Sep 18, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Cat Power (aka Chan Marshall) is releasing a new album, Wanderer, on October 5 via Domino. Now she has shared another new track from the album, “Stay,” which is actually a cover of the Rihanna song from 2012 (originally written by Justin Parker and Mikky Ekko). It was shared via a Greg Hunt-directed video of Marshall performing the song at the Los Angeles studio of Rob Schnapf (who mixed Wanderer). More

Feb 07, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) released her new album, MASSEDUCTION, last October via Loma Vista. It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017. Now she has done a session for Spotify where she has covered “Consideration,” from Rihanna‘s 2016 album ANTI. More

Dec 19, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney have long said they have no plans to make a fourth movie in the Ocean’s 11 comedy heist film series, with 2007’s Ocean’s 13 being its swansong. Instead, Soderbergh and Clooney have developed a female fronted spinoff movie, Ocean’s 8, and now the first trailer has been shared. More

Jul 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Kendrick Lamar released a new album, DAMN., back in April via Aftermath/Interscope/Top Dawg. The album features guest appearances from U2 (on “XXX.”) and Rihanna (on “LOYALTY.”). Now he has shared a video for “LOYALTY.” More

Apr 11, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Kendrick Lamar has officially announced a new album, after teasing it last week. It’s entitled DAMN. and is due out this Friday (April 14) via Aftermath/Interscope/Top Dawg. The album features guest appearances from U2 (on “XXX.”) and Rihanna (on “LOYALTY.”). More

Mar 29, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is the new epic looking sci-fi film from French filmmaker Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional, Lucy) that’s due out July 21. More

Jan 13, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The xx are releasing a new album, I See You, today via Young Turks. Previously the band shared the album’s first single, “On Hold” (which prominently samples Hall & Oates’ 1981 classic “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)”), as well as a video for the song and another song from the album, “Say Something Loving.” More

Dec 06, 2016 By Mark Redfern

Oh well. After showing signs that they might welcome indie rock artists (or in some cases at least indie rock adjacent artists) into the big categories in recent years, with Album of the Year wins by Beck, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, and Daft Punk, and Courtney Barnett being nominated for Best New Artist last year, this year it’s business as usual. More

Nov 10, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Back in 1997 French filmmaker Luc Besson co-wrote and directed the ambitious and bonkers science fiction adventure The Fifth Element, which has become a polarizing cult classic over the years. More

Jul 13, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Alicia Keys and the We Are Here Movement have spearheaded a new video in collaboration with Mic called “23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America.” More

Jun 30, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

On Monday the third trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the third movie in the rebooted Star Trek series, was released. It featured a brand new song from Rihanna, “Sledgehammer,” which was also released on streaming services. More

Jun 27, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Below is the third trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the third movie in the rebooted Star Trek series. Whereas last December’s first trailer for the film featured Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,” which rubbed some Trekkies the wrong way, this one features a brand new song fromRihanna, “Sledgehammer” (no it’s not a Peter Gabriel cover). More

Jan 22, 2014 By Laura Studarus

We all knew that covering Rihanna was a music industry past time (eh, Zola Jesus, Low, and Jessie Ware?) But who knew that Patti Smith would be so good at it? More

Sep 12, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Because Rihanna is the artist to cover (right Zola Jesus, Bat For Lashes, and Jessie Ware?) Low recently took on the singer’s single “Stay.” More

Feb 14, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Listen to Jessie Ware’s sultry take on Rihanna cut, “Diamonds.” More