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Welcome to the O Music Awards guest writer series, a place where we hand the proverbial reins over to qualified writers/musicians/etc and let them share their thoughts about music, technology and more. Today’s guest blogger Sophie Weiner, of the Twin Peaks-inspired band, Silent Drape Runners.
New Year’s is all about making flimsy resolutions, making out with strangers, and, of course, making with the dancing. While we don’t quite care about how the general public made out in the first two categories, we were keen to know which tunes scored New Year’s in the U.S. Spotify, one of the newest and hottest music subscription services in the U.S., kindly provided us with that information.
If you happen to follow any of The Weeknd’s fan groups on Facebook, you would have noticed a flurry of activity last night around the premiere of “Crew Love,” a track featuring The Weeknd off of Drake’s sophomore LP, Take Care (out November 15).
Rihanna is making her fans (a.k.a #RihannaNavy) work for their exclusives. Today, via a Facebook campaign called “Rihanna Unlocked,” the Navy got a sneak peek at the single “We Found Love” off of the artist’s sixth studio album, due out in November.