“I love talking about lyrics,” says Rapsody. “I don’t get to talk about it enough.” The North Carolina rapper is sitting in a spacious lounge at Roc Nation’s office, staring up at a giant screen projecting the lyrics to her latest album, Eve. The 16-track album is packed with historical …
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Neil Innes — the British comedy songwriter who worked with Monty Python and played in the Beatles parody group the Rutles — died Monday, the BBC reports. He was 75. Innes’ family confirmed his death in a statement, saying, “We have lost a beautiful, kind, gentle soul whose music and …
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By fusing a riot grrrl ethos with steely-eyed Chicana grit, the band Fea have become American punk trailblazers. Comprised of ex-Girl in a Coma members Phanie Diaz and Jenn Alva, and musicians Letty Martinez and Sofi Lopez, the San Antonio four-piece released its sophomore album No Novelties on November 15th …
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Ashley McBryde witnesses an instance of infidelity gone terribly wrong in the new video for her song “One Night Standards,” released on Thursday. The song is the Arkansas native’s first preview of her upcoming new album. While much of “One Night Standards” centers on an act of cheating between two …
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So, How Was Your Decadeis a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Pearl Jam may have only released one album this decade, 2013’s Lightning Bolt, but …
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The members of Slipknot have donned their masks once again for their newest music video, “Nero Forte.” Directed by the band’s own M. Shawn Crahan, the clip features a technicolor performance by Slipnot that gives a bright, lurid feel to the song’s already chaotic tone. “Nero Forte” comes off of …
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Selena Gomez has detailed her upcoming new album Rare, due out January 10th, 2020. The singer also shared an extended trailer for the album, Gomez’s first LP since 2015’s Revival. Rare features Gomez’s recent singles “Lose You to Love Me” and “Look at Her Now” as well as tracks featuring …
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Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why were preparing for their show at the Stone Pony on Friday when a husband and wife entered the Asbury Park establishment and began slow dancing to their music. Eventually, Quincy Mumford realized that the couple who had crashed his soundcheck were Bruce Springsteen and …
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Maggie Rose‘s album Change the Whole Thing was one of the best releases of 2018, placing the vocalist live in the room with her band to finally capture the soulful energy of her concerts. Rose continues the momentum of the LP with a new deluxe edition that includes five new …
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Music industry legend Joe Smith was, to say the least, a hands-on guy. He wrote the Grateful Dead a letter complaining about their work ethic. He sent the Eagles a rhyming dictionary so the extremely particular band could finally finish The Long Run. He also had to cope with Van …
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