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Roc Marciano has a new song produced by Pete Rock out today. That’s an instant click. “Chris Angel” is a smoky, woozy, low-key track built around a smooth soul-funk loop. As usual, Roc Marci barely raises his voice, but his grizzled mumble comes through loud and clear. Listen below.  » Read More

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s divorce is getting ugly. The Jonas Brother and the Game Of Thrones actress recently announced they were splitting up after four years of marriage, and now, as the New York Times reports, Turner is suing Jonas. The suit alleges that Jonas is withholding the passports of their two children,  » Read More

More legal woes for Lizzo: After being sued by several of her former backup dancers this summer for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment — charges Lizzo denies — the singer is now facing a separate lawsuit from another member of her touring entourage.  » Read More

It feels like the alternative K-pop collective and Band To Watch Balming Tiger have released a few “debut albums” at this point, but whatever. In October they’ll release January Never Dies, billed as their official debut studio album. Today’s new single “Kamehameha” is inspired by a song sung during a Korean drinking game,  » Read More

“The Birds Attacked My Hot Air Balloon” — great title. It belongs to Pile, the veteran Boston indie rockers, who’ve made it the lead single and quasi-title track from their forthcoming Hot Air Balloon EP. That one’s coming in January, so yes, we’re officially into the part of the year when artists start announcing 2024 releases.  » Read More

The brilliant fingerstyle guitarist Yasmin Williams will follow up 2021’s great Urban Driftwood with a new album next year — this time for Nonesuch Records. We don’t have any details on that project yet, but today Williams is teasing it with the new single “Dawning.” The song features Aoife O’Donovan on vocals,  » Read More

“Started from the bottom [citation needed], now we here.” In the bitter cold of winter 2013, Drake once again retraced his rise. Even by millennial standards, the man has always been obsessed with his own story, his hero journey (or antihero journey) from a Canadian teen soap opera to the pinnacle of mainstream hip-hop.  » Read More

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Mall Grab, the Australian-born and London-based producer Jordon Alexander, has gotten a brighter spotlight via multiple collaborations with Turnstile. But sometimes he teams up with other artists. Such is the case on new single “End Credits,” which pairs Mall Grab with the club-centric London pop duo Real Lies.  » Read More