Chicago punk mainstays Naked Raygun have announced that they’ll be releasing their first new album in 31 years this spring, via Chicago label Wax Trax! Records. To coincide with the album reveal, the band released its first single, “Living in the Good Times,” on Tuesday. The accompanying video shows the …
Read More »'Willow' Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto Didn't Know Taylor Swift Had a New Album, Either
When award-winning cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto started working on the video for “Willow” with Taylor Swift in November, he didn’t know that it was a part of her new surprise album, Evermore. “I thought maybe it was a video for the previous album,” he tellsRolling Stone. “I didn’t even know what …
Read More »Katy Perry Explains 'What Makes a Woman' in New Song
Katy Perry has released a new song, “What Makes a Woman,” from her upcoming albumSmile, out August 28th. The track, as you may have guessed, is a celebration of womanhood — and, in a live performance video directed by Tim Sekiguchi, a pregnant Perry delivers a stripped-down, emotional version of …
Read More »Katy Perry Clowns Around in 'Smile' Video
UPDATE (7/28): Katy Perry’s new album Smile has been pushed to August 28th. *** Katy Perry gives the whole big-top shebang in her new video for “Smile,” the second single and title track from her upcoming album. Dressed as a clown, Perry is shown in miniature throughout the colorful visual, …
Read More »Anitta Throws a Sexy Quarantine Party in New 'Tócame' Video
Brazilian pop star Anitta has dropped a new single and video, “Tócame,” featuring the comeback of reggaeton duo Arcángel and De La Ghetto. Written by the three collaborators, and produced by Ryan Tedder, the fiery new single comes with a video directed by Giovanni Bianco, filmed in Rio de Janeiro …
Read More »Toots and the Maytals Show Jamaican Pride in 'Got to Be Tough' Video
Toots and the Maytals show off their pride for their native Jamaica in the new animated music video for “Got to Be Tough,” the group’s latest single. Created by Nick Franco, the clip depicts an animated version of Frederick “Toots” Hibbert as he pays homage to the courage and strength …
Read More »Hayden James, Icona Pop Release Upbeat New Single 'Right Time'
Australian producer Hayden James and Swedish dance duo Icona Pop have collaborated on a new single, “Right Time.” The song captures the feeling of the dance floor during this time of isolation, and the music video, directed by Icona Pop‘s Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, follows suite: It sees the …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson Releases Anime Music Video for 'A Good Look'
Sturgill Simpson released his bluesy hard rock album Sound and Fury this past September, accompanied by an anime film/visual album of the same name released on Netflix. On Wednesday, the Kentucky artist shared a segment of the film featuring the song “A Good Look.” Like the rest of Sound and Fury, the …
Read More »John Legend Releases New Song in Time for 'This Is Us' Guest Spot
John Legend has released a new song, “Conversations in the Dark,” with a stripped-down visual depicting home movies of couples. The single release coincides with Legend’s guest appearance on the award-winning NBC drama series This Is Us, where the song will be featured. It’s unknown what role Legend will be …
Read More »BTS' Suga Stars in 'Interlude: Shadow' Comeback Trailer
Hot off the heels of their album announcement for Map of the Soul: 7, BTS have released a new trailer featuring group member Suga. The singer and rapper performs “Interlude: Shadow,” which samples the group’s 2013 track “Intro: O!RUL8,2?” from O!RUL8,2?, their first extended play. While surrounded by a crowd …
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