Jay Z’s Made In America festival is Hov’s favorite music festival, and although he admits he is bias, he gave tens of thousands of fans in Philadelphia reason for MIA to be their favorite as well. Performing cuts from his new 4:44 album, as well as his biggest hits and a surprise appearance from Damian Marley, and then delivering an encore performance of B-sides to a complete different stage, Jay Z delivered for the City of Brotherly Love.
Jay Z is a legend, and he only helped cement that status last night. While not necessarily known for his live performances, it’s a shame, because Jay Z is a master of putting on a great show.
Check out our photos from last night’s performance below, and peep the dates for Jay Z’s forthcoming 4:44 Tour at LiveNation.com.
Are you ready for it? From her forthcoming studio, Reputation, Taylor Swift has released the second single from her highly anticipated LP. Titled ‘Ready For It?’, Swift’s new track is the follow up to her Kanye West aimed record, ‘Look What You Made Me Do’.
With the announcement ofReputation (currently slated for a November 10th release), her first new solo single in years, the awesome visuals for ‘Look What You Made Me Do’, a new ticketing system that foreshadows a forthcoming tour and now a second single from the upcoming project, Taylor Swift is building up the momentum at an enormous rate. We can’t wait to see what Taylor has in store for fans next.
Stream Taylor Swift’s new single ‘Ready For It?’ below.
R&B newcomer Dounia has released the visuals for her addictive single ‘Shyne’. Singing about her climb for success, and the ups and downs that come with it, the self-directed music video follows a day in the life of the Queens native.
Telling The Fader earlier this year, the record is about “shyning on the people who were undeservingly handed a pedestal.” And with her EP coming soon, Dounia is looking to rise above everyone on the pedestal and make “Dounia” a household name in the R&B world.
Formerly “Jay IDK”, rapper IDK has announced his full-length soundtrack LP, which will already be available for fans next month. And for part of Adult Swim‘s “2017 Singles Program”, IDK has released his newest single, ‘Baby Scale’.
For his partnership with Adult Swim, IDK is set to release a self-produced visual series, where each track from the forthcoming soundtrack will serve as an episode that explores the gentrification of Maryland’s middle class.
Frank Ocean took to his blonded RADIO show on Sunday night, to share another new track. Titled ‘Provider’, the smooth track was just one of a couple new songs to debut on the program. Ocean also shared his version of 2 Chainz’ ‘Rolls Royce Bitch’.
After a huge drought of new music from the channel ORANGE singer, Ocean has continued to bless fans with new music in the past year. Let’s just hope that the momentum continues throughout the rest of the year and 2018.
Taylor Swift has the internet and fans going crazy with the release of her new music video, for her Reputation single ‘Look What You Made Me Do’. Full of references to her old looks and videos and subliminals towards some of her most famous foes and ex-boyfriends (Kanye West, Katy Perry, Tom Hiddleston), there is almost too much to keep track of.
Check out our (growing) list of subliminals and references from Taylor Swift’s new ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ video below.
“I Would Very Much Like To Be Excluded From This Narrative”
In the outro to the music video, as all the various forms of Taylor Swift stand side by side, Taylor Swift shows a little humility and humor by referencing her feud with Kanye West. Holding her “Best Female Video” VMA, the version of Swift that was interrupted by Kanye tells the other Taylors that she would “very much like to be excluded from this narrative.”
This quote wasn’t from the VMAs, rather it was from an Instagram post that Taylor sent to fans to address the bad press the singer was receiving after Kim Kardashian leaked a recording of a phone call between Taylor and Kanye, where Taylor gave the green light to the lyrics from Kanye’s track ‘Famous’. Although Taylor claimed she wants to move on from the drama, her Kanye references in her new single and its video are clear.
I Love TS
Near the three-minute mark of the music video, Taylor’s backup dancers are rocking some “I Heart TS” shirts. Although his wasn’t a black glittery crop top, Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend, Tom Hiddleston, was caught by photographers on the beach rocking an “I Heart TS” tank-top of his own. This isn’t much of a shot towards Hiddleston, but its definitely a cute little Easter Egg.
