BTS have announced a new docuseries, BTS Monuments: Beyond the Stars, which will find the group sharing an array of new stories from throughout their career. The doc is slated to arrive on Disney+ in 2023, though an exact date wasn’t announced.Per an official description, Beyond the Stars will feature …
Read More »Meet the Texas Weirdo Mixing Kraftwerk with Doug Sahm to Create 'Kraut-Country'
In his round X-ray specs and solar-system button-up, Garrett T. Capps looks like he’s just emerged from the farthest reaches of outer space. The San Antonio musician sounds like it, too. Since forming his band NASA Country in 2017, Capps has been working to introduce an unconventional new sound into …
Read More »21 Savage, Nas Settle Their Mini-Beef With New Song 'One Mic, One Gun'
Nas and 21 Savage quickly settled their mini-beef with “love, respect and unity” by collaborating on a new track titled “One Mic, One Gun.” The surprise single comes weeks after 21 Savage questioned the Illmatic legend’s relevance during a conversation with Jay-Z. “I don’t feel like he’s relevant,” 21 Savage …
Read More »Rolling Stones to Release All-Star 50th Anniversary Show as Live Album
Ten years after the Rolling Stones embarked on their 50th-anniversary tour, the epic, guest-filled New Jersey gig from that trek will be released as the live album Grrr Live! The double-disc set — a nod to the Stones’ 2012 best-of collection Grrr! — spotlights the band’s Dec. 15, 2012, show …
Read More »Bad Bunny Is the Most Streamed Artist on Spotify for Third Consecutive Year
For the third consecutive year in a row, Bad Bunny is the top streamed artist on Spotify, earning more than 18.5 billion streams in 2022. Spotify’s top list year-end data comprises the most streamed artists, songs, albums, and podcasts of the year and includes the personalized Spotify Wrapped year-end recaps …
Read More »Bob Marley's 'One Love Experience' Exhibit to Open in Los Angeles
An interactive exhibit celebrating the legacy of Bob Marley — created in partnership with the reggae legend’s family — is set to touch down stateside next year. The One Love Experience — which previously held residencies in London and Toronto — is slated to open on Jan. 27, 2023 at …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar, Rosalía, and Depeche Mode Top Stacked 2023 Primavera Sound Lineup
Kendrick Lamar, Rosalía, and Depeche Mode are among the headliners for the 2023 Primavera Sound festival, which will be taking place over two weekends in Barcelona and, for the first time, Madrid. Primavera Sound’s first weekend will run May 31 through June 4 at the Parc Del Fòrum in Barcelona; …
Read More »A Visit to the Brooklyn Museum With Smino
Prompt, showing up at noon, Smino walks through the doors of the Brooklyn Museum, where he says he can put his mind at ease and observe. “I like art. I fuck with art.” Smino’s latest, Luv 4 Rent, made its debut almost two weeks before our time together, and it …
Read More »After Taylor Swift Ticket Chaos, Senators Question FTC Over Bot Law Enforcement
In the wake of the Taylor Swift “Eras Tour” ticketing debacle, two senators have sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission expressing concern over how the agency has been enforcing a 2016 law meant to keep bots from scooping up tickets. The letter, shared by Billboard, was addressed to …
Read More »El Alfa Is Celebrating Sagittarius Season By Showing the World He's Dembow's Fiercest Leader
El Alfa never stops. Throughout his 15-year career, the Dominican pioneer has worked relentlessly to bring dembow to the world — and it’s worked. The genre has gone massively global with him at the center, respected among his peers and the whole of the Latin music industry as dembow’s fierce …
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