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RM Finds Peace in ‘Wild Flower’ Music Video
RM’s debut solo album, Indigo, officially arrived on Friday (Dec. 2), and the BTS rapper celebrated his next musical chapter by sharing the lead single, “Wild Flower,” and its accompanying music video. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Wild Flower” — which features South Korean rock singer youjeen — has atmospheric drum and synth beats and, as the title suggests, the music video follows a serene, natural theme. In general, RM revealed that his debut solo album was highly inspired by the world around him. “Record of RM: Indigo. From the colors of nature, human, etc. Documentation of my youth in the moment of independent phase. Sun-bleached record faded like old jeans. The last archive of my twenties,” the star t...
Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’ Sampler: Stream It Now
Morgan Wallen has released a trio of new songs for his One Thing at a Time–Sampler project, a teaser of new music he’s been working on. The new tunes include “Tennessee Fan” (written by Wallen, HARDY, Ashley Gorley and Mark Holman), “One Thing at a Time” (written by Wallen with ERNEST, Gorley and Ryan Vojtesak), and “Days That End in Why” (written by Driver Williams, Blake Pendergrass and John Byron). “I’m not quite done making this new album, so I’m going to keep making it through the holiday break and early January to chase this inspiration,” Wallen said via a statement. “I promise I won’t wait too long to reveal the album details. To hold you over, I’m dropping three new songs today as a sampler of what I’ve been working on. Can’t wait to take it one night at a time in 2023.” ...
Jimmy Barnes Extends Australian Chart Record With ‘Blue Christmas’
It’s shaping to be a Jimmy Barnes Christmas in Australia, as the legendary rock singer scores another No. 1, this time with a collection of holiday classics. Barnes’ Blue Christmas (via Liberation/Universal) blasts to the summit of the ARIA Chart, for his 15th leader, extending his all-time lead in that category. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Blue Christmas is the 20th solo studio album for Barnesy, as he’s affectionately known in these parts. It adds to his collection of leaders, which includes Bodyswerve (1984), For The Working Class Man (1985), Freight Train Heart (1987), Barnestorming (1988), Two Fires (1990), Soul Deep (1991), Hits (1996), Double Happiness (2005), The Rhythm And The Blues (2009), 30:30 Hindsight (2014), Soul Searchin’ (2...
RM Delivers Stellar Debut Studio Album ‘Indigo’
RM of BTS has officially dropped off his debut studio album, Indigo. Clocking in at approximately 30 minutes, the stunning 10-track project features a star-studded list of guest appearances from Erykah Badu on the opener “Yun,” Anderson .Paak on “Still Life,” Tablo, Kim Saweol, Paul Blanco, Mahalia, Colde, Jo Yujin of Cherry Filter and Park Ji-yoon and is evidence of RM’s undeniable growth as a musician. Indigo marks the rapper’s first solo release his 2018 mixtape mono. and has been in the works for four years. In his recent Rolling Stone cover story with Pharrell, the BTS leader shared that being able to temporarily step away from the group helped him focus on his solo music. ”So it was 10 years, really intense as a team. And I actually was in charge of almost all of the interv...
Metro Boomin Delivers Star-Studded Album ‘HEROES & VILLAINS’
Metro Boomin takes on both sides of good and evil in his newest album, HEROES & VILLAINS. Clocking in at approximately 50 minutes, the 15-track project features heavy-hitting guest appearances from the likes of Future and Chris Brown on “Superhero (Heroes & Villains),” 21 Savage and Young Nudy on “Umbrella,” Travis Scott and 21 Savage on “Niagara Falls (Foot or 2),” A$AP Rocky and the late Takeoff on “Feel The Fiyaaaah,” The Weeknd and 21 Savage on “Creepin” and more. Across the album, Young Metro reminds listeners and the music industry just exactly why he’s one of the most sought-after producers today. The 29-year-old’s solo work seamlessly integrates with the collaborative cuts, and he knows how to match his work with his collaborators — not a single track on the album feels for...
A$AP Rocky Officially Releases “Shittin’ Me”
A$AP Rocky has dropped off “Shittin’ Me,” which appears on the official soundtrack of the newest Need for Speed Unbound video game. Clocking in at approximately two-and-a-half minutes, the track is produced by Kelvin Krash and hears Rocky slide over a bass-heavy beat. While this marks the track’s official release, “Shittin’ Me” has been a favorite across the rapper’s fanbase for about four years now, with Rocky even performing it live on several occasions such as Camp Flog Gnaw 2018. Flacko is a strong presence in the latest Need for Speed Unbound game, appearing in the trailer and even showing off his real-life custom Mercedes-Benz 190E. Players will have a chance to race against Rocky in-game, and the winner will be the owner of the hero car. Stream A$AP Rocky’s “Shit...
