Jay Z ended the year 2017 with a bang, unexpectedly releasing a music video for “Family Feud,” a vulnerable track off of his most recent album, “4:44.” As partial owner of the music streaming service Tidal, all of the music videos from the “4:44” album have initially premiered on Tidal’s platform, only to be uploaded …
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Best albums of 2016 to stream in 2017
Oh, you don’t have an Apple Music or a Tidal subscription? Then you probably initially missed out on some of the most buzzworthy albums of the year. Luckily for you, most of these were only exclusive for their first few weeks of release and are all — save one — now available for everyone to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, …
Read More »Social media faces the music with Grammy nominations
And the nominees are… Beyonce, Justin Bieber and Adele fans have reason to celebrate on social media today as the three artists are Grammy nominees in several major categories. Meanwhile, a hashtag parodying President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks is popping up across Twitter, and Facebook users are debating whether a Texas Republican’s decision to cast his electoral vote for Trump …
Read More »New music to stream this week
New non-exclusives The Hamilton Mixtape is here! After being teased for weeks, the whole shebang is out and streaming on all platforms. If you haven’t seen “Lemonade,” Beyonce was gracious enough to upload a big chunk of it on YouTube in the form of a music video for “All Night,” the song that closes the album. Feast your ears on …
Read More »Beyonce’s ‘All Night’ music video from ‘Lemonade’ now on YouTube
In case you haven’t yet seen “Lemonade,” the “visual album” Beyonce released earlier this year, the very last portion of it has been released as a music video for the song “All Night” on YouTube. The video starts with spoken word poetry and then segues into home video of her great-grandmother’s birthday party before launching into the actual song. While …
Read More »Streaming music happenings for November 4
New exclusives Beyoncé released the music video for “Daddy Lessons” on Tidal following a performance of the song at the Country Music Awards with the Dixie Chicks. The video is part of “Lemonade,” the visual-album she dropped earlier this year, but now, if you only want to see “Daddy Lessons” you don’t have to sit through half of “Lemonade” just …
Read More »Beyoncé’s latest music video is another Tidal exclusive
Following her performance at the Country Music Awards with the Dixie Chicks and an exuberant sax player, Beyoncé has officially released the music video for the song “Daddy Lessons.” It’s available to stream exclusively on Tidal, the streaming-music service she co-owns with her husband, Jay Z, and a slew of other big name celebrities, like Kanye West and Nicki Minaj. …
Read More »World Series finale gives Cubs a social media win, too
The World Series finished like a champ on social media. With a blown lead, an extra inning, a rain delay and a giddy, champagne-fueled Bill Murray, the Chicago Cubs had plenty to offer Facebook and Twitter as they eked out a long-awaited hardball victory. Social Cues is our guide to what people are talking about across social media. Here is …
Read More »Amy Schumer’s ‘Formation’ parody turns lemonade into lemons
Maybe it’s the changing of the seasons, or the aftershock of Lady Gaga’s album flop (by her standards at least, since it never made it into the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100, something most of her previous catalog had achieved), but this has been a quiet week in streaming music. Let me hold your hand while we go over …
Read More »Michelle Obama talks Snapchat, sings Beyonce in ‘Carpool Karaoke’
“The Late Late Show” host James Corden has a knack for convincing singers and celebrities to carpool with him, and now First Lady Michelle Obama can be added to the roster of people who love to belt out tunes during their commute. In the wildly popular “Carpool Karaoke” segments that air during his TV show, fans have seen the talented …
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