Song Hits 4 B Streams without Ever Topping Charts
damn, at some point this snuck up and became the third most played song of all time on Spotify. peaked at #14 on the Hot 100 while every other song with 4 billion streams was a #1. https://t.co/NsMi07vYrm
Sun Ra Documentary Premieres on WHIT‑TV in 10 Minutes
the Sun Ra: Do The Impossible documentary is airing on WHUT-TV in Maryland in 10 minutes, I'm seated
Kelis Appeared on Gravediggaz Track Before Neptunes
wow i didn't know kelis was on a gravediggaz song before she even met the neptunes https://t.co/2m80NSeqlP
Dominic Fike's Old Demo Becomes Career‑defining Hit
Dominic Fike just randomly having the biggest song of his career four years after they failed miserably at marketing his music through a Euphoria guest star arc, with a 98-second home demo he made years before that
Rules Free Radio Spotlights Chip Taylor on 98.3
Rules Free Radio on 98.3 The Gamut doing a Chip Taylor retrospective right now, good shit
J. Cole's No‑Interview Strategy Let Album Shine
turns out it was a good idea for j. cole to just let the album breathe for a few weeks before doing any interviews, and in fact probably should've just continued to not do any interviews
TMZ Debuts TMR for Daily Chappell Roan Gags
TMZ launches spinoff site TMR (Thirty-Mile Roan) to post hysterical daily updates about Chappell Roan
Celebrating Jailbreak's 50th with Thin Lizzy Album Rankings
Jailbreak was released 50 years ago today, so I ranked Thin Lizzy's albums for @Spin: https://t.co/Xwy6f44r6o
Kanye Remix Overused Across Three Ghostface Albums
def jam made the kanye remix of "back like that" a bonus track on three different ghostface albums. just corny and thirsty.
Nicki and Kanye Both Promise March 27 Album Drops
first nicki said she was gonna release an album on march 27, then kanye said he was gonna release an album on march 27. so we're either gonna get one, two, or zero albums from washed mentally ill maga rappers...
Morrissey's 'Make‑up Is a Lie' Misses Provocative Mark
morrissey releasing an album called 'make-up is a lie' feels like he wanted to come up with a title as provocative as 'meat is murder' and failed miserably
Exploring Sly’s “Africa Talks to You” On Spin’s Deep Cuts Playlist
I wrote about Sly & The Family Stone's "Africa Talks to You" for @Spin's Deep Album Cuts playlist this week: https://t.co/59btbjOKFg
Daily Wire to Cast Kristy Swanson as Conservative Buffy
the stars are aligning for the Daily Wire to make a movie with Kristy Swanson as an old, conservative Buffy
Brendan Canty Rings Cantybell at Minute One
when brendan canty hits the cantybell™ almost exactly one minute into the new messthetics https://t.co/Cfx1nfVIi8
Timothée Chalamet Targets Oscar‑Bait Roles, From Biopics
timothee is going to go oscar bait apeshit, biopics and wwii movies and makeup-heavy physical transformations, it's all on the table
Casting Finally Gets Its Own Oscar—Essential for Film Success
i am so so so glad there's an oscar for casting now, so many movies live and die by the casting
Strait of Hormel Closed, Chili Spikes to $200 per Barrel
the Strait of Hormel remains closed and the price of chili has surged to $200 a barrel
Jack Harlow Declares End of “White Boy Summer”
there will be no white boy summer this year, jack harlow saw his shadow (and it was black)
Jessie Buckley Joins Shane MacGowan Tribute, Risks Controversial Slur
jessie buckley is doing a duet on a shane macgowan tribute album, which means there's a non-zero chance she's going to sing the f-slur this year
Exploring R.E.M.'s Hidden Gem
I wrote about R.E.M.'s "7 Chinese Bros." for @Spin's Deep Cut Friday column this week: https://t.co/8xXVfM2VJz
Paperless Bills Fail When Schools Demand Physical Proof
paperless bills are fine and good until your kid's stupid school district only wants things like physical copies of utility bills as proof of address
Tired of Re‑Submitting Same Proof for School Registration
getting my son registered to start middle school in the fall and giving the county all the same proof of address and proof of birth documents we've given them so many times before 🙄
February's Must-Listen Albums: Ratboys, J. Cole, Charli XCX
Monthly Report: February Albums - Ratboys, Department, J. Cole, Charli XCX, The Paranoid Style, The Tomeka Reid Quartet, Willow, etc. https://t.co/52p0LNSgaa