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Logic Announces New Album ‘Vinyl Days’
Maryland rapper Logic is officially signifying the end of his rap retirement with the announcement of his new album, Vinyl Days. The mixtape is expected to be the artist’s seventh studio album. The rapper and producer took to Instagram to share a clip of himself in his own home studio creating a beat for his upcoming album. In the beginning of the clip Logic is taking a mic out of a zip case and can be heard saying, “This is JAY-Z’s microphone. No I.D. gave it to me.” He then goes on to record a sound effect with his mouth before overlaying it on beats. In the background of the video, Logic appears to be watching the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi film. The camera work focuses on miscellaneous objects around the room including a Back To The Future hoverboard. The video ends with Logic greet...
Here’s the New Date of the 2022 SCL Awards
The 2022 SCL Awards, presented by the Society of Composers & Lyricists, have been rescheduled to March 8 and will be held at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The awards were originally slated to be presented on Feb. 1 at the Skirball, with Emmy winner Darren Criss hosting, but on Jan. 7 they were postponed due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The postponement came two days after the 64th annual Grammy Awards were postponed from Jan. 31 to a still-unspecified date in the spring. The SCL is waiting to hear if Criss will be able to host the rescheduled show. The rescheduled March 8 date still puts the show before final-round voting for the 2022 Academy Awards, which extends from March 17-22. The SCL Awards, like other film ...
Cordae Lifts Off With ‘From a Bird’s Eye View’: Stream It Now
Cordae takes flight with From a Bird’s Eye View, the Maryland-raised rapper’s sophomore album. Lifting off at the stroke of midnight, Bird’s Eye (via Atlantic Records) includes the previously-released singles “Sinister” featuring Lil Wayne, and “Super” with Roddy Ricch, and boasts contributions from Stevie Wonder (“Champagne Glasses” also with Freddie Gibbs and Nas), Eminem (“Parables [Remix]”), Gunna (“Today”), H.E.R. and Lil Durk (“Chronicles”), and more. The new set is inspired by a life-changing trip to Africa, enduring the loss of a close friend, and the hip-hop artist’s personal evolution, a story that’s captured for a multi-part vlog on YouTube, The Road To From A Bird’s Eye View. [embedded content] The new 14-track LP is the followup to 2019’s full-length ...
FKA Twigs Has ‘Fallen Back In Love With Music’ as ‘Caprisongs’ Arrives: Stream It Now
FKA Twigs returns refreshed, connected and in love with music once again on Caprisongs, the singer and songwriter’s new, collaboration-stacked mixtape. Spanning 17 tracks, the collection is, in the English artist’s own words, the tale of Twigs’ “journey back to myself through my amazing collaborators and friends.” In a thread announcing her new arrival, she explains how, during lockdown she went in “search for connection” and found “even the most simple conversations incredibly comforting. When I went out I would find myself listening in on other people talking and imagining what it would be like to hang out with those nattering strangers. I loved catching sound bytes.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Now, “I have fallen back in love with music...
Joey Bada$$ Seeks “THE REV3NGE” in New Song
Joey Bada$$ has released his first single of the year, “THE REV3NGE.” Clocking in at approximately two-and-a-half minutes, the track is produced by Powers Pleasant and hears the Brooklyn native open up about how success is truly the greatest form of revenge. “So now they on my body / Made it to the top, ain’t no way that they could stop me now / They gonna say I joined the Illuminati / I got demons all around me, tell me what they know about me,” he melodically raps during the bridge over a triumphant set of horns. “THE REV3NGE” is billed as the first single from his upcoming third studio album, which is set to release this 2022. The untitled record will be his first in five years; All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ dropped in 2017 and debuted at No. 5, giving the artist commercial success. Watch Joey ...
Cat Power Releases New Album Covers: Stream
Cat Power released her new album Covers at the stroke of midnight on Friday. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. As its rather succinct title makes clear, the LP finds the indie rock stalwart covering the songbooks of other musicians, from Frank Ocean (lead single “Bad Religion”) and the Pogues (“A Pair of Brown Eyes”) to Kitty Wells (“It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”), Lana Del Rey (“White Mustang”), and even Billie Holiday (tender album closer “I’ll Be Seeing You,” which serves as a tribute to the late French producer Philippe Zdar). “Performing covers is a very enjoyable way to do something that feels natural to me when it comes to making music,” Powers explained in a statement back in October when she first released her take on Ocean’s Channel Orange-era 2012 track. A...
