The discography of ace British-Ghanaian producer Juls is strewn with delicate yet kinetic hits: Try “Give You Love” with L.A.X., “Your Corner” with Nonso Amadi, “Mmayewa” with Twitch 4EVA and Quamina Mp, or “London” with Tomi Agape. Juls often locates a sweet spot between intricate, hand-played grooves — especially sinuous …
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Polo G celebrated the release of his new album Hall of Fame by performing his Number One hit “Rapstar” on The Tonight Show Friday. Accompanied by a band that included an electric ukulele player, Polo G delivered the smash single virtually from a soundstage surrounded by framed monitors. Released in …
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Doja Cat has released a new song and video, “Need to Know,” from her upcoming album, Planet Her, out June 25th. “Need to Know” boasts a crisp beat of booming bass hits, sharp drums, and atmospheric synths over which Doja Cat spits a pair of verses that lean into delightfully …
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The Biden administration announced that the government will not require federal employees to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in order to work in federal buildings. Recommendations by the Safer Federal Workforce task force on Thursday state that the administration “strongly encourages” all Americans to get the vaccine, vaccination “should generally not …
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“YouTube [has] our music, whether we choose to license them or not… They say they bring users into the licensed ecosystem, but at such a paltry return that they might as well be in the pirate world.” So spoke Martin Mills, co-founder and Chairman of Beggars Group — home to …
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Lily Rose was running on empty when she uploaded a clip of her song “Villain” to TikTok in December 2020. She’d been working on her music career for several years, steadily building a following around the South, but her bank account was dipping lower and lower. The video, which Rose …
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Following their five-night stand at Stubb’s BBQ in their hometown of Austin, Black Pumas have announced a 2021-2022 tour through the U.S. and Europe, consisting of both rescheduled 2020 shows as well as new sets. The tour kicks off July 29th with a set at Lollapalooza, and includes four nights …
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Sen. Joe Manchin might have just killed Democrats’ dreams of passing comprehensive election reform. The senator announced Sunday that will not support the For the People Act, making him the only senate Democrat not in favor of it. If passed, the For the People Act would expand access to the …
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SlipknotandStone SourfrontmanCorey Taylor recentlykicked offa solo trek dubbed the CMFTour, playing his first real concerts in over a year while following Covid-19 safety protocols. He explained why he wanted to get back on the road so quickly inan op-ed for Rolling Stonein March: “People need release and we’re ready to …
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Former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese has joined forces with the Pearl Jam France Facebook community to rerecord the band’s 1993 classic “Rearviewmirror.” The seven-minute video cuts between several fans taking turns on vocals, guitars, and bass, while Abbruzzese handles the drums, just as he did on the original recording. …
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