Two years ago, singer-songwriter Ashlyn Wilson introduced herself to the world with “Moral of the Story,” a raw, detailed chronicle of her divorce. Co-produced by Finneas O’Connell, and helped along by a Netflix placement, the song struck a chord, to the tune of several hundred-million streams and counting. This summer, …
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Stephen Colbert, Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel and more band together to sing Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind” in a new video that serves as a tribute to the Big Apple amid the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the New York Times, Joel gave permission to volunteer organization NYCNext to …
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U.K. dance producers Joel Corry and Jax Jones have joined forces for the bumping new track, “Out, Out” featuring Charli XCX and Saweetie. The song samples Belgian musician Stromae’s 2010 global hit “Alors on Danse.” Charli XCX and Saweetie beckon all to hit the dancefloor. “If we’re going out, out …
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Musician Karen Elson shared her thoughts on Ryan Adams’ first in-depth interview, in Los Angeles Magazine, since allegations of sexual misconduct against the singer initially surfaced in 2019. In a series of tweets, she accused the article of “attempt[ing] to gaslight and rewrite the experiences of many” as well as …
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It’s not fall yet, but Phoebe Bridgers brings the haunted vibes to her new cover of Metallica‘s “Nothing Else Matters.” The rendition opens with a twinkling of piano as Bridgers brings her signature dense vocals to the track. Her version of “Nothing Else Matters” is off The Metallica Blacklist, an …
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Jomoro, the duo of Atoms for Peace drummer Joey Waronker and percussionist Mauro Refosco, teamed up with Sharon Van Etten for their song “Nest,” the latest single off the group’s album Blue Marble Sky. “‘Nest’ started for us as an instrumental, reflecting a style Mauro and I developed playing together …
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“I want to be nasty, and I want to be raw,” Rick James says early in the trailer for the upcoming documentary, Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James. The two-minute clip features archival interviews with the funk-pop pioneer, who died in 2004, as well as commentary from Ice …
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As part of MTV’s ongoing celebration of their 40th anniversary, the network has revealed its new-look Moon Person trophy. Artist Kehinde Wiley — whose presidential portrait of Barack Obama resides in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery — is the creator of this iconic statuette that the winners will receive at …
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Just a few days after British rapper Skepta shared that he’s getting ready to drop a five-song EP called All In, he’s offering the first glimpse at the project with the new single “Nirvana.” The downbeat track sees Skepta sprinkle a little bit of Spanish into his lyrics before handing …
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Drought, unemployment, unstable weather, ruined crops, decimated farmers: In retrospect, the devastating Dust Bowl of the Thirties sounds like a precursor to America in the Covid-19 era. Aptly, the album that chronicled those hard years in the Southern Plains in real-time is making a comeback of its own. Just in …
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