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Lorde Announces New Album Melodrama
Following the release of her new song and video “Green Light,” Lorde has announced her new album. It is titled Melodrama. The Pure Heroine follow-up is due this summer, via LAVA/Republic. Find the album artwork (painted by Sam McKinnis) below. Scroll down for the “Green Light” video.
Lorde co-wrote “Green Light” with Jack Antonoff, and co-produced it with Antonoff and Frank…
Hall & Oates and Tears for Fears Announce Tour
Tears for Fears and Hall and Oates have announced a joint tour through North America. The ‘80s hitmakers will co-headline a series of dates starting in Tulsa in May and wrapping up Los Angeles in July. See their full itinerary below. Allen Stone will open with an acoustic set. Last year, Tears for Fears announced that they were working on their first new album since 2004.
See where both bands ranked on Pitchfork’s list of the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s.
Tears for Fears/Hall and Oates:
05-04 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
05-06 St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center
05-08 Des Moines, IA…
Lou Reed’s Archives Coming to New York Public Library
The personal archives of the late Lou Reed are coming to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. More
Phoenix Is About To Drop New Music
The fiery and oh so groovy Phoenix is finally back since their 2013 album, Bankrupt. Starting off fresh with a tour announcement, the video also seems to feature new tunes. It starts off deep and mysterious and then trickles into a super bright and pungent track. Its stunning progression towards the end shows off their smooth guitar skills and the classic upbeat Phoenix sound we all know and love. Tour…
See Bruno Mars’ Playful New Video ‘That’s What I Like’
Bruno Mars has unveiled the new video for “That’s What I Like.” Hailing from his recently released album 24K Magic, the song marks his first Number One on the Hot R&B Songs Billboard chart.
The singer began teasing that he had “something awesome” to unveil via social media on Wednesday. At first he denied it was a video for the song, but later he confirmed it before the clip arrived. “Just finished shootin it! I’m gonna edit it, take a bubble bath…
Mark Kozelek Wrote Music for James Franco Film, Didn’t Know Franco Was Involved
Mark Kozelek (aka Sun Kil Moon) has provided the music for an upcoming film called Pretenders, which stars and is directed by James Franco. However, after confirming that he wrote the film’s music, Kozelek’s representative told Pitchfork, “Mark wasn’t aware that James Franco is now directing.” The singer/songwriter was reportedly approached by Josh Boone, the film’s writer, to do the music “a while back.” The project was then delayed, and late last…
Lil Wayne Announces Tour
Lil Wayne is going on tour through April and May, as MissInfo.tv points out. The 12-city junket opens in Louisville and closes in Detroit. Find the full itinerary below. In the middle of those dates, Wayne will headline this year’s Rolling Loud festival with Kendrick Lamar and Future. He will also appear at the 10th annual Roots Picnic in June,…
Cam’ron Endorses Snitching on Trump: Watch
Cam’ron has long been one of the foremost opponents of snitching, but with the Trump Administration committing hate crimes and dangerous environmental infractions, he has changed his tune. In a recent skit on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” Cam’ron endorses snitching wherever Trump is concerned. “Hi, I’m Cam’ron, and where I’m from—the streets—there’s a saying: ‘Snitches get stitches’,” he opens. “But times change. With Donald Trump as president, y’all snitches have a civic-ass responsibility to tell us what he’s up to.” He encourages bureaucrats and members of the intelligence community to come forward. “Stay snitchin’, America,” he concludes in front…