Music

“Piece By Piece” Pharrell Williams is—well, let me just say, he’s a big reason why Song Exploder exists. He’s a singer, songwriter and producer, and in the 90s, when I first heard the work he was doing with The Neptunes, which was his production duo with Chad Hugo, it blew …

PETA plans to protest an upcoming screening of Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu over the use of live rats in the film’s production and the suggestion that the rodents caused the bubonic plague. “A human is no more likely to be harmed or killed by a rat in real life than by …

It all started when My Dying Bride cancelled all their 2024 shows prior to the release of their latest record A Mortal Binding. Guitarist Andrew Craighan said at the time the band was having some “live problems,” while vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe would eventually reveal the band was taking a hiatus …

Last week, MBW reported that key Spotify executives have sold some $1.16 billion in company stock so far this year amid a share price rally that has seen the streaming service eclipse the value of the world’s largest music company, Universal Music Group, by more than two to one. Since …

Sky Ferreira is back with her first new music since 2022. The new song, “Leash,” was written specifically for the upcoming A24 movie Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman. Co-written by Ferreira and Jorge Elbrecht, “Leash” features lyrics about working through shame, feeling trapped, and fighting for yourself to persevere. Listen to …

“I Love You, I’m Sorry” Gracie Abrams is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. She started putting out music in 2020, and in June 2024, she put out her second album, The Secret of Us. She was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist, and this year she’s …

British actor Paapa Essiedu, best known for his roles in I May Destroy You and Black Mirror, is reportedly in talks to play Professor Severus Snape in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter television series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Snape was famously played by the late Alan Rickman in the Harry …

Soundgarden‘s surviving members – guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist and vocalist Ben Shepherd, and drummer and vocalist Matt Cameron – will return to the stage on December 14 at The Showbox in Seattle, WA for a show benefitting the Seattle Children’s Hospital. The trio will go on stage as Nudedragons, an …

Primary Wave Music has struck a music rights deal with Grammy-winning violinist Itzhak Perlman, who the company describes as the “reigning virtuoso of the violin”. According to Primary Wave, terms of the deal will see the company partner with Perlman on his recording interests for all recordings performed by him, …

Clairo has released the music video for her Charm single “Sexy to Someone.” In the visual, the singer-songwriter builds a fire in the woods and pals around with a Yeti, the costume apparently provided by Charm producer Leon Michels. Watch it below. Charm came out in July. The following month, …