Alessia Cara covered Nelly Furtado‘s breakthrough hit “I’m Like a Bird” for the Spotify Singles series. Cara also recorded a stripped-down, poignant take on herThe Pains of Growing track “Out of Love” for the streaming service. Cara’s take on Furtado’s debut single remains faithful to the bright, liberating tone of …
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Flying Lotus unveiled a cosmic mini-suite of two new songs, “Spontaneous” and “Takashi,” from his upcoming album, Flamagra, out May 24th via Warp. “Spontaneous” features Little Dragon vocalist Yukimi Nagano singing over a roiling low-end groove shot through with dusty drums and and a galaxy of various synth sounds. After …
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The Beautiful Ones, an unfinished Prince memoir, will come out on October 29th, the Associated Press reported. “The Beautiful Ones is the deeply personal account of how Prince Rogers Nelson became the Prince we know: the real-time story of a kid absorbing the world around him and creating a persona, …
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In anticipation of her new album Cuz I Love You, which drops today, Lizzo performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night, bringing the party of her single “Juice” to the El Capitan Theatre stage. Wearing a Crenshaw jersey with a red solo cup in hand, Lizzo began the performance getting her …
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In a new video, Julia Jacklin performs a stunning, stripped-down version of “Comfort” alone in her dressing room. The tenth and final track from her new album Crushing, the clip was captured last fall while Jacklin was on tour with First Aid Kit. Directed by Jacklin’s longtime collaborator Nick Mckk, …
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Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello recruited another guitar hero, Gary Clark Jr., for his new song, “Can’t Stop the Bleeding,” which he’s releasing ahead of his upcoming tour. The track, which also features electronic music producer Gramatik, starts off like a fairly straightforward blues rocker. Clark sings …
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Juice WRLD brought his smooth-talking rhythms to the stage of The Tonight Show with a performance of “Hear Me Calling,” a track off his recent album Death Race for Love. The relatively low-key live rendition of the song follows its video game-inspired music video, which dropped last month. In the …
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Faye Webster released a new song “Flowers,” which features Atlanta rapper Father. Webster also released a video of the single, accompanied by new tour dates. “What do you prefer?/I don’t have that much to offer,” Webster sings in the clip, laying in a bed of vibrant flowers. The floral theme …
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Beyoncé released the first trailer for Homecoming, a documentary film about her legendary headlining performance at Coachella in 2018. The trailer features the voice of Maya Angelou, overlaying previously unseen footage from rehearsals leading up to the Coachella performance. The film will premiere on Netflix on April 17th – between …
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Lil Uzi Vert is back. On Thursday, the rapper released his first solo song since 2018’s “New Patek.” It also ends his early retirement from music, which he announced via Instagram in January. The new song — “Free Uzi” — arrives under strained circumstances. Since his announced “retirement,” Uzi has …
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