MUSIC NEWS
BILLBOARD
- DJ Khaled Scores Second Streaming Songs No. 1 Debut With ‘Staying Alive’ August 17, 2022The song, which features Drake and Lil Baby, is his first Streaming Songs No. 1 since “I’m the One” in 2017.Kevin Rutherford
- Apple Music Says Streams of DJ Mixes in Africa Grew 500% Over the Past Year August 17, 2022The service cites the explosion of African electronic genres including afrobeats, amapiano and Gqom as a major driver behind the increase.Katie Bain
- Kid Cudi Opens Up About His On Going Feud With Kanye West & Cutting Him Off For Good | Billboard News August 17, 2022“You need to own up to your s–t like every man in this life has. I’ve lost women, too. And I’ve had to own up to it. I don’t need that in my life. I don’t need it,” Cudi told Esquire of Ye.Stefanie Tanaka
LOUDWIRE
- Detroit Youth Choir Cover GN'R to Honor Victims of Gun Violence August 17, 2022It's a powerful rendition with a stronger message. Continue reading…Lauryn Schaffner
- Mark Hoppus 'Open to Whatever the Next Phase' of blink-182 Is August 17, 2022He's feeling this. Continue reading…Philip Trapp
- Artsy Tommy Lee Nude Painted by Cannibal Corpse Guitarist's Wife August 17, 2022She's now selling her versions of the image. Continue reading…Philip Trapp
SPIN
- Bloom Vol 24: Remission August 17, 2022Twenty-three switchbacks between Lake Serene and us. The trail comes into a small plain of sorts, a million shades of green interlaced with branches teeming with leaves and wildlife. Trees were growing out of other trees — nature helping itself advance and thrive. A friend of mine had invited me to get out of the […]Alex Wagner
- Kid Cudi on Kanye West: ‘It’s Gonna Take A Motherf–king Miracle’ to Recover Friendship August 17, 2022Kid Cudi signaled the end of his tumultuous, 13-year friendship with Kanye West in a recent Esquire interview, saying “It’s gonna take a motherfucking miracle for me and that man to be friends again” in reference to the escalating beef between the two rappers over the past year. In February, West wrote on Instagram that […]Dora Segall
- Sudan Archives Builds Her Own World August 17, 2022The prom queen, characterized historically by unkempt makeup and a tattered dress while emanating a histrionic vibe, is a symbol with an an extensive lineage. Courtney Love used the aesthetic for the cover of Hole’s 1994 alternative classic album Live Through This. In 2021, pop behemoth Olivia Rodrigo deployed it for Sour Prom, her concert […]Grant Sharples
ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK
- The 10 Weirdest Van Halen Songs August 17, 2022Band's built-in contradictions led to some pretty wild tracks. Continue reading…Matthew Wilkening
- Watch Dave Grohl Cover 'Summer Breeze' With Beck and Tenacious D August 17, 2022All-star team-up was part of VictimsFirst benefit show thrown by Judd Apatow. Continue reading…Bryan Rolli
- Did Kiss Inspire Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue Makeup? August 17, 2022Singer-songwriter wore bright white face paint during the carnivalesque 1975 tour. Continue reading…Allison Rapp
TOP 40 CHARTS
- Seattle's Calm Collapse Release First Single (The Nearly 6-Minute "Positive Greed") Off The Forthcoming Album 'Mirrored Nature' - Out November 25, 2022 August 17, 2022Seattle's CALM COLLAPSE, which features Doug Lorig (Roadside Monument) and Rob Smith (Traindodge, Museum of Light), has unveiled its first single "Positive Greed" off the forthcoming album 'Mirrored Nature' (out November 25). Of the nearly 6- minute track, Lorig tells Decibel: "I started writing that song about six or seven years ago. I had joined […]Top40-Charts.com Staff
- Loudon Wainwright III Shares "Little Piece Of Me," Final Preview From New Album Lifetime Achievement (August 19) August 17, 2022Loudon Wainwright III has released "Little Piece of Me," the fourth and final preview of his highly anticipated new album Lifetime Achievement (August 19). The accompanying video features a slideshow of images spanning Wainwright's 50+ year career. Starting with grainy images of the artist as a young man, the video includes snaps of Wainwright performing […]Top40-Charts.com Staff
- Jesse Jo Stark Releases "Tornado" August 17, 2022Off the heels of a scorching set at her Lollapalooza debut, LA-based singer-songwriter Jesse Jo Stark has released the latest single and video, "tornado," from her debut full-length album DOOMED (out September 21st). Purchase and stream "tornado": https://amzn.to/3ApX6wY Speaking about the track, Jesse Jo says "it's a story of letting a feeling take you to […]Top40-Charts.com Staff