Ariana Grande‘s Positions spent a second consecutive week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. Grande’s set earned 7,300 sales and 91.5 million streams. Positions was trailed by Pop Smoke‘s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, a former Number One that picked up another …
Read More »Outgoing President Crawls Out From Safe Space, Remains in Denial
Lame-duck President Donald Trump spoke to the nation on Friday afternoon, his first public comments since Joe Biden was projected the winner of the 2020 presidential race. Trump’s remarks, made from the White House’s Rose garden, were typical: he overstated his administration’s role in the recent positive news on a …
Read More »Soccer Mommy Surprise Releases 'Color Theory' Demos, Drops 'Royal Screw Up' Video
Soccer Mommy has surprise-released a collection of demos from her latest album Color Theory. Color Theory (Selected Demos) contains the tracks “Circle the Drain,” “Crawling in My Skin,” and more. Sophie Allison shared a video for the demo of “Royal Screw Up,”which features the musician filming herself in the mirror, …
Read More »Run the Jewels Drop New Song 'No Save Point' From 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Months after Run the Jewels released their latest album LP RTJ4, the duo are back with “No Save Point,” their contribution to the much-anticipated video game Cyberpunk 2077. El-P and Killer Mike’s involvement in the game’s soundtrack was first revealed in December 2019, when Killer Mike said, “Even in the …
Read More »Nav Recruits Lil Baby for Shadowy 'Don't Need Friends' Video
Nav enlisted Lil Baby for his dark “Don’t Need Friends” video. The minimal clip shows the duo standing in front of expensive cars and collaborating in the recording studio. At various points, Nav raps in front of a projection of a thunderstorm over ocean waves. “Don’t Need Friends” appears on …
Read More »No Votes Which the White Man Was Bound To Respect
Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden was a fitting denouement to a presidency replete with hateful policy, deliberate neglect, and slothful governance. The vote count looked good for Trump on Election Day, in part because he’d discouraged his own supporters from using the postal service he’d sabotaged to mail in …
Read More »Yacht Rock Babylon
I n a spacious suite high above the Las Vegas Strip, Michael McDonald extends his left arm, wiggles his fingers, and glides his arm to his right side. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think he was getting ready for some air piano. But no — he’s actually recalling …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Releases 'Edge of Midnight' Mashup Remix With Stevie Nicks
Miley Cyrus has answered fans’ prayers and released “Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix),” a mashup of her new single “Midnight Sky” and Stevie Nicks’ spiritual predecessor, “Edge of Seventeen.” Unsurprisingly, Cyrus’ synth-pop banger blends perfectly with Nicks’ 1982 hit. The two singers trade off verses from both songs, and …
Read More »Kanye West Concedes Self-Serving Presidential Bid, Threatens 2024 Run
Kanye West’s first stab at the presidency ended with him reportedly accumulating about 60,000 votes in the 12 states where he appeared on the ballot. The rapper appeared to concede his long shot bid graciously on Twitter Tuesday night, posting a photo of himself in front of a map of …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Discusses 'Dark' Times After Chris Cornell's Death With Howard Stern
Eddie Vedder had never guested on The Howard Stern Show until Monday, but he made up for lost time by sitting for a three-hour interview from his house in Seattle. It was a wide-ranging conversation that touched on everything from the new Pearl Jam record Gigaton to the earliest days …
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