Succession star Nicholas Braun discusses the ever-looming presence of “Cousin Greg” in his life, acting advice from Philip Seymour Hoffman and making the music video for his pop punk quarantine song “Antibodies” in the latest episode of Rolling Stone’s The First Time. Braun recently garnered his first Emmy nomination for …
Read More »Caylee Hammack Was Told She Was 'Too Much.' On Her Debut Album, That's a Good Thing
Early in Caylee Hammack‘s career as a staff songwriter with Universal, she was on a writers’ retreat in Florida when she got the news that her house in Nashville had burned down. She lost nearly everything. Fortunately, the 26-year-old Ellaville, Georgia, native had already learned a few things about resilience. …
Read More »Christina Aguilera Drops New Video for 'Loyal Brave True' From 'Mulan'
On Friday, Disney released the music video for “Loyal Brave True,” Christina Aguilera’s thematic song for the live-actionMulan remake. It’s one of two contributions that Aguilera has made to the new movie’s soundtrack, along with an updated version of “Reflection,” her theme from the original Mulan in 1998. “The filmMulan …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Cookiee Kawaii, 'Vibe (If I Back It Up)'
If you have spent any amount of time on TikTok this year, you have certainly encountered Cookiee Kawaii’s breakthrough hit “Vibe (If I Back It Up).” It’s a song accidentally tailor-made for TikTok fiends: a sharp earworm full of playful sounds (bed creaks and snare cracks) and a stop-start Jersey …
Read More »'We Can Do It Ourselves': R&B Singers Are Leaving Major Labels
When Anthony Hamilton, one of the last mainstream singers working in the Southern soul tradition, releases his eighth studio album in 2021, it will mark the first time that the 49-year-old R&B veteran owns the rights to his music. “We’ve thought about this day since 2005,” says Eli Davis, Hamilton’s …
Read More »Idles Share Michel Gondry-Directed Animated Video for 'Model Village'
Idles have shared a new single, “Model Village,” with an animated music video directed by brothers Michel and Olivier Gondry. The clip was produced with WePresent, WeTransfer’s editorial platform. The famed filmmakers used their talents and surrealist sensibilities to craft what a “model village” may look like and, in the …
Read More »TikTok's Fate Hangs in the Balance. Can Triller Triumph?
Triller is tired of being called a “TikTok rival.” But it’s a fair comparison: both Triller and TikTok are social networks reliant on the sharing of music combined with short-form videos. Both are also wildly popular amongst teenagers (TikTok, with over 2 billion global downloads, is more so; but Triller, …
Read More »Steve McQueen's 'Mangrove' Film to Air as Part of Amazon Anthology Series
Amazon Prime Video released the trailer forMangrove, directed by Steve McQueen, the first film in a planned five-part anthology series from the British filmmaker titled Small Axe. Mangrove, Lovers Rock, and Red, White, and Blue will premiere during this year’s 58th New York Film Festival. Mangrove is coming to Amazon …
Read More »Tame Impala Share Psychedelic 'Is It True' Lyric Video
Tame Impala have released an official music video for “Is It True,” a track off of their latest album The Slow Rush. The lyric visual shows Kevin Parker dancing and singing in a psychedelic environment, reminiscent of old VHS tape glitches and effects — a similar look and feel to …
Read More »Drake Is Going to Be Very Disappointed Soon
For a split second yesterday, Drake was overcome with joy. He went on the worldwide web and stumbled across news that most would deem too good to be true. Staring back at the Toronto rapper was a headline screaming “Sons Of Anarchy Renewed For Two More Seasons.” Without a second …
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