Last week, South Korean superstars BTS declared their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, releasing a statement specifying that they "stand against racial discrimination" and "condemn violence." Right now, the seven Bangtan men — Jin, Jimin, RM, Jungkook, J-Hope, Suga, and V — are putting their cash where their tweets are. Last week, BTS and their label, Big Hit E..

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Before Pride Month became comfortably situated in the month of June each year,  before rainbow-colored floats sponsored by Mastercard breezed down Fifth Avenue, there were police raids on gay bars, and bricks hurled through windows. Contrary to what some brands would have you believe, the opening Pride was not a parade; the initial Pride was a riot. The Stonewall uprising of 196..

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A grand, orchestral composition welcomes you on "Chromatica I," the opener to Lady Gaga's sixth studio album, Chromatica. The song starts with a low rumbling that speedily gives way to a flurry of crying strings, scrambling to a crescendo before leveling out in a soaring, trumpeted melody. Like the theme to a sci-fi flick, it evokes the feeling of flying, of a long and sprawling ..

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It's officially Chromatica week, and the bops are raining down! On Thursday (May 28), a day ahead of the release of Lady Gaga's sixth album, the singer revealed the sweet-and-spicy, bilingual dance-hall cut "Sour Candy," the third track off the forthcoming LP and her hotly anticipated teamwork with mega-popular K-pop girl-group Blackpink. “I’m sour candy, so sweet then I get a ..

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Lil Nas X's debut album is slowly coming with each other, and the viral rapper has been graciously keeping his fans in the loop via his Twitter and Instagram bios. Currently, both read, "ALBUM: 82% DONE," followed by a tiger emoji, signaling a 3 percent increase from last week's status update. And in the meantime, Nas X, who released his first EP, 7, last year on the tail-end of his..

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Ever since Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande dropped their shimmering, dance-floor single "Rain on Me" on Friday (May 22), the praises have rushed in like a torrential downpour, both from fans and from the pop icons themselves. The teamwork, which served because the second single off Gaga's forthcoming album Chromatica releasing on Friday (May 29), has been met with overwhelming support,..

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Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber debuted their stay-at-home serenade "Stuck With U" earlier this month with a charming video that mashed up home-quarantine videos from fans and celebrity companions, and with positive change in mind. With proceeds from sales and streams going to the children of COVID-19 frontline responders through the grant funding and scholarships, the single-for-a-go..

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Who's willing to watch BTS perform live from the comfort of their couch? Well, get excited! The South Korean musicians are among the several artists around the world who are finding new ways to engage with fans and keep the live-show experience alive while in the coronavirus pandemic. In April, the pop sensation launched their own virtual concert convention, the two-day streaming e..

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By Carson Mlnarik Lay down vocals, film a music video, design new merch, play a number of video games; nevermind the coronavirus pandemic, it’s corporation as typical for Los Angeles five-piece Peach Tree Rascals. From under the same roof, the up-and-coming collective has stayed hard at work on their breezy pop-R&B bops, sunny visuals, and rigorously chill Instagram aesthetic ..

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Pour one out for the best eight; a new drop from pop star Demi Lovato will have you yearning for the golden days of Warped Tour, angle-cut bangs, and that ultimate place for companions, Myspace. On Thursday (May 7), Lovato revealed the official remix of her latest single, the self-love anthem "I Love Me." Made in teamwork with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, the track gets a thrash..

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Earlier this year, Winnetka Bowling League's Matthew Koma and his spouse, Hilary Duff, teamed up with RAC for a update of Third Eye Blind's pop gem "Never Let You Go." It felt like a distillation of the pair's musical prowess: Duff's gilded vocals and Koma's penchant for harnessing honeyed melodies. On his band's latest single "Kangaroo," the melodies are just as sweet, coupled crunch..

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This evening (May 4) should have been the Met Gala, fashion's glitziest night of the year, once dozens of Hollywood's biggest names bring their finest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to toast the initial of the Costume Institute's newest exhibit. Yet because of the global crisis surrounding the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the annual fundraiser has been "postpon..

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