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Houston rap-crooner Don Toliver is barely more than six months removed from his last release, the motorcyle club-themed Hardstone Psycho, but he’s already back with a new sound. This time around, he dips into his “LV Bag” for a bouncy new palette, bringing a couple of unexpected guest stars along for the ride: J-Hope of BTS, preparing to release his solo album, and Pharrell Williams, fresh off the release of his Lego documentary/biopic.

Toliver’s been mighty productive of late; in addition to a deluxe edition of Hardstone Psycho, the past few months have also brought Don Toliver features on tracks from Toro Y Moi (“Madonna” from Hole Erth) and SZA, who added him to the deluxe version of Lana, the deluxe version of SOS (he appears on “Used“). Yeah, I know; that makes no sense. But who cares? Rules are all made up and artists like Don Toliver, SZA, and Toro never really followed them to begin with.

Meanwhile, guest artist J-Hope is off on his first-ever solo tour without the rest of the Bangtan Boys, kicking off his road show in native Seoul before hitting stages in New York, Manila, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and more.

Listen to Don Toliver’s “LV Bag” featuring J-Hope and Pharrell above.

With all the speed-ramping and film reversing in Tate McRae‘s video for “Revolving Door,” a viewer might feel like they’ve gotten stuck in the titular contraption. Of course, that’s the point; the video captures the disorienting, back-and-forth feelings of being stuck in a situationship that is going nowhere fast, but not having the gumption to dip.

If the concept of the song puts you in mind of Kate Winslet’s sad-sack character from The Holiday (at least, before she meets septuagenarian screenwriter Arthur and gets her groove back), the video might remind you instead of a more recent film: The Substance. Opening with Tate’s entrance to a sterile white room and with an extreme focus on the flexibility of the dancer’s physique, the video had me on edge, preparing for some of that film’s patented body horror.

Fortunately for the squeamish among us, that’s the only parallel; McRae is joined by dancers in matching all-white outfits as they run through the choreography and director Aerin Moreno plays havoc with the flow of time.

“Revolving Door” appears on McRae’s newly released album, So Close To What, along with the previously released singles “I’m OK It’s OK,” “2 Hands,” and “Sports Car.”

Watch Tate McRae’s “Revolving Door” video above.

So Close To What is out now via RCA Records. You can find more information here.

In the video for Coco Jones’ new single “Taste,” the singer dons a Swarovski-studded nude bodysuit in a clear homage to pop icon Britney Spears. It’s a fitting look, as the song itself interpolates Britney Spears’ 2003 hit “Toxic,” in the video for which Spears was dipped in costume crystals (as it happens, in the original “Toxic” video, Britney was actually not wearing a bodysuit; the crystals were glued onto her skin). Jones also sports a fire engine-red ensemble (right down to the nails!) and sits in a ring swing suspended from the ceiling.

The single is the R&B star’s first solo song of 2025, following the Leon Thomas-featuring remix of her May 2024 single “Here We Go (Uh Oh).” Between the two songs, the Bel-Air star also put out a holiday album, which included the single, “Santa Is Me,” so it seems like she may be working on a new album for release this year.

The singer continues to look to the past for inspiration for her music, with “Here We Go” borrowing a sample of Lenny Williams’ “Cause I Love You.” Broadening her range with the more contemporary Spears sample suggests that Jones’ next project will almost certainly appeal to a big base.

You can watch the “Taste” video above.

Over the past year, Doechii has earned a reputation as one of the breakout rap sensations of the past half decade. However, the video for “ExtraL,” from Blackpink’s Jennie, the K-pop star proves she’s a formidable rapper in her own right. Asking the familiar question, “do my ladies run this?” the song is a heavy-hitting display of both stars’ ability to not only rip rhymes, but serve styles, as they mug, strut, and pose in the Lyrical Lemonade production.

