No more “Vampiros” — it seems Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro might be over. At the end of July, sources told People that the power couple ended their relationship and highly public engagement after more than three years together. Alejandro confirmed the separation on his Instagram a day later, describing his …
Read More »James Blake Longs for Love on New Single 'Loading'
James Blake has shared a pulsating new single, “Loading,” off his forthcoming LP, Playing Robots Into Heaven. The album, Blake’s sixth studio effort, will be out Sept. 8 via Republic Records. The musician previously teased the release with “Big Hammer,” which samples the Ragga Twins and was accompanied by a …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Performs Stripped Back Rendition of 'Mine' Live at the Belasco Theater
Kelly Clarkson‘s recent single “Mine,” which appears on her latest album Chemistry, is a trojan horse of well-wishes that actually plots on the eventual karmic revenge of a past relationship. During a recent live performance of “Mine” recorded at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, Clarkson stripped back the airy …
Read More »Shamir Leans on Friends in Self-Directed Video for 'The Beginning'
Shamir has dropped a new single, “The Beginning,” along with a self-directed music video for the track. Shot in the musician’s hometown of Philadelphia, the clip features various members of two bands, Friendship and Ladifa, the latter of whom is signed to Shamir’s Accidental Popstar Records. The video was filmed …
Read More »Chika Can Explain Everything
I t’s nearly two weeks until Chika’s debut album drops, and two stylists — one for her locs and one for her makeup — are hovering around her near the door of a New York City hotel room. Even as the women buzz around her, preparing her for the photoshoot …
Read More »Jessie Ware Taps Róisín Murphy for Reworked Version of Album Cut 'Freak Me Now'
Jessie Ware has surprised fans with a new version of her song, “Freak Me Now.” The single, produced by Stuart Price, originally appeared on Ware’s album That! Feels Good! and is a collaboration with electronic pop singer Róisín Murphy. The pair have also released a vibrant music video for the …
Read More »Tori Amos Honors Sinéad O'Connor With Emotional Covers at San Francisco Show: 'A Force of Nature'
Tori Amos is honoring the legacy of Sinéad O’Connor the way she knows best: performing a few of her songs. During her show on Wednesday night, hours after O’Connor’s death, in San Francisco, the songstress performed O’Connor’s tracks “I Am Stretched on Your Grave” and “Three Babies.” She described O’Connor …
Read More »Tyler Childers' 'In Your Love' Is the Music Video of Compassion and Caring We Need Right Now
In a week where a music video permeated by fearmongering and aggression dominated the conversation, Tyler Childers releases the antithesis to that with the moving, cinematic clip for his new song “In Your Love.” Set in 1950s Appalachia, the video chronicles the romance between two male coalminers, a love that …
Read More »Ecuadorian Star Alex Ponce Calls Out the Love That Betrayed Him in 'Traición' Video
Alex Ponce is still healing from heartbreak — and from betrayal. In an exclusive premiere with Rolling Stone on Thursday, the rising Ecuadorian star debuted the video for his new song “Traición,” which is about calling out a love that hurt him. “I had the honor of making a sad …
Read More »Flashback: Madonna Tells Dick Clark She Wants to 'Rule the World'
This week marks the 40th anniversary of Madonna’s self-titled debut album. The Detroit-born, New York City-made legend was cutting her teeth at the clubs when her song “Everybody” had taken off in the early Eighties — and its success eventually helped get her signed by Sire’s Seymour Stein. When Madonna …
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