“Oooooooo I like dis so much” is what R&B queen SZA said when she heard three-piece girl group FLO’s debut single “Cardboard Box” for the first time. At the time, Stella, Renee, and Jorja were just three British girls trying to launch their careers as an R&B group. Since then, …
Read More »Pussy Riot Tease Upcoming Mixtape With New Single 'Plastic' Featuring ILoveMakonnen
Pussy Riot will release their debut mixtape, Matriarchy Now, on Aug. 5 via Neon Gold Records. The Russian protest art collective previewed the release with a new single, “Plastic,” which features ILoveMakonnen. The pop-laden song arrives alongside a music video directed by Haley Bowman that sees the musicians formed of …
Read More »The Weeknd 'Crushed & Heartbroken' After He's Forced to Postpone Toronto Tour Opener
Despite the Weeknd being more than ready to kick off the first night of his tour in his hometown of Toronto, the powerlines had other plans for him. Just hours before he was set to take the stage on Friday,Live Nation and Toronto’s Rogers Centre announced the postponement of his …
Read More »Warren Ellis on His Odd-Couple Relationship With Nick Cave and the Power of Vulnerability
Warren Ellis didn’t know what to do with himself at first when Covid shut the world down. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the group he joined in the late Nineties, had just released a new album, Ghosteen, in late 2019 and were hoping to go on tour. But as …
Read More »Burna Boy Guides Us Through His Triumphs and Struggles on 'Love, Damini'
Burna Boy makes deeply soulful songs that brim with a karma-clearing vivacity. The Nigerian native’s lucid bops feel like swagged-out libations to the ancestors: his songs convey a dutiful sense of history that blends seamlessly with the chill day-party vibes. And while the content in his songs is in many …
Read More »Charlie Puth Says New Album 'Charlie' Was 'Born on the Internet' as He Reveals Release Date and Cover Art
Charlie Puth is just mere months away from finally delivering his next album, titled Charlie. On Thursday, the singer shared the 12-song LP’s cover art and revealed an Oct. 7 release date. A press release notes that “the highly anticipated return promises to be his most personal record to date, …
Read More »Ravinia Cancels, Postpones Seven Shows Following Highland Park Shooting
Ravinia, a popular outdoor summertime venue and North America’s oldest music festival located in Highland Park, is postponing and canceling seven shows in the wake of the mass shooting that killed at least seven people on Monday during a 4th of July parade. “In light of Monday’s tragedy, and out …
Read More »The Driver Era Are Holding Onto Some Real 'Eclectic' Music as They Drop 'Keep Moving Forward'
Ross and Rocky Lynch, the duo behind the Driver Era, are sitting on a “boatload” of music — and they’re finally giving fans a taste of the “dance and funk vibes” to come with the single, “Keep Moving Forward.” The accompanying video premieres exclusively with Rolling StoneThursday. “Everything is happening …
Read More »This Startup Is Using Music To Help Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients
Until this past March, Patti LaFleur had spent the past several years as a carepartner for her mother Linda LaTurner. LaTurner, LaFleur says, was “sunshine in human form” and a constant source of joy for her, even through the harder days of managing her dementia diagnosis. The self-described optimist documented …
Read More »Gunna Denied Bond Again as Judge Rules He Could Still Pose Threat to Witnesses
Gunna was denied bond a second time and will remain in custody until he faces RICO Act violation charges in court next year. As 11 Alive News in Atlanta reports, a judge in Fulton County upheld a previous decision from May denying the rapper — real name Sergio Kitchens — …
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