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Today marks the release of Mitski’s anticipated new album, BeThe Cowboy, the follow-up to her 2016 breakthrough Puberty 2. Subscribers of Apple Music and Spotify can stream it below. In her glowing review, Consequence of Sound‘s Kayleigh Hughes described the album as being filled with “elegant, compact musical vignettes that explore the pain and folly and intoxication of building and losing connections,” nothing that “each track is a gem, reflective and complex and yet exactly as simple as it ought to be.” Before its release, Mitski shared music videos for singles like “Geyser” and “Nobody”, as well as a lyric video for album closer “Two Slow Dancers”. She’s scheduled to tour behind the LP this fall. Be the Cowboy follows a single protagonist, who Mitski told The Outline “is a person who’s in me.” She continued, “It’s this woman who feels powerless and overcompensates by exercising extreme control on herself and on her environment, and just trying to be powerful within her own the limits of her her body and who she is, but kind of just unraveling a little bit because the amount of control she’s exercising on to herself maybe isn’t healthy or isn’t natural. There’s something more warm and human inside that she’s pushing down in order to appear strong to the world.” Speaking with Pitchfork about the album’s themes, she added, “I will neglect everything else, including me as a person, just to get to keep making music. And even if it actually sometimes hurts, it doesn’t matter as long as I get to be a musician.” Be the Cowboy Artwork: Be the Cowboy Tracklist 01. Geyser 02. Why Didn’t You Stop Me 03. Old Friend 04. A Pearl 05. Lonesome Love 06. Remember My Name 07. Me And My Husband 08. Come Into the Water 09. Nobody 10. Pink in the Night 11. A Horse Named Cold Air 12. Washing Machine Heart 13. Blue Light 14. Two Slow Dancers Below, listen to Mitski chat about the new album on a recent episode of Consequence of Sound’s Kyle Meredith With… Source

After much teasing, Young Thug has finally unveiled his new album/mixtape/project (?), Slime Language. Stream it in full below through Apple Music or Spotify. The new effort is comprised of 14 tracks and boasts guest appearances from Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Baby, and Gunna, among others. Its release coincides with Young Thug’s 27th birthday (August 26th). Slime Language is just the latest collection of new music from the Atlanta rapper in recent years. In April, he shared his Hear No Evil EP, which included collaborations with Nicki Minaj and 21 Savage. And in 2017, he gifted fans with three projects: his solo LP Beautiful Thugger Girls, the Carnage-assisted Young Martha EP, and Super Slimey, a joint release with Future. Over the last few months, Young Thug has also contributed to Future’s Superfly soundtrack and Taylor Bennett’s Be Yourself EP. He’s currently touring North America alongside J. Cole. Slime Language Artwork: Slime Language Tracklist: 01. Tsunami 02. U Ain’t Slime Enough (feat. Karlae & Duke) 03. Gain Clout 04. Oh Yeah (feat. Hidoraah) 05. Audemar (feat. Tracy T) 06. Chanel (Go Get It) (feat. Gunna & Lil Baby) 07. Dirty Shoes (feat. Gunna) 08. It’s A Slime (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) 09. Goin Up (feat. Lil Keed) 10. January 1st (feat. Jacquees & Trapboy Freddy) 11. Chains Choking Me (feat. Gunna) 12. STS (feat. Strick) 13. Expensive (feat. Hidoraah & Dolly) 14. Slimed In (feat. Nechie) JAY-Z and Beyonce Tour Reel Travis Scott's Top 5 Videos Food References in Drake’s Music Eminem’s Highest Charting Songs Janelle Monae’s Top 5 Songs Source

Chance the Rapper didn’t drop a new album in July, despite the rampant rumors. Even so, he’s treated his fans to plenty of new music, including four tracks in just one night and “No Brainer”, a posse cut featuring Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled, and Migos’ Quavo. Lil Chano is back in the giving game today, as he’s just released “What’s the Hook?”, a collaboration with fellow Savemoney member Reeseynem. “Lemme get a pass/ get a, get a pass/ Young boy on his path, leave it runnin’ like the bath,” Chance can be heard rhyming. Take a listen below. The Chicago MC recently purchased hometown news site Chicagoist and proposed to his longtime girlfriend. He’s currently working on new albums with — no big deal — Kanye West and Childish Gambino. “What’s the Hook?” Artwork: JAY-Z and Beyonce Tour Reel Travis Scott's Top 5 Videos Food References in Drake’s Music Eminem’s Highest Charting Songs Migos’ Top Songs Source

There’s something in the way he moves and grooves that gets a crowd hypnotised. Solomun has this slow burn energy that’ll guide you through a whole night without you needing to evacuate for even a toilet break. When he got put up for Cercle at Théâtre Antique d’Orange it’s possibly one of the greatest sets we’ve ever seen. The atmos, the backing, the lights and obviously the beautiful beautiful techno sounds! I could go on for hours but I’ll shut up and let you watch. Check it out below and tell us what you think! Source

