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Hear Spooky Black’s Ice Cold “Reason,” Featuring The Weeknd Producer Doc McKinney

The mysterious St. Paul singer returns with “reason,” produced by The Weeknd’s “Wicked Games” producer Doc Mckinney.

music / R&B

Peep the ‘90s Pop in MNEK’s “Wrote A Song About You” Video

19-year-old UK songwriter MNEK debuts the visuals for his latest single

music / R&B

Animal Collective Cover Time: Hear Holobody’s Poppy Take on “Fireworks”

Hot teen label Odd Castles share a new cover of Animal Collective from Montreal’s Holobody.

music / Electronic

Get to Know the Nose-Wrinkling Funk of Numbers Star Redinho

London producer turns up the funk on the first single from his debut album on revered UK label Numbers.

music / Electronic

Lungu Lungu: An Interview with Noura Mint Seymali, the Artist Taking Mauritanian Music to the World

From marriage ceremonies to world tours, Seymali explains how breaking with tradition is helping put the little known African country on the musical map.

culture

Listen To “Girls to the Floor,” Rome Fortune’s Contribution to Kitty Cash’s “Love the Free II” Mix

Produced by FKi and featuring a Bear Hands sample, “Girls to the Floor” finds a hurting Fortune seeking salve for a broken, embittered heart on the dance floor.

music / Hip-Hop

Listen to a New M.I.A. Song Called “Gold,” off Partysquad’s Summer 2014 Mixtape

Clocking in at at just under two minutes, “Gold” is a brief but high-octane burst of horns, political idealism and Sage The Gemini references.

music / Electronic

QQ’s “Tweety Bird (Turn Me On)” Simmers Dancehall Heat

Watch a new sweet, spanish-tinged single from Jamaica’s latest export, QQ

music / Caribbean

Rustie and Danny Brown Reconnect on the Electrifying “Attak”

Rustie grabs Danny Brown for Attak from his upcoming album Green Language

music

Watch French Montana and Khloe Kardashian Open Up To Angie Martinez

Rap’s most unexpected couple set the record straight on Angie Martinez new radio show.

music / Hip-Hop

Bay Area Singer Molia Bolsters RnBass On “Too Late”

Northern Califonia’s Molia releases a party sounds for an ever-expanding genre

music / R&B