Bia goes from wearing her jewelry at the bodega to shopping near Big Ben as she brings her own flair to the drill rap style of the U.K. as she’s joined by J. Cole on “London,” out Thursday. “We really wanted to capture, celebrate and highlight London culture, while staying …
Read More »Bonnie Raitt Brings a Soulful Groove to 'Made Up Mind' on 'Kimmel'
Bonnie Raitt appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform her recent single “Made Up Mind,” which dropped in February. Raitt showcased the mid-tempo, bluesy tune — which she self-produced — alongside her band. “Made Up Mind,” a reworking of a song by the Bros. Landreth, is the first single off …
Read More »Lil Baby Flexes With Rolls-Royces, Stacks of Cash in 'Right On' and 'In A Minute' Videos
Lil Baby surprised fans Friday with an unannounced drop of two new singles, “Right On” and “In A Minute,” each accompanied by a music video. The songs mark the Grammy Award-winning rapper’s first solo releases of 2022. In both clips, Lil Baby finds himself surrounded by the finer things in …
Read More »Jack Johnson Tries to Cut Through the Noise on New Song 'One Step Ahead'
Jack Johnson has released a new song, “One Step Ahead,” which will appear on his first new album in five years, Meet the Moonlight, set to arrive June 24 via Brushfire/Republic Records. Johnson made Meet the Moonlight with celebrated producer Blake Mills, and “One Step Ahead” pairs Johnson’s plucky, laidback …
Read More »David Gilmour: Why I'm Bringing Back Pink Floyd After 28 Years
A few days after Russia invaded Ukraine, singer-turned-soldier Andriy Khlyvnyuk posted video of himself belting “The Red Viburnum in the Meadow” — a folk song about the country’s strength in the face of adversity — to Instagram. The vocalist, who fronts the Kyiv group Boombox, had hoped to be playing …
Read More »Dizzee Rascal Ordered to Wear Electronic Tag After Being Convicted of Assaulting Ex-Fiancée
Grime star Dizzee Rascal will have to wear an electronic tag and follow a 24-week curfew for assaulting his ex-fiancée during a domestic dispute, The Guardian reports. The MC, real name Dylan Mills, was sentenced Friday, April 8, after being found guilty last month of assaulting Cassandra Jones during an …
Read More »Interpol Preview 'The Other Side of Make-Believe' LP With 'Toni'
Interpol have announced the release of their seventh LP, The Other Side of Make-Believe, which arrives July 15 via Matador. The band have also dropped the video for the album’s first single, “Toni,” the first installment of a two-part film. In the Van Alpert-directed visual, frontman Paul Banks pulls up …
Read More »The Weeknd's Newest Record Could Destroy Your Turntable — Or Your Extremities
In a collaboration that could cost the Weeknd’s fans their fingers (and over $1,000), the singer has teamed with art collective MSCHF to release his latest single “Out of Time” as a vinyl record pressed into an actual, working saw blade. The limited-to-25-copy pressing of the Vinyl Blade — up …
Read More »Pink Floyd's First New Recording in Nearly 30 Years Was Inspired by a Lone Ukrainian Musician
Pink Floyd have reunited for a one-off charity single to raise money for Ukrainians affected by Russia’s invasion. “Hey, Hey, Rise Up” features vocals by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band, Boombox, who recorded himself in full military gear singing the folk song, “The Red Viburnum in the Meadow,” to …
Read More »Wet Leg's Self-Titled Debut is the Sneeringly Sarcastic, Relentlessly Catchy Post-Punk Record the World Has Been Fiending For
There are many ways to introduce yourself as you crash into rock & roll history. It turns out that one of those ways is to yell, “I went to school and I got the Big D!” The U.K. duo Wet Leg made a surprise splash last year by dropping two …
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