BTS and Halsey performed their hit collaboration “Boy With Luv” at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday. The appearance, which marked their first live performance of the song, received one of the loudest receptions of the night, with the audience screaming along to the lyrics. Dapperly dressed, …
Read More »Geto Boys' Bushwick Bill Reveals Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Bushwick Bill, a founding member of the Houston hip-hop group Geto Boys, revealed he is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The rapper discussed his cancer fight in an interview with TMZ where Bushwick Bill, born Richard Shaw, said doctors initially were monitoring what they believed was a benign mass. “‘We …
Read More »John Fogerty on Woodstock 50: 'There Was Some Shakiness to This Whole Thing'
John Fogerty found out there may not be a Woodstock 50 at the same time most people did — when Dentsu, the financial backer for the festival, announced on Monday that they were canceling the event. (Woodstock 50 LLC denied the shutdown, saying in a statement Monday night that they …
Read More »Hear Schoolboy Q Seek Balance on New Song 'Crash'
Schoolboy Q tries not to let his life spin out of control on his new song, “Crash,” set to appear on his forthcoming album, Crash Talk, out this Friday, April 26th. Boi-1da produced the track, winding a simple string loop around a head-nodding drum groove peppered with bass synth gurgles. …
Read More »See Maren Morris' Surprise Coachella Performance of 'The Middle'
Maren Morris made a surprise appearance during Coachella’s second weekend, turning up to sing “The Middle” as part of German DJ-producer Zedd‘s set. The annual multi-artist festival wrapped its 2019 edition in Indio, California, on Sunday, April 21st. In fan-shot video, Morris is at the front of the stage, encouraging …
Read More »Alicia Keys Goes Bilingual in Pedro Capó and Farruko's 'Calma' Remix
Puerto Rican darlings Pedro Capó and Farruko come from two different ends of the island’s pop spectrum: on one end is Capó, a tender guitar balladeer, and on the other Farruko, an urbano player par excellence. But the two boricuas struck gold in 2018 with their remix of Capó’s “Calma” …
Read More »Review: Beyonce's Triumphant 'Homecoming'
Before you add any other superlative to her name, Beyoncé is, first and foremost, a performer. She spent her childhood being trained not just to be a great singer but to become the type of athletic vocalist who could sing while in constant, rapid, muscle-and-bone defying movement on a stage …
Read More »See Ellie Goulding Celebrate Her Teenage Friendship in 'Sixteen' Video
Ellie Goulding has released the nostalgic video for her latest single “Sixteen,” from her upcoming fourth studio album. The Tim Mattia-directed clip depicts Goulding looking back fondly on a teenage friendship. The young Goulding and her friend from school get into the usual sort of teenage mischief: running through the …
Read More »Watch Little Big Town Break Down Gender Roles in 'The Daughters' Video
Little Big Town’s newly released official music video for “The Daughters” represents three distinct time periods — the Fifties, Eighties and present day — and a young woman’s perceived place in them. Incorporating the young dancers seen in the previously released “Dancer’s Cut” version of the clip, this version renders …
Read More »Kazu of Blonde Redhead Goes Solo With 'Salty'
Kazu Makino, known as the lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of alt-rock band Blonde Redhead, has announced her first solo LP, Adult Baby, scheduled for release later this year. On Thursday, she shared the first single off the record, “Salty,” together with a video. The Paride Ambrogi-directed clip was filmed on Italy’s …
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