Olivia Rodrigo brought the biggest song in the country to late night Thursday, when she performed “Drivers License” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Seated at a grand piano under a spotlight in the darkness, Rodrigo delivered an intimate performance of her debut single, which has been Number One …
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Demi Lovato has teamed with Australian singer-songwriter Sam Fischer for the single “What Other People Say.” “This song is a reflection on what it’s like to lose who you truly are in an effort to please other people and society,” Lovato said of the single. “It’s why I wanted to …
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Questlove‘s directorial debut, Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised, was awarded both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award in the U.S. Documentary category at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, dubbed “the Black Woodstock,” features …
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Adrian Younge has announced The American Negro, a multimedia project that will include a new album, a four-part podcast, and a film written, directed, edited, and composed by Younge himself. Released in conjunction with Black History Month,The American Negro is what Younge considers to be “the most important creative accomplishment …
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Double K, a member of the Los Angeles underground rap duo People Under the Stairs, died Saturday at the age of 43. The rapper died at his home, per the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, though no cause of death was given. Born Michael Turner, Double K and his cohort …
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Benny Blanco, Marshmello, and Vance Joy have released a new song, “You,” and an incredibly endearing video to accompany the track. “You” is a sweet and uplifting bit of pop-rock that finds Joy crooning over Blanco and Marshmello’s horn-inflected production, “When the night is over out of all the places …
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GLAAD has announced the full list of nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The organization announced 198 nominees in 28 categories, including two new categories: Outstanding Children’s Programming and Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist. “During an unprecedented year of crises and isolation, the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD …
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Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate who spoke at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite an original piece ahead of Super Bowl LV, February 7th, The Associated Press reports. Gorman’s poem will be dedicated to the three “honorary captains” the NFL has selected to honor before the big …
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Genesis offered fans a 50-second sneak peek of their upcoming reunion tour last week along with an announcement that it will now kick off September 15th at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. It’s the first glimpse the public has had of the band in action since the end of their 2007 …
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Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” easily repeated at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. After setting the record for the biggest debut on the RS 100, Rodrigo’s track — co-written with Daniel Nigro — earned over 53 million streams in its second week. That’s more than twice …
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