Pusha T has released new single and video “Diet Coke.” Produced by Kanye West and 88-Keys with West cowriting, the song is expected to appear on the rapper’s follow-up album to 2018’s Daytona. On the track, Pusha T playfully alludes to the coke you find on the streets, rather than …
Read More »Girl Ultra Goes 'Punk' on Stewing New Track, Announces U.S. Tour Dates
The Mexican singer Girl Ultra has been making liquid-cool R&B for a lot of her career, but her latest track “Punk” represents an exciting sonic turn: She teams up with the indie band Little Jesus from Mexico City and launches into a stewing overcast alt-rock track that’s quiet, intense, and …
Read More »Elvie Shane's Coming-of-Age Anthem 'County Roads' Delivers With Distorted Guitar and a Sneer
Aside from maybe cold beer and hot wings, or blue jeans and work boots, few things pair as well together as a distorted riff and a sneering lyric. Elvie Shane knows this and wisely uses the one-two punch to announce his new single. Remember the first time you heard Eric …
Read More »Kanye West Declares 'America Is Made to Enslave Us' in Plea for 'Black Future Month'
As Kanye West prepares to drop his sequel to 2021’s Donda on Feb. 22 — maybe — he took time out for prepping to explicate his plan for “Black Future Month.” During the nearly six-minute speech, he used examples from his own life to illustrate what he sees as a …
Read More »Duran Duran Are Not Your 'Laughing Boy' in Song From 'Future Past' Deluxe Edition
Duran Duran have dropped “Laughing Boy,” one of the three tracks featured on the deluxe version of their 15th studio album, Future Past. The LP arrives digitally on Friday and is available for preorder. The song addresses abandoning scenes and wants that are futile. “Oh I have been your laughing …
Read More »Koffee Announces Debut LP With Smooth-Talking Single 'Pull Up'
Grammy Award-winning Jamaican singer-songwriter Koffee will release her debut album, Gifted, on March 25 via Sony Music U.K. and RCA Records. Coinciding with the album’s announcement, the 21-year-old released a new single, “Pull Up,” and an accompanying music video. The dynamic video was directed by KC Locke and filmed in …
Read More »Alice in Chains Mark the Latest Song Rights Sale as Estates of OG Members Cash Out
The estates of Alice in Chains original lineup members Layne Staley and Mike Starr have sold stakes in their publishing rights and master recording income stream to Primary Wave, the company announced on Monday, the latest in the ever-hot song acquisition marketplace. Primary Wave declined to disclose financial details of …
Read More »Buddy Guy Teaches the Blues to the Next Generation in New Trailer for 'The Torch'
Buddy Guy’s storied career and his work to share the blues with younger generations are highlighted in the new trailer for the upcoming documentary, The Torch, set to open in select theaters March 18. The Torch, as director Jim Farrell tells Rolling Stone, was inspired by a pact that Guy …
Read More »Joe Jonas Wants DNCE to Be the Next E Street Band
Early last year, Joe Jonas was in Savannah, Georgia, filming the Korean War-set film Devotion when he had a burst of another kind of creativity. “I felt so inspired by what a beautiful city I was in and some of the music I heard when I was there,” Jonas tells …
Read More »Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Finally Set to Return to the Road This Spring
After two delays, Ringo Starr will finally launch his tour with his All Starr Band this spring. The trek is set to launch with two nights at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, May 27 and 28. From there, Starr will make his way around the East Coast — including …
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