Hi Kendra! Great to have you here! Thanks so much for inviting me to interview! Tell us about your latest music release! What was the creative process for this song? I am really excited about my recent single release. It’s my first-holiday song to ever write and release. Additionally, I recorded it in conjunction with an
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2020 has required a lot of patience from us all, but if you’re looking for some consistency amid all of the changes this year has put us through, the smooth sounds of Ronnue’s new record Covers could be exactly what your ears need this winter. Made up of songs like the unforgettable “Sex Shooter,” “I Can’t Tell
Chicago rapper G Herbo has pled not guilty to a series of federal charges, including aggravated identity theft and aiding and abetting a larger fraud scheme, according to the Chicago Tribune. He entered his plea via videoconference from a home in Los Angeles. He faces up to six years in prison if he’s convicted at
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie was arrested on Monday after police found guns and marijuana at his home in Demarest, New Jersey, NorthJersey.com reports. The rapper was charged with weapons and marijuana possession and a disorderly persons violation. His manager faces drug charges and his personal security guard was charged with illegal weapons possession as a
Caroline Polachek has shared a collection of remixes of tracks from her solo LP Pang. The remixes come courtesy of Toro y Moi, George Clanton, Oklou, and PC Music’s umru. Toro y Moi’s remix, of “Hit Me Where It Hurts,” features vocals from Deftones’ Chino Moreno. Hear the remixes below. Next year, on April 16,
A recent trend of popular, underground, and indie music circles is to look back to the past. These days, romanticization of prior decades – particular the Reagan era – has proven not only a trend but a commercial success model. As a result, the alternative music scene has never been more relevant, or bursting with
Melding influences from across both folk and rock spectrums to make a uniquely modern sound is what Scythian are known for, and in their new album Roots & Stones, the group continue to build on the foundations of their early work with a signature approach to songcraft. Whether it be the vibrant string-born grooves of “Fire
Chloe x Halle are the latest musical act to appear on “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” for NPR. Backed by an all-female band, the sister duo performed five songs from their latest album Ungodly Hour, which was recently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album. Watch their performance in its entirety below. Last
New Orleans bounce icon Big Freedia is releasing a new holiday record called the Smokin’ Santa Christmas EP this Friday, December 11. Today, she released the video for a new single from the EP called “Better Be,” and it features Alabama rapper Flo Milli. Watch the Skyler Stroup-directed video, filmed at the New Orleans Joy
More Than Words’ “Christmas Time For Everyone” encompasses all the joy the holiday season brings. Song. Family. Love. It’s like the cozy song you would sing around the fireplace, the excitement of Saint Nick’s departure imminent. More Than Words, a family trio from Germany, sing this charmer in English and it’s one of the many
The International Olympic Committee has officially added Breakdancing to the medal events program at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. It will be called breaking, as it was originally dubbed by the dancers at hip-hop’s first parties in the Bronx in the 1970s. First proposed by Paris organizers after trials at the 2018 Youth Olympics in
Bon Iver have announced that they will donate five percent of their annual publishing royalties to 2 A Billion, the band’s campaign that works toward ending gender inequality, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. The band was inspired by Jeff Tweedy, who pledged to donate five percent of his “‘writer’s share’ revenue” to Black Lives Matter
Will you please place this interview with Elektra somewhere new? What time do you normally wake up? I usually wake up around 6:30 am because my son is an early bird. Do you have any morning rituals? I check emails and read a chapter a day in a self-help book on my way to work.
Zola Jesus has shared a cover of the Armenian folk song “Krunk.” Proceeds from the Bandcamp exclusive single will go toward the Armenia Fund, which provides humanitarian aid during the ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan. Listen to “Krunk” below. “I first heard the song ‘Krunk’ (Crane) while listening to a collection of songs sung by Lousine
Bad Bunny’s EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO is the No. 1 album in America this week, which means that for the first time in the Billboard album chart’s 62-year history, the No. 1 LP is an entirely Spanish-language album. It debuted with 116,000 equivalent album units, Billboard reports. Miley Cyrus’ Plastic Hearts debuted at No.
