Morgan Wallen‘s Dangerous: The Double Album spent its fifth consecutive week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. Wallen has prevailed the last two weeks even after a video of him using a racial slur emerged on TMZ, causing radio stations to pull his music out …
Read More »'Separate and Unequal': How 'Pop' Music Holds Black Artists Back
For almost two weeks now, a debate around the term “urban” has roiled the music industry. Some believe it’s a barely veiled synonym for black that actually ends up harming and limiting the black artists and executives it’s supposed to protect. Others argue the term is a part of an …
Read More »RS Charts: The Weeknd's 'After Hours' Spends Fourth Week at Number One
The Weeknd‘s After Hours held strong at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart for the fourth straight week, amassing nearly 20,000 more in sales and more than 63 million streams. Tory Lanez landed at Number Two with The New Toronto 3, which earned close to 62 …
Read More »Watch Christine and the Queens Cover the Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights'
Christine and the Queens has used her time in self-quarantine to record a passionate cover of the Weeknd‘s recent single “Blinding Lights.” The singer, real name Hélöise Letissier, posted a version of the song on Twitter, filmed in her home, noting, “Pushed all the furniture and covered the Weeknd.” The …
Read More »The Weeknd Loses His Head on the Dance Floor in 'In Your Eyes' Video
The Weeknd gets decapitated at the club in the wild new video for “In Your Eyes,” off the pop star’s new album, After Hours. The Anton Tammi-directed clip finds the Weeknd portraying the same skeezy and deranged lounge lizard that’s been at the center of the After Hours era, with …
Read More »The Weeknd Searches for Fixes in New Song 'Heartless'
The Weeknd returns with new song “Heartless.” It’s his first new solo music since he released his EP, My Dear Melancholy, in March 2018. On the new track, Abel Tesfaye, aka the Weeknd, sings about searching for deeper meaning and “trying to find the one that can fix me,” but …
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