News Jack Antonoff Named Artist-in-Residence at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music The residency begins today with a live Q&A By Evan Minsker and Jazz Monroe September 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jack Antonoff, January 2020 (Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter Jack Antonoff has been named the 2021-2022 academic year artist-in-residence
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News Kendrick Lamar Joins Baby Keem on New Song “Range Brothers”: Listen Lamar also contributes to Keem’s Melodic Blue tracks “Vent” and “Family Ties” By Allison Hussey September 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kendrick Lamar, January 2018 (Theo Wargo/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Kendrick Lamar has once again joined Baby Keem on some new material, rapping on the
News Watch King Krule’s New You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down Live Film Accompanying Archy Marshall’s live album of the same name By Matthew Strauss September 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter King Krule, photo by Reuben Bastienne-Lewis Facebook Twitter King Krule has released a new half-hour film to accompany the release of his live
Ambitiousness is Toby Holguin’s calling card, and in the new record W.T.F.! from Monsieur Job, he releases what might be the most expansive collection of his material under the moniker to date. W.T.F.! includes a lot of collaborations, experiments, sonic dabbling in everything from the avant-garde to traditional jazz, EDM, goth rock, and beyond, but one element it fails
News Rihanna Drops Lawsuit Against Her Father for Name Misuse She had sued Ronald Fenty and his business partner for misrepresenting themselves through a company called Fenty Entertainment By Allison Hussey September 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Rihanna, February 2020 (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET) Facebook Twitter Rihanna has dropped the lawsuit she filed
News Lorde Releases EP With Māori Renditions of Solar Power Songs: Listen Te Ao Mārama benefits two New Zealand-based charities By Evan Minsker September 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde (Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Lorde has released an EP called Te Ao Mārama, which collects five new recordings of songs from her new
News Carl Bean, Singer of Pioneering Gay Pride Anthem “I Was Born This Way,” Dies at 77 The former Motown signee and gospel singer worked as an archbishop and founded a number of LGBTQ+ friendly churches By Madison Bloom September 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Carl Bean, October 2004 (Carlos Chavez/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
News Tricky Announces Album From New Project Lonely Guest, Shares Song: Listen The late Lee “Scratch” Perry appears on the album alongside IDLES’ Joe Talbot, Maxïmo Park’s Paul Smith, and more By Evan Minsker September 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lonely Guest (courtesy False Idols) Facebook Twitter Lonely Guest is a new project conceived and produced by
News Eddie Vedder Announces New Solo Album, Shares New Song “Long Way”: Listen Hear the first single from his forthcoming LP Earthling By Matthew Ismael Ruiz September 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Eddie Vedder (Photo by Danny Clinch) Facebook Twitter Eddie Vedder has shared “Long Way,” the first single from his forthcoming solo album Earthling, due
“When The Party’s Over” from Dallas String Quartet elicits the kind of reaction that swells the heart. Angelic strings and like being a part of a stroll through some sort of secret garden, it’s no wonder Dallas String Quartet were asked to perform at the recent Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s nuptials. If you’re thinking
News Faye Webster and Goose Island Announce Limited-Edition Beer for Pitchfork Music Festival 2021 Proceeds from the Better Distractions Peach Lager benefit Fair Fight Action By Pitchfork September 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo courtesy of Goose Island Beer Co. Facebook Twitter Faye Webster and Goose Island Beer Co. have collaborated on a special edition beer
News Massive Attack Unveil Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions Across Music Industry Years in the making, the expansive study proposes “an urgent and significant reassembly” of the industry By Jazz Monroe September 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Massive Attack, photo by Warren Du Preez Facebook Twitter Massive Attack have released the findings of their partnership with
News Michael K. Williams, Actor Who Played The Wire’s Omar, Dies at 54 The Brooklyn-born actor is actively nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on Lovecraft Country By Matthew Strauss September 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Michael K. Williams, January 2012 (Jeff Vespa/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Michael K. Williams, the actor best known for his
News Cardi B and Offset Announce Birth of Second Child Cardi B revealed that she gave birth to her second child on Saturday, September 4 By Matthew Strauss September 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Cardi B and Offset, February 2019 (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter Cardi B has given birth to her
News New Beyoncé Song Featured in Film About Serena and Venus Williams King Richard stars Will Smith as the star athletes’ father, and includes the track “Be Alive,” penned by Bey and DIXSON By Madison Bloom September 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Beyoncé (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter A new Beyoncé song
News Kanye West’s Donda Debuts at No. 1 in Biggest Week for Any Album in 2021 With his 10th chart-topping album, West once again ties Eminem for the most No. 1 debuts in a row By Allison Hussey and Evan Minsker September 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kanye West, March 2020 (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/GC Images)
News Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding Dies at 39 The singer and actor disclosed that she was battling breast cancer in August 2020 By Noah Yoo and Madison Bloom September 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Sarah Harding photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage Facebook Twitter Girls Aloud member Sarah Harding has died, The Guardian and BBC News report.
News Lorde No Longer Performing at MTV VMAs 2021 The awards show cited “a change in production elements” By Madison Bloom and Jazz Monroe September 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde (NDZ/Star Max/GC Images) Facebook Twitter Lorde’s scheduled performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 12 has been canceled, the awards show announced Friday