British rapper KSI has linked up with Lil Wayne for a new song, “Lose.” The song boasts a hip-hop core, but also incorporates rock and pop-punk influences, especially on the belt-out-loud chorus. KSI and Lil Wayne trade verses that grapple with heartache and anxiety, and the accompanying music video — …
Read More »Teens Dominate Final Olympic Skateboarding Events
Skateboarding’s second Olympic event, the park contest, wrapped up Thursday in Tokyo, with few of the favored competitors making it to the podium. In the women’s contest, two Japanese women and a half-Japanese skater riding for Great Britain took medals — none of them old enough to drink in a …
Read More »You Can Now Watch Kanye — Maybe — Finish 'Donda'
Apple Music has launched an exclusive livestream channel for Kanye West‘s upcoming premiere event of his album Donda, taking place Thursday, August 5th at 8:00 p.m. ET from Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. On Apple Music’s homepage, the music service advertised the stream as: “Watch Kanye finishing Dondain Atlanta” — and that’s …
Read More »Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard Launch an Epic Musical Romance in New 'Annette' Trailer
A stand-up and a singer embark on a whirlwind, musical romance in the final trailer for French filmmaker Leos Carax’s upcoming English-language debut, Annette, which is set to arrive August 20th. The film stars Adam Driver as Henry, the stand-up comedian, who falls in love Marion Cotillard’s Ann, an internationally …
Read More »The Killers Couldn't Tour Last Year. So They Wrote an Ambitious New Concept Album
In the early days of the pandemic, just as it was becoming clear that the Killers‘ 2020 tour wasn’t going to happen, Brandon Flowers found that his mind kept drifting back his formative years in the tiny, remote Utah town of Nephi. “There was a nostalgic longing in the air …
Read More »Bob Dylan to Drop Two Unreleased Versions of 'Blind Willie McTell' on New Seven-Inch
UPDATE 8/20: Bob Dylan has shared one of the two unreleased versions of “Blind Willie McTell” that features on the new Third Man seven-inch vinyl single. Bob Dylan is prepping a new seven-inch vinyl single featuring two previously unreleased recordings of “Blind Willie McTell.” The single will arrive on August …
Read More »See Willie Nelson Perform at Voting Rights March in Austin
Willie Nelson returned to the stage Saturday to take part in the Poor People’s Campaign march for voting rights outside the Texas Capitol in Austin. Beto O’Rourke shared video of Nelson’s performance on social media; the gig marked Nelson’s first in-person and public concert outside of his Luck, Texas ranch …
Read More »Amanda Knox Slams New Film 'Stillwater': 'Why Does My Name Refer to Events I Had No Hand In?'
Amanda Knox criticized the new film Stillwater, a movie inspired by the American student’s ordeal in Italy, in a long series of tweets Thursday. “Does my name belong to me? My face? What about my life? My story? Why does my name refer to events I had no hand in? …
Read More »How ZZ Top Conquered MTV With the 'Eliminator' Trilogy
The world is mourning today for the late, great Dusty Hill of ZZ Top, who died Tuesday. He was a beer drinker, hell-raiser, sharp-dressed broom duster, and bassist in the same trio for more than 50 years. But Dusty was more than just a legendary bluesman — he and ZZ …
Read More »Brandy Joins Gallant in Apocalyptic 'Dynamite' Video
Gallant surveys the wreckage of a relationship in “Dynamite,” a smooth piano ballad with a casually serrated chorus: “If we lost our minds, blew up like dynamite/Wouldn’t that be nice?” The track appeared in March on the R&B singer’s Neptune EP. Neptune featured several duets — including “Third Eye Blind” with Arin Ray …
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