Wale might mention he's "not exactly a media darling," however that didn't keep him from giving hot take right after hot take from TRL's Times Square studio this morning. With hundreds of features under his belt, Wale has plenty of artists he may talk about, yet BTS came to mind first any time chatting with TRL host Sway Calloway. Immediately after his group effort with BTS last..

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Not all theme songs are created similarly. Some you barely notice, while others become timeless classics you'll never forget. That's not news to most people, however a recent trend on Twitter has people sharing the television theme songs that reign supreme. There's plenty of disagreement over which song is *actually* the best--while there really are no wrong answers here, these theme ..

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Some mornings, the ideal segment of tuning into TRL isn't just about watching your forever faves. It's about discovering new faves, also, like today's vocal powerhouse visitor, The Bonfyre. Sitting down with host Sway Calloway, The Bonfyre explained the reason beyond her name. When first asked about how she'd like her music to sound, she described it like companions around a bonf..

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This Tuesday may have felt like just another Monday, up until Ruel and Macy Gray joined host Sway Calloway in TRL's Times Square studio to lighten up the morning. Up first, Macy Gray revealed how her song "Sugar Daddy" came to be, writing with each other with star-in-her-own-right Meghan Trainor. Though Macy knew all about Meghan and her reputation for successful songwriting, the ..

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Jackie Cruz and Yung Bleu kicked off the week from Times Square, stopping by TRL with host Sway Calloway to get all filled in on what they're up to. Right off the top, Yung Bleu had some defending to do, immediately after Sway mentioned there's been some comparisons of his musical stylings to the one-and-only Beyoncé. He admits there's nobody quite like Bey, although explains..

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Before the weekend (finally!!!) Arrived, Denzel Curry and The Knocks closed out the week by dropping by the TRL studio in Times Square. Talking to host Sway Calloway, Denzel made it abundantly clear how cautiously calculated he is with his music, from its sound to the inspiration in back of his album art. Denzel is delighted to be putting out music that matters, especially with th..

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Not even a full week right following the release of Apple's iOS 12, the smartest amongst us have noticed a magnificent purpose for Memojis, the 3-D, custom emojis obtainable on iPhone X and later. Just like with Apple's Animoji feature, users can make their Memojis move with every slight twitch of the face. That's opened up the possibility for iPhone users to prepare Memojis based ..

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On the release day of Iridescence, BROCKHAMPTON isn't just getting high-profile endorsements; they're turning some of music's biggest stars into stans just like the rest of us! Iridescence, the boy band's first major label release, is part one of their The Best Years of Our Lives trilogy. The album's cover art is a thermal aesthetic, with lead Kevin Abstract encouraging each perso..

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all of the Fifth Harmony women have come out of the gate swinging with their solo debuts, yet none as sentimental as Dinah Jane, who just released her first single "Bottled Up," which features Ty Dolla $ign and Marc E. Bassy. Dinah's solo debut makes explicitly clear references to some of Fifth Harmony's biggest hits in the wake of the group's hiatus; it's a tribute of sorts to the p..

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What's right at the best of TRL host Sway Calloway's résumé? It's gotta be all of the juicy personalized specifics he gets his celeb companions to reveal--a skill he expertly showed off this morning in the studio with Queen Naija and Keir Gilchrist. Up first, Keir took inspiration from his character Sam from Netflix's new series Atypical and put with each other a trustworthy pro..

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It was all fun and games at the TRL studio this morning, up until. Well, scratch that! It was ALL fun and games ~the whole time~ with guests Peyton List and Dillon Francis. Kicking off the show, Peyton List joined host Sway Calloway before she visitor stars on the new CBS sitcom Happy Together and also premieres her debut single "Liar Liar" in October. Since she is a style icon ..

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The concept of a lyric video has come a long way since the starting of YouTube, as soon as fan-made lyrics on a black background served because the only option. Once record labels saw the quantity of views these videos racked up, some determined to prepare official versions to be released with their tracks. Yet not all lyric videos are made equally; some follow the simple format of m..

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