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Watch Tame Impala cover The Strokes’ “Last Nite” at Primavera Sound

Tame Impala covered a The Strokes classic at Primavera Sound after the New York band were forced to pull out of the festival with COVID.

music / Rock

Primavera Sound organizers issue apology as festivalgoers complain of over-crowding

Attendees at Primavera 2022 in Barcelona, Spain complain of overcrowding, a lack of access to water, key travel lanes being open only to VIPs, and hour-long queues to get served at the bar. The festival has apologised for "problems in the bar services."

music / R&B

Young Thug denied bond for second time in RICO case

An judge denied bond to Young Thug Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court.

music / Hip-Hop

Megan Thee Stallion drops “Plan B” video

Watch Megan Thee Stallion obliterate an ex in the new video for her April single “Plan B.”

music / Hip-Hop

Song You Need: Zoon teams with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson for “Astum”

Listen to "Astum," the new single from Zoon featuring Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.

music / Rock

BLK ODYSSY enlists George Clinton and Benny the Butcher for “Benny’s Got a Gun”

Watch the video for “Benny’s Got a Gun,” a new single from BLK ODYSSY featuring George Clinton and Benny the Butcher.

music / Hip-Hop

Song You Need: Patrick Holland toasts to the good times on “Nice Try”

Listen to Patrick Holland's "Nice Try," as heard on debut album You're The Boss (out July 29).

music / Rock

Watch Bad Bunny’s extremely New York video for “Tití Me Preguntó”

Bad Bunny swaggers through New York in Stillz’s new video for Un Verano Sin Ti cut “Tití Me Preguntó.”

music / Reggaeton

“Father of MIDI” Dave Smith dies at 72

Dave Smith, the founder of Sequential and a pioneer in polyphonic synthesizers and MIDI technology, has passed away.

music / Electronic

Watch Toro y Moi and Eric André’s Goes By So Fast: A Mahal Film

Toro y Moi's 12-minute, Eric Andre co-starring short Goes By So Fast: A Mahal Film is now available to watch online.

music / Rock

Lil Nas X aired his grievances after being snubbed by BET Awards

Lil Nas X said "Black gay people have to fight to be seen" after receiving zero nominations at the 2022 BET Awards. Doja Cat leads the nominees with six nods.

music / Pop