Lizzo is nominated in all of the big four categories -- record of the year ('Truth Hurts'), album of the year ('Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)'), song of the year ('Truth Hurts') and best new artist. Following closely behind are both Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X, who each have six nominations, with Eilish also […]
"It’s the sound of the good times melting away and the twisted corners of the club coming alive and pulling you into their grasp. Depending on your stance, that’s either a complete nightmare, or some chaos you should embrace – this new song straddles the line carefully between the two" - NME writes about Tame […]
British arena rockers the Foals have reached the U.K. album chart for the first time with 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2', their sixth album, Billboard reports. The critics like it too: "Testament to all that Foals are capable of – in sound, in scope and in greatness" - NME; "A satisfying […]
"Berman altered my perception, permanently. Because I’ve listened to and read him, I see city skylines as jagged rows of car keys, the ground sometimes seems to wobble in the moonlight, and I know that they build corduroy suits from gutters. When I drive by a yard filled with broken stuff I imagine the crumbled […]
"Burna’s compositions are all based in something he’s dubbed Afro-fusion—blending pop, American hip-hop and R&B, Jamaican dancehall, and hard UK rap with Nigerian music—and he puts Africa at the root of that expanding lineage while also pushing the more traditional sounds forward. The album is a splendid hour of jams, both personal and political, that […]
'Vain coeur' combines soft, euphoric synths with metallic percussion and searing noise, and it is Parisian producer's Chams debut on Shanghai-based label Genome 6.66Mbp, Fact Magazine reports. It comes with a new four-track EP, out July 14. Listen to the EP at SoundCloud.
Tom Morello threw a fan’s phone into the crowd at his Saturday (6/15) show at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Tinley Park, IL. He said about the incident - “Put a phone in my face onstage and I’ll throw it. #LiveInTheMoment”, and shared a video of it on Twitter. He also told the audience at the […]
Chicago journalist Jim DeRogatis published a new book 'Soulless' about R. Kelly and his, to put it mildly, problematic relationship with girls. He details not just the accusations of sexual abuse, but Kelly's complex history of out-of-court settlements, the music industry's complicity in his actions, and law enforcement's failure to bring him to justice, BBC […]
"'Black Friday' accepts happiness as something that we’re entitled to, that everyone should feel regardless of their situation" - Stereogum says of their latest choice for Album of the Week, third album by American indie-rockers Palehound. Sonically, 'Black Friday' features "pillowy arrangements that sound like something you could fall back on to keep warm".
Jarvis Cocker has released a first official studio recording with his new project JARV IS..., a seven minutes hypnotic rock song 'Must I Evolve?' (yes, he must, back-up singers answer), Brooklyn Vegan reports. Former Pulp frontman plays now with Serafina Steer, Emma Smith, Andrew McKinney, Jason Buckle and Adam Betts, and this single will only be available […]
Florida’s Ultra Music Festival is leaving Miami after 21 years, in search of a new permanent home in South Florida. Ultra had been primarily held at Bayfront Park, but ih 2018 the city of Miami ousted the festival from its then-home citing noise complaints among the reasons. The event relocated to Miami’s Virginia Key island […]
It’s a sound somewhere between Haim and Belle And Sebastian - Sterogum says about new song by Barrie, a new band from New York, with their debut album 'Happy To Be Here' coming out on May. Listen to that one, and a couple of other songs by Barrie Lindsay and her band at Bandcamp.
PopMatters has chosen five songs from five of the best new British artists. In the newest edition of their segment Brits in Hot Weather it's Ted Jasper, Flamingods, Liv East & CD Spinz, Spiritcake, and Ice Baths. Listen to the five songs here.
Greenhouse gas emissions caused by music consumption have reached an unprecedented high, a new study from the University of Glasgow shows. Storing and processing music online uses a tremendous amount of resources and energy—which has a high impact on the environment. While 140 million kilograms of GHGs were generated in 1977, 136 million kilograms in […]
'Light Years' is a closing track from their forthcoming album 'I Am Easy To Find', and the piano heavy song comes with with a video by '20th Century Women' director Mike Mills, Stereogum reports. A lovely video as well.
The EU is on the verge of adopting a law that will significantly improve the ability of the creative community to secure fair deals for the use of their work by user-uploaded content services such as YouTube. This legislation, namely article 13 of the proposed copyright directive, would fix a fundamental flaw in the music […]
R Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, at least nine of which involve minors. He has never been convicted and has previously denied other allegations. An arrest warrant was issued, and the 52-year-old turned himself in to police in Chicago later on Friday. His lawyer says he is "shell-shocked". […]
One of the greatest art rock pranks of all time – or a hugely expensive exercise in vanity? That's Guardian's question after a US-based ‘band’ Threatin embarked on a tour of empty venues in the UK – having been booked on the basis of a fake online fanbase. With all the attention since the story broke, […]
A wheelchair bound Slayer entered a mosh pit on a Slayer show for the first time and had "the best time of her life.” In the clip, the elderly woman is pushed into the mosh pit at a recent Slayer show in Nampa, Idaho. She’s immediately followed by a huge throng of fans who proceed to […]
Snoop Dogg made history on the BottleRock Napa Valley festival in Northern California, - he made world’s largest paradise cocktail… The drink was aptly titled 'Gin & Juice', the standout single from his debut album 'Doggystyle'. On stage with Uncle Snoop was fellow rapper Warren G and Top Chef winner Michael Voltaggio, who graced the Williams […]
