There are two halves of this street. Friisgatan, in the center of Malmö — the coastal Swedish town that is hosting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest — has been designated as the “Eurovision street.” It’s pedestrianized, with bars and restaurants spilling out onto the street and numerous “selfie spots” for …
Read More »Tee Grizzley, Future Drop Ferocious New Single 'Swear to God'
Tee Grizzley and Future have teamed up to drop new track “Swear To God” on Friday. The hard-hitting single opens with the lyrics: “Fuck your album, shit ain’t slapping like my mixtape.” When the rapper tweeted a coded announcement of the track on Thursday, he did so by tweeting the …
Read More »On 'One of Wun,' Gunna Shows Off His Melodic Genius — But Should've Shown More
Atlanta rapper Gunna achieved one of hip-hop’s most remarkable comebacks last year. After being ensnared in the YSL RICO case and spending seven months behind bars, he got out on a plea deal and released A Gift and a Curse last June, buoyed by the infectious single “Fukumean,” which became …
Read More »BTS' RM Searches for Meaning on Single 'Come Back To Me'
BTS member RM has dropped a new single, “Come Back To Me,” alongside a music video for the track. The song previews the singer’s forthcoming solo album,Right Place, Wrong Person, out May 24. RM first revealed “Come Back To Me” last summer with a surprise performance at BTS bandmate Suga’s …
Read More »RM Left 'Come Back to Me' Video Shoot to Get Stitches — and Came Right Back to Work
The video shoot for RM‘s latest single, “Come Back to Me,” took an unexpected turn when the BTS member had to make a stop at the hospital following an injury on set. He only needed a few stitches, but video director Lee Sung Jin told The Hollywood Reporter that the …
Read More »Washed Out Made an AI Music Video. The Backlash Was Swift
When Washed Out frontman Ernest Greene agreed to collaborate with filmmaker Paul Trillo on the world’s first music video to be made entirely using OpenAI‘s video-generation tool Sora, he didn’t quite know what he was getting himself into. “To me, this is just a brand-new tool to explore,” Greene tells …
Read More »Baby, Baby, Baby: Justin and Hailey Bieber Are Expecting Their First Child Together
All the time Justin Bieber has spent performing “Baby” since 2010 has led up to this moment of manifestation: the Biebers are pregnant. On Thursday afternoon, Justin and wife Hailey Bieber announced that they are expecting their first child together. The musician announced the pregnancy on Instagram with a sweet …
Read More »Dennis Thompson, MC5 Drummer and Last Surviving Original Member, Dead at 75
Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, the founding MC5 drummer and the last surviving original member of the pioneering proto-punk group, died Wednesday, The Detroit Free Press reported. He was 75. An exact cause of death was not given, though Thompson had reportedly suffered a series of medical issues in recent months, …
Read More »Maryland Outlaws Hidden Fees on Concert Tickets
Maryland signed a new ticketing bill on Thursday that’s set to outlaw some of the live music industry’s most common deceptive ticketing practices: Hidden fees and speculative ticket listings. Maryland governor Wes Moore signed the legislation on Thursday afternoon, weeks after it first passed through the state’s senate. Fees tacked …
Read More »PJ Harvey Pays Tribute to Steve Albini: 'He Taught Me So Much About Music, and Life'
PJ Harvey paid tribute to Steve Albini, who she recorded her acclaimed second album Rid of Me with, following the death of the noise-rock pioneer. “Meeting Steve Albini and working with him changed the course of my life. He taught me so much about music, and life. Steve was a …
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