When 46-year-old George Floyd died in police custody on May 25, the Houston hip-hop community lost one of their own. Before moving to Minneapolis in 2018, Floyd lived in Houston, where he was active in the rap scene, the Houston Chronicle reports. Most notably, he worked with the Screwed Up Click, the collective led by […]
In just a couple of months, Swizz Beatz and Timbalandâs Verzuz beat battle series has grown from a novel event bridging hip-hopâs past and present into uplifting excitement in our indoor spring, joining DJ sessions by D-Nice, Questlove, and others as well as Ontario artist Tory Lanezâs unpredictable Quarantine Radio series as the must-see remote-but-live […]
Billie Eilish has dealt a final death-blow to body-shamers. In a newly released short film titled âNOT MY RESPONSIBILITY,â she addresses her fashion choices and condemns the double-standards she faces as a young woman in the public eye. The video was originally shown during a concert interlude at the opening of her âWhere Do We […]
It would be bad enough to accidentally rip your buns to shreds âin a moment of over-enthusiastic gardeningâ during quarantine, but then to suffer through a heart attack? Queen guitarist Brian May has had a hell of a month, health-wise, and thatâs not even considering thereâs a pandemic on. According to a video posted Monday […]
On June 9, it will be exactly three years since SZA released her critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated Ctrl. Fans are dying for a sophomore studio album from the singer, who tweeted on January 3 that the album will probably arrive at some point this calendar year. While the exact drop date is uncertain, and the actual content […]
Guess whoâs back, back again, and wants you to shoot him a text sometime? D12 Eminem. On Monday, May 25, the Real Slim Shady tweeted out his cell phone number. âDear Stan, I meant to write you sooner, but I just been busyâ text me, Iâll hit you back 313-666-7440 #MMLP20 #DearSlimâ wrote Eminem before […]
Sheâs back. After Grimesâs baby, and Lana Del Reyâs extended public meltdown, who among us was not wondering, where on Godâs green earth is Azealia Banks? Well, on Monday, May 25, the one, true agent of chaos Miss Banks emerged from whatever hole sheâs been hiding in and did what she does best: stirred the […]
Like Nick Jonasâs middle tooth or Kim Kardashianâs fear of dancing, music leaks are what the universe gave to musicians to keep them from being too powerful. Lady Gagaâs new album Chromatica must be whole-destroyingly good because it has faced a maelstrom of leaks, mishaps, and plain olâ drama leading up to its release this […]
This weekend wasnât the first time Doja Cat came under fire for saying offensive things online, and it probably wonât be the last. Beginning Friday, fans took to Twitter under the hashtag #DojaCatIsOverParty after allegations surfaced that the singer, whose given name is Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini, had taken part in racist video chats and wrote […]
Concerts have been canceled, festivals are a no-go, and chances are these face masks would muffle even the sickest of lead singer wails anyway. So it makes sense why bands would take their talent to the hottest concert hall available to them during quarantine: Karen Oâs closet. On Sunday, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontswoman and […]
After stirring up a fandom backlash last week with comments about other popular female musicians, Lana Del Rey has apparently decided to let her work speak for itself. The singer released a spoken-word version of âPatent Leather Do-Overâ off her upcoming poetry collection, behind the iron gates – insights from an institution. The piece addresses […]
After experiencing an extremely online backlash to recent comments about other successful female artists, mostly women of color, Lana Del Rey posted an essay Friday claiming accusations of racism against her say âso much more about you than it does about me.â While sheâs at it, the singer also writes that her music heralds a […]
Last night online I tried to think of a bad song about rain, and I couldnât come up with one, and no one else who tried to come up with one in the Twitter thread could do it either. Thatâs because rain is a rich topic for songwriters. You can roll it out as melodramatic […]
The 1975âs fourth album, Notes on a Conditional Form, is as long as a short film. Whether that gives you more reason to love or to hate The 1975 is between you and lead singer Matty Healy, but donât deny: Itâs what youâd expect from the band at this point. And right around halfway, at […]
Skate culture caught fire in the â70s thanks to crafty Cali kids turning empty pools into hangout spots and linking with the satellite network of photographers, manufacturers, and builders responsible for creating the early skateparks and founding the first magazines. In the â80s, films like Thrashinâ and Gleaming the Cube made messy attempts to bring […]