Eminem made a pre-recorded cameo last night in a Saturday Night Live sketch that parodied his Marshall Mathers LP hit “Stan.” Cast member Pete Davidson played “Stu,” a Santa Claus-obsessed man who desperately wants Santa to give him a PlayStation 5 video game console for Christmas, writing increasingly disturbed letters that accidentally go unseen at
Merge Records has released a covers compilation to support Georgia Democrats Jon Osoff and Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock in their bids for the U.S. Senate. It features 17 covers of songs by Georgia artists. Contributors include TORRES, H.C. McEntire (featuring Amy Ray and Angel Olsen), Superchunk, and Wye Oak. Below, listen to Titus Andronicus’ cover
Fresh off her star-studded Studio 2054 livestream, Dua Lipa has delivered a more toned-down affair in the form of a “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” for NPR. During her set, Lipa and her ensemble performed Future Nostalgia’s “Levitating,” “Pretty Please,” “Love Again” and “Don’t Start Now.” Watch below. On December 19, Dua Lipa will take the
Jeremih has been released from the hospital after a stay for severe complications from COVID-19, as TMZ reports. In comments given to the outlet, the singer said: First and foremost, I would like to thank God and the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for saving my life. I will be
Employing a beat to set the mood for a song is one thing, but when it comes to utilizing everything from its tempo to the very tone of its presentation as a means of expression akin to a solid lyrical delivery, Louis Miller puts on a clinic in the new single “Drop on the Leaf.”
The last two years that have gone by since King Swigg’s “Tattoos & Jewelry” first hit record store shelves have kept the up and coming rapper plenty busy in the studio, and while 2020 hasn’t been the landmark touring year most of us had hoped for, it isn’t slowing this cat’s momentum for anything. King
Chance the Rapper’s former manager Pat Corcoran (aka Pat the Manager) is suing the rapper for a breach of contract, Complete Music Update reports. The complaint, viewed by Pitchfork, was filed in an Illinois court on November 30. In the lawsuit, Corcoran and his lawyers allege that Chance has violated an oral agreement, wherein he
VERZUZ has announced that Ashanti and Keyshia Cole are set to face off in the latest edition of the livestreamed battle program on December 12 at 8PM ET. Check out the full details below. Earlier this year, Ashanti appeared with Megan Thee Stallion on DaBaby’s “Nasty” from his album Blame It on Baby; her last
Hitting us like a ton of bricks but stopping shy of being overly physical in this intro portion of the track, HEwas is ready to unleash a sonic beast in his sophomore single “Wholething” with Afroman and he isn’t pulling any punches about it. From the start of the track forward, it’s obvious that he
Rema has released the new single “Peace of Mind.” He explained in a statement, “In the song, I talked about how much I yearn for peace because of the thoughts and voices in my head due to what I’m facing personally and what my people are facing as well.” Rema continued, “So many bad things
Justin Timberlake joined Ant Clemons performed their new song “Better Days” at Stacey Abrams’ Rock the Runoff Virtual Concert Thursday night (December 3). Hosted by Stacey Abrams, the event was a fundraiser for Fair Fight Action to help voter-mobilization efforts leading up to Georgia’s runoff senate elections. Check it out below. Clemons broke through in
Miley Cyrus has added to her extensive list of live covers this year, taking on Hole’s “Doll Parts” when she appeared on The Howard Stern Show Thursday (December 3). Watch it below. Over the course of the year, Cyrus has shared live covers of songs by Hall & Oates, the Cranberries, Billie Eilish, and Pink
GreatDaeg, AKA Daeg Faerch is releasing his highly anticipated three song mixtape/ short film “FLOAT” on Tuesday, December 15th, 2020. “FLOAT” is a 13-minute film by Brent Scott Maze starring Daeg Faerch. For fans of hit films like “Inception,” “FLOAT” is a “trippy, stuck in a dream life, stuck in a loop that must be
I wrote it in May 2020, filled with anxiety from COVID and the coming election feeling let down by the Democratic Party, longing for a candidate that believed in climate change, student loan forgiveness, and Medicare for All during a global pandemic. It’s a song about heartbreak—wishing you could change the past, knowing you have
K-pop idol Holland has pleaded with his fans to “please admit” that he is gay, after ranking 10th in a fan survey of the “gayest” K-pop stars. Holland, who has been open about his sexuality from the beginning of his career, made released his debut track Neverland as the “first gay K-pop idol” in 2018. But