There’s a certain tier of rap stardom where, if you don’t come out with a new album at least once a year, it feels like you’ve disappeared from the face of the earth. The Memphis rap great Yount Dolph is in that tier. A few years ago, Dolph was cranking out new music at an […]
Quasi – “Last Days Of The Thin Blue Line”
Since leaving Sleater-Kinney last summer, Janet Weiss has had more time to focus on Quasi, her long-running duo with ex-husband Sam Coomes. Back in April, they shared a demo of a new song called “Rotten Wrock” as part of a quarantine video series. And now, as BrooklynVegan reports, they’ve dropped a new single. “Last Days […]
New Video: Drake Ft. Lil Durk “Laugh Now Cry Later” | Rap Radar
M-V-P. Leaving all the drama in the wind, Drake turns the frowns upside down in his triumphant new single featuring Lil Durk. In the epic music directed by Dave Meyers, Drizzy hits the Nike Headquarters in Oregon where plays ball with Kevin Durant, and showcases his football moves with Odell Beckham Jr. and Marshawn Lynch. […]
Margo Price Covers 'WAP' on The Daily Show
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Margo Price served up a mellow version of the sexually graphic Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion hit “WAP” on The Daily Show last night (Aug. 14.) Host Trevor Noah and correspondent Dulcé Sloan invited Price’s performance to further their conversation about the media’s double standards and sexist coverage of presumptive vice presidential candidate Kamala […]
New Video: Alicia Keys Ft. Khalid “So Done” | Rap Radar
This a body movement. Feeling hopeless and hurt, Alicia Keys is so “So Done” on her new single featuring Khalid. In the video for the somber ballad, the two perform at a prom before motorcyclists crash the party and whisk a couple for a romantic getaway. The collaboration is featured on Alicia Keys forthcoming album, […]
Billie Eilish, The Chicks, Jennifer Hudson to Perform at Democratic National Convention
Billie Eilish, The Chicks and Jennifer Hudson highlight the group of artists who have been tapped to perform at the Democratic National Convention, Variety and CBS News reported. Billy Porter, John Legend, Leon Bridges, Common, Stephen Stills, Prince Royce and others have also been slated to perform at the four-day event that will make the Joe Biden–Kamala Harris […]
Pallbearer – “Rite Of Passage”
This fall, the Arkansas doom greats Pallbearer are coming back with the new album Forgotten Days, the follow-up to 2017’s Heartless. The band recorded with SunnO)))’s Randall Dunn producing, and they honed in on sounds that would feel good to play live. We’ve already posted the album’s title track. Today, Pallbearer have shared another new […]
Stream Boldy James’ Lovely, Desolate Griselda Debut The Versace Tape
One of the great stories in rap music this year is Boldy James, the hard-nosed and craggy voiced Detroit underground rapper who has hit some kind of insane hot streak. In the past six months, James has released two albums — both full-length team-ups with producers, both excellent. First was The Price Of Tea In […]
Miley Cyrus Drops Sexy Self-Directed Video for New Single 'Midnight Sky'
Miley Cyrus dropped her “Midnight Sky” single and video, appropriately enough, at midnight. Apt personal lyrics in “Midnight Sky” include, “I was born to run / I don’t belong to anyone.” Cyrus directed the clip, in which she appears naked, lounging in a colorful ball pit. According to a release, “in creating the song and video, […]
The Flaming Lips Share New Video for 'Will You Return/When You Come Down'
The Flaming Lips have managed to be quite productive recently despite being in quarantine for most of the year. With their new album coming out in less than a month, the Lips have released yet another video with “‘Will You Return / When You Come Down.” Directed by Wayne Coyne and longtime Lips collaborator George […]