Today is the grand opening of The Book of HOV, a 40,000-square-foot exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library crafted in collaboration with Roc Nation. The free exhibit makes full use of the library’s expansive Grand Army Plaza branch, with the front of the institution wrapped with his lyrics, a Jazz …
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Since his 2019 Double Down Tour, Eric Church has upended the traditional country music live show, doing away with opening acts and choosing instead to carry the night himself by delivering three-hour concerts split into two sets. But for this year’s Outsiders Revival Tour, he was inspired by his own …
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Welcome to ourweeklyrundownofthe best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Billie Eilish leans into the existentialism of the Barbie movie for its soundtrack, Karol G enters her “bichota season” in her new electrifying track, and Gucci Mane enlists Lil Baby to …
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When Eric Church walked offstage at CMA Fest in June, he had no idea how polarizing the reaction would be to the set he had just performed. Some fans, perhaps expecting a show of note-for-note hits, were confused by Church’s jammy, soulful readings of singles, deep cuts, and even a …
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Only a select few rappers can move seamlessly from what is considered rap’s underground into a successful mainstream career. Chicago rapper Lucki‘s 2022 project Flawless Like Me reached number 12 on the Billboard 200, while his new highly anticipated album S*ex M*ney Dr*gs, released last week, earned him his highest …
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Nadine El Roubi couldn’t care less about the haters. At 27, the Sudanese independent artist has learned to embrace her womanhood and confront Afro-Arab taboos head-on, dismissing critics without a second thought. Take her feel-good anthem “New Era,” an electrifying declaration of her evolved mentality: “Let these bitches know I’m …
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On Jan. 17, keyboard player James Raymond suddenly felt the urge to check in with his once long-lost father and now-collaborator David Crosby. He knew Crosby had already dealt with one bout of Covid, but he held out hope. In roughly a month, they would be back onstage together for …
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You’ve probably seen them dashing across your TikTok For You page. Quite literally: The electric new rap duo Flyana Boss has made a habit of sprinting in the videos promoting their buzzy new single “You Wish.” From grocery stores to the Santa Monica Pier to Disneyland, Bobbi LaNea and Folayan …
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St. Louis native Sexyy Red does it with her foot on the gas. The 25-year-old rapper’s music is unabashed fun. She’s a classic Southern rapper with a sticky and viscous flow and an anachronistic approach to music. She abstains from traditional lyricism or liquid singing for one-sentence phrases or personal …
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Producer/engineer Glyn Johns recorded the whole of the Let It Be sessions for the Beatles in 1969, and mixed a raw version of the album that wouldn’t be released for another 52 years — so he’s far from a fan of the Phil Spector-embellished album that came out in 1970. …
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