A California hardcore kid who moved to North Carolina about 20 years ago to pursue a rootsier strain of self-discovering earnestness, country-soul singer-songwriter MC Taylor is the kind of nice guy you want to root for. How nice? His sixth LP as the leader of Hiss Golden Messenger opens with …
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Tencent Music Entertainment, the biggest music-streaming company in China, is in trouble. Ever since the company struck a sub-licensing deal with Warner Music Group (WMG) in November 2014 — the first of its kind — it has enjoyed a privileged relationship with the world’s biggest music-rights companies. That privileged relationship …
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Tyler, the Creator wanders around a luxurious mansion as his alter-ego Igor in the new video for “A Boy Is a Gun.” The visual follows Tyler — decked out in a blonde wig, sunglasses and several colorful outfits —as he gazes from the home’s balcony, runs through a maze-like garden …
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Daniel Johnston‘s enduring muse was Laurie Allen, a woman he met in an art class. One song he wrote about her, “Laurie,” found him singing, “Once I saw the most beautiful girl sitting next to me/I asked her what was her name, she said it was ‘Laurie,’” over a strummed …
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Bruce Springsteen doesn’t turn 70 until September 23rd, but Lucy Dacus is celebrating early with a surging cover of “Dancing in the Dark.” The track is the latest installment in Dacus’ holiday (and Springsteen birthday)-themed series the singer has shared throughout the year. Dacus first covered “Dancing in the Dark” …
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As Kim Gordon explains in the new “video” for her song “Air BnB,” the video was supposed to be shot in an actual Air BnB. “Think faux mid-century modern on top of the Hollywood Hills with a great view of the city and lots of grass,” she explains via title …
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Post Malone already donned a suit of armor this month for his “Circles” video, but he’s back at it again. In celebration of his new album Hollywood’s Bleeding, the rapper joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show and traveled to Medieval Times. The pair rooted for the Yellow Knight against …
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Following her black-and-white performance at the VMAs, Miley Cyrus has released the music video for her song “Slide Away.” The track, reportedly about her breakup with Liam Hemsworth, illustrates the end of their relationship through a house party that’s oddly reminiscent of the one from Cyrus’ controversial “We Can’t Stop” …
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Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and T.I. will search for the next hip-hop sensation on the new Netflix series Rhythm + Flow. After announcing the music competition in 2018, Netflix unveiled the first teaser for the series during Cardi B’s set at the Made in America Festival. “Creativity doesn’t have …
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Since its 2019 re-release, “Thotiana,” the song by Los Angeles rapper Blueface, has become somewhat of an accidental boon to the hip-hop world. Weirdly off-kilter, but nevertheless memorable, his breakout hit first got a remix from Cardi B, then another from YG. When Colombian rapper Farina shared her own Spanish …
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