles appeared earlier this summer, doing a rendition …
Read More »Alex Warren Faces His Demons on Reflective New Single 'Headlights'
Alex Warren has unveiled his debut label single, “Headlights.” The vulnerable ballad, which he has been teasing for the past month, documents the singer’s ongoing battle with anxiety and depression. “‘Headlights’ is about anxiety, feeling like an audience member watching your own life, and all the things you can’t control,” …
Read More »Lil Baby Drops Video for Hard-Hitting New Song 'Detox,' Announces New Album
Lil Baby has dropped a new video for his hard-hitting track, “Detox,” and announced his long-awaited new album, It’s Only Me, out Oct. 14. The visual for the Nick Papz-produced track finds Lil Baby operating a chaotic Boiler Room-esque brokerage — Wolf of Sparks. St, an Atlanta-related nod to The …
Read More »Watch Moses Sumney's Self-Directed Live Concert Film 'A Performance in V Acts'
Moses Sumney has unveiled a live concert film, titledA Performance In V Acts, which captures hisOct. 31, 2021 performance at the Ford Theater in Los Angeles. The musician directed and executive produced the 90-minute film, which was created and produced by Tuntum. “A Performance in V Acts marks the official …
Read More »Taylor Swift Reveals Three Additional Covers for New LP 'Midnights'
Taylor Swift has unveiled three additional album covers for her forthcoming LP, Midnights. The bonus covers, which showcase photographs of Swift with a 1970s flair, will only be available for the next seven days as pre-salevinyl and CD formats. “August may have slipped away but September brings 3 new special …
Read More »Watch Franz Ferdinand Bring Electrifying 'Curious' to 'Corden'
Franz Ferdinand visited the Late Late Show Wednesday to deliver an electrifying rendition of their song “Curious,” one of the new tracks the Scottish indie rockers recorded for their greatest hits collection Hits to the Head. The 20-song best-of compilation arrived in March; in addition to the band’s hits like …
Read More »Lea Michele Addresses Past Bullying Claims Ahead of 'Funny Girl' Debut: 'I Have an Edge to Me'
Don’t rain on Lea Michele‘s parade on this of all weeks. The actress has addressed her past controversy in a new interview with The New York Times ahead of her debut as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway on Sept. 6, claiming that it boils down to her work …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Twerk With She-Hulk
Megan Thee Stallion officially entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wednesday with a cameo in the latest episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. On the show, Megan Thee Stallion was central to a catfishing plot perpetrated by a shapeshifting elf — that sentence makes sense in the context of the show …
Read More »Fugees Reunion Tour Reportedly Grounded by Pras Michel's Federal Charges in Alleged Money Laundering Scheme
Months after the Fugees canceled their much-anticipated reunion tour, a new report suggests it was Pras Michel’s legal issues — and not Covid-related difficulties — that grounded the trek. In 2019, Michel pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and falsifying records stemming from the rapper’s alleged role in …
Read More »Feist Drops Off Arcade Fire Tour Following Win Butler Allegations: 'I'm Claiming My Responsibility'
Feist announced Thursday that she is dropping off Arcade Fire’s European tour — where she and her band were serving as the opening act — following the allegations of sexual misconduct against Win Butler. Feist explained her decision to depart the trek after two shows in a lengthy statement on …
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