Gracie Abrams is the daughter of Hollywood titan J.J. Abrams, so she could have gotten a movie acting role without going to the trouble of becoming a huge pop star first. But Abrams has gone the folk-pop singer-songwriter route instead — channeling Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers and recruiting the National’s Aaron Dessner to produce […]
Danny L Harle – “Raft In The Sea” (Feat. Julia Michaels)
Hyperpop trailblazer Danny L Harle is about to drop “the big one.” Last fall he announced his official debut album Cerulean, out next month, with the lead single “Crystallise My Tears” featuring Oklou and MNEK. Today he’s shared another preview “Raft In The Sea,” featuring heavy-hitter pop songwriter and artist Julia Michaels. “Raft In The […]
TURNSPIT – “Have A Heart”
TURNSPIT are an emerging Leeds-based duo. Aside from their names Jess Clark and George Barwick and a note in the press release about being self-produced, not much is documented about them. What is clear is their growing prolificacy. Tomorrow marks the two-year anniversary since the mysterious act (not to be confused with pop-punk group Turnspit) […]
evilgiane Releases New Instrumental Album Giane 2
Brooklyn producer evilgiane is the head of the omnivorous Surf Gang collective, and he’s done forward-thinking work with people like Kendrick Lamar and Earl Sweatshirt. Just last month, Surf Gang and London rapper Jawnino released the extremely cool collaborative project amnesia. Today, evilgiane surprise-releases his own instrumental album Giane 2. Giane 2 is a sort […]
Kim Gordon Announces New Album Play Me: Hear “Not Today”
Six years ago, the former Sonic Youth co-leader Kim Gordon released No Home Record, her first-ever solo album. It was fucking awesome. Two years ago, she followed it with The Collective, and that was even better. Today, Gordon, one of the most intimidatingly cool cultural figures ever to exist, announces that her third solo LP […]
Jana Horn – “Come On”
At the end of the week, we will be rewarded with the beautiful new Jana Horn album. So far we’ve been struck by the dark, emotional allure of “Go On, Move Your Body” and “All In Bet,” and now we get another gorgeous preview with “Come On.” If the track’s quiet, heartbreaking atmosphere is too […]
Julio Iglesias Accused Of Sexual Assault By Former Employees
Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual assault by two women. The alleged assaults took place while they were live-in employees at the Spanish singer’s Caribbean mansions in 2021. A domestic worker claims she was pressured into having sex with Iglesias, detailing acts of physical and verbal abuse. A physiotherapist alleges she was subjected to inappropriate […]
Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the AI-generated psych-rock band the Velvet Sundown and the AI-generated metalcore band Broken Avenue racking up streams on Spotify? Remember King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard getting replaced by an AI impersonator after leaving the platform? Spotify claimed it was cleaning up AI slop […]
Danielle Addresses Bunnies As MrBeast Entertains Pleas To Buy NewJeans
South Korean label ADOR and K-pop group NewJeans have been embroiled in a heated legal saga for over a year, and it took an unexpected turn last month when the label terminated and sued Danielle, one-fifth of the crew. The member addressed NewJeans fans (aka Bunnies) for the first time since then in a nine-minute […]
L.A. Reid Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit
In late 2023, L.A. Reid was sued for sexual assault and harassment by Drew Dixon, a former executive at Arista Records, where Reid served as president from 2000 to 2004. Today, the music industry mogul settled the lawsuit last-minute to avert the jury trial. Dixon claimed that Reid assaulted her twice and that rejecting Reid’s […]