Coachella. Bonnaroo. Governors Ball. Lollapalooza. Osheaga. To some music fans, that lineup might symbolize the ultimate summer spent traveling to destination festivals. For Tash Sultana, it’s just another summer at the office. It wasn’t so long ago that the Melbourne-based singer-songwriter and one-person band might’ve been just another face on the grounds. That all changed in 2016, when the then-21-year-old Sultana racked up more than a million video views in less than a week on the strength of a phone-shot clip of their breakout single, “Jungle”. That momentum hasn’t slowed: since that fateful upload, Sultana has notched an Australian Top 10 with the Notion EP, melted the stage at Late Night with Seth Meyers, and wowed crowds at venues and festivals throughout the United States and Europe before ever releasing a full album. It also carried over to the American Eagle stage at Lollapalooza, where Sultana scored the plum Saturday-evening lead-in slot for nearby headliners Vampire Weekend. For the fans who’d braved the day’s punishing heat, the set came as both a culmination and a relief; alone onstage, Sultana built their set from the ground up, weaving a series of good-on-their-own loops into an overwhelming, evocative tempest whose psych-rock soundscapes swelled and disappeared and returned with thrilling surprise. By the middle of the second song or so, it was tempting to look for the ghosts of band members who weren’t there and weren’t really missed. Standing there, coated in sweat and dust and just realizing that the sun was finally down, you got the sense that you might be witnessing the beginning of something huge, that maybe, maybe this would be one of those side-stage sets that people brag about catching 10 years down the line. Sultana, for their part, would probably agree with you. When we sat down to talk just 90 minutes before their set was scheduled to begin, Sultana exuded the easy, direct confidence of someone who knows exactly how good they are. By the time they left to take the long golf cart ride through Grant Park, I recognized another, even more thrilling aspect to that self-assurance: the sense that, with the release of their debut record, Flow State, imminent and another sold-out tour starting in the fall, Tash Sultana knows that their best is only getting better. __________________________________________________________ On Releasing Flow State Flow State artwork I’m looking forward to not being in a box anymore with an EP, because I’m so much more than that one little, tiny piece of material that I wrote a few years ago. I’m thankful for it. But that was just the key. That gave me the key and the power to unlock this world in front of me. And it’s taken me everywhere — festivals, sold-out shows. I’ve had some pretty cool experiences, and now I suppose that people are kind of listening. This is the perfect time to drop an album. I kind of worked differently this time, because I understand how to work in that environment now. Before I wasn’t that knowledgeable in the studio world. And now I am, so the process was different. Pretty much everything that I recorded at the start I threw in the bin and started again at the end. So, I pretty much wrapped up the entire album in about a month from when I started to when I finished. I’m genuinely proud of of what I’ve written. I wrote it for me. I’m stoked with how it’s all happened. I didn’t write any songs for anybody else. You know what I mean? I produced them all. So, it’s all on me. I would change things if i could go back, but I think everyone says that, don’t they? That’s just the thing. __________________________________________________________ On Creative Control When I’ve sent my stuff off to get mixed and mastered, it’s come back different sometimes. And I’m just like, “What the fuck are you doing? This is not your track. Put that 25-minute guitar solo back in where it was! Don’t cut it to three minutes and shit!” But I think they just have this idea, and to them that’s probably how the song should sound, but that’s not — I wrote the song. I wrote them all. It’s not for you. Leave it. __________________________________________________________ On Musical Beginnings Tash Sultana, Lollapalooza 2018, photo by Caroline Daniel I would go play gigs anywhere that I could. My parents would take me for quite a bit of it. And then I got this fake ID. When I was like 15 or 16, it’s saying that I was 18 and that my name was Sam. But it obviously wasn’t. That’s how I got in places. That’s how I did gigs. And then when I finished school, I didn’t want to get a job. I thought, “I reckon I can make this work the way that it is.” I don’t think that I can do another job. I’m not built that way. My mind is not sculpted to take orders off somebody. I never doubted it, but I also didn’t have a certain expectation in my mind. I was just doing it, letting it take me the way that it was taking me. I didn’t go, “In five years’ time, I want to sell out this show, I want to do that, I want to do this, I want to do that.” I didn’t have goals like that. I just went out and did it. I always knew that I was going to do this, whether it would be a big thing, a medium-sized thing, a temporary thing, a small thing, or whatever. That was just the way that it was going to go. __________________________________________________________ On Balancing Road Life with Home Life Tash Sultana, Lollapalooza 2018, photo by Caroline Daniel Writing music and doing that is the easy part. It’s the life in between that’s the hard part. It’s really easy to go on tour and have everything sorted for you every single day. But it’s hard to go home and learn how to re-live a normal life when you don’t live a normal life. This is not a normal way of carrying on with your life. Playing festivals every single day, every single night, playing shows every single day, every single night in different countries. Sometimes you’re in a country for not even 24 hours or not even in a state for 24 hours, and you’re moving on and on and on and on and on. And then all of a sudden, you’re home and none of that shit is happening. That adjustment period is so strange. I remember hearing people talk about this and not understanding it at the time because it wasn’t happening to me. But now I definitely understand that it can be quite a little dangerous balance. I fly my girlfriend out a lot just to have that little touch of home. And me and my crew roll really, really close, and we’re friends outside of what we do anyway. The way that we’ve positioned the touring schedule is that if I go away for five weeks, I’m going to come home for five weeks. Then I have time to hang out with my friends and my family and go surfing and see my dog. That’s pretty much it. __________________________________________________________ On Miley the Dog Tash Sultana, Lollapalooza 2018, photo by Caroline Daniel I broke my ribs when I was surfing. And I went to the hospital and they gave me Endone, which is like Oxy. It’s really strong pain medication. And I only took it for one day because that shit is fucked, but I ended up with a dog at the end of the day. Now, I have a dog. She’s a Kelpie; it’s an Australian sheep-herding dog. She’s cute. She’s going to be one soon, and she’s learning how to be a normal dog now. She’s a crazy motherfucker. She’s really smart, which is good and not good at the same time, actually. You tell her to do something, and she’s just like, “Why?” And my other dog is not very smart. And you tell him to do something and he’ll just do it. They’re alright. __________________________________________________________ On Australia I feel like Australia has got some of the greatest artists in the world, and sometimes we don’t get past being in the country. So, i’m pretty stoked the way things have happened for me. I always feel pressure when I go home, to be honest. Australians have this thing called “tall poppy syndrome,” if you’ve heard of that before. It’s when that one poppy grows taller than the other, and they’ll cut you back down to be the same height as everybody else. I feel like people kind of condemn you if you’re successful, at home. It feels like that a little bit when I come back. Not to everybody. Maybe I’m a little bit insecure about it or a little intimidated by it. I don’t know. But it’s strange. __________________________________________________________ On the Secret Weapons of Playing Solo Tash Sultana, Lollapalooza 2018, photo by Caroline Daniel I don’t have any money to have a band, so I did it all myself. And I want to see how far I can take it. I didn’t think I’d be able to take it this far, being purely one person on the stage. I’ve also been surprised about how much shit I’ve learnt. We’re about to build our own custom looper, because pretty much what I want to do, you cannot buy that. You just can’t. So we decided to build it. What I’m using at the moment is just a two-channel looper. Left and right in, left and right out. This one’s like 48 channels. So it’s just going to be fucked. Where my mind is so much further from where I am. So it’s good. __________________________________________________________ On Unplugging from Social Media Tash Sultana, Lollapalooza 2018, photo by Caroline Daniel Tash Sultana is me when I’m on the stage, but I’m just Tash. That’s my normal life. I’m just doing things like everybody else does, except my job is just a little bit different. I don’t follow myself on social media. Anything with Tash Sultana, I do not see that. I don’t want to see that, [because] you either get a little bit of an ego from it, or you get a little bit heartbroken from it. People rip shit into you if they want to. It’s real easy. You cannot please everyone, so I’m not trying to. I just want to do things with integrity, so at least I put out what I really feel. And then if someone knocks it, then it shouldn’t knock me. Because I meant it. __________________________________________________________ On the Past I kind of disregard everything that I’ve done in the past up until now. Because just creatively and skill level — I’m just getting better all the time at understanding sound. I kind of disregard all that shit that I did in the past because I don’t actually think it’s good. When I perform those songs, I really perform them, and I enjoy performing them. But I don’t have the mental connection with them that I did, because that phase of my life is really far over. So the connection that I have with my new stuff is really strong, because that is the space that I’m in at this present moment of my life. __________________________________________________________ On the Future This is the beginning. Everything that happened before this was in the introduction. This is the beginning. Source

