J-Hope has been added to the Lollapalooza lineup as a headliner, the festival announced on Tuesday, June 7. The BTS member, who will perform at the Chicago festival on July 31, will make history as the first South Korean artist to headline a main stage at a U.S. festival. J-Hope …
Read More »Post Malone Expands His Sound as He Looks Inward on 'Twelve Carat Toothache'
You’d be forgiven for being surprised that Twelve Carat Toothache is the first studio album in three years for 26-year-old Austin Post. Putting aside the way the pandemic turned time into taffy, the tattoo-studded pop star known as Post Malone kept busy since the release of 2019’s blockbuster Hollywood’s Bleeding, …
Read More »Doja Cat Drops Off Summer Festivals, The Weeknd Tour Due to Tonsil Surgery
Doja Cat will undergo surgery due to a recent tonsil infection, with the singer announcing Friday afternoon that she would have to drop off the Weeknd’s upcoming After Hours Til Dawn tour as she recovers from the procedure. “Unfortunately I have to have surgery on my tonsils asap,” she tweeted …
Read More »Doja Cat Reimagines Big Mama Thornton's 'Hound Dog' on 'Elvis' Biopic Bop 'Vegas'
Doja Cat is taking Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” back to its original blues roots: Big Mama Thornton. On Thursday, the singer released “Vegas,” her track from the upcomingElvisbiopic set to arrive June 24. The rap-filled track samples Thornton’s vocals and adds a Doja flair to a classic. In the lyrics, …
Read More »Coachella 2022: The 24 Best Things We Saw
It took three years for music to return to Indio’s Empire Polo Club. But Covid seemed to be an afterthought this past weekend as fans flocked to each Coachella stage, mostly unmasked. Overall, the fest’s 2022 edition served as an exciting three-day celebration of live music’s resurgence, with Harry Styles, …
Read More »Producer of the Year Nominee Rogét Chahayed Talks Doja Cat, 2022 Grammys and Meeting Dr. Dre
Rogét Chahayed, who scored eight Grammy nominations this year, recalls the early days of his work with Doja Cat, an unforgettable studio session with Dr. Dre and hearing his D.R.A.M collaboration “Broccoli,” on the radio for the first time.
Read More »Drake Holds at Number One on Artists 500 Chart
Drake spent another week on top of the Artists 500 chart — a position he has inhabited for 30 non-consecutive weeks, more than any other artist. He pulled in over 116 million streams. “Wants and Needs,” a collaboration with Lil Baby, was his top track. Taylor Swift was a distant …
Read More »Doja Cat, SZA Play Intergalactic Game With Astronaut in 'Kiss Me More' Video
Doja Cat and SZA have released a new collaborative single, “Kiss Me More,” alongside its sassy accompanying video. The groovy, disco-inflected jam is in the same vein as Doja Cat’s mega-hit “Say So,” with separate verses sung by both Doja Cat and SZA and a rap verse by Doja Cat. …
Read More »BTS, Doja Cat, J Balvin to Perform at 2020 MTV VMAs
MTV has made its first performers announcement for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, airing live on Sunday, August 30th at 8:00 p.m. ET at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Doja Cat and J Balvin were announced as featured performers for the ceremony, along with superstar K-pop group BTS in their first-ever …
Read More »Dance Challenges Are Dead? Why the Music Industry Is Investing in 'Emo' TikToks
The part of TikTok that serves as a launching pad for hit singles often seems like an endless stream of dance challenges — kinetic sequences of moves, heavy on martial arm movements, that can be packed into a 15-second clip shot on a stationary phone camera. Users like the dances …
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