The Weeknd has won Video of the Year during tonight’s 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. His visual for “Blinding Lights,” directed by Anton Tammi, beat out videos from Billie Eilish (“everything I wanted”), Eminem and Juice WRLD (“Godzilla”), Taylor Swift (“The Man”), Future and Drake (“Life is Good”), and Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (“Rain
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The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards are broadcasting live tonight, August 30 from various locations around New York City. Below, check out a list of all of tonight’s award winners. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga were this year’s most-nominated artists. They’re set to debut the live performance of Chromatica’s “Rain on Me” at the ceremony,
Early in his career, Andrew Bird performed with the popular swing revivalist group Squirrel Nut Zippers. After contributing to a trio of their records between 1996 and 1998, Bird’s final appearance with the band appeared on 2000’s Bedlam Ballroom, after which he began focussing on his solo career. Now, he has collaborated with the group
Megan Thee Stallion performed a virtual concert tonight (August 29), a production facilitated by Live Nation and with creative direction by choreographer Jaquel Knight, who worked on Beyoncé’s Coachella performances. See the full set list below. Calling the livestream her “first day back,” the rapper performed an energetic hour-long set that covered her catalog and
The estate of Leonard Cohen is “exploring” its legal options after his song “Hallelujah” was featured twice at the Republican National Convention Thursday night. Both the estate and Sony/ATV Music Publishing have confirmed to Pitchfork that the use was not authorized. Following Donald Trump’s acceptance speech for the Republican nomination, a recording of the song
Folk and rock have a hybrid together on the new Psychopath Etiquette – Rough Draft EP. The band are a duo out of southern Main, consisting of David Sprague and Paul Sprague, two fine musicians who’ve been at it with various projects over the last decade. The first EP features “When Anxieties Attack” and they
Chadwick Boseman, the American actor best known for his role as King T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther, has died after a protracted battle with colon cancer, the Associated Press reports. Despite being diagnosed four years ago, Boseman’s illness had not been made public. He was 43 years old. Boseman’s career had been defined by portraying
Arenas across the United States—including Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Forum in Los Angeles—will be converted into polling places for the November 3 general election. Every city in which the NBA has a franchise will feature an arena-sized polling place—all of which have remained closed for months to sports, concerts, and
The characters in The Little Wretches’ songs are so real, so close to the listener it’s like you can almost picture them crossing the train tracks. They’re putting out a smoke, chucking a pebble or looking up at the Pittsburgh sky trying to see the stars beyond the airplane lights. Robert Wagner, lyricist and lead
Rocks blues roots have been getting some long overdue respect from underground players lately, and for evidence of this, I point you towards none other than “Shaking Off The Evil,” the new single and music video from one Moon Fever. Moon Fever have a rock n’ roll sound that is bred from their edgy collective
Kendrick Lamar has been named a defendant in a copyright lawsuit concerning his 2017 song “Loyalty,” featuring Rihanna, as Music Business Worldwide points out. The lawsuit was filed on Friday, August 21 in a California federal court by the music producer Terrance Hayes. Hayes alleged that the production of “LOYALTY.” was lifted from his own
FKA twigs has released the video for her MAGDALENE song “Sad Day.” The short film was directed by Hiro Murai, known for his work with Donald Glover on Atlanta and Guava Island, as well as his videos for Earl Sweatshirt and others; this is his first music video since directing Childish Gambino’s “This Is America.”
The Weeknd and Calvin Harris have shared a new song. It’s called “Over Now,” and you can hear it below. “Over Now” follows the Weeknd’s recent remix of Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence track “Money Power Glory.” Prior to that, the Weeknd appeared on the posthumous Juice WRLD song “Smile.” The Weeknd will perform at the
From one verse to the next, there’s not a stitch of inauthenticity for us to look past in the new single “Hurt Me” from Taylor Colson – if anything, there are so many raw lyrical barbs being thrown in our direction that trying to evade them becomes next to impossible by the completion of the
The music more than the lyrics speaks volumes in the new track, “Biznasty” from genre-defying trio, The Dream Logic. Distinguished in their musicianship, the members of The Dream Logic have collaborated with an astounding who’s who of music for several decades. On the surface it might sound like a merry, mix matched blend of genres,
A new documentary film called Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President is set to arrive in “virtual cinemas” on September 9, with a physical release to follow on October 9. The movie, directed by Mary Wharton, follows the 39th U.S. president’s life-long passion for music, how he used that enthusiasm in his political campaigning, and
Nadya Tolokonnikova, activist and founding member of Russian rock group Pussy Riot, has penned a new op-ed for The New York Times. The article is titled: “I’m an Activist in Russia. I Can’t Believe What My Life Has Become.” Tolokonnikova’s piece discusses her experiences fighting against oppression and autocracy in her native country. Read it
Rock n’ roll rebellion comes in a lot of different forms, but in the case of Pretty Awkward’s new aptly-titled single “Misfits,” it’s hitting us in stylized lyricism that is sharper than a samurai sword. There’s been a lot of talk among the critics lately about whether or not gentler pop rock in the style