When producer Scott Storch spent a week in a South Beach studio with Beyoncé in 2002, he had never met her before, despite working on Destiny’s Child tracks. But as soon as she started singing some of the songs they wrote together, with the help of rapper EST, for what …
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Tyga has learned his lesson: racism isn’t funny. On Thursday, the rapper went on Power 106 to apologize for the racist stereotype-filled “Ay Caramba” video after facing backlash from Latinos, specifically Mexicans, about the stereotypes portrayed in it. The video has also since been removed from YouTube. “I had no …
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She is risen. Four years after delivering her debut LPExpectations, Hayley Kiyoko has returned with her sophomore album,Panorama, releasing an intimate video for the album’s orchestral, cinematic title track. “I felt like I was catching up with my authentic self [on my debut album],” she toldRolling Stone earlier this summer. …
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We’re ready for more Blackpink. On Friday, the K-pop group released the music video of their track “Ready for Love” from their PUBG Mobile virtual performance, featuring virtual avatars of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa exploring fantastical worlds, riding motorcycles and floating through pink cloudscapes. “There’s no need to wait …
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Labrinth has dropped a new single, “Lift Off.” The atmospheric song marks the musician and producer’s first solo material since his 2019 album, Imagination & The Misfit Kid. “Head up in the clouds/When the spaceship lit, ignite,” Labrinth sings over the pulsating, soaring melody. “Hit me from the ground/I’m about …
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Nicki Minaj has revealed the trailer for her forthcoming six-episode documentary series, Nicki. The series, produced by Bron Studios, is “coming soon,” according to the rapper. The trailer opens with a clip of a young Minaj performing, as her voiceover reveals, “You don’t get a manual on how to be …
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Neal Sarin was working as a music executive in the mid-2010s when he became intrigued by the possibility that music could bring about the same mental health benefits he’d gotten from his years of meditation. Over the next several years, he worked with everyone from scientists to yogis to fine-tune …
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The third volume of the massive, ambitious, and unique project, For the Birds — in which hundreds of artists created new recordings inspired by birdsongs — has arrived today, July 29, with music from artists like the Beastie Boys’ AdRock and Wild Belle singer-songwriter Natalie Bergman. AdRock’s contribution “Pasadena Parrots” …
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Migos’ Quavo and Takeoff are taking on all challenges with a bit of help from Gucci Mane on their new song, “Us Vs. Them.” Both the song and video lean pretty heavily into the theme of competition captured in the title. There is an abundance of sports references in Quavo’s …
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Spanish prosecutors want Shakira behind bars. On Friday, the prosecutors in her ongoing criminal tax fraud case told the court that the Colombian superstar should face an eight-year and two-month sentence if she’s convicted of tax fraud. Along with the lengthy prison stay, prosecutors also urged for a heft 20 …
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