SZA is planning to release a deluxe version of SOS and days before the VMAs, she performed her well-known hits as well as tracks from her upcoming deluxe project at a free concert for nearly 2,000 fans at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. “It was about her giving back...
I definitely want to continue to make music, and I want to be rich enough to give back as well. I have a lot of initiatives and nonprofits I want to put together when I hit that $100 million mark, and I think it’s all possible through music. That’s why I fight so hard for ...
With the prospect of new performances on the horizon comes new music as well. Over winter break, Suhn shot a music video for one of his songs with classmate Gunnar Sizemore ’27, which Suhn teased for a possible summer release. Advertisement Summer is a valuable time for Suhn, a perio...
Between them, I’m choosing Bárbara. Downs’ vocals were a phenomenal force meshed with traditional Mexican instruments. It was beautiful harmony. But I’m leaning toward Bárbara‘s “Bordado A Mano” because it’s the most well-rounded album, featuring two songs...
SZA’s new album “SOS” arrived on December 9 with songs titled “Kill Bill,” and “Gone Girl,” lyrics referencing Aaliyah and Beyoncé, as well as samples of Ol Dirty Bastard and Björk. Here, every pop-culture reference and sample on the album.
Jason Lipshutz: Based on “Saturn,” which sounds sonically and thematically in line with the primary vibe of SOS, Lana may very well be, understandably, a continuation of one of the most successful album eras of the past decade. Of course, SOS also contained plenty of stylistic curveballs,...
She’s followed byVictoria Monétwho earned six nods, including Record of the Year for “On My Mama,” Best R&B Album for the song’s LP,Jaguar II,as well as Best New Artist. Also up for six awards isJonBatiste, recognized in Record of the Year for “Worship,” Album of the...
That’s thanks in part to Ghana’s Ministry of Tourism, which worked to engage members of the global African diaspora to visit the country in 2019, also known as Ghana’s “Year of the Return,” an intentional campaign marking 400 years since the first enslaved people were taken ...
Steve-O’s metal fandom was firmly in place well before he was a professional Jackass. At just 12 years old, little Steve actually tracked down Motley Crue when they rolled into Toronto on tour. Calling every hotel he could, Steve-O finally got in touch with the brother of Crue’s mana...
The free-associative, playful way of thinking that SZA’s known for in her songwriting comes across in conversation as well — an aside about how much she admires a certain musician, for example, turns into extended musing about men in the industry who possess “Johnny Bravo energy” (a wor...