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Outlandish comedy, a tearjerker and a spectacular sports spot were among our favorite Super Bowl campaigns this year.

A major shift in the evolution of rock was overdue, and Nathan Leong delivered more than we bargained for with DOG DAYS. Tying trap into pop-punk hooks, Leong orchestrates an electro-rock riot of adrenalised euphoria. Instead of relying on scuzzy guitar riffs, he lets the synths do the heavy lifting, flipping the script on pop punk while still delivering the infectious appeal of a pit-ready anthem. Leong’s equally energised vocal lines bounce over the polyphonic-layered instrumentals, solidifying his place as an artist dragging pop-punk into the future; as much as it kicks and screams. The exhilaration of hearing the Beatles for the first time may be something today’s music fans will never experience, but DOG DAYS might just come close. The Hong Kong-based artist, known for his unfiltered lyricism and genre-blurring approach, has been building his presence fast. With 28,000+ monthly Spotify listeners and Instagram covers racking up views in the hundreds of thousands, Leong is proving there’s still a hunger for angst-driven, high-energy rock. Taking cues from Machine Gun Kelly, Green Day, and Paramore, his sound balances nostalgia with a refusal to conform, making him a vital voice in a genre that has too often been left to stagnate. The future of […]

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Ozzy Osbourne felt “overwhelmed” by the response from his friends in the music industry who have all offered to come together to join his huge Black Sabbath reunion gig in the summer.

Serena Williams and Halftime Show headliner Kendrick Lamar share a hometown of Compton, California.

“Australia, I love y’all. Melbourne, this is real love,” Drake told the crowd at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.

The entire stadium sang the controversial “Not Like Us” line in unison.

Prince’s estate has officially pulled the plug on Ezra Edelman’s documentary about the late icon for Netflix, but plan to release their own instead. The six part Prince documentary by filmmaker Ezra Edelman (“OJ: Made in America”) has been facing cancellation by the late icon’s estate since September, but now the project is officially dead […]

THE AD: “At three, these legs are unstoppable,” says Dove in its Super Bowl 59 ad, which shows a carefree little girl giggling and running. “At 14, she’ll think they’re unbearable.” It’s a gut-punching message, but it’s true. Stats then flash on the screen explaining that 45% of girls drop out of sports due to…

Following a massive year for Kendrick Lamar, he’s brought his A-game (and his Drake feud) to the Super Bowl Halftime show.