The sudden chart influx of holiday singles: It’s not just for Christmas anymore! This week’s edition of the Billboard Hot 100 really captures the music that people were listening to a week and a half ago, which means it’s got a bunch of songs that were on Halloween playlists. The biggest of those Halloween songs […]
Refused Members Announce Debut Backengrillen Album: Hear “A Hate Inferior”
Refused are still playing their last shows as Refused, but they’re also launching their new project already. Backengrillen has three out of four Refused members: vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, bassist Magnus Flagge, and drummer David Sandström, in addition to the non-Refused saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. They’re announcing their eponymous debut album today. “Backengrillen’s music is a paean to […]
Wet Leg Say Third Album Already “Done”
Wet Leg’s sophomore album Moisturizer arrived back in July, and it’s just earned the British indie rockers a handful of Grammy nominations: Best Alternative Music Album, Best Album Cover, and Best Alternative Music Performance for album highlight “Mangetout.” Now, they’re saying they’re already done with their third album. Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Josh Mobaraki […]
David Letterman & The Killers Induct Warren Zevon Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
The late Warren Zevon was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame last night. Before the legendary singer-songwriter died of terminal lung cancer in 2003, he was a frequent guest on his friend David Letterman’s talk shows, and his final public appearance was a 2002 episode of The Late Show. Fittingly, Letterman gave […]
Sombr Makes SNL Debut
Sombr, for bettr or for worse, was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night in an episode hosted by fellow first-timer Nikki Glaser. The pop softboi (dang it!) performed his viral hits “12 To 12” and “Back To Friends,” donning a very glam suit set for each. Fun fact: At 20 years old, […]
Outkast Honored By Donald Glover, Doja Cat, Tyler, The Creator, & More At Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
Outkast were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame last night. André 3000 and Big Boi’s fellow Atlantan Donald Glover honored the hip-hop duo in an induction speech highlighting their contributions to Southern hip-hop — and reminding us all that Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is now the highest-selling rap album of all time — […]
Indigo De Souza Played Pitchfork Fest In A Shirt Featuring Their 6.6 Review Of Her Album
Indigo De Souza released her new latest album Precipice back in July, and some drama ensued shortly thereafter. Stereogum contributor Grace Robins-Somerville reviewed it for Pitchfork and gave it a 6.6, which is by no means a terrible score in Pitchfork terms, but apparently not the glowing co-sign De Souza was hoping for: After the […]
Grace Ives Shares New Songs “Avalanche,” “Dance With Me,” & “My Mans”
A little more than three years ago, the Brooklyn-based DIY pop artist Grace Ives released Janky Star, the very cool sophomore LP that she co-produced with Justin Raisen. Since then, Ives has evidently been having a tough time, going through some serious life business. Now, she’s doing better and living in Los Angeles. Today, she […]
Kehlani Scores First Top 10 Hit With “Folded”, Shares New Song “Out The Window”
Rap music has had a famously difficult time on the Billboard Hot 100 in recent weeks. (After two weeks with no rap songs in the top 40, the drought finally ended this week, with Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” coming in hot at #38.) But R&B is a different story. In the past few months, […]
Album Of The Year Grammy Nominees Include Kendrick Lamar, Clipse
This year’s Grammy nominations are in, so we know who’s facing off for the all-important Album Of The Year trophy. One might argue that this year’s slate of nominees isn’t quite as packed as what we got last year, but we’re still looking at some very big stars who might finally get their long-overdue recognition […]