Bladee has released his second album of the year. It’s titled 333 and it was executive produced by fellow Drain Gang member Whitearmor. Check that out below. Earlier this year, the Swedish rapper released Exeter, his third album. Unlike that record, which had two credited appearances by longtime collaborator Ecco2k, 333 does not have any
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Alabama rapper NoCap has surprise-released his new mixtape Steel Human. The project has guest spots from Lil Uzi Vert (“Count a Million”), DaBaby, Jacquees, and Boosie Badazz. Listen to Steel Human below. Steel Human follows NoCap’s 2019 releases The Backend Child and The Hood Dictionary, as well as the Rylo Rodriguez collaboration Rogerville. Check out
Angel Olsen and Hand Habits performed a cover of Tom Petty’s “Walls” on Cosmic Stream 2 last night (July 14). The ticketed event, held at the Masonic Temple in Asheville, North Carolina, was produced by Swing Left and Minneapolis’ First Avenue club. Check out the performance of “Walls” below. Angel Olsen released her fourth album
Aluna Francis has announced her first solo album: Renaissance arrives on August 28 via Mad Decent. The record includes “Body Pump” and “Warrior,” as well as a new track called “Get Paid,” featuring Princess Nokia and Jada Kingdom. Hear “Get Paid” below. “‘Get Paid’ is an aspirational celebration about Black women and women of color
Australian rapper Tkay Maidza is making her 4AD debut with her new Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2 EP. The eight-song release arrives August 7. Today, Maidza has shared the music video for a new song with Kari Faux. Maidza directed the “Don’t Call Again” video with Jordan Kirk. Watch below. “‘Don’t Call Again’ is
Jim-E Stack has shared a new collaboration with Empress Of titled “Note to Self.” Check it out below (via The FADER). “It’s like this voice in your head, like some Goddess from above, that’s giving you self-encouragement,” Jim-E said of the song in a statement. “It’s OK to feel down, but embrace it because ultimately
In his latest single, titled “Boom – Love Version,” HeIsTheArtist continues to showcase his virtuosic vocal against a backdrop of soul-laden harmonies and beats that are as inspirational as they are sonically unique. With a piano’s glistening keys and a muted bassline component to serve as the catalyst for his striking melodies, HeIsTheArtist doesn’t waste
There are few genres in the American pop lexicon that are as instantly identifiable as funk. The bass, the drums, the delivery of the vocals – every component of a funk song is placed there to do one thing and one thing only: make you sweat in the best way possible. This is precisely why
Bassist Mickey Madden is taking a “leave of absence” from Maroon 5 following his arrest last month on a charge of intimate partner violence, People reports. “I have some things that I need to deal with and address right now and so I have decided to take a leave of absence from Maroon 5 for
Makaya McCraven has announced a new companion album to his excellent 2018 album Universal Beings. The aptly titled Universal Beings E&F Sides is a collection of 14 “new pieces of organic beat music” that were recorded during the sessions for the album, according to a press release. The music will also soundtrack a new Universal
Eddie Gale, the jazz trumpeter who played with Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, and others, has died. Iconic jazz label Blue Note announced the news on their website today (July 13). Gale was 78 years old. Gale was born in Brooklyn in 1942, but moved to San Jose, California in 1972, where he lived for the
Last week, five arrests were made in connection with the February 2020 death of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke. Today (July 13), the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has announced murder charges for four of the suspects: Two adult men, Corey Walker and Keandre Rodgers, have been charged with murder during a robbery and a
“Let’s Jack It Up And Down” is a super house hit off of House Music’s Queen Screamin’ Rachael’s (aka Rachael Cain) newest masterpiece “ACIDIC” via TRAX Records. The tract is a modern techno celebration now available on all EDM platforms. The song is accompanied by a colorful, driving video and mixed by the amazing Marcus
Rock Star Rocky Kramer is hosting an original new show Rocky Kramer Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch from 7-9 pm PT every Tuesday. Hailing from the Scandinavian Peninsula country of Norway, Rocky Kramer is truly a modern day Viking, poised to take no prisoners as he conquers the hearts, minds and souls of rockers
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Atlanta rapper Marlo has died, NBC News reports. The Quality Control MC, born Rudolph Johnson, was reportedly 27 years old, though Atlanta’s medical examiner reported he was 30. Police responded to a call for a car accident on Interstate 285 near the Benjamin E. Mays Drive overpass in downtown Atlanta early this morning and found
Judy Dyble, singer and early member of British folk band Fairport Convention, has died from a long-term illness. She was 71. Born in London, Dyble formed her first band, Judy and the Folkmen, in 1964; they played exactly one gig. She joined a nascent Fairport Convention—commonly considered to be the first British folk-rock group—in 1967,
KAYTRANADA and New Orleans singer Lucky Daye have shared a new single called “Look Easy.” Listen below. KAYTRANADA released his sophomore album BUBBA last year. The album made the 2020 Polaris Music Prize Long List; the Short List gets announced on Wednesday, July 15. KAYTRANADA’s debut record 99.9% earned the producer the 2016 Polaris Music