Netflix has released the first teaser video for its forthcoming show about the life of the late singer Selena Quintanilla, Selena: The Series. The clip is the first look at Walking Dead actor Christian Serratos’ portrayal of the Mexican tejano star. Watch the video below. The meta clip shows Serratos in costume as Selena, reading
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Verve Forecast has announced a new compilation to celebrate Hanukkah. The record, produced by Randall Poster and titled Hanukkah+, comes out digitally on November 22. (Hanukkah begins one month later this year, on the night of Sunday, December 22.) The album features new songs and covers from the Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo, Jack Black,
Australian four piece Scizzorman has carved out an unique niche for themselves in the modern music scene as purveyors of funk rock with a decidedly offbeat and modern bent. This is far from a glorified tribute act to past icons like Parliament, Funkadelic, and others of that ilk; Scizzorman are far too idiosyncratic to follow
Lucy Spraggan and her wife Georgina Gordon. (Antony Jones/Getty Images for Diva Magazine) Singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan has announced that she is splitting from her wife Georgina Gordon, and said that after six years together they will now “part ways on [their] adventure”. The musician, who was a contestant on The X Factor in 2012, announced
Chicago rapper Lil Reese is in critical condition after being shot, ABC 7 Chicago reports. The shooting allegedly took place around 2:30 p.m. Central, in Country Club Hills—a suburb south of Chicago. Hospital officials identified the shooting victim as Reese (real name Tavares Taylor), telling ABC 7 that the rapper is in critical condition. Pitchfork
A slow-motion wave of percussion gently nudges forth a beat in the opening bars of “Moving Mountains” that will serve as the perfect backdrop to Jennifer Truesdale’s immaculate singing, but for as majestic a melodic soundscape as we find in this track, “Moving Mountains” is only one of the ten chill-inducing songs to be enjoyed
Grimes has announced that she has another new single on the way. Earlier today on Instagram, she posted sci-fi artwork for a new track called “So Heavy,” which is slated to drop Friday, November 15. “Hooo boy finally just got release dates for things from label this AM” she wrote in the caption. “SO HEAVY
Sam Smith misses their family and friends so much while on tour that they may give it up altogether, they have revealed. Smith said that touring is “really, really difficult” and said they’ve had “a bit of a meltdown” after every tour they’ve done. “You go away from all your family and friends for so
Beck has shared a new EP that he recorded at Prince’s legendary Paisley Park Studios. The Paisley Park Sessions EP is an Amazon Original release that features “Where It’s At,” “Up All Night,” and a medley of Prince hits. Listen below; scroll down for a video on the EP’s creation. Beck is releasing his new
Ireland’s gay Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was at a Lizzo concert in Dublin last night and the absolute indifference of the audience was hilarious. People in Ireland flocked to the Olympia Theatre last night expecting a perfectly spectacular evening at the ‘Truth Hurts’ singer’s first Irish show. Needless to say, people were surprised to see Varadkar
Action Bronson has announced a new EP called Lamb Over Rice. The seven-song project is produced by Alchemist, and follows Bronson’s 2018 album White Bronco. Bronson tweeted the news earlier today (November 10), stating that the EP will drop November 22. Find Bronson and Alchemist’s tweets below. Prior to releasing White Bronco last November, Action
Billie Eilish has taken to Twitter to announce the release of her next single. “everything i wanted” is slated to drop at 4:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday, November 13. Find Eilish’s tweet below. “everything i wanted” will mark Eilish’s first new music since the release of her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where
On Monday, November 4, The FADER announced that the publication had parted ways with Head of Content Eric Sundermann after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced on Twitter. In a report by Jezebel published yesterday, several women, including former coworkers of Sundermann’s at The FADER and Noisey, detailed those allegations, which included sexual harassment and coercion.
