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Blackpink Delivers Dramatic “Pink Venom” Teaser
Blackpink on Tuesday dropped off an alluring (albeit short) teaser for their upcoming comeback single “Pink Venom.” The vibrant, pink-tinged visual includes a series of dramatic clips, including close-ups of a kaleidoscopic crystal, curtains blowing in a tantalizing wind and a sword-like edge scraping against a swinging gong. Among a myriad of mysterious shots, the most thrilling provides glimpses at a cult-like group draped in matching black cloaks. The new track, which will mark the chart-topping group’s first release in almost two years, is scheduled to arrive on August 19 and land on their upcoming sophomore studio album Born Pink. In celebration of their sixth anniversary last week, Blackpink began stirring excitement surrounding the drop with two sets of pre-single posters. Additiona...
BTS Reflects on Recording New Single “Bad Decisions” Featuring Benny Blanco and Snoop Dogg
BTS is giving its fans an inside look into the creation process behind its new track “Bad Decisions.” Featuring Benny Blanco and Snoop Dogg, the single premiered on August 5 and quickly became the K-pop boyband’s tenth top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In a music video for the upbeat pop song, Blanco portrays a BTS superfan readying to see his favorite band live in concert. Preparation for the event ranges from writing that he loves BTS in his bathroom mirror to rehearsing the group’s choreography in a dark room. He ends up having to rush to the concert only to discover that he showed up to the show a day early. In a new Run BTS episode shared on August 16, each BTS member reflects on their contributions to the track. “After Coldplay, Halsey, Megan Thee Stallion, all those amazing...
BLACKPINK Shares Haunting Music Video Teaser for ‘Pink Venom’: Watch
Only three more days until BLACKPINK releases their highly anticipated comeback single, “Pink Venom,” and the girl group has released the first official trailer for the track’s forthcoming music music video on Tuesday (Aug. 16). The trailer starts off with brown dust blowing in the wind, then cuts to an ornate blade being sharpened by a moving whetstone. Scenes of a pair of hands strumming a string instrument then flashes to an eerie cut of several black-hooded figures sitting motionless on the ground. Members Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé then walk in. While Lisa and Rosé’s faces are partially obscured by the camera work, Jennie and Jisoo have red and pink masks covering the bottom portion of their faces as they intensely gaze into the camera. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and ...
Makin’ Tracks: How a ‘Sex and the City’ Episode Inspired a Vocal Challenge for Corey Kent
It’s a hallmark of Southern dialects that one-syllable words are frequently stretched into two: “there” becomes “they-er,” or “damn” – in the title of a Florida Georgia Line album cut – becomes “Dayum, Baby.” Oklahoma-bred Corey Kent figuratively puts the accent on steroids in “Wild as Her,” holding the word “wild” out for 12 “wi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ild” rollercoaster syllables in the back half of the chorus. And for good measure, he repeats the feat immediately, extending the run to 13 syllables. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The thing is, that passage is tough. It covers a wide melodic range, for starters, and without any separation between the notes, it can quickly devolve into non-descript mush. Create too much separation, it soun...
Spotify Wants Users To Record Vocal Reactions to Music Playlists
Spotify doesn’t just want to know what users think of music playlists — it wants to hear users’ opinions. The streaming platform is testing out an experimental feature that prompts listeners to submit feedback in the form of audio recordings. A Reddit user in Vietnam was the first to spot the prompt. Screenshots show a playlist and a prompt asking the user, “So what do you think?” At the bottom of the screen is an audio button where users can record their vocal reactions. Users can record their reaction in either one take or can pause and resume the recording to segment in multiple clips. Once they’re done recording, the audio clips can be edited, and users can add background music and tag the playlist. The finished playlist will be published as a podcast on the user’s page, presumably whe...
Former Wiggle Sings Radiohead’s “Creep” as Zombie on Masked Singer
From The Wiggles to The Walking Dead, former children’s entertainer Emma Watkins was unveiled as the Zombie on The Masked Singer Australia. Her final performance turned out to be a fitting tribute to her more adult avatar, as she performed Radiohead’s “Creep” as a spooky ballad of longing and self-loathing. The first female Wiggle became the fifth celebrity to get the boot. Of the four judges, Chrisse Swan correctly guessed that Watkins lurked behind the mask, The Music reports, while Mel B tossed out the name Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Abbie Chatfield tried Bec Hewitt, and Dave Hughes, perhaps giving up, said that Doctor Strange star Rachel McAdams was slumming it on Australian reality television. “I’m really nervous about singing,” Watkins said during her exit intervie...
