Joni Mitchell Added To Grammys, Taylor Swift, SZA Next? Taylor Swift’s 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department, just became the first in eight years to sell more than two million album-equivalent units in a week, thus setting a variety of Billboard records, including being the first album whose songs occupied the top 14 spots of the Hot...

Jessica Pratt Wants to Take You to the Hidden Realm Pearl Jam debuted seven new songs from their latest album, Dark Matter, last night (May 4) during their world tour opener at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. Two others, “Scared of Fear” and “Running,” were played in front of an audience for the first time after being premiered live during an...

Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Usher Highlight Massive Lovers & Friends Lineup Fans hoping to hear Usher perform his beloved 2004 album Confessions in full today (May 4) at the Lovers & Friends festival in Las Vegas will have to wait until it’s a lot less windy. The single-day mega event at the outdoor Las Vegas Festival Grounds...

5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Nicole Row of Incubus The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake continues to grow at a rapid pace, with each rapper releasing diss tracks directed at the other last night (May 3). The flurry of activity followed Lamar having dropped the song “6:16 in L.A.” earlier in the day, furthering a weeks-long dispute....

SPIN First Drop: Adam Ten & Mita Gami Photography by Khris Cowley @asianprovocateur for Here & Now @wearehereandnow Whether joining forces on producing a track or sharing the decks on a live improvisational b2b (back to back) set, collaboration is definitely one of the most unique (and coolest) things about dance music....

Sunny Day Real Estate Reread Their Diary Mdou Moctar – Funeral For Justice Matador Records Mdou Moctar’s 2021 album, Afrique Victime, marked a crucial breakthrough for the acclaimed Nigerien guitarist. His trademark fusion of Tuareg music and modern psych-rock resonated with the English-speaking world, demonstrating a gradual yet...