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One positive effect of COVID-19‘s societal push toward staying at home is that, for many, it’s opened up large chunks of time for reading deep-dives like this new one centered on the Weeknd. Speaking with Jem Aswad for Variety across two pieces published on Wednesday, the After Hours artist got decidedly reflective on recently turning 30 […]
Billie Eilish let fans in on her social distancing routine in a new interview with the Telekom Electronic Beats podcast. The interview, out Tuesday, sees Eilish touching on a variety of topics ranging from her recent fostering of two puppies named after To Kill a Mockingbird characters to her evolved thoughts on the cruciality of […]
On Monday, Lady Gaga and the advocacy organization Global Citizen announced a televised event, titled One World: Together At Home, that couples well with the $35 million they raised over the past week to combat the coronavirus. It was announced that the money will go to The World Health Organization. As for the televised event, that’ll […]
Naughty by Nature‘s “Hip Hop Hooray,” originally released back in 1992, has been given the remix treatment in the name of COVID-19 containment efforts. As you’ll recall, Rita Wilson—who tested positive for the novel coronavirus alongside husband Tom Hanks—recently shared an IG post in which she performed the song as part of her personal regimen […]
Legendary soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers has passed away age 81. The powerful voice behind songs such as “Lean On Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and “Lovely Day,” Withers died of heart complications in Los Angeles on Monday. “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted husband and father. A solitary man with a heart […]
Thundercat is back with another album that puts his bass and songwriting skills on full display. The latest release from the Brainfeeder staple and frequent Flying Lotus collaborator, It Is What It Is features appearances from the likes of Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil B, Childish Gambino, Kamasi Washington, BADBADNOTGOOD, Louis Cole, Flying Lotus, […]
Not that it bears even the slightest semblance of urgency right now, what with distancing of the social variety and related real world perplexities, but John Mayer has addressed Jessica Simpson‘s recent Open Book memoir. Mayer appeared on Wednesday’s Watch What Happens Live, ultimately discussing a number of topics that briefly included the aforementioned Open Book. […]
Lil Uzi Vert is a huge fan of Hayley Williams of Paramore, but she just revealed she turned down the opportunity to collaborate with him. Speaking with Zane Lowe, Williams said she passed on the offer because she’s not interested in being “that famous.” “I get asked to do like features on country songs sometimes,” she […]
In the May 2020 issue of British Vogue, Rihanna revealed that she’s “very aggressively working on music” for what would be her ninth studio album. Still, she remains noncommittal on providing an exact date, saying, “I can’t say when I’m going to drop.” Her last full-length project Anti was released in January 2016. When asked to expand on what we can expect to hear on the project commonly referred to […]
The Weeknd is keeping fans fed. More than a week after releasing his After Hours album, the Toronto-born artist posted several video teasers on his social media accounts on Sunday. The clips showed Abel inside a casino, as an unreleased track played in the backdrop. One of the posts was captioned, “a few lullabies tonight”—pretty much confirming that new music was […]
