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MØ and Diplo continue their creative streak with the nostalgic new single “Sun in Our Eyes.” The song is the lead single off MØ’s sophomore album Forever Neverland, due out on October 19th. “Sun in Our Eyes” has the Danish singer looking back on summers past, having memories of a …

Florence and the Machine pay tribute toFleetwood Mac,a crucial influence, with a stripped-down cover of “Silver Springs” that was recorded during a special radio session for The Spectrum at the SiriusXM Studios. Singer Florence Welch commands the track with her fluttering vibrato, occasionally adopting a light twang as she channels …

Boz Scaggsadds a smoky atmosphere to Neil Young‘s “On the Beach” with his cover of the classic 1974 track. The new version appears on the singer-songwriter’s upcoming LPOut of the Blues, out July 27th, which combines original tunes (“Rock and Stick”) with takes on songs by other artists (also including …

Lil Yachty,Cardi B and Migos’ Offsetjoin forces for Lil Yachty’s new takedown song, “Who Want the Smoke?” On the new trap-tipped track, Lil Yachty raps about “Hotboxin’ in the whip” on the hook. Cardi B declares herself “the king of New York” during her fiery verse. “I run it, I …

Garbage singer Shirley Manson wrote about how her struggle with depression as a young adult led to self-harm for theNew York Times.The essay begins with Manson describing her late teens, when she was in an emotionally abusive relationship. Already racked with low self-esteem, Manson began cutting herself with a pen …

There always comes a time when the learner tries to compete with, and become, the master. It happened with Van Gogh and Millet, Beethoven and Mozart, Kobe and MJ, Darth Vader and Obi-Wan. It happened with theBeatleson July 2nd, 1963, at London’s Maida Vale Studio, where the band were taping …

 Perhaps it’s a sign of how much hip-hop has evolved that artists from the Bronx, home to decades of rhyme pioneers ranging from Grandmaster Caz to KRS-One and Fat Joe, are no longer expected to mean-mug and spit traditional bars. Take A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, who easily fits …

Charles Lloyd’s engagement with rock is no passing dalliance: In the Sixties and Seventies, the saxist-flutist played the Fillmore, gigged with the Beach Boys and recorded with the post-Morrison Doors. But even that history doesn’t prepare the listener for how graceful and engaged the 80-year-old NEA Jazz Master sounds on …

What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We …

Meek Mill debuted a powerful new song titled “Stay Woke” Sunday night at the BET Awards, the rapper’s first music since he was released from prison in April. Following the performance, Meek Mill shared the studio version of the Miguel-featuring track. The track opens with the rapper interpolating the socially-conscious …