Today, Drake posted a video of his lengthy interview on Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller’s Rap Radar podcast, conducted at Drake’s home. Drake discussed his origin story as an artist, including the impact of his early music, meeting Lil Wayne, and more. Watch the full interview, which clocks in at over two hours, below.
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Frank Ocean’s “blonded RADIO” is back with a special new Christmas Eve installment. It features a mix of Christmas music (including Mariah Carey) and non-Christmas songs by Solange, Octo Octa, and more. Listen to it live here on Beats 1. blonded Xmas: Mariah Carey: Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: ElectricityOcto
Last night (December 23), DaBaby was cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession and resisting, obstructing, and delaying arrest after performing at Charlotte’s Bojangles’ Coliseum, TMZ and WSOC-TV report. According to a statement from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, officers approached DaBaby after his show because they said “they smelled a strong order of marijuana coming from [his]
Burna Boy has shared a new single, “Money Play.” The song arrives after African Giant’s recent Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album. Check out the track below. He describes the single in a press release: “I’m highlighting the importance of moving with the ‘cheese’ at all times. ‘No dey carry money play’ is a
Tyler, the Creator has surprised fans today with two new singles, “Best Interest” and “Group B.” The first track arrives with a video of Tyler riding in a boat. Listen to both songs below. Tyler describes “Best Interest” as “a rough draft that did not make IGOR” at the beginning of the song’s visual, which
It’s Christmas Eve, and Drake just dropped a video for a new song called “War.” Watch the Theo Skudra-directed clip below. Drake has stayed busy in 2019. This year, he released his odds-and-ends compilation, Care Package, and appeared on another new track called “Won’t Be Late” with Swae Lee. When the Toronto Raptors won the
Bad Bunny has shared a brand new music video for his X 100PRE track “¿Quién Tu Eres?.” The Western-inspired visual features bikers, a flamethrower, and former pro wrestler “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Watch Steve save Bad Bunny from a brawl in the clip below. X 100PRE came out at the tail end of 2018. Earlier
Ariana Grande has released a new live album from her 2019 Sweetener world tour. It’s called k bye for now (swt live)—give it a listen below. Grande announced the record earlier this month. The tour behind Sweetener, released in summer 2018, ended up spanning the campaign behind thank u, next, which arrived five months later.
Kehlani has teamed up with fellow Oakland native Keyshia Cole for a brand new song. It’s called “All Me,” and you can hear it below. Kehlani released her While We Wait mixtape earlier this year, which followed her 2017 LP SweetSexySavage. Last month, Kehlani hopped on Teyana Taylor’s latest track “Morning.” That single arrived with
There’s a new children’s show on the streaming service Apple TV+ called Helpsters, which stars a team of Muppet-like problem-solving monsters. The show featured an appearance from the National frontman Matt Berninger, who does a song about long words. In a surprise twist, he raps his entire performance. Watch it happen below. Berninger recently performed
Harry Styles sings Juice in the Live Lounge. (YouTube/Screenshot) “Somebody come get your man, I think he got lost in my DMs,” Harry Styles sang, grinning, in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. “I think we’re gonna be way more than friends! Way more than friends.” Dressed in a tee from his own merch line
Lizzo was the musical guest on this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by Eddie Murphy. She took to the SNL stage to perform “Truth Hurts” and a holiday-dressed “Good as Hell.” Watch it all go down below. Eddie Murphy hosted last night for the first time in 35 years. Prior to
The first trailer for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic RESPECT has been released. The film stars Jennifer Hudson, who was picked to play Franklin by Franklin herself. In the clip, Hudson sings the titular song. Watch the trailer below. The film is due out next year. Aretha Franklin died in August 2018. The long-lost concert
Lana Del Rey has shared a new 14-minute video for “Norman Fucking Rockwell,” “Bartender,” and “Happiness is a butterfly.” The video, edited by Lana, is directed by her sister Chuck Grant. The “Bartender” portion of the visual includes imagery seen on the Urban Outfitters cover of Norman Fucking Rockwell!. Watch Lana’s new music video below.
Last night (December 20), My Chemical Romance played their first concert as a band in over seven years. MCR performed at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, where they played “I’m Not Okay (I Promise),” “Welcome to the Black Parade,” and “You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us In Prison,” for which
Hulu has shared the first teaser trailer for the new High Fidelity TV series starring Zoë Kravitz as the protagonist, record shop owner Rob Brooks. In the clip, Kravitz’s character talks about her ex and her store, which prominently displays vinyl copies of Tyler, the Creator’s Goblin and Mitski’s Be The Cowboy on its shelves.
Haim have shared a new video for their song “Hallelujah.” The clip features fans singing along to the track, as well as contributions from their parents, Ezra Koenig, Emma Stone, Clairo, Childish Gambino, and Charli XCX. Take a look below. The sister trio first released “Hallelujah” with a video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson in
Western Reserve by Howard Simon is a thoughtful record from an artist with some recent background worth mentioning because of how his songwriting has evolved into more uplifting stories and themes with more characters. The view and concept of one of the songs involved an assignment given to Simon by Shawn Colvin at a guitar