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Rex Orange County Releases New Song “OPEN A WINDOW” Featuring Tyler, the Creator
Today, Rex Orange County released a new song titled “OPEN A WINDOW” featuring Tyler, the Creator. The new track comes from the British musician’s forthcoming album WHO CARES?. Additionally, “OPEN A WINDOW” marks the first time the two musicians have collaborated since Tyler, the Creator’s Flower Boy, which was released in 2017. With a soft and upbeat tune, the song seemingly discusses wanting out of a relationship. “Stuck here and I never seem to get away but I’ll hang on/Seasons change but you don’t ever, oh/Oh, soon as I can see your face I’m fine I’m sure/I’m trying to find a way to get out,” echoes Rex Orange County in the first verse. This past January, the musician released the lead single titled “KEEP IT UP” with an accompanying video that shows Rex Orange County riding a boat in th...
SVDDEN DEATH Announces “VOYD II” and Shares Browser Game, “Maze of Punishment”
Enter SVDDEN DEATH‘s Maze of Punishment and you may find the answers you seek. Starting the week off with a “behemoth” of an announcement, the standout bass music producer revealed that the follow-up to 2018’s breakthrough release, VOYD, will arrive later this month. Since the beginning of March, SVDDEN DEATH had been teasing something huge for his fans. Starting with a simple, cryptic message stating “the maze awaits,” fans began searching for clues in an attempt to uncover the secrets. He then revealed a “labyrinth” before sharing his most haunting inscription. According to a spate of fans replying to the tweet, the message translates to: “Dreams of silver are cuts in the mind. here is one of many paths carved, although memory fades i...
Giorgio Moroder to Produce Music for New Video Game, “Vengeance Is Mine”
An electronic music legend has been recruited to soundtrack an upcoming video game. Coming next year to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC is Vengeance Is Mine, an action game from 110 Industries. To provide the titular track for game and its robotic action, they’ve joined forces with fabled Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, affectionately known as the “Father of Disco.” Moroder, who has collaborated with Daft Punk, David Bowie and many more over the course of his illustrious career, will be joined by the game’s Associate Creative Director, Stefanie Joosten, on vocals. Joosten is a video game veteran who was the voice actress and motion capture model for Quiet from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Recommended Articles “Getting someone of Giorgio&...
VNSSA Drops Funky House Track On LP Giobbi’s Femme House Compilation: Listen to “In The Dark”
After taking a short hiatus from touring to rest, recover and write music, house producer VNSSA is back and better than ever. The SoCal native’s newest track, “In The Dark,” is her contribution to LP Giobbi’s new compilation by Femme House, a nonprofit that seeks to foster more equitable opportunities for women and gender expansive individuals in music. Out on Insomniac Records, the 11-track record was released in celebration of Women’s History Month. “In The Dark” features funky synths, hypnotic vocal chops and a pumping bassline to create a beat that’s impossible not to bob your head along to. It’s yet another standout release from VNSSA, who is set to perform at Coachella in April. “This is just one more step in the right direction to even out the playing fi...
Skrillex, Flying Lotus, More Announced for 2022 Movement Festival: See the Massive Lineup
Detroit’s legendary Movement festival is back—and undoubtedly bigger than ever. Pandemic hangover be damned, the organizers of the long-running techno and house music festival have revealed a staggering lineup to celebrate its long-awaited return to downtown’s Hart Plaza. Skrillex, Flying Lotus, Duck Sauce, Chris Lake, Nina Kraviz, The Martinez Brothers, and over 110 more have been tapped for performances at this year’s fest. One of the lineup’s undeniable highlights is a collaborative set between LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and pioneering Detroit techno producer Carl Craig. To that end, Movement’s 2022 bill features an array of iconic hometown artists, like DJ Stingray, Stacey Pullen, DJ Minx and Kevin Saunderson, with the latter performing under his...
Nicki Minaj Revives ‘Queen Radio’ on Amazon’s New App Amp
Nicki Minaj is bringing her popular Queen Radio show to Amazon’s new streaming app, Amp. The artist shared the news of the show’s revival, which was formerly an Apple Music exclusive, on her Instagram Live. Launched in 2018, Queen Radio spanned 17 episodes and saw Minaj sit down with Ariana Grande, 50 Cent, Chance the Rapper and more. The show aired its last installment in 2020. “I am very excited to be partners with Amazon on bringing back Queen Radio,” Minaj said during the live stream. “Queen Radio is something that is so dear to my heart.” “Of course, there have been times where I’ve thought about not wanting to do Queen Radio or any radio for that matter, but why not?” she continued. Similar to Clubhouse, Amazon’s Amp is a free-to-download live streaming service that allows artists to...
