Brockhampton have dropped a new song from their upcoming sixth studio album Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine. The track, “Count on Me,” features vocals from Shawn Mendes and Ryan Beatty, and a co-write from A$AP Rocky (credited as Rakim Mayers). This marks Brockhampton’s second single of 2021, following “Buzzcut” featuring …
Read More »Justin Bieber Addresses Martin Luther King Jr. Sample Controversy
Justin Bieber has responded to criticisms regarding his use of Martin Luther King Jr. speech samples on his recently released album Justice. The samples culled from King Jr.’s powerful speeches — the use of which Rolling Stone called “a jarring musical misstep” — are sprinkled throughout Bieber’s latest LP; “Injustice …
Read More »Lil Nas X Releases Unofficial 'Satan' Nikes With Real Human Blood
Lil Nas X is releasing a pair of unofficial “Satan Shoe” Nikes — although you won’t find them at your local Nike retailer. The design, which features an Air Max 97 silhouette with a bronze pentagram, an inverted cross, and a drop of real human blood, is part of a …
Read More »Brockhampton Team Up With Danny Brown in New 'Buzzcut' Video
Brockhampton take a wild ride in their new video for “Buzzcut” featuring Danny Brown. In the new clip directed and edited by Dan Streit with creative direction by Kevin Abstract, the band is seen cruising around in a car on a ride where the landscape morphs. The trip gets stranger …
Read More »Burna Boy Pays Homage to Michael Jordan in '23' Music Video
Burna Boy has released a lush music video for his single “23” from his 2020 album Twice as Tall. Produced by Skread and directed by Clarence Peters, the video features several references to basketball player Michael Jordan, whose jersey number gave “23” its name. Burna Boy looks to Jordan as …
Read More »George Strait Sings 'Troubadour' for Matthew McConaughey's Texas Concert
Matthew McConaughey’s online concert benefitting those affected by the Texas winter storm featured a number of country cameos, from Kacey Musgraves and Willie Nelson to Parker McCollum and Randy Rogers. There was even a Post Malone sighting: the Texas native sang covers of Sturgill Simpson and Brad Paisley for the …
Read More »See John Oates Team Up With Saxsquatch for EDM Spin on Hall and Oates' 'Maneater'
John Oates has teamed with a giant, saxophone-playing Sasquatch — named Saxsquatch, naturally — for a new EDM spin on Hall & Oates’ classic “Maneater.” “I’ve had a lot of otherworldly experiences in my career, but none as mystical and magical as this collab with the amazing, soulful Saxsquatch,” Oates …
Read More »Watch DaBaby Conduct 'Rockstar' in Diamond Gloves at the 2021 Grammy Awards
DaBaby and Roddy Ricch took “Rockstar” to glamorous new heights at the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday. DaBaby, decked out in an all-white suit with Chanel pins and diamond gloves, simultaneously performed the track while conducting singers dressed like Supreme Court justices. Roddy Rich joined him onstage for his verses …
Read More »See Nick Cave's Rare Photos, Lyrics, and Dirty Doodles From New Book 'Stranger Than Kindness'
Nick Cave has opened up about his songwriting process and his personal life in recent years, answering questions from fans directly at unique “conversation” tour dates and taking more queries online for his Red Hand Files project. Now his life is literally an open book. A new folio, Stranger Than …
Read More »Brandy Clark on Good Surprises, Grammy Nominations, and Deluxe Album
Brandy Clark briefly thought quarantine might just be a short break to recharge from a hard winter touring season. Instead, it came close to swallowing up her ambitious third album. “I was like, OK, this is going to be a nice 10-day break,” she says. “But then as it became …
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