Both Jennie and Doechii have had an outstanding year so far. While the K-pop star announced her debut solo album, Ruby, dropping the singles “Mantra” and “Love Hangover” in anticipation, Doechii won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, becoming just the third woman in the history of the award to do so. Her song “Denial Is A River” also became her first-ever solo Hot 100 hit after her string of viral performances and ’90s sitcom-styled music video.

To further promote Ruby, Jennie announced a short string of live performances titled The Ruby Experience to take over theaters in Los Angeles and New York, along with her hometown, Seoul, this March.

You can watch Jennie’s video for “ExtraL” featuring Doechii above.

Ruby is out on 3/7 via ODDATELIER/Columbia Records. Find more information here.

Earlier today, J. Cole used his blog to explain the difficulty in maintaining his work-life balance. And then, just hours later, perhaps as a mea culpa for keeping fans waiting for both new music and blog updates, he’s released a new track via the site called “Clouds.” The song features dreamy production, likely courtesy of Cole himself, and wordplay riddled verses in which he gets deep into his lyrical bag.

“I’m that bass in your trunk, the bullet that missed Trump / The gun that jammed, cuz it seemed God had other plans,” he raps on the track, which finds him contemplating aging, the world changing, and his reluctance to go out when he might be recognized and hassled due to his fame.

When Cole first announced the blog, he explained that it was a way for him to “post random sh*t I f*ck with where the audience is way smaller than it is on the social media platforms.” That didn’t stop fans from interpreting it as a sign that his long-awaited album, The Fall-Off, was on the horizon, forcing him to clear the air in a later post. “Ib told me some people was thinking this blog meant an album was about to drop. Nahhh. Not exactly. when it’s time for something you will know. This is not that. I just wanted a place to share documentaries I be watching on YouTube and songs I f*ck with.”

You can listen to J. Cole’s new single “Clouds” here.

The buzz for alt-rap duo Paris Texas has been growing over the past few years, with co-signs and support from big-name acts like Kevin Abstract and Tyler The Creator, who added them as openers to his Chromakopia Tour, which kicked off earlier this month. They were also added to Pigeons & Planes’ 2024 compilation See You Next Year 2, which was recorded at Shangri-La Studio and aimed to highlight buzzy underground acts expected to take off in the next year, such as AG Club, Deb Never, Kenny Mason, and Skaiwater.

That takeoff could be on the horizon as Paris Texas surprise-dropped “Infinyte,” a chaotic new single, today. They’d been teasing… something… via surreal video clips on social media, culminating in the release of the rap-rock track. Its energetic production is representative of their usual releases, which has garnered them fans in the Los Angeles area for its rebellious vibe. Basically, if you were the kid who drew on your desk all day in school (or they stuck your desk in the hallway to preserve the peace), they are speaking for you.

As for their future plans, well.. you’ll just have to stay tuned to see what they think of next.

You can stream “Infinyte” above.

Last month, Swedish rapper Yung Lean announced that he would be releasing a new album, Jonatan, sometime in the near future. If you had told me ten years ago that any of us should be taking Yung Lean seriously as an artist, let alone that he’d be releasing an album anticipated by anyone other than internet hipsters, I would called them people on you. And yet, here we are; Lean has released a new song, “Forever Yung,” along with a black-and-white video that will make you wonder, a decade into Lean’s career, whether he’s still just trolling us all.

Filmed in Budapest, and including what looks like a redneck funeral procession, some untimely Uncle Sam imagery, and a pair of swimsuit models, the “Forever Yung” video feels like either an ode to Americana or a parody thereof, which feels par for the course when it comes to Yung Lean. But there’s something charming about the meme-rap star remaining humble enough to include his parents, sister, hometown friends, and worldwide supporters in the video, according to its press release. He may be rubbing elbows with the likes of Charli XCX (as both a musician and an actor), but apparently, he’s remaining pretty down-to-earth, refusing to take himself all that seriously — which makes perfect sense.

You can watch the “Forever Yung” video above.