Drag City Artist Edith Frost Banned From Twitter After Parodying Elon Musk
Edith Frost, the Texan singer-songwriter and Drag City luminary, has been banned from Twitter after changing her username to “Elon Musk” and tweeting a series of absurd jokes, as Galaxie 500’s Damon Krukowski points out. In a series of now-inaccessible tweets, Frost tweeted satirical and scatological gags like, “Ow ow ow ow owwwwww!!! (my poop chute),” and, “Twitter is the greatest social network on earth! For me to poop on.” She had changed her profile picture to a photo of Elon Musk scribbled over with an unhappy face. On November 11, four days before Frost’s tweets, Musk had vowed to crack down on unlabeled parody accounts. “Going forward, accounts engaged in parody must include ‘parody’ in their name, not just in bio,” he tweeted. The multi-billionaire and Tesla CEO, who touts himself ...
Kanye West No Longer Buying Parler
Kanye West is no longer buying Parler. “In response to numerous media inquiries, Parlement Technologies would like to confirm that the company has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler,” the social media service announced. “This decision was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November.” West, whose legal name is Ye, and Parlement Technologies announced the agreement in October, with West remarking, “In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves.” (Parler, which arose in the wake of Trumpism, brands itself as a free-speech haven, railing against censorship on mainstream social media.) The initial announcement came at a time when West was locked out of his Twitt...
Kanye West No Longer Buying Parler
Kanye West is no longer buying Parler. “In response to numerous media inquiries, Parlement Technologies would like to confirm that the company has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler,” the social media service announced. “This decision was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November.” West, whose legal name is Ye, and Parlement Technologies announced the agreement in October, with West remarking, “In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves.” (Parler, which arose in the wake of Trumpism, brands itself as a free-speech haven, railing against censorship on mainstream social media.) The initial announcement came at a time when West was locked out of his Twitt...
Light in the Attic Announces New City Pop Compilation
Light in the Attic Records has announced the third volume in its Pacific Breeze archival series: Pacific Breeze 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975-1987 is due out February 24. The 16-track release will be available in 2xLP, CD, and cassette formats and features cover art by Hiroshi Nagai, whose paintings also adorned the first two volumes in the series. Check out the album art and tracklist below. Like its predecessors, Pacific Breeze 3 was curated by Light in the Attic’s Yosuke Kitazawa and dublab’s Mark “Frosty” McNeill. It includes music from Susan, Miharu Koshi, Chiemi Manabe, Parachute, and more alongside songs produced by Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yukihiro Takahashi. Read Pitchfork’s feature “The Endless Life Cycle of Japanese City Pop.” ...
Baaba Maal Announces First Album in 7 Years, Shares New Song: Listen
Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal has announced a new album: Being is due out March 31 via Marathon Artists. It’s his first solo album since 2016’s The Traveller, and features guest contributions from the producer and multi-instrumentalist Johan Karlberg. Ahead of the full album, Maal has released a song called “Yerimayo Celebration.” Listen to that below, and scroll down to find the tracklist and album art. As he notes in a press release, “Yerimayo Celebration” is a call to honor tradition amid the fast pace of technology. “A song is like a person. It has a life, name, a character, and it has a position in life,” Maal said in the statement. “I think that’s what makes this album so powerful—it is totally about now and where I am now, the dreams I have of the past and the future.” Sin...
Lindsey Buckingham Remembers Christine McVie: “I Feel Very Lucky to Have Known Her”
Lindsey Buckingham has shared a statement remembering his friend and longtime Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie, who died Wednesday (November 30) at the age of 79. “Christine McVie’s sudden passing is profoundly heartbreaking,” Buckingham wrote in an Instagram post. “Not only were she and I part of the magical family of Fleetwood Mac, to me Christine was a musical comrade, a friend, a soul mate, a sister.” Buckingham continued: For over four decades, we helped each other create a beautiful body of work and a lasting legacy that continues to resonate today. I feel very lucky to have known her. Though she will be deeply missed, her spirit will live on through that body of work and that legacy. McVie’s family shared the news of her death yesterday, noting in a statement that she “passed ...
