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FINNEAS has released two special Spotify Singles in celebration of his Best New Artist Grammy nomination. For Side A, FINNEAS has reimagined “Medieval” from his latest album, Optimist. Side B is a cover of Bon Iver‘s “Flume.” Read more: FINNEAS pulls off a jewelry heist in “The Kids Are All Dying”—watch The two singles were […]

When I ask Edith Johnson, the formidable frontwoman of pop-punk outfit Meet Me @ The Altar, which emotion perfectly describes her past year, her answer surprises me. “Bittersweet,” she responds, still sounding and appearing bright from the other side of the screen with her blue-and-pink braids framing her face and her black lipstick ornamenting her […]

Vein.fm (previously known as Vein) have announced their new album, This World Is Going To Ruin You. They celebrated the news by dropping a music video with their lead single, “The Killing Womb.” Read more: 10 underrated metalcore albums that deserve another listen “The Killing Womb” is a ferocious example of Vein.fm’s dark style of […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced shortlists for 10 Academy Award categories. Shortlist voting for this year’s Oscar nominations ended Dec. 15 and voting on the resulting nominees will begin Jan. 27 and end Feb. 1. These 10 awards, along with the rest of the categories, will have their nominees officially […]

Since its foundation in 1980, Roadrunner Records has been a go-to name for outstanding established bands and a reliable home for new acts looking to ground their roots. Where metal has pushed its boundaries and changed its ever-evolving face, Roadrunner has supported and nurtured growth to new heights. From carrying Slipknot’s career to the stars, […]

Bad Omens have announced their latest album, THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND, which is set for release Feb. 25 via Sumerian Records. Alongside the announcement, the group dropped the record’s title track and a visual to go with it. Read more: Bad Omens made their album to help others “feel in control and powerful” […]

Tom Morello and Bring Me The Horizon have joined forces on “Let’s Get The Party Started.” The track is the latest single from Morello’s upcoming album, The Atlas Underground Fire, out Oct. 15. The track is the third release from the album, following the Phantogram-featured “Driving To Texas” and Morello’s collab with Bruce Springsteen and […]

Spiritbox have released an acoustic reimagining of their song “Constance.” First released in December 2020, the new track features a delicate string-trio accompaniment that uplifts the evocative vocals.  The track was recorded as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s “COLLECTION:live” #spotlightsaturdays series in partnership with BMG. Watch Spiritbox’s candle-lit live performance of the song from inside […]

Billie Eilish has dropped an eerie video for her new song, “NDA.”  The video, which the artist has been teasing for weeks via Instagram, features cars burning around her as she walks down a dark street.  Read more: FINNEAS leads blòkur’s Top 5 Songwriters On Spotify list for 2020 The song begins with a scratching, […]

The Grammy-winning producer FINNEAS has been named the No. 1 songwriter on Spotify in 2020. The algorithm for judging the top songwriters had been created by music rights data service blòkur, determined by a variety of factors. Read more: Badflower share new music video and announce sophomore album The first factor depends on popularity and […]

Tyler, The Creator has released his long-awaited sixth studio album, Call Me If You Get Lost, through Columbia Records. In addition to the highly anticipated album, the artist also released a scenic music video for “JUGGERNAUT.” The rapidly paced visual was directed by Wolf Haley, one of the artist’s various aliases. Read more: Ricky Montgomery […]

Phoebe Bridgers discusses her whirlwind year in 2020 with the release of her sophomore record Punisher along with her commitment to speaking her truth.

DC’s Dark Nights: Death Metal was already one of this year’s must-read comics. The Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo-helmed seven-issue series follows Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman as they grapple with foes from the Dark Multiverse, including the nefarious Batman Who Laughs. As its title would suggest, the story is dark, intense and utterly metal. […]

St. Vincent is gearing up for the release of her highly anticipated full-length Daddy’s Home, but that’s not the only project she’s excited for the world to hear. This week, the mastermind behind St. Vincent, Annie Clark, opened up about what it was like to work with Paul McCartney on a reworking of “Women And […]

Anticipation continues to build with Wrestlemania 37’s two-night event just days away, but the WWE isn’t done with exciting lineup additions. New Years Day vocalist Ash Costello is finally hitting the stage to perform “Brutality” live for Rhea Ripley as she enters the ring to face Asuka for the RAW Women’s Championship on April 11. Costello […]

Phoebe Bridgers is revisiting her Grammy–nominated single “Kyoto” with singer-songwriter Jackson Browne and sharing her cover of John Prine’s “Summer’s End” for Spotify‘s Singles series. In honor of the upcoming Grammy Awards, Spotify is teaming up with this year’s Best New Artist nominees to reimagine one of their hit songs as well as record a tribute […]

It’s easy to mistake the foundations of pop punk as being laid in the 2000s. After all, that’s when the mainstream radio takeover of the genre occurred. As it turns out, though, we really have the ’90s to thank for our favorite artists and albums.  With the meteoric rise of bands such as Nirvana and […]

If we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having large stretches of time to listen to albums. Yes, in 2020, most of us binged on Netflix and chilled the best we could. But streaming services made access to music downright infinite. We could finally […]

While we may have thought that Robert Pattinson’s vampire days were long past, Haim just took to Late Night With Seth Meyers to prove that assumption dead wrong. The Grammy-nominated band appeared on the show Thursday to promote their third studio album, Women In Music Pt. III. Costumed as vampire brides, they went on to […]