Lots of rap records came out on Friday, including new records from JID, Young Nudy, and Roc Marciano and DJ Premier. So we somehow never got around the posting the grand, triumphant return of Remble. Way back in 2021, the San Pedro rapper Remble displayed an oddly fussy and precise flow on his breakout mixtape It’s Remble. Remble took some …

Bad Bunny brought out a Puerto Rican icon of el movimiento at his residency last night (Aug. 10). Residente was one of his surprise guests, and they performed a few Calle 13 classics together, like “Atrévete-Te-Te.” Bad Bunny kicked off his “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” concert residency on July 11. Instead of touring The post WATCH: Bad Bunny …

Baltimore-born, Los Angeles-based artist Naeem Juwan released his debut album as Naeem, Startisha, in 2020. Fourteen years before that, Juwan released his debut album as Spank Rock, YoYoYoYoYo. Today, they’ve both returned. On Naeem’s new single “Bankroll Peelers,” his musical alter-ego Spank Rock raps about disposing of chief executives and reaping financial rewards.

Gothenburg, Sweden’s Way Out West festival is one of the best I’ve ever been to, and this year’s edition went down this past weekend, with headlining sets from Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, and the Swedish band Kite. The UK’s Wet Leg, one of the most consistently fun rock bands on the festival circuit today, took the opportunity for a live …

Bobby Whitlock, the American blues-rock musician who played in the British band Derek & The Dominos with Eric Clapton, has passed away. As Variety reports, Whitlock’s manager Carol Kaye confirms that he died early Sunday morning “after a brief bout with cancer.” Whitlock was 77.

If you live in Brooklyn and like to dance, you’re probably aware of the mess that has been the Brooklyn Mirage’s grand re-opening, which was initially scheduled for May 1 earlier this year. After numerous delays — including some that forced the Chainsmokers to postpone their New York shows — the Mirage’s parent company Avant Gardner filed for voluntary chapter …

A few weeks ago King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard took essentially their whole catalog off Spotify, condemning CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military drone technology and declaring, “Fuck Spotify.” Today, bandleader Stu McKenzie has elaborated on the band’s stance in a new interview.

On Saturday night, the former Swans/Shearwater drummer Thor Harris headlines a show with More Eaze and Lumberob at the Sultan Room in Brooklyn. After the gig, Harris posted an image of his settlement from the venue, in which he and his bandmates were paid nothing. In text laid over the image, Harris wrote, “@thesultanroom Paid us zero dollars tonight for …

Last week, the Colombian star Maluma was performing at Mexico City’s Palacio De Los Deportes when he noticed that someone in the crowd had a one-year-old child without hearing protection. That’s generally a bad idea. Even without the huge noise level of a live show, a concert environment can be an overwhelming sensory experience for a little kid. Maluma paused …

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.