DaBaby climbed all the way back to the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, pulling in 163.3 million song streams for the week of April 17th through April 23rd. The North Carolina rapper has been a mainstay in the upper echelons of the chart since his breakout in …
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Earl Sweatshirt shared a new song this week, “Whole World,” featuring production from the Alchemist and a verse from Los Angeles MC Maxo. The cut will appear on the upcoming vinyl deluxe edition of Earl’s 2019 EP Feet of Clay. “Whole World” boasts a brooding and hypnotic Alchemist beat that …
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Sam Smith and Demi Lovato are ready to accept love on with empowering new single “I’m Ready.” The track will appear on Smith’s upcoming album, which they recently postponed. On the song, Smith and Lovato detail what they’re looking for in their ideal partners: someone who is loyal, strong and …
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Walter Martin and the National‘s Matt Berninger teamed up for “Quarantine Boogie (Loco),” a hilarious new track about life in self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. The former Walkmen member is asking for donations to City Harvest, which will help feed New York City’s children and families. “I was feeling weird/ …
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Kid Cudi has a knack for timeliness. For the last 12 years, the mush-mouthed Cleveland musician has always been a half-step ahead of popular music’s curve of influence. There are the obvious examples, like abandoning the classic strictures of mainstream rap for more melodic pastures, and harder-to-pin-down one, like his …
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John Prine’s wife Fiona Whelan Prine issued a statement Wednesday following the death of the legendary singer-songwriter from complications related to COVID-19. “Our beloved John died yesterday evening at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. We have no words to describe the grief our family is experiencing at this time,” …
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Low Cut Connie‘s Adam Weiner has been reaching through computer screens and cellphones with his enthusiastic Live From South Philly livestream performances since the quarantine began. This weekend, Weiner paid tribute to the vocalist and songwriter Bill Withers with a pair of the late soul singer‘s most enduring compositions, “Ain’t …
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Elton John, through his AIDS Foundation, has launched a COVID-19 Emergency Fund to help those with HIV maintain their care in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. John tweeted Saturday, “Today, I’m proud to announce that my Foundation is launching a $1 million COVID-19 Emergency Fund to make sure that …
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Mavis Staples has shared a new collaboration with Jeff Tweedy, “All in It Together,” with all proceeds from the track going to charity. “All in It Together” was co-written and produced by Tweedy, who also plays guitar and sings background vocals on the track. It’s unclear when the song was …
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Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, NPR has been bringing their Tiny Desk Concert series to artist’s homes, recently with performances by Soccer Mommy and Margo Price. Now, the series has sprinkled some yacht rock magic into your quarantine, with Michael McDonald performing Doobie Brothers hits from his home in …
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