The Raconteurs have announced Live in Tulsa, a new 3xLP live album that is coming to vinyl as the latest installment in Third Man Records’ Vault subscription series. The album was recorded during the band’s three-night run at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the tour behind their latest album Help Us Stranger. It features
Frank Ocean has revived his “blonded RADIO” show on Beats 1 for another week. Take a listen here. Ocean has had an active fall, releasing the new tracks “In My Room” and “DHL” on earlier new episodes of “blonded RADIO.” Last week, Ocean shared an Arca remix of the new song “Little Demon” on “blonded
Lana Del Rey performed at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom last night, where she brought out Lucy Dacus (who opened the show) to perform the singer-songwriter’s “Night Shift” with her. Earlier in the set, she also brought out Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino. The pair sang “When I’m With You,” from 2010’s Crazy For You, before Lana gave
Beyoncé, Rihanna, Meek Mill, Questlove, T.I., and several other artists have signed and shared a viral Change.org petition to prevent Texas inmate Rodney Reed’s execution. The 51-year-old Reed is scheduled for execution on November 20 for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop, Texas. New information that could potentially exonerate Reed, however, has arisen
Pleb Mahogany’s Cecily Strong is a short but top shelf example of intelligent pop song craft at a sort of modern zenith. There is a saying in writing circles that musical easy to read prose is a clear signal of hard work and I think it applies to the musical artists as well – Pleb Mahogany makes
Robert Freeman, the British photographer who shot some of the Beatles’ most iconic album covers, has died. He was 82 years old, as Deadline reports. Though the cause of death has not yet been revealed, the news of Freeman’s passing was announced via the Beatles’ official Twitter account earlier today (November 8). Freeman was born
Travis Scott has revealed the lineup for the second annual ASTROWORLD Festival. Marilyn Manson, Pharrell Williams, ROSALÍA, Young Thug, Migos, Megan Thee Stallion, Playboi Carti, and more will join Travis tomorrow (November 9) at Houston, Texas’ NRG Park. Check out the poster below. Last month, Travis Scott released his new single “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM.”
The Shins have shared two new songs from a vinyl series launched in honor of their late bandmate Richard Swift. Take a listen to “Waimanalo” and “Trapped By the Sea” below. The series of seven-inches, called the Fug Yep Soundation, began with Lucius issuing renditions of “Christmas Time Is Here” and “Keep Me Hanging On”
J Hus has released a new single “Must Be.” The JAE5-produced outing is J Hus’ first official single since he was released from jail in April. Check out the song below. In 2018, J Hus was sentenced to eight months in jail for carrying a knife in public. Shortly after his release, the rapper made
The gilded chords that open up Casey Ahern’s “Just a Dance” are as warm as a sunrise, as crisp as a freshly picked apple, and just supple enough to appeal as much to pop fans as they would country twang diehards who are in desperate need of an all-American pick-me-up this September. Slowly but surely,
ROSALÍA has shared the music video for a new song titled “A Palé.” It’s directed by Jora Frantzis and sees ROSALÍA in an industrial park, flanked by dancers in workwear and gloves. Watch below. ROSALÍA co-produced “A Palé” with El Guincho and Frank Dukes. She previously co-produced her sophomore album EL MAL QUERER with El
French streaming platform Deezer has released an AI tool called Spleeter that can quickly isolate vocal and instrumental tracks and separate a song into two, four, or five separate audio tracks. The software was originally developed for research purposes, but was released on Monday, November 4, as an open-source package on GitHub. While many techniques
Joe Pesci appears in the new Martin Scorsese film The Irishman, which comes to Netflix on November 27. More importantly, Joe Pesci has announced a new album called Pesci…Still Singing. The album arrives two days after the film’s release (on November 29), and it features Maroon 5’s Adam Levine. At the midpoint of the album,
Ritesh Das formed the Toronto Tabla Ensemble in 1991 and the Canadian organization/musical act has provided Canadian society with an important cultural component over the last twenty-eight years and counting. The ensemble’s school has expanded in recent years with the development of the Youth Ensemble and they figure into this release in a significant way.
A chic vocal harmony gracefully connects with a swinging beat as we begin our ascent into the heavenly melodic realm that MkX’s “right place, at the right time” occupies. Though these first few bars of the soon to be released single are as epic as anything he’s released thus far in his career has been,
Drake has joined MC Kevin o Chris for a new remix of the Brazilian artist’s “Ela É do Tipo” (which translates to “She Is the Type”). It’s released via Drake’s OVO Sound. Take a listen below. Scroll down for MC Kevin o Chris’ “Ela É do Tipo” music video. Earlier this year, Drake joined Summer
Netflix has announced the new series Heartstrings, an eight-episode anthology of stories based on Dolly Parton’s music. Watch the trailer below for a glimpse of each story. Heartstrings will be scored by Parton songs both old and new. It’s set to feature appearances by the singer both in introductions and as an actor in the