Hayley Williams has revealed the acoustic EP Petals for Armor: Self-Serenades, dropping the previously unreleased “Find Me Here.” The track reaches nearly two minutes; as Williams strums the guitar she sings: “No one can hold your hand/Now through the delicate darkness you go/If I trespass even one step/It all just …
Read More »Cardi B Launches a New Series 'Cardi Tries' on Facebook Messenger
Cardi B has launched a new video series,Cardi Tries ___, via Facebook’s Messenger app and Jesse Collins Entertainment. Every Thursday — starting now through February 4th — Cardi will be featured in a new episode where she attempts to try something outside of her repertoire, be it ballet dancing, stunt …
Read More »Jack Harlow Moves From His Bedroom to the Big Stage During 'Tonight Show' Performance
Jack Harlow performed a pair of songs from his debut album, Thats What They All Say, “Rendezvous” and “Way Out,” on The Tonight Show Tuesday, December 15th. The performance opened with Harlow delivering “Rendezvous” on a set made to look like it could’ve been his childhood bedroom, a choice befitting …
Read More »500 Greatest Albums Podcast: Daddy Yankee's 'Barrio Fino' and the Rise of Reggaeton
In the mid-2000s, Daddy Yankee was a married father of three living in the Villa Kennedy public housing projects in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was about to change the world, though, with an album that did perhaps more than any other to turn reggaeton — an underground urban movement …
Read More »Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover THAT Peaches Song
On the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin gifted us a truly inspired cover of Canadian musician Peaches‘ 2000 track “Fuck the Pain Away.” “Drake’s not the only musical Jew from Canada…tonight we feature a Canadian rock G-Dess…who coincidentally grew up around the …
Read More »'Old Romance' Shows Tekno Is Ready for His Spotlight
Tekno’s “Neighbour” is glinting and sinuous, rapture in motion. Two guitars skirmish behind a polyrhythmic beat; the guitars keep shifting their approach, flaring then dying like a fire in a stiff breeze, while the drum models constancy, tapping out a simple two-part pattern with stubborn persistence. Tekno strings light vocal …
Read More »FKA Twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf, Claiming 'Relentless Abuse' During Relationship
FKA Twigs is suing Shia LaBeouf, claiming the actor physically, emotionally, and mentally abused her while they were in a relationship that lasted just under a year, The New York Times reports. In the lawsuit filed Friday, FKA Twigs — real name Tahliah Debrett Barnett — accused LaBeouf of sexual …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Talks 'Body' Challenge on 'Late Show With Colbert'
Megan Thee Stallion had a quick guest appearance on Wednesday night’sLate Show with Stephen Colbert, talking about her hit single “Body” and the subsequent dance challenge that’s taken over the internet. The rapper said the inspiration for the song drew from her own experience of learning to love herself while …
Read More »Finneas Delivers Wry and Winsome Holiday Song 'Another Year' on 'Fallon'
Finneas performed his charmingly frank holiday song, “Another Year,” on The Tonight Show Tuesday, December 8th. The songwriter and producer recorded the performance in a large warehouse space where the light pouring in through the graffiti-coated windows gave off a stained glass feel fittingly reminiscent of a cathedral. Finneas delivered …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Performs in VHS-Style 'Prisoner' Video on 'Kimmel'
Miley Cyrus performed herPlastic Heartstrack “Prisoner” (sans Dua Lipa) on Monday night’sJimmy Kimmel Live!, singing in front of an intentionally scuzzy-looking VHS backdrop. Dressed in head-to-toe studded leather, Cyrus gave an impassioned performance of the song as the greenscreen behind her played various clips, including old wedding videos, vintage dancers, …
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