Cat Burglars
Around a minute and a half into the video, Taylor Swift leads a team of “cat burglars” rocking cat masks. Many fans believe that this is taking aim at Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ music video, where her back-up dancers are rocking Egyptian cat masks. The masks aren’t a direct rip-off by any means, but we wouldn’t be surprised if this indeed is a reference to Perry.
Famous?
There may be multiple reference to Kanye West in Taylor’s new visuals. About 2-minutes into the video, Taylor Swift lays near a pile of unconscious life-like mannequin/robots. This one may be a stretch, but this may reference Kanye West’s music video for ‘Famous’, where Kanye displayed a number of life-life naked and sleeping wax figures, one of which portrayed Swift, which she was famously unhappy about.
Snakes, Snakes and More Snakes
“Taylor Swift is a snake” has become a popular meme on the internet, especially from the perspective of many Kanye West and Calvin Harris fans, and generally from the point-of-view of any Taylor haters. With her reputation under fire, Taylor Swift has embraced this persona in her new video with snakes being pictured throughout.
Music Video References/Zombie Taylor
The new video doesn’t just take aim at Taylor’s foes, rather it also pays homage to Swift’s catalog of music videos. Sharing characters and outfits from her ‘Out Of The Woods’ video (for the Zombie scenes), ‘You Belong With Me’ video and many more, the ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ takes inspiration from Swift’s past and puts it all into one amazing video.
Katy Hair and Grammy Shade
Katy Perry and Taylor Swift share a lot, including a lot of bad blood for each other, one thing that they don’t share however is a Grammy because despite 13 nominations, Katy Perry has yet to win a Grammy. Swift made sure to remind us all of that when in her new video, she is rocking a haircut and style very similar to Katy Perry, and what is she holding? One of her Grammy awards. Cold!
Following its premiere on the MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift shared the official music video for her new album’s debut single, ‘Look What You Made Me Do’.
Portraying many versions of the “old Taylor” throughout the new video, the music video pays homage to the singer’s looks throughout the years, including of course the VMAs Taylor, which was famously interrupted by Kanye West, the man who made the “tilted stage” that Taylor hates.
Swift’s new album, Reputation,is currently slated for a November 10th release, and we definitely like what we have heard and seen thus far.
Watch the official music video for ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ below.
Miguel and Travis Scott are sky walking on their haters with Miguel’s new track ‘Sky Walker’. Sneaking in at the end of the summer, the addictive collaboration is making its case for one of our favorite tracks of the whole summer.
La Flame and the Wildheart singer make for a great team, and it’s evident in their new collaboration, teaming up again after their 2016 track ‘waves’.
Lady Gaga brings her Joanne World Tour to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH (Photo by Dan Garcia)
Wednesday night Lady Gaga brought her critically acclaimed Joanne World Tour to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. Full of costume changes, amazing visual intermissions and four different stages throughout the packed arena, Gaga’s performance was nothing short of remarkable. And we were there with her Little Monsters to capture the best photos you’ll see from the entire tour!
Check out our photos from Wednesday’s performance below.
The old Taylor Swift is dead, as she tells fans in her fiery new single ‘Look What You Made Me Do’. The debut single from her forthcoming LP, Reputation, the new track is Taylor Swift at her best.
While Swift remains as America’s sweetheart, her best tracks come when she is bitter and spiteful towards someone who as wronged her in the past. And while a “tilted stage” reference is clearly aimed at Kanye West, ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ hints at feuds between others, one of which is Katy Perry (to no one’s surprise).
Reputation may be Swift’s darkest album yet, but don’t expect her to abandon her pop sound in the process. The LP is currently scheduled for a November 10th release and fans can count down the days because it seems like a huge tour will soon follow.
The Early Registration 