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fromPitchfork
17 hours ago

Kanye West Says Bully Uses "No AI"

Kanye West denies using generative AI in his upcoming album Bully, despite previous claims of incorporating AI into his music process.
fromLos Angeles Times
9 hours ago

How Charlie Puth transcended the cringe

Puth describes 'Whatever's Clever!' as the first album where 'things are lining up musically in my life - like I'm living what the album is about.'
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

The internet has seen me at my best and my worst': meet Jojo, Australia's ASMR superstar

Jonah Singer, a 27-year-old ASMR content creator, utilizes a $100,000 head and torso simulator mic named Alex to produce his videos, which are particularly popular among viewers suffering from insomnia and anxiety.
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#music-education
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fromwww.bbc.com
12 hours ago

Children's music school saved from 80k court order by last-minute loan

A community music school in London faced closure but secured funding to continue its imaginative music education for children.
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fromwww.bbc.com
12 hours ago

Children's music school saved from 80k court order by last-minute loan

A community music school in London faced closure but secured funding to continue its imaginative music education for children.
#bts
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fromConsequence
6 days ago

BTS' ARIRANG Is a Reunion Album That Knows It Can't Go Back: Review

BTS's album ARIRANG showcases their artistry and evolving relationship with Korea, reflecting themes of longing, resilience, and maturity.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

BTS: Arirang review the world's biggest pop band return with dumb fun and downright weirdness

BTS's music has evolved, moving from K-pop roots to a more westernized sound, yet their new work aims to reclaim their Korean identity.
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fromConsequence
6 days ago

BTS' ARIRANG Is a Reunion Album That Knows It Can't Go Back: Review

BTS's album ARIRANG showcases their artistry and evolving relationship with Korea, reflecting themes of longing, resilience, and maturity.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

BTS: Arirang review the world's biggest pop band return with dumb fun and downright weirdness

BTS's music has evolved, moving from K-pop roots to a more westernized sound, yet their new work aims to reclaim their Korean identity.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
5 hours ago

Olof Dreijer Unveils Vibrant New Video for "Echoed Dafnino" Featuring MaMan - KALTBLUT Magazine

Olof Dreijer's debut solo album, Loud Bloom, showcases innovative club music and features the single 'Echoed Dafnino' with Sudanese singer MaMan.
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fromTechCrunch
3 hours ago

ByteDance's new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut | TechCrunch

ByteDance's Dreamina Seedance 2.0 model is launching in CapCut, enabling video and audio content creation using prompts and images.
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fromPitchfork
14 hours ago

Ana Tijoux / DJ Dacel: 97 EP

97 is an introspective and nostalgic EP by Ana Tijoux, celebrating connection and personal heroes through old-school production and heartfelt lyrics.
fromenglish.elpais.com
8 hours ago

Silvio Rodriguez: The world is run by an authoritarian, warmongering, thieving regime. And it's not Cuba'

There are politics in my songs, but not propaganda, says the musician, who receives EL PAIS on Wednesday at the Ojala studios in Havana. He speaks of the government's orthodox and closed vision in the economic sphere, and of his commitment to a less rigid socialism.
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fromOpen Culture
19 hours ago

Meet the "Telharmonium," the First Synthesizer (and Predecessor to Muzak), Invented in 1897

Cahill invented the Telharmonium, also known as the Dynamaphone, to broadcast music over the telephone, making it a precursor to what we know today as 'Muzak.'
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from48 hills
1 day ago

Under the Stars: Welcome to the vibe edition - 48 hills

GENA is a collaborative debut album that embodies Black experimentalism and offers a fresh, genre-defying musical experience.
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fromEngadget
1 day ago

Spotify is testing a tool to help real artists deal with AI slop on their profiles

AI-generated content is causing confusion by being falsely attributed to real musicians on streaming platforms.
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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

Simo Cell / Abdullah Miniawy: Dying Is the Internet

Simo Cell and Abdullah Miniawy create a unique fusion of bass-heavy music and Arabic vocal traditions, exemplified in their latest work, Dying Is the Internet.
#spotify
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
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Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
2 days ago
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Spotify's new SongDNA feature maps how your favorite songs are connected | TechCrunch

fromFast Company
1 day ago
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Spotify is giving artists a layer of protection against misattributed songs

