Today marks 15 years since Bon Iver released For Emma, Forever Ago. After breakups with his band and girlfriend, singer-songwriter Justin Vernon sought refuge by holing up in a hunting cabin in Wisconsin and sketching out nine songs. He was, as he later told Rolling Stone, “shatteringly alone.” Vernon didn’t …
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The Mars Volta are back already with another new song and short film, “Graveyard Love.” The track is a prog-y, experimental dirge that appears to be inspired by the brutal colonialist rule the United States has imposed on Puerto Rico, where guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López was born. Of the lyrics to …
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A few hours before she’s set to take the stage as a quasi-Barbie doll drag queen known for her biting sense of humor and warm, honeyed voice, Trixie Mattel is just Brian Firkus — a “bald, unprepossessing person, who’s not from a great family, not from a happy background, who …
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K-pop girl group Aespa has been on a roll since their debut in late 2020. Following a year of virtual promotions due to the pandemic, Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning are taking on 2022 full force. The girls performed at Coachella in April, held a special showcase for fans in …
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The girls of Aespa are our new favorite villain-fighting video game characters. On Friday, the K-pop group celebrated the release of their second mini-album,Girls, by dropping the action-packed video for their title track. Amid their signature choreography, the video sees the group — comprising Winter, Giselle, Karina, and Ningning — …
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“Normal,” the latest single from reggaeton maverick Feid, shows just how skilled the Colombian artist is at getting fans excited about his new music. He started building buzz around the track back in January, when he released a short preview of the song on social media. On Instagram, he shared …
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An unnamed woman who accused Trey Songs of raping her in a $20 million lawsuit earlier this year has had her case dismissed at her request. In court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Jane Doe asked a judge in late June for the case to be dismissed without prejudice. On …
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The tender, ballad-like intro to King Princess‘ new single “Change the Locks” doesn’t prepare listeners for the song’s emotional, explosive chorus, as she sings about the end of a relationship. “So I guess it’s over/’Cause I’m hardly sober anymore/So I guess it’s over/I can hardly hold you anymore,” she sings. King …
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In between stops of his massiveMainstream Sellout tour, Machine Gun Kelly is spending some quality time with his daughter Casie. On Thursday, the musician shared a video of him and Casie rapping to Jay-Z‘s verse on Beyoncé‘s “Crazy in Love” as he held the mic up to his daughter while …
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Murda Beatz assembled the superstar cast of Quavo, Anitta, and J Balvin for his party-ready new single, “No Más” — which also features hit-maker Pharrell as co-producer. The bass-heavy track arrived alongside a Miami-set music video, produced by Fela and directed by Jackson Tisi. The sun-filled clip sees the singers …
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