This Is Lorelei is back with a new album (sort of). The New York-based singer-songwriter, a.k.a. Nate Amos, announced today that he’s releasing Holo Boy on Dec. 12 via the esteemed indie label Double Double Whammy. The album is a collection of re-recorded songs from Amos’ early years, originally written …
Read More »Micah Nelson on How He Got Neil Young Back on the Road: 'I Reminded Him He's Not Old'
A little over 10 years ago, Micah Nelson‘s career took a very unexpected diversion when Neil Young asked him, his brother Lukas, and Lukas’ band Promise of the Real to back him on a series of albums, tours, and even a film that kept everyone busy until the pandemic hit. …
Read More »Director of D'Angelo's 'Untitled' Video Remembers a 'Really Beautiful Soul'
Paul Hunter can still vividly remember the conversation he had with D’Angelo and the singer’s then-manager Dominique Trenier when planning his breakthrough video for “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” off his 2000 second album Voodoo. “We talked about how great the song was and how much of a great place …
Read More »Jason Kelce Debunks Obviously Fake Viral Quote About Bad Bunny Super Bowl Critics
Jason Kelce, brother of Travis and former star of the Philadelphia Eagles, has issued a statement after a fake quote of him appearing to criticize those unhappy with the selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl Halftime Show went viral. “I normally don’t comment on things like this, but …
Read More ».idk.'s New Single Features DMX Over Surging Kaytranada Production
Today, PG County, Maryland’s .idk. dropped the music video for “S.T.F,” the first single from his upcoming Even The Devil Smiles mixtape. The uptempo, Kaytranada-produced track contains vocals from the late DMX, who begins the track proclaiming, “I gots to make a move and make it soon/I gots to hit …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Says She's Canceling Album Plans: 'No More Music'
Last month, Nicki Minaj revealed the release date for her sixth studio album. The follow-up to 2023’s Pink Friday 2 would arrive on March 27, 2026, the rapper announced on social media. A few weeks have passed since the date was set, but Minaj has hit pause on her countdown. …
Read More »Lauryn Hill Pens Moving Letter to D'Angelo: 'A Beacon of Light to a Generation'
Before the release of Lauryn Hill’s masterful solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the singer met with D’Angelo to record one of the album’s most captivating tracks, “Nothing Even Matters.” The duet would play a part in expanding and nurturing soul’s rebirth in the Nineties, while both artists as …
Read More »Ice Spice Has a Busy Fashion Week in 'Baddie Baddie' Video
Ice Spice is putting herself first and sitting in the front row at fashion shows in the video for her latest single “Baddie Baddie.” Built around a sample of M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls,” the song name drops designers and calls back to the Bronx rapper’s pop breakthrough. “I was just poppin’ …
Read More »'I Really Feel Like a Lioness': Cardi B on Defending Her Kids on Social Media
Cardi B is making it clear that her family is her top priority. Weeks following the Grammy-winning rapper’s heated social media feud with Nicki Minaj, Cardi spoke with Paper and appeared to address the controversy. “This week I showed the world that I will get the most nasty about mine,” …
Read More »Why This Nineties High School Punk Band Is Suddenly Bigger Than Ever
T he Palace Theater in Los Angeles was an odd place for a punk show. Its stage once featured worldwide stars like Harry Houdini. For many years it was an ornate movie theater. On this night in 2023, however, the cavernous five-story building was filled with bearded, flannel-wearing, middle-aged former …
Read More »