dfp-music
Page: 707
In a surprise move, Taylor Swift will be releasing a new album at midnight tonight. The album, Swift’s eighth, is titled folklore and features contributions from frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff, the always reliable Bon Iver mastermind Justin Vernon, and more. “Before this year I probably would’ve overthought when to release this music at the ‘perfect’ time, but the times we’re living […]
This year’s shortlist for the Mercury Music Prize has been announced to the usual mix of approval and criticism. Kano, Stormzy, Michael Kiwanuka and Moses Boyd are all up for the award alongside Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Laura Marling and others. While many are happy with the list, some have criticised the lack of more […]
Jaden Smith has dropped his newest single “Cabin Fever,” which he calls his “vision of a quarantine love song.” “It’s made to be listened to when the sun is setting and you’re feeling good,” Smith said in a press release. Produced by Burns, the buoyant track sees Jaden singing about being cooped up with his […]
Last year, Dutch producer Crouwel made an impressive debut with his two-track Chasing The Morning Sun EP, gathering some pretty hefty streaming figures right off the bat. Hoping to repeat that success, he’s now back with “Floating” from his upcoming new EP of the same name. Another warm, deeply atmospheric production, “Floating” makes liberal use of […]
Spanish singer XNilo is quite often included in the expansive umbrella of reggaeton and its various subgenres, but the reality is he has a lot more to his repertoire than that. His inspirations are numerous, spanning classic soul, hip-hop, trap and more, each taking turns to bubble up to the surface on any given song. His latest offering, […]
Lil Baby has responded to Kanye West saying that he wasn’t down to collab with him. “Lil Baby my favorite rapper but won’t do a song wit me,” Kanye tweeted this week. The Atlanta rapper took to Twitter to clear the air and say that he had no idea that Kanye was looking to collab. “Nobody told me […]
As promised, J. Cole has gifted fans with two midweek releases. On Wednesday night, the Dreamville rapper shared “The Climb Back” and “Lion King on Ice,” the first singles off his long-awaited sixth studio album The Fall Off. Cole, who is calling the two-song pack Lewis Street, announced the releases earlier this week on social media, and provided a quick update […]
Black Atlass was planning to spend all summer touring Europe with The Weeknd, but COVID-19 had a slightly different agenda. Forced into semi-permanent lockdown like the rest of us during this global pandemic, XO Records’ latest signee has had no choice but to shelve most of the promo schedule for Dream Awake, his excellent third […]
Let the “Battle of the Dogs” commence. Snoop Dogg and DMX are going head-to-head in the latest installment of Verzuz, the popular battle series created by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland at the start of the coronavirus lockdowns. The two had previously expressed interest in battling Jay-Z, but Swizz suggested these proposed pairings simply didn’t make sense. “DMX wants […]
Thanks in large part to the Trump administration’s confusion-sowing approach to COVID-19 safety messaging, the so-called “reopening” of schools has somehow become a topic of debate, as if risking students and faculty in the name of faux flattery optics is even remotely a good idea. It’s a baffling debate that’s close to the heart of artist Dave […]