Janet Jackson has released her new single, “Made For Now”, featuring Daddy Yankee. She’s also shared its official music video, directed by Dave Meyers (Kendrick Lamar, Missy Elliott). Watch it below. “Made For Now” is Jackson’s first new material since Unbreakable, the well-received 2015 album that gave us such singles as “No Sleeep” and “Dammn Baby”. It’s also her first release since the R&B icon gave birth to her first child in January 2017. Jackson is set to appear on Friday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she will perform “Made For Now” live for the first time. It was 14 years ago that she last appeared on a late-night TV program. Jackson is also scheduled as a guest on MTV’s TRL AM on Friday. (Read: The 30 Hottest Tours of Summer 2018) It’s believed “Made For Now” is taken from a forthcoming album. Variety reports Jackson just inked a deal partnering with independent distributor, label, and publisher Cinq Music in anticipation of a new full-length. Jackson recently wrapped up the latest leg of her “State of the World Tour”, which included a memorable set at New York City’s Panorama Festival. Next month, she’s scheduled to return to the stage with an appearance at NYC’s Global Citizen Festival. Holder of numerous Grammy awards, Jackson is the subject of the newest season of Consequence of Sound’s Discography podcast. Revisit the most recent installment below. Subscribe via iTunes | Google Play | Radio Public | Stitcher | RSS JAY-Z and Beyonce Tour Reel Travis Scott's Top 5 Videos Food References in Drake’s Music Childish Gambino’s Top 5 Songs Janelle Monae’s Top 5 Songs Source

Ariana Grande has officially released her new album, Sweetener. It’s available to stream below via Apple Music or Spotify. Sweetener spans 15 tracks, including early singles in “No Tears Left to Cry”, the Nicki Minaj-assisted “The Light is Coming”, and one of the best songs of July, “God is a Woman”. In addition to Minaj, Pharrell Williams (“Blazed”) and Missy Elliott (“Borderline”) turn in guest contributions. Renowned Swedish producer Max Martin provides work behind the boards, as does ILYA, who previously assisted on Grande’s 2014 My Everything hit “Problem”. The new LP marks Grande’s fourth overall and the follow-up to 2016’s widely successful Dangerous Woman. It’s also the pop singer’s first full-length since the 2017 Manchester Arena attack, which claimed the lives of more than 20 of Grande’s concert attendees. To help raise money for the victims’ families, Grande famously put together the One Love Manchester benefit concert featuring acts like Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, and Coldplay. (Read: Ariana Grande Is *Too* Good For Carpool Karaoke) Speaking to Jimmy Fallon, Grande said Sweetener is “about bringing light to a situation or someone’s life, somebody else who brings light to your life, or sweetening the situation” — perhaps a reference to her grappling with the aftermath of the Manchester attack, or her new engagement to Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson (he does have a song named after him after all). Sweetener Artwork: Sweetener Tracklist: 01. Raindrops (An Angel Cried) 02. Blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams) 03. The Light is Coming (feat. Nicki Minaj) 04. R.E.M. 05. God is a Woman 06. Sweetener 07. Successful 08. Everytime 09. Breathin 10. No Tears Left to Cry 11. Borderline (feat. Missy Elliott) 12. Better Off 13. Goodnight N Go 14. Pete Davidson 15. Get Well Soon Source

