Crystal Starr, known for her electrifying voice and engaging performances, has just released her new single, “Don’t Waste the Night,” along with an eye-catching music video. The song blends elements of pop and R&B, highlighting Crystal’s strong vocal abilities and her skill in conveying deep emotions. The lyrics of the song delve into themes of […]
The 10 Best MGMT Songs
In retrospect, the fates of indie rock’s Class Of 2008 panned out much stranger than anticipated. At or around the final turn of the 2000s, three bands made the indie-to-major crossover in highly visible fashion: MGMT, Passion Pit, and Chairlift, all coincidentally signed to the same huge hub of Columbia. Following the wispy and gently […]
The Beatles Announce Last Song “Now And Then,” Out Next Week
The last Beatles song is coming out next week. “Now And Then,” the unfinished John Lennon demo recorded in 1979 that has become mythic in Beatles fandom, will be released on Nov. 2 at 10AM ET. Paul McCartney teased the release of the song earlier this year, noting (and then clarifying) that artificial intelligence was […]
We’ve Got A File On You: Mark McGrath
We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc. Not every career musician is comfortable with the word “nostalgia.” For example, Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins is notoriously anti-nostalgia, despite most of his radio […]
The Number Ones: Mariah Carey’s “Touch My Body”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Nobody stays on top forever — or, at least, nobody’s supposed to stay on top forever. When Mariah Carey’s 11th album came […]
The Number Ones: Fergie’s “London Bridge”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. What hath “Hollaback Girl” wrought? In the first half of the ’00s, when rap and R&B utterly dominated the pop charts, it […]
Jack Antonoff's Bleachers Share 'Stop Making This Hurt' Single and Video
Bleachers shared the new single and video for “Stop Making This Hurt” off the band’s third LP, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, coming July 30 via RCA Records. It’s the LP’s first single and follows previously released tracks “Chinatown” feat. Bruce Springsteen and “45.” “‘Stop Making This Hurt’ is what you get when we are […]
Bono, Halsey, Pharrell Williams Join 'Sing 2' Cast
Bono, Halsey and Pharrell Williams are joining the cast of the computer-animated musical comedy Sing 2, it was announced on Monday. In addition to the three musicians, Bobby Cannavale, Letitia Wright, Eric Andre and Chelsea Peretti will be voicing characters. The original Sing was released in 2016 and starred Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly […]
Aesop Rock Announces First Solo Album In 5 Years, Shares "The Gates"
Early this year Aesop Rock shared a one-off single called “Rogue Wave” — which inspired a response track by The O.C.-era indie rockers Rogue Wave called “Aesop Rock” — and a video game soundtrack called Freedom Finger (Music From The Game). Now the underground rap legend is ready to drop his first solo album since […]
On Chromatica, Lady Gaga Doesn’t Know What Normal Is | SPIN
Lady Gaga is one of those artists you wish wasn’t such a crowd-pleaser, because her crowd is often wrong. And maybe we’d play it safe too if our most sonically adventurous album garnered the nickname Artflop. But ever since 2013’s absurd, problematic, and musically astonishing Artpop didn’t meet commercial expectations (despite reaching no. 1 and […]