Katy Perry has dropped an animated music video for “Resilient,” the latest visual from her album Smile, released last Friday. The cute clip, directed by Aya Tanimura, follows the life cycle of a tree growing on a city block — from its start as a single seed in a bird’s …
Read More »Toots Hibbert Drops Jubilant, Soulful 'Just Brutal'
Ahead of the release of Toots and the Maytals’ new album on Friday, Toots Hibbert has dropped the buoyant single “Just Brutal.” “We need more love in our hearts/Remember what the preacher said,” Hibbert sings over a chaotic frenzy of a horn section and background singers before ripping into the …
Read More »Kanye West's Presidential Campaign Keeps Missing Important Deadlines
Kanye West’s troubled and often disarrayed presidential campaign hit a series of setbacks this week as the rapper’s Birthday Party failed to qualify for the ballot in West Virginia and Wisconsin and, more importantly, missed a crucial Federal Election Commission deadline. The West Virginia Secretary of State’s office revealed Friday …
Read More »Hear Metallica Mark 'Black Album' Anniversary With Three Songs on 'Stern'
Metallica made an appearance on The Howard Stern Show Wednesday to play three songs, two of which come off Metallica, a.k.a. the “Black Album.” That record — which has become the best-selling album of the past three decades — came out 29 years ago on August 12th. For the appearance, …
Read More »Neil Young to Change Archives Site to Block Facebook, Google Logins
If you use Neil Young‘s Archives website, you may need to make a new login. The artist is spending $20,000 to remove Facebook and Google logins from the site, according to Variety. “Facebook knowingly allows untruths and lies in its political ads to circulate on the platform, while bots sow …
Read More »Never-Before-Seen 'Weird Al' Yankovic Photos From the Days of 'Eat It' and 'I Love Rocky Road'
September 14th, 1980 was a landmark day in “Weird Al” Yankovic history. Not only was it the day the world first heard his Queen parody “Another One Rides the Bus” when he debuted it on the Dr. Demento Radio Show, but it was also the day he first came into …
Read More »Lady Gaga to Launch Dance Music-Focused 'Gaga Radio' Show
Lady Gaga has announced the launch of her new show, Gaga Radio, which will be available via Apple Music on Friday. The dance music-focused show will feature DJs, producers and others who have inspired the pop star and her Chromatica album. “The last few weeks I’ve been figuring out different …
Read More »Detail, Producer for Beyonce and Lil Wayne, Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges
A Grammy-winning producer who’s worked with Beyoncé, Lil Wayne and other A-list artists, was arrested Wednesday, August 5th, on multiple counts of sexual assault, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement on Facebook. The LASD said its Special Victims Bureau had been investigating multiple sexual assault allegations …
Read More »Aminé Challenges Himself on Tennis Court in New 'Compensating' Video
In Aminé’s playful video for “Compensating,” Aminé challenges himself to a tennis match and hangs out with his friends in a luxe Bel Air mansion. The song, which features Young Thug, appears on his sophomore studio album, Limbo. The album drops on Friday via Republic. In the Aminé and Jack …
Read More »Best Coast Goes Back to the Bedroom for 'Rollercoaster' Performance on 'Colbert'
On the heels of celebrating 10 years of their debut Crazy for You, Best Coast‘s Bethany Cosentino hit The Late Show with Stephen ColbertThursday to perform “Rollercoaster,” off of the band’s new album Always Tomorrow. Due to the pandemic, Cosentino performed the track at home, accompanied only by her electric …
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