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On Sunday, August 23, Tyler, the Creator, was riding through France on the nicest tour bus he’d ever rented—a giant TV screen, a circle couch, extra beds—and heading towards the end of what was meant to be a month-long tour of Europe, reveling in the amenities his hard work had afforded him. The 24-year-old Los…
My favorite Australian six-pack promised to scatter new music throughout 2015, and on the heels of their double A-side single, they keep to their word. I’m thrilled to share their newest single. This song, bargaining with youth, is the second single off Fairchild’s sophomore EP “Sadako.” I’ve drawn comparisons between Fairchild and Foals in the…
Kanye West accepts the Video Vanguard Award at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, August 30, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni On Sunday night, Kanye West got a five-year jump on the next presidential election. “I have decided in 2020 to run for president,” he said, after accepting a lifetime achievement prize at the…
MTV held their inaugural Video Music Awards ceremony in 1984, and since then their VMA stage has transformed into a venue for scripted drama and fake controversy. But Kanye West has always gone off-script, and tonight he delivered a pretty Real speech while accepting his Vanguard Award—during his 13 or so minutes he took down…
After his performance of a medley of his two recent singles, “Where Are Ü Now” and “What Do You Mean,” at this year’s MTV VMAs, Justin Bieber thanked the crowed with his hands clenched together. And then he cried. He didn’t seem to have sustained any injuries after a brief aerial portion of his performance….
Do we really care what happened at MTV’s VMAs? No. Unless you’re scrambling to become a part of Yeezy’s presidential street team, stop what you’re doing. There is much more important news for your ears. Miley Cyrus plopped a 23-song project on SoundCloud late last night. Within these “avant-garde” songs are some shockingly delightful gems…
Taylor Swift had a good night Sunday. Whether she was mending conflict with Nicki Minaj or accepting the MTV Video Music Award for video of the year, the 25-year-old pop phenom has come a long way since being heckled off the VMAs stage by Kanye West in 2009. But amid all the hubbub, Swift also…
Miley Cyrus was going to have all eyes on her no matter what she wore to the MTV Video Music Awards. But her get-up for Sunday night’s 2015 VMAs, which she’s hosting, involved a ponytail full of blonde dreadlocks. Source: laurencox/Twitter Source: Giphy And from the back…Source: Getty Images Unsurprisingly, not everyone was a fan — including the many…
After a long and winding acceptance speech at the VMAs about bros, trophies, the importance of ideas, the hazards of brands, and MTV’s profiting off his unhinged behavior, Kanye West signed off by announcing that he plans to run for president in the election after next. While you could easily make the argument that West’s…
Early Tuesday morning, music journalist and Pitchfork senior editor Jessica Hopper asked for stories from “women and other marginalized folks” on inequality they might have experienced in the music or journalism industries. Gals/other marginalized folks: what was your 1st brush (in music industry, journalism, scene) w/ idea that you didn’t “count”? — Jessica Hopper…