Going There with Jewel: Knowing the Tide of Mental Health Will Always Come Back In
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Jewel joins the Going There podcast to discuss her personal mental health journey and how she learned to except the changing tides of wellness. Advertisement The iconic singer-songwriter shares that the cornerstone of her approach to mental health is what she calls the concept of emotional impermanence. Jewel explains that one of the most difficult issues we face on our mental health journey is that oftentimes when we experience depression, anxiety, or addiction, there is such a powerful feeling that our emotions and behaviors are permanent. But her concept of “emotional impermanence” suggests that we are dyna...
Madonna’s Top 20 Songs
This article originally ran in 2014 and has been updated in honor of Madonna’s birthday on August 16th. Here’s a funny picture: In July 1983, metalheads and popsters all stormed into their closest Sam Goody, where they likely collided head first in the aisle at M whilst clamoring for Kill ‘Em All or Madonna. Parents scoffed at the time, but either party held the debut album to the future leader of their respective genres. Wild, huh? It’s almost like something out of a Far Side comic; the two most opposite musical forces, both then and today, essentially born as twins. Cowabunga. Of course, as history goes, Madonna’s self-titled debut didn’t exactly blow out the mall doors upon arrival. The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 123, and it wasn’t until over a year later that it peaked… at ...
Nipsey Hussle Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘He Lives Forever’
Revered rapper Nipsey Hussle was posthumously honored with the 2,729th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on what would have been his 37th birthday, Monday, Aug. 15. Located at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Amoeba Music, the star was presented by the City of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in recognition of the L.A. native’s contributions to music and his philanthropic work. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Paying tribute to the late rapper — born Ermias Joseph Ashegdom — were family members and close friends such as L.A. radio personality Big Boy and fellow rappers Roddy Ricch and YG. Additional guests in attendance at the 30-minute ceremony included Hollywood Chamber of Commerce president/CEO David Michael Jerome, Cali...
INXS Celebrates 45th Anniversary With Catalog Reissues, TikTok Streaming Event
INXS turns 45, and in twist to the finest of traditions, the Australian new wave act is handing out the presents. The alternative rock outfit announces INXS Day and, to celebrate, prepares a slew of physical and digital releases, merch and a special TikTok streaming party. All of it swings back to this day (Aug. 16), 45 years ago, when INXS sprung to life with a debut performance at a house party in Whale Beach, Sydney. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The group was then known as The Farriss Brothers, after the founding core of Andrew, Jon and Tim Farriss. The name INXS (pronounced in-excess) came later, and stuck. INXS Day, launched in association with Petrol Records, Universal Music Group and Rhino Records, kicks off Tuesday with an ex...
Kasabian Is Cruising to U.K. No. 1 With ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’
Kasabian is creating U.K. chart gold with The Alchemist’s Euphoria. The British alternative rock outfit leads the midweek U.K. chart with Euphoria (via Columbia), and does so with considerable ease. The LP is outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined, the Official Charts Company reports, and is cruising to a sixth U.K. crown for the Leicester band. The Alchemist’s Euphoria is Kasabian’s seventh studio set, and first to feature founding guitarist player Sergio Pizzorno on lead vocals, following the July 2020 departure of frontman Tom Meighan in controversial circumstances. It’s the followup to 2017’s chart-leader For Crying Out Loud. Every studio set from Kasabian has gone to No. 1 in their homeland since their sophomore effort Empire, from 2006 (the band’s self-titled debut from 2004 reach...
Megan Thee Stallion’s Traumazine Is a Kaleidoscope of Pain and Gain
Do not let the title of Megan Thee Stallion’s sophomore album, Traumazine, fool you — she is stronger than ever, even as she processes her pain through vulnerability. Honesty is at the heart of working through any kind of trauma, and Megan has decided to let us into her process. Meg comes out swinging with “NDA,” finding pockets within pockets of the beat — one of her greatest assets as a rapper. “I ain’t perfect, but anything I did to any of you n****s, y’all deserved it/ You see me in that mode, don’t disturb me when I’m workin’,” she declares. She’s focused over the entire 51 minutes of the project, zeroing in on the intensity that pulsed beneath the surface of her earlier mixtapes Tina Snow and Fever. Traumazine (released Friday, August 12th) is absent of obvious club bangers, which wi...
