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A Patreon account purporting to belong to Joycelyn Savage, a longtime girlfriend of R. Kelly, has been removed after it detailed how her relationship with the singer evolved into one of manipulation, surveillance, and threats. The purported account had appeared to mark the first time Savage has publicly accused Kelly of wrongdoing. She has previously

Tell us about your new EP. A Santa that plays guitar. I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love Christmas music! Even some of my friends that observe different sacred holidays during the same time of year love Christmas songs and often come over to the house to sing carols. I think almost every artist has

Neneh Cherry’s debut album Raw Like Sushi was released 30 years ago, and to mark the anniversary, the album is getting a remastered reissue. The deluxe edition is out January 30 via UMC/Virgin. It’s available as a 3xCD or 3xLP set—the original album and two discs of demoes and remixes, including Massive Attack’s remix of

After returning to Instagram earlier this month, the Weeknd is back with a preview of his new song, “Blinding Lights.” The clip premiered in an advertisement for Mercedes-Benz’s new EQC model. The Weeknd stars in the commercial, which you can watch below. [embedded content] In addition to debuting “Blinding Lights,” the ad announces that a

Music is my first love ever since I was a kid. I come from a musical family, so it came natural to love it. My grandmother and my brother first taught me to sing and play the keyboard. My grandmother is a self-taught musician and just passed down what she learned to her grandchildren. When

North Carolina indie rock band Archers of Loaf have shared a new video teasing “The Return of the Loaf” (as Stereogum points out). The short clip features performance footage of the band. Check it out below. Archers of Loaf have four tour dates coming up in 2020. Find those below, too. Archers of Loaf released

Carly Rae Jepsen was the latest guest at NPR’s Tiny Desk. She performed three Dedicated tracks: “Now That I Found You,” “Want You in My Room,” and “The Sound.” Check it out below. This year, Jepsen has shared videos for two of the above tracks, one involving lots of cats. She recently appeared on a remix

Kanye West wasn’t front and center on the Hollywood Bowl stage until the debut performance of his opera Nebuchadnezzar reached its curtain call. He clasped hands with Sheck Wes, who starred in the opera’s title role, and bowed in front of a massive team of singers and performers. Kanye served as the show’s offstage narrator,

King Princess was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. She was introduced by host Will Ferrell, and played “1950” and “Hit the Back.” Check it out below. King Princess released her first studio album Cheap Queen just last month, and collaborated with Fiona Apple for a new version of Apple’s

Kanye West recently detailed his first opera, Nebuchadnezzar which is “based on the biblical story of the Babylonian King from the Book of Daniel.” It is set to premiere tomorrow, November 24, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET. Now, it’s been announced that Tidal will be live streaming

Former Fischerspooner member Casey Spooner has accused Madonna and French producer Mirwais of failing to credit or compensate him for contributions to her song “God Control.” “God Control” appears on Madame X, which came out in June. In a series of Instagram stories posted and viewed by Pitchfork on Saturday, Spooner said that in December

Eric B.—one half of hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim—was recently arrested on an outstanding warrant that was issued back in 2002, after the rapper failed to appear in court for sentencing in a legal case where he had pleaded guilty to eluding arrest and aggravated assault. The rapper spent two weeks in jail before

MGMT debuted a brand new song during a concert in Las Vegas last night (November 21). It’s called “In the Afternoon,” and you can watch them perform the track below (via Consequence of Sound). [embedded content] “In the Afternoon” marks MGMT’s first new song since 2018, when they released their fourth studio album Little Dark

Yesterday, music manager Scooter Braun addressed his increasingly fraught professional relationship with Taylor Swift publicly for the first time ever. During a Q&A at the 2019 Entertainment Industry Conference, Braun spoke to Variety’s Shirley Halperin about “toxic division” on social media, and how he didn’t want to participate in that kind of communication. Now, Braun

GK Films—the production company of Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King—is developing a new biopic based on the life of Michael Jackson, reportedly working with the late singer’s estate to secure the rights to his music, which will appear in the film, according to Deadline and Rolling Stone. King has also reportedly tapped screenwriter John Logan

