Dr. Dre paid tribute to Kobe Bryant during the 2020 NBA All-Star game with a short segment that reflected on the player’s storied career. The clip, created by Dre, Gibson Hazard and Jackson Bannon, features many of Bryant’s on-court successes, with the rapper remixing them together into a dynamic instrumental …
Read More »20 Love Songs We Never Want to Hear Again
Chris de Burgh, “Lady In Red” It’s kind of fitting that this song was a hit in 1986, the height of the greed-is-good, conspicuous consumption Eighties; it’s the ultimate trophy-wife ballad (barely edging out Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight”). The fake-glitz muzak sound is perfect for a cheaply sentimental song about …
Read More »Beyoncé Is Borrowing Some of Her Mother's Art Pieces for a Mysterious New Project
Tina Knowles-Lawson, the mother of Beyoncé and Solange, is well-known for her design sensibilities and her wonderful Instagram account, so it should stand to reason that she owns an impressive art collection. In a new interview withtheWall Street Journal, Knowles-Lawson discussed the importance of “surrounding yourself with art” and revealed …
Read More »Hear Anne-Marie Celebrate Herself on New Single 'Birthday'
Anne-Marie has released a new single, “Birthday,” and accompanying music video directed by Hannah Lux Davis. The song comes ahead of her sophomore album, which is “on the way” via Warner Records. The video for “Birthday,” directed by Lux Davis with creative direction from Kate Moross, is a nod to …
Read More »Vinyl Record Production in Peril After Fire at California Plant
A fire at a Banning, California, manufacturing plant could wreak havoc on the global supply of vinyl records, Pitchfork reports. On Thursday, Apollo Masters Corp., which has produced the lacquer discs used to make masters for vinyl production for decades, was devastated in a fire that took 82 firefighters and …
Read More »Erykah Badu's New Incense Will Smell Like Her Vagina
Musicians pivoting to product is a tale as old as time: Rick Ross has a beard and hair care line that’s pretty amazing; Justin Bieber has a deodorant; Ariana Grande got a Starbucks drink; and Kanye West, by his estimation, made Yeezy (his sneaker and fashion line) jump over the …
Read More »Sharon Van Etten Shares Striking Desert Video for 'Beaten Down'
Sharon Van Etten retreats to the desert in the video for her new song “Beaten Down.” Produced by John Congleton, the smoldering track meditates on “love, patience, and empathy,” Van Etten said in a statement. “It’s about making life-changing choices and remaining strong enough to see them through.” The black-and-white …
Read More »Guns N' Roses Plot North American Stadium Tour
UPDATE: The Smashing Pumpkins will open for Guns N’ Roses on select dates of their 2020 summer stadium tour. The Pumpkins are set to perform during the first six shows, which will take place in Philadelphia, Detroit, Toronto, Washington, D.C., East Rutherford, New Jersey and Boston. ** Guns N’ Roses …
Read More »Hear David Bowie's Unreleased 'Earthling'-Era Rendition of 'Baby Universal'
David Bowie’s unreleased 1997 version of the Tin Machine track “Baby Universal” is the latest offering from the Is It Any Wonder? EP, a six-track EP highlighting rare tracks Bowie recorded in the Earthling era. Originally recorded by the Bowie side project Tin Machine and released in 1991 as the …
Read More »Billie Eilish Performs 'You Should See Me in a Crown' on 'Austin City Limits'
Billie Eilish makes her Austin City Limits debut this Saturday, February 1st on PBS, and the show has shared her explosive performance of “You Should See Me in a Crown” with Rolling Stone. In the clip, the teen pop star hypes up the crowd of mostly preteens and teens, who at …
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