Ellie Goulding recruited recent collaborators Diplo and Blackbear to appear in her upcoming livestreamed show. “The Brightest Blue Experience,” a pay-per-view event presented by LIVEnow, will be broadcast Wednesday, August 26th at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. Tickets are available now. The two guests contributed to the singer-songwriter’s recently issued …
Read More »Charli XCX Will Host Daily 'Self-Isolation' Livestream With Special Guests
With the live-music industry in shambles thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, more and more artists are turning to livestreaming and other virtual options for performing their music and connecting with fans in these trying times. On Wednesday, Charli XCX became the latest, announcing her own daily “Self-Isolation IG Livestream.” The …
Read More »Sia, Diplo and Labrinth Frolic in Seussian Paradise in 'No New Friends' Video
LSD – the collaborative project between U.K. singer/producer Labrinth, pop anthemist Sia and electronic producer Diplo – shared their new video for “No New Friends” on Tuesday, and it’s an appropriately fantastical visual for the psychedelic-inspired supergroup. The clip, directed by Dano Cerny and choreographed by Ryan Heffington, stars Sia’s …
Read More »Kah-Lo Aims to Expand Possibilities for Nigerian Musicians With Riton Collaboration
Nigerian singer-songwriter Kah-Lo has had success with conversational club music, but she understands why listeners tend to lump her songs in with afrobeats: That minimal, swaying, polyrhythmic strain of pop that’s become an “explosive industry” in her country and hit the charts in London, Paris and elsewhere. “It is great …
Read More »Hear Major Lazer, Tove Lo's New Afropop Anthem 'Blow That Smoke'
UPDATE: Major Lazer paired their new single “Blow That Smoke” with a playful video starring Tove Lo. The guest singer plays as a motel housekeeper who, after opening a room filled with a mysterious red light, is magically transported to a party where Diplo and company dance, smoke and drink. …
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