Machine Gun Kelly and Willow have paired their latest single, the Warped Tour-inspired paean “Emo Girl,” with a similarly rambunctious video. The track is the first single off MGK’s upcoming new album Mainstream Sellout. Featuring the song’s producer Travis Barker as a teacher taking students on a field trip, the …
Read More »Families of Robin Williams and George Carlin Say Pandora Needs To Pay Up for Streaming
The estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin say Pandora has been “willfully” streaming the late comedians’ recorded routines without proper licensing or even “a fraction of a penny” in compensation to the trailblazing comics’ heirs. In new copyright infringement suits filed Monday alongside related complaints from fellow funnymen Andrew …
Read More »Syl Johnson, Revered and Oft-Sampled Soul Singer, Dead at 85
Syl Johnson, the Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose 1967 track “Different Strokes” became one of most sampled songs in hip-hop history, has died at the age of 85. Johnson’s family announced his death Sunday; no cause of death was provided. The singer’s death comes just days after his …
Read More »Chesca Embraces the Single Life on Bachata-Trap Fusion 'Soltera'
Chesca has released her first single of 2022, and like the Lunay song that shares the same title, the bachata-trap bop “Soltera” embraces the power of being single. It also celebrates femininity. The Puerto Rican singer premieres the track’s music video with Rolling Stone. “The music video captures three rebel …
Read More »India Arie to Pull Music From Spotify Due to Joe Rogan's Comments on Race
India Arie is the latest musician to announce plans to remove their catalog from Spotify in support of Neil Young, who took the first step in doing so after the streaming service failed to properly address streamer Joe Rogan’s spread of Covid-19 misinformation on his podcast. But for Arie, the …
Read More »Hear James Blake, Labrinth Join Forces for 'Pick Me Up'
James Blake has unveiled an ethereal new song, “Pick Me Up,” off the upcoming soundtrack to the newest season of the hit HBO show, Euphoria. The delicate track, which features an appearance by British singer-songwriter Labrinth, sees Blake fantasizing about running away with a love interest. “I have packed my …
Read More »Cardi B Defamer Tasha K Still Defiant Despite $4 Million Lawsuit Loss: 'This Is Just the Beginning'
Celebrity blogger Latasha Kebe made a rambling and defiant live address on YouTube Wednesday, vowing to go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal the new $4 million jury verdict reached Monday that found her liable for defaming Cardi B. “These last four years fighting this conspiracy …
Read More »Watch an Orchestra Perform the 'South Park' Classic 'Gay Fish' Ahead of Season Premiere
Comedy Central has yet to release any footage from the upcoming season of South Park, which premiers Wednesday, Feb. 2, but they have shared a new video of an orchestra and choir performing “Gay Fish” from the classic episode 2009 “Fishsticks.” Check it out right here. The episode viciously mocked …
Read More »Beach House Shares Five Songs from Upcoming Album 'Once Twice Melody'
Beach House has shared Chapter 3 from their forthcoming double album, Once Twice Melody, out Feb. 18 via Sub Pop. The collection includes five of the 18 album’s tracks: “Sunset,” “Only You Know,” “Another Go Around,” “Masquerade,” and “Illusion of Forever.” In the lead up to the album’s physical release, …
Read More »'Euphoria' Preview Teases New Lana Del Rey Song
A new Lana Del Rey song is teased in a preview for the next episode of Euphoria. The song, suspected to be called “Watercolor Eyes,” can be heard in a new episode teaser, after fans had speculated earlier this month that the singer had written a track for the HBO …
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