A week ahead of the band's highly anticipated new album, Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend is streaming the set now via iTunes. The band, which has been making the promotional rounds as of late, is slated to perform on this week's new Saturday Night Live, with host Kristen Wiig.
T.I.'s Hustle Gang on Tuesday released their first mixtape, G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die). The 21-track collection includes a lofty roster: T.I, B.o.B, Travi$ Scott, Trae Tha Truth, Iggy Azalea, Chip, Young Dro and Kris Stephens, as well as collaborations with French Montana, Juicy J, Young Jeezy, Meek Mill and Mystikal.
Mariah Carey may just have another fresh hit on her hands. After her recent spat on American Idol with Nicki Minaj over No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100, it appears the R&B queen isn't done cranking out winners, as she debuts on Monday a new collaboration with beloved crooner Miguel. "#Beautiful," a shiny new cut reportedly from Carey's forthcoming album, offers a perfect hook for radio and the flawless vocals one would expect from this duo.
Ahead of next week's release of their debut album, Secondhand Rapture, MS MR is streaming the new set a week early. The electrifying 13-track record can be heard in its entirety below. Don't feel bad if you end up listening multiple times. It's that good.
Lauryn Hill on Saturday quietly released a new song titled “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix),” via her label Obverse Creation Music/Sony ATV. The new cut is part of her new effort with Sony, as we previously reported.
Days ahead of their forthcoming Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend stopped by BBC Radio 1 to promote the new project. But they didn't come empty-handed. The band performed six songs off the long-awaited new record, some of which they have previously performed. The set included: “Everlasting Arms,” "Obvious Bicycle," "Ya Hey," “Step," “Unbelievers” and “Diane Young."
The full song is here. Put it on repeat.
Following the release of Monday's new track "Cole Summer," J. Cole promised fans he would soon drop a second installment of the Truly Yours EP. That certainly didn't take long, as he unleashed the new mixtape Tuesday night. Truly Yours 2 is available now, ahead of his full-length, Born Sinner, which is due June 25.
In order to start the week off right, She & Him's new album, Volume 3, is streaming online ahead of its May 7 release. The latest effort from singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel and guitarist/producer M. Ward can be heard in advance, via NPR.
Two Atlanta MCs collide in a newly-unveiled track from B.o.B, featuring 2 Chainz. "Headband," produced by DJ Mustard, first arrived in the form of a NSFW lyric video, but that clip has since been removed (presumably by YouTube).
Looks like July 16 is already shaping up to be a busy release day. On Monday alone, Mayer Hawthorne, Pusha T and now Chris Brown have confirmed each of their highly anticipated records will arrive on the same day in July. Brown on Monday revealed the news via Twitter, setting an arrival date for X.
J. Cole on Monday unleashed a soulful new track, "Cole Summer," to promote his forthcoming album, Born Sinner; he literally promotes the new LP at the end of the track, proclaiming, "Born Sinner, June 25." Over the course of the song, he shouts out Tia and Tamara Mowry and Friday Night Lights—in his own way, of course.