Ariana Grande paid tribute to Aretha Franklin with a special performance on The Tonight Show on Thursday night. The young pop powerhouse opened the show with an emotional cover of “Natural Woman” featuring accompaniment from The Roots. Watch the replay below. According to TMZ, Grande was initially reluctant to do the performance, saying she was too emotional. However, she was eventually convinced by The Roots’ Questlove. Grande’s performance received a standing ovation, but she quickly left the stage and broke down in tears, TMZ adds. Prior to the performance, Grande shared a photograph of her and Franklin: Grande was originally scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show in promotion of her new album, Sweetener, which was released on Friday. Source

SG Lewis has been on a tear lately, having just completed his Sydney live tour he’s teamed up with AlunaGeorge (giving his own vocals a rest) and released Hurting. I’ll tell you what, we’re not hurting after hearing it, it’s a beautiful track that makes perfect use of AlunaGeorge’s voice and sultry style. It explores different house genres, cementing itself as a club banger that’ll fit into any scenes. From cow bells to cosmic synths and a hefty bass line to boot. We can’t get enough of it, so have a listen below and tell us how it makes you feel! Source

The worst part about wearing glasses and going to get a haircut is the fact that I can’t actually tell if my barber is fucking up my hair to the very end due to not wearing my glasses, and by that point it’s far too late to air my grievances so I just pay and have a cry in the shower. While I’ve definitely thought about sending a harshly worded email after my barber fucked my shit up, I could probably learn a thing or two from this disgruntled German fellow, who let loose with a can of pepper spray because he was unhappy with his trim. Apparently, a bloke from the city of Bremen reluctantly settled his haircut bill, before returning back and firing off at the 52-year-old barber who did him so wrong. He then cheekily flipped the middle finger and rushed off into the shadows, before he was apprehended by police and arrested. Amusingly, he’s now under arrest for dangerous assault and violation of the Explosives Act, due to an unauthorized firecracker being discovered during an investigation on Wednesday. So basically, old mate thought he could get away with a casual bit of assault and has found himself in shit hot water because he had illegal explosives. Sounds like poetic justice to me. Source

Since teaming up with the Unknown crew, Nyxen has accrued plenty of notoriety. Coming off of heavy rotation with her song In the City that Triple J could not get enough of, Nyxen is looking to create equal hype with this dancey new single. Melancholy but upbeat is what Nyxen is a master of and what this track does so well. Starting with brooding guitar riffs that hold you through the intro, we are then followed with a deep sub bass that entwines you into the smooth progressive grooves of the chorus. Sprinkled over the top is Nyxen’s finely layered vocals that interchange across the track with delicate amounts of echo for good taste. We are told that this is in preparation for an Australia live tour, and she’s been announced for Output 2018 so there is a good chance a certain little number should be out in full force for those lucky enough to be there! Give the track a listen and get keen for up and coming material! Source

It’s always a good day when we get to talk a bit of smack about The Chainsmokers and today’s one of those days. After holding the record for most weeks atop the Billboard electronic charts (27, not a bad effort honestly) Zedd in collaboration with Grey and Marren Morris has taken it over with 28 weeks in the top spot and their tune The Middle. Look, we’re not going to pretend we’re massive fans of this track, but we’re pretty big fans of Zedd and with two other tracks holding it for longer than 20 weeks, it’s a hugely commendable effort! Check out the track below and tell us what you think, does this song deserve to have held the top of Billboard‘s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs list. Source

