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Hello, the old Taylor Swift is on the phone. On Friday (April 13, Swift’s lucky number), the singer paused her Reputation Tour rehearsals to gift us with a two-song package as segment of the Spotify Singles series. And much to Swifties’ surprise and delight, the new songs prove Old Taylor is still very much alive and kickin’. First up, Swift recorded an acoustic version of her ..
Read MoreThroughout a concert in Stockholm, Sweden, last month, 5 Seconds of Summer performed a new song called “Youngblood” for the very first time. Guitarist Michael Clifford introduced it by telling the crowd, “This next song embodies everything that the third record is gonna be.” On Friday (April 13), the studio version of “Youngblood” finally arrived, and if what Clifford ment..
Read MoreAlmost once it dropped earlier this week, Janelle Monae's "PYNK" music video speedily started dominating the conversation, thanks in no small part to its theme-appropriate color scheme, joyful demeanor, and needless to say, those pants. You know the ones. In the video's most iconic moment (and there really are plenty of these, the head of Monae's frequent collaborator Tessa Thompson ..
Read MoreToday’s forecast calls for a “Sky Full of Song,” according to Florence + the Machine. On Thursday (April 12), the musical group debuted its first new music since 2016: a warm, slow-building ballad that arrives alongside a similarly stunning music video. “This was a song that just fell out of the sky totally formed,” singer Florence Welch mentioned in a statement. “Someti..
Read MoreRight after spending most of 2017 laying low, Zayn kicked off 2018 by teasing music (and originally composed poems zoems) on Instagram. Right now, he's officially back with a brand-new tender ballad called "Let Me," which dropped Thursday (April 12) complete with a music video that features the man himself in a Hawaiian shirt, a black suit, and more good outfits. It's thematically li..
Read MoreThe Song of the Summer race is on and Rae Sremmurd is gunning for the best spot. Today (April 12), Swae Lee released "Guatemala" featuring Slim Jxmmi, his second solo single from Swaecation. The Karl Rubin, TuneDaRula, and Mally Mall-produced track sounds like a tropical oasis. Lee described it as part two of "Unforgettable," which is a brilliant descriptor. So in a global where Ca..
Read MoreThe countdown is on for Taylor Swift’s Reputation Tour, and no one’s more excited than Swift herself. With far less than a month to go before the trek kicks off in Arizona on May 8, the singer has ramped up excitement by sharing some behind-the-scenes looks at her rehearsals. On Tuesday night (April 10), Swift flooded her Instagram with a slew of new pics, starting with one that ..
Read MoreThis week, Harry Styles’s world tour landed at Manchester Arena, the same venue where 22 people were killed immediately after a Ariana Grande concert last May. In an emotional gesture, Styles — who grew up in nearby Cheshire — took the possibility to tribute those affected by last year’s tragedy by dedicating a most poignant song to the victims and survivors. “I grew up com..
Read MoreIn the voyeuristic music video for Normani and Khalid's Love, Simon teamwork, "Love Lies," the key to the pair's power is how subtly they interact, with Normani showing off for Khalid from a distance, and the two later exchanging seemingly forbidden texts. Once the duo get with each other onstage, but, how could they redesign that air of mystery and sensuality? That's exactly what th..
Read MoreOh, Camila Cabello, you tease. On the opening stop of her Never Be The Same Tour on Monday night (April 9) in Vancouver, Cabello treated fans to several unreleased tunes, letting it be known that she has more gold in that precious musical vault of hers. First up was “Sangria Woman,” which sounds like the lustier, tipsier cousin of Cabello’s smash “Havana.” The singer prev..
Read MoreGwen Stefani is the latest pop star to pack up her mic and head to Sin City. On Tuesday (April 10), the No Doubt founder and Voice veteran reported her very own Las Vegas residency, which is sure to be bananas (B-A-N-A-N-A-S). Entitled Gwen Stefani — I’m Just a Girl, the 25-date run will kick off on June 27, with a scattering of dates over the following month or so. The show then..
Read MoreNear the end of February, Janelle Monae reintroduced herself to the world with two distinct new songs — the opening from her upcoming third LP, Dirty Computer — that properly present the multitudes she contains. On the tough "Django Jane," Monae proclaimed "This is my palace, champagne in my chalice" in the opening bar, then continued for another three minutes. And just as speedi..
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