The Wham! duo in 1983, when George Michael first came out to his friend (Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix/Getty) George Michael’s Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley has revealed he was terrified when his friend came out as gay, as he feared he would die as a result of AIDS. In his new book, Wham!: George & Me, Ridgeley recalled
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Gucci Mane just surprise-released a new track with Megan Thee Stallion, titled “Big Booty.” Take a listen to the song below. Gucci Mane’s new album, WOPTOBER II, is out October 17 via Atlantic. Earlier this week, Gucci announced the rapper as a star of their new Cruise 2020 campaign alongside Iggy Pop. Harmony Korine, who
Samantha Urbani has shared a new one-off single titled “Made in Love.” Take a listen to the track from the longtime Blood Orange collaborator below. In a statement, Urbani said the song came out of her rethinking love as a space rather than just a feeling: “It’s a place to be radically honest, empathetic, selfless—a
RuPaul of RuPaul’s Drag Race. (VH1) An alt-rock drummer turned drag queen has told the story of how RuPaul’s Drag Race helped him explore his “lost identity” and come out as gay. Ash Kenazi said, in a piece for The Independent, that in 2016 he “could not accept” that he was gay, but on the
Lana Del Rey played a full, piano-and-voice cover of Joni Mitchell’s “For Free” in Seattle last night. Check it out via her Instagram below. The track originally appeared on Mitchell’s 1970 album, Ladies Of The Canyon; Lana shared a brief Instagram rendition in 2017. She hints in a new LA Times interview that more covers
that dog. have released the music video for a new song called “Just the Way,” from their forthcoming Old LP. The Three‘s Company spoof stars Jack Black and Maya Rudolph as the landlords Stanley and Helen Roper, with the band posing as a murderous version of the titular roommates Janet, Chrissy, and Jack. Hijinks ensue;
Thom Yorke was a guest on tonight’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Radiohead frontman sat down for a wide-ranging chat with Colbert, which was edited for time on TV but shared on YouTube in full. Watch their entire conversation below. Colbert began by reminiscing about the time Radiohead were given a
Louie Rankin, the Jamaican-born dancehall artist, died on Monday morning in a car crash, the Associated Press reports. Rankin, born Leonard Ford, was in a vehicle that was struck by a transport truck in Ontario. Police say he was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. He was 61. Rankin began his recording career
Jazz and hip-hop pianist Robert Glasper is releasing a new mixtape called Fuck Yo Feelings. It’s out October 3 via Loma Vista. The tape features Yasiin Bey, Rapsody, Mick Jenkins, Denzel Curry, Andra Day, Terrace Martin, Herbie Hancock, Bilal, Top Dawg’s SiR, Compton’s Buddy, and more. Check out the tracklist, a Fuck Yo Feelings mini-documentary,
Nigerian singer Burna Boy has shared a new music video for his African Giant single “Another Story,” which features the Ghanaian rapper and songwriter M.anifest. According to a press release, Burna Boy released the video in honor of Nigerian Independence Day, which takes place October 1. Watch the Clarence Peters-directed visual below. African Giant arrived
Nardwuar the Human Serviette—best known as simply Nardwuar—was honored by his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada over the weekend. The city named Sunday, September 29 Nardwuar day, in recognition of his three decades working in music. At the same event, the radio host and interviewer was also inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of
Frank Ocean has discussed his creative headspace and new music plans in a cover story for W Magazine. An album influenced by “Detroit, Chicago, techno, house, French electronic” and other “iterations of nightlife” is in the works, he tells W’s Diane Solway, though there’s no news on a release date. Asked whether the record would
Kevin Morby and Woods covered Purple Mountains’ “All My Happiness Is Gone” at this weekend’s Woodsist festival in honor of David Berman. Singer-songwriter Anna St. Louis and Little Wings frontman Kyle Field joined them in their tribute, and you can watch a video of it via Brooklyn Vegan below. The members of Woods worked closely
Richard Brunelle, best known as the guitarist in metal band Morbid Angel, has died. He was 55 years old. The news was confirmed to Pitchfork by the band’s manager Gunter Ford. “Sadly Richard has passed and was a true friend and important person to all of us,” Ford said. Morbid Angel drummer Pete Sandoval also
Kanye West has announced a documentary about the making of his new album Jesus Is King. Kanye previewed the film at an event at Detroit’s Fox Theatre called “Jesus Is King: A Kanye West Experience,” and again at a similar event Saturday night at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. The documentary, which is also titled Jesus Is
Billie Eilish just made her debut on Saturday Night Live, opening the show’s 45th season with actor Woody Harrelson. Watch her performing “bad guy” in a rotating room and a stripped-down “i love you” below. In addition to sharing a new video for her song “all the good girls go to hell,” Eilish recently announced
The Band are reissuing their 1969 self-titled sophomore album to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its release. A super deluxe limited edition version of The Band is slated to arrive November 15. You can pre-order it here. The reissue will feature a new stereo mix of the album that engineer Bob Clearmountain made from the
Tegan and Sara were last night’s guests on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The Quinn twins talked about their new memoir “High School,” experimenting with LSD, and writing their first songs. They also performed “I’ll Be Back Someday” from their recent album Hey, I’m Just Like You. Watch it all go down below. Tegan