Since his release from prison in April, Meek Mill has been reintroducing himself to the public eye. On this week’s James McAvoy-hosted episode, he made his Saturday Night Live debut with a medley of songs from his 2018 albumChampionships. The Philadelphia rapper kicked off his appearance with a mesmerizing performance …
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Diplo and French rapper Niska have teamed up for the Francophone trap-pop single “Boom Bye Bye.” The melodic song is the first taste of Diplo’s forthcoming Europa EP. “Boom Bye Bye” is gritty and midtempo, accented by big synth chords during the pounding chorus. The video matches the song’s tone, showing …
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Twenty One Pilots spend time with a playful-yet-ominous animated creature in their new “Chlorine” video. Throughout the cryptic clip, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun repeatedly fill up a swimming pool with water and chlorine, seemingly trying to draw out the diminutive, alien-like creature –which the duo dubbed “Ned” –hiding behind …
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Indie pop outfit the Drums unveiled a deceptively chipper, yet instantly infectious new song, “Body Chemistry,” that will appear on their forthcoming album, Brutalism, out April 5th via Anti-. “Body Chemistry” finds a rumbling rush of drums anchored by a thick bass groove, over which Drums mastermind Jonny Pierce laces …
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Kanye West reportedly pulled out as Coachella headliner just days before the festival announced its 2019 lineup after organizers would not meet the rapper’s demands that a dome be built on the festival grounds. Billboard reports that on New Year’s Day, Coachella organizers were set to reveal West as one …
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Phoenix have apologized for collaborating with R. Kelly in 2013, writing on Twitter, “We are deeply horrified by the stories of abuse surrounding R. Kelly.” R. Kelly and Phoenix partnered twice in 2013. First, the R&B singer joined the French group on stage at Coachella, while later in the year …
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The Chemical Brothers give fans a mosh-pit view of their live spectacle in the duo’s video for “MAH,” a new song off their recently announced album No Geography. The Marcus Lyall-directed visual for the track was filmed at the Chemical Brothers’ recent sold-out concerts in London. The infectious dance song …
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On a punishingly hot day in August of 1963, Darlene Love walked into L.A.’s Gold Star Studios with producer Phil Spector to lay down the vocals for a new song he’d just written with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich called “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” It had the ill-fortune of …
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