Grammy Award-winning Jamaican singer-songwriter Koffee will release her debut album, Gifted, on March 25 via Sony Music U.K. and RCA Records. Coinciding with the album’s announcement, the 21-year-old released a new single, “Pull Up,” and an accompanying music video. The dynamic video was directed by KC Locke and filmed in …
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Iggy Pop, frontman of groundbreaking rock outfit the Stooges and long considered a forefather of punk, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Polar Music Prize. “I was aware of the very fine range of people that have gotten the Polar Music Prize,” Pop said in a video statement. …
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Spoon have released a new song, “My Babe,” from their upcoming album, Lucifer on the Sofa, set to arrive Feb. 11 via Matador Records. “My Babe” begins as a practically wistful ballad, but the song follows its plucky lead acoustic riff to a far punchier place that feels perfect for …
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Thirty-nine years after joining Metallica, guitarist Kirk Hammett will put out his first solo release, Portals, on April 23. The all-instrumental, four-song EP will be available digitally and on CD and “ocean blue” vinyl for Record Store Day. “This music was created with what I describe as an ‘audio-cinematic’ approach,” …
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Pusha T has released new single and video “Diet Coke.” Produced by Kanye West and 88-Keys with West cowriting, the song is expected to appear on the rapper’s follow-up album to 2018’s Daytona. On the track, Pusha T playfully alludes to the coke you find on the streets, rather than …
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As Kanye West prepares to drop his sequel to 2021’s Donda on Feb. 22 — maybe — he took time out for prepping to explicate his plan for “Black Future Month.” During the nearly six-minute speech, he used examples from his own life to illustrate what he sees as a …
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Foo Fighters are performing a front-row, VR show on Super Bowl Sunday. After the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals play in the big game, the Dave Grohl-fronted band will throw an immersive, 180-degree VR concert on Meta. Featuring a custom-made stage, the Horizon Venues-hosted performance will see Foo …
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Two weeks after kicking off the revolt against Spotify due to Joe Rogan‘s vaccine misinformation, Neil Young is taking aim at CEO Daniel Ek. “To the musicians and creators in this world, I say this: You must be able to find a better place than Spotify to be the home …
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Neil Young saw a big boost in music streams and sales even after he pulled his music from Spotify in protest of the Covid-19 misinformation being shared on The Joe Rogan Experience. Young’s numbers have been rising steadily for two weeks now, according to MRC Data (formerly Nielsen Soundscan). The …
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The estates of Alice in Chains original lineup members Layne Staley and Mike Starr have sold stakes in their publishing rights and master recording income stream to Primary Wave, the company announced on Monday, the latest in the ever-hot song acquisition marketplace. Primary Wave declined to disclose financial details of …
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