Frank Turner envisions the first concerts after Covid-19 lockdown on his new song, “The Gathering,” featuring Jason Isbell and Muse drummer Dom Howard. Considering its subject matter, “The Gathering” is appropriately arena-sized from the start as Turner bellows over booming drums and towering glam rock riffs: “The first time that …
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P hife Dawg’s mother believes it is important to open with a story that illuminates the cleverness and wit that her son carried through most of his life. “Malik started playing piano at age eight,” the poet Cheryl Boyce-Taylor says. “He stuck with it for about three years, and then …
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A few days before Thanksgiving last year, Lucinda Williams was in the bathroom of her Nashville home getting ready to take a shower when she began to have trouble keeping her balance. She stumbled a bit and couldn’t stand up straight. Even more frightening, Williams couldn’t walk. She called out …
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Trixie Mattel has enlisted Orville Peck for a cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash‘s legendary duet, “Jackson.” In the video for the song, the masked cowboy and the drag performer, who wears a Dolly Parton-inspired outfit, are onstage at an old-school theater, performing the song with their band. …
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Burna Boy has released his first solo single of 2021, “Kilometre.” Produced by Chopstix, the track boasts a dub-y atmosphere counterbalanced by the quick step of the drums. The track finds Burna Boy reflecting on how far he’s come during his career and brushing aside all doubters: “When was the …
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Tiffany Haddish stars in the new video for Ty Dolla $ign’s”By Yourself” remix, featuring Jhené Aiko and Bryson Tiller. The visual for the track, an ode to independent women, expands on that theme by featuring Haddish as someone in a one-sided relationship. Haddish’s character eventually breaks free from her partner …
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Megan Thee Stallion has hopped on a remix of Lil Baby’s “On Me,” his standalone single that was originally released last December. The new version of the track dropped on Tuesday alongside a music video featuring the two rap artists, directed by Mike Ho. The clip starts off with Lil …
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Slime Language 2, the new compilation from Young Thug‘s Young Stoner Life label, debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. The 23 song set — the deluxe edition balloons to 31 tracks — features massive stars like Drake, Travis Scott, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, and …
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The Weeknd and Ariana Grande have joined forces for a new remix of the Weeknd’s massive hit “Save Your Tears.” The original song appears on the Weeknd’s chart-topping fourth studio album, After Hours. In a new animated video, which was directed by Jack Brown and produced by Blinkink, the Weeknd …
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If you’re in a Burger King bathroom today, please get busy in honor of the great Shock G. The world is mourning for the legendary Digital Underground MC, who died Thursday at only 57. Gregory Jacobs had many aliases — Shock G, Humpty Hump, Piano Man — but he always …
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