Megan Thee Stallion and Young Thug have teamed up for a new song called ‘Don’t Stop’. Arriving ahead of Megan’s debut as a Saturday Night Live musical guest on the show’s season premiere this weekend (October 3), the track is accompanied by a music video directed by Colin Tilley. The Alice in Wonderland-referencing clip features Young Thug cosplaying as Edward Scissorhands. Check it out below.
Along with the new single, Megan Thee Stallion has also announced that a new album is on the way, though further details have not been disclosed. ‘Don’t Stop’ follows the previously released singles ‘Girls in the Hood’ and ‘Savage’, as well as her chart-topping collaboration with Cardi B, ‘WAP’. Young Thug recently joined Travis Scott and M.I.A. on ‘FRANCHISE’.
Jorja Smith has shared a new song featuring Popcaan called ‘Come Over’. It arrives with an accompanying music video animated by Future Power Station. Check it out below.
‘Come Over’ is inspired by “that unsure feeling when you’re talking to someone and you can’t tell how much they’re into you and you’re chasing them when – really – it can be straight up and no one should be playing games,” Smith said in a statement.
The track follows Smith’s recent single ‘By Any Means’, which appears on the upcoming Roc Nation benefit compilation Reprise. She released her debut studio album, Lost & Found, back in 2018.
Kali Uchis has released a new song called ‘La Luz’ featuring Jhay Cortez. Listen to it below.
“‘La Luz’ is about the inevitable—that moment when you set your sights on someone and can’t wait to do everything freaky imaginable with them,” Uchis said in a press release. “I was so excited to make my version of a Latin pop song because there’s no other song like it on my upcoming album. I love Jhay and Tainy’s music so I was honored to get in the studio with them.”
Back in April, Kali Uchis released her TO FEEL ALIVE EP, the folow-up to her 2018 debut Isolation. More recently, she teamed up with Rico Nasty for the joint single ‘Aquí Yo Mando’.
Paul Costelloe, the well-respected Irish fashion designer, presented his Spring and Summer 2021 collection at London Fashion Week digitally — a few weeks ago. The collection brings out new light, optimism and fresh beginnings with its tailored jackets, Italian printed linens, and silky-soft dresses that shine through with warm and chill colour palletes. Capturing the collection Costelloe stated: “This is the perfect collection to fly a kite and dream.”
Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon debuted a new song called ‘Your Honor’ during the first installment of his ‘Visit With Vernon’ campaign, which is part of his For Wisconsin voting initiative. The track is a tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away in September. Watch the performance below.
“I wrote a song on Friday which I never do anymore,” Vernon said while introducing the song. “I kinda wrote it right after we heard about Ruth Bader Ginsburg passing. She just opened so many doors for so many people that people don’t even understand or realize. And her service to the nation I think is still somehow underestimated.”
Last week, Justin Vernon performed ’22 (OVER S∞∞N)’ as part of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‘s #PlayAtHome series.
From women’s equality to sustainable clothing you can wear every single day, these bold and brave fashion brands are using their designs for good, benefitting causes and contributing back to the planet in the best way possible. Inspired by locations all over the world, here are three fashion designers you should follow on Instagram.
When actress and activist Robin Wright took a trip to the Congo and witnessed first hand the way women were treated, she founded Pour Les Femmes with Karen Fowler, a clothing brand whose profits go directly to women affected in similar areas and communities. Funds from Pour Les Femmes benefit educational programs and vocational training that teach women skills such as sewing and craft to give them the tools and talent they need to be economically self-sufficient.
Famous for the sleek and comfortable pajama sets and loungewear, the clothing brand aims to provide both comfort and resources for women all over the world. A lounge set from Pour Les Femmes would serve as a great gift as the weather turns colder – you’d be supporting a great cause too.
Finally. Sustainable, chic, and durable denim is here, thanks to Jeanerica. In classy minimalistic designs, Jeanerica uses 100% organic cotton to create denim designs in everything from jeans to shorts to jackets to keep its wearers comfortable and stylish. Their recycled shirts also fit in as a great match to the brand’ denim bottoms, using both bold and neutral colours that bring the look of a whole outfit to life. Jeanerica understands that denim is something meant for everybody and pushes the belief for inclusivity in their line and brand. Check out more of their designs online and follow their page for minimalistic style and design inspiration today.
Imogen Wright and Vincent Le Chapelain co-founded the London-based clothing brand in 2017 with a focus on sustainability and fairness throughout the entire production process. With both designers’ experience in studying menswear and design at Central Saint Martins, Wright Le Chapelain is a brand that reimagines tailoring, suits, and classy to elegant wear that remains timeless and noteworthy.
From menswear to women’s dresses, the brand plays with red-carpet ready and office-friendly colours that go interchangeably with diverse fashion pieces from your closet at home or from other Wright Le Chapelain collections. Dedicated to keeping their clothes eco-friendly, their fashion is upcycled in mills based in the UK, and they are constantly working with charities that benefit communities in need all across London.
