CHAI have released a new cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s “Plastic Love.” It follows the Japanese quartet’s recent single “Donuts Mind If I Do,” their first release for new record label Sub Pop. (The 7″ release for that song, out today, features “Plastic Love” as a B-side.) Listen to CHAI’s take on Takeuchi’s city pop classic below.
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Exclusive Details Rapper King Von is dead after a violent confrontation outside an Atlanta nightclub that ended in gunfire … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a deadly shootout broke out early Friday morning outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in downtown Atlanta, with gunfire being exchanged between 2 groups of men who
2 Chainz has shared a new single, “Quarantine Thick,” featuring fellow Atlanta rapper Mulatto. Check out the accompanying music video, directed by Bryan Barber, below. “Quarantine Thick” will appear on 2 Chainz’s next album So Help Me God. The record had been set to arrive on September 25, but will now come out next Friday,
YNW Melly has a new problem, on top of his trial for murdering 2 of his friends … the rapper is now being sued by their estates for tens of millions of dollars. The estates of Christopher Thomas and Anthony Williams filed the wrongful death lawsuits. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Christopher’s estate
Kali Uchis has announced her next album. Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ is the full-length follow-up to her 2018 debut Isolation, and her first Spanish language LP. Her new record arrives November 18 via Interscope. Uchis announced the news on Twitter earlier today, where she also shared the album art and a
Play video content Fox 11 Marshmello‘s custom truck is making news for all the wrong reasons — it was stolen from a dealership, and taken on a joyride that turned into a police chase and eventually a crash. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the hitmaker’s truck was stolen from a local Ford dealer Wednesday
An amphitheater in North Augusta, South Carolina will be renamed to honor late soul legend Sharon Jones, as The North Augusta Star and Rolling Stone point out. On Monday night (November 2), the North Augusta City Council passed a resolution to rename the 600-seat North Augusta Amphitheater the Sharon Jones Amphitheater. According to RS, Monday’s
Exclusive Britney Spears says her business manager quit out of the blue, but she claims her bigger issue is that her dad hired a new manager without giving her any notice. Britney’s legal team filed docs requesting Bessemer Trust Company become the sole conservator of her business affairs … as opposed to just co-conservator with
Arcade Fire were the musical guests on Stephen Colbert’s election special (which is titled Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020). The special aired on SHOWTIME as election results took over Colbert’s usual CBS broadcast time. The band performed a new song called “Generation A,” which Colbert
Exclusive Offset‘s got an appetite to help people exercising their Constitutional right … by hooking them up with free grub. The Migos rapper hit up 3 polling locations Tuesday in Gwinnett and Fulton counties with some major back-up — food trucks from The Slutty Vegan and Big Dave’s … a couple of ATL staples famous
Back in August, a team of scientists conducted an experiment in the transmission of coronavirus at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The Restart-19 study, which sought to collect data on various activities at large indoor gatherings—such as concerts—was performed by a team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg led by Dr. Stefan Moritz, the head
Play video content President Trump is garnering public support from some black celebrities and hip-hop artists, but Claudia Jordan and Too Short want everyone to know they’re not part of that group … despite a very misleading press release. Here’s the deal — a press release went out Monday about Trump inviting a “prominent group
Tracy Chapman made a rare television appearance on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. She performed her song “Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution” from her self-titled debut. The performance, delivered partially in silhouette, is broadcasting the night before Election Day and closes the song with a slight lyrical tweak. “Talkin’ ’bout a revolution/go vote,”
Play video content C-SPAN President Trump has a thought or two about big-name music acts who perform for Joe Biden these days — especially Jon Bon Jovi, whom he claims is a total brownnoser. POTUS rallied Monday in Avoca, PA and talked about the fact Lady Gaga is set to perform for Joe Biden at
