Twenty One Pilots conclude an eerie visual trilogy with their video for new song “Levitate.” The clip, which continues the storyline from “Jumpsuit” and “Nico and the Niners,” follows frontman Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun as they join a group of rebels down a hillside and into a torch-lit, …
Read More »Folk-Pop Singer-Songwriter Harry Hudson Announces First Solo Tour
To many, Harry Hudson is the face familiar from other famous people’s social media accounts. He’s the best friend to Kylie Jenner (she announced the sudden death of his father with a tribute on her Instagram feed in February). He’s also close friends and collaborators with Jaden and Willow Smith, …
Read More »Jermaine Dupri Recruits Da Brat, Anthony Hamilton for So So Def Reunion Tour
Jermaine Dupri will mark the 25th anniversary of his record label So So Def with a 25th anniversary tour. The 11-city trek, launching October 14th in Washington D.C. and concluding November 2nd in Los Angeles, California, will feature himself, Da Brat, Anthony Hamilton, Xscape, Jagged Edge, Bow Wow, Bone Crusher, …
Read More »What's Behind the New Jazz Resurgence?
“I feel like there are more reasons to be excited about improvised music today than at any time during my 41 years on the planet,” the jazz critic Nate Chinen tells Rolling Stone. He has a point, and you don’t need to be a diehard fan of the genre to …
Read More »On the Charts: Drake's 'Scorpion' Leads Quiet Week With Third Straight Number One
Drake‘s new album Scorpion captured Number One for the third straight week to rule a quiet week on the Billboard 200. The rapper’s latest sold 260,000 total copies in its third week of release, including 213,000 streaming equivalent albums (SEAs), to make it the first album since Adele’s 25 back …
Read More »Inside Rihanna's Upcoming Dancehall Album
For more than a year, Rihanna and her label Roc Nation have been hunting for beats as they work to complete an album devoted to exploring the singer’s Caribbean roots, according to conversations with eight sources close to the project. In addition, two of those sources suggest that the singer …
Read More »Avett Brothers Cancel Oregon Concert After Man With Gun Enters Venue
The Avett Brothers canceled their sold-out concert at Troutdale, Oregon’s Edgefield Saturday after a man in possession of the gun made his way into the venue. According to the band in a statement, “an individual passing through the metal detector was found to be carrying a gun. When confronted by …
Read More »Selena Gomez's 'Back To You' Is the Song of the Summer
What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s asong on your summerplaylist and no one else’s? We believe the …
Read More »Charli XCX Is a Pop Princess Par Excellence With 'Focus,' 'No Angel'
Charli XCX wants to be your new queen of summer. Her case? A hot streak of experimental pop bangers that have bent and contorted our pop expectations over the last few months — all of which have led to her latest double release of “Focus” and “No Angel.” Charli has …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift, Robbie Williams Perform 'Angels' in London
Taylor Swift welcomed Robbie Williams to the stage during her Saturday night concert at London’s Wembley Stadium to perform the British singer’s 1997 hit “Angels.” Swift opened the ballad alone at the piano before Williams – wearing a Reputation Tour shirt – emerged onstage unannounced, sparking a thunderous response from …
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