Views Highlight “Feel No Ways̶...

It wouldn’t be a Drake album without him returning to Toronto to discover that a woman has a life beyond her relationship to him. He’s always come off as entitled about sex, but that isn’t much different from most men. What makes Drake’s arguments intriguing is the language, the backhanded way he tries to guilt trip women into lusting after him, prodding into their lives by proclaiming himself a casualty of his lavish lifestyle. What makes them approachable is how wholeheartedly he believes in his own innocence. Drake is the supposed Nice Guy in the DMs of Instagram...

Watch Rae Sremmurd Do "Look Alive&q...

Rae Sremmurd were the musical guests on last night’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” They performed their new song “Look Alive,” which will appear on their upcoming sophomore album SremmLife 2 (out June 24). See it below. Read our Guest List with Rae Sremmurd. Watch Rae Sremmurd do “Throw Sum Mo” at Pitchfork’s SXSW...

A$AP Ferg and Tory Lanez Share "Lin...

A$AP Ferg just released his sophomore album Always Strive and Prosper. Next month, he hits the road in support of it, touring with Tory Lanez. Today, he’s shared the video for his new song with Lanez, “Line Up the Flex.” In it, Ferg and Lanez hang out in a graffiti-lined room. At one point, A$AP Rocky pops in to take a dirt bike that Ferg was sitting on. Watch the Zac Facts-directed video below. Watch A$AP Ferg on an episode of Pitchfork.tv’s...

Local Natives Return with New Song "...

Local Natives have kept a relatively low profile since their last album, 2013′s Hummingbird. Today, they’ve returned with “Past Lives,” their first new song in three years. They unveiled the song at a surprise show in San Francisco last night. Listen to the studio recording below. Read our 2013 feature about Local Natives here. Here’s what guitarist/vocalist Taylor Rice had to say about the song in a press release: The world is not static, it’s made new over and over again. But we tend to live the same patterns in a loop, loving the...

Braids Announce Companion EP, Share Vide...

Braids have announced the Companion EP, a collection of four tracks written during the sessions for last year’s Deep in the Iris LP. The EP arrives May 20 via Arbutus/Flemish Eye. The Montreal band have also shared a video for the title track. Directed by Kevan Funk, the clip sees singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston performing the song in a sleek desert home and duetting with a double. Watch it below, and scroll down to view the EP artwork and tracklisting. Braids will tour behind the release this summer; find a full itinerary below. Companion EP: 01 Companion02...