Cat Power's 'Wanderer' comes in 50th, Mitski's 'Be The Cowboy' first on Consequence of Sound's Top 50 albums for the year 2018.

A radio station in Cleveland has decided to stop playing the popular holiday song 'Baby, It’s Cold Outside', citing listener concerns about predatory undertones in the lyrics. The song, which was originally written by Frank Loesser in 1944, is a call-and-response duet in which a man tries to convince a woman to stay the night. “I […]

The UNESCO has added reggae music to its list of international cultural treasures worthy of protection and promotion. The UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation said: “[Reggae’s] contribution to international discourse on issues of injustice, resistance, love and humanity underscores the dynamics of the element as being at once cerebral, sociopolitical, sensual and spiritual”. Rolling Stone...

When 6ix9ine got to jail, he was immediately Gangsta-checked by the Crips, what got him transferred to a new prison facility, All Hip Hop reports. This in not the only trouble he got in - TMZ reports a missed unofficial event scheduled for Howard University Homecoming weekend in October could cost 6ix9ine half a million dollars. Another […]

Madison Square Garden Company started a project in Las Vegas which, when finished, will be the most up-to-date concert venue in the world. It will host 157,000 ultra-directional speakers, a three-and-a-half-acre spherical ultra-high-res video screen and vibrating floors in a enormous dome built from scratch. Should be open for New Year's eve in 2020. Photos […]

About Earl Sweatshirt's new album 'Some Rap Songs': "With his latest record, the onetime teen prodigy reemerges as the face of a new sound and scene that blurs the line between avant-garde jazz and hip-hop". The 1975's 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships': "The British band’s outrageous and eclectic third album attests to the worth […]

Plenty are going to be released, and Spin is especially excited about these: Sky Ferreira, The Weeknd, Grimes, Weezer, Chance the Rapper, Vampire Weekend, My Bloody Valentine, 2 Chainz, Avril Lavigne, Beirut, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cass McCombs, Cherry Glazerr, Chromatics, Deerhunter, Die Antwoord, Fidlar, Girlpool, Janet Jackson, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, Mandy Rogers, Panda Bear, […]

Kifano "Shotti" Jordan, former 6ix9ine's manager is accused of stealing $2.2 million, which were proceeds that were supposed to be from shows booked for Brooklyn rapper. To add insult to injury, 6ix9ine was arrested last weekend, charged with racketeering, drug dealing, and firearm violations. All Hip Hop...

Bristol punk-rock band Idles have topped a list of 2018's best albums, compiled by BBC 6 Music presenters. The group's second album 'Joy as an Act of Resistance' is "a really powerful record but it's still quite sly," said DJ Steve Lamacq. US trio Khruangbin came second on the list with jazz artist Kamasi Washington in […]

It didn't - Guardian argues, but admits that Britpop’s nostalgia did make flag-waving nationalism more acceptable. London newspaper adds a few interesting thoughts, here's one: Britpop went from something arch and wry and awkward to beery singalongs with arms around shoulders.

Karen O has released a new collaborative single with Danger Mouse titled 'Lux Prima'. The track comes from the duo’s upcoming album together, which will be available on limited edition white vinyl at select independent record stores on December 14. Stream the single on Spin.

The Chris Cornell estate has released 'Chris Cornell: An Artist’s Legacy', a new career-spanning box set collecting the late songwriter’s work as well as a 17-track self-titled retrospective album. It includes music from Cornell’s bands Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave, his solo work, as well as the previously unreleased original song 'When Bad Does Good, Cornell’s cover of […]

Jill Scott was trending on Twitter after a video of one of her concerts surfaced online. The clip shows the neo soul songstress simulating oral sex on a microphone. Questlove responded to those who were shocked at the video, poking fun at "newbies" who don't know that many of her songs are sexually explicit: "Y’all thought she was incense […]

Asian rap collective 88rising has pushed Joji, Rich Brian and other Asian hip-hop artists to the top of U.S. music charts, and it’s just getting started. "There’s so much more room to do things. We’re a first-of-its-kind type of thing, and we’re here for the marathon”, 88rising's Sean Miyashiro told Rolling Stone.