Stormzy has shared another new single from new album Heavy Is the Head. He collaborated with Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy on “Own It”; check out its Nathan James Tettey-directed video below. Stormzy and Sheeran previously collaborated on “Take Me Back to London.“ Stormzy announced last week that his second album, Heavy Is the Head,

FKA twigs performed “Cellophane” and “Mary Magdalene” from her new album Magdalene on Later…with Jools Holland. Harry Styles, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, and Brittany Howard also performed on the latest episode of the music-centric series. Check out those performances below. Twigs previously appeared on Jools Holland back in 2014, performing her LP1 single “Two

Selena Gomez is releasing her next album on January 10 (via Interscope). Gomez has not revealed the title or full tracklist, but the LP will include the recent songs “Lose You to Love Me” and “Look at Her Now.” Watch Gomez’s new album trailer below. Selena Gomez’s next record will follow 2015’s Revival. In recent

While its members have been busy playing in other bands, Australian garage rock greats Eddy Current Suppression Ring have been largely inactive for years now. Their last album was 2010’s Rush to Relax, and their last single arrived in 2011. Today, the band quietly announced that a new album is out before the year is

London label Blackest Ever Black has announced it is shutting down. Its final release is the ten-track compilation A short illness from which he never recovered, which features several artists from the label’s nine-year history. Check out the comp’s opening track, Scythe’s “Flower Drop,” below. Blackest Ever Black was founded in London in 2010 by

Saturday Night Live has revealed its next batch of musical guests. On December 7, DaBaby is the musical guest on an episode hosted by Jennifer Lopez. The next week (December 14), former One Direction singer Niall Horan will perform (with Scarlett Johansson hosting). Then, on December 21, Lizzo will perform on an episode hosted by

Yo La Tengo have shared a new Hanukkah song, “Eight Candles,” from the forthcoming holiday compilation Hanukkah+. Listen below (via BrooklynVegan). “Eight Candles” was written by Sam Elwitt. Hanukkah+ is out November 22 via Verve Forecast. It features songs by The Flaming Lips, Adam Green, Jack Black, Loudon Wainwright III, Craig Wedren, Alex Frankel (Holy

Grimes appeared on the podcast Mindscape with the theoretical physicist Sean Carroll, discussing artificial intelligence, virtual personae, her production process, and more. Listen to the episode below. “I feel like we’re in the end of art, human art,” she tells Carroll. “Once there’s actually AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), they’re gonna be so much better at

Last night (November 18), Jack White’s the Raconteurs performed in Mexico City as they continue to play shows in support of their comeback record Help Us Stranger. During the concert, Julian Casablancas joined the band to sing the Strokes’ “The Modern Age,” as Stereogum points out. Watch footage below. The Strokes last released their Future

Cardi B’s year so far has produced only one solo single—“Press”—amid a number of high profile collaborations and her starring stint on Netflix’s hip-hop series Rhythm + Flow. Tonight, she dropped a new minute-long freestyle on social media to hold fans over. “It’s just a little something ’til I finish up the album,” she raps

Gwen Stefani’s debut solo album LOVE.ANGEL.MUSIC.BABY. was released in 2004. In honor of its 15th anniversary, Stefani has announced that the album is getting a remastered reissue. It’s out this Friday (November 22) via Interscope. The 15th anniversary edition of the LP is remastered by Chris Gehringer, who’s worked with Rihanna, Drake, Lady Gaga, and

HAIM have shared another new song. This one’s titled “Hallelujah” and it arrives with a music video directed by frequent collaborator and family friend Paul Thomas Anderson. The band co-wrote the song with Tobias Jesso Jr. It’s produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Rostam Batmanglij, and Danielle Haim. Watch the “Hallelujah” visual below. Prior to the release

Kanye West has announced his first-ever opera, Nebuchadnezzar. West took to Twitter earlier today to post artwork of a golden program featuring an engraving of the titular Babylonian king. The opera is directed by Italian performance artist Vanessa Beecroft and will take place at the Hollywood Bowl on November 24. The event will also feature

Rapper Tay-K has been indicted on a capital murder charge in Bexar County, Texas, as San Antonio ABC affiliate KSAT News reports. The charge stems from a 2017 incident, in which Tay-K allegedly shot and killed a 23-year-old photographer named Mark Anthony Saldivar during a robbery. The incident occurred on April 23, 2017, when Tay-K,