Jonatan is coming soon via

With their joint album, I Said I Love You First, one month away, Selena Gomez and her beau Benny Blanco have shared the video for the latest single, “Call Me When You Break Up,” featuring Gracie Abrams.

The song details a situation(ship) that’s all too familiar in the age of online dating and DM diving: an unrequited attraction with someone who already has a partner who is no good for them (in your head, at least). The video, which mirrors a late-night drunk video call, sees the two singers chanting the title’s refrain into the front facing camera. Meanwhile, Blanco’s instrumentation is upbeat and energetic, giving the passive-aggressive lyrics a cheeky, facetious air — unless, of course, the voice mail in question has the desired result.

Gomez and Abrams teased the song in a snippet earlier this week, offering fans another glimpse at the upcoming collaborative album — one that delves into a different vibe than the more earnest lead single, “Scared Of Loving You.” It’s cool that they didn’t cancel it.

Watch Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s “Call Me When You Break Up” video featuring Gracie Abrams above.

I Said I Love You First is out on 3/21 via SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records. Find more information here.

When Netflix put their MCU shows out to pasture a handful of years ago, that could have been the end of the line for The Defenders. Then Disney+ made the seemingly unlikely move of popping that group’s individual series into their mostly wholesome streaming library. Now, Daredevil: Born Again is promising to deliver an incredibly violent original series (obviously a very TV-MA one) on Disney+. Defenders-tangential Frank Castle/The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) will also appear in the series focused on Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) returning to his Hell’s Kitchen stomping grounds, so naturally, it’s worth wondering if a certain private investigator will also be revived onscreen.

Will Another Jessica Jones Series Happen On Disney+?

Nothing is official yet, but chatter has been ongoing. Star Krysten Ritter heard about Marvel Streaming (TV and Animation) Chief Brad Winderbaum tossing the idea around, and she is down. As Deadline reported, Ritter threw down the gauntlet: “C’mon Brad. Let’s get it going. Let’s do it. I’ll be ready.”

This week, Winderbaum spoke with Entertainment Weekly and stopped short of confirming a Jessica Jones return but provided more texture:

“I can’t say much, but I’ll tell you that it’s so exciting to be able to play in that sandbox. Obviously we don’t have the unlimited storytelling resources like a comic book. If you can draw it, you can do it. It’s dealing with actors and time and the massive scale of production in order to build a cinematic universe, especially on television. But I can just say that all those variables taken into account, it is certainly something that is creatively extremely exciting and that we are very much exploring.”

This means that the door also isn’t closed to Luke Cage (Mike Colter) or Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Finn Jones) reappearing at some point. Yet Krysten Ritter has been so forthright about her willingness to return (and she firmly believes in manifestation) that her leather jacket, infinity scarf, and infamous jeans seem almost destined to be in front of the camera before long. Carrie-Anne Moss, on the other hand, recently revealed that she’s pretty sure that Jeri Hogarth wouldn’t return to the Jessica Jones scene, but you never know.

While the audience awaits further news, one season of The Defenders and three seasons of Jessica Jones are currently streaming on Disney+.

Earlier this month, Lady Gaga delivered one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 Grammys when she dropped a new song, “Abracadabra,” right in the middle of the show. She debuted the track via an impressive video filled with dancers and tight choreography. The video directed by Gaga along with Parris Goebel and Bethany Vargas (and it features choreography by Parris Goebel), and Gaga stars alongside 40 dancers.

As for how that all happened, Gaga has pulled back the curtain some in a new behind-the-scenes video.

The four-minute video shows off footage from dance rehearsals. The video is ultimately similar to the finished video; It’s more off-the-cuff footage shot in a rehearsal space, but it sees everybody going through the choreography, offering a look at what the creation process of something of this scale is like.

Gaga said previously that her upcoming album “started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved. She also described the creative process as “reassembling a shattered mirror: even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way.”

Check out the rehearsal video above.

Mayhem is out 3/7 via Streamline/Interscope. Find more information here.