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Clairo and Rostam, the duo who brought us "Bags" and other indie classics, are back together. Today, producer and artist Rostam releases a new song, "Hardy" featuring Clairo. He famously produced her ...

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Charli xcx is always raving atop that thin line between earnestness and irony. Her new song, “ Rock Music,” leans towards the latter. It’s the first single of her forthcoming “rock” album that's ...

Arctic Monkeys is back with their first single since 2022 with "Opening Night”, the first single from HELP(2), a star-studded compilation album that is raising money for global children’s charity War ...

New SOPHIE and Big Freedia is coming just in time for summer. On June 19, the late PC Music pioneer and the globally renowned New Orleans Bounce artist will be releasing a joint 3-song EP. Fans will ...