Members of the music and entertainment industries have released an open letter to Congress calling for major police reforms and voicing support for the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 in the House of Representatives. The letter’s signees include more than 450 artists and actors — including high-profile names such …
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Tyla Yaweh recruits Post Malone and Tommy Lee for the rapper’s new song “Tommy Lee,” an ode to the Mötley Crüe drummer and his lavish lifestyle. On Friday, Yaweh and Malone released the video for “Tommy Lee,” featuring the duo driving in ATVs and limousines in what looks like Utah, …
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DaBaby’s latest single “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, reclaimed the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart for the week of May 29th through June 4th. The track was bumped off its perch last week by the arrival of Lady Gaga’s duet with Ariana Grande, “Rain on …
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Lady Gaga released her highly-anticipated albumChromatica on Friday. The LP is the artist’s first studio album since 2016’sJoanne, and her first new-music release since the soundtrack to 2018’s A Star Is Born. Intended as a celebration of house, techno, and other genres of electronic dance music, Chromatica saw Gaga collaborating …
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Oprah, Brad Pitt, John Fogerty, Jamie Foxx, and Cyndi Lauper will appear on a Grammys tribute to essential workers, United We Sing. Harry Connick Jr. will host the show, which airs June 21st at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Per a press release, the show will feature Connick and his …
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Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande lead a futuristic dance party in the video for their new single “Rain On Me,” to be featured on Gaga’s upcoming albumChromatica. The visual, directed by Spy Kids auteur Robert Rodriguez, follows the same cyberpunk-anime aesthetic that Gaga has presented for the Chromatica album cycle. …
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Seven years after the death of Magnolia Electric Co. mastermind Jason Molina, a collection of music the singer recorded while living in London will be released for the first time. Eight Gates, due out August 7th via Molina’s longtime label Secretly Canadian, features the last solo studio recordings Molina made …
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Texas trio Khruangbin have shared a bright, soothing new song called “So We Won’t Forget,” from their upcoming album Mordechai, out June 26th on Dead Oceans. The warm guitar track was released with a music video directed by Scott Dungate and produced by Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo x Nakama. In the heartwarming …
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Avant-garde collective the Residents recently teamed up with the Pixies‘ Black Francis to craft a searing indictment of U.S. President Donald Trump: the fiery cut, “Die! Die! Die!” The video for that song drops Friday, replete with imagery of the coronavirus, the president and “666,” otherwise known as the number …
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British-Jamaican label Island Records has announced the One Love COVID-19 Relief Auction to provide aid during the coronavirus pandemic. The event, hosted byPoseactor and writer Billy Porter, will be broadcast live on May 21st at 1:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. BST). Items for auction include a pair of Amy Winehouse’s …
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