The Algorithm Age

Doechii , the ball is in your court! Out of all the artists in the industry, Lil Dicky exclusively reveals to OK! that it's the "Alter Ego" rapper he'd want to collaborate on a future song with. The "Freaky Friday" hitmaker, whose real name is Dave Burd , sits down for an interview with OK! to discuss his upcoming music plans while providing behind-the-scenes details about his new music video "BOOM BOOM BOOM," directed by Phillip R. Lopez in collaboration with Xfinity . Lil Dicky x Doechii? While Lil Dicky is known for several fan-favorite hits featuring A-list artists like Chris Brown and Justin Bieber , there's a new rap queen on the block who the "Earth" singer would love to get in the studio with! "There's so many, [but] Doechii, I think she's phenomenal," he admits. "I really think she's checks every box as an artist in the highest way...

A mysterious new band is climbing the charts on Spotify , racking up over half a million listens in just a few days. The Velvet Sundown sound familiar, and their songs are perfectly listenable, if not the next Sweet Jane. But they’re causing controversy because people think they’re entirely AI-generated, and you can see why. They either don’t exist at all, or they’re pretending to be AI for a marketing gimmick. Who are the Velvet Sundown? According to their ‘verified artist’ Spotify profile, the band was ‘formed by singer and mellotron player Gabe Farrow, guitarist Lennie West, Milo Rains, who crafts the band’s textured synth sounds, and free-spirited percussionist Orion “Rio” Del Mar’. Only problem is, none of them have any social media presence or evidence of existing outside of this bio, and the band itself only started posting on X and Instragram three days ago. Not quite what you’d expect if they’d been gigging and promoting themselves for years before their...

Madonna , the pop icon known for her reinventions and musical innovations, is poised to release a long-awaited project titled Veronica Electronica . The album will feature rare and unreleased remixes from her acclaimed 1998 album Ray of Light , marking a significant return to the sonic experimentation that made her a pioneer in the industry, as reported by various music outlets. According to sources close to the singer, the album is set to be digitally released and available on silver vinyl on July 25. Fans can now enjoy "Skin (The Collaboration Remix Edit)," which has already been made available ahead of its official release. The project is part of Madonna's ongoing partnership with Warner Music, which she entered in 2021, bringing her impressive catalog back to the label that first launched her career. Veronica Electronica is intended as an eight-track companion to Ray of Light , a project that Madonna originally envisio...

As if the hot, soaring temperatures were not enough to deal with, the final day of June brought an enormous thunderstorm to Madrid, which for a while threatened to make The Corrs return a washout even before it started. But the rain eventually gave way and just after 10pm, Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim came out on stage and the applause from the audience made it clear that thousands had been eagerly awaiting the return of the Irish band to Spanish shores. The chords of 'Only When I Sleep' started to play... and the show began! Andrea's voice perhaps suggested that she had been performing for several weeks, but the singer still moved the crowd. After the second song, Andrea approached the microphone and the next charm offensive was upon us: "Buenas noches Madrid, es un placer estar aquí", something we Spaniards appreciate very much: 'guiris' (foreign tourists) speaking the language of Cervantes. Back to Shakespeare's language, he commented...

As if the hot, soaring temperatures were not enough to deal with, the final day of June brought an enormous thunderstorm to Madrid, which for a while threatened to make The Corrs return a washout even before it started. But the rain eventually gave way and just after 10pm, Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim came out on stage and the applause from the audience made it clear that thousands had been eagerly awaiting the return of the Irish band to Spanish shores. The chords of 'Only When I Sleep' started to play... and the show began! Andrea's voice perhaps suggested that she had been performing for several weeks, but the singer still moved the crowd. After the second song, Andrea approached the microphone and the next charm offensive was upon us: "Buenas noches Madrid, es un placer estar aquí", something we Spaniards appreciate very much: 'guiris' (foreign tourists) speaking the language of Cervantes. Back to Shakespeare's language, he commented...

