As fans await Thursday's premiere of the final season of The Office, NBC got a little help from The Lumineers in their latest promo which highlights the couple at show's epicenter--Jim and Pam. The track "Ho Hey" has developed quite the buzz for the band, as the song was recently used in the new Bing commercial.
Kanye West hasn't been one for interviews in recent years (see: Matt Lauer interview), and his public speaking roles have been limited, but the rap mogul has taken some time to discuss his latest project, G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer, in a new video.
Whether or not you're a fan of Nicki Minaj's "Starships," it's hard to deny the talent Mike Tompkins demonstrates in each of his videos. This video is no different, except that the cast of the film Pitch Perfect and 300 fans take part in this a capella tune.
Pitch Perfect releases on Sept. 28.
Read about Tompkins here in January's issue of Variance.
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Fresh off his performance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, Frank Ocean has finally released the music video for the track "Pyramids."
I know Lights has been everywhere this summer but this violin cover from Seth G is amazing.
Indie duo The Last Names are preparing to debut their first full-length effort on Oct. 2, but this week the band is providing an interesting look behind the scenes of the creation of their vinyl artwork and packaging.
Several weeks ago, Mumford & Sons released the first single off their upcoming album Babel. Now there's a video to along with the track, “I Will Wait.”
Days before The xx's sophomore album Coexist finally drops, the group performed at Bestival 2012 on Friday. In related news, the crowd for this year's event was reportedly the largest ever.
Somewhere in the middle of all the rap tracks and synth beats during Thursday night's MTV VMAs, one artist stood out. Like Adele's performance of "Someone Like You" at the 2011 VMAs, Frank Ocean gave this year's audience a stripped-down, acoustic version of his "Thinkin Bout You." Watch the video below.
British songstress Ellie Goulding on Wednesday debuted a music video for "Anything Could Happen," the first single off her upcoming album Halcyon. The new full-length releases Oct. 9 in the U.S. via Interscope.
Still recovering from the long holiday weekend? The Black Keys have got you covered. In the their new video for “Little Black Submarines,” The Black Keys perform in front of a small group of fans at Springwater Supper Club in Nashville. The video premiered early Tuesday.
Last week, Timbaland revealed that sometime over Labor Day weekend, fans could expect two new tracks from Missy Elliott. While studio versions of said songs were not immediately available, Elliott did appear onstage with Timbaland over the weekend to perform "9th Inning" and "Triple Threat," both of which are expected to be on her upcoming album--which has not been given an official release date. She also performed some of her hits ("Get Ur Freak On" and "Lose Control") and offered a prayer for Chris Lighty.
