We’re just living it. Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice are truly living in a modern day “Barbie World” on their first collaboration. The song, which is premiered with its music video, appears on the Barbie motion picture soundtrack, Barbie The Album. Over a flip of Europop band Aqua’s 1997 hit “Barbie Girl”, the Hanna Lux […]
Anita Baker Asks Babyface To Tell His Fans To Stop Harassing Her, Babyface Removed From Her Tour
Quiet storm legend Anita Baker has been touring with her fellow R&B icon Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, and now they’re feuding — or rather, Babyface’s fans are feuding with Baker. As TMZ explains, last month Babyface’s opening set at the pair’s show in Newark was cut short after starting nearly two hours late, and now she […]
The Number Ones: The Black Eyed Peas’ “Imma Be”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. Fergie wakes up on a desert […]
Flavor Flav Is The Latest Musician To Show Up On The Writers Strike Picket Line
Over the past few weeks, striking writers have been visited by many celebrities in solidarity and they’ve gotten performances from Weezer and Imagine Dragons. And on Thursday outside the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, Flavor Flav showed his support for the Writers Guild Of America by bringing some pizzas and launching into an impromptu playback […]
Jesus Piece Rise Again
It’s two hours before doors and the parking lot of San Diego’s preeminent metal club has turned into a makeshift gym. This is hardly a surprise on a night where Brick By Brick is hosting the World War Tour; all five bands on the bill, from SoundCloud rap opener Trippp Jones to headliner Show Me […]
Video: Conway The Machine “Quarters” + “Brucifix” Ft. Westside Gunn
Griselda in Paris. Just hours after premiering his new single, “Quarters“, Conway The Machine drops the B-Side, “Brucifix” featuring Westside Gunn. In the accompanying music videos, the Griselda MCs take Paris, France and enjoy everything the City Of Light has to offer including its iconic landmarks, Fashion Week, live shows, press runs, and more. “The […]
The Story Behind Every Song On U.S. Girls’ New Album Bless This Mess
Ever since U.S. Girls dropped the single “So Typically Now” way back in July of last year, it was clear Meg Remy’s next outing would continue the wild ride kicked off when the project signed to 4AD in the middle of the ’10s. All the pop influences Remy toyed with were in full bloom here. […]
SZA Says She Wanted To Sign With Odd Future Instead Of TDE
At the end of last year, SZA released her long-awaited album SOS. The LP proved to be an absolute blockbuster; it only just fell out of the #1 spot two days ago. In a couple of weeks, SZA will embark on her first arena tour. SZA is a genuine pop star now, but she doesn’t […]
From The Dancehall To The Battlefield And Beyond With Jason Moran
Pianist Jason Moran does things on his own terms. Since leaving Blue Note Records almost a decade ago (his final album for them was 2014’s All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller), he’s become the Artistic Director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and started Yes Records, releasing his own music […]
Video: Lil Baby Ft. Future “From Now On”
Put that shit on everyday. Lil Baby and Future are serving looks in their new video, “From Now On”. Directed by Denity, the two rap superstars seen rocking various fashion while turning up in the streets of New York from boutiques the studio with Lil Uzi Vert. Lil Baby bigs up his co-star, rapping, “Me […]