Puerto Rican producer Tainy enlists an international crack team of hitmakers for his brand-new song, “Lento.” It’s the second single off his upcoming EP, The Kids Who Grew Up on Reggaeton. At first glance, the features on “Lento” read like a randomized hodgepodge of Latin-Caribbean talent. Jamaican living legend Sean …
Read More »Trump's Border Wall Takes a Fall, Literally
The new border wall that President Trump bragged would be “impenetrable, powerful, beautiful” fell Wednesday amid heavy winds and heavier metaphors. Moving air proved too much for what the president said would be a “great wall” that “can’t be climbed” and is “virtually impenetrable.” Trump paid a visit to a …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Patrick Holland, 'Up to You'
Patrick Holland’s latest single is immaculately layered: rolling bass line, soft, percussive pitter-patter, something like birdcalls zipping through the background, a sweet, squeaky synthesizer riff poking through all the prettiness. “Up to You” builds intensity stealthily, as snippets of wordless, pitch-shifted vocals emerge to play tag with the main motif. …
Read More »Reed Mullin, Corrosion of Conformity Drummer, Dead at 53
Reed Mullin — drummer and co-founder of the long-running, highly influential North Carolina metal band Corrosion of Conformity — has died at age 53. His band confirmed the news on social media Tuesday, writing: “It’s with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to a friend, a brother, and pioneer. Reed …
Read More »Meek Mill and Roddy Ricch Release Tribute Song 'Letter to Nipsey'
Even though Nipsey Hussle wasn’t physically at the 2020 Grammys, his spirit and presence presided over the proceedings. Two of Nipsey’s final collaborations before his death — “Racks in the Middle,” featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy and DJ Khaled’s “Higher” featuring John Legend — won Best Rap Performance and Best …
Read More »Grammys 2020: How to Watch or Stream Online
The 62nd annual Grammy Awards are here and if you want to catch the action from “Music’s Biggest Night,” there are a number of ways to do it. This year’s Grammys air live tonight, Sunday, January 26 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS. If you have cable, you’re …
Read More »Rival Sons' Jay Buchanan Wants to Unify the Subsets of Rock & Roll
In a little more than two hours, Jay Buchanan has to catch a plane from Nashville to L.A., where his band, Rival Sons, is nominated in two rock categories at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. But that doesn’t stop the vocalist, who wails like Robert Plant one minute and Ozzy Osbourne the …
Read More »Three Members of Genesis Went to a Knicks Game — Speculations Abound
Genesis fans who have spent the last 13 years praying for a reunion woke up this morning to the news that Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks were photographed together last night at a Knicks game. According to the fan site Genesis News, there are rumors that the group …
Read More »Remembering Terry Jones: Monty Python's Secret Weapon
Farewell, Terry Jones — in Monty Python’s box of chocolates, he was always the crunchy frog. This man was a comic genius, the soul of Python — their most unselfish performer, their most wide-ranging mind, and their most stubborn arguer, which is why he ended up directing their movies. (Who …
Read More »Former Grammys Chief Deborah Dugan Sues Recording Academy, Claiming Sexual Harassment
Former Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan claims she was sexually harassed by the general counsel to the Academy and put on administrative leave for raising numerous concerns about goings-on at the Grammys in a new filing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The 46-page complaint arrives just days before the …
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