A simple business inquiry turned into a public conversation after A$AP Rocky decided to end a potential collaboration with graphic designer Allan Peters over a shared direct message. The exchange… The post A$AP Rocky Walks Away From Logo Project After Private DM Goes Public appeared first on .

Six years after it first dominated playlists and sparked nonstop conversation, “WAP” has officially reached another historic benchmark. The Recording Industry Association of America has certified the Cardi B and… The post Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” Earns Diamond Status appeared first on .

David Z, the Minneapolis musician and producer best-known for his work with Prince, has passed away. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that David Z, born David Rivkin, died in a Burbank, California hospital on Sunday. According to his younger brother Bobby Z, the former drummer from Prince’s band the Revolution, David died of complications of an infection. He was 78. The …

I think we’ve reached the point of exhaustion with artists talking about AI but not having anything novel or even coherent to say. In a recent interview with iHeartRadio at the Osheaga Festival, Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele was asked if he used AI, and he responded, “Of course!” Although his answer was enthusiastic, the conversation that followed quickly …

Jason Calhoun is a Philadelphia-based ambient artist and composer who’s getting ready to share revelations of divine love, his fifth release for Dear Life Records. So far he’s previewed the album with the meditative slices “tolstoy tatsoi,” “what we deserve,” and “at home,” and today he’s back with “enjoy losing,” a pleasant, cosmic blip inspired by playing chess on his …

If you attended the Zac Brown Band show last night, you might be seeing your fellow concertgoers again. You could literally end up on the same boat. Right before performing his 2021 hit “Same Boat,” Zac Brown announced a massive surprise for the crowd. The post Zac Brown Gifts Free Cruise To Everyone At Fenway Park Show appeared first on …

Last week, Boy George released “We Will Dance Again,” a reggae song that he made in support of Israel’s campaign of genocide. The song itself denies the term “genocide,” and Boy George claims that he made it with AI. Fucking gross! As you might imagine, the backlash was swift. Boy George was removed from his role in the current London …

Most of us know James Ellis Ford as the producer of some of the most important UK albums of the past 20 years or so. But when his own life circumstances become extreme enough, like his current battle with acute myeloid leukemia, Ford might make an album of his own. Later this month, Ford will release his second solo LP …

This past Saturday, renowned producer Dahi brought his forthcoming project, Black Boy (Alternative), to the stage in Inglewood, California, ahead of its Aug. 28 release. Hosted at sister dreamer, “lauren halsey’s architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles,” the performance featured a lineup of special guests including Childish Gambino, Vince Staples, Ravyn Lenae, Channel Tres, …

For nearly 30 years, the Cincinnati musician Yoni Wolf has been making music under the name WHY? — first as an abstract rap traveler and Anticon co-founder, then as the leader of an always-evolving indie rock band. WHY?’s most recent album was The Well I Fell Into, a 2024 account of a devastating breakup. This fall, Wolf will follow it …