Florence and the Machine has released a new single, “Free,” along with a music video for the track starring British actor Bill Nighy. In the Autumn de Wilde-directed, Ryan Heffington-choreographed clip, Nighy plays the role of singer Florence Welch’s anxiety, following her around as she grapples with her mental health. …
Read More »Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift to Be Featured in New Grammy Museum Exhibit
Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, and Shania Twain will all be featured in the Grammy Museum’s new exhibit The Power of Women in Country Music, which is set to open May 27 in Los Angeles. The exhibit will look into the long history of trailblazing women in country music, from sonic …
Read More »George Harrison's Widow Pens Book of Poems Dedicated to Late Beatles Legend
Over 20 years after the death of George Harrison, his widow Olivia Harrison will publish a book of poems dedicated to the late Beatles legend. Came the Lightening, a collection of 20 poems Olivia penned for George following his 2001 death, is set for release on June 21 via Genesis …
Read More »Aimée Osbourne — A.K.A. ARO — Isn't Living in Ozzy's Shadow With 'Against Mine'
Aimée Osbourne, who records music as ARO, has an extensive library of songs she is mustering the courage to release. “Because I grew up in a known family the sense of protection around my privacy was maybe a little more heightened than had I grown up in a family that …
Read More »K-Pop's Seventeen Announces Fourth Album 'Face the Sun' After Dropping English Single
Seventeen stans, get ready. After releasing their first all-English single last week, the K-pop group announced on Thursday that their fourth album, Face the Sun, is coming May 27. The group teased the fourth album by releasing a poster with several images showing a more serious aesthetic: a cement set …
Read More »Don Omar Steals the Bride in New Video With Gente de Zona and Wisin
Reggaeton pioneer Don Omar has spent decades making some of the genre’s biggest hits, and he’s still finding ways to bring new energy to his music. For his latest release, “Soy Yo,” he teams up with his fellow Puerto Rican veteran Wisin and with Cuban duo Gente de Zona, who …
Read More »Sean Paul Wants to 'Keep It Blazin' on Reggaetón-Infused 'No Fear' With Nicky Jam
Keeping up with his annual 4/20 song drop, Sean Paul has fired up another new track to keep folks “blazin.” On Wednesday, Paul brought the reggaetón influence with “No Fear,” which features verses from Nicky Jam and Damian Marley. The new single is set to appear on his album Scorcha, …
Read More »Rico Nasty and Bktherula Are Ready and Raring for a Fight on 'Vaderz'
Rico Nasty has teamed up with buzzworthy Atlanta rapper Bktherula for “Vaderz,” the first single from the Maryland native’s upcoming mixtape, scheduled for release later this summer. (Rico previously teased a mixtape titled Rxon social media last year that has yet to surface.) Unabashedly aggressive and threatening, the Ben10k, Danes …
Read More »'Racism Wasn't a Feeling, It Was a Fact': Mike Shinoda on His Family's WWII Incarceration
“Have you ever had mochi ice cream?” Mike Shinoda asks with a grin. “Did you know it was invented in Los Angeles?” The Linkin Park rapper and multi-instrumentalist, 45, continues: “That’s a Japanese American creation. This thing people think of as Japanese, but actually is American. People don’t know that.” …
Read More »Bartees Strange Breaks Down His Indie-Rock Bona Fides on New Song 'Cosigns'
Bartees Strange offers a glimpse at his ever-expanding indie rock Rolodex on his new song, “Cosigns,” the second offering from his next album, Farm to Table, set to arrive June 17 via 4AD. “Cosigns” begins as a wholly unique bit of indie rap-rock, with Strange peeling off endlessly clever bars …
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