Fans of dance music have long theorized that the genre is always at its best when a nasty recession is on its way. Let this year be a strong case for that: Along with the likes of Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, and Drake infusing their music with house influences, we’re also …
Read More »Metallica and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz Are Turning Their Songs and Stories Into Graphic Novels
Metallica and Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz will be involved with a new line of music-centric graphic novels from Headshell, an imprint of Vault Comics. The initial slate of artists involved also includes Redman, Def Leppard, and the Beach Boys. Storied songwriter/producer Richard Rudolph (probably best known for co-writing Minnie …
Read More »Wizkid's 'More Love, Less Ego' is Sweet, Expansive Afrobeats Seduction
Nigerian crooner Wizkid is the king of unignorable dinner-party music: He makes melodic songs that become part of the background but make you want to put that salad fork aside and engage in at least one dance. His voice — a soft warble — is both bold and seductive, enlivening …
Read More »They Lost a Loved One at Astroworld. Now They're Launching a Concert Safety Foundation
Last year, Madison Dubiski was one of 10 young adults and children who died following a fatal crowd surge at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Festival in Houston. Her family wants to ensure such a tragedy never happens at a concert again. To that end, they’re readying a concert safety non-profit called …
Read More »Kanye West Escapes Twitter Jail to Post Photo of Kyrie Irving
Kanye West returned to Twitter Wednesday night to send his first tweet since Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform — and prove that he hasn’t changed a bit. Weeks after his infamous “Death Con 3” tweet and subsequent activity resulted in his Twitter account being restricted, West returned …
Read More »Joey Bada$$ Brings Men I Trust Along for 'Show Me' Performance on 'Fallon'
Joey Bada$$ delivered a soulful serenade during his latest appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he performed “Show Me” from his recently released third studio album 2000. The rapper brought along Canadian band Men I Trust for their debut late-night appearance, having sampled their 2018 single “Show …
Read More »Selena Gomez Opens Up About 'My Mind & Me' on Emotional New Single
Selena Gomez opens up about her mental health struggles on her autobiographical new single “My Mind & Me,” the title track to the singer’s upcoming Apple TV+ documentary. “Wanna hear a part tomystory / I tried to hide in the glory and sweep it under the table so you would …
Read More »Is 'Dimes Square Rapper' Blaketheman1000 Actually Sort of Good?
When a new neighborhood or scene hits the New York cultural pavement, there’s an inevitable jolt to the social life that its citizens occupy. Restaurants become talked about like a transgressive rumor; bars become packed with either the coolest or worst people alive. Articles – some of them kind, and …
Read More »Bastille Captures Glimpses of a Better Tomorrow in 'Hope For The Future' Video for 'From Devil's Breath' Doc
Bastille has hope that there are better days to come. In the newly released music video for “Hope For The Future,” written for the forthcoming MSNBC documentary From Devil’s Breath, the British band narrates the colliding stories of survivors and activists coming to terms with the immediate and future aftermath …
Read More »Watch Selena Gomez Talk 'My Mind and Me,' Celebrating 30, and Her Rolling Stone Cover Shoot
During her December-issue cover shoot, Selena Gomez spoke to Rolling Stone about her remarkable new documentary, My Mind and Me, an intimate portrait of the superstar’s struggle with mental illness over six years. Though Gomez is no stranger to the spotlight, she reveals that working on this documentary pushed her …
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