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Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig Disc...

Yesterday in Iowa, Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig performed at a rally for Bernie Sanders alongside Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth. During the event, CNN caught up with Koenig to discuss why he supports Sanders. Watch the interview below. Koenig also talked about his support for Sanders on today’s episode of his Beats 1 show “Time Crisis.” He was joined by Despot, his cousin Asher Koenig, and Longstreth. Though audio of the episode hasn’t surfaced just yet, Koenig played excerpts from the pre-rally rehearsal. They also discussed...
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Drake Provides NBA Commentary During Tor...

After he shared a new single and revealed that Views From the 6 is coming in April, Drake sat in with the commentary team during last night’s Toronto Raptors game. (Drake is the team’s lint rolling “global ambassador.”) During play-by-play, he discussed “Summer Sixteen,” praised Bismack Biyombo (“I’m tellin’ you! It’s Big Business, baby!”), and talked about how Toronto is hosting this year’s All Star Weekend. “We doin’ big BIZness out here!” @Drake w/ the play-by-play call. Watch out...
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Sleater-Kinney Perform on "Austin C...

Photo courtesy KLRU-TV/Austin City Limits. Photo by Scott Newton Sleater-Kinney performed on tonight’s episode of “Austin City Limits” (as did Heartless Bastards). They played songs from 2015′s No Cities to Love, 2005′s The Woods, and 1997′s Dig Me Out. Watch the full episode and check out their setlist below. Earlier this week, “ACL” shared a video of Sleater-Kinney playing “I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone,” which did not make it onto the TV broadcast. Check out the web-exclusive clip below, too. Sleater-Kinney on...
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Watch Vampire Weekend Perform at Bernie ...

Photo via Bernie Sanders’ website Tonight, Vampire Weekend, Killer Mike, Foster the People, and more are in Iowa City to perform at a Bernie Sanders rally. Watch a livestream of the “Students for Bernie” event below. Update (9:51 p.m., EST): Killer Mike did not end up attending the event. Because Vampire Weekend co-founder Rostam Batmanglij left the band earlier this week, Ezra Koenig is performing with a makeshift band, made up of Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson, Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth, comedic duo the Lucas Bros, and the...
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Meek Mill Disses Drake Again on Another ...

Photo via Meek Mill’s Instagram Earlier this month, Meek Mill dropped a surprise EP 4/4. On the EP, he dissed both Drake and 50 Cent. Now, he’s back with another EP, 4/4 Pt. 2, and he’s dissing Drake again, calling out OVO and “Hotline Bling.” And on closing cut, “War Pain,” Meek raps, “And you claiming you Hov now? Why you state that shit?” Coincidentally, Drake rapped, “I used to want to be on Roc-A-Fella, then I turned into Jay” on his new single “Summer Sixteen.” Stream 4/4 Pt. 2 below....