There it was. After two years, the voice we loved — that garbled, processed, quivering, mush-mouthed voice singing nigh-unintelligible nonsense — was back. Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, better known as PartyNextDoor, had unfortunately been in the wilderness for a while. Sincebecoming a micro-icon to a generation of bloggers and Drake stans …
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When it comes to hip-hop, the Recording Academy misses the mark so frequently that it’s become something of an annual tradition to be baffled by its choices. While there are perennial complaints about the Grammy nomination process, it’s in the rap categories that the Grammys truly shine. At this point, …
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UPDATE:Kanye West offered a few more details about his upcoming opera,Nebuchadnezzar, which will be based on the biblical story of the Babylonian king. Per a statement, “Set in the 6th Century BC, the Book of Daniel recounts Nebuchadnezzar’s transition from wicked, imperious, self-declared ruler to a true believer who finds …
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Taylor Swift‘s “Lover” has gotten a sweet remix thanks to Shawn Mendes, who helped turn the ballad into a duet. Swift released her seventh album, also titled Lover, in August. Mendes adds some verses to the romantic tune, crooning, “We can light a bunch of candles and dance around the …
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Last month, Joe Walsh wrapped up the Eagles‘ sold-out residency in Las Vegas, where the band performed Hotel California in its entirety — followed by a 23-song bonus set of greatest hits — with help from a 46-piece orchestra and 22-member chorus. Preparing for those shows was a mammoth undertaking, …
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Selena Gomez‘s “Lose You to Love Me” outpaced several heavily-streamed Kanye West tracks and took the Number One spot on the latest RS 100. “Lose You to Love Me” is a somber, unhurried ballad co-written with Top 40 heavy-hitters — a group that includes Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter — …
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Kanye West‘s new IMAX film, Jesus is King, is set in a massive art installation in Arizona’s Painted Desert — a defunct volcano that’s been artist James Turrell’s white whale for the last 40 years. Turrell has spent decades transforming Roden Crater— 21 viewing spaces connected by six tunnels — …
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Roddy Ricch is a simple man with simple pleasures. He loves: Forgiatos, Pateks, feeding the streets, bloody bottoms, ballin’ (preferably every season), and racks (preferably in the middle). In short, he’s a titan of industry — if said industry is rising post-regional West Coast rappers who spend the bulk of …
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A lost batch of unreleased recordings that Lou Reed made in 1975 — a dozen tracks that were inspired by a book written by one-time Velvet Underground manager Andy Warhol — have been discovered in the pop artist’s personal archives. The New York Times reports that Cornell University music professor …
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Freshly independent Tinashe is back with the party-ready new song, “Die A Little Bit,” featuring South London rapper Ms Banks. The singer/dancer parted ways with RCA earlier this year. Over a throwback Nineties house beat, Tinashe uses her breathiest vocals to sing about partying as a form of release; she …
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