Kings of Leon have dropped a new single, “Nothing To Do,” along with a music video for the track shot by frontman Caleb Followill. The hand-held clip was directed by Kings of Leon and Casey McGrath, with Followill shooting the entire thing in one take. The raucous song sees the …
Read More »Clara Bow's Family Calls Taylor Swift Song a 'Testament' to Actress' 'Legacy'
The great-grandchildren of Clara Bow are feeling the love after Taylor Swift named a song after the iconic 1920s actress on The Tortured Poets Department. In a new interview with People, Nicole Sisneros and Brittany Grace Bell — the granddaughters of Bow’s son Rex Bell Jr. — shared that they …
Read More »Taylor Swift Busts Out the Quill Pen and Delivers an Epic Double Album with 'TTPD: The Anthology'
The last time Taylor Swift released an album, Midnights, she surprised everyone by dropping a 3 A.M. Edition later that night, loaded with new songs. But it turns out that this time, 3 hours was too damn long for her to wait. At 2 A.M. last night, with no warning …
Read More »Meet Laundry Day, the Funniest Band on Your 'For You' Page
On a warm afternoon in March, I meet the members of the band Laundry Day at a studio space in Brooklyn as they rehearse their latest single, “Why Is Everyone a DJ?,” a raucous rock ballad about the epidemic of DJs hitting the nation. It’s the night before they head …
Read More »Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Sexxy Red, and Chris Brown Bring the Sleaze for 'FTCU' Remix
Nicki Minaj held nothing back for the new “Sleeze Mix” remix of her hit, “FTCU,” enlisting Travis Scott, Sexyy Red, and Chris Brown for the track. The remix absolutely lives up to its sleazy billing, with all three guests delivering verses that are boisterous, graphic, and horny as hell. Sexxy …
Read More »Frank Zappa's Five-Hour 'Dress Optional' 1968 Concert at the Whisky Will Finally Come Out
In the summer of 1968, months after the releases of We’re Only in It for the Money and Lumpy Gravy and a few months ahead of the release of Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention found time for a five-hour concert on the …
Read More »Nas and DJ Premier Preview Long-Awaited Collaborative Album With 'Define My Name'
Three decades ago, Nas and DJ Premier teamed up for a run of songs on the rapper’s acclaimed debut album Illimatic. In the time since, both have become hip-hop legends in their own right. But later this year, Nas and DJ Premier will go all-in on their first full-length collaborative …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, A.I. Madness: Breaking Down the Drake vs. the World Beef
With a few lines in a guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin‘s chart-topping hit “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar ignited his long-simmering cold war with Drake into what’s become the widest-reaching rap beef in years. Since then, it’s all gotten incredibly messy, starting with J. Cole recording an entire diss …
Read More »See Elton John Play 'The Bitch Is Back' — as a Hornet — for the First Time in 1974
In rare footage of Elton John from half a century ago, the Hornet is back — and he looks like quite a festive hornet at that. The artist recently rediscovered the film of the piano-buzzing debut performance of “The Bitch Is Back” from the Watford FC Benefit Concert on May …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' Is Spotify's Most Streamed Album in a Single Day
Taylor Swift‘s Tortured Poets Department is on pace for a massive opening, and in under 24 hours, the album already beat the record for most streams in a single day on Spotify, the service confirmed on Friday. The record has over 200 million streams already, Spotify said, and Swift now …
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