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EDM.com to Present Best Dance Record at A2IM’s 2022 Libera Awards: See the Full List of Nominees
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced their list of nominees for the 2022 Libera Awards—and EDM.com will be presenting the Best Dance Record. The ceremony serves as the culmination of A2IM’s Indie Week, a four-day conference—scheduled for June 13-16—consisting of workshops, keynotes, and more from leading voices in independent music. The Libera Awards is the world’s largest independent music awards show, celebrating the successes of labels, artists, songwriters and more. Check out the nominees for the 2022 Libera Award for Best Dance Record: 2022 Libera Award for Best Dance Record Nominees Brittany Howard – “Stay High again..” (Fred again.. & Joy Anonymous Remix) (ATO Records)Dawn Richard – “Loose Your Mind” (Merge Records)Disclosure –...
MOSKA Taps Markem and LA GURÚ to Deliver a Touching Tribute to Their Roots: Listen
After a prolonged period when millions around the world have experienced separation from family and friends due to the onset of the global pandemic, the pull back home is stronger than ever before. And for every culture, there is a specific sound that can transport people back to their roots. For Latin American producers MOSKA and Markem, and singer-songwriter LA GURÚ, it is this sentiment that forms the central message of their latest single, “Mi Tierra.” Drawing inspiration from the Colombian and Venezuelan culture, the trio crafted a loving tribute to their homeland. Coalescing ancient compositions and ancestral instruments with modern electronica, “Mi Tierra” is an anthemic tune for the next generation. According to Markem, the idea was to “...
Tyler, the Creator Drops Self-Directed Video for NIGO Collab “Come On, Let’s Go”
Tyler, the Creator has released a self-directed video for his NIGO collaboration “Come On, Let’s Go,” which is slated to arrive on the BAPE founder’s upcoming album, I Know NIGO, out Friday, March 25. While Tyler would normally put directing credits under the moniker Wolf Haley, the chart-topper used his real name, Tyler Gregory Okonma, for his “Come On, Let’s Go” cut. The video sees the rapper perform the single in front of a yellow sports car in a mansion’s driveway, enlisting elements of the visual aesthetic of his 2021 album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. Earlier this week, NIGO revealed the full tracklist for I Know NIGO, which boasts additional features from Lil Uzi Vert, A$AP Rocky, Kid Cudi, Teriyaki Boyz Pusha T, Clipse, Pharrell, Gunna, A$AP Ferg ...
Denzel Curry ft. T-Pain “Troubles,” Leikeli47 “LL Cool J” & More | Daily Visuals 3.22.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty As T-Pain continues to get back into the limelight he once basked in at the height of the Auto-Tune craze which he Godfathered back in the early 00’s, Teddy keeps poppin’ up in features when you least expect him and today is no exception. Lending his talents to Denzel Curry for the visuals to “Troubles,” T-Pain and DC go back-and-forth from black-and-white cinematography in a night club to colorful settings in various situations that find the men pondering life and their situations. Pretty cool video. Speaking of black-and-white visuals, Leikeli47 goes that very route for her clip to “LL Cool J” in which a few different women pose up a storm and bust all kinds of moves to the beat. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work ...
Drip For Sale: Kim Kardashian Reportedly Selling Her Yeezy Kicks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: J. Lee / Getty It appears that Kim Kardashian is trying to rid her personal space of all things Kanye West, and that includes her shoes. According to Page Six, the soon-to-be-former Mrs. West posted two pairs of black mesh mule-style Yeezy sandals in size 37 (or a US size 6 to 6.5), on her Kardashian Kloset website over the weekend, listing the used shoes for $375 and $350. While it’s clear that the move is a further attempt to solidify her single status following her win in court earlier this month after a judge granted her request to be declared legally single— social media users were quick to call out her attempt to cash in on shoes she surely received for free from her ex. “Not Kim out here selling her Yeezy sandals I can’t lmao,” one fan wrote on Red...
