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Jamie xx Shares “Gosh” Video: Watch

Jamie xx has shared a new music video for “Gosh,” taken from last year’s excellent album In Colour. He teased the Romain Gavras-directed video yesterday. (Gavras was responsible for the videos for M.I.A.’s “Born Free” and “Bad Girls.”) In the video, a cast of 400 people storms the streets of a Chinese city before congregating at its Eiffel Tower replica. It was shot without CGI or 3D effects, according to a press release. Watch video here or below, via iTunes/Apple Music. Jamie xx is also playing a slew of festival dates this summer; find those below as well. Read...
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Listen to the Avalanches’ New Albu...

The Avalanches’ second album Wildflower has been a long time coming. Since its announcement earlier this year, we’ve heard “Colours” featuring Mercury Rev’s Jonathan Donahue and “Frankie Sinatra” featuring Danny Brown and MF DOOM. Before all that, they teased their new song “Subways” and recently released the full version. Now, Wildflower—slated for a July 8 release via Astralwerks—has been made available a week early for streaming via Apple Music. It features guest appearances from Father John Misty, Toro y Moi, Ariel Pink, and more. Preview it below, or click through to...
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Lawyer Who Sued Led Zeppelin Suspended F...

Francis Malofiy, the lawyer who took on the copyright infringement case against Led Zeppelin on behalf of the band Spirit, has been suspended from practicing law. A ruling today will uphold a recommended suspension of three months and one day, over violation of “various rules of conduct” during his work on a copyright infringement lawsuit over Usher’s song “Bad Girls.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, Malofiy received over one hundred sustained objections and “multiple admonishments” from the judge during the Led Zeppelin trial as well. The suspension applies in...
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Jay Z’s Former Engineer Sues LAPD, NYPD ...

In 2014, former Jay Z engineer Chauncey Mahan sued the rapper for author credit on 45 songs that he claimed were stolen between 1998 and 2002. That lawsuit was dismissed, but now Mahan is suing multiple other parties for being involved in the seizing of the recordings. According to TMZ, Mahan is suing Los Angeles and New York City (as well as their respective police departments) for $120 million in total. He’s also suing Roc Nation and the owner of Baseline Studios (where the aforementioned recordings were created); in total, he’s suing the defendants for $220...
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Watch a Trailer for the Upcoming Sharon ...

Ms. Sharon Jones! is an upcoming documentary centering around Sharon Jones of Grammy-nominated group Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. The Barbara Kopple-directed film follows the R&B vocalist as she is diagnosed with cancer in 2013, the same year that the band released their fifth studio album Give the People What They Want. The film will open July 29 in New York City and August 5 in Los Angeles, with a national expansion planned for afterwards. Watch the trailer for the documentary below. Watch Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ video for “Stranger to My...