Grime great Skepta has announced a new EP, All In, set to arrive this Friday, July 30th. The five-track project will feature collaborations with J Balvin, Teezee, and Kid Cudi. All In marks Skepta’s first solo release since his 2019 album, Ignorance Is Bliss, while it will also follow his …
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Imagine” was once again featured at an Olympic ceremony, with John Legend, Keith Urban, Angélique Kidjo and more collaborating on a version to kick off the Tokyo games. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-pictures/tokyo-2021-olympics-opening-ceremony-photos-1201365/ This version of “Imagine” was arranged by composer Hans Zimmer, and along with the aforementioned artists, …
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The Sims 4 has released a newCottage Living expansion pack, and to accompany the cottagecore-inspired game, Japanese Breakfast has released a music video for her song “Be Sweet” sung entirely in Simlish, the in-universe language of The Sims. The clip keeps with the atmosphere ofCottage Living featuring Michelle Zauner, dressed …
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Melvins will reinterpret their own catalog and showcase some new covers on the grunge giant’s massive new Five Legged Dog, a 36-track LP that doubles as the group’s first-ever acoustic album. “I knew I wanted to do something ridiculously big. Thirty-six songs reimagined by us acoustically is certainly ridiculous but …
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Surviving Faces members Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, and Kenney Jones have reformed to record new songs, according to a new interview with Wood in The Times. The trio has reunited for a handful of brief live appearances in recent years, but there hasn’t been a new Faces album since 1973’s …
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Biz Markie, the pioneering rapper, producer, and beatboxer whose jovial goofiness, boundless, off-kilter creativity and innovative music made him a singular presence in both hip-hop and pop culture at large, died Friday at the age of 57. “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife …
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Jennifer Hudson has dropped her version of “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman” for the soundtrack for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. “Natural Woman” was penned by Carole King and Gerry Goffin (with some help from Atlantic Records’ Jerry Wexler), and featured on Franklin’s 1968 album, Lady …
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Foo Fighters have released a short documentary detailing the band’s June 20th show at Madison Square Garden. Titled The Day the Music Came Back, the 10-minute clip was created with Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp., and includes performances “Best of You” and “Everlong.” The documentary also features behind-the-scenes conversations with …
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Outkast will mark the 25th anniversary of their second album ATLiens with expanded digital and vinyl reissues of the 1996 album. ATLiens (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), out August 27th, features the original LP — complete with the singles “Elevators (Me & You),” “ATLiens,” and “Jazzy Belle” — all newly mixed …
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A historic heatwave is pulverizing much of America right now, making it the perfect time for the previously unreleased Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s song “105 Degrees” to be shared with the public. The song appears on Angel Dream, a reimagined version of the 1996 She’s the One soundtrack that …
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