Horsegirl Announce Tour and Debut Album, Share Video for New Song: Watch
Chicago indie rock trio Horsegirl have announced their debut album. Versions of Modern Performance is due out June 3 via Matador. The LP includes the new single “Anti-Glory,” which received a new video directed by Erin Vassilopoulos. Find the video and tracklist below. “We wrote ‘Anti-Glory’ almost by accident, while messing around with an old song during rehearsal. The song fell into place immediately, and looking back, we have no idea how we wrote it,” Horsegirl said in a statement. ”As always, this song and album are for Chicago, our friends, our friends’ bands, everyone who can play the guitar, and everyone who can’t play the guitar.” Versions of Modern Performance spans 12 tracks in total, including the previously released song “Billy.” After performing at SXSW, Horsegirl will embark ...
MC5 Announce First New Album in 51 Years and U.S. Tour
Following a 2018 tour celebrating Kick Out the Jams, Wayne Kramer has once again revived the iconic Detroit proto-punk outfit, the MC5. They’re touring once again, but that’s not all. A full 51 years after the release of the band’s last album, Kramer has announced that a new album of original MC5 songs will be released in October via Ear Music. He’s shared a preview of a new song called “Heavy Lifting”—a collaboration with Tom Morello, Don Was, singer Brad Brooks, and Abe Laboriel Jr. Listen to the preview and find the band’s upcoming tour dates below. The touring lineup of the MC5 is Kramer, Brooks, drummer Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction), bassist Vicki Randle (Mavis Staples), and guitarist Stevie Salas (David Bowie). The album features percussion from original MC5 drummer Dennis “Mach...
Ed Schrader’s Music Beat Share New Song “European Moons”: Listen
The Baltimore duo Ed Schrader’s Music Beat have released another new song from Nightclub Daydreaming, their forthcoming album and the follow-up to their 2018 Dan Deacon–produced album Riddles. The track is called “European Moons” and you can listen to it below. Ed Schrader also issued a personal statement ahead of the band’s tour, which kicks off today. “I’ve decided to speak openly about something that I had never spoken to anyone about,” they wrote. “I have always felt like a woman and, moving forward, I will begin following that path one day at a time. Only the future knows where exactly that path will lead me, but I’m doing it my way. I will no longer only see my true self at night.” Find Schrader’s full statement here. Nightclub Daydreaming is out March 25 via Carpark. Content This co...
La Neve Announces New EP History Solved, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
La Neve, the dance-punk project of Downtown Boys songwriter and labor organizer Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, is back with a new record. The History Solved EP is out April 15, and, today, they’ve shared the Zac Puls–directed video for the title track. Watch it below. DeFrancesco said the video is “in some ways an attempt to recreate the joy and chaos of the band’s live shows at a time when we had all been unable to perform for so long. The exaggerated camera movements work to bring us back to the freeing disorientation that live music, at its best, can provide.” The EP was produced by Marco Buccelli and mastered by Heba Kadry. It also features Karna Ray on drums. A hometown show at the Black Box Theater in Providence, Rhode Island takes place on March 12. Outside of their recording efforts, De...
Leading Female Executives and Creatives Gather for WhatsApp/Billboard Mentorship Dinner
A group of influential Latin women creatives and executives in the music industry came together on March 1st for an industry mentorship dinner, with special guest Becky G, to highlight the importance of cultural connectivity, courtesy of Billboard and WhatsApp. The Esúchanos. Míranos (Hear Us. See Us). dinner event — which took place at the indoor-outdoor Casita Hollywood venue space — saw Leila Cobo, Billboard’s VP of Latin, host a special night of connection to celebrate the accomplishments of a guest list of leading women in executive and creative fields, accompanied by someone they’ve had the opportunity to mentor or support professionally within the Latin music business. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=&#...
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14 Sparks Streaming Gains For Kylie Minogue, Jennifer Lopez & More
RuPaul’s Drag Race fans love a good lip sync for your life moment, filled with stunts, reveals, kicks and all of the high-stakes reality show drama we’ve come to expect over 14 seasons. But there’s another group that should really love these moments — the artists whose songs get featured. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Over the course of season 14 of Drag Race, every song that has been featured as a lip sync at the end of each episode has seen streaming gains in the week following the episode’s airing, according to MRC Data. The biggest winner amongst the 9 songs featured thus far on season 14 is Kylie Minogue‘s “I Love It.” Released as the third single off of Minogue’s album DISCO on October 23, 2020, “I Love It” was featured as the...
