Kentucky songwriter Kyle Daniel shines a sympathetic light on the cycle of addiction in his new song “Born to Lose,” a personal track inspired by people he knew in his Bowling Green hometown. “We live in a time in which addiction has somehow impacted all of our lives,” says Daniel …
Read More »Watch Eminem Talk Music, Hometown in New Virtual Reality Film 'Marshall From Detroit'
Eminem offers a tour of his hometown in the new virtual reality film, Marshall From Detroit. The project premiered at Sundance and is now available for free on Oculus Go, Oculus Rift and the Samsung Gear VR. Caleb Slain directed the 21-minute film, in which Eminem travels around Detroit and …
Read More »Tom Morello Details North American Headlining Tour
Tom Morello will embark on a headlining tour this May in support of his his latest solo album, The Atlas Underground. The 14-date trek opens May 3rd with a set at the Welcome to Rockville festival in Jacksonville, Florida and wraps May 24th in George, Washington with a performance at …
Read More »Hear T.I. Slam Floyd Mayweather in New Diss Track 'F-ck Ni-a'
T.I. has slammed Floyd Mayweather in a diss track for his support of Gucci following the clothing designer’s release of a controversial black balaclava-style knit top, which resembles blackface. While the song “Fuck Nigga” doesn’t call out the boxer by name, it doesn’t pull punches against someone who continues to …
Read More »Grammys 2019: Watch Alicia Keys Kicks Things Off With Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga
Alicia Keys joked about the power of music and showed the crowd “who runs the world” during opening monologue for the 2019 Grammy Awards at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Keys kicked things off by calling out her friends in the audience. “When you really want to say something, you say …
Read More »Ariana Grande Skipping Grammys Because Producer 'Stifled' Her Creativity
Whether or not Ariana Grande wins any Grammy Awards this weekend, she won’t be there to personally collect them. Grande said that she’s skipping the event because she felt “creatively stifled” by the award show’s producer, Ken Ehrlich. She names him directly in a thread of tweetsthat stem from an …
Read More »Experimental Duo Matmos Detail 'Plastic Anniversary' Deluxe Edition
Experimental electronic duo Matmos will release a deluxe edition of their upcoming album, Plastic Anniversary. Both the standard album and the deluxe box set are available to pre-order and will arrive March 15th via Thrill Jockey. Matmos first announced Plastic Anniversary last December, noting that the record had been made …
Read More »Michael Jackson's Family Calls 'Leaving Neverland' Doc a 'Public Lynching'
UPDATE 2/8/19:HBO announced director Dan Reed’s two-part Michael Jackson documentary, Leaving Neverland, will debut on March 3rd and 4th. ** Michael Jackson’s family released a statement Monday condemning the documentary Leaving Neverland that alleges the singer molested and raped underage boys. The two-part, HBO-bound film premiered Friday at the Sundance …
Read More »Boogie and J.I.D Cycle Through Faces in 'Soho'
Surreal, funny and eerie, Boogie and J.I.D’s “Soho” video unfolds like a horror movie. “I do not beef in the photos/I don’t be tweaking for promo,” Boogie raps between bites of spaghetti. As the Compton rapper sits in front of a backdrop, he cycles through photo shoots, each time his …
Read More »How J Balvin's Hit Album, 'Vibras,' Led to a New Partnership With Guess
J Balvin has made his mark on the mainstream music charts, and now the reggaeton star says he’s coming for the fashion throne too. Balvin has been announced as the face of the Guess Spring 2019 campaign, making him the first Latin man to front a campaign for the international …
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