Spotify introduces Artist Profile Protection to prevent unauthorized content from appearing under artists' names.
fromEngadget
2 days ago
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Spotify's SongDNA can tell you all about the track you're listening to

Spotify's new SongDNA feature reveals the creators behind tracks and their influences, enhancing music discovery for Premium users.
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fromThe Verge
22 hours ago

Spotify is letting artists manually approve releases to combat AI fakes

Spotify is testing Artist Profile Protection, allowing artists to review releases to combat impostors and AI-generated fakes.
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fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists | TechCrunch

Spotify is testing a feature allowing artists to review and approve releases before they appear on their profiles.
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fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

Spotify's new SongDNA feature maps how your favorite songs are connected | TechCrunch

Spotify's new feature, SongDNA, allows deeper exploration of music by revealing connections between songs, artists, and their collaborators.
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fromFast Company
1 day ago

Spotify is giving artists a layer of protection against misattributed songs

Spotify introduces Artist Profile Protection to prevent unauthorized content from appearing under artists' names.
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fromEngadget
2 days ago

Spotify's SongDNA can tell you all about the track you're listening to

Spotify's new SongDNA feature reveals the creators behind tracks and their influences, enhancing music discovery for Premium users.
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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

Dylan Brady: Needle Guy EP

Dylan Brady's new EP, Needle Guy, showcases a focused approach to dance music while maintaining his signature maximalist style.
#duffy
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary

Duffy, a pop star, reveals her traumatic experience of being drugged, kidnapped, and abused in a new documentary.
fromVulture
1 day ago
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Duffy Is Making a Disney+ Documentary About Her Kidnapping and Sexual Assault

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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary

Duffy, a pop star, reveals her traumatic experience of being drugged, kidnapped, and abused in a new documentary.
fromVulture
1 day ago
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Duffy Is Making a Disney+ Documentary About Her Kidnapping and Sexual Assault

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fromEngadget
1 day ago

Google's Lyria 3 Pro can now generate AI music (slop) up to 3 minutes in length

Google's Lyria 3 Pro generates full three-minute songs with enhanced customization and understanding of musical composition.
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fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model | TechCrunch

Google released Lyria 3 Pro, allowing users to create longer music tracks with enhanced customization and control compared to Lyria 3.
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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

Mclusky: i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley

Mclusky's new mini-album showcases their signature sound with sharp wit and absurdity, delivering a coherent collection of songs in under 14 minutes.
fromFast Company
23 hours ago

Wait! Did Grimes just join LinkedIn?

Grimes's LinkedIn profile lists her as CEO of Media Empire and an artist at Nazgul Recording LLC, showcasing her professional achievements and music career.
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fromMail Online
1 day ago

Chimp Bizkit! Chimpanzees can sing and play the drums simultaneously

Yuko Hattori described the findings as 'fascinating', noting how the chimpanzee used tools to produce various sounds while expressing a vocal display.
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fromDeep House London
1 day ago

Marc Romboy & Hernan Cattaneo link up for The Insanity Of Infinity on Systematic Recordings | Music | Deep House London

Hernán Cattáneo and Marc Romboy collaborate on 'The Insanity Of Infinity', showcasing their expertise in progressive house and techno.
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fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Google Lyria 3 Pro makes longer AI songs

Google's Lyria 3 music-making AI now creates tracks up to three minutes long with enhanced features for user control and integration with other Google products.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 day ago

Marie Kruttli Unveils Her Most Intimate Work Yet: No Fear No Gear - KALTBLUT Magazine

Marie Krüttli's album 'No Fear No Gear' explores love, motherhood, and emotional complexity through immersive soundscapes and personal lyrics.
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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

James K Launches Friend Remix Album With New Tracks From Objekt and Jasss

James K announced a remix album featuring Objekt's first remix in over a decade and contributions from various artists.
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from48 hills
2 days ago

On supergroup 1Umbrella's debut, Bay Area hip-hop reigns - 48 hills

1Umbrella is a Bay Area supergroup of five artists creating music from their deep friendship and shared experiences.
#jay-z
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fromVulture
2 days ago

Jay-Z Is Too Mad to Make Music

Jay-Z's anger over a recent lawsuit is preventing him from releasing new music, as he aims to avoid adding negativity to the world.
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fromPitchfork
2 days ago

Jay-Z Opens Up About Kendrick-Drake Beef in Rare Interview

Jay-Z reflects on hip-hop culture, the impact of stan culture, and the evolution of rap beefs in the age of social media.
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fromConsequence
2 days ago

JAY-Z Thinks Kendrick Lamar and Drake's Rap Beef Went "Too Far"

JAY-Z believes rap beefs have negative consequences and questions their place in hip-hop culture today.
fromSFGATE
2 days ago

Four Bay Area tweens made an album in 2000. 25 years later, it became a hit.

