Author: Amanda Collins
NYC-based artist INDVGO presents a stirring orchestral-laden soulfulness on new single “How Is It Love,” accompanied by a delectably moody music video, directed by Koji. Smooth vocal immersion and sophisticated strings, piano, and rhythms converge with enjoyably cohesive flair, complemented by lyrical themes that ruminate on the chaos inherent in love — from its whirlwind of affections to an eventual quest for inner-peace, which requires a form of self-love. The result is a striking success from INDVGO, full of heart and atmosphere, and with a video whose vignette-based visual appeal is gorgeously interwoven. “‘How Is It Love’ is really about…
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. This past May, Airbnb relaunched its revamped app featuring one-of-a-kind Experiences and Services, like nerding out on anime with Megan Thee Stallion in her Otaku Hottie Quest, spending a glamour day with Sabrina Carpenter and throwing the pigskin around with the one-and-only Patrick Mahomes. Doubling down on these unique experiences, the travel brand has teamed up with Lollapalooza, as part of their first-ever global live music…
Amazon Prime Video has revealed the first look at the costumes for The Boys prequel Vought Rising. READ MORE: ‘The Boys’ season four review: sweary supes battle electoral dysfunction the new show was ordered to season last summer and was described as “a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy, and the diabolical maneuvers of a Supe known to fans as Stormfront, who was then going by the name Clara Vought”. It stars Jensen Ackles (Soldier Boy), Mason Dye (Bombsight), Will Hochman (Torpedo), and Elizabeth Posey (Private Angel). Also part of the cast are Aya…
Neil Young has quit Facebook over parent company Meta’s reported “unconscionable use of chatbots with children”. An admin for the Canadian musician’s official account shared a statement confirming that the account would no longer be used related to recent reports that the website’s AI technology permitted chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.” “At Neil Young’s request, we are no longer using Facebook for any Neil Young related activities,” the statement read. “Meta’s use of chatbots with children is unconscionable. Mr. Young does not want a further connection with FACEBOOK.” The Reuters report reviewed internal Meta Platforms documents that…
Bob Odenkirk returns as workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell in the sequel to Nobody. Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, the action comedy sequel picks up four years later as Hutch is taking up assassin assignments to pay off his debt to the Russian mob. As he becomes more distant from his family, Hutch takes his wife and kids on a vacation to the small tourist town of Plummerville to get a break from it all, only to find themselves in the sights of another deadly crime boss. Along with Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, RZA, Colin Salmon, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath and Christopher Lord…
Rapt, the moniker of London-based singer and songwriter Jacob Ware, shares his brand new single Ocean Lay Straight, a delicate indie-folk gem! Taken from his upcoming series Not All Is Dark & All Is Never Lost, Ocean Lay Straight is a gentle, reflective meditation on love, loss, and the way pain shapes connection. It’s a song about recognising fragility in ourselves and others and find meaning in having shared that vulnerability, even if the relationship didn’t last. I am also enjoying the touches of melancholia and how smooth and expressive his vocals are, soaring effortlessly over the infectious strings and guitar…
The outgoing boss of Sheffield venue The Leadmill – Phil Mills – repeatedly threatened that he and his team would gut the building on their way out – and now he has made good on that promise, even going as far as taking the front doors off their hinges. That has prompted one last round of public feuding between Mills and his landlord, The Electric Group, which is taking over running the venue after Mills and his team were evicted through the courts.. Dominic Madden, CEO of The Electric Group, says it was “devastating” to walk into the empty shell of a…
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard frontman Stu Mackenzie has spoken about the band’s decision to pull their music from Spotify in protest at CEO Daniel Ek’s investments in the arms sector. He says he doesn’t expect Ek to notice or care – and he regrets that many of his fans won’t be able to hear the band’s music on their streaming service of choice – but “sometimes you’ve just got to say, ‘Well, sorry, we’re not going to be here right now’”. Ek is an investor in German AI defence tech company Helsing via his venture capital business Prima Materia. He’s…
Kaytranada has always been a groove master, knowing exactly how far to push into something cerebral and spiritual, owning the space between introspection and movement. But it took him a long time to get here. Over the course of his first three feature-heavy albums, the Montreal-raised producer evolved from behind the boards as a producer to curator to full-on main act. Now, he is very much the star of the show on ‘Ain’t No Damn Way!’, his first-ever album with no original features, one that proves he can stand tall alone. Across the 12 tracks, laid-back snare thrums, fizzing synths…
Nashville-based singer and songwriter Julia Adrian shares her brand new single what’s the harm?, an upbeat pop song with catchy hooks and clever lyrics in the vein of Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and 1989-era Taylor Swift. what’s the harm? finds the talented artist sharing a liberating anthem of finally being set free from a relationship that once consumed her attention. It’s a song about imagining the other person still caught in the emotional aftermath while you reframe the breakup on your own terms as a self-protection. Underneath all the confidence and defiant liberation there’s an undercurrent of lingering tension but one…