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There are three types when it comes to songs in feature films: The first is the song that you just know isn’t only going to be nominated for an Academy Award but in all likelihood will win it; the second is the song that’s snubbed by the Academy in a year jam-packed with standard Oscar […]

This week, Phoebe Bridgers and Claud sat down with Proud Radio’s Hattie Collins to openly talk about identity and the importance of representation in music. Both artists also discussed their own experiences with discovering their identity and how their journeys impacted who they are today. Each episode of Proud Radio features progressive LGBTQIA+ artists and […]

Megan Thee Stallion has won the coveted Best New Artist award at the 2021 Grammys. This year, Megan Thee Stallion was up against Phoebe Bridgers, Doja Cat, Noah Cyrus, CHIKA, Ingrid Andress, D Smoke and Kaytranada for the award. The group of talented nominees was the most diverse Best New Artist lineup in history. For the first […]

UPDATE — March 14, 2021 23:55 P.M. ET Billie Eilish and FINNEAS have just made history with their Record Of The Year win for “everything i wanted.” They are now the third artists to ever win Record Of The Year back-to-back. Last year, they took home the coveted award for “bad guy,” off of WHEN WE […]

Fiona Apple has officially won the Best Alternative Music Album award at the Grammys for Fetch The Bolt Cutters. The award was presented during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony. Apple was nominated alongside Beck’s Hyperspace, Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher, Brittany Howard’s Jaime and Tame Impala’s The Slow Rush for the coveted award. Read more: This virtual Fall Out […]

The mashup king is at it again. In his typical style of defying genre barriers, YUNGBLUD just fused Avril Lavigne’s “I’m With You” with Taylor Swift’s “Cardigan.” It’s the combination nobody asked for, but we all secretly needed it.  Backed by a string section, the British alt musician presented the medley on BBC Radio 1’s […]

Earlier this week, fellow emo Demi Lovato unveiled a new neck tattoo that fans can’t stop talking back. Fans think that the singer’s latest ink is more than just another tattoo. In fact, Lovatics believe the new ink is inspired by a forthcoming song. Read more: Yes, Taco Bell is getting rid of even more […]

Elton John‘s “iHeart Living Room Concert” went down on Sunday, March 29. The livestreamed concert for coronavirus relief featured Billie Eilish, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, Dave Grohl and more.  Eilish and her brother FINNEAS played “bad guy,” while Armstrong and Grohl rocked their living rooms with “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams” and “My Hero” respectively.  Read More: 10 times […]

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has expressed his admiration for Billie Eilish after taking his daughter to one of her shows.  He said the gig was a “fine moment” where, apparently, Sam Smith was behind him the entire show.  Read more: Beartooth to cover “Wild Thing” for MLB All-Star Week “We sat down and whats-his-name, the […]

[Photo credit: YouTube/SamSmithWorldVEVO] Does this new Sam Smith song rip off Radiohead's most classic single, “Creep”? Or are we simply running out of musical ideas? READ MORE: 10 times bands were accused of ripping off another band’s album cover Stereogum first posed the question regarding the Smith song “Midnight Train,” also pointing out that he last […]

I See Stars performed a live set at the AP offices while on their 'Phases: Raw & Unplugged Tour.' Check out their cover “Latch” from the session and stay tuned for more! — Video/Editing: Bobby Makar Sound: Rob Ortenzi and Kory Rapps Lighting: Kory Rapps Segment Producer: Cassie Whitt  

Disclosure made their American television debut Monday night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, with a performance of their breakout hit “Latch,” a track which appears on last year's Settle, featuring vocalist Sam Smith. The UK duo's debut was recently nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards. Watch Disclosure's Fallon appearance below: You can catch the group on the road for a short U.S. run, starting […]

Disclosure Settle Electronic dance music producers looking to late-'80s/early-'90s house music-inspired club sounds as a template for new material was perhaps an inevitable move. We are now in full retro sway, 20 years removed from the chart successes of Black Box, Deee-Lite and Snap! after all. The real surprise is how much inspiration they were […]