Kanye West on Friday once again broke the mold for music promotion, premiering a new track in the form of a video projected on the side of buildings in major cities across the globe, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Paris and Sydney. According to Virgil Abloh, the song is called "New Slaves." The title has since been confirmed by Def Jam.
Ahead of her forthcoming album, Once I Was An Eagle, British songstress Laura Marling joined Los Angeles musician Eddie Berman this week for a special in-studio performance via The Lab TV. The idea was to bring together two vocalists from different parts of the world to create some musical magic. And that they did.
Daft Punk on Monday revealed a new teaser that shows the pair of robots unwrapping their own Random Access Memories record and then proceeding to play the fresh new vinyl, which offers a brief sample of the opening song, “Give Life Back to Music." The new clip comes just days before the duo's highly anticipated new album, which arrives on May 21 via Daft Life Limited/Columbia Records.
Kings of Leon appear ready to fully make a comeback this year. With multiple performances scheduled over the summer, the band on Saturday used one of its first festival shows (at BottleRock in Napa Valley) to debut a new song, "Always the Same." The new track comes ahead of their forthcoming album, which is expected in September.
As if the Arrested Development buzz needs any more stoking, now the first trailer arrives, just to get you all fired up. See all the main characters back in action. Get a glimpse—albeit brief—into their current status. It's exciting, yet not enough.
Following the release of last month's "Numbers on the Boards" single, Pusha T on Thursday released the corresponding video. The track, which is co-produced by Kanye West, enlists the producer for a slightly more visible role in the new visuals. The video was coincidentally filmed in Paris, where West just happened to be recording his new solo album.
Following Monday's release of their song, "#Beautiful" (yes, with the hashtag), Mariah Carey and Miguel on Thursday premiered the corresponding visuals for the new track. Technically it's a Carey song, with Miguel "featured," but once listen and it's much more a duo than a song driven primarily by the R&B-pop diva.
Comedic rap trio The Lonely Island on Wednesday premiered the first clip of their new "Wack Wednesdays" series leading up to their new project, The Wack Album, which releases June 11. The first video, a clip titled "Spring Break Anthem," begins as a faux interview between James Franco and Zach Galifianakis, but soon transitions into a giant West Coast party that also sees Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone marrying Franco, Galifianakis and Edward Norton.
John Krasinski stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night to promote the final two episodes of The Office, and he came with a little something extra up his sleeve, challenging the show's host to a lip sync battle.
For the second music video off new album, Mosquito, Yeah Yeah Yeahs get a little weird. The new B. Shimbe Shim-directed clip for the title track, which premiered on Tuesday, stars a CGI mosquito landing on a kid’s hand and drinking his blood. It's pretty gross, and you may not want to watch if you just had breakfast. But, hey, it's the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
John Legend on Monday premiered the lustrous new set of visuals for his Great Gatsby-inspired track, "Who Do We Think We Are," featuring Rick Ross. The sexy new clip, full of beautiful, scantily clad women, showcases a dapper Legend as he hosts an extravagant party in a swagged-out mansion.
As we previously reported, British pop-rockers Travis announced plans last week to finally release a new album. The band had been teasing forthcoming new music, as well as a new video and tour, but they had previously offered few details. Now we know the album will be called Where You Stand, as confirmed by the foursome. This week, the band has also premiered the video for the title track off that new set.
