On Sunday, indie-rock fans were pleasantly shocked to see that the Tennessee Titans had posted a video message honoring David Berman, of the Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, who died earlier this year. “Nashville (and the world) will always love David Berman,” the message on the Nissan Stadium jumbotron read. …
Read More »Spotify is Profitable. How Did That Happen?
Spotify, whose losses are an evergreen music-biz talking point, just turned a quarterly profit. This news not only came as a surprise to the music industry at large, but to Spotify itself. The streaming company previously forecast to its investors that its operating performance in the three months to end …
Read More »The Vaping Industry Is Furious at President Trump — Could it Cost Him the Election?
On a frigid Saturday afternoon, the best-smelling place in America was Ellipse Park in Washington, D.C., where it was impossible to go one step in either direction without walking into a fragrant cloud of sweet-smelling vapor — though marketed to mimic everything from strawberries to cotton candy, it all came …
Read More »Hear Lil Baby Hype Himself on New Single 'Woah'
Lil Baby has dropped a new single, “Woah,” via his own imprint Wolf Pack Global through Quality Control Music/Motown. The song, his first solo track since July, teases the rapper’s next album. On the fast-talking single, produced by Quay Global, Lil Baby spits, “Brand new car is noisy, come through …
Read More »FKA Twigs Makes Pop That Moves Beyond Genre on 'Magdalene'
An Afrofuturist Kate Bush with some fierce pole-dancing moves, FKA Twigs lept from kinetic music video extra to among the most electric of electronic pop acts with her debut LP1 five years ago. On Magdalene, her long-brewing followup, she moves to the next level, making music that resists being pinned …
Read More »In 'Soft Power,' Hillary Clinton Sings and Dances to Keep Democracy Alive
“Musicals can be very tricky,” Jeanine Tesori explains. “Because when you deliver something and you put a beautiful string section underneath it, it sways you. It sways you because of the physics of music, and the overtone series and the ways that music is embedded inside the science of being …
Read More »Melanie C Throws a Glittery Dance Party in 'High Heels' Video
Melanie C has released a brand-new single, “High Heels,” with an accompanying high-energy video. The Alex Metric-produced clip features the Spice Girl partying with the drag queen group Sink the Pink, who joined her on tour this past summer for Pride. It’s a glittery, over-the-top dance party that matches the …
Read More »Trevor Noah Mocks Trump's Border Wall Following Smuggling Reports
The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah mocked President Trump on Monday over his “virtually impenetrable” U.S./Mexico border wall, following reports that smugglers have cut through sections of the barrier using specialized blades and popular cordless power tools available at many hardware stores for around $100. Trump boasted about the wall’s sturdiness …
Read More »Musicians on Musicians: Jenny Lewis & Justin Vernon
I ’m sitting here trying not to choke up,” Justin Vernon says, “listening to Jenny Lewis say such nice things about me.” It’s a laid-back Friday afternoon in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, which has been Bon Iver’s home base since Vernon founded the avant-pop band back in 2006. He has been …
Read More »Watch Lizzo Freak Out in a Haunted House on 'Ellen'
Lizzo agreed to brave a haunted house at Universal Studios for a segment on Ellen, but the pop singer turned be a lot jumpier than you’d expect. In the clip, Lizzo is joined by Ellen correspondent Average Andy, who also recently went through a Us-themed haunted house with Tiffany Haddish. …
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