Henri Belolo, a music producer and co-creator of the Village People, died on Saturday, New York Daily News reports. He was 82. “I am devastated by the untimely death of Henri Belolo who was my former producer, mentor and co-creator of Village People,” lead singer Victor Willis said in a …
Read More »Julia Michaels Reveals Intimate Video for 'Body'
Julia Michaels has released the video for “Body,” alongside an as-told-to essay inTeen Vogue. The song and video both tackle issues of physical insecurities and self-love. “In the video for ‘Body,’ I came up with the idea to start in a bunch of layers, and by the end I’m completely …
Read More »Hear Thom Yorke's 'Not the News Rmx' Remix EP
Thom Yorke has dropped a new EP featuring remixes of hisANIMA track “Not the News.” The four-song collection, titled Not the News Rmx, includes versions of the track by Mark Pritchard, Equiknoxx and Clark, as well as an “Extendo Mix.” The Equiknoxx, an ambient rendition of the track, also features …
Read More »Watch Jason Derulo Dance in Nightclub for Sultry 'Mamacita' Video
Jason Derulo showcases his dance skills as well as his bilingual singing in his new video for “Mamacita,” which features Puerto Rican rapper-singer Farruko. The clip mysteriously opens on Derulo carrying a woman on his shoulders, who suddenly disappears into thin air. Another woman beckons him into a space that …
Read More »Paul McCartney Writing Musical Version of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Paul McCartney is making his first foray into the world of theater. The musician has spent the past year writing a stage musical adaptation of the 1946 Frank Capra film It’s A Wonderful Life, according to the New York Post. McCartney has teamed up with writer Lee Hall, the screenwriter …
Read More »Ray and Dave Davies Recording New Kinks Songs for Possible Album
The Kinks have been teasing fans about a reunion that never seems to materialize for the greater part of the past decade, but it’s now finally happening. In a 2018 interview with Channel 4 News in England, Ray Davies said he was recording a “new Kinks record” with his brother …
Read More »Hear Nas Drop Hip-Hop Masterclass on Previously Unreleased Track 'Jarreau Of Rap (Skatt Attack)'
Nas spits circles around a jazzy beat on his previously unreleased track, “Jarreau of Rap (Skatt Attack),” produced by Eddie Cole and featuring Al Jarreau and trumpeter Keyon Harrold. The track is set to appear on Nas’ upcoming compilation, The Lost Tapes 2, out July 19th via Mass Appeal and …
Read More »Flashback: Bruce Springsteen Plays a Stripped-Back 'Thunder Road' in 2012
The E Street Band keyboardist Roy Bittan turns 70 years old today. He joined up with Springsteen right before Born to Run was recorded in 1974 and has played a pivotal role in his career ever since, even staying with him on the Human Touch tour in 1992 when the …
Read More »Lil Nas X Comes Out on World Pride Day
Lil Nas X came out in a handful of Twitter messages posted Sunday, telling fans to listen closely to the lyrics on his 7 track “C7osure (You Like).” “Some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone [fuck with me] no more,” he wrote. …
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