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Since Mac Miller's death in September, Anderson .Paak has been one of the more vocal supporters of the late rapper, paying tribute to him onstage on more than one occasion. Right now, .Paak has put his feelings about Mac's death on wax, mentioning his former collaborator in a song from his newly released third album, Oxnard. The track in question, "Cheers," is a buoyant nevertheless ..
Read MoreMike WiLL Made-It wasn't playing around any time while he mentioned "the soundtrack album game would never be the same" right after his Creed II compilation. The star-studded soundtrack doesn't arrive up until next week, however Mike previewed one of its buzziest contributions Tuesday night (November 13) by releasing "The Mantra," which reunites Pharrell and Kendrick Lamar. Pharrell ..
Read MoreWe all knew this day would come. Deep down, in the dark recesses of our minds, maybe as we were just about to fall asleep, we pictured James Corden inviting Migos — by all accounts, one of the largest pop acts on the planet — into his SUV for "Carpool Karaoke" and singing along to every word. Right now that day here. There is lots of dabbing. In the segment that aired Tuesday nig..
Read MoreLorde's been dead silent on social media for the past a number of months, although on Monday (November 12), she returned to Instagram to call out Kanye West and Kid Cudi for allegedly ripping her off. Under their collaborative name Kids Visualize Ghost, 'Ye and Cudi closed out Camp Flog Gnaw in L.A. On Sunday night by performing indoor a giant transparent box hanging above the stage...
Read MoreSoon after kicking off his Astroworld Tour last week, Travis Scott made a pit stop in L.A. To perform "Sicko Mode" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, of all places. He didn't bring his onstage ferris wheel for the visit, yet what the efficiency lacked in props, pyrotechnics, and Drake, Trav made up for with a flashing blue light display and plenty of infectious energy. Travis was introduce..
Read MoreSince the summer, any time Travis Scott installed massive golden idols of his own head around the country as segment of a dynamic promo campaign for his new album, ASTROWORLD, the album's pure spectacle has been clear. By his mid-August performance at the 2018 VMAs, Scott had begun to reveal his grand plans for bringing his newest songs, and the Houston-centric concept in back of them..
Read MoreA music video film set with controversial young rapper 6ix9ine and Kanye West was interrupted by gunfire on Thursday night (November 8), TMZ reports. No one was harmed, though reportedly eight shots were fired at the rented $80 million Beverly Hills estate while the pair were inside. Nicki Minaj was due to arrive on set to be in the video as well — for a song featuring the three of..
Read MoreIt's been per year and also 1/2 since we first saw Kyle's zany sense of humor come to life in the video for his breakout smash, "iSpy." Since then, we've seen him navigate equally hyper-colorful worlds in the videos for "Nothing 2 Lose" and "Playinwitme," and right now, he's added to his eye catching video library with "Babies." The Alessia Cara-featuring track appeared on Kyle's deb..
Read MoreNot quite a week ago, Earl Sweatshirt returned, categorize kind of, on an interlude track on Vince Staples' excellent new FM! album. It's funny though: The song, "New EarlSweatshirt," isn't set up like an interlude although like a radio premiere, getting about 20 seconds deep before being unceremoniously cut off, as if someone switched the radio dial. It might've felt like a fake-out..
Read MoreThe Songwriters Hall of Fame might not directly have a gigantic glass pyramid designed by I.M. Pei on the water downtown Cleveland. Case in point, its only real "homes" are a gallery indoors within the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles and potentially a future basement installation at the Brill Building in New York — where scores of good songs were written. The awards aren't televised ei..
Read MoreThere's long been talk in hip-hop of, mention, Drake's Take Care being, actually, an emo album. Plus it is, sort of. However it's emo in a more conceptual way — not in quite the same way that newer hip-hop artists like Lil Uzi Vert, the late Lil Peep, and Juice WRLD make actual emo-descended music. Uzi's "XO Tour Llif3" conveys the same sad mania that defined every wave of emo, espe..
Read MoreIn this corner: Bodied. The flashy, frenetic movie about a freckly ginger who becomes a battle-rap star. The scorching satire that pummels crowds with questions and provides little in the way of answers. The two-hour cringe-fest that makes you laugh hysterically and then immediately makes you feel bad about it. And in this corner: all of us. The mainstream public. The police of politi..
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