The Drake vs. Everybody beef has pretty much been dominating Pop culture conversations for a long while now. Rick Ross properly added his name into the mix when he responded to Drake’s ‘Push Ups‘ with ‘Champagne Moments‘ in a matter of hours and tonight, he drops a video to go along with it. There’s not […]
Zero Point Energy – “All That You Want”
Zero Point Energy is the team of Genesis Edenfield and Ben Jackson, two former members of the Atlanta band Warehouse who are now both based in New York. They’ll release their debut album Tilted Planet next month, and we’ve already posted the early singles “Over My Head” and “Closer To You.” Today, they’ve also shared […]
DIIV – “Frog In Boiling Water”
Last fall, long before announcing new album Frog In Boiling Water, DIIV shared new song “Soul-Net” through a mysterious website. They’ve since released “Brown Paper Bag” and “Everyone Out” via conventional channels, but today the title track arrives through another bespoke outpost on the internet. “Frog In Boiling Water” moves at sort of a relentless […]
Patti Smith, The Starting Line, & American Pie’s Alyson Hannigan React To Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Namechecks
Taylor Swift’s new double-album The Tortured Poets Department came out on Friday, and it’s full of namechecks. On the title track, the pop star mentions rock legend Patti Smith; on “The Black Dog,” she summons pop-punk band the Starting Line. Both acts have shared their reactions. On Instagram, Smith posted a photo of herself reading […]
Watch Lil Nas X Join Kevin Abstract To Debut Collab “Tennessee” At Coachella
Last weekend at Coachella, Kevin Abstract invited Sky Ferreira on stage for a cover of Lady A’s “Need You Now.” Last night, Lil Nas X joined Abstract during his set at the festival to debut a new song called “Tennessee.” “This is the first time I’ve ever publicly put out a song with the person […]
Lana Del Rey Brings Out Camila Cabello For “I LUV IT” Live Debut At Coachella
Last weekend, Lana Del Rey gave a well-received headlining Coachella performance with appearances from Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste, and Jack Antonoff. (No thanks to Pete.) Last night, Batiste and Antonoff returned for LDR’s second Coachella set, and alternative pop star also brought out Camila Cabello for the live debut of “I LUV IT.” “I LUV […]
Drake Praises Taylor Swift On New Kendrick Lamar Diss Track Featuring AI Tupac And Snoop Dogg Vocals
Yesterday, Drake officially released “Push Ups,” his response to Kendrick Lamar’s diss on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That” (America’s current #1 song). It was leaked days before and initially speculated to be AI. “Push Ups” also dissed Future, Metro Boomin, the Weeknd, Rick Ross, and Ja Morant. Later on Friday Drake posted a new […]
Into It. Over It. – “Bandelier”
Evan Weiss’ emo project Into. It Over It. has been running for nearly two decades now. The band makes a lot of music, and not all of that music ends up on proper albums. Today, Into It. Over It. announced plans to release the new collection Interesting Decisions: Into It. Over It. Songs (2020-2023) next […]
David Byrne – “Hard Times” (Paramore Cover)
The snake is eating its tail. On “Hard Times,” the opening track and lead single from their 2017 album After Laughter, Paramore adopted a plastic neon Afropop/new wave vibe seemingly influenced by Talking Heads. Recently, Hayley Williams and friends covered “Burning Down The House” for the forthcoming compilation Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking […]
Illmatic Is 30 Today: Nas Announces Anniversary Tour, DJ Premier Collaborative Album
The 20-year-old rookie Nasir Jones released his debut album Illmatic on April 19, 1994. We can argue all day about the greatest rap album of all time, but Illmatic is usually the first name that will come up in that conversation. Today is the 30th anniversary of Illmatic, and Nas has used that moment to […]