Although EDC Orlando is a couple months away, it’ll be here before you know it. Florida is known for being one of the party capitals of the US and of course, EDC helps create that title. EDC Orlando will take place November 9-10 on Tinker Field and will bring in old and new artists from all over the world. Below are 5 artists that can’t be missed at this years event! 4B b2b GTA A rule of thumb for all festivals is that any b2b is worth seeing and taking a peak at. This allows the DJ’s to collaborate and create a new sound that listeners aren’t used to hearing from these two artists. Although 4B can be most recognized for his jersey-club aesthetic, his EDC Las Vegas set demonstrated that he’s capable of getting more heavy with it. That sound mixed with GTA’s iconic Trap vibe will put out an unforgettable mix. Check out their latest songs below. https://soundcloud.com/dj4b/4b-ice-cold-ft-megan-lee https://soundcloud.com/wearegta/virtual-self-ghost-voices-edit Tiesto Although Tiesto is an icon in the industry and you can find him at a lot of events, I think he really encompasses the perfect balance between a rave and a light-hearted festival. Aside from this, it’s said that his performance has the “sunset slot” so there’s no way you can miss this. Does it get any better than seeing Tiesto in Orlando, Florida with a sunset backdrop? I think not. Check out his Tomorrowland 2018 mix from just a couple weeks ago. https://soundcloud.com/tiesto/tiesto-live-tomorrowland-2018 Dillon Francis & Friends Normally I wouldn’t put Dillon Francis because he’s at every rave but what caught my eye was ” & friends”. You know when you see that added to a lineup, it’s something worth seeing. There are no clues on who these “friends” could be, but ever since Dillon Francis b2b Diplo dominated the stage at this years Hard Summer, anything could happen. For those that follow closely on Soundcloud, his recently released music has lots of Reggaeton, and it’s giving us all the feels. Check out his latest releases below. https://soundcloud.com/dillonfrancis/dillon-francis-never-let-you-go-feat-de-la-ghetto https://soundcloud.com/dillonfrancis/latb-ft-jarina-de-marco Don Diablo This is an artist that I have really gained interest in lately. Although he’s been around long before I started raving, I think he’s made a really graceful comeback and it’s worth being noted! He brings a vibe that’s perfect for a festival as I would consider him to be a marvelous representation of Future Bass. As for his Soundcloud music, he’s described his music as #FutureHouse and I think that exemplifies him well too. His EDC Las Vegas mix had the crowd going wild as it seemed like it was many attendees first time seeing him perform. https://soundcloud.com/hexagon/zonderling-x-don-diablo-no-good Pendulum ( DJ Set) Last but not least is legendary Pendulum. I think bringing in any Drum & Bass is a great switch-up and such a refreshing sound for this type of environment. Founded in 2002, they had their fame in the early 2000’s and have just recently brought themselves back into the limelight. Unfortunately, Rob Swire won’t be there to perform so it’s extra important to bring your support to see this stunning DJ performance. It could be once in a lifetime. If you haven’t heard their sound in a while, check out their latest album release “The Reworks”. https://soundcloud.com/pendulum/sets/the-reworks-1 There are so many fabulous artists that are set to perform, so if you haven’t bought your tickets and would like some information, click here! The post 5 Must-See Artists at EDC Orlando 2018 appeared first on EDM Maniac. Source

The music world woke up to some sad news this morning. The “Queen of Soul” has passed away, after a battle with advanced pancreatic cancer that she’d reportedly been experiencing since the ’60s. She was reported to be gravely ill earlier in the week and things from there took a turn for the worse. Her family has released a heartfelt statement as the world mourns the death of an icon. “In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart. We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family. The love she had for her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins knew no bounds. We have been deeply touched by the incredible outpouring of love and support we have received from close friends, supporters and fans all around the world. Thank you for your compassion and prayers. We have felt your love for Aretha and it brings us comfort to know that her legacy will live on. As we grieve, we ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.” Franklin was a legend of the music scene and has been sampled countless times. Check out a song or two and send yourself through a funk and soul filled Youtube spiral as we pay our respects to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Source

It’s already been a week since the fourth edition of UNTOLD festival in Cluj-Napoca, Romania has closed it’s doors. Numbers continue to trickle in as the days continue. In total, 355,000 attendees came to celebrate while breaking their record last year of 90,000. As there are other many famous events in Europe, UNTOLD is hastily climbing to the ranks as A-list artists continue to dominate the stages. It was a feat when Steve Aoki claimed his set was a life changing experience as well as the Black Eyed Peas making a verbal commitment that UNTOLD won’t be a secret of Eastern Europe for much longer. They hope for this experience to be within reach for everyone around the world. A huge hit over the weekend was the unforgettable seven hour set done by none other than Armin Van Buuren. As he performed in front of around 65,000 people, this performance was the longest extended set done at UNTOLD by him in history. We can’t wait to see what next year brings. Click here to register for UNTOLD 2019. The post UNTOLD Music Festival in Romania Breaks Record appeared first on EDM Maniac. Source

Tributes for the late Aretha Franklin have been pouring in since her passing early Thursday morning, from fellow music legends to former presidents. When it came time for Fox News to pay their respects, however, they almost predictably botched it. At the end of an in memoriam segment on America’s Newsroom, Fox displayed an obituary title card stating, “Aretha Franklin, Singer, 1942-2018.” Next to the words was an image of Franklin, but behind it was a picture of Patti LaBelle. Whoops. In a statement issued to TheWrap, Fox News’ Vice President, Media Desk Jessica Santostefano said, “We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends. Our intention was to honor the icon using a secondary image of her performing with Patti LaBelle in the full screen graphic, but the image of Ms. Franklin was obscured in that process, which we deeply regret.” Well, that’s a load of Google-able BS, because that picture of LaBelle is from the 2014 Women of Soul: In Performance At the White House concert. While both Franklin and LaBelle performed at the event, they never once shared the stage together, so the idea that Franklin was “obscured” is just false. In fact, the former threw the latter some pretty legendary shade upon her entrance at that very show. Watch the end of the Fox News segment below, and SYH. Yep here's video pic.twitter.com/IIkMDuKB7e — Zachary Pleat (@zpleat) August 16, 2018 Somewhat ironically for Fox, Franklin and LaBelle held a notorious feud for years (as the above shade illustrates). However, with the Queen of Soul now resting in peace, it seems LaBelle is letting the bad blood rest as well: Rest in peace Aretha. pic.twitter.com/QT7HeY5SIf — Patti LaBelle (@MsPattiPatti) August 16, 2018 Source