First we were lost in the desert, but now thereâs rain. Lady Gaga has released the video for âRain on Me,â the second song off her new album Chromatica, featuring and co-starring Ariana Grande. The video is a further step into the âworldâ of Chromatica, as Gaga has described, after her video for the single […]
Times get tough, and country music gets tougher. The tumult of the late 1920s is the backdrop for songs of solace by early stars like the Carter Family. Peaceniks and hippies responding to the unrest of the â60s assumed the trappings of country music to vent in tunes like the Bandâs âThe Weightâ and Crosby, […]
In case their music video dances have you fooled, the Haim sisters really are quarantined separately, as they showed when they joined James Corden on the May 21 Late Late Show. The sisters sat with their guitars in separate bedrooms for the first performance of their new song âDonât Wanna,â ahead of their next albumâs […]
Is this the return of cult leader Yoongi? BTS member Suga (real name Min Yoongi) just dropped a new mixtape under his Agust D alias, called D-2, plus, a music video for the track âDaechwita,â a reference to the genre of Korean military music. In âDaechwita,â Suga and his gang turn a Korean village into […]
Say hello to your newest high school graduate, Quavo. On Friday, May 22 Quavo announced on Instagram that he is officially a member of Berkmar High Schoolâs class of 2020 in Linburn, Georgia. âFinally Can Say I Graduated High School Class Of QUARANTINE 2020,â Quavo wrote in an Instagram caption featuring a truly adorable cap […]
We promise: You havenât heard this one before. Lady Gagaâs Ariana Grande collab âRain on Meâ is out now, the second song from Chromatica ahead of the albumâs delayed May 29 release; its video will be released Friday, May 22 at 1 p.m. ET. This might be the first element of this rollout to not […]
It has been quite a day for Miss Elizabeth Woolridge Grant. Lana Del Rey took the internet by storm with the announcement of her 7th studio album by complaining about the success and artistic freedom of artists Queen Bey, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, and Kehlani. âCan I please go back […]
In a win for stans and living room dance parties this morning, Carly Rae Jepsen released Dedicated Side B, a collection of outtakes from her 2019 album Dedicated. After teasing a B-side to Dedicated with a Twitter video yesterday and celebrating Dedicatedâs one-year anniversary on May 17, Jepsen dropped the 12-track project on May 21. […]
BeyoncĂ©, sweetie, Iâm so sorry. While announcing her seventh album, Lana Del Rey name-dropped the Queen Bey, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, and Kehlani on Instagram, saying if they can get Billboard No. 1âs for being unapologetically sexy or imperfect in relationships, her early stuff shouldâve been slaying the […]
Newly-minted chart topper Doja Cat has decided to lend her talents to an upstart comedy writer named Abel. At midnight on Thursday, The Weeknd dropped the remix to his song âIn Your Eyesâ featuring Doja Cat, who recently received her first career Billboard No. 1 with âSay So (Remix)â featuring Nicki Minaj. A dear friend […]
Weâve spent the past few days wondering if Megan Fox was waking up next to Machine Gun Kelly in quarantine. And even if MGKâs new video for âBloody Valentineâ doesnât quite answer that question, it does show Megan Fox waking up next to Machine Gun Kelly, and thatâs enough to fuel some continued speculation. Fox […]
Many people have dabbled in TikTok during quarantine (or at least started learning the âSavageâ dance), but Jason Derulo has used the time to seriously devote himself to the app. Heâs upped his video quality, teased a new song with a viral sound, and gotten himself into his first controversy. In a TikTok posted Tuesday, […]
Even in its off-season, Succession has a surprise under its cashmere statement sleeve: HBO and WaterTower Music today released an official version of Kendall Royâs rap opus âL to the OG.â No more rapping along to the grainy YouTube videos of the track, no more logging on to HBO Go to experience a little bit […]
If you need any more reason to be social distancing right now, just look at Damon Albarn â even he isnât hanging out with his animated friends in Gorillaz. When Albarn and the band came on Jimmy Kimmel Live for a historic performance, Albarnâs first duet with a member of Gorillaz, they still kept their […]
Tame Impala makes music about learning to adapt to lifeâs changes. In a decade, the psychedelic rock torchbearer and musical flagship of Perth, Australia, polymath Kevin Parker blossomed from renown at home and among indie-rock fans in the know to its current status as one of the Western worldâs must-see festival closers, adored by hip-hop […]