Tracy Chapman is making a rare television appearance tonight (November 2) on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers. She’ll perform “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution,” from her self-titled 1988 album. The Seth Meyers appearance will mark her first televised performance since she was on The Late Show With David Letterman in 2015. In a statement, Tracy
Exclusive Justin Bieber was burning the midnight oil for a new music video — and it looks like the guy scorched off his pants in the process … plus the rest of his clothes, sans underwear. The Biebs was filming Friday in DTLA, where we’re told he and the crew had been pulling an all-nighter
Feist has shared a cover of Cat Stevens’ song “Trouble” to encourage voter turnout in Wisconsin, as Stereogum points out. The video was released via Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival voter initiative titled For Wisconsin. Check out Feist’s take on “Trouble,” as well as the original version, below. “Trouble” appears on Cat Stevens’ 1970 album
Play video content BACKGRID Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello‘s Halloween almost turned a little scarier than they might’ve liked — and it’s all thanks to her many rambunctious dogs. The pop star couple were attempting to walk the pooches Saturday in Camila’s Miami neighborhood — where the two are currently quarantining together — and they
ANOHNI has released a studio version of her cover of Gloria Gaynor’s classic “I Will Survive.” As she shares in a statement in the description for the YouTube video, the song was a live staple for her early in her career. The accompanying music video was filmed in the 1990s and features ANOHNI as well
Breaking News Blake Shelton popped the question and Gwen Stefani had a two-word answer … YES PLEASE!!! Gwen announced Tuesday she and the country star are engaged after nearly 5 years of dating. She shared a picture on her Instagram locking lips with Blake while holding up her hand and the ring on her finger.
Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Online—the online component of Red Dead Redemption 2—has a new limited time update called “The Halloween Pass,” which features new season-appropriate additions to the game. One of those new additions is a new soundtrack from Swans and the Haxan Cloak. They worked together on reworked versions of two songs from The
Play video content Fox News President Trump‘s putting a label on Lil Wayne that doesn’t always come to mind … calling the rapper an “activist” after their now infamous pow wow. Trump’s feeling really good about Weezy’s endorsement … outside the White House Friday morning he said Wayne’s a “really nice guy” and “an activist
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Breaking News Lil Wayne‘s stuntin’ with President Trump, but it’s way more than a photo op — he’s also voicing his support for the Prez and his proposed plan for the Black community. The rapper says he had a great meeting Thursday with POTUS, and shared a photo of them smiling together with thumbs up.
Bad Bunny has shared a new song with Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez called “Dakiti.” The single arrives with an aquatic visual. Watch Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez party on a boat, perform in a floating box, and pilot personal submarines in the video below. Earlier this month, Bad Bunny appeared on the 2020 Billboard
Breaking News Adele‘s got a new main squeeze … a fellow Brit who’s also big in the music biz — Skepta. Rumor has it the 2 have been hanging out a lot in recent months … but are now officially a couple. They’re both from Tottenham, and according to a report by People, they’ve been
The iconic composer Danny Elfman has signed to ANTI-/Epitaph Records for the release of his first new solo music in 36 years. The new song is called “Happy” and it arrives with an unsettling new video directed by Aron Johnson. Watch it below. “I originally wrote ‘Happy’ to perform at Coachella 2020,” Elfman said in
Play video content Lizzo has voted … and she REALLY made it count. The singer submitted her ballot for the 2020 election in West Hollywood, and she made her presence felt … by strutting her way to the dropbox in an American flag tank top, white booty shorts and glittery golden boots. It looks like
Crowded House, the Neil Finn-fronted group that rose to prominence in the mid 1980s and early ’90s, have released their first new single in over a decade. The song arrives with a Nina Ljeti-directed visual starring Mac DeMarco. DeMarco plays a man who wakes up hungover after a party. Though his flashbacks suggest he did
Play video content FOX News Joe Biden brought out some hip-hop allies for a COVID-safe event in A-town — Offset and Common performed, and Outkast helped with his intro. The Presidential candidate held a drive-in rally Tuesday in Atlanta, where dozens of cars pulled in and parked around a stage near the Cellairis Amphitheatre in