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Donald Glover may be done making things for you to enjoy. His newest single as Childish Gambino, “This is America,” joins the second season of his FX series, Atlanta (“Robbin’ Season”), in showcasing a darker, more sinister vision than anything he’s done before. Both works take his audience on a …

Mark Ronson opens up about his teenage struggle with a panic disorder in an intimate homemade video as part of the Child Mind Institute‘s 2018 #MyYoungerSelf social media campaign. “When I was 14 or 15, I started to get these pretty heavy panic attacks for the first time,” the writer-producer …

The same day that Kanye West released a reflective two-hour interview with Charlamagne the God, he also visited TMZ for a live interview that appeared to be wildly different. The rapper drew tremendous ire for his flippant comments about the history of American slavery. “When you hear about slavery for …

Janelle Monáe recruited stars from the worlds of indie (Grimes) and hip-hop (Pharrell) to contribute to her new album Dirty Computer. But the very first collaborator that appears on the LP is none other than Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. “Do you know how much of an honor it …

Meek Millhas been released from prison following an order from the Philadelphia Supreme Court, CBSreports. The rapper, whose legal name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, served an up-to-four year sentence for violating probation stemming from a 2008 conviction on drug and gun counts. He has been in jail since last November. …

Less than two years ago, John Prine was in a creative rut. “The one thing I can’t remember about writing songs is just how fucking simple it is,” he told Rolling Stone last year. So Prine – who has written classics such as “Angel From Montgomery” and “In Spite of …

Dashboard Confessional released an uplifting black-and-white video for their folky new love song “Heart Beat Here.” The clip intersperses footage of an affectionate couple cuddling and holding hands with shots of Dashboard Confessional performing in front of a jubilant, iPhone-swaying crowd Between these heart-warming scenes, the camera cuts to lead …

Cardi B, Invasion of PrivacyThe newly minted hip-hop superstar “puts on her bloody shoes and dances the blues” on her debut, writes Rob Sheffield. “Invasion of Privacy is lavishly emotional, intimately personal and wildly funny. … [It]flaunts so many different aspects of Cardi’s game, it comes on like a greatest-hits …

Logic raps about sinning and embracing imperfections on the new version of Sam Smith‘s “Pray.” The remixed track serves as the third single from Smith’s The Thrill of It All album. The original version of “Pray” was somber, grandiose gospel-pop. Logic’s presence adds a radio-friendly touch at a time when …

UPDATE: The Austin Police Department arrested a 26-year-old man in connection to the bomb threat on the Roots‘ SXSW concert Saturday. Trevor Ingram was charged with making a terrorist threat, a third-degree felony, hours after the concert was canceled over the “security concern.” *** The Roots were forced to cancel …