Charli XCX reflects on the sweetness of a prohibited love on her new track “Every Rule.” The pop ballad follows Charli as she sings about meeting with a love interest already in a relationship — someone she’s willing to break rules for. On Tuesday, the pop songstress dropped a video …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Accuser Files Amended Lawsuit Detailing Alleged Sexual Assault
In an amended lawsuit filed Friday, lawyers for former Marilyn Manson assistant Ashley Walters stated that she repressed the memories of much of the sexual abuse and battery she claimed she endured during her time with the shock rocker, only confronting what occurred following therapy sessions in the fall of …
Read More »Rosalía Shares Embarrassing Harry Styles Texting Gaffe on 'Fallon'
A word of advice to Harry Styles: If you’re going to text Rosalía, you might want to make sure you have the right number. The “Saoko” singer revealed she frequently changes her phone number in an interview on The Tonight Show Thursday, which recently led to an unintentionally hilarious exchange …
Read More »Grimes Reveals Secret Second Baby With Elon Musk
Grimes and Elon Musk had a secret second baby together via surrogate in December, the singer revealed in a new interview with Vanity Fair. News of their new daughter — full name Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, but they call her “Y,” following her older brother nicknamed “X” — comes six …
Read More »Aespa on How BoA Changed the K-Pop Game: 'She Never Loses Her Passion, and People See That'
For this year’s Icons & Influences issue, we asked 10 artists to pay tribute to the women who have shaped their sound, provided an example, and inspired them to break down barriers. In 2000, at age 13, BoA became the first solo artist to debut with SM Entertainment. Years later, …
Read More »Lee Bains Would Like It If You Sang Along to This Next One
In 2018, Lee Bains was at a Swedish university, where he’d been invited to speak about music and movement-building, when a student asked him a question he still thinks about to this day: Given Bains’ interest in social justice organizing, the student wanted to know if Bains ever wrote songs …
Read More »'It Was a Process That Let Me Spread My Wings': How ChocQuibTown's Goyo Found Herself as a Soloist
ChocQuibTown, the Grammy-nominated hip-hop trio from Colombia, is an integral part of who Gloria “Goyo” Martinez is. From the moment she formed the band with her brother Miguel “Slow” Martínez and her husband Carlos “Tostao” Valencia 14 years ago, she’s been an endlessly charismatic frontwoman and a complete powerhouse who’s …
Read More »Soul Searching in Memphis Led Kevin Morby to His New LP, 'This Is a Photograph'
In January 2020, songwriter Kevin Morby witnessed his father collapse from a medical event while visiting his childhood home in Kansas. In a state of shock, the singer spent the evening looking at old family photos and fixated on an image of his father as a young man, looking, as …
Read More »Bonnie Raitt Previews New Album With 'Made Up Mind'
Bonnie Raitt will release a new album, Just Like That…, April 22 via Redwing. The musician has unveiled the LP’s first single: a bluesy, self-produced song titled “Made Up Mind.” Raitt recordedJust Like That… in Sausalito, Calif. last summer. The musician produced it herself alongside mixing engineer Ryan Freeland. She …
Read More »Mark Lanegan, Grunge Pioneer and Screaming Trees Singer, Dead at 57
Mark Lanegan, the gruff-voiced singer who fronted Screaming Trees before embarking on a successful solo career, died Tuesday at his home in Killarney, Ireland. “No other information is available at this time,” a rep for the singer wrote. “The family asks everyone to respect their privacy at this time.” Lanegan …
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