Calling an album Superache is about as subtle as slapping a “Feelings Ahead” sign on its cover, but Conan Gray reached the vanguard of twentysomething pop by always putting his emotions right up front. On his second album, the 23-year-old YouTuber turned pop star reveals himself to be an astute …
Read More »'I Think We Opened Doors': Las Ketchup Look Back on 'The Ketchup Song' at 20
Lola Muñoz has explained the meaning of the “The Ketchup Song” more times than she can count, but she’ll try once more: “The song,” says the singer — one of three sisters, alongside Lucía and Pilar, who make up the Spanish pop trio Las Ketchup — “is about Diego, not …
Read More »Luke Combs Is Country Music's Biggest Star. He's Also Its Biggest Champion
A few days before the official start of CMA Fest in Nashville, Luke Combs is already running at full speed. He’s set to perform at Nissan Stadium over the weekend, but today he’s making up for the last two years or so of pandemic delays and cancellations with a giant …
Read More »Neil Young Announces 'Noise & Flowers' Live Album Capturing 'Amazing' 2019 Tour
Neil Young and Promise of the Real’s 2019 European tour will be chronicled in the upcoming concert movie and companion album Noise & Flowers, which arrives August 5. Ahead of its release, Young has offered up “From Hank to Hendrix” from the trek. Young was about to fly to Europe …
Read More »Maren Morris on Abortion Ruling: 'Tomorrow I Will Fight, But Today I Am Grieving'
In light of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling Friday morning overturning Roe v. Wade and allowing states to restrict or ban abortion at any point during a pregnancy, a handful of country music artists have spoken out in opposition to the decision. Chief among them is Maren Morris, who detailed …
Read More »Nicky Jam and Jay Wheeler Join the Bachata Fun on Prince Royce's 'Si Te Preguntan'
Prince Royce wants to know what his ex will say about him on new song, “Si Te Preguntan.” On Thursday, the bachata heartthrob enlisted Nicky Jam and Jay Wheeler for a heavyweight collaboration. “You know how it is with relationships, people say, ‘Hey, don’t don’t talk too much smack,’ because …
Read More »Nayeon Is a 'Pop!' Star — and the First Twice Member to Go Solo
K-pop girl group Twice has had a prolific run since their 2015 debut, and this year hasn’t been any different. Already one of the most popular girl groups in Asia, they have been welcomed with open arms here in the U.S. Twice concluded a sold-out North American tour just a …
Read More »Lil Nas X Doesn't 'Need Nobody' (Not Even BET) to Keep Making $$$ on 'Late to Da Party'
A BBL handout from McDonalds, a meet-and-greet with a homophobic dog, and a “free cock” giveaway co-signed by Grindr were just some of the trolling incentives Lil Nas X offered fans if they presaved his new song, “Late to Da Party.” Well, it’s too late to win a “free fat …
Read More »Zella Day Drops Pro-Choice Anthem 'Radio Silence': 'The World Has Turned Its Back on Us at Our Most Vulnerable'
Zella Day has dropped the pro-choice anthem “Radio Silence,” a new single detailing her experience with life-threatening complications from an unintended pregnancy. Written in the fall of 2021, the song is a heart-wrenching indie folk stunner that evokes college radio-era R.E.M. “Hold my body, can you feel it,” she sings. …
Read More »K-Pop Girl Group Aespa Do What They Want on English Bop 'Life's Too Short'
Aespa is ready to take the U.S. by storm. On Thursday, the K-Pop girl group released “Life’s Too Short,” the group’s first all-English single. The song — which finds the girls celebrating the freedom to do whatever the heck they want, regardless of what others say — opens with a …
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