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James Blake has released his own version of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed,” accompanied by a stark music video of Blake performing the cover at his piano. Fans of both artists will know that Blake has some familiarity with the track, as he produced, arranged and played piano on Ocean’s original version …

Phoebe Bridgers swapped out her skeleton suit for a blazer in a performance for NPR‘s Tiny Desk series. With the ongoing pandemic, artists have been performing at home instead of at NPR, but Bridgers’ segment takes place “in” the Oval Office. Standing in front of the green screen, she’s flanked …

UPDATE (9/3): Kanye West will not appear on the ballot as a presidential candidate in Virginia, NBC 12 in Richmond reports. A Richmond Circuit Court Judge ruled that 11 of the 13 electors who pledged their support for West were “obtained by improper, fraudulent and/or misleading means, or are otherwise …

At the top of the charts, the month of August was the month of “WAP”‘s raunchy reign and the month of Folklore’s record-setting dominance. But if you venture outside the top ranks and onto Rolling Stone‘s Breakthrough 25 Chart, August was the month many up-and-coming artists had their breakout moment …

When LL Cool J heard that authorities in New York had indicted two men in the murder of Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ for the hip-hop trio Run-DMC who was killed in 2002, he felt relief. “I’m just so happy that they got indicted on that,” LL tells Rolling …

Alanis Morissette has launched her Alanis Radio show on Apple Music Hits and for the inaugural episode, she shared a playlist and thoughts on the artists and the music that inspire her, including Tori Amos and Kate Bush. Morissette said that Amos was among her favorite artists and listening to …

Walter Lure, guitarist and last surviving member of punk legends Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, has died at the age of 71. Los Angeles’ Starwood venue first announced Lure’s death Saturday following a brief battle with cancer (via Ultimate Classic Rock), with Lure’s band the Waldos later confirming his death. …

Atlantic Records has shared two tracks from the upcoming children’s music compilation, At Home With the Kids, “Riding on My Bike” by Sia and “I Ain’t No Zebra I’m a Bumblebee” by Anderson East, both of which arrive with their own lyric videos. All of Atlantic Records’ net proceeds from At …

Hulu premiered filmmaker Andrew Fried’s We Are Freestyle Love Supreme documentary in July — which chronicles the past 15 years of the upbeat improv hip-hop group — after it originally debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Fried began following FLS with his camera back in 2005, when they were …

Phoenix has shared “Identical,” their first new music since their 2017 album Ti Amo. The track can be heard in the new trailer for the Sofia Coppola film On the Rocks, starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans. The song will be featured in the film when it premieres in …