With Brockhampton done, Kevin Abstract is ready for a new era. On Wednesday, the musician released the single “Blanket,” a rocky, ominous track that features just a few lyrics with repeating yelps backed by a rocky guitar and drums. Clocking in at less than 2 minutes long, “Blanket” seems to …
Read More »What Killed the Memphis Country Blues Festival? New Doc Exhumes a Forgotten Fest
Nearly everyone has heard about Woodstock and the US Festival, but the same can’t be said for the Memphis Country Blues Festival. Depending on the year, the annual gathering held in Memphis between 1966 and 1970, was the place to see and hear genre icons. Country-blues guitarists Furry Lewis and …
Read More »Beyoncé Delivers 'Dangerously in Love' and Those Long-Awaited Visuals at 'Renaissance' Tour Opener
The Renaissance world tour kicked off today in Stockholm, Sweden, with Beyoncé billed as the opening act, main act, and encore act. To be fair, she has two decades’ worth of ground to cover, which she fittingly acknowledged by opening the show with “Dangerously in Love,” the title track from …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Delivers Dazzling Choir-Backed Performance of New Single 'Mine'
Kelly Clarkson‘s latest Kellyoke segment on The Kelly Clarkson Show was a bit different from her usual approach. Instead of running through someone else’s hit song and making it her own in the process, the singer delivered a stunning debut live performance of her latest single, “Mine,” from the forthcoming …
Read More »Ice Spice Keeps Her Winning Streak Going With 'Like..?'
It’s been a mere five months since Ice Spice went viral with “Munch (Feeling U),” a coldly efficient putdown of the opposite sex that earned her a million-dollar deal with the label 10K Projects. The Bronx rapper has generated headlines from gossip folks ever since. She was feted by Drake…or …
Read More »Beyoncé Hints at More Music While Revealing 'Renaissance' Is First Act of Three-Part Project
Beyoncé is keeping her fans well-fed with new music. On Thursday, hours before she’s set to release her album Renaissance, the singer shared a note to fans on her website, revealing that her new LP is merely the first act of a “three-act project.” She also re-shared a message to …
Read More »Doja Cat Becomes Post Malone's Muse in Artsy 'I Like You (A Happier Song)' Video
Post Malone is in his Vincent Van Gogh era – and what’s an artist without his muse? In the music video for his latest single, “I Like You (A Happier Song),” the track’s collaborator Doja Cat fills the role, sparking inspiration in an endless field while strategically placed clusters of …
Read More »Watch ABBA's Benny Andersson Cover Foo Fighters' 'Learn to Fly'
Benny Andersson has shared a piano cover ofFoo Fighters’ ‘Learn to Fly’, days afterDave Grohlwore an ABBA sweatshirt at Glastonbury. The Foos frontman joinedPaul McCartney on stage on Saturday, during theBeatleslegend’s massive Pyramid headline set, to playWings’ ‘Band on the Run’ and The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, before …
Read More »Taylor Swift Is Haunted by Loneliness in Ethereal New Song 'Carolina'
As Swifties patiently wait for Taylor Swift to release the next installment of her Taylor’s Version album re-records, the singer-songwriter is keeping fans satiated with the release of “Carolina,” a new song written for forthcoming movie, Where the Crawdads Sing. The film, out July 15, is an adaption of American …
Read More »Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Talks Upcoming Album, 'The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead!'
In the six years since Megadeth released their last album, Dystopia, Dave Mustaine has survived a cancer scare, a global pandemic, and his 60th birthday. This summer, the steadfast speed-metal pioneers will put out its 16th album, The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead!, a typically breakneck thrashathon that …
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