Tag: Music

Normani Finally Has Music Dropping: New Single “1:59”

[ad_1] Feel the rain on your skin! Photo-Illustration: Illustration: Vulture. Photos: Getty Images After years of a drought beginning in 2018, it rained like the final scene in Holes. Normani will release her newest single, “1:59” featuring Gunna, on April 26 from her very upcoming album, Dopamine. “soo basically my first single 1:59 will be… Continue reading Normani Finally Has Music Dropping: New Single “1:59”

SZA Releases ‘Snooze’ Music Video Starring Justin Bieber

[ad_1] Tonight, SZA’s gonna dance for her robot boyfriend. The android is one of many love interests in the music video for SZA’s track “Snooze,” from last year’s critically acclaimed record, SOS. We see the R&B singer, together with two background dancers, performing sexy choreography in an empty gymnasium that makes you wonder if part-time… Continue reading SZA Releases ‘Snooze’ Music Video Starring Justin Bieber

The Best New Classical Music Pieces to Listen to This Fall

[ad_1] Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Chris Lee, Jen Rosenstein, Paola Kudacki, Stephanie Berger, Zenith Richards It’s time for new rules. The Metropolitan Opera, once fearful of upsetting its base with too much novelty, is now desperate enough to try a novel diet of new operas. The New York Philharmonic begins the multiyear process of rolling over… Continue reading The Best New Classical Music Pieces to Listen to This Fall

Why Julie Klausner Loves ’80s Music Duo Horowitz & Spector

[ad_1] Photo: Stairway To Stardom Looking for some quality comedy entertainment to check out? Who better to turn to for under-the-radar recommendations than comedians? In our recurring series “Underrated,” we chat with writers and performers from the comedy world about an unsung comedy moment of their choice that they think deserves more praise. Julie Klausner has the… Continue reading Why Julie Klausner Loves ’80s Music Duo Horowitz & Spector

Best New Music: Fall Album-Release Schedule

[ad_1] Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Ebru Yildiz, Getty, Larissa Hofmann Autumn is a time for slowing down and girding yourself for the onset of holiday mania. It’s appropriate, then, that this fall’s crop of new albums contains a blend of belters and cozier fare across rock, rap, country, and more. That includes a young pop star… Continue reading Best New Music: Fall Album-Release Schedule

Black Thought praises ASAP Rocky’s music, shades Kanye

[ad_1] Black Thought is giving credit where credit is due. In a Pitchfork interview published Monday, the legendary Roots rapper spoke about the rap albums that have had a lasting impact on him over the last 50 years. One album he made sure to highlight? ASAP Rocky’s 2013 debut album “LONG.LIVE.ASAP.” “This album ushered in… Continue reading Black Thought praises ASAP Rocky’s music, shades Kanye

Jenny Han explains how pop music is central to ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’

[ad_1] Gentle guitar riffs fall dreamily like the snow outside the window. It’s Christmas at Cousins Beach, and Belly and Conrad are racing to catch the miracle on the shore. Puffers still unbuttoned, they stumble out the back door, laughing like delighted schoolchildren. Then the moment ends — but the music doesn’t. “Hell was the… Continue reading Jenny Han explains how pop music is central to ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’

Quetzal makes music that makes people take to the streets

[ad_1] At a parrot-green house in El Sereno, the Grammy-winning band Quetzal was tuning up for a monster jam rehearsal, a few weeks ahead of its free Saturday night concert in downtown L.A. The violinist had just arrived. A drum kit, piano and congas stood by in the living room. But first the band’s founders,… Continue reading Quetzal makes music that makes people take to the streets

Jon Batiste Has Lil Wayne on His New Album World Music Radio

[ad_1] Lil Wayne revealed earlier this year that he couldn’t pick his hitmaking album Tha Carter III out of a lineup. “I believe that [God] blessed me with this amazing mind, but would not give [me] an amazing memory to remember this amazing shit,” he told Rolling Stone. One thing Wayne does remember, though: how… Continue reading Jon Batiste Has Lil Wayne on His New Album World Music Radio