Somehow. Somehow, as the most psychologically daunting year of our lives refuses to loosen its grip, Taylor Swift continues to create with abandon, relentlessly surprising a fan base that hangs on her every tweet and emoji. Somehow, the pop monolith has done it almost entirely in isolation, sharing heaps of digital files with her latest […]
Live Music Industry Faces Projected $30 Billion Loss
As fans lament the loss of live music during the nearly year-long pandemic, many who work in the live music business are struggling to survive. In a report published on Friday, music industry magazine Pollstar says that the live music business lost a projected $30 billion worldwide in 2020 It’s the first time in history where […]
New Song: WESTSIDE BOOGIE, Joey Badass “Outside”
Bout time! From Compton to Brooklyn, Westside Boogie and Joey Badass connect on their new collaboration. On the track, the well-respected MCs trade bravado raps and metaphors referencing their come up, their status in the game, street environment, and their competitive demeanor. Don’t come outside.
New Music G-Eazy Ft. Rick Ross “Lifestyles Of The Rich & Hated” + “Years To Go” Ft. Goody Grace
G-Eazy celebrates two of his critically-acclaimed albums and his new label, Red Stairway with a pair of new tracks. The new singles are off the new deluxe version of When It’s Dark Outincluding “Lifestyles Of The Rich & Hated” featuring Rick Ross and the Goody Grace-assisted “Years To Go”. In addition, G-Eazy will partake in […]
New Music: Russ “Hard For Me”
Round and round you go. Russ is fed up on his latest drop “Hard For Me”, produced by Scott Storch. On his unreleased gem, Russ wails over a one-sided relationship filled with heart-breaking moments and no love.
Willie Nelson to Release Frank Sinatra Covers Album
Well, if Bob Dylan could release three albums of Frank Sinatra covers, why can’t Willie Nelson release two? After taking on Ol’ Blue Eyes on 2018’s My Way, Nelson announced his second collection of Sinatra songs on what would have been his 105th birthday. Titled That’s Life, after one of Sinatra’s signature songs, the album will feature 11 […]
Bruce Springsteen Talks About Teenage Gigs and <i>Born To Run</i> on <i>The Tonight Show</i>
Bruce Springsteen joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show last night (Dec. 12) for an in-person but socially distant chat. Topics ranged from Springsteen’s earliest New Jersey Club gigs to Born to Run’s iconic album cover photo. “It was an Elks Club in Freehold, New Jersey,” Springsteen said of his teenaged shows. “I went back a […]
New Video: Common Ft. Black Thought “Say Peace” | Rap Radar
Revisiting his A Beautiful Revolution (Pt. 1), Common delivers the powerful music video to his collaboration with Black Thought. Directed by A.G. Rojas and Darol Olu Kae, the visual, commissioned by Nia Andrews, centers a young man’s quest to find his true passion in life. He bonds with family members, ponders in an office, and […]
New Video: Funkmaster Flex, King Von “Lurkin” | Rap Radar
“Lurkin” through the vaults is Funkmaster Flex and his new track featuring the late King Von. In the clip, Flex and King Von pull over in a colored-smoke-filled street in New York while Von raps his posthumous verse. The drop follows the release of King Von’s latest video, “Wayne’s Story” off his Welcome To O’Block.
New Video: NBA YoungBoy “Green Dot” | Rap Radar
Peek-A-Boo. NBA YoungBoy doesn’t miss is mark in his new video, “Green Dot”. Directed by Rich Porter and Trilla Visuals, YoungBoy Never Broke Again delivers scathing bars while acting out a shooting and brandishing firearms with his crew.