Chi-Town DJ drops his highly-anticipated new single and its incredible After building up anticipation and excitement for his new single, popular producer/DJ Oscar Del Amor, also known as ODA, unveils brand new song, “Stay With You”. The Chicago superstar addresses his rollercoaster relationship and ready to make things right with the help of an amazing L.A. songbird. Featuring Cooper Phillip, “Stay With You” is a futuristic sound that infuses multiple layers of music. Reggaeton, R&B, Pop, Tropical, and at the base of it all, Dance. The track’s most powerful feature is Cooper’s enchanting voice and ODA praises her involvement with a impactful background sound. “Cooper started laying down her vocals,” says ODA on the making of “Stay With You”. “I let the track naturally come from there.” “Stay With Me” is available now on all major streaming platforms and set to make a big impact on the charts. Listen to Oscar Del Amor’s new single, “Stay With You” above, courtesy of Spotify. The post ODA (Oscar Del Amor) & Cooper Phillip Wanna “Stay With You” : Listen appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

Continuing the lead-up to the release of her long-awaited second album, Chris, French synth-pop outfit Christine and the Queens has released a new single in “5 Dollars”. A mere month after releasing the upbeat single “Girlfriend”, Héloïse Letissier continues her confrontation of gender and sexuality with “5 Dollars”. Directed by Colin Solal Cardo (who also helmed the visuals for her previous single “Doesn’t Matter”), “5 Dollars” follows Letissier as a dominatrix as she goes through her morning routine. Starting with yoga, shower, and makeup, she moves on to more challenging beats when her closet opens to reveal bondage gear and three-piece suits. Backed by Christine’s delicate vocals and the throbbing delicacy of its synth track, it’s an intriguing look at the empowerment that comes from challenging gender presentation: “Some of us just had to fight/ For even being looked at right.” Christine describes the video as “tender” and “disheveled,” her character proudly facing her role in the invisible margins of society. What and whom she’s preparing for remains unsaid, Christine relishing that ambiguity. “I wouldn’t advise to conclude anything too drastic, since you’re glaring yourself, in an obscene fashion — voyeur. Watch the music video for “5 Dollars” below. Chris is due from Because Records on September 21st. Source

Tragic news to report, as Huntress singer Jill Janus died by suicide at the age of 43 on Tuesday, August 14th. The news of Janus’ death was posted on the metal band’s Facebook page today (August 16th). Huntress made waves in the metal world over the past decade, releasing three albums, including their most recent effort, 2015’s Static, via Napalm Records. Janus talked openly about her mental health issues in interviews over the years, and the band mentioned her struggles when announcing her death: “It is with crushed hearts that we announce that Jill Janus—frontwoman for the California heavy metal band Huntress—passed away on Tuesday, August 14. A long-time sufferer of mental illness, she took her own life outside of Portland, Oregon. Janus spoke publicly about these challenges in hopes of guiding others to address and overcome their mental illness. Janus was a truly special creative involved with numerous musical projects including her role as vocalist for female metal/hard rock cover bands TheStarbreakers and Chelsea Girls. In addition, Janus was co-composer and creator of an upcoming rock opera with Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Angus Clark and had a decade-long career as NYC DJ Penelope Tuesdae. Her musical career began in childhood. Beyond her accomplishments in the music world and her advocacy for mental health issues, she was a beautiful person passionate about her family, animal rescue and the world of natural medicine. She will be missed more than she could have ever known. If you or someone you know might be at risk of suicide, Call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. It provides free and confidential support 24 hours a day, seven days a week for people in suicidal crisis or distress.” Our thoughts are with Jill Janus’ family, friends and bandmates during this difficult time. Source

Death Cab for Cutie will drop their ninth studio record, Thank You for Today, in just one day. In anticipation of the release, the band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel last night to perform the album single “Gold Rush”. Frontman Ben Gibbard was in constant motion during the song, bouncing back and forth to the rhythm. He was also sporting a “Save Our Showbox” T-shirt in support of the iconic Seattle music venue, which the City Council just voted to protect by extending the Pike Place Market historical district. Check out the replay below. As with most Kimmel performances, the live audience got to witness more than just the one track. DCFC also performed Thank You for Today tracks “Autumn Love”, “Your Hurricane”, and “Summer Years”, as well as their classic hit “Sound of Settling”. You can watch the full performance below. Thank You for Today is out August 17th. Gibbard recently sat down with Kyle Meredith to discuss the new album as well as the loss of his good friend, Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison. Take a listen to that down below. Subscribe via iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher | YouTube | RSS Source

President Barack Obama made music as much a part of his presidency as any politician before him or since, often welcoming a range of performers to the White House for various cultural celebrations. While his love of rappers like Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper surely sticks out in fans minds, Obama was perhaps no more connected to a single musician than he was to Aretha Franklin. He viewed the Queen of Soul, who passed earlier today, and her work as representative of “the fullness of the American experience, the view from the bottom as well as the top, the good and the bad, and the possibility of synthesis, reconciliation, transcendence,” he once told The New Yorker. She sang “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” at his first inauguration, and brought him to tears with her knockout performance of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors. After Franklin performed a 30-minute set celebrating the gospel tradition in a White House room with broken AC, Obama took the stage and said, “We’ve been to church tonight. It feels like old-time religion here. Air conditioner broke. Women all fanning themselves.” Considering how much she meant to the former POTUS, it’s fitting that he and Michelle would issue an impassioned statement following her death. “In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect,” Obama wrote on Facebook. “She helped us feel more connected to each other, more hopeful, more human. And sometimes she helped us just forget about everything else and dance.” Read the full statement below. Below, revisit some of Franklin’s landmark performances surrounding Obama’s presidency. Source

