At long last, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have teamed up on a track, “WAP,” released Thursday night along with a steamy music video. In a live YouTube conversation before dropping the new visual, the pair discussed the making of the clip, gave each other kudos and expressed some …
Read More »Dion Croons While Driving in 'Kickin' Child' Video
Dion has shared his new video for “Kickin’ Child,” the ninth visual the rock legend has created in concert with his all-star album Blues With Friends. With limited filming options due to the coronavirus, Dion distills the track into its simplest form: Singing while driving, with Dion belting out the …
Read More »Tegan and Sara Premiere 'I Know I'm Not the Only One' With Half-Hour Special
Tegan and Sara premiered their new video for “I Know I’m Not the Only One” on Wednesday with a 24-minute special, streamed live on YouTube. Filmed right before the COVID-19 quarantine took place, the music video (starting at the 12:16 mark) was inspired by the sisters’ high school days and …
Read More »Designer Kansai Yamamoto, Frequent David Bowie Collaborator, Dead at 76
Kansai Yamamoto — the celebrated fashion designer who worked extensively with David Bowie, as well as Elton John and Stevie Wonder — died last Tuesday, July 21st, after a short battle with leukemia. He was 76. Yamamoto’s death was announced Monday, July 27th, on his company’s social media pages. He …
Read More »Flashback: Bruce Springsteen Resurrects 'Blinded by the Light' in 1999
Earlier this month, Bruce Springsteen dug into his vault and released a killer E Street Band show recorded at Philadelphia’s First Union Center on September 25th, 1999. It was the culmination of a six-night stand in the city where he celebrated his 50th birthday and resurrected songs he hadn’t played …
Read More »'Better Than Words': How One Direction Became One of the Great Rock Bands of the 21st Century
A bathroom figures significantly in the origin stories of at least two classic One Direction songs. The first will be familiar to any fan: Songwriter and producer Savan Kotecha was sitting on the toilet in a London hotel room, when he heard his wife say, “I feel so ugly today.” …
Read More »Semisonic Tap Into Childhood for “You're Not Alone” Video
Semisonic released a new video for “You’re Not Alone,” the title track of their reunion EP, out September 18th on Pleasuresonic Recordings/Megaforce Records. Directed by Phil Harder, the clip opens with frontman Dan Wilson standing on a beach as a child roams through the woods — climbing up a tree, …
Read More »Talib Kweli Announces New Album 'Cultural Currency,' Launches Patreon Campaign
Talib Kweli has announced a new album,Cultural Currency, which will be made available exclusively to fans who subscribe to his new Patreon campaign. The New York rapper did not share any specifics about the record, such as a release date. His Patreon, however, will feature a three-tiered subscription service with …
Read More »Aminé Announces New Album, Enlists Young Thug For 'Compensating'
Aminé has teamed up with Young Thug for “Compensating,” a track off his newly announced album Limbo, out August 7th via Republic. The song features a visual that includes the Portland rapper and Young Thug holding neon green balloons in the shape of a face. “I fucked up once again/And …
Read More »Ellie Goulding Details Messy Relationship in 'Slow Grenade' Featuring Lauv
Ellie Goulding and Lauv team up to tell the tale of a relationship on the rocks in new song “Slow Grenade.” The track appears on Goulding’s upcoming fourth album, Brightest Blue, which arrives on July 17th via Interscope. The pair describe the difficulty of moving on from an unhealthy relationship. …
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