R&B is wallowing in its past: It feels like nearly every commercially successful R&B single at the moment is built on a prominent sample or a conspicuous interpolation of an old hit. It’s not the act of sampling itself that’s troubling. The sampler is one of the more extraordinary inventions …
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The Rolling Stones recruited Gary Clark Jr., Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats as openers for select dates of their upcoming North American summer tour. The latest leg of their long-running “No Filter” trek — which kicks off June 21st with the …
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UPDATE: Hootie and the Blowfish, Marshmello and Steve Aoki have been added to the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival lineup. Actor and singer Darren Criss and K-pop outfit Monsta X have also been tapped as special guests. The iHeartRadio Music Festival will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas …
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Colombian duo Bomba Estéreo link up with their American analog Sofi Tukker in the sweltering electro-cumbia track, “Playa Grande.” Written and recorded in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, the new song is matched with a trippy video, which was shot near Bomba frontwoman Liliana Saumet’s home in Santa Marta, Colombia. Directed …
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It’s a Honey, I Shrunk the Kids scenario in Metronomy‘s music video for new track “Lately,” the group’s first song in three years. In the clip, directed by band member Joseph Mount, the musicians are tiny versions of themselves, performing the song while standing on a stage made of their …
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The new Broadway musical comedy Beetlejuice is surprising audiences with its distinct adaptation of the Tim Burton movie that has become a beloved cult classic. (Read our review.) With a book by Scott Brown and Anthony King and music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect, and directed by Alex Timbers, it’s …
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The Flaming Lips tapped the Clash’s Mick Jones to serve as narrator on their surreal new song, “Giant Baby,” from their new album, King’s Mouth. The track, which was released over the weekend, opens with Jones recounting the story of an oversized toddler obsessed with outer space over a serene …
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Summer’s approaching, the temperature’s rising – of course there’s a new video from DJ/producer Martin Garrix to welcome the occasion. “Summer Days” features rapper Macklemore and vocalist Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. The video, directed by Colin Tilley, follows an older woman who on her best red gown and …
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DJ Khaled released a new video for “Wish Wish” on Monday, starring himself alongside featured rappers Cardi B and 21 Savage. Directed by Khaled and Eif Rivera, the video features lots of pyrotechnics and motocross riders – maybe not the best stuff to be around while you’re standing and rapping …
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Adam Lambert mines a retro Seventies vibe in his new video for “New Eyes.” The song will appear on his forthcoming fourth album Velvet, which doesn’t have a release date yet but will be available through independent label Empire. In the new Miles & AJ-directed clip, Lambert hangs out and …
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