Since forming in 2011, the Scottish trio Chvrches have refined synth-pop for the festival age, taking the chilly atmospherics of early electro and piling on flourishes designed to divert distracted attendees’ attentions away from art installations and friends’ conversations, with vocalist Lauren Mayberry’s airy soprano contorting into stretched-out pleas and percussive stuttering. It’s partly This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Chvrches Super-Size Their Epic Synth-Pop on Third LP...
At root, American pop is Latin music as much as anything else, from country’s Mexican DNA to the Cuban syncopations that seeded jazz, rock & roll, disco, salsa and hip-hop. So an apparent trifle like Cardi’s B’s “I Like It” is, in fact, a pan-Latin masterstroke packed with history, a hit based on “I Like It Like That” – the genre-defining 1967 single by Latin boogaloo king Pete This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: J Balvin’s ‘Vibras’ Is a...
There are many ways to grow up in pop music: You can test out a new genre, change up your look or start singing about smoking weed. Transitioning your career from teen to adult is the true test of sustainability, and while Shawn Mendes is only 19 years old, his self-titled third LP has passed the test with flying colors. Over his past two albums, the Toronto native proved himself an This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Shawn Mendes’...
Adam Levine jumped in James Corden’s car for The Late Late Show host’s Carpool Karaoke segment. The pair sang a career-spanning collection of Levine’s hits with his band Maroon 5, commiserated about being dads and got This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Adam Levine, James Corden Get Pulled Over By Police in Carpool...
“Just to be all the way clear with you. There’s no artwork, there is absolutely no single, I have not shot one video. Def Jam will be so angry with me” says Pusha-T, just two days before the Friday streaming release of his third solo album. Produced entirely by Kanye West, Daytona is This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Pusha-T Talks Making ‘Daytona’ in Kanye West’s Secluded Wyoming...
Good Charlotte go back to their emo roots with the dark, heavy “Actual Pain.” The song will appear on Generation Rx, their upcoming LP set for release on September 14th. The song takes an inward look at the “darkness” within. “Tell me why I hurt this way/Should I even love you anymore?” singer Joel Madden says at the beginning of the song. “All this pain I feel is tearing me This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Good Charlotte Preview...
Kanye West has responded to recent criticism over his provocative Twitter opinions with a new verse on “What Would Meek Do,” the sixth track from Pusha T’s just-released album Daytona. On the closing verse, West begins with a “whoop! Scoop!” continuing a penchant for nonsense words that began with This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Kanye West Addresses Recent Controversies on New Pusha-T Song ‘What Would Meek...
A$AP Rocky has unveiled the track list and production credits for his upcoming third album, Testing. The rapper has been teasing his follow-up to 2015’s At.Long.Last.A$AP over This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: A$AP Rocky Taps Frank Ocean, Ms. Lauryn Hill for New ‘Testing’...
For his 29th birthday, G-Eazy surprised fans with a new EP titled The Vault. The project contains new songs as well as older cuts that didn’t make it on previous studio albums. Each of the songs feature G-Eazy’s bravado on full display. “Over Me,” featuring RJ and Jay Ant, has a chorus that suggests “I This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear G-Eazy’s Surprise, Three-Track Birthday EP ‘The...
Competing with YouTube was always a tall order. Vevo, the video-hosting service founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the big three record companies to do just that, is admitting defeat. The company announced in a blog post Thursday that it is shuttering its mobile apps and This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Vevo to Shut Down Site, Giving in to YouTube...
The original demo for Julee Cruise’s song “Floating” sounds radically different from the version that would appear on her 1989 debut, Floating Into the Night. The track, which will appear on the upcoming Julee Cruise release Three Demos, features the vocalist crooning over beds of fuzzy synth without any of the surf guitar or jazzy flourishes that became the LP’s lead track. This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear ‘Twin Peaks’ Singer Julee Cruise’s Early Demo...
Chuck Auerbach, father of the Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach, will release his debut LP, Remember Me, on June 15th via Dan’s record label, Easy Eye Sound. The younger Auerbach contributed guitars and production to This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach Preps His Father’s Debut...
Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda grapples dark memories in his gritty new song, “Running From My Shadow,” featuring Grandson. The track will appear on Shinoda’s upcoming solo debut, Post Traumatic, out June 15th. This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Mike Shinoda Faces Past on Gritty New Song ‘Running From My...
Run the Jewels‘ El-P railed against the National Football League via Twitter, saying they rejected the “trash” organization’s offer to play their song “Legend Has It” This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Run the Jewels’ El-P Calls NFL ‘Racist’ Organization After New Anthem...
John Mayer embraces the magic of the green screen in the goofy new video for his latest single, “New Light.” The Fatal Farm-directed clip finds Mayer, looking like he just This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch John Mayer Embrace Corny Green-Screen Magic in ‘New Light’...
Train recruited country artist Cam and Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy for their summer-ready new single “Call Me Sir.” The song follows Train’s 10th studio album, 2017’s A Girl, a Bottle, a This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Train’s Breezy New Song ‘Call Me Sir’ With Cam, Travie...
Blink-182 played one recent track, “Kings of the Weekend,” and one classic, “I Miss You,” during their Wednesday spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Bassist Mark Hoppus and guitarist Matt Skiba alternated lead vocals on the This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Blink-182 Play ‘Kings of the Weekend,’ ‘I Miss You’ on...
Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B and DJ Khaled take luxury to new extremes in the new video for This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, DJ Khaled Upend the High Life in ‘Dinero’...
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Bazzi, ‘Mine’ Hitmaker, Wants to ‘Revitalize and Revolutionize’...
Recording Academy chairman and president Neil Portnow is being accused of directing funds away from its MusiCares charity – which provides artists and individuals in the music industry in need with emergency medical, financial and personal assistance – to cover a deficit from the 2018 Grammy telecast. As This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Grammy CEO Accused of Covering Telecast Shortfall With Bad MusiCares...