It’s been a while since Randy Newman has been on the charts. But with his spoken-word cameo on “5 Year Plan,” a tender highlight from Chance the Rapper’s new album, The Big Day, the 75 year-old singer-songwriter has suddenly found himself brushing with the pop mainstream for non-film soundtrack work …
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American athlete Race Imboden kneeled during the medal ceremony at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, to protest social injustice. In a tweet posted after the ceremony, Imboden said, “We must call for change. This week I am honored to represent Team USA at the Pan Am Games, taking …
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“Burning House” singer Cam has released her latest track, a stripped down rendition of Christine and the Queens synth-pop hit “La Marcheuse.” Cam, who sings the entire song in French, shared some information about the track this morning along with the striking single art. “Recorded a country version of my …
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Jay Som has a close encounter of the third kind in the latest video for “Nighttime Drive.” The song is the third single off the indie rock hero’s upcoming sophomore album, Anak Ko, out August 23rd via Polyvinyl Records. A slice-of-life snapshot from tour, the warm, folk-rock stride of “Nighttime …
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At first listen, Panamanian singer Sech might be easily mistaken for a long lost Latino member of Boyz II Men. (And had he been alive in 1991, he surely would have finessed the band’s Spanish-language hit, “Al Final de Camino.”) As part of a new generation of Latin pop stars …
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Ari Lennox turns up the seduction in her new video for “BMO.” The video for the song, which appears on her recently released LP, Shea Butter Baby, was inspired by visuals from Missy Elliott and Total. In the Child-directed video, the R&B singer’s sultry vocals are vibrantly matched by the …
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R. Kelly was charged with soliciting a minor for sexual purposes and soliciting prostitution from someone under 18 today in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The alleged incident took place 18 years ago, in July 2001, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. The StarTribune said it was unclear if Kelly would …
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Bill Maher, back on HBO Friday night after a month-long hiatus, seems like he hasn’t recovered from the constant negative drum beat from the man who currently sits in the White House, President Donald Trump. During his New Rules segment, the usually cutting comedian was simplistic and dull. His advice …
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Red Hearse have shared “Everybody Wants You,” an emotional track off the group’s upcoming self-titled debut album. On the pop-tinged ballad, the band, thenew trio of Bleachers frontmanJack Antonoff, singer Sam Dew and producer Sounwave, lament a hard-to-reach lover. The lyrics reveal an effort to win someone over (“I could …
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Brockhampton have unveiled their new song and video for “I Been Born Again.” It’s the first single the group has released since 2018’s Number One-charting Iridescence, and also the first new music they’ve unveiled this year. In the Spencer Ford-directed visual, a foreboding beat sets the tone for the primarily …
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