Justin Timberlake stopped by the White House on Tuesday as part of a tribute to Memphis soul music. The latest round of In Performance at the White House featured Timberlake leading a sing-a-long of Otis Redding's "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay," with President and Mrs. Obama seated on the front row singing along.
James Blake on Wednesday unveiled his latest video, this one for the title track of his Overgrown album. NABIL, known for his incredible work with Frank Ocean, directed the new set of visuals. And he once again outdoes himself with this post?-apocalyptic clip.
To mark the band's new self-titled album, out Tuesday, Paramore has revealed a new music video for the song "Still Into You." The catchy track is just one of 17 on a wide-ranging set. Watch the new clip below.
As the U.S. version of Jessie Ware's Devotion finally arrives on April 16, the British songstress has been kicking promo into high gear. Although many listeners have already heard the album, which released digitally last summer, the American version will include bonus tracks and her new single, "Imagine It Was Us," for which she has unveiled a new video.
Fleetwood Mac, currently on their long-awaited reunion tour, premiered a new song over the weekend during their show in Philadelphia. Lindsey Buckingham led the new track titled "Sad Angel" and also shared another bit of news: a new EP of material is coming "in a few days," he claimed before they performed the song.
Phoenix last night made their highly anticipated return to Saturday Night Live in support of their forthcoming album, Bankrupt!. The French rockers performed lead single "Entertainment" and "Trying to Be Cool/Drakkar Noir" on the episode, which was hosted by Melissa McCarthy.
The National on Thursday night performed in Berlin, and they chose to introduce new material, performing three new tracks off their forthcoming Trouble Will Find Me album. Fan footage, of course, has sprung up, and you can watch clips of the new songs below. They include "Heavenfaced," "Fireproof" and "Graceless."
Paramore stopped by BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge this week to promote their upcoming self-titled fourth album, which arrives April 9 via Fueled by Ramen. While there, they performed "Still Into You" and "Hate to See Your Heart Break," both off the new record—the latter of which they performed for the first time for the general public. They also covered "Matilda" by Alt-J, whose star continues to rise this year.
Phoenix on Thursday revealed a new "homemade" clip showcasing a stripped-down performance of "Entertainment," the lead single off their forthcoming set, Bankrupt!. It features the four-piece green-screened in front of the Palace of Versailles, seen below.
With Beyoncé's wedding anniversary to Jay-Z being Thursday, fans knew to expect something from the singer. And she semi-delivered. The R&B star, who has previously used significant dates such as her anniversary to launch new music or make announcements, revealed a new Pepsi ad which features a new song titled "Grown Woman."
The Great Gatsby soundtrack full tracklist was revealed on Thursday morning, and it's clear this is one of the best in years. The set's Executive Producer Jay-Z outdid himself with a stellar lineup and (based on the trailer below), some incredible music, including a track by Hov himself, Beyoncé and André 3000's cover of Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black, as well tracks by Jack White, Gotye, The xx, Florence and the Machine and more.
James Blake on Wednesday revealed a new set of animated visuals for his track "Voyeur," off his forthcoming album, Overgrown. The video, which resembles a video game, was animated by Ferry Gouw.
Blake talks with us in our new issue about Overgrown, his respect for Kanye West and his hopes for the new record. Read the full feature here.