As if the hot, soaring temperatures were not enough to deal with, the final day of June brought an enormous thunderstorm to Madrid, which for a while threatened to make The Corrs return a washout even before it started. But the rain eventually gave way and just after 10pm, Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim came out on stage and the applause from the audience made it clear that thousands had been eagerly awaiting the return of the Irish band to Spanish shores. The chords of 'Only When I Sleep' started to play... and the show began! Andrea's voice perhaps suggested that she had been performing for several weeks, but the singer still moved the crowd. After the second song, Andrea approached the microphone and the next charm offensive was upon us: "Buenas noches Madrid, es un placer estar aquí", something we Spaniards appreciate very much: 'guiris' (foreign tourists) speaking the language of Cervantes. Back to Shakespeare's language, he commented...

Morrissey has been accused of ‘making excuses’ after cancelling a show just hours before it was due to begin. Starting his career as the front man of the Smiths in the 1980s, the singer then went on to carve out a successful solo career . However, over the years, the musician has also come under fire for his controversial views , specifically his comments critiquing immigration in the UK. Morrissey is currently on a tour across the UK and Europe but has drawn the ire of many after axing his show in Stockholm tonight. Although he’d been due to play a show at Hovet Arena, he’s now pulled the plug , whilst also lamenting a ‘lack of financial support’. ‘SCANDINAVIA! The pain at not reaching Stockholm this week is horrific for the band and crew. I know it’s impossible for people to understand, but we dream of Stockholm, Reykjavik, Trondheim, Helsinki, Aarhus … but there is no financial support from imaginary record labels to get us to such places,’ he posted...

Morrissey has been accused of ‘making excuses’ after cancelling a show just hours before it was due to begin. Starting his career as the front man of the Smiths in the 1980s, the singer then went on to carve out a successful solo career . However, over the years, the musician has also come under fire for his controversial views , specifically his comments critiquing immigration in the UK. Morrissey is currently on a tour across the UK and Europe but has drawn the ire of many after axing his show in Stockholm tonight. Although he’d been due to play a show at Hovet Arena, he’s now pulled the plug , whilst also lamenting a ‘lack of financial support’. ‘SCANDINAVIA! The pain at not reaching Stockholm this week is horrific for the band and crew. I know it’s impossible for people to understand, but we dream of Stockholm, Reykjavik, Trondheim, Helsinki, Aarhus … but there is no financial support from imaginary record labels to get us to such places,’ he posted...

It’s 1976, and an Anglo-American rock band are in a Californian studio making the album that is going to catapult them to global superstardom. But all is not well: creative tensions, personal jealousies, secret ambitions, drink and drugs are all tearing the band apart. They go stir crazy working on the same songs for months on end. The members themselves are falling in and out of love. The female singer finally has enough of her relationship with the band’s controlling creative genius. The keyboardist splits with their coke-addled bandmate. The drummer’s wife wants a divorce. The whole thing is taking ages. Is this the price of making great art? If it sounds like a familiar story – and we’ll get to the lawsuit over the alleged similarities to Fleetwood Mac ’s fabled making of Rumours – then it is precisely the sense of historical recognisability that has helped make Stereophonic the most hyped play of the year. After a nine-month sold out Broadway run that earned i...

Barbra Streisand is back in the spotlight, collaborating with a fresh wave of talent on her upcoming duets album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two . The legendary singer and actress takes immense pride in mentoring a new generation of artists, who are eager to soak up the knowledge from a true legend. "Barbra is at a stage in her life where she gets a huge amount of joy from being in the wise elder role," an insider told a news outlet . "That dynamic wasn't there with all her duet partners; obviously she's not going to be teaching Paul McCartney or Bob Dylan anything. But Hozier , Sam Smith , Josh Groban , Ariana Grande , and even music veteran Mariah Carey happily deferred to her and treated every word she said with a sort of reverence, which Barbra loved." The source added, "And she certainly does have a lot of wisdom and stories to share. You'd think after releasing her massive autobiogr...