Columbia/Legacy has released the first posthumous song from late singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, “The Goal.” The short, acoustic track, which clocks in at a little over a minute long, is an intimate song that feels more like a spoken word poem. The song previews a posthumous album of the musician’s work …
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Liam Payne has released his first new single of the year, the Ed Sheeran-penned “Stack It Up.” A Boogie wit da Hoodie also features on the money-hungry new single. Above a midtempo beat, Payne desires more for himself. “If you wanna stack it up, man/You gotta work for it/Ain’t nobody …
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Initially, Brevin Kim‘s new song “the wedding” is serene. The song begins with a guitar pluck, a disembodied howl, and the voice of a man singing, “Ain’t shit cool about falling.” The moment of tranquility lingers for less than 30 seconds as a sense of cascading doom teases itself on …
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Big Boi and Sleepy Brown roll through a lavish party with fellow Atlanta stalwart CeeLo Green in the video for their new song, “Intentions.” The track is set to appear on Big Boi and Sleepy Brown’s upcoming collaborative albumBig Sleepover, set for release in 2020. “Intentions” finds the rapper and …
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Mika ventured from piano balladry to disco grooves on Wednesday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers, performing a pair of crowd-pleasing songs, “Tiny Love” and “Big Girl (You Are Beautiful).” The pop singer opened behind the keys with “Tiny Love,” crooning about the satisfying subtleties of a real-life romance. “There’s no …
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Taylor Swift ascended the throne of Rolling Stone‘s Artists 500 chart for the week of August 23rd through August 29th, while last week’s Number One, Young Thug, and, of course, Drake rounded out the Top Three. Swift’s total domination of the chart was a forgone conclusion, thanks to the release …
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Keith Urban is apparently a Taylor Swift fan. During the singer’s performance at the Washington State Fair he took the opportunity to unveil an impassioned cover of Swift’s “Lover,” off her recent album of the same name. Urban shared the cover on his Instagram page, writing, “Every now and then …
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Birdman and Juvenile reunite with Lil Wayne for their smooth new song “Ride Dat.” The track, produced by Cash Money Records’ in-house producer DRoc, finds the trio exchanging verses over pillowy jazz piano, DJ scratches and a laid-back, sub-bass-heavy beat. Lil Wayne pops up in the final section, firing off …
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Pusha T teams with frequent producer Kanye West on his minimal, droning new song “Sociopath.” Throughout the track, the GOOD Music rapper takes a laid-back approach — shouting out a woman’s exquisite taste and marveling over charcuterie boards — over echoing vocals, 808-styled cowbell and booming synth-bass. “New jewelries/ New …
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Alessia Cara has unveiled a late-summer jam in “Okay Okay,” the latest track from her forthcoming EP This Summer, dropping September 6th. The track takes the standard “loving yourself” theme and gases it up to something refreshingly funky, with Cara exhibiting no shame or modesty over her accomplishments. “I’m a million-trick …
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