Mixtape Mixup

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? A surprisingly prolific source of music samples named Spongebob Squarepants. Over the last decade, the kid’s television show created by the late Stephen Hillenburg has become one of the most-memed programs in television history. Thanks to its impeccable reputation online, many artists have found ample material in the […]

Eminem stretched his star power out this year with some megawatt collaborations. But which one shines the brightest? His latest joint with Kid Cudi unpacks 2020’s biggest issues from wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic to speaking out against the unjust killings of Black Americans in “The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady.” At the beginning […]

Lil Nas X has something up his sleeves. The crooner took to social media on Friday (July 10) to lead his fans into the weekend with a new song tease. The tune, “Call Me By Your Name,” has a seductively melodic beat, “Call me what you want / Call me what you need / Call […]

The emerging, genre-blending artist signed to the major label in February and on Friday released his latest single, “White Lie.” At the top of 2020, Los Angeles-based singer-rapper Contradash independently released his second single, “Blocked,” and soon after was fielding meeting requests from most major labels. “We started to meet with labels the day after […]

Though Juice WRLD and Kid Cudi came out swinging with their new releases, for today’s edition of First Beat (July 10), R&B makes a resounding effort with the return of Summer Walker, Snoh Aalegra and more. Check it out below. Summer Walker, Life on Earth EP After a dazzling performance at the BET Awards last […]

Halsey took to social media to pay tribute to Juice WRLD following the release of his posthumous album Legends Never Die on Friday (July 10). “Lots of feelings tonight. but the biggest one is love,” the pop star began on Twitter, using a dove emoji and the hashtags #LegendsNeverDie and #Iljw to pay tribute to […]

As part of what was described as a “rambling” four-hour interview with Forbes earlier this week in which Kanye West laid out his plans for a purported presidential run, the rapper also briefly dipped back into his day job as an MC, dropping three ragged freestyles for the financial magazine that touched on the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

This week was a good one for new music releases, as Katy Perry unveiled her buoyant new single “Smile,” J Balvin and Tainy dove into the world of SpongeBob SquarePants, and Kid Cudi and Eminem teamed up for a fiery new collab. Plus, Blackpink kept the “How You Like That” party going with a new […]

Last week, right on time for the 4th of July celebrations across the US, Dylan Joseph, one of the most talented country singer-songwriters, released an uplifting music video titled “Bonfires, Beers, & The Boys,” an astonishing rock-country crossover track that was presented alongside heartwarming visuals. Dylan Joseph has dropped many singles and music videos this […]