Music

Rauw Alejandro has been teasing Trap Cake Vol. 2 for months, promising to build on the sludgy, trap-soul sounds from his first iteration of the project, which he released back in 2019. The EP finally dropped last night and while it’s a quick, 33-minute ride, it refuses to be limited …

Joshua Bassett isn’t as over his ex as he thought he was. And he’s OK admitting that. On his brand-new song “Doppelgänger,” Bassett sings about seeing his former lover’s lookalike in public as he continues to long for a lost love. He’s done keeping his guard up, and he’s a …

“You know when you have cheerleaders that just want what’s good for you?” asks Banks. “This is what’s good for me.” It took a pandemic lockdown filled with “isolation in the best way possible” for Banks to shed her old skin and learn to live life in the present moment. …

Polo G and Lil Baby hit the streets of Los Angeles in their new music video for “Don’t Play.” The song, off Polo G’s recent album Hall Of Fame 2.0, is accompanied by a video showcasing the rappers’ best Fast and Furious impression, with the pair showing off their slick, …

Bloc Party have shared another song from their upcoming sixth album, Alpha Games. The mid-tempo track, “Sex Magik,” sees frontman Kele Okereke reflecting on a past relationship. “’Sex Magik’ is probably my favorite song on the record,” Okereke explained in a statement. “It’s about a memory that I’d completely forgotten …

The Big Time Rush boys are back. In the video for “Not Giving You Up,” which Rolling Stone is premiering, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, Carlos PenaVega, and James Maslow are giving love advice via their “totally legit business” Big Time Relationship Services. “Everyone agreed that we wanted to make a …

What a difference two years make. On 2019’s Mirrorland, Earthgang conjured a stew of Black music idioms – trap, sampled soul, Southern blues, percussive polyrhythms – with audible joy. Breaking into Billboard’s top 40 albums chart, the album established Olu (a.k.a. Johnny Venus) and WowGr8 (a.k.a. Doctur Dot) as one …

Britney Spears has accused Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group’s Lou Taylor and Robin Greenhill of attempting to kill her as she threatened to “sue the shit out of” the company. In a since-deleted post on Wednesday, the pop singer detailed a visit she claims she made to the management …

For many in Southern California, Joshua Tree is the perfect place to escape — from the hustle and bustle of the city, from the anxieties of modern life, from technology, or from yourself. But when Los Angeles band the Regrettes shacked up in Joshua Tree for 10 days during the …

David Byrne has linked up with Australian pop artist Montaigne on her ebullient new song, “Always Be You.” Based around heart-thumping percussion and dizzying synths, “Always Be You” captures the exhilarating throes of a new love. The track also arrives with a music video, directed Nick Ward, that stars Montaigne …