There were a lot of different doubts swirling around singer-songwriter Noah Kahan’s breakthrough single “Stick Season.” There were doubts about its quality after he first uploaded it to TikTok, doubts about whether anyone outside of Vermont would relate to the song, and doubts about whether he even needed to finish …
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“I call her lesbian Santa Claus because at the end of the dinner she disappears and she comes back with Chaka Khan.” Joy Oladokun is retelling the story of the first time she met her personal idol Brandi Carlile. At Newport Folk Festival a few years ago, Oladokun recalls, “I’ve …
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James Blake returned in a big way Wednesday as the singer simultaneously announced a new tour, new song and new album, titled Playing Robots Into Heaven. Playing Robots Into Heaven, like its predecessor Friends That Break Your Heart, finds Blake reconnecting with his electronic music roots, similar to his acclaimed …
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Kim Petras spoke about finding and celebrating community as a way of dealing with the deluge of hate directed at trans people in a new interview on Call Her Daddy. “It’s such a beautiful, beautiful community and that’s one thing that I just like want people to know: The dolls …
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Trippie Redd will be spending the last few weeks of summer on the road in support of his forthcoming album, A Love Letter To You 5. The rapper’s newly-announced Take Me Away tour will kick off at the end of August with openers Lucki, D.Savage, Ekkstacy, and K Sauve. Jean …
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Mercury Prize-winning singer and producer Sampha returned Wednesday with “Spirit 2.0,” his first solo song in over six years. While Sampha’s acclaimed 2017 album Process found the singer tackling grief head-on, “Spirit 2.0” strikes a more optimistic tone. “It’s about the importance of connection to both myself and others, and …
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Brooklyn rapper Casanova was sentenced to 188 months, or nearly 16 years, in prison Wednesday after previously pleading guilty to federal charges of racketeering conspiracy and narcotics conspiracy. The rapper born Caswell Senior faced up to 60 years for his alleged role in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Gang; in …
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Madonna‘s Celebration tour has been put on hold while the singer recovers from a medical emergency that hospitalized her in the intensive care unit for multiple days, according to a statement shared via the official Instagram account for her manager, Guy Oseary. “On Saturday June 24, Madonna developed a serious …
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Luh Tyler, at the ripe age of 17, has already had some of rap’s biggest names, and his personal idols, slide into his DMs. “When Drake followed me… I didn’t even know he followed me,” says the precocious young rapper, who approaches the notion of a global superstar following him …
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Lizzo posted a heartfelt Instagram video on Tuesday, and shared the moment Beyoncé displayed her name over the crowd at her Renaissance tour. In the clip, the singer-songwriter watches as Bey calls out her name among other iconic Black female artists as she performs “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix).” …
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