Knowledge Drop: Del The Funky Homosapien Wrote His Verse For Gorillaz’s ”Clint Eastwood” In 30 Minutes

Lana Del Rey has yet to win a Grammy, despite six nominations over the years. But she could have another shot at the 2021 show, albeit in an unlikely category -- best spoken word album -- for Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass.

From director Clint Eastwood and writer Billy Ray comes this involving true story about the 1996 Olympic Park bombings in Atlanta where the Richard Jewell of the title, a well-liked, local law enforcement-respecting security guard comes under suspicion of planting the bomb which killed two people and injured 111.

Earlier this week on April 8, Third Eye Blind celebrated the 22nd anniversary of their self-titled debut studio album.

Lana Del Rey has shared the artwork for her upcoming spoken word album, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass.On Saturday (April 11), the singer took to Instagram to unveil a photo of the cover art, which appears to be a painting of an orange tree by Erika Lee Sears.

Lana Del Rey has shared new details about her forthcoming spoken word album, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, revealing the album’s cover artwork on Instagram earlier today. Erika Lee Sears illustrated the cover for the “audiobook of poems,” which will also feature music by Jack Antonoff. Check out the announcement below. An official release date has not yet been announced.

'Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass' will feature music from Jack Antonoff

“She has a real lonely melancholy solitary power"

Today is the 32-year anniversary of Tracy Chapman’s self-titled debut album, which spawned songs that still resonate today like “Fast Car” and the unofficial Bernie Sanders anthem “Talkin' ‘bout a Revolution.” Although the album was a huge success, it almost never came out because Chapman had always figured no major label would ever be interested in her socially conscious music.

Paramore’s self-titled 2013 album celebrates its seventh anniversary on April 5. The project’s fourth single, “Ain’t It Fun,” remains the group’s highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hit and features sarcastic lyrics that resonated with fans learning to deal with adulthood. In multiple interviews, frontwoman Hayley Williams explained that she wrote the song as a motivational letter to herself to step out of her comfort zone.

The music world is still mourning the loss of legendary singer-songwriter Bill Withers, who died earlier this week. While fans revisited his classic songs like “Lean On Me” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” there are some stories about the soul singer that fans may not know. One memorable tale is how his label, the now-defunct Sussex Records, once bought him a golden toilet seat.

The latest in Bayley's 'Quarantine Covers' series

Werq the World: Bianca Del Rio, Lady Bunny, Asia O’Hara

On Wednesday (April 1), Univision's music platform Uforia announced the release of “Cuenta Conmigo” (Count With Me), a musical PSA created to inspire Hispanics to participate in the 2020 U.S.

Ol' Dirty Bastard’s debut solo album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, celebrates its 25th anniversary on March 28. In a 2011 interview with Complex, fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man revealed that RZA and GZA wrote most of the bars for ODB’s debut.

Khalid is back with his second single of 2020 on the heels of "Eleven." The Texas native reconnected with production duo Disclosure for "Know Your Worth" in February, then dropped off the dance-heavy video on Friday (March 27).

Yesterday, the internet rejoiced to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the series premiere of the NBC comedy The Office. The iconic show was a hit in its day, but it has found a new life through streaming services like Netflix. One thing about the show fans may not know is that a ‘70s classic was almost the show’s theme song.

Linkin Park’s landmark second studio LP, Meteora, celebrates its 17th anniversary on March 25. In a 2003 SPIN cover story, Mike Shinoda explained the arduous process of coming up with the hook for the hit single, “Somewhere I Belong.”

Jon Bon Jovi is writing a new song and he needs your help.