Unlike some of his past top-secret projects, Bad Bunny began dropping clues that he was working on his record-smashing album Un Verano Sin Ti months before it came out. He left little dispatches from a remote island on his Instagram and hinted at a breezy beach theme he was playing …
Read More »Daddy Yankee Thinks Myke Towers' 'Ulala' Will Be a 'Global Hit' — So He Joined For a Verse
Daddy Yankee knows what it takes for a Latin song to break the charts. And when Myke Towers showed him his new song “Ulala,” which dropped on Thanksgiving, Yankee understood its “global hit” potential. While working with the same producers on their albums, Towers — who was featured on Legendaddy‘s …
Read More »Zayn Malik Covers Jimi Hendrix's 'Angel' for Late Legend's 80th Birthday
Zayn Malik is paying tribute to one of music’s greatest. On Friday, the R&B singer forayed into rock ‘n’ roll with the release of “Angel,” a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song, coinciding with the late legend’s 80th birthday. Opening with Hendrix’s signature guitar, Malik’s powerful vocals come in to …
Read More »Faking the Funk: How Bootsy Collins Impostors Pulled Off the Ultimate Music Biz Scam
A S THE EIGHTIES began winding down, Bootsy Collins was in his element during nights on the town in Washington, D.C. Flashinghis signature star-shaped shades, according to one report, he was chilling with fellow musicians — including some who’d played with Miles Davis — and sharing stories about his former …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez Teases New Album 'This Is Me… Now'
New music from Jennifer Lopez is on the way in 2023! On Friday, Jenny From the Block teased the release of a new project with a video where she recreates the cover of her 2002 album This Is Me… Then and then transforms into the artist she is today. (And …
Read More »Hold On…Wilson Phillips' First New Song in 10 Years Is a Harry Styles Cover
Wilson Phillips‘ last single was 2012’s “Good Vibrations,” which isn’t shocking considering it’s a cover of a song co-written by the father of two of the band’s members. But now the California trio have completely branched out for their first new song in 10 years: a rendition of Harry Styles‘ …
Read More »Watch Springsteen Perform Aretha Franklin's 'Don't Play That Song' on 'Fallon'
Bruce Springsteen appeared to The Tonight Show on Thursday night to perform Aretha Franklin’s “Don’t Play That Song” from Only the Strong Survive, his new LP of cover songs. Springsteen performed Franklin’s 1970 classic with the bombastic backing of a 20-piece “mini-orchestra,” as Springsteen described in an interview with Rolling …
Read More »Kanye West Used Porn, Bullying, 'Mind Games' to Control Staff
A HUSH FELL OVER the factory sample room in Qingyuan, China, as Kanye West examined the prototypes of his latest Yeezy sneakers on display before him. Decision-makers from Adidas and members of his entourage waited intently for his feedback when, according to two people who attended the August 2017 meeting, …
Read More »BTS' RM Announces 'Indigo' Tracklist, Featuring Erykah Badu, Anderson .Paak
Indigo is almost here. On Thanksgiving, just a week before the release of his debut solo album, BTS‘ RM revealed the names of the 10 songs — and all the artists — featured on the LP. Among those joining RM is Erykah Badu on the first track “Yun,” Anderson .Paak …
Read More »Adidas Launches Probe Into Claims That Kanye West Showed Employees Porn
Adidas will launch a probe into allegations that Kanye West played pornography to employees, according to the company. The investigation into the rapper, which was first reported by the Financial Times, comes two days after a scathing article from Rolling Stone found that the problematic mogul showed pornography to prospective …
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