'We had a few songs that we were like, 'These are really good, these are genius, and we are the Spice Girls slash Destiny's Child,' said singer Ayden Mayeri in the documentary, on which she served as director.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 days ago

Lauren Vahdani Documents Growth and Heartbreak on "A Million Little Heartbreaks" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Lauren Vahdani's album 'A Million Little Heartbreaks' features intimate songs that explore love, relationships, and emotional honesty through acoustic arrangements.
#kenia-os
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fromBustle
2 days ago

Exclusive: Kenia Os Reveals If She'd Collab With Boyfriend Peso Pluma Again

Kenia Os aims for global stardom with her music and entrepreneurial ventures, building on her success in Mexico and beyond.
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fromBustle
2 days ago

Exclusive: Kenia Os Reveals If She'd Collab With Boyfriend Peso Pluma Again

Kenia Os aims for global stardom with her music and entrepreneurial ventures, building on her success in Mexico and beyond.
fromPitchfork
2 days ago

Landowner: Assumption

Dan Shaw's approach to landscape architecture involves balancing aesthetic goals with community needs and budget constraints, ensuring that every design choice considers potential trade-offs.
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fromRAIN News
3 days ago

iHeartMedia / Tik Tok alliance sought to reinvent album releases

The initiative aspires to create 'a new blueprint for artist launches moving forward.' This partnership integrates fan interaction, live broadcast distribution, and platform-native amplification.
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fromPitchfork
2 days ago

Elucid / Sebb Bash: I Guess U Had to Be There

ELUCID and Sebb Bash blend avant-garde elements with controlled production in their collaboration, showcasing unique soundscapes and innovative arrangements.
fromBrooklynVegan
2 days ago

Fire-Toolz Signs To Warp, announces new album (stream a song)

Fire-Toolz's music is a blend of glitchy and hard-to-pigeonhole sounds, making it a fitting addition to Warp Records, known for its innovative artists like Aphex Twin and Squarepusher.
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fromRAIN News
3 days ago

Streaming fraud perpetrator Michael Smith faces the music

Michael Smith has preempted his trial by pleading guilty to the fraud scheme, facing a maximum penalty of five years in jail for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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fromPitchfork
3 days ago

more eaze: sentence structure in the country

The human voice in country music blends technology and authenticity, showcasing creative potential in contemporary compositions.
#avalon-emerson
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fromPitchfork
5 days ago

Avalon Emerson: Written Into Changes

Written Into Changes by Avalon Emerson & the Charm blends bright imagery with themes of ephemeral beauty and the passage of time.
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fromFuturism
2 days ago

Man Pleads Guilty to Making $8 Million by Creating Music With AI and Using Bots to Drive Zillions of Fake Streams

AI-generated music is fraudulently boosting listenership through bots, harming real artists and leading to legal actions against perpetrators.
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fromPitchfork
3 days ago

Underscores, Lightris, JWords, and More: This Week's Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Pitchfork Selects playlist showcases favorite new music from staff, featuring various artists and tracks each week.
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fromPitchfork
3 days ago

Whitney Johnson / Lia Kohl / Macie Stewart: BODY SOUND

The album features a blend of improvisation and harmonic simplicity, revealing complexity through varied techniques and evolving soundscapes.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
3 days ago

Sound of the Week: CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso - FREE SPIRITS - KALTBLUT Magazine

The album showcases an audacious blend of trap, rock, pop, and experimental elements, all infused with a refreshing emotional honesty.
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fromConsequence
3 days ago

Ed O'Brien on Blue Morpho, Radiohead's Return, and His Dark Night of the Soul: Podcast

Ed O'Brien's new album, Blue Morpho, reflects a journey of creativity and healing during lockdown, influenced by nature and introspection.
fromBrooklynVegan
3 days ago

BV Interviews: dub producer Adrian Sherwood talks Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Mark E Smith, Panda Bear/Sonic Boom, postponed tour & more

