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Toronto-based up-and-coming band New City released earlier this year a bop titled "Getting Closer". It was because of this song that I got very interested in this Canadian trio and just a few days ago I had the opportunity to interview them - just after the premiere of the "Getting Closer"…

Carrie Underwood has premiered the official music video for her newest song "Cry Pretty" on YouTube. "Cry Pretty", a powerful ballad, is the title track and first single from the country singer's forthcoming sixth studio album, which will be out later in 2018. The "Cry Pretty" music video sees…

Colombia's biggest musical exports of the latest years, Maluma and J Balvin, have new songs out. In the case of Maluma, his new song is called "Marinero" (translates to "Sailor" in English) and it is part of his forthcoming third studio album "F.A.M.E", which will be released on May 18th. And as…

Right after the live debut of this brand new song called "This Is America" on "SNL", Childish Gambino took to YouTube to premiere the official music video for the extremely political track - which, by the way, his label is clarifying is NOT the "first single" from Childish's upcoming fourth studio…

Donald Glover, aka. Childish Gambino, was on double duty last night on "SNL". He was both the host of Episode 19 of Season 43 and the musical guest. Childish Gambino debuted brand new music yesterday live on the hit NBC variety show. Introduced by "Black Panther" actor Daniel Kaluuya, Childish…

Nicki Minaj premiered on YouTube last night the music videos for her latest singles "Chun-Li" and "Barbie Tingz". Both videos were premiered at the same time. As of this post (just over 12 hours since the videos got out), the "Chun-Li" music video racks up 5.1 million views while the "Barbie…

Liam Payne premiered minutes ago the official music video for his newest single "Familiar", which is a collaboration with reggaeton star J Balvin. "Familiar" is the follow-up to Liam's unsuccessful second single "Bedroom Floor" (flopped everywhere). No confirmation yet on when precisely Liam plans…

A year after releasing his last new song ("Butterfly Effect"), rapper Travis Scott - aka. Stormi's daddy - is ready to give fans more and potentially release his much-anticipated third studio album "AstroWorld" at last this year. Travis' new single is called "Watch", it features Lil Uzi Vert and…

If this doesn't become Julia Michaels' second monster hit after "Issues", I will be serious furious. This song is just too good. Julia premiered a new single called "Jump", featuring rapper Trippie Red, earlier today and it is believed this is part of the singer's much-anticipated full-length…

So unexpected but I am LIVING for it. Hopefully this song will make Ariana Grande want to record Latin-influenced music in the future. Her voice would be LETHAL singing in Spanish (as the Spanglish version of "The Way" showed). Ariana Grande and Pharrell Williams are featured on "Arturo Sandoval",…

MØ premiered the music video for her latest single "Nostalgia" only minutes ago on YouTube. This vertical video will be THE official music video for the song. MØ confirmed it on tweet she posted at the same time the video got premiered. This tweet also included an explanation to the treatment of…

Florence and the Machine unveiled their new single "Hunger" just moments ago. "Hunger" exclusively premiered on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show before it got released on all digital platforms. The song will appear on Florence and the Machine's upcoming fourth studio album "High As Hope", which will…

Charlie Puth premiered a new song called "The Way I Am" today. This is none other than the opening track from Charlie's forthcoming second studio album "Voicenotes", which will arrive in stores on May 11th. "Maybe I'mma get a little anxious / Maybe I'mma get a little shy / Maybe I'mma get a little…

Shawn Mendes premiered today a brand new song from his forthcoming self-titled third studio album, which is hitting stores on May 25th. "Youth", a collaboration with R&B singer Khalid, first exclusively premiered at 12 p.m EST on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show before making its way onto all digital…

I don't know what I love more; the song or the music video! We all knew Céline Dion was going to premiere a new single today (it was announced) but we all believed it was going to be a song from her next studio album. But surprise! Céline's new song, a power ballad titled "Ashes", is actually part…

Enrique Iglesias is back with his first English song in years. The Madrid-born pop singer released his new single entitled "Move to Miami", featuring Pitbull, today (May 3) on all digital platforms. "Move to Miami", which is a bonafide BANGER, is rumored to be Enrique's first single from his…

LSD, the brand new band formed by British singer-songwriter/producer Labrinth, Australian singer-songwriter Sia, and American producer Diplo, have made their debut. Their first single ever "Genius" was released on digital platforms today. Will this song be part of a larger LSD project (an EP or…

Christina Aguilera is officially back. The 37-year-old pop singer premiered at exactly 8 a.m EST today (May 3rd) her brand new single "Accelerate", which is the first official offering from her forthcoming much-anticipated eighth studio album "Liberation" (in stores on June 15th). When did…

Besides being the curator of the soundtrack of the upcoming remake of 1972 blaxploitation film "SuperFly" (in theaters June 15), Future will also have a few contributions on the set. For instance, "No Shame". The PARTYNEXTDOOR-assisted song is the official first single from the soundtrack of the…

After a disappointing performance of his first single "My My My!" (which missed the Top 10 in his main market of Australia and only peaked at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100 in America) and the irrelevant repercussion of the buzz single "The Good Side" (although I really liked, and much more than "My…

Wherever Christina Aguilera is right now, she must be feeling mad. Amazon accidentally just revealed the cover art, tracklist and release date for Christina Aguilera's comeback album "Liberation". The eighth LP from the pop diva, and the follow-up to 2012's "Lotus", will be released on June 15th…

After just one day of being solely an Apple Music exclusive, Calvin Harris uploaded the music video for his Dua Lipa-assisted catchy bop "One Kiss" on YouTube today. The song, which is said to be the first single from the Scottish DJ's sixth studio album, has been slaying the UK Singles Chart ever…

Selena Gomez is ready to give us new music very soon. She will be releasing a brand new song entitled "Back to You" next week's Thursday. i.e May 10th. "Back to You" will be part of the official soundtrack for Season 2 of "13 Reasons Why". Netflix will globally premiere the new season of their hit…

Ariana Grande spilled so much tea during her interview on "The Tonight Show" last night (May 1) with Jimmy Fallon. For starters, she revealed her new album is titled "Sweetener" and that it will arrive in stores on July 20th. "There's only like three 20th's until the big thing" were her exact…

Ariana Grande stopped by "The Tonight Show" yesterday (May 1) to deliver the first televised performance ever of her newest single "No Tears Left To Cry". The overall conclusion is that SHE KILLED IT! Ariana's performance was trippy (thanks to the trippy yet amazing stage she had), beautiful…

Kanye West uploaded a few hours ago on his YouTube channel behind-the-scenes footage of the creating and recording process of his new song "Ye vs the People". The behind-the-scenes video (which he simply titled "kanye west / t.i") sees Mr. West and his good friend T.I discussing political matters,…