As we live longer than ever and want to enjoy good health, rather than just avoiding ill-health, we desperately need a new model of healthcare. The focus of social prescribing on prevention, wellbeing and community has got to be worth a try, Guardian writes in a very interesting article. “We’ve got to stop over-medicalising people. Popping pills […]

Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell have joined Mike WiLL Made-It on the new song 'The Mantra' (listen to it on YouTube), slated to appear on the soundtrack for 'Creed II', the sequel to 2015’s 'Rocky' reboot 'Creed' starring Michael B. Jordan. The film’s soundtrack is produced by Mike WiLL Made-It and will include music from Bon Iver, Vince Staples, […]

Lil Jon partnered with the Pencils of Promise nonprofit organization to open a second school in Ghana. The Mafi Atitekpo DA Primary School, located in the village of Mafi Atitekpo, was officially inaugurated in July 2018 and currently serves 313 children. Last year he opened the first one. All Hip Hop...

Neil Young has criticised Donald Trump for his reluctance to act on climate change after California wildfires destroyed the songwriter’s home. In a post on his website, Young said: “California is vulnerable – not because of poor forest management as DT (our so-called president) would have us think. We are vulnerable because of climate change; the extreme weather events […]

A very nice interview with Florence Welch in the Rolling Stone: "The closest relationship I’ve had for my whole life is with my music. Also, I guess, I thought it was funny" (about her new tattoo 'Always Lonely') "I did sit down and talk it through with my mom. But it’s funny: With English people, […]

Ice Cube is calling for action with his 'Arrest The President' single. On the record, the emcee says Trump is "septic," "full of sh*t," and other unfavorable descriptions, All Hip Hop reports. Snoop Dogg went to Washington and set on a bend in front of the White House. "Let me get a picture. Snoop Dogg, […]

There have been only a few all-female supergroup - 60s R&B trio Honey Cone, country band Pistol Annies, folk band I'm With Her, indie-rock Boygenius, who released their debut EP this week. Groups of famous men joining forces often feels like fantasy football – all-star names with no cohesion – whereas for women it’s often […]

Anti-military rap song 'Prathet Ku Mee' ('What My Country’s Got') has become an unprecedented phenomenon in Thailand, racking up over 21 million views in just seven days and directly challenging the military government (YouTube video). The song, performed by a group called Rap Against Dictatorship, has emerged as an unlikely opponent to the military government’s […]

Hardy Fox, co-founder and chief composer of the influential art collective The Residents, has died. The Residents have operated under anonymity since their formation in 1969. Fox retired from the band in 2015 and subsequently revealed himself to be the band’s co-founder and chief composer. Under his leadership, The Residents released over 60 records, ranging from […]

Kanye West is "distancing" himself from politics saying on Twitter he's being "used to spread messages I don't believe in." He has been a vocal supporter of President Trump but this decision appears to centre around a campaign he was linked to known as Blexit, which encourages black Americans to quit the Democratic party. "I am... […]

Guardian has an interesting article about how artists are unable to stop politicians to stop playing their songs at political rallies. It just so happens that's it's mostly conservative politicians who played songs that they weren't allowed to: Donald Trump played Pharrell Williams' 'Happy', John McCain played Abba's 'Take a Chance on Me', and so […]

Consequence of Sound has a nice text about Pearl Jam's 'Vs', on album's 25th birthday. "A band that has seen the horror that is the rock and roll fantasy, how it just eats you up and spits you out with no regard for anything but the money... The visible damage that success, fame, and the […]

End of january 2019 Kiss will start their farewell tour End of the Road. “The tour may go three years, but once we play your city, it is done. That is our big thank you" - guitarist Paul Stanley tells Billboard.

After a long debate, Vermont Republican Zac Mayo and Democrat Lucy Rogers performed a duet of Eddie Vedder's 'Society', famous from the movie 'Into the Wild'. Rogers, a 23-year-old waitress, and Mayo, a 29-year-old construction worker, finished their two-hour debate by pushing away their tables and grabbing their respective instruments — a cello and acoustic guitar. “That […]

A young Twitter user caused consternation when she revealed she didn’t know how to burn songs on to a CD. It’s another moment where technology announces one’s mortality. Guardian points to new milestone in music consumption, sans nostalgia.

It’s its own coming-of-age album and the rare project from an über-hyped rap prospect that actually delivers on its promise... The toil produces a man and a man clears a path for the next. Pitchfork...