“Evil exists, and the great game continues.” This is the mantra of James Silva (Mark Wahlberg), the grizzled, quip-happy leader of Ghost Branch, a secret paramilitary unit of the CIA that specializes in anti-terror operations. They’re gruff, angry badasses who kick ass in the name of the good ol’ US of A, more than happy to shout at ‘computer nerds’ and no-scope all kinds of sick headshots to get the job done. Their work is so secretive that before every mission they cut off all legal connections to their government so they can do the dirty work that diplomats are too lily-livered to do. These are the protagonists of Mile 22, the latest feature-length military recruitment video from Peter Berg (Battleship). It’s a tepid, frenetic actioner seemingly engineered for late-August stragglers who crave a playthrough of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, but can’t find a good Let’s Play. While this is the fourth director/star collaboration between Berg and Wahlberg (after Lone Survivor, Patriot’s Day, and Deepwater Horizon), it might well be their most incoherent. While their collaborations tend to aim higher for a kind of hyper-masculine bro-etry about freedom and courage, Mile 22 aims for breezy schlock. It’s easy to get lost in the plot of Mile 22’s endless, helter-skelter editing and refusal to explain what’s really going on, but here are the broad strokes: after finding out that Russian operatives are in possession of some deadly cesium-137, Ghost Branch are tasked with handling the extraction of Indonesian whistleblower – and flip-kicking supercop – Li Noor (The Raid’s Iko Uwais) from the country. Li has a secret, encrypted drive with the location of the cesium, but the drive will disintegrate in eight hours, and he won’t give up the password until he’s on a plane out of the country. Unfortunately, during their 22-mile trip from the embassy to the plane, Ghost Branch’s convoy is sieged by Indonesian hit squads, forcing the team (including The Walking Dead’s Lauren Cohan and WWE’s Ronda Rousey) to keep Li alive long enough to complete the deal. If that sounds like a fun, John Carpenter-esque idea for a high-concept action thriller, think again – the convoy business doesn’t even start until an hour into Mile 22’s 90 minutes, giving audiences few setpieces to enjoy Berg’s ostensible command of action. Unfortunately, the action is dim, frenetic, and disappointingly edited, a flurry of poorly-lit headshots with little sense of geography. It’s doubly shameful when Berg wastes his greatest action asset in Uwais, their prisoner-turned-reluctant ally. The action star gets a few moments for his brutal, beautiful martial arts style to shine, but they’re shot and cut as recklessly as the repetitive gunfights. The same goes for Rousey; she’s not much of an on-camera performer, but the movie makes precious little use of her commanding physical presence, paradoxically giving Cohan’s character the heavier lifting in the action beats (although she handles it admirably enough). Of course, all of this is in service to a preposterous, convoluted airport thriller filled with jaw-dropping dialogue and painfully thin characters. As Ghost Branch’s leader, who the film’s opening title sequence tells us is a genius-level orphan with anger issues, Silva is a motor-mouthed jackass, Wahlberg filling every millisecond of his screen time with more whiny quips than his character from The Other Guys. Whether he’s telling off teammates for wasting time or mouthing off during his taped deposition during the film’s ill-advised framing device, Wahlberg’s tough guy philosophizing is as obnoxious as the Livestrong bracelet he snaps against his wrist as an authorly tic. At one point, a character tells him to “stop monologuing, you bipolar fuck!”; by the time the film reaches its baffling final minutes, with Silva smarmily explaining everything we missed, it’s hard not to relate to that impulse. They’re led through their objectives by John Malkovich’s ‘overwatch’ Bishop, a man who comes to work wearing a crisp black suit and black Converse sneakers. Almost as baffling as Malkovich’s J. Jonah Jameson wig are his workplace decorations: bobbleheads of several U.S. Presidents placed in a row along his team’s computer. (Yes, there is a lingering shot of Trump’s bobblehead, MAGA hat and all, portentously stationed next to Obama’s). If you squint hard enough, you can find some perverse entertainment in Mile 22’s patently absurd world. Every aspect of the film seems to be torn right from Tom Clancy’s sweat-soaked wet dreams, a world of cool dirty-ops dudes (and a couple kick-ass chicks) packed with tactical gear and clearing hallways and nobly sacrificing themselves onto grenades. Carpenter’s script is chock-full of shadowy men in rooms staring each other down, ominous villains in flying surveillance jets staring down monitors, and female hackers chatting self-seriously about how certain codes had to be “made by a woman” because they understand anonymity better. It also has some of the weirdest onscreen product placement of recent vintage – Cohan’s right-hand woman Alice makes copious use of “Our Family Wizard”, apparently a real app designed to facilitate communication between divorced parents (it filters out swears and conflict words, a real obstacle for Alice’s hair-trigger temper). That, along with the strategic placement of certain marketable East Asian stars (Uwais, Korean singer CL), further cements Mile 22’s shamelessness as a global product to be sold. A perversely fascinating mess from start to finish, Mile 22 is Berg’s most baffling attempt yet to make art out of the most virulent post-9/11 fears about terrorism and international espionage. While moments of visceral fun can be gleaned from the take-no-prisoners brutality of the action, and some of the more baffling moments in the script, make no mistake – there’s little here that will appeal to anyone beyond military fetishists who love buying tactical flashlights online. Trailer: Source