Jack White Releases New Single “Love Is Selfish”: Stream
Jack White is gearing up to release two new albums in the coming months: a “really hard” rock record called Fear of the Dawn and a “very mellow” acoustic LP titled Entering Heaven Alive. Today, he’s shared the first track from the latter album with “Love Is Selfish.” Take a listen to the tender ballad below. Fear of the Dawn — which White previewed with the ferocious rocker “Taking Me Back” — arrives first on April 8th. Entering Heaven Alive follows on July 22nd. To support both releases, White will head out on an extensive tour beginning in April. Spanning nearly 60 dates in total, the cleverly titled “Supply Chain Issues Tour” will see White play shows in the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. Tickets are available to purchase via Ticketmaster. Advertisement [embedded content] Share this: [...
Eddie Vedder Shares New Single “Brother the Cloud”: Stream
Eddie Vedder has released “Brother the Cloud,” the latest preview of his upcoming solo album, Earthling. Take a listen below. “If I could wish, wish it away/ I would bleed on my knees and pray/ If I could give all that I have/ To bring him back today/ These are the dreams, sad as it seems/ I’m always wide awake,” he wails over boisterous electric guitar on the mournful tune. “Brother the Cloud” follows previously released singles “Long Way” and “The Haves.” Earlier this week, the Pearl Jam frontman shared the full 13-song tracklist for Earthling, which also includes cuts like “Fallout Today,” “Rose of Jericho” and “Mrs. Mills.” Advertisement Related Video Vedder also recently divulged some of the big name guests who appear on the album, including Sir Elton John, Sir Ringo Starr, Stevie Won...
Earl Sweatshirt Drops New Album SICK!: Stream
SICK!, the new album from Earl Sweatshirt, is here. The rapper’s fourth LP is the follow-up to his acclaimed Some Rap Songs from 2018. Listen below. SICK! boasts production from Earl himself, alongside Black Noi$e, Rob Chambers, Theravadam, Samiyam, Alexander Spit, and The Alchemist. It also includes guest appearances from Armand Hammer and Zelooperz. “SICK! is my humble offering of 10 songs recorded in the wake of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns,” Earl said in a statement. “Before the virus I had been working on an album I named after a book I used to read with my mother (The People Could Fly). Once the lockdowns hit, people couldn’t fly anymore.” Advertisement Related Video He continued: “A wise man said art imitates life. People were sick. The People...
Earl Sweatshirt Delivers First Studio Album in Four Years, ‘SICK!’
Earl Sweatshirt is back with his first studio album in four years, SICK! Clocking in at under 30 minutes, the 10-track record feature guest appearances from Zelooperz on “Vision” and Armand Hammer on “Tabula Rasa,” while The Alchemist, Black Noi$e, Ancestor, Theravada, Rob Chamber, Samiyam and Alexander Spit handled production. SICK! marks his first full-length release since 2018’s Some Rap Songs and follow his 2019 EP FEET OF CLAY. In a lengthy statement, Sweatshirt revealed that he recorded SICK! when the world was first dealing with COVID-19 and the lockdowns: “Sick is my humble offering of 10 songs recorded in the wake of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns. Before the virus I had been working on an album I named after a book I used to read with my mother (T...
Cordae Flies High in New Album ‘From A Birds Eye View’
Cordae has dropped off his highly-anticipated sophomore record, From A Birds Eye View. Clocking in at 40 minutes, the 12-track record features guest appearances from Gunna, Lil Wayne, H.E.R., Lil Durk, Freddie Gibbs, Nas, Stevie Wonder, Eminem and Roddy Ricch. Terrace Martin, Raphael Saadiq and Taraji P. Henson also contributed to the album while the likes of Hit-Boy, Dem Jointz, Boi-1da, MixedByAl and Daoud of Pivot Gang produced the tracks. In a statement prior to the album’s release, the young rapper shared a guide on how to listen to From A Bird’s Eye View: “So the album drops tonight! Each individual song has a significant place in my heart as they were all inspired by real life events, emotions and experiences. With that being said I ask ya’ll to please listen to songs 1-12...
Kanye Tells DJ Premier He’s Ready to Drop a New Track
A clip of Kanye West talking to DJ Premier about releasing a new track this week with recently surfaced. The short video shows Ye speaking with DJ Premier over FaceTime, noting how the celebrated producer and DJ is his “inspiration.” Later the conversation moves towards The Game and Pusha-T, who were recently spotted in the studio with Ye. “We’re starting a whole…we about to just control the sound of music, it’s up to us now, period.” said Kanye West. Adding, “We got a song we’re releasing Friday that we wanted you to do a scratch on, if possible.” The information comes as muted studio footage highlighting Ye’s creative process with collaborators also started making its way on social media. Aside from The Game and Pusha-T, A$AP Rocky and Antonio Brown also show up in the clips, although it...