Mykki Blanco and Michael Stipe Share Video for New Song “Family Ties”: Watch
Mykki Blanco has shared the video for “Family Ties,” a new song featuring R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe. It’s out now via Transgressive; check out the video, directed by Kit Monteith and featuring a Stipe cameo, below. “Family Ties” is produced by FaltyDL. Last year, Blanco shared the nine-track Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep EP, featuring production from FaltyDL. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Black Midi Cover Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” on New Cavalcovers EP: Listen
Black Midi have released a three-track EP titled Cavalcovers, featuring their renditions of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story,” King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man,” and Captain Beefheart’s “Moonlight on Vermont.” The EP arrives just as Black Midi kick off their headlining North American tour. Give it a listen below. Cavalcovers is a play on words referencing the band’s 2021 album Cavalcade. Last year, Black Midi recorded five fan-voted covers for different territories and retailers that were available on limited flexi discs. Three of those covers comprise the tracklist for their new EP. For “21st Century Schizoid Man,” all three members of Black Midi contributed vocals for the first time. The group also enlisted Kaidi Akinnibi to lay down saxophone on the track. Revisit Pitchfork’s 2019 Ri...
Lykke Li Shares New Song “No Hotel”: Listen
Swedish pop singer Lykke Li is back with her first new song in two years. “No Hotel” is co-produced by Li and longtime collaborator Björn Yttling. Check out the track below. Li’s most recent album was 2018’s So Sad So Sexy and its 2019 companion EP, Still Sad Still Sexy. In 2020, she released the Swedish-language single “Bron,” as well as a cover of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” Last year, she also released a 10th anniversary edition of her second album, Wounded Rhymes. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Let’s Eat Grandma Announce 2022 Tour, Share Video for New Song “Levitation”: Watch
Let’s Eat Grandma, the British duo of Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth, have announced a UK and North American tour and shared another song from Two Ribbons, their forthcoming album. The track is called “Levitation” and it comes with a music video directed by Noel Paul. Check it out below. This is the fourth song Let’s Eat Grandma have shared from the LP, following the title track, “Happy New Year,” and “Hall of Mirrors.” In a statement, Walton said “Levitation” is about “feeling all over the place, escaping to your imagination, and being in a disorientating and surreal mental state, which can be both scary and elevating somehow—everything feels more creative and things look brighter.” After appearing at Stag and Dagger Festival this spring and Latitude Festival in the summer, Let’s Eat ...
Miles Teller Clashes with Mobsters About The Godfather in Trailer for The Offer: Watch
The upcoming Paramount+ limited series The Offer will take viewers behind the scenes of the turbulent road to the making of The Godfather. Thanks to the new official trailer, we now have a longer look at legendary producer Albert S. Ruddy (Miles Teller) and his struggle to make the classic gangster film. The clip opens with Ruddy’s meeting with studio execs Robert Evans (Matthew Goode) and Barry Lapidus (Colin Hanks), after which he is tasked with producing the film “no one wants to make.” Though Ruddy finds “someone who understands Italians” in Francis Ford Coppola (Dan Fogler), casting Al Pacino and Marlon Brando proves to be a hard sell to his bosses. As if Ruddy wasn’t facing enough obstacles, Five Families boss Joe Colombo (Giovanni Ribisi) vociferously expresses his opposition t...
Heavy Culture: Oxymorrons on Queens Upbringing, Haitian Heritage, and Fighting Stereotypes
Heavy Culture is a monthly column from journalist Liz Ramanand, focusing on artists of different cultural backgrounds in heavy music, as they offer their perspectives on race, society, and more as it intersects with and affects their craft. The latest installment of this column features Deee and KI of the band Oxymorrons. Oxymorrons are keeping busy in 2022. After kicking off the year on the ShipRocked cruise, the band is currently wrapping up a tour with Grandson and Royal & The Serpent. Heavy Consequence recently caught up with brothers Deee and KI of Oxymorrons to discuss all things music and culture. The vocalists spoke candidly about their upbringing in Queens, New York, their Haitian roots, and how that shaped who they are and their music. They also discussed their 2021 release, ...
Bauhaus Release First New Song in 14 Years, “Drink the New Wine”: Stream
Bauhaus are back and more gothically engrossing than ever. With “Drink the New Wine,” their first new song since 2008’s Go Away White, the quartet of Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, and David J play a musical game of Exquisite Corpse. For those who need to brush up on their surrealist pastimes, Exquisite Corpse was a diversion invented by André Breton, Marcel Duchamp, Jacques Prévert, and Yves Tangu. Each participant creates one part of a sentence or image, either in total ignorance of what the others are doing, or with only the very end of the previous composition to guide them. The name of the game, as well as Bauhaus’ new single, come from the first sentence produced under these constraints: “Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau,” which translates to, “The exqu...
