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BLACKPINK, Demi Lovato, Panic! At the Disco & More: What’s Your Favorite Music Release of the Week? Vote!
This New Music Friday, the world’s biggest girl group returned with their highly anticipated comeback single, while a former Disney star goes back to her pop-rock roots, and a staple of the alternative genre serves up fresh tunes in an album. But which release was your favorite? Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Nearly years after their debut album, BLACKPINK is finally back in your area with new single “Pink Venom.” The stylish track serves as a reintroduction to the K-pop group’s signature, genre-bending sound and also provides the first look at forthcoming album Born Pink (due Sept. 16). The song is dripping in elements, from traditional Korean instrumentation and bilingual rap breaks to an interpolation of Rihanna’s debut hit “Pon De Replay,”...
Lorde Drops ‘Oceanic Feeling’ Music Video for ‘Solar Power’ Anniversary
Lorde just put a beautiful punctuation mark on her Solar Power era. One day before the one-year anniversary of her third studio album’s release, the 25-year-old pop star dropped a stunning music video for her song “Oceanic Feeling,” filmed on the beach and co-starring her little brother Angelo. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the video, which arrived Friday (Aug. 19), Lorde and Angelo sunbathe together on a raft in the middle of the ocean, glowing bright blue from the sun. Side by side, they also go fishing and sit in a patch of grass while watching the waves go by. And when the two-time Grammy winner sings the lyric “Little brother, I think you’re an angel,” she is sitting on top of her 20-year-old sibling’s shoulders and lovin...
Demi Lovato Addresses “Survivor’s Guilt” Over Mac Miller’s Death on New Song “DEAD FRIENDS”: Stream
Demi Lovato has opened up about feeling “survivor’s guilt” over the death of Mac Miller, whose passing from a drug overdose took place just weeks after the singer survived her own. After speaking about the topic in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe earlier this week, the pop star has released a song called “DEAD FRIENDS” off her new album, HOLY FVCK. Part of Lovato’s return to her pop-rock roots, “DEAD FRIENDS” finds the 29-year-old singer reflecting on having made it through a near-fatal overdose that was followed by three strokes and a heart attack. Lovato ponders why she made it through and her friends didn’t with lyrics like, “I’m waking up right now/ And they never will/ Again, I still can’t understand.” On the chorus, she adds, “I danced with the devil, I made it th...
Harry Styles Talks Joni Mitchell, Elvis, and Old One Direction Merch in Nardwuar Interview: Watch
Doot doola doot doo — when he wasn’t busy singing onstage with Lizzo or Shania Twain, Harry Styles’ trip to Coachella also included a catch-up with Nardwuar the Human Serviette, which you can finally watch today. The wide-spanning interview covers topics such as Styles’ affinity for Chinese food, hanging out with Joni Mitchell, making human pyramids onstage with One Direction, and more. Of course, it’s not a Nardwuar interview without some hyper-specific gifts, and his first offering to Styles was a vinyl pressing of Elvis Presley’s single “The Girl of My Best Friend.” “’The Girl of My Best Friend’ was probably the first song I learned the words to, and I used to sing it in my bedroom when I was a kid,” Styles said as he happily accepted the present. Nardwuar also asked Styles about t...
Blinks Are Having a Blast as Blackpink’s ‘Pink Venom’ Arrives
It’s “Pink Venom” Day, which means Blackpink is back. And Blinks are virtually painting the town in their favorite color — Blackpink. The K-pop group dropped “Pink Venom” at midnight, the first sting from their second studio album, Born Pink due out Sept. 16. When Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa are in release mode, the action is nothing less than a blockbuster. The new release was powered by the #PinkVenomChallenge on YouTube, the Light Up the Pink campaign, which saw Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Bangkok, New York and Los Angeles to see towers and city landmarks glow in Blackpink’s signature colors; and, of course, fans lit-up social media. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Check out some of the picture-perfect Blackpink moments catching f...
BLACKPINK Explain ‘Pink Venom’ Meaning, Tease New Album & Tour: ‘All Our Songs Are Really Good’
BLACKPINK celebrated their long-awaited new single “Pink Venom” by holding a private online press conference in Seoul on Friday (Aug. 19) to share more about the track, their group’s musical identity, and preview their upcoming Born Pink album and tour. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Looking sophisticated in black dresses that each member added her own sparkle to (Jennie’s strapless dress incorporated a multicolored-gray pattern while Lisa donned knee-high boots), BLACKPINK spoke excitedly about being back together for new music and how “Venom” represents them as a group. “Since our album’s title is Born Pink, we wanted to relay our identity in the song as much as we could,” Jennie said. “Since ‘pink’ and ‘venom’ ha...
