When Irish singer-songwriter Rosie Carney went to see Radiohead as a teenager, she had an anxiety attack and blacked out at the arena. And when the pandemic hit earlier this year, she relapsed into depression, moved back to her parents’ house, and decided to record a full-length cover of Radiohead’s iconic 1995 album The Bends […]
Benee – “Happen To Me”
The young New Zealand pop singer Benee blew up earlier this year on the strength of “Supalonely,” a Gus Dapperton duet that became a hit on TikTok. Since then, she’s joined beabadoobee in the ranks of the young indie-ish bedroom-pop types whose success has entirely been a result of TikTok popularity. Next week, Benee will […]
Clearbody – “Quarterback”
Clearbody are a young trio out of Charlotte specializing in shoegazey emo that exists in continuum with stated influences like Sunny Day Real Estate and Cloakroom. Earlier this fall they released “Blossom,” the lead single from their debut album One More Day, and today they’re back with another one called “Quarterback.” This one barrels ahead […]
2 Chainz Announces New Album 'So Help Me God' Out Next Week, Shares New Mulatto Collab "Quarantine Thick"
It’s starting to look like today might be a good day for some kind of celebration. A few days ago, 2 Chainz was campaigning for Joe Biden in his Atlanta hometown. People made jokes about it, but there’s at least some chance that 2 Chainz and his Atlanta rap peers helped deliver George to Biden […]
Mike Will Made-It – “What That Speed Bout?!” (Feat. Nicki Minaj & YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
Nicki Minaj has a new career strategy: She’s making big event-songs with controversial young rappers. Thus far, it seems to be working out for her. Before 2020, Nicki Minaj had come close to hitting #1 multiple times, but she’d never scored a #1 hit. This year, she’s done it twice — once with Doja Cat, […]
Noted Rap Star Billy Ray Cyrus Covered LL Cool J
“Old Town Road”! Remember that? Lil Nas X’s record-breaking country-rap sensation was the biggest hit of 2019, which was only a year ago, although it feels like we’ve all lived several lifetimes since then. “Achy Breaky Heart” crooner Billy Ray Cyrus famously jumped on the remix to deliver a fairly convincing sing-rap verse about diamond […]
System Of A Down – "Protect The Land" & "Genocidal Humanoidz"
System Of A Down have released their first new music in 15 years. The band has shared a pair of songs called “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz.” Their last album was 2005’s Hypnotize and, though they’ve been together for most of that time, the band has not always seen eye-to-eye on both their own […]
Barry Gibb & Jason Isbell – "Words Of A Fool"
The Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb has announced a new country and bluegrass-inspired album called GREENFIELDS: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1. It features Gibb dueting songs from the Bee Gees catalog with a ton of famous people, including Dolly Parton, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Brandi Carlile, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and more. […]
Justin Bieber & J Balvin Join New 24kGoldn "Mood" Remix
24kGoldn and Iann Dior’s “Mood” hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 a couple weeks ago after it crept up the charts for 10 weeks. It dipped down to #3 this past week, but the TikTok rapper has been making the press rounds for it hard, appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Ellen in the […]
Miley Cyrus Releases "Midnight Sky" Remix Featuring Stevie Nicks
“Midnight Sky,” the lead single from Miley Cyrus’ upcoming new album Plastic Hearts, came out back in August. The song was inspired by Stevie Nicks and shares similarities with Nicks’ “Edge Of Seventeen.” In an interview around the time that the song was released, Cyrus said that she reached out to Nicks about the song […]