The Dalai Lama has released “One of My Favorite Prayers,” the latest offering from his upcoming album Inner World, out July 6th in honor of His Holiness’ 85th birthday. Featuring soothing, subtle instrumentation, the track includes a verse by Shantideva, an eighth-century Indian scholar that His Holiness quotes “sometimes a …
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Fantastic Negrito has teamed up with Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank and the Bangas for a new single and music video, “I’m So Happy I Cry,” off of his upcoming albumHave You Lost Your Mind Yet? “I was really inspired to write ‘I’m So Happy I Cry’ the day after …
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Bobbie Nelson will document her time playing in her sibling Willie Nelson‘s band for 47 years in the upcoming Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band, a co-written memoir with her younger brother Willie. The book, a collaboration with music biographer David Ritz, will tell the story …
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Beyoncé dropped her surprise new song “Black Parade” on Juneteenth, hours after the singer announced a new initiative of the same name to support black-owned businesses. “Happy Juneteenth Weekend! I hope we continue to share joy and celebrate each other, even in the midst of struggle. Please continue to remember …
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Washington, D.C. dance music trio Too Free — Awad Bilal, Carson Cox, and Don Godwin — are Rolling Stone‘s latest Artist You Need to Know. In a new video for the series, the group brings us inside their D.C. homes, their studio, and Bilal’s grandmother’s house, to give us a …
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J. Cole has released his first song of 2020. On the introspective track, “Snow on Tha Bluff,” the rapper discusses the current discourse around the Black Lives Matter movement, particularly on social media. On the free-flowing song, he opens by addressing a social media thread made by someone who’s “mad …
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The Killers burned through a stripped-back version of their recent song “Caution” on Monday’s Ellen. The quartet, whom Ellen DeGeneres introduced as “one of [her] favorite bands,” played the song remotely. Frontman Brandon Flowers alternated between piano and synthesizer, soaring to the high register of his voice on the pre-chorus. …
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Brandy Clark was the musical guest on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Thursday, beaming in remotely to do a quick interview and perform an acoustic version of the song “Bigger Boat.” The track originally appears on Clark’s 2020 album Your Life Is a Record as a duet …
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Early in 2019, a manager for an aspiring rapper named Flo Milli tracked down the TikTok user @nicemichael and offered him $200 to bring more attention to a dance for “Beef Flomix.” The resulting video clip amassed more than 100,000 likes, helping jumpstart “Beef Flomix;” after the song became popular …
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Ruston Kelly has announced plans for Shape & Destroy, the full-length follow-up to the singer-songwriter’s acclaimed 2018 album Dying Star. On Wednesday, Kelly gave a preview of the project, which is due August 28th via Rounder Records, with the new song “Rubber.” A meditative ballad that builds from circular, fingerstyle …
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