In today’s fast-paced world, the most provocative individuals among us tend to be the multi-hyphenates, and in the case of author-motivator-model-entrepreneur-actress (and proud New Yorker) Sharon “Champagne” Terry, covering all the bases has never been optional. Champagne’s most recent work, a pair of urban fiction releases in The Goddess of Lust, Love & Infatuation Part 1 and Blissful
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The Strokes have shared a new video for their The New Abnormal track “The Adults Are Talking.” In the visual, the band faces off against a team of robots in a baseball game. The Strokes lose 56-1 but celebrate like they’ve won the World Series. Watch the Strokes’ video, directed by Roman Coppola, below. Roman
U.S. Girls have released a new Christmas song called “Santa Stay Home,” which bandleader Meg Remy co-wrote with Rich Morel. Remy recommends that Santa stay home this year because of climate change, the environmental impact of Christmas trees, and the consumerism-driven gift giving. Check it out below. In a statement, Meg Remy explained, “When one
“Sins Of Me,” by Billy Jeter, is a single I have been listening to that I cannot help but be reminded of songs by artists such as Harry Chapin and other folk masters of the 70s when I reflect on the music and the qualities in him as a singer/songwriter. And that is only scratching
On December 4, Father/Daughter Records and Wax Nine Records will release a new Christmas album called Simply Having a Wonderful Compilation. The 13-track record features covers and originals from KAINA, Sad13, Ohmme, Routine (the duo of Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and Chastity Belt’s Annie Truscott), illuminati hotties, Melkbelly, Johanna Warren, and others. Proceeds from Simply
The best thing about Greg Hoy’s – Cacophony 1 is knowing there is a second helping coming after it, but not before I got an earful of this EP and delved into more of Hoy’s work to get me there. If the Bay Area has more rock ‘n roll secrets of the same class order,
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” could be set to top the UK singles chart for the first time. The world’s campest Christmas song, widely loved by queer people everywhere, was a huge hit when it was first released as the lead single from her 1994 album Merry Christmas – but amazingly, it didn’t
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our
The 2020 Soul Train Awards aired Sunday night (November 29) on BET. Hosted by Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold, the show featured performances from a host of soul, R&B, and hip-hop artists. Watch footage of Moses Sumney playing “Bless Me” and Jazmine Sullivan doing “Lost Ones” and “Pick Up Your Feelings” below. “Bless Me” appears
“Wade In The Water” isn’t a new song, but the way Miss Freddye sings it, it’s like hearing it for the first time. Miss Freddye adds little blues nuances that give this song a bit of a fresh kick, including a Hammond B organ. But when it’s all said and done it’s Miss Freddye herself
Liam Gallagher has shared a new song called “All You’re Dreaming Of.” He co-wrote the song with Simon Aldred; Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt served as producer. In a statement, Gallagher said, “‘All You’re Dreaming Of’ is an instant classic that is perfect for this time of year. Considering the year that we’ve all had, I
The Smashing Pumpkins: CYR [Sumerian] Billy Corgan produced the Smashing Pumpkins’ CYR, the follow-up to 2018’s Rick Rubin–produced SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN. CYR is also the second project from the group since Corgan reunited with founding band members James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlain. A double album,
The Corrs famously sang, where do you go when you’re lonely, where do you go when your blue in their 2002 hit “When The Stars Go Blue”. I bring up this song because while listening to the new holiday offering “Just Like Xmas (Love Is War)” from Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps, I felt
Where are you located now and where are you originally from? Nick: I live in Nashville, TN and I’m originally from Brooklyn NY. Justine: I’m in Nashville now but I am originally from Detroit! Tell us about the making of DONE DONE DONE! Nick: Writing Done Done Done was a lot of fun because it went down in
Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein is set to write and direct a forthcoming biopic on Heart for Amazon, frontwoman Ann Wilson revealed on the SiriusXM show “Volume West.” Wilson said Brownstein, the star and co-creator of IFC’s Portlandia, is currently writing the script, and the roles of Wilson and her sister Nancy have not yet been cast.
It’s a good thing I haven’t sent in my wish list to Santa yet this year because I would have had the audacity of forgetting to ask Santa to grant singer Jeffrey Li a No. 1 hit with the spectacular, Christian-contemporary song “Jesus Happy Birthday”. When the Christmas lights haven’t been lit, when the tree
Just about five years after sharing No Ceilings 2, Lil Wayne has released No Ceilings 3. The new tape is hosted by DJ Khaled and includes collaborations with Drake, Young Thug, and more. “BB King Freestyle” marks Drake and Wayne’s first song together since “Family Feud” in December 2017. Listen to Lil Wayne’s No Ceilings
Dua Lipa hosted a star-studded livestream event tonight (November 27) called Studio 2054. Performing live from a warehouse, she was joined by Elton John, FKA twigs, Bad Bunny, Miley Cyrus, Kylie Minogue, and other guests during the show. Check out the Studio 2054 setlist below. Dancers surrounded Dua Lipa from opening number “Future Nostalgia” until