Jay-Z made a rare live appearance yesterday (April 14) in Paris at the “Basquiat x Warhol. Painting four hands” exhibition at the Louis Vuitton Foundation Auditorium. Roc Nation announced Hov would be performing earlier in the week in French. It’s a thematically fitting setting for Jay’s first live set in four years; as the Robb […]
Kane Brown Hit In The Balls By Thrown Boot In Wichita
Since the beginning of the pandemic, people have evidently forgotten how to act in live music situations. Nobody should need to be told not to throw things at pop stars while they’re performing, and yet it keeps happening — Lady Gaga getting beaned with a stuffed Dr. Simi, Harry Styles taking a Skittle to the […]
Jonny Greenwood Is Selling His Own Olive Oil
That Jonny Greenwood is a busy man: touring and recording with the Smile, composing umpteen film scores, collaborating with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa on a new album. And now the Radiohead mad scientist has added cooking entrepreneurship to his portfolio. On the band’s W.A.S.T.E. online shop, UK residents can now purchase bottles of Greenwood Oil, […]
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 […]
“To be honest,” Christine And The Queens’ Colbert Performance Was Great
The lead single from the new Christine And The Queens album is so good. Have you heard it? “To be honest” dropped about a month ago, heralding the impending arrival of PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE, a 20-track opus co-produced by Mike Dean. Last night on Colbert, Chris gave an impassioned, theatrical solo performance of the […]
Alanis Morissette Covered The Yellowjackets Theme Song “No Return”
The second season of Showtime’s hit Yellowjackets is underway, and with it comes the requisite musical promo tie-ins. A few weeks ago Florence + The Machine released a trailerized cover of No Doubt’s “Just A Girl” as part of the Yellowjackets media swarm. Now Alanis Morissette has covered the show’s theme song. The original “No […]
SZA Reunites With Doja Cat For “Kill Bill” Remix
SZA has shared a new remix of “Kill Bill” featuring Doja Cat. The remix comes about two years after the duo’s Grammy-winning hit “Kiss Me More,” which appeared on Dojo’s Planet Her. The two performers teased their version of “Kill Bill” (which first appeared on last year’s SOS) on Twitter earlier tonight, with Doja Cat […]
Jorja Smith – “Try Me”
The UK pop and R&B singer Jorja Smith released her debut album Lost & Found way back in 2018, and in 2021 she released an excellent EP called Be Right Back. Today she’s launching a new era with the DAMEDAME*-produced “Try Me,” an impressive mixture of smooth presence and jagged rhythm that ends by disappearing […]
Rose City Band – “Mariposa”
Next week, Rose City Band — the Portland project led by Ripley Johnson, also in Wooden Shjips and Moon Duo — are releasing a new album, Garden Party, the follow-up to 2021’s Earth Trip. We’ve heard two tracks from it already, “Chasing Rainbows” and “Slow Burn,” and today he’s back with one more, the jammy […]
Jessie Ware – “Begin Again”
At the end of the month, Jessie Ware is releasing a new album with the emphatic title That! Feels Good!, her follow-up to 2020’s What’s Your Pleasure? We’ve heard two singles from it so far, “Free Yourself” and “Pearls,” and today the British singer has returned with a third, “Begin Again.” “On a miserable afternoon […]