I'm not really a musician. I'm more a sound man. I was once described derogatorily as a fan who'd got his hands on a mixing desk, and I think I'm more that than a musician.
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fromConsequence
3 days ago

Netflix's Red Hot Chili Peppers Documentary Includes AI-Generated Hillel Slovak Voiceover

The documentary explores the early days of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the life of guitarist Hillel Slovak, featuring AI-generated voiceovers.
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fromPitchfork
4 days ago

Patrice Rushen: Straight From the Heart

Patrice Rushen emerged as a prodigious talent in jazz, gaining recognition before her recording debut at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1972.
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

The secret story of the vocoder, the military tech that changed music forever

The vocoder was never supposed to be a revolution in music. Its development began a century ago, when an engineer at Bell Labs was looking for a simpler way to send phone calls across copper telephone lines.
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fromPitchfork
3 days ago

Listen to SZA Cover the Goo Goo Doll's "Iris"

SZA has shared a new cover of the Goo Goo Dolls' everlasting hit 'Iris.' She paired her recording with a 'deep fried' edit based off a TikTok trend.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to defrauding music streaming platforms using AI-generated songs and automated bots, stealing millions in royalties.
fromConsequence
4 days ago

Afroman Celebrates Lawsuit Victory with New Song "Batteram Hymn of the Police Whistleblower"

Afroman spends the five-minute clip detailing the entire case in deliberate, utterly absurd detail. It's very much a diss track... Afroman has targets a plenty, including likening Judge Roy E. Gabbert to Droopy.
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fromPitchfork
6 days ago

Hop Into These 14 Rabbit Holes This Spring

GLOBALCORE represents a blend of internet sound that unites diverse musical styles, but risks oversimplifying essential cultural differences.
#new-music
fromBrooklynVegan
6 days ago
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14 New Songs Out Today

New music reviews include various genres, highlighting recent releases and artist insights.
fromPitchfork
6 days ago
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12 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now

New music releases include albums from Grace Ives, Underscores, and BTS, highlighting the variety available on streaming services.
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fromPitchfork
6 days ago

12 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now

New music releases include albums from Grace Ives, Underscores, and BTS, highlighting the variety available on streaming services.
fromPitchfork
6 days ago

Luke Combs: The Way I Am

The Way I Am plays like an hour of prime contemporary country radio: It hits the expected marks crisply and efficiently, sometimes even memorably.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
6 days ago

Ziemba Blossoms with a Unique Folk-Pop Statement in "The Perfect Rose" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Ziemba's new single 'The Perfect Rose' blends folk and pop, showcasing her honest songwriting and emotional depth.
fromPitchfork
6 days ago

Grace Ives: Girlfriend

Grace Ives has spent the past several years turning archetypal formats into a repertoire of oblique pop standards so well-crafted they belie the personal chaos inside them.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
6 days ago

Video Premiere: Ella More - Sweet Rose - KALTBLUT Magazine

"My parents showed me that love is something you work at and grow within. It is steady. It is chosen. The song emerged from the realisation that I was involved in something that did not feel inherently like that."
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
6 days ago

Video Premiere: Lyyla - Und jetzt fahrt! - KALTBLUT Magazine

Lyyla's new single 'And Now Drive!' embodies a journey of emotional struggle and self-empowerment, leading to personal control over pain and fear.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
6 days ago

Yaya Bey Unveils Dreamy New Single 'Egyptian Musk' Featuring NESTA From Forthcoming Album 'Fidelity' - KALTBLUT Magazine

Yaya Bey releases new single 'Egyptian Musk' featuring NESTA, part of her upcoming album 'Fidelity' exploring personal and communal themes.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
6 days ago

Netflix, Warner Music sign multi-year deal for artist documentaries | CBC News

Netflix and Warner Music Group have partnered to create documentary series and films about the label's artists and their legacies.
fromPitchfork
6 days ago

Lightris: "Up Down"

Lightris and his pal sero stumbled into a TikTok hit with 'Kwik Trip,' a feathery, jittery ode to the beloved Midwest gas station chain. In the video, they shimmy shoulders, top rock, and hit Stevedastoner's 'Uptown Downtown' dance in the snow as the handclaps rain down.
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fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

A New Way of Thinking About Stephen Sondheim

Sondheim never sought to make creations in his own image. The songs he wrote...had nothing to do with him as a person, or so he would always insist.
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fromQueerty
1 week ago

