The reflective lyrics of Sade‘s latest song “Young Lion,” her first in six years, consider feelings of lingering regret and sorrow. The musician’s son, Izaac Adu, serves as the subject of the record as she acknowledges her stumble in understanding during the early stages of his gender transition. After allowing …
Read More »The Real Alice Who Inspired Arlo Guthrie's 'Alice's Restaurant' Dead at 83
Alice Brock, the woman who was the real life inspiration for the iconic Arlo Guthrie song “Alice’s Restaurant,” has died, Guthrie announced on social media on Friday. She was 83. “We worked together on various projects. During the next few decades we remained friends while our lives kept us busy,” …
Read More »Banks Brings Out the Guillotine as She Announces Album 'Off With Her Head'
Banks isn’t holding back on her new album. On Friday, the musician released her single “Best Friends” and announced her fifth studio LP, Off With Her Head, out Feb. 28. The new track details the growing pains of a fading friendship. Meanwhile, the album itself is set to be a …
Read More »André 3000 Is Already Fulfilling His Promise to Drop More Music
Just a few days after André 3000 promised new music was on the way, he’s come through with a trio of new tunes. The lead offering is “Moving Day,” a nearly 12-minute instrumental that pairs André’s propulsive flute with swells of clattering percussion and ambient textures. The musician also shared …
Read More »Lil Nas X Enters His Introspective Dream World on 'Need Dat Boy'
Last week, Lil Nas X launched his upcoming Dreamboy project with the club-ready single “Light Again,” with a video depicting a chaotic party ripe for hedonistic release. Now, the rapper and singer is capturing the post-party comedown on the hazy new single “Need Dat Boy.” Building around a simple piano …
Read More »Charli XCX Is Bringing 'Brat' Back to North America in 2025
Brat Summer and Brat Remix Album Fall may be behind us, but Charli XCX will continue her seasonal domination with Brat Spring 2025. The musician has announced a five-show headlining tour of North America for next April and May in support of her blockbuster record Brat. The musician previously toured …
Read More »Rosé Drops Heartwrenching Ballad 'Number One Girl' Music Video
Following her chart-topping track “Apt” with Bruno Mars, Rosé has released the sentimental, pop-punk single, “Number One Girl.” The stripped-back music video, released Friday as well, features a pig-tailed Rosé sitting in a vacant skate park crying for a nameless lover. “Isn’t it lonely / I do anything to make …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar's Surprise New Album 'GNX' Is Here
Kendrick Lamar is following up the massive success of “Not Like Us” with a new album. The rapper surprise-released his sixth studio album,GNX, featuring 12 new songs, on Friday, Nov. 22. GNX follows the release of his Lamar’s last album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers in 2022, which served …
Read More »Jack Harlow Serenades His Girl's Mom Through a Ring Camera in 'Miss Johnson' Video
If chivalry is really dead, then how do you explain Jack Harlow showing up at his girlfriend’s parent’s house to serenade her mom through the Ring doorbell camera? In the chaotic video for his new single “Miss Johnson,” the rapper hopes to impress both women with an overload of gifts …
Read More »Rare Sonic Youth Live Recording, With Steve Albini Cameo, Coming Next Year
If Kim Gordon’s first-ever Grammy nominations for her current album, The Collective, intrigued anyone enough to investigate her former band, Sonic Youth, they will be given the perfect opportunity to do so when a rare live recording is officially released next year. Hold That Tiger, recorded at Chicago’s Cabaret Metro …
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