DaBaby has dropped his second new song in the span of a week with his latest single “Red Light, Green Light.” The rapper also shared a video for the track on Friday, June 25th. On the heels of DaBaby’s directorial debut with the high school-themed “Ball If I Want To,” …
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The U.S. may be the biggest recorded music market on the planet — it generates 37 percent of the globe’s trade revenues, according to 2020 data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — but its music business is curiously un-American. Whether due to historical precedent or recent deals, …
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Nas will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his 1996 album It Was Written with a new reissue that includes the original LP alongside a pair of rare bonus tracks. The follow-up to his landmark debut Illmatic, It Was Written boasted his hits “The Message,” “Street Dreams” and “If I Ruled …
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A review of this week’s Loki on Disney+, “Lamentis,” coming up just as soon as l maintain a serious relationship with a postman whilst running across time from one apocalypse to another… What, exactly, is the advantage of serialized television over movies? Is it just to elongate stories, and get …
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Sean Lynch is in limbo. Like thousands of other independent venue owners across the country, Lynch — who owns the Pub Station, a once-thriving concert hall in Billings, Montana — is depending on the money promised by the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, a federal program passed last year to deliver …
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Laura Jane Grace and her Devouring Mothers bandmates Atom Willard and Marc Jacob Hudson perform together for the first time in over a year on the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s In My Room series. The band filmed the performance at Grace’s home in Chicago, and opened with a rendition …
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On the collaborative 2019 project Songs of Our Native Daughters, Amythyst Kiah wrote and sang “Black Myself,” leading her bandmates Allison Russell, Rhiannon Giddens, and Leyla McCalla in a potent anthem about ingrained racism and resilience. The group was creating on the fly, re-centering black stories in roots music. “Black …
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A year after the murder of George Floyd, unrest is again roiling the streets of Minneapolis. The killing of Winston Smith, a 32-year-old black man, on June 3rd by local officers under federal command has triggered a wave of new protests in the city’s Uptown district. A 31-year-old woman who …
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Bob Dylan‘s first post-pandemic performance will take on July 18th as a paid steaming event called Shadow Kingdom. The show will be presented through Veeps, and tickets are $25. It will be available for 48 hours after the initial airing. “Shadow Kingdom will showcase the artist in an intimate setting,” …
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YG and Mozzy have released a music video for “Vibe With You,” their track featuring Ty Dolla $ign off their collaborative album, Kommunity Service. “Vibe With You” is a sultry and smooth tune, and the accompanying clip is a fitting hit of sun-soaked, West Coast summer fun. There are lazy …
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