The Weeknd just took MTV back to the days when it would play music videos more frequently. The Toronto singer’s Sunday night, New York City rooftop performance of his chart-topping single “Blinding Lights” kicked off a night of socially distant awards. The ’80s-inspired cut off his retro After Hours record has seen some mega-performances before, […]
Machine Gun Kelly Wins Best Alternative at MTV Video Music Awards
When this year’s VMAs were first announced, one of the biggest surprises was the inclusion of the Best Alternative category for the first time in 22 years. However, the biggest surprise was that the winner was…yep, you read correctly above — Machine Gun Kelly. The Cleveland-bred rapper’s video for “Bloody Valentine,” which starred his girlfriend […]
MTV VMAs: Here are All of the Winners
Updated at 10:08 pm EST This year’s MTV Video Music Awards was unlike any other due to COVID-19. The night was full of performances from across New York City and it is one of the first socially-distanced awards shows. Heading into the night, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande were tied for the most nominations. Lady […]
New Video: Young M.A. “Quarantine Party” | Rap Radar
Party over here. Young M.A is the life of a “Quarantine Party” in her Red Flu EP’s new music video. With plenty of Hennessy to go around, Young M.A hosts a party with some of her finest ladies. Cheers.
Watch IDLES Cover the Beatles, the Strokes and More
IDLES have never been afraid to do things their own way, and the British rockers’ unique spin on classics by bands like the Beatles and the Strokes is a perfect example. The two videos, along with a handful of others, were filmed while the group was recording at the legendary Abbey Road and provide a […]
Stream Deli Girls' New Album 'BOSS'
Over the last few years, the Brooklyn-based duo Deli Girls — made up of Danny Orlowski and Tommi Kelly — have put out a series of aggressive and antagonistic electronic releases, including last year’s full-length I Don’t Know How To Be Happy and their especially great self-titled EP from 2016. This past week, they released […]
MTV VMAs 2020: The Full List of Nominees | SPIN
MTV’s Video Music Awards take place tonight at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST from various locations across New York City. Below are the list of nominees. Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande have the most nominations and this is the first time in years that there’s an alternative category. Video of the Year Billie Eilish – […]
Jazmine Sullivan Returns With Soulful Ballad “Lost One”
Arriving amid the chaos of the year’s busiest New Music Friday was a new single from Jazmine Sullivan. Apart from a handful of collaborations, the R&B queen has been on hiatus since 2015. Which makes “Lost One” a very big deal. “You know when you lost one, you go out and fuck different people to cope,” she begins […]
Zella Day’s ‘Where Does The Devil Hide’ Is One Of The Best EPs Of 2020
Zella Day Drops ‘My Game’ Zella Day resurfaced earlier this year with a new single called “People Are Strangers.” A hazy love song (of sorts) that evokes the sounds of California in the ’60s and ’70s, her first single in five, very-long years sets the tone for Where Does The Devil Hide. Showing all the […]
Robyn’s Protégé Zhala Returns With Otherworldly “Holes”
‘Dancing On My Own’ Turns 10 And she’s back. Zhala, still the only artist signed to Robyn’s Konichiwa Records, returns after a five-year hiatus with an otherworldly anthem called “Holes.” Produced by Olof Dreijer (one half of The Knife) and based on a porn poem (or “pornem”) by activist Amanda Apetrea, this is not your […]