Kynsy, the moniker of 23-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ciara Lindsey, has shared a new song called ‘Happiness Isn’t A Fixed State’. It arrives with an accompanying self-directed music video filmed in Dublin. Check it out below.
Kynsy wrote and co-produced the track, while Claudius Mittendorfer (Interpol / Sorry / Parquet Courts) handled the mixing. “It’s a tug of war between the positive and negative thought processes that occur when a relationship ends,” Kynsy explained in a press release. “It’s about accepting the fact that sometimes you have to laugh the pain away or look at negativity head on in order to feel positive emotions and have positive thoughts again.”
Speaking about the video, Kynsy added: “I wanted to try and create the same sort of balance of ideas, it needed to be fun and playful but with moments of emotional vulnerability in there too, a sort of ying and yang of simple fun against complex emotions.”
‘Happiness Isn’t A Fixed State’ marks the follow-up to the artist’s debut single, ‘Cold Blue Light’.
‘Blackness of the Night’ originally appeared on Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ sophomore LP New Masters, which was reissued earlier this year. In a 2017 post about the track, the folk singer-songwriter wrote: “‘Blackness of the Night’ was one of my first ‘protest’ songs for the ’60s.” He continued: “Growing up in London after the War, the memories were strong and bombed ruins still riddled the City. It also reflected the feeling of emptiness wandering the streets at night alone, pondering how to survive in a dark unknown future.”
Bill Callahan released his most recent album, Gold Record, last month. Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s last album I Made A Place arrived late last year. AZITA put out the single ‘Shooting Birds Out Of The Sky’ earlier this year.
Detroit producer Jimmy Edgar has shared two new songs: ‘METAL’ featuring SOPHIE and ‘GET UP’ with Danny Brown. Check them out below.
“SOPHIE and I met at Fabric in London in the 2010s and since then we have performed live together as well as worked together with artists such as Charli XCX and Vince Staples,” Jimmy Edgar said in a press release. “‘METAL’ is reflective of our love for designer sounds finely sculpted on boutique computer equipment.”
In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on October 2nd, 2020:
Bartees Strange, Live Forever
Bartees Strange has come through with his debut studio album, Live Forever, out now via Memory Music. Following this year’s National covers EP Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy, the album was mastered by Will Yip and includes the previously released singles ‘Boomer’, ‘Mustang’, and ‘Kelly Rowland’. Recorded in upstate New York, the album is largely based on his experiences as a black man growing up and playing in bands in Mustang, Oklahoma. “I’m often the only black guy in the room when I’m playing in a band or working in a studio, and I’ll be honest, I don’t think the engineer always knew what I wanted to capture, what I was trying to do, or what I was referencing,” he explained in a statement. “I wanted a space where I could be in control of how it was gonna sound and have people there to check me that I trust.”
BLACKPINK, The Album
BLACKPINK have dropped their highly-anticipated second album and first Korean-language LP, The Album, via YG Entertainment/Interscope. It marks the quartet’s first Korean release since the 2019 EP Kill This Love and includes the previously unveiled singles ‘How You Like That’ and ‘Ice Cream’. “We tried to put more colors into our music, say black and pink,” the group’s Lisa told GRAMMY. “I wish each member has a stronger presence on the stage and explores more various genres. I hope people don’t know what to expect from us, except for something better than before. We want to be unpredictable.” Rosé added: “We had mixed feelings, but overall it was very positive vibes, and we were very stoked to be able to finally release the full album.”
21 Savage & Metro Boomin, Savage Mode II
21 Savage and producer Metro Boomin have once again joined forces for the long-awaited follow-up to Savage Mode. The collaborative effort was announced earlier this week with a trailer narrated by Morgan Freeman. “‘Savage’ is defined as ‘fierce, beastly and untamed.’,” the actor intoned. “‘Mode’ is defined as ‘a way of operating or using the system.’ So to be in ‘savage mode’ is to go hard, not allowing anything to stop or deter you from your mission. Basically, this means when someone is in ‘savage mode,’ they’re not to be fucked with.” The 15-track LP includes contributions from Drake, Young Thug, and Young Nudy.
Jónsi, Shiver
Sigur Rós singer Jónsi has released his first solo album in a decade. Shiver is out now via Krunk and includes the previously released singles ‘Cannibal’, ‘Exhale’, ‘Swill’, and ‘Salt Licorice’. Following his 2010 solo debut Go, the 11-track LP was co-produced by PC Music mastermind A.G. Cook and features guest contributions from Robyn and Cocteau Twins’ Liz Fraser. About working with Cook, Jónsi said: “We decided to work on one song together and see how it goes and it really worked. He stripped it down for me because when you’re doing everything yourself, you go a little bit crazy. He built the songs again from scratch.”
Other albums out today:
Drive-By Truckers, The New OK; Mariah Carey, The Rarities; Shamir, Shamir; YG, MY LIFE 4HUNNID; Corey Taylor, CMFT; Devonté Hynes, We Are Who We Are; Dolly Parton, A Holly Dolly Christmas.
Bartees Strange
BLACKPINK
21 Savage
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