Robyn Hitchcock, the prolific British singer-songwriter and frontman of the Soft Boys, is releasing a new memoir that focuses on an instrumental year in his life, 1967. 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, out Friday via Akashic Books, finds Hitchcock reminiscing about the Summer of Love-defining …
Read More »Keith Urban Announces New Album 'High,' Takes a Walk On the 'Wildside'
Keith Urban has officially announced his next album, High, set to arrive Sept. 20, and released a new song, “Wildside.” Urban announced the album on Instagram, saying it was borne out of a “prior record” he started working on in 2022 but never finished. He went on to call High …
Read More »Jay-Z and Nas' First Collaboration Finally Released… on a Shaquille O'Neal Album Reissue
Jay-Z and Nas’ earliest collaboration has finally gotten an official release on the reissue of — seriously — Shaquille O’Neal’s 1996 album, You Can’t Stop the Reign. The song is called “No Love Lost,” and it features Shaq alongside Jay, Nas, and fellow New York City MC Lord Tariq. But …
Read More »Offset and Gunna Aren't Afraid to Flex in 'Style Rare' Video
Flexing comes easy for Offset and Gunna in the newly-released music video for their latest collaboration “Style Rare.” Directed by Offset and Joshua “Mid Jordan” Farias, the video is a backdrop for the new single which finds both rappers rattling off a laundry list of luxuries. “I’m in this shit …
Read More »Is Lip Critic the Wildest Band in New York?
P icture yourself walking up to a nondescript brick building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on an 80-degree spring night, and through a grimy gray metal door off a narrow hallway. It’s dark inside the room, with candles laid out along the base of the bare white walls and about 75 people …
Read More »Troye Sivan, and Charli XCX Party Like It's '1999' (Their Version) in London
It’s been “party over, oops, out of time” for about a quarter of a century now, but Troye Sivan and Charli XCX are still partying like it’s “1999” — their version, not Prince’s. During Sivan’s concert at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, Charli XCX made a surprise appearance, not that the …
Read More »Hear How Many Genres Tom Morello Can Fit Into New Song, 'Soldier in the Army of Love'
It’s a family affair. Tom Morello and his teenage son, Roman, cowrote the elder Morello’s rock-rap-soul-Broadway fusion single, “Solider in the Army of Love.” In just three minutes, Morello connects references to New Testament apostles and the Clash to Black History Month and a coming earthquake — all over a …
Read More »Tyler Childers Rides Down Memory Lane on 'Twisters' Single 'Song While You're Away'
Tyler Childers is the latest artist to share a single from the forthcoming Twisters soundtrack, which features more than two dozen country acts. In line with the theme of the film, out July 19, the musician finds himself being blown down memory lane on the nostalgic release “Song While You’re …
Read More »See Rina Sawayama Perform 'Bad Friend' With NewJeans' Hyein at Tokyo Show
K-pop stars NewJeans played a pair of sold-out shows at Japan’s Tokyo Dome this week, and on Thursday, the group welcomed Rina Sawayama onstage for a surprise appearance to perform one of that singer’s biggest hits. During each gig, the members of NewJeans each deliver a short solo set, and …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion, Lisa, Clairo, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weeklyrundown ofthe best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week,Megan Thee Stallion joins forces with GloRilla to serve up a hot southern girl summer bop, Lisa from Blackpink gives herself a new title, and Clairo wanders deep into …
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