Year: 2021

Iron Maiden has unveiled a new animated video for the song "Stratego," which appears on their latest album, "Senjutsu." The "Stratego" video, directed by Swedish director Gustaf Holtenäs, incorporates some of the album's Japanese themes ("Senjutsu" translates to "strategy" or "tactics"). The film is set in ancient Japan and revolves...

Google has released an animation of Avicii's "Wake Me Up" to commemorate the late DJ's 32nd birthday, which falls on September 8th. The artist, true name "Tim Bergling," progresses from a young lad strumming a guitar to laptop producer, adolescent DJ playing tiny parties, and finally performing for thousands of...

Tyler, the Creator has collaborated with Houston rapper Maxo Kream on a new track titled "Big Persona." With a beat replete with brass fanfare and bars to match, like Maxo's opening lines, "Maxo Biggie Poppa, who you know that do it better?/I'm the trap Barack Obama, Betty Crocker, used to...

Much was made in late August about a possible chart war building between Kanye West and Drake, who had had a relatively mild on-again, off-again beef for years but had never really slugged it out on the charts. However, because Donda, Kanye's tenth studio album, was released five days before...

“Long Way,” a new song by Eddie Vedder, has been unveiled. Earthling is the first track off his forthcoming solo album. The single, along with the next song "The Haves," will be released on a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl, which may be preordered through Pearl Jam's Ten Club. On the song...

In November, Bawrut will release his debut album, "In The Middle," on Ransom Note Records. To commemorate the announcement, the Madrid-based Italian producer has released two songs: ‘JE ‘O TTENG E T'O DDNG', which features vocalist LIBERATO, and ‘Crossing for a golden blanket.' A video for 'JE ‘O TTENG E...

Angel-Ho has unveiled the latest EP via NAAFI. 'A Time To Die' is the follow-up to the South African artist's debut album, 'Death Becomes Her,' which was dropped on Hyperdub in 2019. Angel-Ho delves into a variety of personal issues in the new album, from forbidden homosexual love to sustaining...

During a performance for SiriusXM's Small Stage Series, Brandi Carlile sang a cover of Joni Mitchell's track "Woodstock." Mitchell's 1970 album "Ladies Of The Canyon" contains the song. Carlile is a well-known Mitchell fan who has covered the singer on several occasions. Carlile confirmed last month that she will cover...

Harry Styles performed his first pandemic era performance — and his first full-length show in over two years — at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night, marking the official start of his postponed and rescheduled Love on Tour. Styles' 2019 album Fine Line was nearly...

Producer Noah "40" Shebib came to Instagram to explain why R. Kelly was credited as a co-writer on Drake's latest album, Certified Lover Boy's song "TSU." Shebib, one of the album's producers, responded to an Instagram post that included a snapshot of an Independent headline that read, "Certified Lover Boy:...