Olly Alexander‘s role in the HBO Max series It’s a Sin introduced the British pop star to a whole new audience, many of whom may not be as familiar with his musical output. Now his band, Years & Years, have released a new song, “Starstruck,” with a video that features …
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Radiohead revived their Radiohead Public Library concert series this week by sharing an In Rainbows–era performance at the tiny London club 93 Feet East on January 16th, 2008. Seven more shows are coming during the next couple of months. The series kicked off a year ago when the band shared …
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Taylor Swift has released the first previously unheard “From the Vault” song from Fearless (Taylor’s Version). “You All Over Me” came out at midnight and features fellow country-pop crossover star Maren Morris on backing vocals. Produced by Evermore and Folklore collaborator Aaron Dessner, “You All Over Me” was written by …
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Shamir is the latest artist to take on a song from Sharon Van Etten‘s Epic in honor of the indie classic’s 10th anniversary. Shamir’s cover of “Dsharpg” opens with thunderous guitar, his vocals tearing through the lines: “Everyone thinks I’m a liar/Wading on the edge of fire with you.” “I was …
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Metronomy has tapped MGMT for a remix of their single “The Look,” released in celebration of the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the band’s album The English Riviera. The New York indie rock band gives the track a more ethereal vibe, extending the original for an extra minute of instrumentals. “The …
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There may be two Aretha Franklin biopics coming out this year, but only one so far is getting an endorsement from members of the Queen of Soul’s immediate family. Earlier this week, the late singer’s granddaughter, Grace Franklin, posted a TikTok of her family protesting the release of Genius: Aretha, …
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Serj Tankian has shared a music video for his song “Electric Yerevan,” which looks back at a series of Armenian protests. The clip, directed by Garin Hovannisian, offers a visual timeline of the events leading up to the 2015 protests and the ensuing 2018 Velvet Revolution. It also reveals the …
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Jenny Lewis and Serengeti have released their third quarantine collaboration, “Idiot.” Produced by Lewis and Andrew Broder, the track features Lewis singing a hook over a hip-hop beat (“I’m an idiot/Forget oblivion/Joan Didion/Pacific Ocean blue”) while Serengeti raps a verse that, as he describes, is “about a man who gets …
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The lawyer for Britney Spears’ father Jamie defended his conservatorship over his daughter in a series of interviews this week after renewed calls to #FreeBritney following the release of the Framing Britney Spears documentary. Over the past week, Jamie Spears’ lawyer Vivian Lee Thoreen, speaking on behalf of her client, …
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The Psychedelic Furs have released a music video for “Wrong Train,” a track off the new wave outfit’s 2020 album, Made of Rain. The black-and-white clip was directed by photographer and filmmaker Hans Neleman, who drew inspiration from paintings made by Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler. The clip comprises a …
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