Author: Press Room

“Only one that could make me drop the album just a little later,” rapped Drake on new track “Red Button” Drake released the third installment in his EP series, Scary Hours, on Friday, and left a surprise shout out on “Red Button” in ode to Taylor Swift. “Taylor Swift the only n–– that I ever rated/Only one that could make me drop the album just a little later” rapped the artist on Disc two’s first track, following the line with: “Rest of ya’ll, I treat ya’ll like you never made it/Leave your label devastated/Even when you pad the stats, period,…

It’s commendable that Brown would rather make an album about what he’s going through than cater to what his audience expects—as he told us a decade ago, he has no intention of rapping about youthful exploits for the rest of his life. That said, Quaranta often fails to present these topics in compelling ways. On the more diaristic songs, the narratives aren’t as vivid, the rapping isn’t as nimble, and the songs lack momentum. It’s telling that on “Celibate,” the otherwise sedate MIKE easily scores the album’s best verse by injecting some verve into a song that’s otherwise inert. Brown…

How do you follow a smash hit like “Greedy,” which has spent nine days at Number One of Spotify’s Top 50 Global chart? If you’re Tate McRae, you write the equally infectious “Exes,” with a chorus that’s catchy enough to put the same kind of success well within reach. Written with pop maestro Ryan Tedder, “Exes” arrives as the second single from McRae’s upcoming album Think Later. As a prelude for the album, which is out Dec. 8, it fits: “Exes” is an anthem for the unapologetic, even if those tendencies can turn destructive.  “This song was kind of like…

Foto di Andrea Ripamonti I Timber Timbre stanno finalmente tornando con un nuovo album intitolato “Lovage”, fino ad ora il più completo e coinvolgente mai realizzato: un capolavoro di genuinità, costruito con la capacità di Taylor Kirk di combinare disparate influenze che diversamente sembrerebbero incompatibili. Il produttore confessa di rivisitare Sun Ra, Dorothy Ashby e Alice Coltrane, come anche cantanti italiani quali Pino Daniele e Paolo Conte, i quali potrebbero anche spiegare la lucentezza cinematografica del nuovo album. A supporto di “Lovage”, i Timber Timbre faranno una serie di show in Europa, con la partecipazione della nuova formazione in trio:…

And Dolly’s takes on “Satisfaction,” “Stairway to Heaven,” and “Free Bird” rock too On Rockstar, which finally drops today, Dolly Parton challenged herself to get out of her comfort zone, focusing on singing rock & roll for the first time in her career. She wrote a few songs for the album but the vast majority of the tracks are covers, including some surprising picks. Her rendition of Prince and the Revolution’s “Purple Rain” leans deep into the gospel feel of the song, giving Parton space to vocalize all the melisma she can handle where Prince played guitar. It starts with…

Indie rock supergroup covered the Scottish traditional “The Parting Glass,” with proceeds going to the Aisling Project Phoebe Bridgers has released her annual holiday cover — this time with the help of her boygenius bandmates. This year’s choice is “The Parting Glass,” a traditional Scottish song covered by everyone from Sinéad O’Connor, who is featured on the track’s cover art, to Hozier. Just like all of Bridgers’ holiday songs, proceeds will be donated, this year to the Aisling Project, an after school intervention program. “The Parting Glass” is the seventh installment of Bridgers’ holiday songs, following last year’s rendition of…

In a private call Wednesday evening, more than a dozen Jewish celebrities and TikTok creators addressed rising antisemitism on the social media platform. Speaking to TikTok executives, actors Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing, and Amy Schumer were among the 30 people in the meeting led by Adam Presser, TikTok’s head of operations, and Seth Melnick, its global head of user operations, according to the New York Times. The company set up the call in response to an open letter sent by creators last week urging TikTok to take action. The executives reportedly opened the call to learn what creators on the…

As part of the 2023 Latin Grammys, Peso Pluma and Eslabon Armado finally performed their massive hit “Ella Baila Sola” together for the first time on television. The two recreated the mood of the song’s music video, in which his corridos song soundtracks an upscale, black-tie party, by surrounding themselves with and musicians in tuxedos and women in red dresses. Watch their performance below.Peso Pluma was nominated for two awards at this year’s Latin Grammys: Song of the Year and Best Regional Song, both for “Ella Baila Sola.” Bizarrap and Shakira won the former with “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol.…

For a while, something had been amiss in Red Velvet’s charm – the tail-end of their contract renewals and a string of largely forgettable releases prompted conversations about the group’s direction for the future, which is why ‘Chill Kill’ is such a welcome reprieve. With their third studio album, Red Velvet have returned to what they do best – spinning chilling tales with flawless harmonies at the centre. While we will address the eponymous title track ‘Chill Kill’ in just a moment, let’s give due credit to the other tracks on the album. All of them collectively contribute to the…

PAGELLE NUOVI SINGOLI del 17 novembre a cura del critico musicale di All Music Italia, Fabio Fiume. Giornata questa bella piena per le nuove pagelle, talmente piena che diverse cose ne sono rimaste fuori. E la definirei anche abbastanza complicata viste le parecchie insufficienze date. Cosa importante e che voglio sempre ricordare, le insufficienze possono essere frutto di considerazioni varie ed eventuali e non solo perché una canzone sia brutta o realizzata male. E spero che leggendo le pagelle di questa settimana il discorso vi possa apparir ancor più chiaro con le motivazioni indotte. NOTA Vi ricordiamo che i voti delle…