Nile Rodgers & Chic debuted a funky new song titled “Boogie All Night” with singers NAO and Mura Masa Tuesday on Later… With Jools Holland. The song will feature on Chic‘s upcoming album It’s About Time. “I’ve had the great privilege of producing some of the greatest artists in the …
Read More »Live Review: U2 Recapture Club Roots at Intimate Apollo Theater Show
U2 were a little over halfway done with their special SiriusXM show at New York’s Apollo Theater when Bono paused for a moment to soak up the atmosphere and address the crowd, which was a mixture of super hardcore fans, lucky contest winners, industry insiders and celebrities like Steve Van …
Read More »On 'Kids See Ghosts,' Kid Cudi Has an Opportunity
Kid Cudi has two platinum albums and dozens of stylistic children. He has credits on (and plaques from) some of the most beloved rap records of the millennium; he starred in an HBO show that people were excited about, stopped watching, then gravitated to as a post-cancellation cult classic. He’s …
Read More »2018 CMT Music Awards: How to Watch, When It Starts, Who's Performing
There’s no shortage of country awards shows, but the CMT Music Awards hold the distinction of being the genre’s most loose. This is country music’s VMAs, a chance to pay tribute to the best in music videos, which have become increasingly more cinematic and inspired in recent years. See Jason …
Read More »Hear Charli XCX's Sleek New Song '5 in the Morning'
Charli XCX teased via Twitter on Wednesday that she’d be unveiling some new material in 2018 and she started by delivering a surprise song at midnight called “5 in the Morning.” On the new track, Charli XCX calls out posers and praises the merits of late-night jams. “I’m going all …
Read More »Whitney Houston's Estate 'Extremely Disappointed' by Pusha-T Album Cover
Whitney Houston‘s estate said it was “extremely disappointed in Kanye‘s choice” to license a photo of the late singer’s drug-covered bathroom counter for the cover of Pusha-T‘s new Daytona album. Houston’s estate registered its disapproval in a statement to ET on Tuesday. “Even in Whitney’s death, we see that no …
Read More »Watch Rolling Stones Perform 'Wild Horses' With Florence Welch in London
The Rolling Stones brought out Florence Welch to duet with Mick Jagger on “Wild Horses” during the band’s London Stadium concert Friday night. The two singers delivered a passionate rendition of the Sticky Fingers classic, with Jagger and Welch trading verses, sharing choruses, locking eyes and holding hands as if …
Read More »Hear Good Charlotte Preview New LP With Dark New Song 'Actual Pain'
Good Charlotte go back to their emo roots with the dark, heavy “Actual Pain.” The song will appear on Generation Rx, their upcoming LP set for release on September 14th. The song takes an inward look at the “darkness” within. “Tell me why I hurt this way/Should I even love …
Read More »Watch Jessie Reyez's Empowering New 'Body Count' Video
Jessie Reyezexamines how women through the eras have paid the price for injustice and gender inequality in the empowering new video for “Body Count.” In the Peter Huang-directed video– filmed in Reyez’s Toronto hometown – Reyez has apparently violated some puritanical societal standard and is dragged across a field to …
Read More »Donald Glover Talks Controversial 'This Is America' Video on 'Kimmel'
After Donald Glover issued his heavily symbolic video for Childish Gambino single “This Is America,” think-pieces and essayspoured in from all corners of the Internet, dissecting the clip as a critique on gun violence and racism. But the actor-rapper-singer told Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday that he’s purposefully stayed away from …
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