Zedd & Maren Morris Return With Bouncy New Collab ‘Make You Say’: Stream It Now
Four years after their debut collab “The Middle” became a massive crossover hit, Zedd and Maren Morris are back with a new track. “Make You Say” is a light dance-pop jam on which Morris delivers singsong lyrics about how much her ex is going to miss her over Zedd’s bouncy, effervescent production. The song is a collaboration with production duo Beauz, who are brothers Bernie and Johan Yang. Hear to the song below. “I started working on this record with Beauz about three or four years ago,” says Zedd. “We went back and forth slowly, refining the production over the years, and then Charlie and I got in the studio and wrote the topline for the track. Maren recorded a demo of it and sounded phenomenal, so I met her in Nashville, and we recorded the final vocal to ‘Make You Say’ and she took th...
BLACKPINK Reveal New Song “Pink Venom”: Stream
BLACKPINK are back with “Pink Venom,” the first look at their upcoming album BORN PINK. Watch the song’s accompanying video below. BORN PINK arrives in full on September 16th. BLACKPINK’s last official full-length was their 2020 debut The Album, while they more recently shared the song “Ready for Love.” In October, the K-pop girl group will kick off a massive world tour (grab tickets here). Before then, check out our dream setlist for the “BORN PINK” outing. Advertisement Related Video Also make sure to check out FAN CHANT, Mary Siroky’s newsletter on all things K-pop. [embedded content] [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_tit...
Anitta Recruits Missy Elliott for New Song “Lobby”: Stream
Brazilian pop star Anitta has enlisted the help of Missy Elliott for a groovy new single called “Lobby.” It’s out today, along with an equally funky accompanying music video. Few things are timeless as a luxury hotel, but on “Lobby,” Anitta and Elliott aren’t as concerned with the hotel as they are with what they plan to do inside the hotel. “Kiss me from the roof to the lobby/ Your lips on my body,” Anitta sings in the chorus, and hopefully, we don’t have to explain to you what that serves as a euphemism for. Elliott chimes in for the second verse: “Missy and Anitta, we rolling up to the party/ That hottie, he can get the keys to my Bugatti,” she raps, calling to mind visions of lavish parties that, for most of us, will just have to live inside our imaginations. Backed by a...
TobyMac on Creating an Unflinching Album About His Son’s Death: ‘This Is a Really Honest Look at My Journey’
After experiencing the unimaginable death of his 21-year old son — who died in October 2019 from an accidental drug overdose — contemporary Christian music superstar TobyMac turned to songwriting to try to make sense of the tragedy. Wrestling with the grief that followed Truett Foster McKeehan’s death in a brutally honest way fills TobyMac’s seventh studio album, Life After Death, out Friday (Aug. 19) via Forefront/Capitol Christian Music Group. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I immediately went to write, because that’s what I know to do when I’m in so much pain,” the seven-time Grammy winner tells Billboard. “You go to [write] what you know, what you love and what brings you peace. I immediately started writing — and I wrote ‘21 Years...
Stanning BTS: “Bad Decisions,” Jungkook’s PhotoFolio, BTS Vlogs, and More
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS Even though Kayla and Bethany are still recovering from the sheer power of HOBIPALOOZA, the BTS news never stops! Advertisement Related Video In a rare post-hiatus release, BTS’ “Bad Decisions” collaboration with Benny Blanco and Snoop Dog has finally been released! Members of BTS have also been releasing personal vlogs, capturing their travels, interests, and daily lives. Kayla and Bethany also revisit j-hope’s Jack in the Box, dissecting the music video for “Arson.” Finally, the duo touch on PhotoFolio, an upcoming photo series from Jungkook. Listen to the host’s recap Benny Blanco, Snoop Dog, and BTS’ “Bad Decisions,” the member’s vlogs, a...
Busan Mayor Says He Proposed Military Service Alternative For BTS
The members of BTS have had the prospect of mandatory military service in the South Korean army hanging over their heads for several years now. But what if they could do a different job that would serve the nation but not require them to like, you know, disappear from our lives for the two-year compulsory stint required of all able-bodied men between 18-28? Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to the Yonhap News Agency, Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon has proposed letting the group’s 7 members swap out their military duties with an alternate gig as public relations ambassadors for his city’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. The nation formally appointed the band as official PR ambassadors heading up the bid last month, which Busan is b...
