Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa will host the Black Star Line Festival, set to take place in Accra, Ghana on Jan. 6, 2023. The music and arts festival, which will be held in the historic Black Star Square, aims to be a bridge between Black artists of the Diaspora …
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On the latest offering from his upcoming albumThe New Faith, Jake Blount transforms an ages-old folk standard most commonly associated with Bessie Jones into a contemporary tale about taking the planet for granted in the face of the climate crisis. “Once There Was No Sun,” Blount said in a statement, …
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As one unfortunate visual artist on Twitter learned a few days back, David Crosby is not shy about sharing his opinions. That may upset some people on the Internet, but it makes him perfect for the role of Rolling Stone‘s official advice columnist. In this newest chapter of Ask Croz, …
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Revisit the “clusterfuck” that was Woodstock ’99 in an upcoming Netflix docuseries that digs deep into the infamous festival. The three-part Clusterf**k: Woodstock ’99 series, premiering August 3 on the streaming service, uses unseen home movie footage, commercial archive, and artist video to present the story of the festival that …
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Kendrick Lamar kicked off the North American leg of his Big Steppers Tour Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, where the rapper delivered the live debut of a handful of tracks from his latest LP. While Lamar premiered a bunch of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers songs live at his …
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Panic! at the Disco get their feelings all tangled up on “Middle of a Breakup,” the latest offering from their upcoming album, Viva Las Vengeance, out Aug. 19 via Fueled by Ramen/DCD2 Records. “Middle of a Breakup” is a blast of high-energy power-pop (there’s even a little synth riff on …
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Avant pop upstarts Magdalena Bay have revamped their celebrated 2021 debut album, Mercurial World, for a new deluxe edition set to arrive Sept. 23 via Luminelle Recordings. Mercurial World Deluxe features a mix of new songs, remixes, alternate versions, fresh orchestral arrangements, and more (there’s even an 8-bit version of …
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Diddy has paired his recent Bryson Tiller-featuring single “Gotta Move On” with a new video directed by Teyana Taylor. The visual takes the viewer into “Club Love,” where denizens include Tiffany Haddish, Serayah McNeill, producer London on da Track, Joie Chavis and three of Sean Combs’ kids. “Gotta Move On” …
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Beach Bunny continue their intergalactic adventures in the new video for “Weeds,” the latest single off their sophomore LP Emotional Creature out this Friday. The visual, directed by Eliza Chance, concludes the Lili Trifilio-fronted four-piece’s space saga in the lead-up to their new album. The series — inspired by Star …
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FKA Twigs is known for her athleticism, and she shows off some of her most impressive moves yet in the video for her song “Killer.” She debuted the upbeat track during her stunning Tiny Desk Concert at London’s St. Matthias Church back in June and dropped the official audioa few …
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