After the frightening success of his McDonald’s meal, Travis Scott has apparently become the go-to guy for big corporate tie-ins. Last month, Sony announced that the rapper had joined the PlayStation team as a “strategic creative partner.” And last night, to celebrate the launch of the new PlayStation 5 console, he ...

Last year, the British rapper slowthai released his debut album Nothing Great About Britain, and he became a star pretty much right away. The album was acclaimed, and earned him a nomination for a Mercury Prize. This year, slowthai has been popping up just about everywhere -- with Gorillaz, trying to get himself cancelled at…

If you had helped Frank Ocean make a classic, you would probably take every available opportunity to remind people of that fact. James Blake helped Frank Ocean make a classic. Back in 2016, Ocean released his album Blonde, and James Blake co-produced and played on a handful of songs from the LP. One of those…

James Blake continues to straddle the worlds of electronic pop and experimental electronics. His 2020 singles so far illustrate that balance: Whereas Blake wrote April's "You're Too Precious" with Mount Kimbie's Dominic Maker, his close collaborator on last year's Assume Form, he crafted his next offering with a pair of industry songwriters whos...