Following the release of Everybody Works, one of 2017’s best albums, indie songwriter/producer Melina Duterte, aka Jay Som, packed up her bags and left her San Francisco home for hotter climates in Los Angeles. It was there in SoCal that she struck up a new creative kinship with area singer-songwriter Justus Proffit. They linked up for a casual recording session in Duterte’s home studio, which they’ve since turned into an actual official project, a five-track EP called Nothing’s Changed. Duterte, who has recorded all of her own material as well as records for other artists, handled the tracking and mixing of the EP, in addition to writing the music and playing both the bass and keyboard. Proffit manned the drums and took care of all the lyrics heard on Nothing’s Changed. “I think we both challenged each other with each song, forcing ourselves to either stick to an idea or move on, and accept mistakes,” Duterte said in a statement of their collaborative process. Proffit likened it to “more like a school project than a recording project.” The new EP is slated to drop September 28th through Polyvinyl, but is being previewed today with the cool and mildly twangy title track. Like the rest of the collection, this single was written and recorded in just one day. Hear it below. Nothing’s Changed EP Artwork: Nothing’s Changed Tracklist: 01. Nothing’s Changed 02. My World My Rules 03. Tunnel Vision 04. Invisible Friends 05. Grow Source

August 16th will forever be known as the day we lost both the King of Rock and the Queen of Soul. Aretha Frankin’s passing earlier today came 41 years to the day of Elvis Presley’s death on August 16th, 1977. Franklin died at the age of 76 due to pancreatic cancer, while Elvis lost his life at 43 after suffering a heart attack. Coincidentally, today also marks the anniversary of Babe Ruth’s death. Update: As several readers have pointed out, blues legend Robert Johnson also died on August 16th. To quote one Twitter user, August 16th truly “is the Ascension day of the s.” Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth also went home on August 16. Ascension day of the s. — Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) August 16, 2018 Source

The Pitch: Based on Nick Hornby’s 2009 novel of the same name, this romanic dramedy follows a young English archivist named Annie (Rose Byrne), who’s falling out of love with her professorial boyfriend Duncan (Chris O’Dowd). The problem is that Duncan is also a man-child who can’t get his head out of the ass of a reclusive singer-songwriter named Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). He spends his nights chatting to obsessed fans. He pines over Crowe’s whereabouts. He hijacks conversations to talk about the guy for hours on end. Life receives an unexpected jolt for Annie, however, when she’s serendipitously contacted by Crowe, and the two strike up a seemingly platonic relationship. Of course, this being a romantic dramedy, it’s anything but that. All Points Westerberg: If both High Fidelity and Songbook didn’t clue you in, Hornby is something of a music scholar. So while most fictional narratives of fictitious rock stars tend to crudely embellish the mythology, leaning hard on maudlin stereotypes, Hornby is too smart for that. Instead, Crowe reads like a human being on paper, a fuck-up who just so happens to have a penchant for poetry, and he’s molded in the guise of Paul Westerberg, whose similar reclusive lifestyle is inarguably an influence on Hornby’s romantic lead. This is one of the elements that translates well to screen as Hawke eats up the role, his sex appeal buried under layers of wrinkly dad threads and disheveled salt and pepper hair. Watching him is a delight as always. Page to Screen: The problem is that, much like the book, the focus is all over the place. Despite a glutton’s worth of screenwriters — Tamara Jenkins, Jim Taylor, Phil Alden Robinson, and Evgenia Peretz — the film never finds steady footing. We’re with Rose, we’re with Tucker, we’re with Duncan, but never long enough to grasp anything. The film’s so momentous, skipping from beat to beat, as if it’s shuffling through a Spotify playlist. Nothing breathes. Nothing feels organic. All of which is disappointing given the talent on screen and the source material. Sure, it’s not one of Hornby’s strongest works, but there’s a lot to glean, especially with regards to relationships, none of which makes it to the film. It’s Dramedy 101 at its thinnest. The Verdict: Juliet, Naked could have been great. Hawke and Byrne do have a chemistry, but they’re always on a separate bill, to crib from the musical theme. Even worse is the ensemble of supporting characters, which tends to be the strongest facet of any Hornby adaptation. For nearly two hours, Lily Brazier is mostly relegated to being a hungry lesbian sister, seemingly cut right out of a David Wain parody, and the joke’s not only old after 10 minutes but rather cloying. There’s also zero style. Director Jesse Peretz never finds an aesthetic worth relishing, keeping things cut and dry, save for the occasional jump to Duncan’s web videos, all of which scream and beg for you to laugh. No, to quote the great bard Westerberg, anywhere’s better than here. Where’s It Playing? Juliet, Naked opens this weekend in select theaters across Los Angeles and New York City. Trailer: The Come Up: The Music Box Todd Rundgren's Utopia Reflects On Their Musical Journey Bohemian Rhapsody Movie Trailer Top Movies of 1987 Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” Annotated Video Source