Ray of Light producer William Orbit says he's written a sequel - but Madonna's not interested - Queerty

William Orbit publicly stated he will not collaborate with Madonna again, despite having an album he believes is a spiritual successor to Ray of Light.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Underscores: U review ultra-imaginative auteur has pop's most brilliant brain

April Grey's third album U maintains her signature hyperpop-emo fusion while showing slightly more restraint than previous work, blending EDM, distorted vocals, and diverse sonic elements into densely layered pop music.
fromConsequence
1 week ago

The Weeknd's House of Balloons Built R&B's Future by Torching Its Past: Classic Review

House of Balloons is made up of juxtaposing elements that seem as though they would collide in anyone else's hands, but in The Weeknd's, they blend so seamlessly you would think they were always meant to be together. The Toronto artist born Abel Tesfaye was well aware that sex and drugs usually make a good team with rock 'n' roll. With House of Balloons, The Weeknd essentially said hold the rock 'n' roll - allow me to fold R&B into the mix.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso: Free Spirits

Genre-blending in Latin music is nothing new, but timing and execution set them apart, along with an uncanny ability to turn internet absurdism into cool songs, all wrapped in sharp musicianship and rock 'n' roll panache.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Kiss Facility: KHAZNA

Sega Bodega's collaborative approach prioritizes personal connection and informal settings over traditional studio bookings, resulting in authentic alt-pop and experimental music with artists like Shygirl and Björk.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Amy Gadiaga: BabyGoated EP

Amy Gadiaga's EP 'BabyGoated' blends jazz, pop, and R&B with playful themes of self-empowerment, showcasing her evolution from formal jazz training to genre-fluid sophistication.
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fromArtforum
1 week ago

Forever Acid

Artistic forms cycle through development and regression rather than progressing linearly, requiring artists to revisit primitive techniques when sophistication becomes decadent.
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fromPitchfork
6 days ago

Muse Launch New Album The Wow! Signal in Space

Muse announced their tenth album, The Wow! Signal, by launching a tablet 20 miles into the atmosphere, naming it after a 1977 unexplained radio burst from space.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Dagmar Zuniga: in filth your mystery is kingdom / far smile peasant in yellow music

Dagmar Zuniga's debut album reveals hidden layers within moments through layered vocals, drones, and analog recording, encouraging listeners to perceive time as interconnected memories rather than linear events.
#defamation-lawsuit
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fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

Cops humiliated in defamation case against rapper who said a trans lesbian slept with their wives - LGBTQ Nation

Rapper Afroman released an album mocking police officers after an unsuccessful drug raid on his home, leading to a defamation lawsuit by the officers.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

US rapper Afroman cleared after police sued him over use of home raid footage

A court cleared rapper Afroman of wrongdoing after Ohio police sued him for defamation and emotional distress over mocking videos he created using footage from a 2022 drug raid on his home that found no evidence.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

Cops humiliated in defamation case against rapper who said a trans lesbian slept with their wives - LGBTQ Nation

Rapper Afroman released an album mocking police officers after an unsuccessful drug raid on his home, leading to a defamation lawsuit by the officers.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

US rapper Afroman cleared after police sued him over use of home raid footage

A court cleared rapper Afroman of wrongdoing after Ohio police sued him for defamation and emotional distress over mocking videos he created using footage from a 2022 drug raid on his home that found no evidence.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

We keep secrets because we're scared': Guvna B on porn addiction and recovery

In the opening track, the 36-year-old musician intersperses his own words Coffee in his hand and he dashed it in my face / Five seconds later, right hook to my socket with voice notes his cousin, the actor and writer Michaela Coel, left him in the days after the attack. The record immediately became one of his most streamed, with listeners drawn not only to his frank recounting of the attack but also to his thoughts on youth violence and gentrification, and his grief at the death of his father in 2017.
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fromPortland Mercury
6 days ago

The Sun Ra Arkestra Descends Upon Hollywood Theatre

Sun Ra was a visionary 20th-century composer who fused American avant-garde with jazz, and the Sun Ra Arkestra continues performing his expansive musical legacy under Marshall Allen's leadership.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

Lorde Is Feeling 'Inspired' As a New Indie Artist

Lorde ended her Universal Music Group contract after 17 years to become independent, seeking creative freedom and a fresh start as an artist.
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